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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2152 EST on 10/02/2006. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

SA

W Agricultural

018023

CUMMINS

62.0

48.0

16/06/1955

91

QLD

Central West

036140

GUNDOO

43.2

42.6

20/06/1979

46

QLD

Northwest

037073

WESTERTON

50.2

49.5

01/06/1981

35

QLD

Channel Country

038032

ROXBOROUGH DOWNS

27.2

24.0

08/06/2001

19

QLD

Channel Country

038039

REGLEIGH

30.4

29.4

19/06/1975

47

QLD

Channel Country

038041

HAMMOND DOWNS

34.5

22.0

16/06/1998

14

QLD

Channel Country

038062

CARELLA STATION

46.1

34.0

10/06/2000

31

QLD

Maranoa

043097

TEELBA

24.0

17.2

20/06/1975

11

QLD

Warrego

044127

ASHLING

39.0

38.0

01/06/1981

53

QLD

Warrego

044172

WALLAL STATION

50.0

50.0

13/06/2005

13

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Far SW

045065

RAYMORE

27.5

24.0

08/06/2001

11

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

31.6

27.0

21/06/2003

11

NSW

NW Plains E

053116

MOREE (OODNADATTA)

24.0

20.0

16/06/1996

11

VIC

W Central

087130

ROMSEY (SHIRE OFFICE)

58.0

35.0

23/06/1996

36

VIC

N Central

088001

ALEXANDRA (POST OFFICE)

52.4

44.5

14/06/1898

129

VIC

W Coast

090178

LANGKOOP (SPRINGDALE)

34.0

28.4

06/06/1995

15

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041100

TEXAS POST OFFICE

15.4

12.5

08/06/2002

16

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041175

STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS)

14.0

13.7

05/06/1988

36

NSW

N Tablelands W

056013

GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN

11.5

11.5

01/06/1978

34

Equal to record.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056032

TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK)

14.0

13.6

12/06/2005

40

Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

N Tablelands E

057095

TABULAM (MUIRNE)

15.2

14.7

12/06/2005

34

Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

17.0

17.0

12/06/2005

13

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
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Actual temperatures
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Actual temperatures
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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 20:55EST, 14/05/2012.

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 18.9 -2.0 7.0 -4.0 5.5 1.0 2.0 -- 287 (12.0) 22/09
PERTH AIRPORT 18.0 -0.9 4.1 -4.9 3.0 0.2 1.8 3.4 226 ( 9.4) 22/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.8 -0.8 9.4 +1.3 7.7 5.8 1.4 4.2 363 (15.1) 30/11
BUNBURY 16.8 -1.6 4.6 -3.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 21/00
MANDURAH 16.4 -- 9.0 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 18/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 +0.9 20.6 +0.7 19.8 0.0 5.0 10.0 188 ( 7.8) 26/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.7 -1.1 7.4 +2.3 4.3 0.0 1.8 9.6 200 ( 8.3) 22/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.0 -0.3 8.5 +2.4 -- 0.2 7.2 -- 612 (25.5) 54/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.2 -1.9 9.9 +1.8 9.2 0.0 4.4 1.2 563 (23.5) 59/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -1.2 8.0 +2.2 6.3 0.6 1.8 0.0 518 (21.6) 46/02
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.5 +3.6 15.1 +5.1 13.2 0.0 5.8 6.0 274 (11.4) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 +0.5 19.5 +1.7 18.4 0.0 4.8 3.4 270 (11.3) 26/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +0.6 20.5 +5.9 19.6 5.4 4.8 1.7 261 (10.9) 30/15
MACKAY MO 25.1 +3.2 17.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- 7.4 281 (11.7) 17/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 +3.6 15.0 +4.1 13.4 0.0 2.6 -- 181 ( 7.5) 24/17
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +3.0 14.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 157 ( 6.5) 39/13
NAMBOUR DPI 24.3 +2.7 14.1 +4.8 -- 1.4 6.8 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 23.4 +2.3 18.8 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 +3.7 16.4 +5.9 13.4 0.0 2.0 4.0 233 ( 9.7) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 +3.9 14.7 +7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 37/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 15.0 -1.8 13.2 +7.1 10.5 16.8 1.0 -- 106 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 +1.3 16.8 +7.7 15.4 0.4 0.6 0.0 193 ( 8.0) 32/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -1.7 15.6 +7.6 -- 12.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.1 +0.5 10.8 +2.9 12.6 1.4 0.2 0.0 185 ( 7.7) 18/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.4 +4.5 11.8 +5.3 11.3 1.6 -- -- 34 ( 1.4) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.1 +1.6 7.5 +4.9 6.0 28.0 0.2 4.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.4 0.0 10.9 +6.3 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.0 +5.4 13.2 +4.7 13.9 1.0 1.8 6.9 361 (15.0) 41/11
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 +4.8 9.5 +4.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.9 +3.2 15.6 +4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) 43/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.7 +2.5 3.6 +2.6 6.4 10.8 1.8 7.2 371 (15.5) 52/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.2 +2.4 6.6 +2.9 5.4 11.6 1.8 9.1 328 (13.7) 58/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.6 +1.4 8.1 +4.2 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.4 +0.4 6.7 +1.5 4.2 5.8 3.2 8.8 433 (18.0) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 +1.2 4.5 +0.8 3.1 31.84 4.2 -- 371 (15.5) 41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.6 +0.4 1.0 -2.6 -- 12.2 -- -- -- 45/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.0 +1.0 8.2 +1.3 6.5 8.0 2.0 -- 206 ( 8.6) 35/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.2 +1.6 6.8 +0.5 -- 5.6 -- -- 464 (19.3) 52/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +1.0 3.6 -0.4 -- 8.2 -- -- 582 (24.3) 57/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 +1.8 9.1 +6.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 43/23
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 +3.2 7.6 +3.0 5.5 0.4 1.0 6.3 297 (12.4) 34/13
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.0 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
34.0 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
34.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
33.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.7 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+6.1 : 29.8 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
+6.0 : 29.1 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.6 : 27.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.6 : 26.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.5 : 23.1 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
+5.5 : 22.4 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+5.5 : 17.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+11.6 : 11.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+11.6 : 14.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+11.4 : 14.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+11.0 : 16.5 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+10.9 : 15.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+10.9 : 16.5 SURAT Maranoa QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.3 : 17.0 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
-6.3 : 17.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-6.2 : 16.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.2 : 19.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-5.8 : 17.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

-3.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.8 : -1.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.6 : -1.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.7 : 0.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.0 : 0.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.0 : 5.0 KALBARRI Central West WA

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.
83.0 BINNOWEE Warrego QLD
67.8 TALBINGO SW Slopes S NSW
62.0 DILLALAH Warrego QLD
61.4 BAKERS BEND TM Warrego QLD
58.0 ROMSEY (SHIRE OFFICE) W Central VIC

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
58.0 CUMMINS (TUMBY BAY ROAD)

QUEENSLAND
Northwest
50.2 WESTERTON
Warrego
83.0 BINNOWEE
62.0 DILLALAH
61.4 BAKERS BEND TM
57.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO
56.0 CHARLEVILLE (CHARLEVILLE AERO COMPARISON
55.0 WARILDA
52.0 CHARLEVILLE TM
50.0 WALLAL STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
50.0 TINGHA (CRYSTAL HILL)
SW Slopes S
67.8 TALBINGO

VICTORIA
W Central
58.0 ROMSEY (SHIRE OFFICE)
N Central
52.4 ALEXANDRA (POST OFFICE)

10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
9.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1197 (49.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1178 (49.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1144 (47.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1094 (45.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1041 (43.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
915 (38.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
906 (37.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
855 (35.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
851 (35.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
832 (34.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
820 (34.2) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
807 (33.6) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
804 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
802 (33.4) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
798 (33.3) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
784 (32.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
766 (31.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
757 (31.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
755 (31.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
754 (31.4) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
747 (31.1) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
741 (30.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
725 (30.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
725 (30.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
722 (30.1) FORREST Eucla WA
718 (29.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
712 (29.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
711 (29.6) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
706 (29.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
665 (27.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
655 (27.3) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
643 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
641 (26.7) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
632 (26.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
632 (26.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
625 (26.0) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
624 (26.0) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
618 (25.8) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
616 (25.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
612 (25.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
603 (25.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
102/12 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
95/00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
**S** 80/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/02 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
80/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA
33.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
    Adelaide/Lofty
PARAFIELD AIRPORT
4.6mm in 13 min to 14:13 21.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Maranoa
ROMA AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
    Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.8mm/h
TASMANIA
    N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
19.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(320/ 87 ) at 12:00
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 91( 20/ 72 ) at 01:31