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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 1437 EST on 19/01/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Central West

008095

MULLEWA

21.2

22.9

01/01/1960

44

1 N


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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 14:37EST, 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 23.9 -7.8 19.5 +2.5 19.7 0.0 8.0 2.9 378 (15.8) 35/12
BUNBURY -- -- 15.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) --
MANDURAH 22.3 -7.0 18.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 490 (20.4) 39/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +1.9 26.1 +1.3 25.5 0.2 3.2 10.6 267 (11.1) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.0 +1.6 18.3 -3.2 16.7 0.0 9.8 11.8 210 ( 8.8) 30/16
WHYALLA AERO 39.0 +9.0 18.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 38.5 +9.2 19.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 28/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.6 +4.4 9.9 -1.2 6.0 0.0 9.6 12.0 304 (12.7) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.0 +1.7 23.1 -0.6 22.0 1.8 9.2 8.9 277 (11.5) 55/21
CAIRNS AERO 33.2 +1.7 24.1 +0.4 23.0 2.8 7.0 9.7 346 (14.4) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +0.1 24.0 -0.3 23.4 3.6 8.8 10.5 457 (19.0) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 29.7 -0.4 22.5 -1.0 -- 134.8 -- 7.5 426 (17.8) 43/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.4 +0.5 21.6 -0.5 20.4 0.0 10.2 -- 473 (19.7) 39/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 -1.4 18.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 529 (22.0) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 28.1 -0.2 19.1 -1.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 -1.4 18.7 -2.5 17.8 0.0 9.0 12.4 409 (17.0) 39/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.9 -2.1 14.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 660 (27.5) 43/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.4 -1.5 16.2 -2.7 -- 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 -1.7 16.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 30/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.4 -2.6 16.9 -1.1 14.8 1.8 3.8 12.0 248 (10.3) 30/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.9 -2.2 14.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 41/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.6 +1.1 17.2 -1.6 14.4 0.2 7.0 13.5 354 (14.8) 39/15
RICHMOND RAAF 29.2 -0.7 14.0 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 28/11
BELLAMBI AWS 25.0 +0.1 16.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.6 +0.9 16.3 0.0 11.5 0.0 8.8 13.0 299 (12.5) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +1.1 14.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.0 +6.7 21.3 +4.6 18.0 0.0 8.4 12.4 285 (11.9) 44/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.7 +4.1 13.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.3 +5.6 14.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 34.2 +9.1 16.6 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 477 (19.9) 57/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.4 +4.1 15.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 26.9 +4.4 13.0 +1.0 10.1 0.0 7.6 11.3 422 (17.6) 35/13
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

42.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
41.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
41.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
41.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

+14.1 : 40.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.0 : 42.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.0 : 35.9 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+12.8 : 41.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 37.8 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

29.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.4 : 22.5 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+8.7 : 19.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+8.5 : 24.8 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.9 : 22.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.5 : 20.7 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC

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

17.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
19.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS

-17.2 : 20.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-15.7 : 21.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
-15.2 : 20.1 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-15.1 : 21.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-15.0 : 24.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

3.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.6 : 13.5 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.6 : 18.8 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-5.3 : 13.5 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.2 : 6.9 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 : 14.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
151.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD
134.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
117.6 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
111.6 FARLEIGH CO-OP SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
98.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT Central Coast E QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
53.4 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
59.0 AUGUSTUS DOWNS STATION
Central Coast E
151.0 MACKAY ALERT
134.8 MACKAY M.O
117.6 MACKAY AERO
111.6 FARLEIGH CO-OP SUGAR MILL
98.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
64.4 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
55.4 HAMILTON ISLAND

13.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
13.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

.....

7.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
7.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
2.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1058 (44.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1055 (44.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1000 (41.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
999 (41.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
986 (41.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
953 (39.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
793 (33.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
783 (32.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
780 (32.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
771 (32.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
759 (31.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
714 (29.8) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
700 (29.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
691 (28.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
660 (27.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
651 (27.1) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
645 (26.9) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
639 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
639 (26.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
629 (26.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
617 (25.7) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
609 (25.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/13 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
78/16 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
76/18 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
76/18 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
72/17 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
26.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 52.8mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 29.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 30.6mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
5.0mm in 3 min to 15:00 100.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.4mm/h
10.0mm in 10 min to 15:17 60.0mm/h
14.8mm in 8 min to 15:25 111.0mm/h
37.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 37.2mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.3mm/h
E Gascoyne
NEWMAN AERO
5.2mm in 12 min to 17:00 26.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h
Lower West
MANJIMUP
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
STYLES TOWER
12.5mm in 30 min to 13:30 25.0mm/h
12.5mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.5mm/h
12.5mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.5mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.2mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
15.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 30.4mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.4mm/h
19.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 38.8mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 24.2mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
14.6mm in 30 min to 16:00 29.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.6mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 29.2mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 29.2mm/h
23.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 46.8mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 38.0mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 17:30 39.6mm/h
43.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 43.2mm/h
36.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 72.8mm/h
56.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 56.2mm/h
26.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 53.6mm/h
63.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 63.2mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 29.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.8mm/h
Goldfields
SALMON GUMS RES.STN.
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.6mm/h
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
21.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 42.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 21.0mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 29.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
MOUNT BURAMINYA
11.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 23.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.0mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 22.0mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 22.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.4mm/h
SALMON GUMS AG STATION
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD
4.8mm in 12 min to 08:42 24.0mm/h
7.0mm in 18 min to 09:00 23.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
5.0mm in 14 min to 19:00 21.4mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
11.6mm in 27 min to 17:00 25.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
30.0mm in 29 min to 21:30 62.1mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 30.0mm/h
21.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 42.4mm/h
51.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 51.2mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 23.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
10.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 21.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
11.2mm in 30 min to 21:00 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
26.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 53.2mm/h
37.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 37.8mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 30.4mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
5.4mm in 6 min to 11:00 54.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
5.6mm in 6 min to 09:19 56.0mm/h
8.6mm in 8 min to 09:30 64.5mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.8mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 8.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.6mm/h
None reported