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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2039 EST on 18/11/2008. 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 maximum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

20.0

20.1

17/11/1974

32

1 P

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039314

TOWN OF 1770

21.5

22.2

06/11/1987

20

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

22.4

23.1

16/11/2000

13

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041359

OAKEY AERO

16.5

18.0

21/11/1983

34

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

17.9

20.7

06/11/1996

15

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041525

WARWICK

16.6

19.1

12/11/2001

12

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041529

TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT

14.5

18.1

19/11/1997

11

1 Y

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

20.0

20.0

01/11/1998

14

Y Equal to record.

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

20.2

20.2

17/11/1995

12

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 01:30EST, 15/05/2012.

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 23.9 -3.2 13.8 0.0 11.7 0.0 8.0 -- 453 (18.9) 55/14
PERTH AIRPORT 23.4 -2.4 14.7 +2.1 11.1 0.0 8.2 12.0 399 (16.6) 43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.9 +1.1 13.9 +3.1 12.1 0.4 6.0 5.9 564 (23.5) 43/09
BUNBURY 21.7 -2.5 14.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 39/13
MANDURAH 21.6 -- 16.0 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 314 (13.1) 43/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -2.4 25.3 0.0 25.0 5.8 4.8 4.8 235 ( 9.8) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.9 -7.7 9.8 -8.1 7.9 4.8 1.8 12.8 220 ( 9.2) 41/14
WHYALLA AERO 22.3 -4.2 13.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 8.2 -- 527 (22.0) 52/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.8 -3.3 10.9 -3.1 8.2 0.0 5.2 11.3 336 (14.0) 35/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.1 -2.3 5.8 -2.6 3.4 0.0 2.4 10.2 444 (18.5) 46/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.2 -4.2 12.6 -8.8 10.9 0.6 5.4 12.4 305 (12.7) 37/16
CAIRNS AERO 31.1 +0.5 20.9 -1.4 16.6 0.0 7.0 10.7 223 ( 9.3) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +0.1 24.0 +1.1 22.0 0.0 8.0 9.4 327 (13.6) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 27.8 -1.4 21.5 -0.2 -- 4.0 -- 3.8 492 (20.5) 43/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.5 -7.7 18.7 -0.8 19.1 88.6 -- -- 309 (12.9) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 23.7 -4.6 17.4 -1.5 -- 65.2 12.8 -- 408 (17.0) 44/05
NAMBOUR DPI 21.9 -6.1 16.6 +0.3 -- 21.0 4.4 -- 106 ( 4.4) 21/11
COOLANGATTA 21.5 -4.3 15.4 -2.8 -- 3.4 -- -- 503 (21.0) 39/02
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 -5.3 16.0 -2.0 16.0 10.4 8.4 0.0 437 (18.2) 32/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.5 -11.2 11.9 -2.6 -- 4.2 -- -- 532 (22.2) 48/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.0 -7.3 12.2 -2.8 10.5 0.0 7.2 -- 343 (14.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.3 -3.6 15.6 -0.5 14.7 0.0 8.0 4.8 -- 52/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -3.0 13.6 -1.4 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.8 -4.6 12.6 -1.7 12.6 5.8 6.0 9.2 723 (30.1) 46/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 -5.7 12.1 -1.0 -- 5.6 -- -- 276 (11.5) 35/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.7 -7.4 4.8 -4.3 1.6 0.0 4.0 2.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.6 -5.8 10.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.0 -6.0 13.5 -1.8 13.2 1.8 5.6 8.7 1003 (41.8) 54/23
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 -8.0 10.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 44/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 -4.2 11.6 -4.0 -- 4.8 -- -- 784 (32.7) 54/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.9 -5.8 6.2 -2.6 4.1 0.0 5.8 8.2 458 (19.1) 45/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.4 -2.3 8.0 -2.7 5.9 0.0 6.8 12.1 308 (12.8) 46/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.1 -3.9 9.3 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 340 (14.2) 30/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.7 -2.7 9.9 -2.6 8.9 0.0 8.0 10.2 403 (16.8) 35/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.9 -1.7 5.7 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 48/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.0 -2.2 7.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 531 (22.1) 35/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.8 -0.1 8.9 -2.3 6.9 0.0 3.6 -- 249 (10.4) --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.3 -4.7 10.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 50/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 -2.9 7.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 718 (29.9) 50/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.6 +0.2 9.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.3 -4.7 7.5 -1.7 3.7 0.0 4.6 5.7 383 (16.0) 37/09
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

42.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.4 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 29.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+4.7 : 33.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.2 : 27.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+4.1 : 29.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
27.7 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 18.7 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 17.5 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 17.4 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.1 : 17.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.0 : 18.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-12.2 : 17.9 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-12.0 : 16.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-11.4 : 18.7 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-11.2 : 14.5 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-10.9 : 20.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-10.9 : 16.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.5 : 9.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 12.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.7 : 8.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-8.6 : 9.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.5 : 11.0 BLACKWATER WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Highlands QLD

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.
128.8 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
104.0 FAIRYMEAD SUGAR MILL Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
88.6 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
88.0 MAKOWATA Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
83.2 MIRIAM VALE TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
50.0 WARMUN

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.0 OOLLOO
56.0 DOUGLAS RIVER

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
62.0 YAAMBA
55.0 GARGETT POST OFFICE
Wide Bay/Burnett
128.8 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
104.0 FAIRYMEAD SUGAR MILL
88.6 ROCKHAMPTON AERO
88.0 MAKOWATA
83.2 MIRIAM VALE TM
83.0 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE
80.0 MIRIAM VALE
77.6 BUSTARD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
76.0 BARGARA
75.4 CAPTAIN CREEK TM
71.6 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE
71.4 ELLIOTT HEADS ROAD
71.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD
70.0 BENARABY
65.2 BUNDABERG AERO
65.0 TURKEY STATION
60.4 MIARA
60.0 GRACEMERE - LUCAS ST
58.0 BOONA-CHOPPA
57.0 BROADMEADOWS
56.8 REDBANK
55.0 BUNDABERG SUGAR RES STN
54.8 TOWN OF 1770
51.4 UBOBO STORE
50.6 RAGLAN
Brisbane/SE Coast
51.4 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
56.4 ROBERTSON (PEARSONS LANE)

13.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1109 (46.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1003 (41.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
927 (38.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
919 (38.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
917 (38.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
871 (36.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
842 (35.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
784 (32.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
766 (31.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
742 (30.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
737 (30.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
726 (30.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
725 (30.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
724 (30.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
723 (30.1) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
718 (29.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
718 (29.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
695 (29.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
695 (29.0) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
692 (28.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
686 (28.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
686 (28.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
684 (28.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
676 (28.2) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
676 (28.2) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
669 (27.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
668 (27.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
662 (27.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
657 (27.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
657 (27.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
645 (26.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
642 (26.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
639 (26.6) REDESDALE N Central VIC
634 (26.4) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
627 (26.1) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
625 (26.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) RHYLL E Central VIC
618 (25.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
616 (25.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
608 (25.3) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
604 (25.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
604 (25.2) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
604 (25.2) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
602 (25.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
76/05 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
68/16 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
65/09 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/03 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
63/13 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
63/15 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
63/16 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

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
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
4.0mm in 11 min to 08:41 21.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
5.4mm in 15 min to 10:30 21.6mm/h
5.2mm in 13 min to 10:43 24.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
16.0mm in 27 min to 14:28 35.6mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.2mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 25.6mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 13.0mm/h
23.2mm in 36 min to 17:30 38.7mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 23.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
4.0mm in 12 min to 10:30 20.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
19.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) : 102(260/ 58 ) at 15:01