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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1517 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

VIC

Mallee S

077094

SWAN HILL AERODROME

18.6

17.2

13/06/2001

13

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092015

GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)

110.6

104.6

04/06/2009

11

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

099001

DEAL ISLAND

79.0

69.9

12/06/1891

113

1 y

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

099015

WHITEMARK POST OFFICE

37.6

36.6

30/06/1967

48

1 y

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

099019

KILLIECRANKIE

59.8

40.0

09/06/1977

42

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

29.2

29.0

17/06/2002

15

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 04:28EST, 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 21.2 +0.3 8.2 -2.8 6.0 0.0 3.2 -- 309 (12.9) 30/16
PERTH AIRPORT 17.7 -1.2 4.2 -4.8 3.0 0.0 1.8 9.0 231 ( 9.6) 26/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.6 -1.0 9.5 +1.4 8.2 5.8 3.2 2.7 319 (13.3) 28/05
BUNBURY 17.3 -1.1 2.6 -5.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 17/12
MANDURAH 17.8 -- 8.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 26/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 +0.6 20.6 +0.7 19.9 0.0 5.2 10.3 278 (11.6) 30/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.5 -2.3 4.6 -0.5 2.9 0.0 4.0 10.3 322 (13.4) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 +1.4 8.8 +2.7 -- 0.2 1.4 -- 274 (11.4) 52/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 -0.2 9.5 +1.4 -- 6.2 -- 3.9 157 ( 6.5) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 +0.3 5.6 -0.2 3.8 4.2 1.0 3.3 230 ( 9.6) 30/18
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.1 -0.8 12.2 +2.2 8.4 0.0 7.6 10.0 368 (15.3) 31/04
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +0.9 17.0 -0.8 13.1 0.0 4.0 9.4 186 ( 7.8) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +3.5 16.6 +2.0 14.8 0.0 4.2 9.0 156 ( 6.5) 28/11
MACKAY M.O 28.0 +6.1 18.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 228 ( 9.5) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 +6.8 16.3 +5.4 14.1 0.0 3.4 -- 200 ( 8.3) 44/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.1 +4.5 18.0 +6.4 -- 0.4 1.8 -- 233 ( 9.7) 34/09
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +3.4 16.0 +6.7 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.4 +1.3 12.3 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 31/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 +1.8 13.1 +2.6 10.4 0.0 2.0 7.9 192 ( 8.0) 48/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.8 +0.8 10.6 +3.1 -- 4.2 -- -- 298 (12.4) 74/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 -0.1 9.7 +3.6 6.0 7.8 2.8 -- 106 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.0 +0.6 10.8 +1.7 8.3 0.0 1.8 6.8 255 (10.6) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +0.6 8.2 +0.2 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.1 +1.5 6.9 -1.0 4.4 0.2 2.2 6.9 289 (12.0) 50/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 +1.5 6.8 +0.3 3.6 1.4 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.4 -1.1 3.5 +0.9 1.8 14.4 3.0 2.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -0.9 6.6 +2.0 -- 4.8 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 43/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 +2.3 10.0 +1.5 6.4 0.8 3.8 6.6 349 (14.5) 48/14
RICHMOND RAAF 19.3 +1.3 8.1 +3.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 +1.4 12.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 50/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.5 -0.7 4.5 +3.5 5.5 0.6 1.2 3.8 251 (10.5) 41/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.9 -1.9 5.2 +1.5 7.4 4.2 0.8 0.9 222 ( 9.3) 30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.6 -2.6 4.7 +0.8 -- 14.4 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.4 -0.6 6.1 +0.9 4.0 2.8 1.6 5.8 208 ( 8.7) 34/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.4 -2.6 6.4 +2.7 -- 5.6 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 22/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.6 -1.6 4.6 +1.0 -- 6.6 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.6 +0.6 6.9 0.0 4.3 0.6 1.0 -- 89 ( 3.7) 15/11
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.6 -1.0 6.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 43/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.3 -1.5 4.7 +0.7 -- 3.8 -- -- 354 (14.8) 24/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 0.0 9.1 +6.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 43/04
HOBART AIRPORT 14.5 +1.6 9.7 +5.1 9.1 14.8 2.2 1.7 378 (15.8) 43/02
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

35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 29.2 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
+6.8 : 30.3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.1 : 28.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
+5.7 : 28.9 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.7 : 29.1 GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 8.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+6.9 : 14.4 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.9 : 8.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+6.8 : 12.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+6.8 : 8.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+6.8 : 8.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

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

-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.6 : 1.9 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.5 : 17.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-3.5 : -0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.4 : 5.2 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-3.4 : -0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 2.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.7 : 1.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.6 : 7.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-5.5 : 2.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-4.9 : 1.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD 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.
110.6 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE) E Coast TAS
107.0 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD) E Coast TAS
83.8 ST MARYS (CLIVE STREET) E Coast TAS
79.0 DEAL ISLAND Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
68.0 BADGER CORNER Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

TASMANIA
E Coast
110.6 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)
107.0 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD)
83.8 ST MARYS (CLIVE STREET)
54.8 ST MARYS (CULLENSWOOD)
53.4 CORNWALL
50.8 ROSEMOUNT FLAT
Flinders Is/Bass St
79.0 DEAL ISLAND
68.0 BADGER CORNER
59.8 KILLIECRANKIE
55.0 CAPE BARREN ISLAND (CAPE BARREN SCHOOL)

ISLANDS
Islands
50.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)

10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

923 (38.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
853 (35.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
847 (35.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
818 (34.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
814 (33.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
793 (33.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
682 (28.4) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
637 (26.5) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
**S** 117/17 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
78/09 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/13 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
76/17 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
74/07 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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.8mm/h

TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 83(220/ 67 ) at 05:30
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 72(190/ 65 ) at 03:00