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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1343 EST on 05/12/2009. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

17.8

17.8

17/12/1981

28

1 Equal to record.


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Actual temperatures
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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 08:57EST, 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 40.8 +11.3 15.7 -0.6 13.5 0.0 11.0 -- 715 (29.8) 61/16
PERTH AIRPORT 35.8 +6.9 13.4 -1.4 11.0 0.0 9.0 13.1 476 (19.8) 46/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.1 -1.0 7.2 -5.2 5.0 0.0 7.0 11.9 245 (10.2) 41/14
BUNBURY 31.5 +4.4 12.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 39/17
MANDURAH 32.6 -- 15.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 43/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.4 26.7 +1.4 26.0 0.0 8.4 8.6 352 (14.7) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.9 +3.5 15.2 -5.0 12.5 0.0 15.8 13.2 338 (14.1) 48/15
WHYALLA AERO 22.9 -5.2 13.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 10.8 -- 619 (25.8) 46/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.9 -5.1 10.6 -4.9 7.5 0.0 7.2 13.1 324 (13.5) 41/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 -3.2 6.8 -3.1 3.4 0.0 5.4 11.0 433 (18.0) 39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.1 +3.9 24.9 +1.8 21.5 0.0 12.6 12.4 370 (15.4) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.9 +1.5 24.5 +1.1 22.3 0.0 8.6 10.5 456 (19.0) 54/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.8 +1.3 25.3 +1.2 23.4 0.0 12.0 11.6 587 (24.5) 48/10
MACKAY M.O 29.5 -0.6 25.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- 9.4 465 (19.4) 39/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.9 +1.8 20.9 -0.3 20.2 0.0 8.8 -- 420 (17.5) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.7 +0.3 18.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 468 (19.5) 35/14
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 -0.2 16.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.1 +0.9 15.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 34/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 0.0 16.9 -3.2 13.8 0.0 8.4 12.7 334 (13.9) 37/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.6 +1.9 14.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 550 (22.9) 39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.5 +4.5 16.8 -0.7 9.0 0.0 9.0 -- 121 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 30.2 +3.9 15.6 -2.5 13.6 0.0 5.2 13.1 333 (13.9) 44/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.4 +3.8 12.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.3 +0.1 10.6 -5.9 7.9 0.0 7.4 10.5 297 (12.4) 44/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.7 -3.2 11.4 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 37/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.4 +4.0 15.5 +4.2 5.5 0.0 8.8 13.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.3 +4.8 14.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 63/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 -3.5 17.7 +0.2 14.6 0.0 8.0 12.5 542 (22.6) 61/10
RICHMOND RAAF 28.1 -0.6 12.6 -3.4 7.9 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 43/12
BELLAMBI AWS 21.1 -3.0 17.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 61/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.2 +3.1 10.3 -1.1 6.2 0.0 11.0 13.4 294 (12.3) 50/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.4 0.0 13.4 -0.3 10.7 0.0 10.6 13.4 299 (12.5) 43/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.5 -1.9 12.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 44/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.9 -3.2 11.3 -3.5 9.5 0.0 15.0 13.4 524 (21.8) 30/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.1 -1.3 8.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 11.4 -- 586 (24.4) 39/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.0 -2.0 5.5 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.4 -1.8 12.1 -0.8 9.4 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.4 -3.5 6.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.0 -1.6 4.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 35/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.0 -2.4 8.4 -2.2 -- 4.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 43/12
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -3.0 10.5 -0.2 7.0 5.4 6.2 7.9 574 (23.9) 59/12
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

45.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
45.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
45.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.6 ENEABBA Central West WA

+11.3 : 40.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+10.9 : 41.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+10.3 : 42.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+10.3 : 43.6 ENEABBA Central West WA
+8.9 : 37.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

30.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+6.2 : 23.1 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.3 : 30.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+5.2 : 14.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.6 : 26.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+4.4 : 26.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

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

5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.9 : 19.0 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.7 : 11.1 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.6 : 10.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-6.5 : 10.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-6.3 : 13.4 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
**S** 0.1 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-12.9 : 1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
**S** -12.8 : 0.1 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
-8.0 : 5.4 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.9 : 14.9 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-7.6 : 17.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.6 : 4.6 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA

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.
31.0 MYSTERY PARK Central Coast E QLD
30.4 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
28.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
25.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
22.5 THE VALLEY Central Coast E QLD

13.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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7.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
6.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
4.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1291 (53.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1274 (53.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1168 (48.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1158 (48.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1114 (46.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1056 (44.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1043 (43.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1018 (42.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1001 (41.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
937 (39.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
934 (38.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
933 (38.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
908 (37.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
872 (36.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
858 (35.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
846 (35.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
843 (35.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
829 (34.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
824 (34.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
818 (34.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
780 (32.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
771 (32.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
766 (31.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
760 (31.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
755 (31.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
753 (31.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
736 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
735 (30.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
720 (30.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
718 (29.9) LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
715 (29.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
710 (29.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
705 (29.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
702 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
699 (29.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
687 (28.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
678 (28.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
667 (27.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
656 (27.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
648 (27.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
648 (27.0) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
646 (26.9) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
642 (26.8) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
641 (26.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
638 (26.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
621 (25.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
619 (25.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
619 (25.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
618 (25.8) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
615 (25.6) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
609 (25.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
605 (25.2) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
600 (25.0) REDESDALE N Central VIC
102/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
83/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
83/00 HOGAN ISLAND 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

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 74(180/ 63 ) at 07:30
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 74(170/ 63 ) at 15:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 67 ) at 05:27
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(250/ 72 ) at 01:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(310/ 83 ) at 03:15
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(260/ 76 ) at 01:33
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(***/ 65 ) at 01:47
LBDD (TIMOR SEA) : 78(110/ 72 ) at 12:57