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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 1403 EST on 04/12/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

VIC

E Central

086375

CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS

0.1

1.1

05/12/2011

16

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

31.6

31.4

24/12/2004

14

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Lower SE

026100

PADTHAWAY SOUTH

2.8

2.9

15/12/2006

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Maranoa

043091

ROMA AIRPORT

44.4

42.5

02/12/2016

22

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

44.2

43.2

08/12/2009

17

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048243

LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT

43.5

43.5

02/12/2012

17

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Darling Downs E

041529

TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT

81

80.0

13/12/2005

15

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:04EST, 05/12/2016.

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 23.5 -5.4 13.7 -1.2 11.9 0.0 7.8 9.6 370 (15.4) 52/18
BUNBURY 22.6 -4.7 8.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 46/15
MANDURAH 22.0 -4.9 14.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 25.9 +0.6 25.5 8.6 -- 4.7 262 (10.9) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.7 +4.3 27.1 +6.9 -- 3.4 -- -- 400 (16.7) 57/18
WHYALLA AERO 29.2 +1.0 14.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 582 (24.3) 43/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.2 +5.2 11.4 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 26/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.1 +1.2 2.5 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.3 +4.2 22.9 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 416 (17.3) 43/12
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +0.7 18.0 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.5 +2.0 22.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 32.4 +2.3 22.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 37.8 +5.7 21.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 31.1 +1.6 23.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 43/12
COOLANGATTA 27.8 +0.6 22.2 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 525 (21.9) 46/19
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 +0.3 24.0 +3.9 23.5 0.0 8.2 5.4 593 (24.7) 80/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 37.0 +9.6 19.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 81/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 40.0 +9.1 23.0 +5.5 -- 0.0 10.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +1.1 17.4 +0.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 279 (11.6) 48/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.5 -0.7 21.3 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 41/23
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 39.0 +7.8 15.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.9 +0.2 20.3 +2.8 20.4 0.0 11.2 9.7 535 (22.3) 43/23
RICHMOND RAAF 30.6 +2.2 21.2 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 39/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +0.8 19.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 44/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.3 +3.9 11.8 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +2.0 13.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 37/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.7 +4.6 13.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 6.2 12.6 261 (10.9) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.1 +1.7 10.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.6 +2.6 9.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 34/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.1 +2.5 7.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 31/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.7 -3.7 7.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 39/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 -1.2 9.9 -0.8 6.0 0.2 6.0 7.1 495 (20.6) 37/08
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

46.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
44.6 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
44.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
44.4 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

+14.1 : 39.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.3 : 44.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+10.7 : 44.2 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+10.6 : 40.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.3 : 42.5 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW

31.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
29.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.0 WINDORAH AWS Channel Country QLD
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+7.8 : 29.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 31.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.6 : 27.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+7.5 : 27.4 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
+7.2 : 28.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

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

9.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
10.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS

-7.7 : 20.4 KARNET Lower West WA
-7.2 : 23.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-7.1 : 23.4 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-6.9 : 21.5 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-6.6 : 24.6 KALBARRI Central West WA

0.3 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
1.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

-8.6 : 3.4 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-7.9 : 3.0 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.8 : 2.8 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-7.7 : 1.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.5 : 2.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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.
50.8 FISH RIVER N Rivers NT
50.4 ELIZABETH DOWNS N Rivers NT
41.8 LANDS END STATION Gulf Country QLD
38.6 MOUNT KRAUSS E Kimberley WA
35.0 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
38.6 MOUNT KRAUSS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.8 FISH RIVER
50.4 ELIZABETH DOWNS
35.0 CHANNEL POINT

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
41.8 LANDS END STATION

Reports not yet available

1600 (66.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1034 (43.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1000 (41.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
945 (39.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
894 (37.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
886 (36.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
824 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
818 (34.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
775 (32.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
774 (32.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
769 (32.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
753 (31.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
751 (31.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
739 (30.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
732 (30.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
717 (29.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
707 (29.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
706 (29.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
685 (28.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
685 (28.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
677 (28.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
666 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
665 (27.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
655 (27.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
653 (27.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
645 (26.9) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
638 (26.6) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
621 (25.9) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
620 (25.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
616 (25.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
611 (25.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
104/17 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
91/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/17 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/14 FORREST Eucla WA
83/03 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.
None reported None reported