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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1335 EST on 19/10/2009. 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 maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

38.9

38.2

06/10/2006

12

1

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

39.5

36.5

31/10/2002

14

1

WA

Gt Southern

010568

HYDEN

39.0

39.0

31/10/1981

37

1 Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RES.STATION

36.7

35.2

31/10/1998

14

1

WA

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

36.4

34.2

31/10/2002

15

1

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

36.3

35.0

31/10/1998

13

1

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

38.0

37.7

23/10/2008

12

37.0

16/04/2003

11

1


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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 06:03EST, 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 26.9 +2.5 15.7 +4.8 12.2 0.0 9.4 -- 404 (16.8) 30/13
PERTH AIRPORT 25.6 +3.1 13.0 +2.8 10.4 0.0 7.2 11.6 376 (15.7) 34/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 28.2 +9.5 8.5 -0.6 6.8 0.0 4.0 9.6 261 (10.9) 43/14
BUNBURY 21.9 +1.2 11.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 48/09
MANDURAH 22.4 -- 18.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 43/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 38.0 +4.8 24.7 -0.3 24.2 0.0 9.8 11.5 364 (15.2) 48/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.9 -4.1 6.3 -8.5 4.3 0.0 23.4 12.3 356 (14.8) 55/15
WHYALLA AERO 22.0 -1.9 6.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 339 (14.1) 31/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.6 -1.2 6.1 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- 12.4 212 ( 8.8) 28/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.3 -1.6 9.0 +1.9 8.5 0.0 2.8 1.4 291 (12.1) 28/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.9 -2.7 10.9 -7.7 7.0 0.0 12.6 11.6 517 (21.5) 46/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.8 +2.3 21.7 +1.1 21.0 0.0 9.2 9.1 370 (15.4) 44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +1.4 22.5 +1.8 20.4 0.0 10.8 10.3 522 (21.8) 50/22
MACKAY M.O 28.2 +0.6 23.5 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 456 (19.0) 43/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 -1.0 18.1 +1.1 16.8 0.0 8.8 -- 306 (12.8) 41/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 -0.1 16.6 0.0 -- 0.0 9.4 -- 448 (18.7) 43/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.7 14.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.4 +1.0 13.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 -0.3 13.0 -2.7 8.6 0.0 7.8 9.6 350 (14.6) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.6 -2.1 10.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 50/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.7 -0.4 11.4 -0.7 6.4 0.0 6.0 -- 173 ( 7.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.8 -0.8 10.0 -3.8 6.8 0.0 5.4 9.8 348 (14.5) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 -2.2 8.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 -3.1 11.8 -0.2 10.0 5.4 6.2 9.4 333 (13.9) 31/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.6 -3.1 11.2 +0.5 10.3 1.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.4 -1.1 3.3 -3.3 0.1 0.0 3.0 11.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.8 -1.0 6.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 30/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.9 -3.6 14.1 +1.0 12.2 2.6 5.8 7.9 449 (18.7) 34/23
RICHMOND RAAF 22.5 -2.5 11.3 +0.3 5.9 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.5 -3.1 13.3 -0.6 -- 2.2 -- -- 436 (18.2) 34/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.1 -0.3 8.4 +2.3 7.9 2.8 3.8 10.3 149 ( 6.2) 31/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.3 +0.9 3.0 -4.7 0.0 0.0 5.0 12.6 196 ( 8.2) 22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -1.3 5.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 24/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.5 -1.3 6.0 -3.8 3.5 0.0 4.8 12.3 310 (12.9) 35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.0 -0.9 3.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 -3.1 1.6 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 31/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.5 -3.1 8.1 -1.4 5.9 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.6 -3.2 5.5 -2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 318 (13.3) 31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 -4.3 3.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 30/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 -1.1 5.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 -0.8 7.4 -0.1 3.4 0.0 2.4 1.0 314 (13.1) 57/16
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

41.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.4 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
40.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+18.1 : 39.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+15.1 : 36.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+15.0 : 36.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.6 : 39.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.5 : 36.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+9.5 : 18.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 18.9 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.3 : 17.2 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.1 : 18.7 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.1 : 17.4 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 32.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.3 : 29.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 30.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-5.1 : 28.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 28.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

-4.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.5 : 6.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.2 : 1.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-8.1 : 6.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.7 : 11.3 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria 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.
54.0 SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDENS Sydney--east NSW
29.6 BENDALONG STP Illawarra NSW
24.0 ORCHARD HILLS TREATMENT WORKS Sydney--west NSW
21.0 PYREE (LE WARNETRE) Illawarra NSW
20.0 SUSSEX INLET BOWLING CLUB Illawarra NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
54.0 SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDENS
Sydney--west
24.0 ORCHARD HILLS TREATMENT WORKS
Illawarra
29.6 BENDALONG STP
21.0 PYREE (LE WARNETRE)
20.0 SUSSEX INLET BOWLING CLUB

12.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

2.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1095 (45.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
845 (35.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
810 (33.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
793 (33.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
787 (32.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
775 (32.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
747 (31.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
740 (30.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
728 (30.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
715 (29.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
701 (29.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
693 (28.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
691 (28.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
679 (28.3) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
638 (26.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
611 (25.5) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
607 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
602 (25.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
109/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
78/22 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
1.8mm in 1 min to 22:39 108.0mm/h
2.0mm in 1 min to 22:40 120.0mm/h
6.4mm in 14 min to 22:54 27.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
17.0mm in 10 min to 23:15 102.0mm/h
7.0mm in 15 min to 23:30 28.0mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 38.4mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
1.4mm in 1 min to 23:22 84.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 87 ) at 17:15
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(250/ 72 ) at 12:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 63 ) at 08:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(300/ 67 ) at 13:46