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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 09/12/2016. 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
Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

30.1

30.0

01/12/2016

34

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

38.7

38.7

04/12/1996

22

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

83

80.0

06/12/2012

11

N

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

96

81.0

10/12/2011

11

N

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

83

83.0

06/12/2004

11

N Equal to record.

NSW

Upper Darling

048245

BOURKE AIRPORT AWS

94

76.0

06/12/2005

12

N

NSW

CW Plains N

051049

TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS

80

80.0

22/12/2009

11

N Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090180

AIREYS INLET

106

100.0

27/12/2004

11

N

TAS

N Coast

091306

CRESSY RESEARCH STATION

80

76.0

13/12/2011

11

N

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

98

91.0

11/12/2010

19

N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

34.8

31.9

11/12/2008

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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

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 30.9 +2.0 13.4 -1.5 11.4 0.0 11.4 11.3 617 (25.7) 61/01
BUNBURY 25.7 -1.6 9.8 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 417 (17.4) 31/16
MANDURAH 27.4 +0.5 12.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 34/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.6 25.9 +0.6 25.6 3.6 5.2 11.2 258 (10.8) 57/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.8 -12.6 19.9 -0.3 -- 15.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 39/04
WHYALLA AERO 24.2 -4.0 14.3 -1.6 -- 4.8 -- -- 660 (27.5) 83/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.7 -6.3 15.0 -0.6 -- 8.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 57/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 -6.0 12.7 +2.7 -- 5.6 -- -- 520 (21.7) 78/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 42.5 +5.4 23.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 57/15
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +1.1 24.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +1.2 25.7 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 469 (19.5) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 33.5 +3.4 25.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 30/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 36.6 +4.5 22.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 35/17
BUNDABERG AERO 31.0 +1.5 22.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 41/16
COOLANGATTA 25.9 -1.3 21.5 +1.6 -- 6.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 44/17
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 -1.5 22.3 +2.2 21.9 31.8 7.8 1.1 315 (13.1) 41/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.2 +2.8 18.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 72/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.6 +0.7 20.7 +3.2 14.3 4.6 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +1.3 19.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 52/21
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.3 +5.1 16.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 41/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 10.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.3 +6.1 17.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 70/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.6 +3.9 20.6 +3.1 20.4 0.2 8.0 12.2 513 (21.4) 70/16
RICHMOND RAAF 37.6 +9.2 17.1 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 260 (10.8) 55/19
BELLAMBI AWS 26.7 +2.9 19.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 61/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.3 +3.9 12.5 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 264 (11.0) 70/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.7 +0.5 11.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 63/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.2 -4.9 17.1 +2.3 -- 1.2 9.1 -- 430 (17.9) 68/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.7 -5.3 16.6 +5.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 305 (12.7) 63/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.9 -3.7 13.5 +4.1 -- 12.0 -- -- 578 (24.1) 72/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 -5.1 11.6 +1.0 -- 7.4 -- -- 322 (13.4) 74/09
HOBART AIRPORT 23.8 +3.1 9.7 -1.0 5.5 1.0 5.8 6.4 391 (16.3) 72/12
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 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
43.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
43.1 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+9.2 : 37.6 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+9.0 : 36.9 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
+8.9 : 38.0 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
+8.8 : 36.2 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+8.4 : 34.3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW

30.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
30.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
29.7 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 18.5 KYABRAM Lower North VIC
+6.1 : 29.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+5.8 : 28.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.7 : 19.1 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+5.6 : 23.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+5.6 : 19.6 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW

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

9.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
10.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-12.6 : 22.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-11.9 : 22.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.9 : 18.7 YONGALA Upper North SA
-9.1 : 21.2 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-9.1 : 15.8 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

3.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
4.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
4.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
4.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.6 : 3.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.5 : 6.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.5 : 4.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.4 : 13.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 4.0 JARRAHWOOD 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.
49.0 EIDSVOLD POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
40.8 TRENTHAM (POST OFFICE) N Central VIC
36.4 BARRINGTON POST OFFICE N Coast TAS
35.2 BULLARTO SOUTH N Central VIC
33.0 COOLAWANYAH W Pilbara WA

Reports not yet available

1054 (43.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
981 (40.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
918 (38.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
854 (35.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
843 (35.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
834 (34.8) FORREST Eucla WA
827 (34.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
813 (33.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
810 (33.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
806 (33.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
788 (32.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
788 (32.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
780 (32.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
755 (31.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
746 (31.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
746 (31.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
736 (30.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
714 (29.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
714 (29.8) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
711 (29.6) EUCLA Eucla WA
708 (29.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
708 (29.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
708 (29.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
705 (29.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
693 (28.9) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
687 (28.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
678 (28.3) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
678 (28.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
677 (28.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
677 (28.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
668 (27.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
665 (27.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
662 (27.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
660 (27.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
649 (27.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
638 (26.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
636 (26.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
631 (26.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
631 (26.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
627 (26.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
626 (26.1) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
626 (26.1) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
625 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
625 (26.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
622 (25.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
620 (25.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
618 (25.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
618 (25.8) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
617 (25.7) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
617 (25.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
608 (25.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
605 (25.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
604 (25.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
600 (25.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
139/19 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
124/08 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
122/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
122/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
118/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
117/19 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
115/12 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
111/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
109/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
109/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
106/13 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
106/17 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
104/12 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
102/09 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
100/19 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
100/22 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
98/21 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
98/19 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/11 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
96/13 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
96/14 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
96/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/01 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
94/15 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
94/18 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
94/11 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/19 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
93/02 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
91/13 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
91/11 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/15 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley 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