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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1653 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035019

CLERMONT SIRIUS ST

-3.5

-2.6

07/07/1982

48

-2.6

07/07/1982

49

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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:41EST, 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 19.1 -0.4 11.4 +1.9 8.6 0.4 2.0 -- 302 (12.6) 31/14
PERTH AIRPORT 19.4 +1.5 11.4 +3.3 8.7 0.8 2.4 4.7 391 (16.3) 52/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.3 +2.5 9.5 +2.0 7.6 1.8 1.4 5.7 519 (21.6) 63/11
BUNBURY 18.2 +1.0 11.3 +4.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 406 (16.9) 63/21
MANDURAH 17.7 -- 14.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 560 (23.3) 70/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4 -0.1 17.2 -2.0 16.0 0.0 6.2 9.5 337 (14.0) 34/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.8 +3.1 1.6 -2.4 -0.9 0.0 4.0 10.4 144 ( 6.0) 24/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.7 +2.8 7.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 528 (22.0) 44/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 +0.9 9.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- 4.1 344 (14.3) 39/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 +0.5 4.4 -0.8 3.1 0.0 0.8 3.2 397 (16.5) 50/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.2 -0.5 -0.4 -9.0 -2.2 0.0 3.4 10.5 182 ( 7.6) 24/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 +0.4 13.4 -3.6 11.9 0.0 6.2 9.1 506 (21.1) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.8 -1.3 6.9 -6.7 4.5 0.0 5.2 10.8 209 ( 8.7) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 20.2 -1.1 7.5 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 320 (13.3) 34/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 +0.9 3.2 -6.3 -0.2 0.0 5.6 -- 265 (11.0) 21/15
BUNDABERG AERO 21.4 -0.6 6.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 368 (15.3) 30/09
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -0.1 7.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.8 +0.3 9.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 28/08
BRISBANE AERO 19.8 -1.1 6.6 -2.2 3.3 0.0 4.0 9.0 357 (14.9) 26/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 -0.1 3.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 30/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.0 +0.9 1.9 -2.8 -1.4 0.0 1.4 -- 63 ( 2.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.8 -0.9 5.3 -2.2 2.4 0.0 2.4 9.1 388 (16.2) 24/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.8 +0.1 5.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 +1.0 6.3 0.0 4.4 1.2 1.4 9.8 367 (15.3) 26/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.1 +1.6 4.1 -0.5 0.8 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.1 +0.8 0.4 -1.0 -4.5 0.2 0.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.0 -0.2 0.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.7 +1.7 7.3 +0.2 5.1 0.0 3.0 9.8 512 (21.3) 26/08
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 +1.2 1.2 -2.3 -1.5 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 21/21
BELLAMBI AWS 18.5 +1.7 8.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 34/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.8 +0.5 -3.4 -3.3 -7.1 0.0 1.4 7.1 139 ( 5.8) 41/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.1 +0.4 -1.7 -4.4 -5.2 0.0 1.6 7.6 96 ( 4.0) 24/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -1.0 -1.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.3 +2.0 3.0 -1.3 0.0 0.0 1.6 8.0 281 (11.7) 43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.9 -1.1 -0.4 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.3 -0.2 -0.6 -3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.6 +0.2 6.6 +0.6 2.6 0.0 2.0 -- 130 ( 5.4) 35/15
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.6 +0.8 3.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8 -0.2 2.1 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 329 (13.7) 55/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -0.6 0.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 26 ( 1.1) 24/
HOBART AIRPORT 10.8 -1.6 1.6 -2.5 -1.7 0.0 0.8 6.6 283 (11.8) 28/07
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

31.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+4.5 : 24.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+3.9 : 24.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+3.8 : 22.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+3.6 : 19.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+3.5 : 21.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 12.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.8 : 11.8 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+5.7 : 13.9 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+5.7 : 13.5 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
+5.3 : 14.8 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+5.3 : 9.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.3 : 15.4 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.0 : 15.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-2.7 : -0.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 : 8.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.6 : 16.1 MULLEWA Central West WA
-2.6 : 6.5 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC

-8.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.2 : -3.5 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-9.2 : 1.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.0 : -0.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.4 : 1.7 WOOLSHED Central Coast 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.
44.0 YELLANUP Lower West WA
35.4 HAWKS NEST GOLF CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
35.0 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN) Hunter Valley NSW
20.0 LAKE LESCHENAULTIA Lower West WA
20.0 STOKES INLET Lower West WA

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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3.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1120 (46.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1019 (42.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1001 (41.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
816 (34.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
815 (34.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
797 (33.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
715 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
698 (29.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
682 (28.4) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
674 (28.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
664 (27.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
648 (27.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
621 (25.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
620 (25.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
620 (25.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
616 (25.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
611 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
91/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
81/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/04 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
76/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/15 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
76/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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
BICKLEY
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
7.2mm in 19 min to 23:19 22.7mm/h
MANJIMUP
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
16.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
BUNBURY
12.8mm in 54 min to 22:00 14.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.2mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 82(290/ 67 ) at 16:56
CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(300/ 70 ) at 11:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 72(350/ 65 ) at 03:30