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2009

Dec

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1529 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035149

BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN

-9.0

-7.7

26/06/1971

38

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

-9.0

-5.5

24/06/1985

35

-6.2

14/07/1992

37

1 P

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

2.7

4.4

21/06/2004

15

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039004

BARALABA POST OFFICE

-1.2

-1.0

27/06/1982

42

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039089

THANGOOL WINSTON STREET

-2.8

-2.7

30/06/1997

17

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

-4.0

-2.9

27/06/1986

36

1 P

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

5.2

5.2

28/06/2007

15

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040405

HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

1.8

3.0

03/06/2000

11

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040861

MAROOCHYDORE AERO

1.5

1.5

25/06/1998

15

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040908

TEWANTIN RSL PARK

4.1

4.3

24/06/1998

14

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

-4.6

-3.8

30/06/2004

18

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070339

TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS

2.6

4.8

15/06/2006

14

4.8

15/06/2006

15

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

6.0

7.1

03/06/2000

15

6.4

28/05/2000

16

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

6.0

6.8

14/06/1999

14

6.0

28/05/2000

16

1 Y

VIC

E Central

088162

WALLAN (KILMORE GAP)

4.8

4.8

17/06/1995

15

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 04:29EST, 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 18.2 -2.7 10.4 -0.6 9.6 3.4 2.4 -- 406 (16.9) 34/11
PERTH AIRPORT 16.6 -2.3 4.2 -4.8 3.5 7.2 2.2 5.8 230 ( 9.6) 22/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.1 -2.5 7.6 -0.5 6.6 7.0 2.4 3.7 314 (13.1) 43/06
BUNBURY 16.4 -2.0 2.1 -6.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 30/14
MANDURAH 16.3 -- 7.6 -- -- 2.8 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 22/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.1 -0.5 16.0 -3.9 13.5 0.0 7.4 10.3 348 (14.5) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.2 +3.4 6.1 +1.0 3.9 0.0 4.4 10.1 272 (11.3) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 14.8 -2.5 8.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 446 (18.6) 65/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.8 -2.3 9.1 +1.0 3.4 0.0 1.6 -- 286 (11.9) 43/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.3 -2.5 5.2 -0.6 2.8 0.0 1.6 2.4 394 (16.4) 52/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.3 -0.6 2.8 -7.2 1.3 0.0 4.6 10.5 267 (11.1) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.9 -0.1 17.2 -0.6 15.2 0.0 7.8 10.7 527 (22.0) 52/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.7 -1.9 9.5 -5.1 7.0 0.0 5.6 10.6 326 (13.6) 35/10
MACKAY M.O 18.9 -3.0 8.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 450 (18.8) 43/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.7 -2.8 2.7 -8.2 -1.7 0.0 5.2 -- 247 (10.3) 21/15
BUNDABERG AERO 19.3 -3.3 4.3 -7.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 380 (15.8) 28/12
NAMBOUR DPI 19.0 -2.6 3.0 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.3 -1.8 2.5 -9.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 52/10
BRISBANE AERO 18.7 -2.6 3.4 -7.1 -1.8 0.0 2.4 9.9 303 (12.6) 28/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.4 -2.6 -0.8 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 35/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.8 -1.0 -0.1 -6.2 -4.0 0.0 1.6 -- 117 ( 4.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -1.3 3.4 -5.7 1.4 0.0 1.8 9.5 232 ( 9.7) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -1.3 6.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.1 -1.5 5.2 -2.7 3.5 0.0 5.4 9.6 615 (25.6) 37/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.4 -0.5 3.7 -2.8 0.0 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 30/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.1 -0.4 -3.5 -6.1 -6.0 0.0 0.8 7.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.6 -2.8 -2.4 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 17/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.6 0.0 6.3 -2.2 1.8 0.0 3.0 9.4 627 (26.1) 39/00
RICHMOND RAAF 16.2 -1.8 -0.8 -5.7 -3.8 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 17/14
BELLAMBI AWS 15.9 -1.8 7.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 35/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 4.1 -8.1 -2.2 -3.2 -5.0 0.2 1.8 0.0 128 ( 5.3) 17/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 7.5 -6.3 -0.9 -4.6 -3.8 0.2 0.8 0.8 135 ( 5.6) 22/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 8.2 -6.0 -1.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) 15/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 11.6 -4.4 1.0 -4.2 -2.0 0.0 1.2 2.0 183 ( 7.6) 39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.3 -3.7 -1.9 -5.6 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 203 ( 8.5) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 9.8 -3.4 -2.8 -6.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 10.8 -3.2 5.3 -1.6 2.8 0.0 0.8 -- 106 ( 4.4) 28/11
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 11.9 -2.7 3.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 39/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.1 -2.7 0.2 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 315 (13.1) 59/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.3 -1.8 1.4 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 21/15
HOBART AIRPORT 12.9 0.0 4.9 +0.3 2.0 0.2 0.4 3.2 234 ( 9.8) 30/09
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

32.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
31.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.1 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD

+7.5 : 28.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.9 : 24.6 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+4.7 : 24.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+4.3 : 24.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+4.2 : 23.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.3 : 14.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.3 : 22.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 13.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 12.8 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.5 : 20.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

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

-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : 2.6 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.1 : 4.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 : 6.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.8 : 6.0 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-6.7 : 5.7 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.8 : 2.7 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
-10.7 : -4.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-10.1 : -1.2 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-10.1 : -2.8 THANGOOL WINSTON STREET Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-10.1 : 1.8 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-10.1 : -4.6 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

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.
81.6 SHERLOCK E Pilbara WA
52.2 WARAMBIE E Pilbara WA
50.8 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON) NW Slopes S NSW
34.2 PYRAMID STATION E Pilbara WA
34.0 PEPPERMINT GROVE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
81.6 SHERLOCK
52.2 WARAMBIE
34.2 PYRAMID STATION
Lower West
34.0 PEPPERMINT GROVE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
50.8 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON)

10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

1076 (44.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1075 (44.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1050 (43.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
930 (38.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
920 (38.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
913 (38.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
896 (37.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
891 (37.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
890 (37.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
884 (36.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
784 (32.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
754 (31.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
744 (31.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
690 (28.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
689 (28.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
666 (27.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
647 (27.0) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
642 (26.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
639 (26.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
637 (26.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
629 (26.2) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
615 (25.6) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
91/16 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
89/03 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
87/20 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
85/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/10 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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(350/ 65 ) at 20:52
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 87(350/ 67 ) at 23:19
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(260/ 67 ) at 22:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 89(290/ 67 ) at 03:40