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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0947 EST on 15/08/2006. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

25.9

25.4

10/11/1996

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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 21:47EST, 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 35.2 +8.1 10.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 11.2 -- 682 (28.4) 54/16
PERTH AIRPORT 31.3 +5.5 13.2 +0.6 9.8 0.0 8.0 13.2 515 (21.5) 48/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.3 +1.5 11.4 +0.6 10.2 0.0 5.4 9.6 215 ( 9.0) 34/14
BUNBURY 25.5 +1.3 9.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 37/16
MANDURAH 26.3 -- 14.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 48/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.0 28.1 +2.8 27.2 0.0 6.8 10.5 355 (14.8) 46/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.6 +2.0 19.2 +1.3 15.6 0.0 14.8 9.6 302 (12.6) 43/15
WHYALLA AERO 21.8 -4.7 16.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 54/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.4 -4.7 15.8 +1.8 15.5 0.2 3.2 11.9 272 (11.3) 37/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 -3.5 11.7 +3.3 11.6 1.2 1.2 5.4 300 (12.5) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.0 +2.6 22.0 +0.6 20.5 0.8 8.6 8.2 358 (14.9) 41/19
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 -0.4 21.2 -1.1 20.2 0.8 2.8 7.4 211 ( 8.8) 28/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 -0.1 23.2 +0.3 21.0 0.0 11.6 11.9 504 (21.0) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 30.2 +1.0 21.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 289 (12.0) 26/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +1.7 18.6 -0.9 17.4 0.0 7.4 -- 182 ( 7.6) 35/17
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 -0.2 17.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 310 (12.9) 34/13
NAMBOUR DPI 27.5 -0.5 14.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +0.2 14.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/09
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 -0.4 15.9 -2.1 12.5 0.0 6.2 11.0 301 (12.5) 37/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.7 +3.0 13.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 35/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 32.2 +3.9 15.8 +0.8 10.8 0.0 6.2 -- 88 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.9 +3.0 15.2 -0.9 11.3 0.0 4.0 11.3 285 (11.9) 54/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +3.4 12.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.6 +8.2 11.6 -2.7 8.3 0.0 6.4 7.8 348 (14.5) 50/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 31.0 +5.9 10.9 -2.2 7.6 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 31/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.8 +4.7 10.6 +1.5 3.5 0.0 5.4 13.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +6.0 12.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.5 +6.5 16.4 +1.1 13.6 0.0 7.6 9.9 527 (22.0) 63/21
RICHMOND RAAF 33.4 +6.8 10.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 46/19
BELLAMBI AWS 24.3 +2.2 16.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 65/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.6 +4.9 11.5 +2.7 7.8 0.0 8.4 11.6 313 (13.0) 48/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.7 +4.0 15.1 +4.4 13.1 0.0 7.4 12.9 249 (10.4) 41/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +0.3 17.3 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.9 -0.5 15.0 +2.5 13.6 0.0 8.0 13.1 368 (15.3) 41/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.9 -0.7 12.2 +2.1 9.9 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 34/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.9 -1.3 13.3 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 37/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.5 -1.4 15.1 +3.9 13.9 3.0 2.8 -- 155 ( 6.5) 22/18
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.4 -0.6 14.2 +4.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 274 (11.4) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.8 -1.8 10.4 +2.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 469 (19.5) 37/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.1 -0.3 12.5 +3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.5 -0.5 11.6 +2.4 7.0 1.2 1.2 6.3 224 ( 9.3) 52/15
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

43.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
42.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
42.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+10.2 : 31.8 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+9.3 : 33.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+9.1 : 34.4 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW
+9.0 : 37.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.9 : 33.0 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW

30.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
29.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
28.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+8.2 : 26.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+7.4 : 19.2 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+6.3 : 13.8 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.1 : 12.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.1 : 15.6 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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

6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-6.9 : 19.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-6.3 : 28.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 7.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.0 : 33.0 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
-6.0 : 20.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1.5 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.2 : 1.5 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-7.2 : 5.6 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.5 : 6.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.1 : 4.6 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 5.0 SHANNON Lower West 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.
69.0 SEVEN SPIRIT BAY N Rivers NT
65.0 WATERLOO N Rivers NT
63.0 WENTWORTH Central Coast W QLD
52.0 NORFOLK STATION Gulf Country QLD
50.0 RIVERSLEIGH STATION Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
69.0 SEVEN SPIRIT BAY
65.0 WATERLOO

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
52.0 NORFOLK STATION
50.0 RIVERSLEIGH STATION
Central Coast W
63.0 WENTWORTH

13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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5.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
4.4 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
4.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

854 (35.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
746 (31.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
730 (30.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
723 (30.1) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
720 (30.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
691 (28.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
684 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
674 (28.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
663 (27.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
649 (27.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
635 (26.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
634 (26.4) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
625 (26.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
623 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
621 (25.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
621 (25.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
617 (25.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
610 (25.4) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
97/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/20 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
MILINGIMBI AWS
8.0mm in 18 min to 17:30 26.7mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.6mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 26 min to 11:30 28.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 18.8mm/h
NGUKURR
55.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 9.2mm/h
DALY WATERS AWS
11.8mm in 21 min to 07:12 33.7mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
CENTURY MINE
43.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.3mm/h
    Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
6.2mm in 13 min to 21:31 28.6mm/h
7.4mm in 20 min to 21:51 22.2mm/h
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
6.0mm in 35 min to 19:00 10.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
8.4mm in 38 min to 23:38 13.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 83(300/ 65 ) at 12:38
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 70(240/ 63 ) at 06:59
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 76(222/ 69 ) at 16:40
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(320/ 80 ) at 13:00
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(260/ 63 ) at 20:00