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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1520 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

W Gippsland

085293

CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG)

38.0

33.0

28/06/2002

18

1 y

VIC

W Coast

090175

PORT FAIRY AWS

46.4

23.6

15/06/2004

16

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 04:28EST, 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 22.8 +1.9 8.1 -2.9 5.6 0.0 3.2 -- 294 (12.3) 41/23
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 +2.1 6.5 -2.5 4.9 0.0 2.2 9.2 249 (10.4) 21/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.5 -0.1 4.8 -3.3 3.7 4.8 1.2 6.7 165 ( 6.9) 15/10
BUNBURY 18.8 +0.4 4.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 21/11
MANDURAH 18.9 -- 9.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 21/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +2.2 22.4 +2.5 21.9 0.0 6.6 10.2 249 (10.4) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.3 -2.5 4.1 -1.0 2.1 0.0 3.4 10.3 260 (10.8) 24/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -0.6 7.5 +1.4 -- 2.6 3.6 -- 337 (14.0) 52/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.9 -1.2 10.5 +2.4 7.3 3.2 -- 6.4 295 (12.3) 48/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.8 -2.0 6.4 +0.6 5.0 14.2 0.8 3.4 283 (11.8) 44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.4 -2.5 9.2 -0.8 6.0 0.0 5.0 10.5 317 (13.2) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 +2.4 18.4 +0.6 14.9 0.0 4.2 7.7 107 ( 4.5) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +3.2 16.0 +1.4 12.8 0.0 5.4 9.2 226 ( 9.4) 35/10
MACKAY M.O 23.8 +1.9 15.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- 8.4 274 (11.4) 31/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +2.8 9.8 -1.1 6.3 0.0 6.4 -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/13
BUNDABERG AERO 22.3 -0.3 10.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 278 (11.6) 28/10
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +1.4 8.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.9 +0.8 7.1 -4.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.7 +0.4 8.4 -2.1 4.0 1.0 4.4 10.0 337 (14.0) 37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.2 +0.2 6.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 43/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.4 +0.6 10.0 +3.9 5.5 0.8 1.2 -- 232 ( 9.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.0 +0.6 6.0 -3.1 3.9 0.0 1.4 9.5 49 ( 2.0) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +1.5 4.8 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.7 +2.1 10.2 +2.3 7.0 0.0 3.0 9.1 401 (16.7) 63/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.6 +1.7 5.3 -1.2 2.2 0.2 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 30/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.9 -1.6 4.4 +1.8 4.3 13.4 2.0 1.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +0.1 9.8 +5.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 307 (12.8) 43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.1 +2.5 10.0 +1.5 -- 0.2 3.2 9.0 403 (16.8) 44/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 +0.7 8.6 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 52/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 +0.4 9.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 46/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.2 0.0 7.0 +6.0 5.4 2.6 2.0 5.4 482 (20.1) 43/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.2 -0.6 8.9 +5.2 7.9 8.2 1.2 4.0 229 ( 9.5) 41/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -2.2 9.0 +5.1 -- 4.6 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.1 -0.9 7.0 +1.8 5.3 0.0 1.0 6.5 315 (13.1) 48/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.8 -1.2 8.4 +4.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -1.2 4.6 +1.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 31/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.3 +0.3 10.1 +3.2 7.6 1.6 1.2 -- 102 ( 4.3) 24/15
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.3 -0.3 8.7 +2.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 466 (19.4) 50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 +0.8 6.3 +2.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 308 (12.8) 39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.1 +2.0 8.4 +5.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 22/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.2 +1.3 8.6 +4.0 6.2 0.0 1.2 2.2 326 (13.6) 35/14
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

34.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
33.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+4.1 : 27.6 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
+3.7 : 25.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+3.5 : 25.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
+3.5 : 14.7 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.3 : 11.3 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
+6.3 : 10.7 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.2 : 11.1 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.2 : 9.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

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

-1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.0 : 1.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 : 10.8 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
-3.9 : 4.7 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-3.7 : 7.5 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-3.6 : -0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 6.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-6.6 : 0.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 6.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.0 : 3.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.9 : 0.4 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.
57.0 PRINCETOWN W Coast VIC
47.0 RENISON BELL W Coast TAS
46.4 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
40.0 STOCKINBINGAL (SUNNYDALE) SW Slopes N NSW
38.0 CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG) W Gippsland VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
SW Slopes N
40.0 STOCKINBINGAL (SUNNYDALE)

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
38.0 CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG)
W Coast
57.0 PRINCETOWN
46.4 PORT FAIRY AWS
47.0 RENISON BELL

10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1016 (42.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
969 (40.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
882 (36.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
879 (36.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
804 (33.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
759 (31.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
747 (31.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
691 (28.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
690 (28.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
682 (28.4) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
661 (27.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
657 (27.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
655 (27.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
638 (26.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
605 (25.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
**S** 98/23 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
96/23 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
85/22 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
78/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.8mm/h
W Coast
PORT FAIRY AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
5.8mm in 12 min to 09:53 29.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.8mm/h
5.6mm in 8 min to 11:38 42.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.8mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.6mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 82(260/ 63 ) at 21:07
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA AWS : 85(250/ 67 ) at 22:54