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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 1404 EST on 03/12/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014909

CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU

19.5

20.1

02/12/2007

11

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

46.9

46.3

08/12/2009

14

1 N

QLD

Maranoa

043091

ROMA AIRPORT

42.5

42.4

17/12/2012

22

1 N

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

45.6

45.5

31/12/2005

12

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:04EST, 03/12/2016.

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 29.1 +0.2 13.3 -1.6 10.4 0.0 7.4 12.8 493 (20.5) 43/05
BUNBURY 24.2 -3.1 10.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 35/17
MANDURAH 24.7 -2.2 14.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 35/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +1.5 25.3 0.0 25.2 0.0 6.6 8.5 278 (11.6) 30/05
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.2 +6.8 24.7 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 50/16
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 -4.5 16.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 55/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.9 -2.1 11.4 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 -3.2 8.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.6 +3.5 22.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 61/19
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.2 18.3 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 35.4 +3.9 23.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 33.4 +3.3 22.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 34/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 38.5 +6.4 21.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 30.7 +1.2 22.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 453 (18.9) 43/11
COOLANGATTA 27.1 -0.1 20.9 +1.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 528 (22.0) 44/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 0.0 19.7 -0.4 17.9 1.4 7.6 13.2 581 (24.2) 46/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 36.2 +8.8 16.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 39/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.7 +6.8 17.9 +0.4 10.8 0.0 9.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 31.4 +4.9 18.5 +1.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.9 +7.7 15.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.1 +4.9 12.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 44/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 35.7 +10.0 19.3 +1.8 15.2 0.0 6.0 9.8 337 (14.0) 67/22
RICHMOND RAAF 37.1 +8.7 13.9 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 48/15
BELLAMBI AWS 26.4 +2.6 17.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 50/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.3 +2.9 12.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 54/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.8 +1.6 12.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.9 -0.2 14.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 8.2 11.3 283 (11.8) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.5 +1.1 9.1 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 37/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.7 -1.3 9.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.8 -1.8 9.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 37/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.1 -1.3 11.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 50/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.3 -0.4 12.5 +1.8 10.2 0.2 4.0 10.7 347 (14.5) 54/10
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

46.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
45.0 WINDORAH AWS Channel Country QLD
44.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
44.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+10.7 : 38.0 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+10.6 : 36.5 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.5 : 35.7 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+10.2 : 35.9 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+10.1 : 36.4 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW

30.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+7.6 : 25.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 28.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 25.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 27.7 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 27.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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

7.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
12.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.6 : 21.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.5 : 16.8 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-5.2 : 21.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 17.6 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-5.0 : 17.9 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA

1.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
3.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-9.8 : 2.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.5 : 13.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-6.7 : 4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.1 : 6.3 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.0 : 5.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt 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.
63.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
60.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
48.6 CONWAYS N Rivers NT
43.0 MOY POCKET TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
42.0 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
63.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
60.2 TIMBER CREEK
48.6 CONWAYS
42.0 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
43.0 MOY POCKET TM

Reports not yet available

876 (36.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
822 (34.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
817 (34.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
796 (33.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
785 (32.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
771 (32.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
737 (30.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
732 (30.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
719 (30.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
716 (29.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
713 (29.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
705 (29.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
687 (28.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
672 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
668 (27.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
655 (27.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
652 (27.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
647 (27.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
645 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
631 (26.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
627 (26.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
618 (25.8) FORREST Eucla WA
613 (25.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
606 (25.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
606 (25.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
106/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/18 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
87/10 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
87/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
83/16 TELFER AERO Interior WA
83/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.2mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
KALUMBURU
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 20:00 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
POINT STUART
14.4mm in 16 min to 06:30 54.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 9.3mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 24.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.0mm/h
28.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 56.0mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 28.0mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 28.0mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
35.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 11.7mm/h
28.6mm in 30 min to 07:30 57.2mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 34.6mm/h
20.6mm in 30 min to 08:00 41.2mm/h
49.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 49.2mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 26.4mm/h
62.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 125.2mm/h
62.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 62.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 9.3mm/h
62.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 62.8mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
15.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.3mm/h
29.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 59.2mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 29.6mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 29.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
LAKE JULIUS AWS
18.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.6mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 12:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 19.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
3.0mm in 1 min to 09:01 180.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
LAKE JULIUS AWS : 89(160/ 67 ) at 19:24
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(320/ 87 ) at 15:07
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(310/ 76 ) at 16:40