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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1707 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 minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

21.4

20.3

16/07/1995

22

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

E Coast

092114

FRIENDLY BEACHES

-0.9

-0.5

05/07/2008

13

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

37.3

37.0

25/07/1998

12

1 Y

WA

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

32.9

32.9

26/07/1998

23

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

33.4

32.7

22/07/1996

35

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 04:42EST, 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 17.5 -2.0 9.5 0.0 8.0 8.2 2.6 -- 283 (11.8) 34/13
PERTH AIRPORT 16.3 -1.6 3.9 -4.2 2.4 0.0 1.6 9.0 396 (16.5) 34/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.7 -2.1 4.5 -3.0 2.8 0.4 2.6 7.8 310 (12.9) 35/12
BUNBURY 14.1 -3.1 2.7 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 48/21
MANDURAH 15.2 -- 7.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 54/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +3.1 19.9 +0.7 18.9 0.0 5.6 11.0 212 ( 8.8) 50/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.2 +3.5 1.6 -2.4 -0.2 0.0 5.4 10.5 240 (10.0) 26/10
WHYALLA AERO 19.3 +2.4 1.8 -3.5 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 206 ( 8.6) 44/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 +0.9 6.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 1.4 7.8 192 ( 8.0) 44/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.0 -1.1 2.2 -3.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 258 (10.8) 48/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.9 +0.2 10.7 +2.1 6.3 0.0 7.8 10.5 316 (13.2) 31/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +4.2 16.1 -0.9 13.1 0.0 6.4 10.6 347 (14.5) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +2.7 12.7 -0.9 11.0 0.0 5.2 9.7 208 ( 8.7) 31/15
MACKAY M.O 21.8 +0.5 14.0 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- 10.0 227 ( 9.5) 41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +3.1 13.3 +3.8 10.6 0.0 4.2 -- 177 ( 7.4) 26/09
BUNDABERG AERO 21.8 -0.2 11.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 359 (15.0) 37/16
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- 12.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.8 -0.7 11.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 44/08
BRISBANE AERO 20.2 -0.7 8.4 -0.4 3.4 0.0 4.0 9.6 394 (16.4) 35/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.3 -1.3 4.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 31/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.9 -0.2 1.8 -2.9 -2.0 0.0 2.4 -- 136 ( 5.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0 -0.7 8.1 +0.6 3.7 0.0 3.4 8.4 366 (15.3) 41/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -1.0 7.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.0 -1.0 8.4 +2.1 7.0 2.4 3.2 3.4 421 (17.5) 31/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.6 -0.9 7.4 +2.8 3.9 4.8 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 21/03
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.5 +1.2 -0.5 -1.9 -3.6 2.0 0.0 8.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.6 +0.4 -0.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 26/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.5 -1.5 8.0 +0.9 4.6 0.6 2.2 9.4 581 (24.2) 31/11
RICHMOND RAAF 16.9 -0.5 3.4 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 18/15
BELLAMBI AWS 15.6 -1.2 8.8 -1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 429 (17.9) 34/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.1 -0.2 -3.2 -3.1 -4.6 3.0 1.2 8.6 137 ( 5.7) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.8 +0.1 -1.4 -4.1 -4.2 0.0 0.4 8.9 166 ( 6.9) 15/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -0.1 -0.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 22/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.1 -0.2 -1.8 -6.1 -5.0 0.0 1.8 9.2 128 ( 5.3) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.0 0.0 -3.2 -6.1 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 233 ( 9.7) 31/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.7 -0.8 -2.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 35/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.3 -0.1 3.9 -2.1 2.0 0.0 0.4 -- 103 ( 4.3) 24/14
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 12.5 -1.3 1.2 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 50/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.7 -0.3 -1.8 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 46/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.3 -2.3 -1.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 41/20
HOBART AIRPORT 11.2 -1.2 2.1 -2.0 -1.4 0.0 3.0 4.6 327 (13.6) 35/18
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

37.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 33.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+6.9 : 28.7 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 32.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
+6.4 : 37.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 33.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.8 : 18.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+10.0 : 20.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+9.4 : 21.4 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
+7.9 : 18.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+7.8 : 13.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.8 : 16.5 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

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

-1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.8 : 12.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-3.7 : 13.8 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-3.5 : 13.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-3.5 : 8.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-3.5 : 5.9 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-3.5 : 7.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

-11.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.9 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : -1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.0 : -3.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-6.6 : -0.9 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
-6.4 : -3.2 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
-6.3 : 0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
28.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
24.6 WOLLAR (BARRIGAN ST) C Tablelands N NSW
24.0 BISCUIT FLAT (WOOLMIT) Lower SE SA
23.6 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
23.6 GELLIBRAND RIVER FORESTRY W Coast VIC

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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2.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

809 (33.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
790 (32.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
769 (32.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
687 (28.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
627 (26.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
106/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
100/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(220/ 74 ) at 23:33
CAPE NATURALISTE : 85(230/ 70 ) at 22:25
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(270/ 70 ) at 23:30