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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1504 EST on 19/01/2010. 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

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040167

PALEN CREEK CORRECTIONAL

150.3

126.2

23/06/1950

66

1 y

QLD

Warrego

044029

DILLALAH

91.0

70.4

09/06/1912

58

1 n

QLD

Warrego

044063

QUILBERRY STATION

109.0

57.0

09/06/2006

88

1 y

QLD

Warrego

044174

WALLEN

42.6

34.8

10/06/2006

35

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

30.8

30.8

04/06/1990

37

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

25.4

24.7

12/06/2000

18

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

26.2

25.7

12/06/2000

16

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009569

BUSSELTON

22.2

21.7

02/06/2007

11

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009603

BUSSELTON AERO

23.1

22.4

02/06/2007

12

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

22.5

21.5

02/06/2007

11

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

23.6

23.0

17/06/1997

32

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

23.7

23.1

02/06/2007

14

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 04:26EST, 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 24.2 +3.3 13.0 +2.0 11.2 0.2 2.4 -- 298 (12.4) 30/13
PERTH AIRPORT 25.3 +6.4 13.9 +4.9 10.4 0.0 2.2 8.0 333 (13.9) 37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.3 +5.7 5.4 -2.7 4.8 0.8 0.2 7.1 114 ( 4.8) --
BUNBURY 23.7 +5.3 8.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 24/10
MANDURAH 25.3 -- 12.8 -- -- 3.8 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 48/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +2.7 22.3 +2.4 21.7 0.0 4.6 9.7 294 (12.3) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 10.9 -8.9 9.0 +3.9 9.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 295 (12.3) 24/18
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -1.9 4.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 134 ( 5.6) 26/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 +0.5 9.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 1.6 2.4 213 ( 8.9) 31/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -1.7 7.8 +2.0 5.4 0.6 1.2 0.0 172 ( 7.2) 24/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.2 +2.3 14.2 +4.2 13.0 0.0 6.4 9.2 334 (13.9) 31/00
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +1.7 21.1 +3.3 19.7 3.6 2.6 5.2 441 (18.4) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.7 +2.1 17.7 +3.1 16.2 0.4 6.4 5.9 438 (18.3) 57/12
MACKAY M.O 23.7 +1.8 19.2 +5.2 -- 5.0 -- 4.7 503 (21.0) 52/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.3 +1.8 15.1 +4.2 13.3 0.0 6.6 -- 399 (16.6) 39/14
BUNDABERG AERO 22.7 +0.1 14.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 433 (18.0) 48/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 +0.4 14.0 +4.7 -- 14.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.7 -0.4 14.6 +3.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 43/15
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 -0.4 13.8 +3.3 11.2 1.4 3.4 5.3 341 (14.2) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.1 +0.1 10.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 649 (27.0) 61/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.9 +0.1 11.7 +5.6 8.0 0.2 1.8 -- 223 ( 9.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 -0.4 10.7 +1.6 8.9 0.4 1.4 3.6 396 (16.5) 34/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -3.7 9.9 +1.9 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.6 0.0 9.6 +1.7 8.2 0.0 2.4 0.7 257 (10.7) 17/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.0 -0.9 9.2 +2.7 7.4 3.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 15/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.5 0.0 7.0 +4.4 5.7 0.8 1.8 1.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -2.6 10.8 +6.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 614 (25.6) 54/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 -0.6 13.9 +5.4 10.2 0.2 3.0 0.0 524 (21.8) 31/00
RICHMOND RAAF 15.8 -2.2 9.8 +4.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 17/22
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 +0.2 15.6 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 37/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.2 +1.0 6.1 +5.1 3.1 0.4 1.2 0.1 189 ( 7.9) 24/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 +1.0 8.1 +4.4 9.0 1.0 3.8 0.2 545 (22.7) 46/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.3 +0.1 8.0 +4.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 13/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.2 -1.8 10.7 +5.5 10.3 10.2 2.6 0.0 291 (12.1) 24/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.6 -0.4 6.4 +2.7 -- 1.4 4.8 -- 234 ( 9.8) 35/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.2 -1.0 9.3 +5.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 275 (11.5) 28/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.8 +0.8 6.8 -0.1 6.0 0.0 0.4 -- 80 ( 3.3) 15/20
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.8 -0.8 6.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 15/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.8 0.0 8.6 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 35/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 -0.5 3.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 17/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.9 0.0 2.6 -2.0 -0.4 0.0 0.6 7.4 297 (12.4) 24/01
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

34.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 23.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.3 : 23.0 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.1 : 30.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+7.1 : 22.3 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+7.0 : 22.9 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.4 : 18.8 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+9.3 : 14.2 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.0 : 11.3 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+8.6 : 9.9 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+8.4 : 11.1 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW

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

2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.0 : 12.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 10.1 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 12.0 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-8.3 : 14.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

-5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-3.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

-5.8 : -0.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.4 : 1.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.3 : -5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.2 : -3.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-5.0 : 1.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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.
150.3 PALEN CREEK CORRECTIONAL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
109.0 QUILBERRY STATION Warrego QLD
91.0 DILLALAH Warrego QLD
57.0 PINGINE Warrego QLD
51.0 COWLEY STATION Warrego QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
150.3 PALEN CREEK CORRECTIONAL
Warrego
109.0 QUILBERRY STATION
91.0 DILLALAH
57.0 PINGINE
51.0 COWLEY STATION

9.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
9.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

.....

0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1043 (43.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1023 (42.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1020 (42.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1020 (42.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1011 (42.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
952 (39.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
933 (38.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
816 (34.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
810 (33.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
745 (31.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
744 (31.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
743 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
738 (30.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
727 (30.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
688 (28.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
670 (27.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
649 (27.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
634 (26.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
625 (26.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
614 (25.6) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
612 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
68/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
65/04 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
63/04 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/17 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
61/10 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
KARRATHA AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h
Central West
ERADU AG STATION
10.8mm in 22 min to 16:22 29.5mm/h
10.8mm in 38 min to 17:00 17.1mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
5.8mm in 31 min to 08:00 11.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.6mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
4.2mm in 3 min to 16:27 84.0mm/h
6.4mm in 33 min to 17:00 11.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
10.8mm in 14 min to 17:44 46.3mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.4mm/h
None reported