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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 21/02/2016. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040941

KOORALBYN ALERT

78.0

78.0

03/02/2004

11

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040948

KNAPPS PEAK ALERT

82.0

72.0

03/02/2004

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040949

BOONAH ALERT

109.0

81.0

03/02/2004

12

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018079

STREAKY BAY

6.7

8.3

20/02/1964

56

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT

35.7

35.3

10/02/2016

34

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

34.9

34.0

16/02/2016

23

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

35.6

34.9

13/02/2016

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

39.1

39.1

04/02/2013

13

1 N Equal to record.

ISL

Islands

200001

MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

31.0

31.0

19/02/2006

13

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Sydney--west

067108

BADGERYS CREEK AWS

65

65.0

19/02/2012

11

N Equal to record.


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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, 21/02/2016.

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 33.8 +1.9 18.8 +1.3 17.8 0.0 11.2 10.3 855 (35.6) 74/01
BUNBURY 29.9 -0.1 15.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 30/08
MANDURAH 29.9 +0.1 18.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +3.5 22.6 -2.1 23.4 8.2 6.0 11.1 366 (15.3) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.1 +3.0 25.1 +4.4 25.0 0.0 11.0 8.7 341 (14.2) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 26.1 -3.5 17.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 663 (27.6) 50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.9 -3.5 13.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.5 -2.7 9.3 -2.4 5.5 0.2 3.6 6.0 383 (16.0) 54/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.8 +5.5 20.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 44/15
CAIRNS AERO 34.0 +2.8 24.0 +0.2 22.0 0.0 -- 11.5 -- 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.7 +3.6 27.5 +3.4 25.0 0.0 8.0 11.0 298 (12.4) 35/16
MACKAY M.O 33.3 +3.7 26.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- 9.7 288 (12.0) 31/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.0 +3.8 24.2 +2.1 24.0 0.0 9.4 -- 242 (10.1) 61/16
BUNDABERG AERO 30.6 +0.7 22.3 +0.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 37/17
COOLANGATTA 29.6 +1.3 22.0 +1.2 -- 1.0 -- -- -- 31/02
BRISBANE AERO 30.5 +1.6 22.6 +1.5 22.3 0.8 8.2 11.2 496 (20.7) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 +0.6 17.6 +0.1 -- 42.2 -- -- 528 (22.0) 48/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.1 +6.1 21.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 9.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.5 +2.0 22.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 30/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.8 +2.2 21.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 52/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.0 +5.3 15.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 54/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.9 +1.5 22.9 +3.9 21.1 0.0 9.4 5.9 652 (27.2) 59/04
RICHMOND RAAF 29.1 +0.2 22.7 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 41/17
BELLAMBI AWS 24.8 0.0 22.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 589 (24.5) 57/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.5 +1.7 16.6 +0.2 13.2 0.0 10.6 11.6 254 (10.6) 41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +0.1 15.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.6 -3.0 14.0 -2.5 13.0 0.0 10.6 12.4 391 (16.3) 43/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.1 -3.4 13.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 41/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.3 -3.0 11.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.1 -3.9 7.1 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 46/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.5 0.0 6.0 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 28/16
HOBART AIRPORT 24.7 +2.4 12.2 +0.2 10.2 0.2 8.0 11.7 585 (24.4) 48/09
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

43.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.1 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
42.6 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
42.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

+7.5 : 43.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+6.8 : 43.1 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 41.2 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.6 : 42.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.5 : 41.3 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

31.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.1 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
29.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
29.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+6.3 : 31.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 20.9 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.1 : 22.7 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
+5.0 : 22.7 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+4.9 : 23.4 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW

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

10.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
13.8 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
14.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.8 : 14.2 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-7.7 : 16.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-7.3 : 24.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 17.7 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-6.6 : 28.1 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.4 : 6.7 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-8.1 : 14.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-7.4 : 4.4 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.0 : 6.2 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.9 : 3.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

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.
109.8 TAROME Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
109.0 BOONAH ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
101.0 CANNON COVE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
90.4 MIVA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
56.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
52.6 UPPER WICKHAM RIVER

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
54.8 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
Brisbane/SE Coast
109.8 TAROME
109.0 BOONAH ALERT
101.0 CANNON COVE TM
90.4 MIVA
85.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM
82.0 KNAPPS PEAK ALERT
78.2 ALDERLEY
78.0 KOORALBYN ALERT
68.0 CARNEYS CREEK THE RANCH
67.8 HARRISVILLE MARY STREET
65.0 HARDING STREET ALERT
64.0 BEAUDESERT ALERT
63.0 BUNDAMBA SCHOOL ALERT
62.0 DAGUN POCKET TM
62.0 TIARO TOWNSHIP
61.2 DEVERTON SAWPIT GULLY RD
60.8 FRANKLYN VALE ALERT
59.6 KANDANGA TM
59.0 ROSENTRETERS BRIDGE TM
59.0 IPSWICH ALERT
59.0 ROMANI ALERT
59.0 MORAYFIELD ALERT
56.6 BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
56.0 ONE MILE BRIDGE ALERT
53.0 MUSKET FLAT MT ALERT
50.6 KALBAR TM
50.2 ESK POST OFFICE
Darling Downs E
55.0 DALBY AIRPORT

12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

8.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
8.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
6.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1683 (70.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1134 (47.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1017 (42.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1005 (41.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
971 (40.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
934 (38.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
908 (37.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
882 (36.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
858 (35.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
856 (35.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
855 (35.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
844 (35.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
829 (34.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
798 (33.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
794 (33.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
776 (32.3) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
751 (31.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
744 (31.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
741 (30.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
711 (29.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
685 (28.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
684 (28.5) BICKLEY Lower West WA
679 (28.3) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
676 (28.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
673 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
669 (27.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
655 (27.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
653 (27.2) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
652 (27.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
652 (27.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
649 (27.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
644 (26.8) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
642 (26.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
636 (26.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
631 (26.3) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
630 (26.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
627 (26.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
625 (26.0) FORREST Eucla WA
610 (25.4) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
600 (25.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
98/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/18 BLACKWATER AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
76/02 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
74/01 PERTH AIRPORT 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
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
12.2mm in 9 min to 18:12 81.3mm/h
8.4mm in 7 min to 18:19 72.0mm/h
8.6mm in 11 min to 18:30 46.9mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 33.0mm/h
11.0mm in 29 min to 18:59 22.8mm/h
43.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 43.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.4mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
16.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
GYMPIE
13.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h
16.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 33.2mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 29.8mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 20.2mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
22.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 44.0mm/h
52.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 52.0mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 17.3mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 23.8mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
7.6mm in 22 min to 14:30 20.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 22 min to 17:00 33.3mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
10.0mm in 22 min to 20:00 27.3mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.6mm/h
Sydney--west
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
13.0mm in 26 min to 19:00 30.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
Illawarra
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY)
2.0mm in 1 min to 16:29 120.0mm/h
2.6mm in 1 min to 16:30 156.0mm/h
10.6mm in 4 min to 16:34 159.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 16:35 84.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 27.2mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.8mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
BLACKWATER AIRPORT : 80(140/ 65 ) at 18:40
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 74(180/ 63 ) at 05:00
Illawarra
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) : 133(210/ 93 ) at 16:34
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(320/ 72 ) at 03:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(260/ 70 ) at 07:30