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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1716 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

29.9

29.7

20/07/2008

11

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 04:43EST, 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 18.3 -1.2 3.9 -5.6 0.6 0.0 2.6 -- 329 (13.7) 26/09
PERTH AIRPORT 17.8 -0.1 3.6 -4.5 1.7 0.0 1.2 7.5 166 ( 6.9) 31/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.8 -1.0 10.1 +2.6 8.6 0.0 1.6 3.5 316 (13.2) 31/14
BUNBURY 16.3 -0.9 6.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 22/13
MANDURAH 16.7 -- 8.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 26/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +1.8 20.0 +0.8 18.2 0.0 5.0 10.7 315 (13.1) 44/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.3 -3.4 2.1 -1.9 0.2 0.0 5.0 10.7 391 (16.3) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 +1.0 5.6 +0.3 -- 2.0 2.8 -- 239 (10.0) 30/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.6 +0.3 10.0 +2.5 6.8 12.6 0.2 2.8 234 ( 9.8) 39/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.7 +0.6 5.7 +0.5 4.3 1.4 1.2 5.9 423 (17.6) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.5 -2.2 10.0 +1.4 8.0 0.0 7.2 10.7 489 (20.4) 39/06
CAIRNS AERO 25.7 0.0 17.2 +0.2 14.3 0.0 6.0 1.5 412 (17.2) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +1.8 12.6 -1.0 10.0 0.0 5.6 6.5 199 ( 8.3) 48/10
MACKAY M.O 20.7 -0.6 14.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 309 (12.9) 41/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +2.1 7.0 -2.5 2.2 0.0 4.4 -- 197 ( 8.2) 26/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.5 +1.5 10.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 316 (13.2) 30/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 +0.9 9.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.9 +0.4 9.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.3 7.1 -1.7 2.1 0.0 5.2 10.1 381 (15.9) 26/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.7 +1.1 3.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 34/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.9 -0.2 2.3 -2.4 -2.5 0.0 2.4 -- 132 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.8 -0.9 3.8 -3.7 0.4 0.0 3.0 10.6 237 ( 9.9) 28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.7 3.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.1 +1.1 6.9 +0.6 3.6 0.0 4.4 10.0 545 (22.7) 48/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.8 +1.3 2.7 -1.9 -0.5 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 21/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.6 -0.7 3.2 +1.8 1.0 0.4 1.4 6.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.1 +0.9 1.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 37/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.9 +1.9 8.3 +1.2 3.0 0.0 3.6 10.0 489 (20.4) 50/14
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 +1.4 0.5 -3.0 -1.9 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 35/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 +1.1 11.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 50/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.5 +1.2 1.7 +1.8 2.4 0.0 1.2 9.3 498 (20.8) 44/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.2 -0.5 4.2 +1.5 4.8 1.6 0.4 2.2 172 ( 7.2) 21/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.7 -0.3 4.2 +1.0 -- 3.8 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 31/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.1 +0.8 5.1 +0.8 3.2 0.0 2.2 8.9 354 (14.8) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.2 -0.8 2.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 0.2 -- 220 ( 9.2) 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -0.4 0.9 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 +1.7 8.5 +2.5 5.5 0.0 0.8 -- 167 ( 7.0) 24/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.0 +1.2 7.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 546 (22.8) 61/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 +1.2 4.7 +1.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 365 (15.2) 35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 +0.7 3.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 41/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 +2.4 6.8 +2.7 5.0 0.0 1.2 5.1 521 (21.7) 67/23
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

34.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.4 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+4.3 : 25.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+3.6 : 18.4 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+3.5 : 16.4 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+3.5 : 14.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.2 : 14.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.7 : 21.4 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+5.3 : 20.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+5.2 : 10.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.1 : 17.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+4.8 : 11.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+4.8 : -1.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

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

-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 21.9 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 24.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 17.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.0 : 22.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-4.0 : 20.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

-6.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : -1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.0 : -1.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.9 : -4.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.7 : 0.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.7 : -0.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.7 : -2.9 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-5.7 : 0.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.
125.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
48.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
35.0 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
33.8 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK) Adelaide/Lofty SA
32.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
35.0 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
33.8 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK)

TASMANIA
W Coast
48.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)
32.0 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
125.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1788 (74.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1328 (55.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1257 (52.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1146 (47.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
976 (40.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
948 (39.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
907 (37.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
898 (37.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
859 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
848 (35.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
841 (35.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
834 (34.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
776 (32.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
770 (32.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
760 (31.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
741 (30.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
712 (29.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
680 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
677 (28.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
668 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
648 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
637 (26.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
624 (26.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
617 (25.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
614 (25.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
613 (25.5) TELFER AERO Interior WA
600 (25.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
128/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
118/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
96/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/19 MOUNT READ W 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.
TASMANIA
Southeast
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)
104.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 34.7mm/h
W Coast
WARRA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
74.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 24.7mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 14.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(280/ 50 ) at 22:21
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 93(270/ 61 ) at 22:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(320/100 ) at 22:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 128(260/ 95 ) at 23:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(270/ 35 ) at 22:00
DROUGHTY HILL : 78(270/ 63 ) at 07:20
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(300/ 70 ) at 12:30
MOUNT READ : 91(290/ 61 ) at 17:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(290/ 74 ) at 15:30