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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1853 EST on 14/08/2006. 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

N Central

088028

GLENBURN

53.6

50.0

25/09/1960

63

ANT

Antarctica

300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

24.6

22.8

20/09/1983

39

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009053

PEARCE RAAF

-0.7

-0.7

04/09/1998

22

Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

1.5

1.7

11/09/2004

12

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

1.0

1.0

11/09/2004

12

Equal to record.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010111

NORTHAM

-1.4

-1.4

11/09/2004

37

Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010524

BROOKTON

-2.0

-2.0

04/09/1979

37

Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010579

KATANNING COMPARISON

-1.2

-0.6

18/09/1972

49

VIC

Lower North

080023

KERANG (POST OFFICE)

-0.5

-0.2

28/09/2003

43

VIC

W Gippsland

085277

NOOJEE (SLIVAR)

-1.0

-1.0

07/09/1982

23

Equal to record.


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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 21:19EST, 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 17.4 -4.6 2.7 -6.6 0.6 0.0 3.6 -- 277 (11.5) 34/13
PERTH AIRPORT 18.5 -1.6 2.8 -6.1 0.8 0.0 3.4 10.6 269 (11.2) 28/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.6 -0.7 1.6 -6.4 0.4 0.0 1.4 7.9 146 ( 6.1) --
BUNBURY 16.8 -1.4 0.2 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 26/12
MANDURAH 15.9 -- 6.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 24/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.6 21.8 -1.2 20.8 0.0 8.0 11.4 258 (10.8) 48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.1 +1.8 9.4 -1.0 6.4 0.0 11.6 11.1 411 (17.1) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 -2.8 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 216 ( 9.0) 28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 -3.3 6.7 -3.0 2.7 0.0 2.2 1.3 209 ( 8.7) 22/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 -2.4 1.5 -4.8 0.1 2.2 2.2 4.8 458 (19.1) 30/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 +1.2 15.4 +1.2 12.8 0.0 7.2 11.2 308 (12.8) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 -0.6 19.3 +0.6 18.4 1.6 6.6 4.5 450 (18.8) 43/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 -1.0 19.5 +2.2 17.4 0.0 5.4 7.4 395 (16.5) 45/10
MACKAY MO 23.9 -1.3 19.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 361 (15.0) 28/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 -0.9 16.0 +2.4 15.2 0.2 3.8 -- 289 (12.0) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 -0.3 13.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 251 (10.5) 28/14
NAMBOUR DPI 25.7 +0.8 11.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 23.7 +0.6 15.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 34/09
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 -0.2 12.2 -0.5 9.0 0.0 3.6 10.6 271 (11.3) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.9 +2.5 10.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 39/21
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 24.2 +2.8 11.2 +2.7 6.2 0.0 4.4 -- 316 (13.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 -1.3 13.6 +2.7 9.1 0.0 4.0 5.3 537 (22.4) 37/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.2 -2.3 12.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 -3.8 9.0 0.0 5.0 0.6 6.8 5.8 413 (17.2) 32/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -2.7 3.9 -3.8 -0.5 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.5 -0.5 -1.0 -5.2 -4.0 3.4 6.4 9.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -2.9 1.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.5 -3.0 9.1 -1.2 2.3 0.0 6.2 10.8 630 (26.3) 54/17
RICHMOND RAAF 19.7 -3.0 1.7 -6.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 336 (14.0) 35/12
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -3.5 9.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 48/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 -1.2 -0.2 -3.4 -3.7 2.8 3.2 8.4 -- 41/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 -4.0 -0.1 -5.2 -2.4 0.0 1.4 10.4 -- 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.3 -4.8 0.5 -5.4 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 -4.4 4.2 -3.2 0.9 0.0 2.8 7.7 311 (13.0) 28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.3 -5.1 -1.2 -6.6 4.1 2.2 3.2 -- 254 (10.6) 24/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.6 -5.2 -2.7 -7.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 239 (10.0) 18/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.3 -1.9 3.7 -4.2 1.7 0.0 2.0 -- 213 ( 8.9) 18/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.2 -2.6 2.0 -4.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 615 (25.6) 30/05
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 -3.3 -2.7 -7.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 21/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 -2.2 4.2 -0.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 28/10
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 -1.2 6.3 +0.3 3.7 2.8 -- 9.3 584 (24.3) 45/13
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

37.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
36.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+5.5 : 25.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.3 : 31.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.3 : 23.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+5.1 : 24.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD
+5.1 : 25.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 10.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.6 : 11.5 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+5.2 : 13.0 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.1 : 16.3 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.1 : 8.0 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

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

-1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.8 : 16.9 FORREST Eucla WA
-7.0 : 4.2 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-6.9 : 13.1 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
-6.7 : 14.0 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-6.7 : 14.0 HAY CSIRO AWS Riverina W NSW
-6.7 : 13.6 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
-6.7 : 3.5 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

-11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-8.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.8 : -2.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.5 : -0.3 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-8.3 : -0.9 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.3 : 0.2 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-8.3 : -1.4 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.
55.2 GUNDOWRING UPPER Lower NE VIC
53.6 GLENBURN N Central VIC
34.8 WINTON(MEROO) NW Slopes S NSW
32.4 PYENGANA (SEA VIEW) E Coast TAS
32.0 ORMLEY E Coast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
34.8 WINTON(MEROO)

VICTORIA
Lower NE
55.2 GUNDOWRING UPPER
N Central
53.6 GLENBURN

TASMANIA
E Coast
32.4 PYENGANA (SEA VIEW)
32.0 ORMLEY

11.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

.....

4.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1691 (70.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1513 (63.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1501 (62.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1330 (55.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1295 (54.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1213 (50.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1135 (47.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1047 (43.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
954 (39.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
946 (39.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
945 (39.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
923 (38.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
909 (37.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
861 (35.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
857 (35.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
846 (35.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
821 (34.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
811 (33.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
800 (33.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
759 (31.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
729 (30.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
702 (29.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
687 (28.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
664 (27.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
641 (26.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
631 (26.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
630 (26.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
622 (25.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
622 (25.9) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
615 (25.6) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
615 (25.6) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
614 (25.6) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
109/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
85/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
83/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
11.4mm in 43 min to 18:00 15.9mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 95(290/ 78 ) at 00:00
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(260/ 69 ) at 00:27
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 74(250/ 69 ) at 04:22
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(300/ 87 ) at 01:27
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 111(250/ 82 ) at 00:00
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(260/ 74 ) at 00:30