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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 26/02/2016. 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

SA

Lower SE

026102

MOUNT GAMBIER COUNCIL DEPOT

37.6

33.4

11/02/2004

13

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

50.0

45.4

21/02/2003

32

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090184

CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE

47.0

39.6

21/02/2003

19

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091337

OAKS (GLENBURN)

20.2

19.4

19/02/2011

11

1 N

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

45.4

44.4

02/02/1990

41

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

8.1

8.5

19/02/2005

20

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

5.5

5.9

03/02/2010

15

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

3.2

3.4

12/02/1977

36

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

7.7

7.8

01/02/2013

19

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

5.3

5.7

15/02/1997

19

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012044

MUNGLINUP WEST

8.1

8.4

02/02/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068072

NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS

41.0

40.5

01/02/2011

14

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

43.0

42.0

08/02/2009

19

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 26/02/2016.

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 29.4 -2.5 14.5 -3.0 11.9 0.0 6.8 12.2 556 (23.2) 54/06
BUNBURY 27.0 -3.0 8.6 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 34/23
MANDURAH 25.0 -4.8 14.1 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 41/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.7 23.9 -0.8 24.7 41.0 7.6 4.7 359 (15.0) 43/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.9 +5.8 27.7 +7.0 25.0 0.0 16.0 11.6 359 (15.0) 70/21
WHYALLA AERO 25.9 -3.7 18.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 48/03
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.2 -3.2 19.7 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 35/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.1 -2.1 15.8 +4.1 13.5 28.0 0.6 8.3 265 (11.0) 48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.1 +4.8 24.4 +1.1 22.8 0.0 7.8 -- 229 ( 9.5) 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.4 23.8 0.0 22.7 0.8 4.8 11.1 383 (16.0) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +1.6 24.8 +0.7 22.4 0.0 7.2 10.9 437 (18.2) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 30.1 +0.5 22.4 -1.0 -- 5.8 -- 10.2 391 (16.3) 30/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +0.6 22.8 +0.7 21.6 0.0 6.0 -- 374 (15.6) 28/04
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +1.0 20.3 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 367 (15.3) 31/10
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +0.6 18.8 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +0.7 19.7 -1.4 18.2 0.0 8.0 12.0 304 (12.7) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.7 +2.6 17.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 39/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.1 +7.1 21.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 9.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.1 +2.6 17.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 34/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 39.8 +12.2 18.4 +0.3 11.7 0.0 9.0 -- 342 (14.3) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 39.1 +7.4 18.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 43/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 37.8 +11.4 22.5 +3.5 18.8 0.0 8.4 12.2 544 (22.7) 48/18
RICHMOND RAAF 39.6 +10.7 17.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 26/23
BELLAMBI AWS 27.7 +2.9 22.2 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 519 (21.6) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.2 +6.4 24.4 +8.0 19.2 0.0 15.0 7.6 392 (16.3) 46/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 36.4 +5.3 22.4 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 43/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.2 +1.6 21.4 +4.9 24.0 0.0 13.5 10.4 368 (15.3) 50/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.8 +3.3 20.8 +6.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 48/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.5 +1.2 21.9 +7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 52/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.7 +1.7 15.2 +3.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 304 (12.7) 52/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.7 -3.8 14.7 +2.5 -- 21.4 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 48/15
HOBART AIRPORT 23.4 +1.1 15.0 +3.0 13.6 8.4 3.4 7.5 381 (15.9) 63/18
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

43.8 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.4 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
43.3 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
43.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
43.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

+17.3 : 42.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+16.0 : 40.0 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+14.8 : 41.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+13.1 : 41.0 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+13.0 : 40.7 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW

32.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.6 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
29.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
29.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+12.0 : 19.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+10.0 : 22.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+9.9 : 18.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
+9.5 : 22.4 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+9.2 : 27.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

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

9.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
14.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.5 : 24.9 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-6.9 : 19.9 SHANNON Lower West WA
-6.9 : 25.5 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.6 : 20.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-6.4 : 29.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

3.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
3.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
4.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
5.1 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
5.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-10.2 : 3.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-10.1 : 3.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-9.6 : 4.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-9.0 : 5.5 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-9.0 : 5.1 COLLIE EAST Lower 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.
88.0 WAGAIT BEACH N Rivers NT
85.4 CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY N Rivers NT
79.2 DARWIN HOSPITAL N Rivers NT
67.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
65.0 NIGHTCLIFF POOL N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
50.0 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
88.0 WAGAIT BEACH
85.4 CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY
79.2 DARWIN HOSPITAL
67.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT
65.0 NIGHTCLIFF POOL
60.2 THE CHASE
56.4 KATHERINE - BRAY RD
52.0 MARRARA

QUEENSLAND
Northwest
50.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP

VICTORIA
W Coast
50.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

12.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

4.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
4.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1171 (48.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1138 (47.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
890 (37.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
849 (35.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
846 (35.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
811 (33.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
766 (31.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
758 (31.6) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
748 (31.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
747 (31.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
728 (30.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
718 (29.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
712 (29.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
699 (29.1) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
690 (28.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
662 (27.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
657 (27.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
649 (27.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
647 (27.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
640 (26.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
637 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
625 (26.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
623 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
621 (25.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
603 (25.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
601 (25.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
135/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
117/20 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
113/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
106/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
104/22 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
100/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
10.6mm in 6 min to 02:13 106.0mm/h
7.8mm in 17 min to 02:30 27.5mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 28.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.7mm/h
GUNN POINT
21.2mm in 30 min to 02:30 42.4mm/h
28.4mm in 30 min to 03:00 56.8mm/h
49.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 49.6mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 29.2mm/h
CHARLES POINT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.4mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
7.0mm in 16 min to 02:00 26.2mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 10.7mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
17.4mm in 30 min to 04:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 24.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 9.3mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
6.0mm in 13 min to 21:56 27.7mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
15.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 30.0mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.3mm/h
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
13.8mm in 26 min to 10:30 31.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 15.2mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
18.6mm in 7 min to 12:24 159.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 22.0mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 22.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
9.8mm in 12 min to 00:17 49.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.0mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.4mm/h
CAPE GRIM
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
8.8mm in 9 min to 10:00 58.7mm/h
17.8mm in 30 min to 10:30 35.6mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 26.6mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 20.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 16:00 23.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(330/ 70 ) at 04:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 87(270/ 63 ) at 23:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 133(320/113 ) at 23:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(290/ 72 ) at 21:45
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 106(280/ 76 ) at 19:20
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(290/ 83 ) at 23:56
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 117(310/ 87 ) at 21:43
MOUNT READ : 93(300/ 63 ) at 23:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78(270/ 65 ) at 23:30