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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1543 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

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060139

PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

95.0

87.0

30/06/2005

14

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

20.4

19.6

10/06/2009

15

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 04:32EST, 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 22.3 +1.4 8.8 -2.2 7.7 0.0 3.8 -- 431 (18.0) 35/13
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 +1.2 10.2 +1.2 7.6 0.0 3.2 5.5 405 (16.9) 35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.0 +0.4 12.5 +4.4 11.6 2.2 4.2 2.4 546 (22.8) 52/00
BUNBURY 19.2 +0.8 13.9 +5.8 -- 7.8 -- -- 533 (22.2) 63/21
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 13.8 -- -- 11.6 -- -- 719 (30.0) 68/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.9 -1.7 19.0 -0.9 17.8 0.0 7.6 10.7 414 (17.3) 41/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.5 -3.3 0.8 -4.3 -1.3 0.0 7.2 10.2 246 (10.3) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.9 -0.4 5.3 -0.8 -- 0.4 1.2 -- 122 ( 5.1) 26/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.3 +1.2 4.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 0.8 8.6 132 ( 5.5) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 +0.5 4.2 -1.6 2.4 0.4 1.0 8.7 188 ( 7.8) 30/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.7 -2.2 6.2 -3.8 2.5 0.0 5.0 10.4 351 (14.6) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.9 -0.1 19.5 +1.7 18.3 0.0 4.8 0.8 442 (18.4) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +1.3 14.0 -0.6 12.7 0.0 4.4 8.9 289 (12.0) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 21.5 -0.4 12.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 355 (14.8) 34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 +1.1 6.4 -4.5 3.0 0.0 3.6 -- 171 ( 7.1) 24/10
BUNDABERG AERO 19.7 -2.9 13.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 316 (13.2) 37/09
NAMBOUR DPI 19.0 -2.6 11.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.1 -1.0 14.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 46/09
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 +0.2 10.8 +0.3 6.9 0.0 2.4 4.9 317 (13.2) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.3 -0.7 5.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 35/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.1 +1.3 9.6 +3.5 5.2 0.0 3.0 -- 278 (11.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.0 -3.4 12.4 +3.3 11.5 12.2 2.8 0.0 570 (23.8) 39/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -2.7 11.4 +3.4 -- 95.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -1.0 9.7 +1.8 7.4 6.2 1.4 1.3 307 (12.8) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.2 -1.7 7.8 +1.3 4.4 8.6 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.2 +1.7 1.8 -0.8 -2.5 0.0 2.4 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +1.9 5.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 43/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.0 -1.6 10.2 +1.7 8.2 5.8 1.0 3.3 385 (16.0) 37/18
RICHMOND RAAF 17.8 -0.2 6.5 +1.6 3.1 1.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 28/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.0 -0.7 11.5 +0.5 -- 16.4 -- -- 323 (13.5) 35/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 +0.8 -1.0 -2.0 -3.7 0.0 1.2 3.2 129 ( 5.4) 22/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.9 +2.1 1.4 -2.3 -2.6 0.0 1.0 8.9 162 ( 6.8) 22/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.7 +0.5 0.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 11/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.6 +0.6 4.1 -1.1 0.9 0.2 1.0 8.4 203 ( 8.5) 22/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 +1.2 -0.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 154 ( 6.4) 22/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.8 +2.6 -0.7 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 15/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.6 +3.6 4.6 -2.3 4.6 0.0 0.2 -- 90 ( 3.8) 46/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.8 +0.2 3.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 22/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +1.4 -1.1 -5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 26/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +1.1 5.0 +2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 15/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.2 +1.3 5.4 +0.8 1.1 0.0 0.4 6.7 302 (12.6) 30/20
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

33.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.1 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+5.4 : 25.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 23.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 25.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.0 : 24.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+4.8 : 21.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.8 : 24.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+7.1 : 12.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+6.8 : 12.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.8 : 13.9 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+5.5 : 9.8 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
+5.3 : 12.9 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+5.3 : 5.7 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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

3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : 22.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 23.3 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-5.0 : 24.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-5.0 : 24.8 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

-12.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.8 : -12.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.4 : 3.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.8 : 5.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-6.7 : 6.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-6.7 : -1.1 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC

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.
98.4 CRESCENT HEAD MidNorth Coast N NSW
95.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
87.6 CRESCENT HEAD (DELICATE NOBBY (BIG HILL MidNorth Coast N NSW
77.0 KUNDABUNG (RAVENSWOOD RD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
71.4 LOWER BUCCA MidNorth Coast N NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
62.2 KIRUP

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
98.4 CRESCENT HEAD
87.6 CRESCENT HEAD (DELICATE NOBBY (BIG HILL
71.4 LOWER BUCCA
51.0 GLENREAGH POST OFFICE
MidNorth Coast S
95.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
77.0 KUNDABUNG (RAVENSWOOD RD)
52.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
1.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1199 (50.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
929 (38.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
907 (37.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
858 (35.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
811 (33.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
785 (32.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
771 (32.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
728 (30.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
719 (30.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
679 (28.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
654 (27.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
637 (26.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
622 (25.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
617 (25.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
616 (25.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
611 (25.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
600 (25.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
87/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
78/00 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
76/23 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
76/03 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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
Lower West
GINGIN AERO
18.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 18.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
BUSSELTON
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
COLLIE EAST
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.8mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
11.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.8mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT
14.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
6.0mm in 12 min to 19:00 30.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
4.8mm in 12 min to 18:41 24.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
6.2mm in 15 min to 15:15 24.8mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 19.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
BELLAMBI AWS
9.6mm in 28 min to 18:58 20.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
24.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 8.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(300/ 67 ) at 19:38
BUSSELTON AERO : 78(290/ 63 ) at 00:45