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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 2146 EST on 24/11/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District

Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

Comments

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest maximum temperature

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

17.7

18.6

14/11/2008

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 13:43EST, 16/11/2008.

Major centres

	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h)	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT	28.9	+1.8	11.7	-2.1	8.9	0.0	9.4	--	642 (26.8)	57/11
PERTH AIRPORT	25.7	0.0	12.6	0.0	11.2	0.0	8.4	12.9	739 (30.8)	63/04
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	-3.9	12.0	+1.3	11.0	0.2	5.6	2.4	504 (21.0)	44/14
BUNBURY	23.8	-0.3	8.2	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	436 (18.2)	46/15
MANDURAH	24.8	--	13.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	473 (19.7)	50/21
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.1	+1.9	28.0	+2.7	27.6	0.0	8.2	9.6	425 (17.7)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.0	-5.6	19.0	+1.2	19.0	6.0	--	--	--	--
WHYALLA AERO	20.3	-5.9	14.5	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	596 (24.8)	--
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.2	-4.6	11.4	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	308 (12.8)	43/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.8	-4.4	5.0	-3.3	2.5	0.4	4.6	5.9	380 (15.8)	54/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	40.0	+3.7	23.1	+1.7	20.5	0.0	11.8	9.5	317 (13.2)	37/10
CAIRNS AERO	33.0	+2.4	21.7	-0.6	20.0	0.0	12.0	11.7	433 (18.0)	35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.5	-0.2	23.1	+0.2	21.4	0.0	11.0	12.4	464 (19.3)	39/13
MACKAY M.O	29.3	+0.1	20.6	-1.1	--	0.0	--	11.6	287 (12.0)	24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	32.7	+1.5	21.7	+2.2	20.1	0.0	7.6	--	251 (10.5)	31/12
BUNDABERG AERO	30.9	+2.7	20.0	+1.2	--	0.0	6.2	--	375 (15.6)	31/11
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+1.0	19.0	+2.8	--	0.8	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.0	+2.4	20.9	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	37/13
BRISBANE AERO	28.0	+1.3	19.3	+1.4	15.9	0.0	6.8	9.6	278 (11.6)	31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.8	+4.3	16.9	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	549 (22.9)	39/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	32.0	+3.8	23.1	+8.2	19.3	0.0	8.2	--	216 ( 9.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.7	+2.8	19.5	+3.4	17.0	0.0	1.6	6.6	554 (23.1)	48/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.6	+3.9	17.0	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.5	+0.1	19.5	+5.3	18.8	5.6	8.4	2.8	382 (15.9)	34/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	21.6	-3.4	19.3	+6.4	18.8	18.8	--	--	95 ( 4.0)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.4	+3.7	15.3	+6.4	12.0	6.4	7.6	9.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	32.8	+5.0	19.0	+5.9	--	0.6	--	--	402 (16.8)	46/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.5	-3.4	17.8	+2.6	17.6	1.6	9.4	2.4	703 (29.3)	55/23
RICHMOND RAAF	23.1	-3.3	19.0	+5.3	--	5.2	--	--	203 ( 8.5)	31/02
BELLAMBI AWS	19.2	--	16.6	--	--	8.2	--	--	557 (23.2)	52/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT	27.3	+4.8	15.7	+7.1	12.8	3.4	11.2	11.6	450 (18.8)	48/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.2	+1.7	13.8	+3.3	--	2.0	9.2	13.1	315 (13.1)	46/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.4	+0.2	12.7	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	43/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.3	-2.0	10.8	-1.6	9.6	0.0	10.0	11.7	391 (16.3)	39/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	23.2	-1.1	9.5	-0.5	--	2.4	--	--	288 (12.0)	48/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT	23.0	-0.6	8.1	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	328 (13.7)	43/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.7	+0.8	12.0	+0.9	7.2	0.0	3.0	--	170 ( 7.1)	28/14
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	19.5	-1.2	6.6	-2.8	--	0.2	--	--	329 (13.7)	61/14
BALLARAT AERODROME	17.4	-2.1	6.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	338 (14.1)	52/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.3	-3.9	9.0	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	455 (19.0)	61/13
HOBART AIRPORT	18.3	-0.6	8.3	-0.8	5.6	0.6	4.8	11.4	485 (20.2)	81/13
	Max ° C	+/- norm ° C	Min ° C	+/- norm ° C	Grass Min ° C	Rain to 9am mm	Evaporation to 9am mm	Sunshine hours	Wind Run to 9am km	Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence

Hottest

Highest maximum temperature>

Greatest variation above normal maximum

Highest minimum temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

40.6 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.2 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
40.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
40.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+6.4 : 29.9 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.9 : 33.2 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+5.9 : 31.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.5 : 33.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
+5.2 : 35.9 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
29.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.6 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
28.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.0 : 20.8 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+8.5 : 18.4 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON CW Slopes S NSW
+8.2 : 23.1 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
+8.1 : 20.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+8.0 : 24.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+8.0 : 16.8 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
8.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-15.9 : 16.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-15.5 : 15.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-14.6 : 17.7 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-12.0 : 19.5 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-11.2 : 22.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT

-2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.3 : 11.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.9 : 6.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-6.6 : 10.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 11.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.1 : 5.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

Wettest

Sunniest & dullest

Windiest

Highest gusts

Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.

Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.

Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.

Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.

190.4 NUNDLE (BARRY) MidNorth Coast S NSW
28.4 MOUNT SKINNER N Plateau NT
23.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
22.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
20.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
28.4 MOUNT SKINNER
20.0 JERVOIS

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
190.4 NUNDLE (BARRY)
Illawarra
23.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)

TASMANIA
W Coast
22.2 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION

13.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

.....

2.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
1.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1484 (61.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1096 (45.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1096 (45.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1008 (42.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
977 (40.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
973 (40.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
957 (39.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
941 (39.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
877 (36.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
859 (35.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
817 (34.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
800 (33.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
775 (32.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
761 (31.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
756 (31.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
755 (31.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
737 (30.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
730 (30.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
726 (30.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
713 (29.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
703 (29.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
701 (29.2) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
699 (29.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
671 (28.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
663 (27.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
662 (27.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
657 (27.4) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
655 (27.3) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
646 (26.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
642 (26.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
642 (26.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
641 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
639 (26.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
634 (26.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
626 (26.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
621 (25.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
615 (25.6) DALWALLINU Central West WA
613 (25.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
608 (25.3) YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
605 (25.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

124/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
115/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
115/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
111/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
107/16 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
104/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/14 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/15 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS

Downpours	High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.	Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AG 10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h 18.2mm in 13 min to 15:13 84.0mm/h 12.4mm in 17 min to 15:30 43.8mm/h 36.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 36.4mm/h 33.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 33.4mm/h Interior WARBURTON AIRFIELD 5.6mm in 3 min to 06:33 112.0mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE 1.6mm in 1 min to 17:00 96.0mm/h 10.6mm in 16 min to 17:16 39.8mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h N Plateau ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 8.0mm in 23 min to 22:00 20.9mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.6mm/h WULUNGURRU 13.4mm in 1 hr 10 min to 14:54 11.5mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast CASINO AIRPORT AWS 13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h Hunter Valley WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 8.8mm in 15 min to 16:30 35.2mm/h CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 8.4mm in 4 min to 16:12 126.0mm/h 7.0mm in 18 min to 16:30 23.3mm/h 17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.2mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(250/ 82 ) at 21:31 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 89(244/ 72 ) at 20:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 106(250/ 76 ) at 17:30 LOW HEAD : 83(290/ 63 ) at 14:30 E Coast EDDYSTONE POINT : 83(300/ 67 ) at 15:57 SWAN ISLAND : 83(270/ 63 ) at 20:30 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 104(270/ 82 ) at 17:01 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(310/109 ) at 14:55 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 115(260/ 93 ) at 18:19 TASMAN ISLAND : 98(*/ 28 ) at 20:41 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 46 ) at 17:10 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(250/ 70 ) at 20:00 DROUGHTY HILL : 121(250/ 80 ) at 19:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(310/ 54 ) at 15:07 MOUNT READ : 95(310/ 67 ) at 14:40 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(260/ 72 ) at 19:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 102**(280/ 85 ) at 17:30