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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 11/01/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

109

93.0

29/01/2008

11

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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 14:38EST, 11/01/2016.

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 25.9 -5.8 20.8 +3.8 19.3 0.0 9.6 4.7 377 (15.7) 39/14
BUNBURY 25.1 -4.6 19.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 28/13
MANDURAH 25.3 -4.0 21.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 24/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +0.8 26.4 +1.6 26.0 0.2 5.4 5.4 301 (12.5) 50/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.5 +3.1 18.8 -2.7 17.0 0.0 11.8 11.9 315 (13.1) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 34.5 +4.5 18.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 46/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.6 +8.3 19.3 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.4 +8.2 8.5 -2.6 4.4 0.0 7.6 8.8 380 (15.8) 52/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.2 +4.9 21.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 31/07
CAIRNS AERO 32.3 +0.8 24.9 +1.2 23.7 0.0 5.6 6.5 279 (11.6) 31/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 -1.6 23.0 -1.3 23.0 12.0 -- 3.1 -- 48/01
MACKAY M.O 30.6 +0.5 25.7 +2.2 -- 0.4 -- 9.7 321 (13.4) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.6 +2.7 22.2 +0.1 21.3 0.0 24.0 -- 299 (12.5) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 0.0 20.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 31/15
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +0.1 18.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 28.2 -0.8 20.9 -0.3 19.1 0.0 7.8 10.4 282 (11.8) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.9 -0.1 16.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 48/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.1 +4.2 18.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 7.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 -0.7 17.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.0 -1.0 16.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 37/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.5 +4.4 19.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 34/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.8 +2.3 19.1 +0.3 15.6 0.0 8.0 12.2 334 (13.9) 50/16
RICHMOND RAAF 31.8 +1.9 16.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 24.8 -0.1 17.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 43/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.2 +5.5 16.4 +0.1 15.0 0.0 9.2 13.7 234 ( 9.8) 35/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.0 +4.6 17.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 40.4 +8.1 17.5 +0.8 14.0 0.0 8.4 12.3 205 ( 8.5) 35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.8 +6.2 14.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 34/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 37.3 +7.6 14.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 55/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 34.5 +9.4 11.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 46/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.9 +3.6 14.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 28.4 +5.9 15.1 +3.1 13.2 0.0 10.2 8.6 403 (16.8) 57/17
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

42.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.2 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
42.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
42.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+13.3 : 41.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 40.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 36.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.3 : 37.9 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

29.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.9 : 21.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+6.7 : 26.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.3 : 19.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.2 : 20.7 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 18.5 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.0 : 19.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

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

18.3 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
19.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
20.0 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
20.1 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

-7.5 : 25.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-7.0 : 23.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.4 : 26.6 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-6.3 : 27.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
-6.1 : 24.5 KARNET Lower West WA

0.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
5.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
5.6 WARRA W Coast TAS

-6.0 : 0.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-5.2 : 7.1 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-4.2 : 2.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.1 : 15.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.1 : 1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.1 : 8.7 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) 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.
144.0 MOUNT JUKES Central Coast E QLD
45.0 CRYSTAL BROOK Central Coast E QLD
42.0 HILLSIDE STATION E Pilbara WA
38.0 MT JUKES Central Coast E QLD
32.0 GLENEAGLE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
42.0 HILLSIDE STATION

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
32.0 GLENEAGLE ALERT
Central Coast E
144.0 MOUNT JUKES
45.0 CRYSTAL BROOK
38.0 MT JUKES

13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
12.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

6.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
5.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
3.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

1044 (43.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
972 (40.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
883 (36.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
866 (36.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
703 (29.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
692 (28.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
690 (28.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
666 (27.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
601 (25.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
109/17 FORREST Eucla WA
87/16 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
74/13 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
68/09 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
68/17 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
8.2mm in 9 min to 12:21 54.7mm/h
6.2mm in 9 min to 12:30 41.3mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 16.8mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 19.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.7mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
10.6mm in 30 min to 11:30 21.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h
5.8mm in 15 min to 14:45 23.2mm/h
16.0mm in 15 min to 15:00 64.0mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 22.6mm/h
18.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 36.0mm/h
39.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 39.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.7mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
18.4mm in 30 min to 06:00 36.8mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 21.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 21.8mm/h
TOWNSVILLE AERO
7.8mm in 17 min to 01:30 27.5mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.8mm/h
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
14.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 28.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 15.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
WOOLSHED
10.8mm in 30 min to 14:30 21.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 109(240/ 61 ) at 17:42