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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 14/01/2016. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

8.5

8.5

05/01/2016

22

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

27.6

27.6

16/01/1980

62

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

21.0

21.1

25/01/2010

12

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

0.0

5.9

03/01/2002

19

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT

36.1

35.6

17/01/2012

34

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS

45.4

45.3

05/01/2013

18

45.3

05/01/2013

20

1 N

VIC

Lower North

080015

ECHUCA AERODROME

45.6

45.3

03/01/1990

58

1 N

VIC

Lower North

080091

KYABRAM

44.8

44.7

24/01/1982

49

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085283

WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR)

40.8

40.1

27/01/2003

17

40.1

27/01/2003

21

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097083

SCOTTS PEAK DAM

36.3

35.8

11/01/2010

16

36.3

31/12/2007

17

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

34.0

09/01/2016

17

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 19/01/2016.

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 31.4 -0.3 15.0 -2.0 12.0 0.0 8.8 13.3 552 (23.0) 57/23
BUNBURY 29.6 -0.1 10.8 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 46/09
MANDURAH 31.0 +1.7 15.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 46/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +3.7 25.2 +0.4 24.6 0.0 8.0 7.8 344 (14.3) 39/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.7 +2.3 21.6 +0.1 20.4 7.0 8.6 9.5 319 (13.3) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 42.0 +12.0 22.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 76/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.1 +5.8 23.2 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 43/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 38.4 +13.2 18.0 +6.9 14.2 0.0 9.4 5.8 338 (14.1) 59/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.7 +2.4 26.6 +2.9 25.5 0.0 9.6 10.2 320 (13.3) 34/18
CAIRNS AERO 33.0 +1.5 21.8 -1.9 20.5 0.0 10.0 12.6 351 (14.6) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +0.7 23.6 -0.7 21.1 0.0 11.0 12.2 366 (15.3) 37/17
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 20.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 30/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.4 +2.5 21.3 -0.8 19.2 0.0 10.0 -- 242 (10.1) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +0.8 19.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +0.7 22.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 26/07
BRISBANE AERO 29.0 0.0 21.3 +0.1 18.1 0.0 6.8 11.3 413 (17.2) 35/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.0 +3.0 18.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 39/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 40.0 +8.1 25.1 +6.2 -- 0.0 8.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +2.0 21.4 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 30/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.6 +1.6 22.4 +4.4 20.3 0.0 10.6 9.6 498 (20.8) 35/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 34.5 +8.0 16.2 +2.8 12.0 0.0 7.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 42.0 +8.9 22.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 39/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.1 +4.6 21.1 +2.3 20.3 0.0 6.0 11.0 604 (25.2) 46/19
RICHMOND RAAF 34.0 +4.1 18.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 28/11
BELLAMBI AWS 29.2 +4.3 18.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 41/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 43.2 +11.5 23.1 +6.8 20.5 0.0 13.0 10.5 454 (18.9) 74/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 43.0 +10.6 20.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 72/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 44.5 +12.2 24.8 +8.1 21.2 0.0 12.2 8.7 244 (10.2) 87/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 43.4 +13.8 18.1 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 57/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 42.3 +12.6 21.9 +7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 80/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 39.5 +14.4 17.1 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 80/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 30.0 +5.7 17.8 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 43/20
HOBART AIRPORT 35.1 +12.6 12.6 +0.6 8.5 0.0 5.6 11.1 404 (16.8) 52/12
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

46.0 HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
45.7 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
45.6 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
45.4 NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
45.2 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
45.2 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
45.2 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

+18.1 : 43.8 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+18.0 : 42.5 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+17.8 : 44.0 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+17.5 : 43.8 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+17.3 : 43.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

31.8 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
31.5 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
31.1 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
30.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.9 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
29.9 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

+15.3 : 29.7 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+12.5 : 28.5 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+11.8 : 31.1 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+11.4 : 29.9 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+11.3 : 26.7 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC

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

19.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
20.0 ESPERANCE NTC AWS
20.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
21.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
21.3 ALBANY Lower West WA

-10.2 : 25.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.6 : 26.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.4 : 29.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-7.0 : 22.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 31.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.8 : 27.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

0.0 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.3 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
7.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.4 WARRA W Coast TAS

-16.8 : 0.0 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-6.6 : 14.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-6.4 : 7.9 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-5.9 : 7.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-5.8 : 13.7 MULLEWA Central West WA

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.
83.2 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB N Rivers NT
71.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
60.8 KATHERINE COUNCIL N Rivers NT
48.0 NEWTON BOYD (ABBEY GREEN) N Tablelands E NSW
48.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
83.2 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB
71.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT
60.8 KATHERINE COUNCIL

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
48.0 NEWTON BOYD (ABBEY GREEN)
MidNorth Coast S
48.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER)

13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
12.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
12.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

.....

5.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
5.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
3.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

971 (40.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
766 (31.9) FORREST Eucla WA
762 (31.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
752 (31.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
728 (30.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
694 (28.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
685 (28.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
679 (28.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
672 (28.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
669 (27.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
667 (27.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
650 (27.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
623 (26.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
623 (26.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
620 (25.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
619 (25.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
619 (25.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
605 (25.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
603 (25.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
107/17 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
98/17 OMEO Upper NE VIC
93/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/16 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
89/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

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 None reported