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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 03/12/2009. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014508

GOVE AIRPORT

20.4

20.5

04/12/2004

24

1

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

29.0

29.0

11/12/2003

11

29.0

28/11/2003

11

1 Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Upper Murray

024024

LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE

4.5

4.5

01/12/2001

25

1 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 08:50EST, 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 28.1 -1.4 15.3 -1.0 13.8 0.0 9.4 -- 620 (25.8) 61/16
PERTH AIRPORT 24.3 -4.6 9.1 -5.7 7.0 0.0 9.2 13.2 521 (21.7) --
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.8 -3.3 8.1 -4.3 5.4 0.0 6.0 8.6 -- 46/11
BUNBURY 22.3 -4.8 6.6 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 44/15
MANDURAH 22.3 -- 15.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 50/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.2 23.2 -2.1 25.9 17.0 9.4 4.6 288 (12.0) 55/07
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.8 -1.6 13.8 -6.4 11.2 0.0 13.8 13.2 324 (13.5) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 33.6 +5.5 12.5 -3.3 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 223 ( 9.3) 52/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.9 +5.9 13.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 6.2 12.5 223 ( 9.3) 31/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.7 +6.8 8.5 -1.4 6.4 0.0 7.0 12.5 349 (14.5) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.2 -2.0 16.8 -6.3 13.9 0.0 12.4 12.6 425 (17.7) 39/08
CAIRNS AERO 31.2 -0.2 23.3 -0.1 20.9 0.0 6.2 10.7 200 ( 8.3) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.6 +2.1 24.7 +0.6 21.1 0.0 10.4 12.2 339 (14.1) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 33.6 +3.5 25.4 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 480 (20.0) 37/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +0.8 24.3 +3.1 23.6 0.0 9.6 -- 332 (13.8) 48/10
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 -1.5 20.7 +0.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 384 (16.0) 50/15
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -4.2 19.0 +0.8 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.6 -1.6 17.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 39/07
BRISBANE AERO 25.5 -2.8 19.3 -0.8 17.6 0.0 9.0 -- 479 (20.0) 37/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 -8.1 13.7 -3.0 -- 6.2 -- -- 731 (30.5) 50/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.0 -5.0 12.1 -5.4 6.7 1.0 6.4 -- 281 (11.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 -3.0 14.0 -4.1 13.2 5.2 5.2 9.5 535 (22.3) 46/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.9 -2.7 12.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 -4.9 12.9 -3.6 11.3 4.4 3.8 10.9 544 (22.7) 50/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.8 -5.1 13.0 -2.3 -- 8.4 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.0 -2.4 4.5 -6.8 -0.2 0.0 2.4 13.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.1 -3.4 11.3 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 39/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 -4.0 13.2 -4.3 12.7 10.2 6.4 11.2 865 (36.0) 54/23
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 -4.5 13.2 -2.8 8.8 0.6 -- -- 318 (13.3) 35/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.3 -3.8 12.7 -4.8 -- 7.2 -- -- 781 (32.5) 41/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.5 -1.6 6.4 -5.0 2.3 0.0 7.2 13.2 358 (14.9) 46/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 -1.9 9.8 -3.9 5.9 0.0 9.2 13.7 263 (11.0) 28/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 -2.4 10.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 39/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.8 +0.7 11.9 -2.9 8.4 0.0 9.0 13.4 276 (11.5) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.6 +0.2 8.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 263 (11.0) 31/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.3 +1.3 9.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 30/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.9 +5.7 11.5 -1.4 9.5 0.0 6.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 28.0 +5.1 8.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 35/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.0 +2.4 7.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 35/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.9 -1.5 12.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 21.0 +0.4 7.7 -3.0 4.3 0.0 3.6 12.9 292 (12.2) 35/17
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

45.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
44.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+12.5 : 37.0 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+12.4 : 39.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.7 : 39.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 33.8 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+9.3 : 32.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

31.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
29.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+5.6 : 31.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+4.7 : 25.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+3.8 : 25.6 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+3.8 : 24.1 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+3.8 : 13.2 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

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

12.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
14.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.2 : 22.1 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-8.1 : 19.6 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-7.3 : 21.5 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-7.2 : 24.2 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.0 : 22.8 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

-4.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.0 : -2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.9 : 0.9 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.8 : 14.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
**S** -8.6 : 15.6 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

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.
120.0 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74.8 MT KANIGAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
48.0 MOUNT WALLABY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
45.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE N Rivers NT
44.2 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
45.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
44.2 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
120.0 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE
48.0 MOUNT WALLABY
Brisbane/SE Coast
74.8 MT KANIGAN TM

13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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5.8 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
4.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.2 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
3.1 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
2.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1045 (43.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1033 (43.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
931 (38.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
882 (36.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
865 (36.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
838 (34.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
835 (34.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
834 (34.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
828 (34.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
804 (33.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
788 (32.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
781 (32.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
760 (31.7) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
741 (30.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
731 (30.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
718 (29.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
708 (29.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
696 (29.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
692 (28.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
690 (28.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
682 (28.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
680 (28.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
669 (27.9) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
662 (27.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
657 (27.4) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
652 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
646 (26.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
629 (26.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
620 (25.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
617 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) RHYLL E Central VIC
600 (25.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
94/13 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
83/14 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
74/20 TELFER AERO Interior WA
72/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
68/06 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/00 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
9.2mm in 8 min to 14:00 69.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.6mm/h
5.8mm in 4 min to 14:04 87.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.8mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
WYNDHAM
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NOONAMAH AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.4mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
10.0mm in 11 min to 17:30 54.5mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.8mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
6.4mm in 18 min to 06:00 21.3mm/h
9.8mm in 57 min to 07:00 10.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.2mm/h
13.6mm in 12 min to 17:30 68.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
6.4mm in 4 min to 15:00 96.0mm/h
14.6mm in 8 min to 15:08 109.5mm/h
15.0mm in 39 min to 15:47 23.1mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 29.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
THANGOOL AIRPORT
7.8mm in 9 min to 14:55 52.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
18.2mm in 6 min to 15:01 182.0mm/h
12.0mm in 4 min to 15:05 180.0mm/h
5.8mm in 13 min to 15:18 26.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h
Darling Downs E
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
5.8mm in 14 min to 06:30 24.9mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO : 95(130/ 59 ) at 13:40
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 76(170/ 63 ) at 00:30