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Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2204 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

VIC

W Gippsland

085295

STONY CREEK

42.3

33.6

12/06/1993

13

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER

23.4

23.0

02/06/2004

14


The day in charts
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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 20:56EST, 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 17.9 -3.0 11.4 +0.4 9.9 27.0 3.8 -- 448 (18.7) 30/10
PERTH AIRPORT 16.9 -2.0 6.7 -2.3 5.4 15.0 1.0 3.0 377 (15.7) 24/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.6 -2.0 8.8 +0.7 8.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 344 (14.3) 34/01
BUNBURY 15.9 -2.5 7.4 -0.7 -- 7.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 24/14
MANDURAH 15.7 -- 10.5 -- -- 24.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 44/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +2.0 22.3 +2.4 21.5 0.0 4.8 10.6 214 ( 8.9) 45/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.1 -1.7 9.1 +4.0 11.0 2.2 4.6 0.3 375 (15.6) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 19.1 +1.8 6.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 216 ( 9.0) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 +1.5 8.7 +0.6 5.7 1.0 0.8 6.8 232 ( 9.7) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.1 5.7 -0.1 4.6 7.4 0.8 4.3 370 (15.4) 30/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.9 +2.0 11.6 +1.6 9.8 0.0 3.2 9.3 193 ( 8.0) 24/12
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +0.8 18.6 +0.8 16.6 0.0 2.6 3.1 249 (10.4) 26/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.5 -1.1 20.4 +5.8 19.8 23.6 6.0 1.8 377 (15.7) 32/09
MACKAY MO 20.2 -1.7 12.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 9.3 381 (15.9) 37/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.5 -2.0 9.2 -1.7 6.7 0.0 2.8 -- 169 ( 7.0) 18/09
BUNDABERG AERO 20.5 -2.1 -- -- -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- 34/10
NAMBOUR DPI 20.5 -1.1 6.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 18.8 -2.3 5.2 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 31/16
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -0.9 4.7 -5.8 0.5 0.0 3.6 9.8 337 (14.0) 34/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.3 -1.7 4.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 37/15
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 15.7 -1.1 6.0 -0.1 0.8 0.0 2.1 -- 203 ( 8.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -0.8 3.2 -5.9 -0.7 0.0 2.0 9.6 201 ( 8.4) 26/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -1.6 2.0 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.1 -0.5 5.8 -2.1 1.5 0.0 5.0 7.6 512 (21.3) 50/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.9 0.0 2.0 -4.5 0.2 0.2 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 22/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.4 -1.1 2.9 +0.3 0.6 -- 0.0 5.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -2.5 1.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.7 +1.1 9.1 +0.6 2.7 0.0 4.6 8.1 531 (22.1) 48/14
RICHMOND RAAF 17.9 -0.1 5.1 +0.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 242 (10.1) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -0.3 11.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 512 (21.3) 74/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 9.2 -3.0 5.7 +4.7 4.1 0.4 2.0 0.5 554 (23.1) 45/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.8 -1.0 6.7 +3.0 4.5 1.4 0.6 2.4 364 (15.2) 35/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.7 -2.5 8.2 +4.3 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.4 +0.4 6.2 +1.0 4.0 0.0 2.4 2.8 235 ( 9.8) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.1 -0.9 5.3 +1.6 4.3 0.8 1.2 -- 365 (15.2) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.3 -0.9 6.1 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 329 (13.7) 34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 +1.4 9.4 +2.5 5.8 0.8 1.2 -- 201 ( 8.4) 24/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.6 0.0 7.4 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 565 (23.5) 46/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.9 +0.1 5.0 +1.0 -- 4.2 -- -- 467 (19.5) 35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 -0.2 3.4 +0.5 -- 4.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 18/15
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 +0.8 4.1 -0.5 1.3 0.0 1.4 7.4 253 (10.5) 24/23
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 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.4 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+5.9 : 34.4 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+5.7 : 32.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+5.5 : 30.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 32.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+5.3 : 24.4 FORREST Eucla WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.3 : 18.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+10.1 : 21.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+9.7 : 23.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+9.1 : 19.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+8.8 : 21.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

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

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.5 : 20.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-7.3 : 14.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 21.8 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-6.3 : 16.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-6.0 : 21.1 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : 6.1 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.8 : 1.1 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.3 : 5.2 COOLANGATTA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.0 : 1.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.0 : 2.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

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.
84.0 BLACK SPUR E Central VIC
48.2 TIDAL RIVER W Gippsland VIC
43.6 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET Upper NE VIC
42.3 STONY CREEK W Gippsland VIC
41.6 FREMANTLE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
41.6 FREMANTLE

VICTORIA
Upper NE
43.6 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET
W Gippsland
48.2 TIDAL RIVER
42.3 STONY CREEK
E Central
84.0 BLACK SPUR

10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
9.9 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
9.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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0.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1365 (56.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1144 (47.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1003 (41.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
816 (34.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
796 (33.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
754 (31.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
754 (31.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
712 (29.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
705 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
705 (29.4) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
696 (29.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
667 (27.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
662 (27.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
655 (27.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
644 (26.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
631 (26.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
622 (25.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
111/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
80/14 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
80/06 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
76/13 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

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
14.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.0mm/h
SWANBOURNE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
17.4mm in 30 min to 03:00 34.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 20.0mm/h

VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 111(250/ 93 ) at 02:31
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(270/ 67 ) at 02:10
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(260/ 83 ) at 01:19