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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1026 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

25.5

25.1

10/03/2005

16

1 Y


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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 03:59EST, 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 37.8 +6.9 19.1 +1.2 14.1 0.0 16.6 -- 598 (24.9) 50/06
PERTH AIRPORT 31.6 +2.0 17.1 +1.3 15.2 0.0 11.6 11.5 649 (27.0) 78/02
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.5 -2.6 13.0 -0.4 9.4 0.0 5.8 8.6 461 (19.2) 48/11
BUNBURY 29.7 +2.2 13.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 44/23
MANDURAH 30.8 -- 17.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 46/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.2 26.7 +2.2 24.4 0.0 6.4 8.4 288 (12.0) 30/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 -0.3 13.9 -3.6 12.3 0.0 11.2 11.8 301 (12.5) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.8 -2.5 17.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 44/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.4 -1.9 13.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- 8.2 139 ( 5.8) 35/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.9 -2.2 11.1 +0.6 9.7 0.4 1.2 5.8 229 ( 9.5) 41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 +0.1 17.8 -4.0 14.3 0.0 9.0 11.4 402 (16.8) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 -0.1 23.4 +0.4 22.8 86.4 6.4 1.9 458 (19.1) 50/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 -1.2 24.2 +1.3 22.8 0.8 6.8 2.1 521 (21.7) 41/11
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -2.0 25.2 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 385 (16.0) 61/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 -2.5 20.8 0.0 19.6 0.0 7.6 -- 263 (11.0) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 +0.7 20.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 297 (12.4) 35/12
NAMBOUR DPI 30.0 +2.1 18.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +1.3 19.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 29.3 +1.3 19.2 -0.1 16.4 0.0 6.2 11.2 338 (14.1) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 +1.3 15.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 39/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.7 +0.6 11.4 -5.2 8.9 0.0 6.0 -- 112 ( 4.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.9 +2.0 17.8 -0.3 16.0 0.0 4.0 11.4 308 (12.8) 52/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +0.9 16.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.4 +0.2 12.9 -3.4 11.6 0.0 4.8 11.4 278 (11.6) 30/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.0 +1.0 12.4 -2.9 10.2 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 21/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.4 +1.6 6.1 -4.5 -0.7 0.0 5.4 11.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.8 +0.7 7.6 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +0.3 18.2 +0.8 13.0 0.0 4.8 9.2 417 (17.4) 30/08
RICHMOND RAAF 28.4 +1.5 13.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 -0.1 17.0 -1.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 290 (12.1) 22/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.5 +3.0 9.6 -1.1 6.2 0.0 7.2 11.3 251 (10.5) 41/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.6 +0.9 8.9 -4.5 8.4 0.0 7.0 11.8 164 ( 6.8) 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.9 0.0 8.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 37/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.5 -0.8 12.2 -1.6 10.9 0.0 6.0 11.1 262 (10.9) 28/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.7 -1.6 6.4 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.6 -1.4 6.8 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.4 -3.5 13.0 -0.2 12.0 0.4 2.0 -- 138 ( 5.8) 17/01
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.8 -3.4 10.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 44/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 -3.6 11.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 30/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.7 +0.2 8.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 46/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.3 -1.4 12.1 +1.4 10.4 0.0 4.4 7.3 447 (18.6) 57/10
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

41.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
41.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
40.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
40.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
39.7 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
39.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+9.5 : 41.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 39.7 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 40.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+7.0 : 36.2 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+6.9 : 37.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.5 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
28.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 25.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.2 : 27.2 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+3.5 : 28.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+3.0 : 12.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+3.0 : 24.4 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+3.0 : 25.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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

6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.1 : 7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 12.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.3 : 10.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-6.2 : 11.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-6.1 : 20.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 23.0 FORREST Eucla WA

-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
1.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

**S** -8.7 : 13.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-8.3 : 3.8 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-7.9 : 6.3 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-7.6 : 4.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-7.1 : 5.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-7.1 : 6.8 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-7.1 : 15.4 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT

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.
174.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
166.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
160.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD
157.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
153.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
174.0 HAPPY VALLEY
160.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
157.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
151.4 HOPE VALE
149.0 TOPAZ ALERT
140.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
119.0 DEERAL
100.0 MT SOPHIA
93.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
86.4 CAIRNS AERO
85.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
81.0 KURANDA HILLTOP
79.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
76.6 GREENHAVEN
76.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
73.8 MT SHERIDAN
73.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
70.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
70.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
68.0 MALANDA POST OFFICE
66.0 MALANDA ALERT
64.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
51.5 YUNGABURRA
51.0 ATHERTON SOLAR CRESCENT
N Coast--Herbert
166.0 NERADA ALERT
153.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
152.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
150.0 CORSIS ALERT
138.2 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
138.0 RUSSELL RIVER
133.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
131.0 DARADGEE
119.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
110.0 EL ARISH POST OFFICE
106.6 INNISFAIL
101.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
100.4 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
97.0 MENAVALE ALERT
80.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
71.0 BINGIL BAY
58.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL
54.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT
Central Coast E
58.0 BARNGANAL BLUE MOUNTAIN

ISLANDS
Islands
72.0 WILLIS ISLAND

12.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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2.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1237 (51.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1127 (47.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1078 (44.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
919 (38.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
915 (38.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
903 (37.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
901 (37.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
811 (33.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
793 (33.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
753 (31.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
731 (30.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
713 (29.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
697 (29.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
658 (27.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
649 (27.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
648 (27.0) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
644 (26.8) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
644 (26.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
633 (26.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
618 (25.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
613 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
610 (25.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
106/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
93/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/10 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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
WARRUWI
12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
15.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
8.4mm in 25 min to 16:30 20.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
14.6mm in 30 min to 11:00 29.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 17.2mm/h
17.8mm in 30 min to 12:00 35.6mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 20.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h
23.6mm in 30 min to 12:30 47.2mm/h
41.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 41.4mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 34.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.2mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h
79.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 13.2mm/h
23.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 46.8mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 23.8mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 26.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
MACKAY M.O
6.4mm in 18 min to 11:00 21.3mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.8mm/h
59.2mm in 34 min to 12:00 104.5mm/h
63.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 63.8mm/h
77.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 25.7mm/h
19.6mm in 14 min to 12:14 84.0mm/h
10.4mm in 5 min to 12:19 124.8mm/h
39.2mm in 25 min to 12:44 94.1mm/h
70.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 70.0mm/h
73.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 24.3mm/h
150.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 25.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
175.0mm in * hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.6mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE RADAR
11.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 22.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.0mm/h
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
6.0mm in 17 min to 23:30 21.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
16.0mm in 53 min to 21:53 18.1mm/h
WILLIS ISLAND
9.6mm in 48 min to 17:00 12.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 82(160/ 70 ) at 00:30
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(130/ 74 ) at 23:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(230/ 63 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(310/ 87 ) at 18:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(250/ 74 ) at 07:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 96(***/ 50 ) at 23:11
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 39 ) at 15:45
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 78(260/ 63 ) at 12:30
DROUGHTY HILL : 82(230/ 65 ) at 14:10
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND : 83( 10/ 72 ) at 08:55
FLINDERS REEF : 96(240/ 78 ) at 19:36
BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 117(250/ 95 ) at 01:30