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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2305 EST on 06/07/2006. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

South Coast

069138

ULLADULLA AWS

4.0

4.0

28/08/1997

13

Equal to record.


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
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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 21:11EST, 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 20.7 +0.7 5.4 -3.5 1.2 0.0 2.8 -- 287 (12.0) 32/13
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 +1.4 8.0 0.0 5.9 0.0 2.0 4.9 238 ( 9.9) 30/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.7 +0.6 9.9 +2.4 8.1 0.0 1.8 5.2 375 (15.6) 32/12
BUNBURY 18.2 +0.9 12.7 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 274 (11.4) 28/06
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 11.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 28/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.2 23.0 +2.6 22.6 1.2 7.2 8.2 335 (14.0) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.6 -7.0 0.2 -5.8 -3.2 0.0 4.4 10.8 325 (13.5) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 18.6 +0.1 1.4 -4.5 -- 0.0 3.9 -- 206 ( 8.6) 37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 -0.5 4.8 -3.4 0.1 0.0 1.2 10.2 194 ( 8.1) 41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 -0.1 7.9 +2.4 8.3 1.2 1.0 4.5 489 (20.4) 54/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.9 -4.4 8.3 -2.0 4.8 0.0 7.4 10.9 394 (16.4) 35/15
CAIRNS AERO 24.7 -1.9 19.2 +1.8 18.6 0.4 6.2 2.5 -- 43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.4 -2.6 14.0 -0.7 11.2 0.0 5.4 11.1 366 (15.3) 32/15
MACKAY M.O 20.2 -2.3 10.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.7 575 (24.0) 50/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -1.9 6.6 -4.0 3.8 0.0 7.2 -- 335 (14.0) 24/10
BUNDABERG AERO 21.6 -1.7 10.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 459 (19.1) 48/09
NAMBOUR DPI 20.1 -2.4 6.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.8 -1.5 12.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -0.5 8.5 -1.1 5.4 0.0 5.0 7.4 375 (15.6) 35/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.7 -2.0 4.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 32/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 15.7 -2.2 1.4 -4.4 -3.1 0.0 2.4 -- 121 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.3 -0.5 9.9 +1.7 5.9 0.0 4.6 9.6 552 (23.0) 41/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.9 -1.3 7.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 -0.8 3.7 -3.1 0.5 0.0 4.2 9.4 447 (18.6) 35/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.2 -0.8 0.5 -4.8 -3.7 0.2 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.4 +0.4 -3.1 -5.2 -5.1 0.4 0.8 8.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -2.3 -1.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 -0.1 5.1 -3.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 10.4 464 (19.3) 28/10
RICHMOND RAAF 18.2 -1.6 -1.3 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 17/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.4 -1.6 6.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 50/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.1 +0.1 -3.1 -4.1 -5.0 0.2 2.6 8.9 201 ( 8.4) 35/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.1 -1.4 -1.8 -5.4 -4.0 0.0 1.2 9.2 191 ( 8.0) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -1.3 -0.6 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.3 -1.9 0.6 -4.6 -2.6 0.0 1.8 10.0 175 ( 7.3) 32/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 -0.6 -0.8 -4.7 1.1 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 21/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 -0.9 -2.3 -4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 39/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.9 +1.9 6.2 -0.5 4.3 0.0 1.8 -- 124 ( 5.2) 28/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.1 +1.1 5.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 59/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 +0.7 0.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 50/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -1.5 -0.5 -4.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 54/23
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 +0.9 4.0 -0.7 0.3 1.6 1.6 2.0 432 (18.0) 39/23
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

33.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
33.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.3 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+2.8 : 22.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+2.4 : 18.0 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
+2.4 : 16.2 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+2.2 : 18.6 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

25.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
24.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.5 : 21.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+8.4 : 22.2 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
+8.2 : 20.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+7.6 : 23.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
+7.5 : 20.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

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

-0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.9 : 18.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-7.3 : 18.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 17.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-7.0 : 15.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.5 : 19.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

-49.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
-9.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-72.1 : -49.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
-7.6 : -2.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-7.5 : -3.4 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.5 : -3.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.1 : -2.7 HAWKER Upper North 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.
35.0 TEWKESBURY (1120 OONAH ROAD) N Coast TAS
29.6 BUNDARRA (ARALUEN) NW Slopes N NSW
28.0 WELDBOROUGH E Coast TAS
26.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
26.2 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS

11.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1336 (55.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1116 (46.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1003 (41.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
975 (40.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
914 (38.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
818 (34.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
813 (33.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
807 (33.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
806 (33.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
786 (32.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
781 (32.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
766 (31.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
741 (30.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
737 (30.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
719 (30.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
715 (29.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
685 (28.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
674 (28.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
673 (28.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
670 (27.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
657 (27.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
644 (26.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
626 (26.1) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
624 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
609 (25.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
113/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
108/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
97/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS N 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.
TASMANIA
    N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h

TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(300/ 50 ) at 21:30
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(300/ 78 ) at 17:57
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(310/ 67 ) at 23:30
    W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 113(320/ 74 ) at 23:49
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(300/ 63 ) at 22:30