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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1806 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 grass minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

25.6

25.1

19/08/1988

25

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

36.6

36.3

29/08/2008

11

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AERO

36.1

36.0

13/08/2001

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 04:49EST, 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 21.0 +1.0 14.2 +5.3 11.5 5.0 2.6 -- 436 (18.2) 34/03
PERTH AIRPORT 19.2 +0.8 12.3 +4.3 12.2 13.8 1.8 5.1 305 (12.7) 86/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.2 +1.1 9.3 +1.8 7.3 1.0 2.2 5.7 434 (18.1) 34/08
BUNBURY 17.8 +0.5 13.1 +5.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 414 (17.3) 43/01
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 15.0 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 391 (16.3) 43/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +1.6 19.1 -1.3 18.0 0.0 9.0 11.1 413 (17.2) 52/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.3 +9.7 10.8 +4.8 9.2 0.0 7.6 11.0 326 (13.6) 50/10
WHYALLA AERO 25.6 +7.1 11.8 +5.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 401 (16.7) 52/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.9 +4.2 13.8 +5.6 -- 0.0 4.0 7.3 324 (13.5) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 +4.9 8.5 +3.0 6.0 0.0 1.6 7.6 411 (17.1) 48/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +5.2 12.2 +1.9 10.5 0.0 6.8 11.1 201 ( 8.4) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +1.6 21.1 +3.7 19.4 0.0 7.6 5.9 505 (21.0) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.3 17.5 +2.8 14.7 0.0 6.6 10.7 366 (15.3) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 23.2 +0.7 20.0 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 389 (16.2) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +1.7 13.0 +2.4 9.5 0.0 7.2 -- 330 (13.8) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +1.0 12.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 470 (19.6) 39/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 12.0 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.6 +1.3 14.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 30/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +0.2 9.9 +0.3 7.1 0.0 5.2 10.5 387 (16.1) 30/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.1 -0.6 6.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 34/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.7 +3.8 4.2 -1.6 -2.4 0.0 3.8 -- 109 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.3 -0.5 6.6 -1.6 2.0 0.0 2.8 10.5 265 (11.0) 26/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 -0.3 6.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 +1.2 1.5 -5.3 -1.6 0.0 2.8 9.1 140 ( 5.8) 30/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.8 +0.8 2.5 -2.8 -0.8 0.0 -- -- 35 ( 1.5) 22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.0 +3.0 1.3 -0.8 -3.1 0.0 1.8 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +3.1 0.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 +1.5 7.8 -0.3 2.5 0.0 4.2 10.4 273 (11.4) 35/15
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 +0.8 1.0 -3.4 -1.3 0.0 -- -- 35 ( 1.5) 44/10
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 +1.6 9.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 43/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.7 +2.7 -1.7 -2.7 -5.1 0.0 2.4 9.3 114 ( 4.8) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +2.2 1.4 -2.2 -4.1 0.0 2.2 9.6 139 ( 5.8) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 +1.4 1.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 17/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.6 +2.4 5.3 +0.1 0.8 0.0 1.8 1.0 271 (11.3) 35/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 +3.0 3.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 200 ( 8.3) 28/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.4 +3.1 2.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 31/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.6 +3.6 9.8 +3.1 6.5 0.0 3.0 -- 145 ( 6.0) 28/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.7 +4.7 6.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 55/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.2 +2.8 5.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 48/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.8 +2.1 9.8 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.6 +5.1 7.0 +2.3 3.8 0.0 1.4 9.6 412 (17.2) 55/14
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

37.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.7 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
36.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
36.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 32.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.4 : 28.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 33.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.7 : 35.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+8.4 : 31.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 14.9 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 13.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 11.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 14.7 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+7.7 : 15.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.7 : 12.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 13.3 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.2 : 26.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-2.2 : 16.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-1.9 : 28.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-1.7 : 28.3 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-1.7 : 15.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-5.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-4.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.9 : -3.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-6.8 : -0.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-6.7 : -5.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : -1.1 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-6.0 : -2.3 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
43.2 MUNDARING Lower West WA
37.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
36.2 PICKERING BROOK Lower West WA
34.0 NOBLE FALLS Lower West WA
33.0 TAMBREY Lower West WA

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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4.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
3.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
2.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

1228 (51.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1095 (45.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1002 (41.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
993 (41.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
955 (39.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
875 (36.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
850 (35.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
819 (34.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
813 (33.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
807 (33.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
785 (32.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
757 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
741 (30.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
728 (30.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
722 (30.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
714 (29.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
697 (29.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
680 (28.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
679 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
663 (27.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
648 (27.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
636 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
612 (25.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
93/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
87/07 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
86/14 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
85/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
85/12 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(340/ 65 ) at 08:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(310/ 72 ) at 22:04