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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 1439 EST on 09/01/2016. 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 minimum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010917

WANDERING

23.2

23.0

17/01/2001

16

1 N

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

26.1

25.4

01/01/1973

40

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

42.0

41.9

07/01/2005

15

1 P


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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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 14:39EST, 09/01/2016.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 37.4 +5.7 26.5 +9.5 22.5 0.0 15.4 6.1 569 (23.7) 61/14
BUNBURY 34.3 +4.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 38.9 +9.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.1 26.4 +1.6 26.4 0.0 8.0 6.7 -- 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.4 -1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 12.3 -- 41/10
WHYALLA AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.1 +1.8 13.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 26/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.8 -1.4 10.9 -0.2 6.8 0.0 6.8 12.0 -- 41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.7 +2.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +0.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.6 26.4 +2.1 24.0 0.0 10.8 11.9 345 (14.4) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 32.0 +1.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 10.2 -- 34/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.0 +1.1 24.1 +2.0 23.2 0.0 12.0 -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 -1.5 21.5 +0.3 19.9 0.0 10.6 12.5 382 (15.9) 35/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.4 -0.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.6 -1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.6 -3.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.6 -1.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.8 -0.7 16.1 -2.7 13.3 0.0 6.6 12.1 -- 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 28.0 -1.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 -1.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 21/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.5 -0.2 12.8 -3.5 10.9 0.0 9.6 13.4 -- 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.7 -0.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.2 -1.1 15.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 300 (12.5) 37/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.9 +0.3 13.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 37/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.4 +1.7 12.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 41/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.0 +1.9 9.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 48/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT 26.1 +3.6 14.2 +2.2 11.5 0.0 -- 8.0 440 (18.3) 46/15
Max
° C
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° 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

43.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
43.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+11.7 : 38.2 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
+10.7 : 38.0 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+9.6 : 38.9 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+9.3 : 39.1 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+9.1 : 36.5 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

28.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.4 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.9 : 26.2 KARNET Lower West WA
+10.3 : 23.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+9.9 : 28.4 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+9.5 : 26.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+9.5 : 25.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
18.0 MARRAWAH N Coast TAS

-7.2 : 26.5 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 27.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
-4.8 : 32.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-4.7 : 20.6 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
5.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.7 : 5.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 : 9.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.5 : 7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.1 : 7.0 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W 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.
32.0 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER N Rivers NT
28.4 WANDIE CREEK N Rivers NT
25.8 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA
25.2 EDITH FALLS RIDGE N Rivers NT
17.2 MOUNT AMHURST E Kimberley WA

13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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8.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
7.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
7.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
6.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
6.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1265 (52.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1080 (45.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1045 (43.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1031 (43.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
935 (39.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
808 (33.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
774 (32.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
723 (30.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
718 (29.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
695 (29.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
677 (28.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
669 (27.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
644 (26.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
604 (25.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
87/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/15 DALWALLINU Central West WA
70/18 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
70/00 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
5.6mm in 11 min to 14:25 30.5mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
11.8mm in 30 min to 10:30 23.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
MOUNT MAGNET AERO : 96(290/ 61 ) at 16:38
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(250/ 74 ) at 01:27
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 69 ) at 05:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(240/ 70 ) at 09:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 89(250/ 69 ) at 03:30