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August

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June

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May

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April

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February

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Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2156 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

QLD

Central Highlands

035271

TARANA CROSSING

45.0

25.0

03/06/2002

12

QLD

Central Highlands

035273

CHILGERRIE HILL

38.0

35.0

28/06/1996

11

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039333

ROCKY SPRINGS

31.0

22.8

10/06/1999

11

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040843

REDGATE

34.4

32.0

27/06/2003

15

QLD

Darling Downs E

041297

DAANDINE

52.4

52.2

21/06/1979

44

QLD

Darling Downs E

041339

LOUDOUN BRIDGE

42.0

36.0

16/06/1995

12

QLD

Darling Downs E

041409

BERUNA

34.6

20.6

17/06/2002

12

QLD

Darling Downs E

041466

CLYDESDALE

39.0

35.0

16/06/1995

11

QLD

Darling Downs E

041497

DALBY AG COLLEGE

38.0

34.9

06/06/1995

20

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

48.8

38.4

16/06/1995

14

NSW

N Tablelands W

056194

TENTERFIELD (KOOKYNIE)

39.0

27.4

23/06/1998

11

NSW

N Tablelands W

056198

TINGHA (DARBYS ROAD)

55.2

49.2

02/06/1993

19

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

31.6

29.2

23/06/1998

11

TAS

N Coast

091121

WATERHOUSE(BAROOGA)

42.8

39.0

04/06/1988

45

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

1.8

1.8

09/06/2000

12

Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

4.9

5.4

29/06/1997

31

WA

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

2.4

2.5

20/06/1984

32

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

-1.5

-0.3

13/06/2000

16

-1.5

01/07/1990

17


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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 18.8 -2.1 7.0 -4.0 5.4 0.0 2.0 -- 235 ( 9.8) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 18.9 0.0 7.9 -1.1 6.1 0.2 2.2 4.0 219 ( 9.1) 34/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 -0.7 5.5 -2.6 4.5 0.6 3.0 7.3 262 (10.9) 21/13
BUNBURY 17.3 -1.1 5.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 39/15
MANDURAH 16.3 -- 10.4 -- -- 6.4 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 50/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4 -0.2 21.0 +1.1 20.4 0.0 4.6 10.6 171 ( 7.1) 28/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.0 -1.8 3.1 -2.0 -0.8 0.0 4.0 10.4 219 ( 9.1) 24/12
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 +0.6 7.7 +1.6 -- 0.4 3.6 -- 439 (18.3) 44/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.1 -1.0 9.0 +0.9 7.5 12.4 1.6 5.5 400 (16.7) 55/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -0.5 6.4 +0.6 5.7 10.6 1.6 3.9 405 (16.9) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 15.8 -9.1 14.3 +4.3 14.6 3.2 4.8 0.0 365 (15.2) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +1.7 18.3 +0.5 15.4 0.2 2.8 10.3 182 ( 7.6) 24/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +2.3 20.4 +5.8 19.0 1.2 1.8 10.4 157 ( 6.5) 28/14
MACKAY MO 27.8 +5.9 16.8 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- 8.6 18 ( 0.8) 24/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +1.7 16.1 +5.2 14.7 0.0 2.0 -- 182 ( 7.6) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.2 -0.4 18.6 +7.0 -- 1.2 2.2 -- 260 (10.8) 34/11
NAMBOUR DPI 20.5 -1.1 16.7 +7.4 -- 6.4 1.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 19.6 -1.5 16.9 +5.4 -- 4.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 37/09
BRISBANE AERO 17.8 -3.5 16.7 +6.2 15.4 11.6 4.0 0.0 352 (14.7) 32/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.2 -2.8 12.0 +4.5 -- 31.8 -- -- 363 (15.1) 35/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 16.6 -0.2 8.2 +2.1 1.8 6.2 0.6 -- 97 ( 4.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 +0.7 15.8 +6.7 13.6 2.4 0.6 6.2 242 (10.1) 34/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +0.2 12.6 +4.6 -- 8.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 +0.2 10.1 +2.2 8.4 6.8 1.6 8.7 260 (10.8) 48/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.0 +0.1 8.6 +2.1 6.6 2.8 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.0 -0.5 2.5 -0.1 -2.0 -- 2.6 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.1 -1.3 3.5 -1.1 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +2.1 12.3 +3.8 5.4 0.4 3.0 9.8 396 (16.5) 46/22
RICHMOND RAAF 19.1 +1.1 4.0 -0.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 +1.2 8.9 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 41/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.6 +0.4 -0.4 -1.4 -2.8 0.0 2.2 8.2 311 (13.0) 41/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 +1.0 1.1 -2.6 -0.6 0.0 1.8 7.1 165 ( 6.9) 54/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -1.2 2.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.2 -0.8 6.9 +1.7 4.5 0.0 3.6 6.0 387 (16.1) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 +0.3 3.6 -0.1 2.4 0.0 2.0 -- 349 (14.5) 41/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.9 -1.3 0.8 -2.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 286 (11.9) 41/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.5 -1.5 9.1 +2.2 7.6 0.0 3.6 -- 208 ( 8.7) 26/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.5 -2.1 6.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 41/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.1 -2.7 4.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 701 (29.2) 41/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.2 +0.1 8.3 +5.4 -- 9.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 31/12
HOBART AIRPORT 15.7 +2.8 3.8 -0.8 1.0 0.0 0.8 5.6 252 (10.5) 32/13
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

34.8 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
34.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
33.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 27.8 MACKAY MO Central Coast E QLD
+5.4 : 30.5 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
+5.0 : 30.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.7 : 29.3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+4.6 : 27.7 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.6 : 17.7 CLERMONT POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.4 : 16.4 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.2 : 16.7 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.0 : 16.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.7 : 12.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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

-2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.1 : 15.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.8 : 15.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-8.6 : 17.8 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-8.4 : 16.2 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
-8.1 : 14.8 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

-6.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : -1.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.4 : -1.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.1 : 4.9 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-8.0 : 4.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-8.0 : 2.4 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne 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.
67.2 WANDSWORTH (STRABANNE) N Tablelands W NSW
57.4 THE SANDSTONE Central Highlands QLD
56.0 MOUNT COMPASS Adelaide/Lofty SA
55.2 TINGHA (DARBYS ROAD) N Tablelands W NSW
54.2 KUPUNN Darling Downs E QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
56.0 MOUNT COMPASS
51.2 YANKALILLA (INMAN VALLEY)
50.4 SUTTON CREEK ALERT

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
57.4 THE SANDSTONE
Darling Downs E
54.2 KUPUNN
52.4 DAANDINE
50.8 SEVEN OAKS TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
67.2 WANDSWORTH (STRABANNE)
55.2 TINGHA (DARBYS ROAD)
54.0 URALLA (DUMARESQ ST)

VICTORIA
N Central
54.2 CARISBROOK

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
51.2 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1379 (57.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
949 (39.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
946 (39.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
905 (37.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
880 (36.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
870 (36.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
862 (35.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
828 (34.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
811 (33.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
790 (32.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
784 (32.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
782 (32.6) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
753 (31.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
728 (30.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
701 (29.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
651 (27.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
651 (27.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
641 (26.7) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
640 (26.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
617 (25.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
93/14 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/16 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
72/14 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
72/17 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/20 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
72/00 MOUNT READ W 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
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.2mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Lower SE
ROBE AIRFIELD
10.2mm in 29 min to 02:59 21.1mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 19.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
10.8mm in 22 min to 11:00 29.5mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
    Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 80(260/ 69 ) at 00:51
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 82(320/ 65 ) at 12:00