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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1038 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 daily rainfall

SA

NW Pastoral

016090

COOBER PEDY AIRPORT

15.8

6.0

26/03/1999

14

1 N


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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 04:01EST, 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 28.2 -2.7 17.7 -0.2 15.7 0.0 8.0 -- 521 (21.7) 46/21
PERTH AIRPORT 27.1 -2.5 18.6 +2.8 17.4 0.0 5.4 5.3 402 (16.8) 37/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.0 -4.1 14.8 +1.4 14.1 0.2 4.0 4.1 304 (12.7) 24/16
BUNBURY 25.0 -2.5 16.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 41/19
MANDURAH 24.0 -- 19.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 55/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.3 24.0 -0.5 25.7 5.4 5.0 8.0 369 (15.4) 68/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.3 +4.6 23.0 +5.5 20.7 0.2 13.2 9.6 476 (19.8) 48/08
WHYALLA AERO 29.0 +1.7 18.3 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 39/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.1 +3.8 16.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 5.4 10.7 200 ( 8.3) 34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.3 +4.2 15.8 +5.3 14.7 13.0 5.0 10.5 303 (12.6) 34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.9 +0.6 22.2 +0.4 21.2 0.2 7.8 10.5 308 (12.8) 37/00
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +0.1 24.3 +1.3 24.1 11.2 6.6 7.4 392 (16.3) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +0.8 24.2 +1.3 22.9 9.2 6.8 5.5 382 (15.9) 31/08
MACKAY M.O 28.9 +0.3 24.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- 2.4 510 (21.3) 46/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 -2.6 23.5 +2.7 22.8 0.0 6.0 -- 331 (13.8) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 -4.5 21.3 +1.4 -- 5.2 4.1 -- 687 (28.6) --
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -0.9 21.0 +2.8 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.7 +0.5 20.9 +1.3 -- 7.8 -- -- 503 (21.0) 50/01
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -0.3 21.8 +2.5 20.7 4.0 4.4 6.2 452 (18.8) 39/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.7 -2.7 16.0 -0.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 821 (34.2) 61/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.5 -0.6 17.6 +1.0 14.5 0.0 8.0 -- 288 (12.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.5 -0.4 16.5 -1.6 15.9 16.8 2.8 6.1 275 (11.5) 18/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +0.1 16.9 +0.2 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.8 +0.6 14.7 -1.6 12.0 3.2 4.4 6.2 369 (15.4) 35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.3 +0.3 14.5 -0.8 13.0 15.8 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 22/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.5 +2.7 13.4 +2.8 7.8 0.0 5.2 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.4 +2.3 17.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 560 (23.3) 41/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.8 +1.6 18.2 +0.8 14.4 0.0 5.0 9.8 462 (19.3) --
RICHMOND RAAF 26.5 -0.4 15.9 +0.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.4 +0.5 18.8 +0.8 -- 1.6 -- -- 406 (16.9) 43/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.6 +4.1 15.6 +4.9 13.0 0.0 7.2 8.3 336 (14.0) 31/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.2 +3.5 19.5 +6.1 19.2 0.0 11.4 5.3 574 (23.9) 48/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.7 -2.2 20.9 +8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 37/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.2 -2.1 18.7 +4.9 17.4 1.2 6.2 2.0 364 (15.2) 31/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.4 -5.9 18.3 +6.6 -- 3.0 6.4 -- 332 (13.8) 39/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.9 -4.1 17.2 +5.9 -- 14.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.2 +1.3 18.2 +5.0 17.2 5.4 3.6 -- 110 ( 4.6) 30/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 28.8 +5.6 15.5 +3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 55/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.0 +0.8 15.3 +5.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 48/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.1 +2.6 14.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 23.7 +3.0 9.8 -0.9 6.5 0.0 4.6 8.7 256 (10.7) 31/13
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

41.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
40.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
40.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
40.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+8.4 : 29.9 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+7.9 : 26.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+7.6 : 37.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 24.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+7.4 : 27.5 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.7 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.4 : 20.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
+10.3 : 21.2 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+9.9 : 20.3 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+9.1 : 21.5 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
+8.6 : 21.2 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

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

11.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
13.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.6 : 25.4 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.6 : 17.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.0 : 19.6 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 20.5 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 19.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

1.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-6.2 : 19.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-5.6 : 14.8 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-5.1 : 19.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-4.3 : 20.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-4.1 : 8.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-4.1 : 15.5 WILUNA Interior 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.
181.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
146.0 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
140.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
134.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
131.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
68.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP
Upper Carpentaria
51.0 MARYVALE STATION
N Coast--Barron
103.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
98.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
72.8 BABINDA POST OFFICE
66.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
62.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
62.0 HAPPY VALLEY
57.0 DEERAL
55.0 MT SOPHIA
53.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
181.8 INNISFAIL
146.0 DARADGEE
140.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
134.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
131.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
118.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
118.0 RUSSELL RIVER
115.0 CORSIS ALERT
97.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
92.0 MENAVALE ALERT
84.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
84.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
82.0 NERADA ALERT
72.0 EURAMO TM
67.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
57.8 EL ARISH POST OFFICE
57.4 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
Central Coast E
67.0 MOUNT JUKES

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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2.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
1.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1359 (56.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1347 (56.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1233 (51.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1155 (48.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1125 (46.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1111 (46.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1068 (44.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1053 (43.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1018 (42.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
926 (38.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
881 (36.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
857 (35.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
823 (34.3) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
821 (34.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
783 (32.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
774 (32.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
744 (31.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
705 (29.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
701 (29.2) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
687 (28.6) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
658 (27.4) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
653 (27.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
636 (26.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
629 (26.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
627 (26.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
613 (25.5) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
607 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
81/12 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
80/08 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
80/03 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/00 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
78/00 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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
JABIRU AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 6.0mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 5.0mm/h
13.8mm in 31 min to 16:01 26.7mm/h
11.0mm in 29 min to 16:30 22.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 24.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 8.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
PORT AUGUSTA AERO
6.6mm in 19 min to 14:28 20.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
Northeast
YUNTA AIRSTRIP
6.4mm in 12 min to 16:55 32.0mm/h
9.0mm in 35 min to 17:30 15.4mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
Lower SE
PADTHAWAY SOUTH
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 30.8mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 33.0mm/h
72.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 24.0mm/h
Central Coast E
WOOLSHED
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
9.0mm in 23 min to 20:00 23.5mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
COWRA AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
N Central
MANGALORE AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
EILDON FIRE TOWER
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
W Coast
MORTLAKE RACECOURSE
8.4mm in 14 min to 14:30 36.0mm/h
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB
7.6mm in 3 min to 13:53 152.0mm/h
3.0mm in 2 min to 13:55 90.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
HERON ISLAND RES STN : 76(140/ 65 ) at 02:57
RUNDLE ISLAND : 80(130/ 74 ) at 08:43
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(100/ 72 ) at 03:52
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(130/ 65 ) at 00:40