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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 1438 EST on 13/01/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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, 13/01/2016.

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 26.9 -4.8 17.6 +0.6 15.9 0.0 7.0 7.0 420 (17.5) 41/16
BUNBURY 27.2 -2.5 18.2 +2.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 338 (14.1) 44/17
MANDURAH 24.7 -4.6 19.7 +0.8 -- 3.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 50/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.3 27.3 +2.5 25.9 0.0 8.0 8.5 300 (12.5) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.2 +0.8 23.3 +1.8 20.3 0.4 9.6 3.4 381 (15.9) 93/16
WHYALLA AERO 37.7 +7.7 21.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 31/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 39.8 +10.5 22.5 +5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 24/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.8 +8.6 12.3 +1.2 7.6 1.0 3.6 12.3 303 (12.6) 35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.4 +3.1 27.0 +3.3 26.0 0.0 10.2 9.5 341 (14.2) 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 33.0 +1.5 22.5 -1.2 21.1 0.2 10.5 12.2 390 (16.3) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +0.5 24.9 +0.6 22.3 0.0 8.6 12.2 317 (13.2) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 22.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 28/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.0 +3.1 21.2 -0.9 20.5 0.0 11.4 -- 184 ( 7.7) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.5 +0.4 19.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +0.7 21.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) --
BRISBANE AERO 29.2 +0.2 20.5 -0.7 18.2 0.0 8.0 12.7 338 (14.1) 35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.3 +4.3 17.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 34/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.2 +6.3 23.0 +4.1 -- 0.0 11.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +3.3 20.2 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 37/18
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 39.2 +11.2 20.9 +2.9 17.7 0.0 6.8 9.6 243 (10.1) 52/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 39.2 +6.1 23.2 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 54/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 33.6 +7.1 23.7 +4.9 21.3 0.0 10.6 4.4 377 (15.7) 70/14
RICHMOND RAAF 35.7 +5.8 19.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 41/13
BELLAMBI AWS 28.0 +3.1 21.7 +2.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 57/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 39.8 +8.1 24.2 +7.9 18.5 0.0 10.2 11.9 236 ( 9.8) 41/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 38.9 +6.5 20.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 55/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.1 +8.8 21.5 +4.8 20.0 0.0 12.2 12.0 327 (13.6) 28/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.7 +5.1 17.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.6 +5.9 16.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.5 +6.4 13.2 +2.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 39/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.2 +2.9 13.6 +1.4 -- 5.8 -- -- 311 (13.0) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 23.0 +0.5 14.3 +2.3 12.7 1.0 6.6 3.5 384 (16.0) 34/07
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

45.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
45.3 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
45.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
45.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
44.5 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
44.5 FORREST Eucla WA

+17.9 : 43.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+17.5 : 45.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.8 : 37.4 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+11.5 : 38.7 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.3 : 44.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+11.3 : 40.5 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA

33.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
32.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
31.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
31.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
31.3 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

+8.0 : 24.9 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+7.9 : 28.7 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+7.9 : 24.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+7.8 : 26.1 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+7.8 : 26.6 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

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

17.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.0 SPRING BAY NTC AWS E Coast TAS
18.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
18.0 DENNES POINT Southeast TAS

-7.8 : 22.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-7.1 : 23.5 KARNET Lower West WA
-7.0 : 26.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-6.5 : 26.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.4 : 20.1 SHANNON Lower West WA

4.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
5.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 8.8 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-4.5 : 9.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 : 6.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-4.3 : 17.7 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.2 : 17.3 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E 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.
55.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD
48.0 RIVERSLEIGH TM Gulf Country QLD
48.0 BEAMESBROOK Gulf Country QLD
35.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
29.0 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
55.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
29.0 SOUTHWELL STATION
Gulf Country
48.0 RIVERSLEIGH TM
48.0 BEAMESBROOK

ISLANDS
Islands
35.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

14.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

4.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
3.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
2.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

812 (33.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
685 (28.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
642 (26.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
601 (25.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
93/16 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
85/21 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
78/15 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
74/12 FORREST Eucla WA
72/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

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
JABIRU AIRPORT
21.2mm in 30 min to 19:00 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 21.2mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 21.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.3mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
13.6mm in 18 min to 17:30 45.3mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
11.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT
19.4mm in 26 min to 14:26 44.8mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 24.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.6mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.7mm/h
DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP
5.8mm in 12 min to 15:30 29.0mm/h
26.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 52.8mm/h
32.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 32.2mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.2mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT
8.8mm in 22 min to 14:30 24.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.6mm/h
BORROLOOLA AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.4mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
42.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 14.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
10.2mm in 29 min to 22:59 21.1mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
35.6mm in 8 min to 09:08 267.0mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 35.6mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT : 93(320/ 46 ) at 16:09