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SA: Heavy storm rain in Ceduna: A late afternoon thunderstorm dumped 12.6mm in the 20 minutes to 5.24 this afternoon on Ceduna airport.

 


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2003 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

WA

Goldfields

012284

HOLLETON

18.2

18.2

10/09/1997

26

Equal to record.

WA

Goldfields

012318

WALLING ROCK

9.4

8.0

29/09/1995

11


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 21:26EST, 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 19.0 -3.0 11.9 +2.6 8.9 4.2 3.6 -- 549 (22.9) 32/01
PERTH AIRPORT 17.1 -3.0 12.0 +3.1 11.6 5.2 2.2 2.1 478 (19.9) 34/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 -1.4 11.8 +3.8 12.0 7.6 2.0 6.2 285 (11.9) 32/03
BUNBURY 17.6 -0.6 10.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 37/00
MANDURAH 17.3 -- 12.1 -- -- 4.2 -- -- 476 (19.8) 35/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +1.3 23.2 +0.2 22.8 0.0 7.0 10.7 276 (11.5) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.3 +6.0 9.9 -0.5 6.0 0.0 6.2 11.5 269 (11.2) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 28.9 +7.4 10.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 9.6 -- 294 (12.3) 57/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.6 +7.6 12.9 +3.2 8.0 0.0 2.8 9.2 256 (10.7) 39/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.2 +5.4 8.6 +2.3 7.8 0.0 2.4 7.4 275 (11.5) 46/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.2 +3.0 11.3 -2.9 9.1 0.0 12.0 11.4 333 (13.9) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +0.6 19.4 +0.7 18.7 1.2 4.0 9.1 349 (14.5) 43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 -0.4 15.8 -1.5 14.4 0.0 4.0 11.0 315 (13.1) 35/12
MACKAY MO 25.9 +0.7 15.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 215 ( 9.0) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +3.5 13.6 0.0 11.3 0.0 4.8 -- 199 ( 8.3) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +0.6 14.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 399 (16.6) 55/15
NAMBOUR DPI 22.7 -2.2 12.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 22.6 -0.5 15.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 44/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 -1.0 16.9 +4.2 11.4 0.0 5.2 10.1 391 (16.3) 39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.5 -0.9 10.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 536 (22.3) 50/09
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 21.2 -0.2 7.0 -1.5 3.8 0.0 4.8 -- 160 ( 6.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.8 -1.1 12.4 +1.5 6.3 0.0 5.4 10.6 417 (17.4) 34/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 -1.8 8.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -1.1 7.7 -1.3 5.6 0.0 4.8 8.1 364 (15.2) 32/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.2 -0.1 7.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.5 +1.5 3.0 -1.2 -1.0 0.0 2.4 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.7 -0.5 5.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +0.1 12.5 +2.2 10.9 0.0 4.6 9.2 381 (15.9) 37/16
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 +0.1 4.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.9 -0.3 10.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 37/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.0 +1.8 2.5 -0.7 -1.3 0.0 1.8 10.6 183 ( 7.6) 30/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.2 +1.6 3.3 -1.8 1.8 0.0 2.8 10.8 198 ( 8.3) 24/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.6 +1.5 4.7 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.6 +4.2 6.6 -0.8 2.0 0.0 4.6 9.4 236 ( 9.8) 41/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.4 +2.0 2.4 -3.0 1.9 0.0 1.8 -- 153 ( 6.4) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.2 +2.4 3.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 35/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.1 +3.9 7.2 -0.7 5.3 0.0 2.4 -- 102 ( 4.3) 28/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 21.4 +4.6 4.8 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.6 +2.7 2.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 55/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 +1.4 8.3 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.9 +2.6 10.1 +4.1 8.5 0.0 3.0 7.7 265 (11.0) 28/11
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

40.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
38.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+9.2 : 19.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.1 : 27.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.1 : 35.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 34.9 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+8.0 : 27.9 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.5 : 16.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 16.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 21.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.6 : 16.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+7.1 : 18.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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

9.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.6 : 17.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-4.5 : 16.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.1 : 20.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-4.1 : 16.3 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.9 : 17.2 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA

-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW

-6.2 : -2.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-4.9 : 5.9 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-4.6 : 0.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.6 : -1.0 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) C Tablelands S NSW
-4.4 : 3.7 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-4.4 : 14.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-4.4 : 15.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley 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.
33.6 CHINGEBUP
29.5 IAWAKIA Lower West WA
24.2 CANNA Central West WA
23.6 PALLINUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
23.4 THE WARRIUPS Cent Wheatbelt WA

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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5.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
5.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
3.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

948 (39.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
766 (31.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
757 (31.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
719 (30.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
705 (29.4) FORREST Eucla WA
699 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
689 (28.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
655 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
651 (27.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
635 (26.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
622 (25.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
609 (25.4) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
604 (25.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
68/02 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67/15 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
67/06 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
65/10 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/23 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
65/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO
10.0mm in 19 min to 17:30 31.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.8mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h