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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1852 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

NT

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

26.3

25.7

26/09/2007

12

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AERO

24.2

24.2

29/09/1997

12

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 04:56EST, 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 18.8 -3.2 8.4 -0.9 5.7 0.6 3.6 -- 392 (16.3) 26/12
PERTH AIRPORT 17.4 -2.7 7.1 -1.8 5.8 3.2 4.6 6.6 472 (19.7) 31/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.3 -2.0 7.6 -0.4 5.9 10.2 3.0 7.2 573 (23.9) 44/01
BUNBURY 16.8 -1.4 4.4 -4.1 -- 4.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 31/13
MANDURAH 17.7 -- 9.4 -- -- 3.6 -- -- 480 (20.0) 39/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.6 24.8 +1.8 24.4 0.0 6.2 10.4 341 (14.2) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.6 +7.3 17.0 +6.6 12.9 0.0 8.4 11.0 331 (13.8) 55/12
WHYALLA AERO 23.9 +2.4 12.0 +4.0 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 448 (18.7) 57/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.3 +0.3 11.3 +1.6 6.3 0.2 -- 6.4 324 (13.5) 55/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.7 -2.1 5.4 -0.9 3.5 1.4 2.8 2.2 384 (16.0) 50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 +2.7 12.1 -2.1 10.3 0.0 7.4 11.1 213 ( 8.9) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.1 18.5 -0.2 14.4 0.0 6.4 10.8 230 ( 9.6) 44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +1.9 17.2 -0.1 16.1 0.0 6.8 10.0 250 (10.4) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 29.4 +4.2 18.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 277 (11.5) 31/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 +4.6 18.6 +5.0 16.6 0.0 5.2 -- 228 ( 9.5) 43/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +1.0 16.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 272 (11.3) 35/14
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -0.9 13.0 +2.4 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.7 12.1 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -0.1 13.3 +0.6 10.0 0.0 5.0 10.5 345 (14.4) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.7 -0.7 10.5 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 420 (17.5) 35/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.1 +1.7 6.6 -1.9 1.6 0.0 3.6 -- 100 ( 4.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 -0.7 9.4 -1.5 5.4 0.0 4.0 10.6 315 (13.1) 21/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -1.1 8.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -1.1 6.1 -2.9 3.9 0.0 -- 10.2 250 (10.4) 37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.4 -0.9 5.3 -2.4 1.8 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.6 +0.6 -1.0 -5.2 -3.9 0.2 2.8 11.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -0.9 1.7 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 -0.2 10.1 -0.2 6.2 0.0 3.8 10.0 322 (13.4) 48/17
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 -0.7 3.9 -4.2 0.8 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 34/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 -2.1 9.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 46/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.8 -0.4 -2.3 -5.5 -6.0 0.0 4.6 9.6 288 (12.0) 31/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.7 +0.1 1.4 -3.7 -2.6 0.0 2.2 9.8 216 ( 9.0) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -1.5 1.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 37/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.1 +3.7 5.5 -1.9 0.6 0.0 4.0 8.3 334 (13.9) 54/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.8 +1.4 4.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 50/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.0 +1.2 0.8 -3.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 54/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.7 -0.5 8.1 +0.2 6.2 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.4 -1.4 5.4 -1.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 370 (15.4) 50/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.1 +0.2 3.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 67/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 -0.7 6.2 +1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 257 (10.7) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.8 6.7 +0.7 2.7 0.0 2.2 6.9 408 (17.0) 41/10
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

39.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.8 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+7.3 : 34.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.9 : 36.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.6 : 33.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.5 : 35.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 35.2 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

28.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
27.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.5 : 27.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+8.2 : 28.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+8.1 : 25.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 21.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
**S** +6.7 : 11.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

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

0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.0 : 17.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.0 : 18.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 21.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.4 : 19.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.0 : 20.3 WILUNA Interior WA

-8.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

-9.6 : -6.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.7 : -5.2 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-8.5 : -4.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.3 : -4.2 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro 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.
36.2 NORTH STAR (WOLONGA) NW Plains E NSW
33.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
32.0 BULEY ROCKHOLE N Rivers NT
31.8 CROPPA CREEK (RAWDON) NW Slopes N NSW
31.0 MOUNT RICHMOND W Coast VIC

11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1116 (46.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1079 (45.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
962 (40.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
927 (38.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
926 (38.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
845 (35.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
825 (34.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
822 (34.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
792 (33.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
769 (32.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
762 (31.8) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
761 (31.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
740 (30.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
739 (30.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
726 (30.3) FORREST Eucla WA
726 (30.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
723 (30.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
721 (30.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
698 (29.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
687 (28.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
649 (27.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
641 (26.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
628 (26.2) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
624 (26.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
622 (25.9) SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
616 (25.7) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
613 (25.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
601 (25.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
96/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
89/08 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
81/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
74/19 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
70/10 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
70/12 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
70/11 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
70/02 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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(360/ 67 ) at 08:41
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 95( 10/ 67 ) at 21:30