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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1704 EST on 24/12/2006. 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

NT

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AERO

40.0

37.4

27/01/1987

16

Highest minimum temperature

VIC

Upper NE

083024

MOUNT BULLER

20.0

18.3

16/01/1988

17

19.0

21/12/1994

21


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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 22:08EST, 14/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 40.1 +8.5 21.8 +3.5 21.4 0.0 12.0 -- 856 (35.7) 58/17
PERTH AIRPORT 35.4 +3.8 17.1 +0.2 14.9 0.0 10.8 13.3 497 (20.7) 68/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.0 -1.7 8.6 -5.1 8.0 0.0 6.8 5.7 215 ( 9.0) 43/15
BUNBURY 34.2 +4.8 12.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 41/12
MANDURAH 35.8 -- 16.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 39/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.7 24.7 -0.1 24.3 10.8 0.8 2.1 399 (16.6) 28/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.0 +3.6 24.6 +3.2 23.2 4.2 10.4 11.8 385 (16.0) 50/21
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 -5.4 21.4 +4.0 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 733 (30.5) 61/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.2 -2.9 19.2 +2.2 19.2 0.0 9.8 12.8 391 (16.3) 48/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.0 -2.2 10.8 -0.3 7.3 0.2 10.4 12.1 537 (22.4) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.6 +1.3 24.8 +1.0 23.8 0.2 7.2 5.7 240 (10.0) 67/14
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 -0.4 25.1 +1.4 24.5 11.6 5.8 5.8 278 (11.6) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.3 +2.0 26.3 +2.1 25.0 0.2 8.2 9.1 440 (18.3) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 22.9 -0.6 -- 21.6 -- 5.8 321 (13.4) 32/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 0.0 24.2 +2.1 23.7 0.0 6.8 -- 360 (15.0) 45/12
BUNDABERG AERO 31.9 +1.8 22.5 +1.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) --
NAMBOUR DPI 29.8 +0.5 21.5 +2.1 -- 34.83 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.2 +1.1 21.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 29.8 +0.8 22.5 +1.4 21.4 0.0 4.8 12.3 347 (14.5) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.1 +2.0 19.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 709 (29.5) 46/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 38.0 +6.1 21.3 +2.5 13.7 0.0 10.6 -- 124 ( 5.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 29.2 +2.3 19.7 +0.3 16.6 0.0 6.0 12.9 292 (12.2) 48/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.8 +1.4 18.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.5 +6.6 16.8 -1.2 14.8 0.0 8.6 10.9 353 (14.7) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 31.6 +4.1 17.1 +0.4 17.1 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 32.1 +5.6 18.0 +4.8 14.0 0.0 4.0 12.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.7 +5.6 20.6 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.0 +4.6 21.5 +2.8 18.1 0.0 10.2 11.4 569 (23.7) 48/22
RICHMOND RAAF 37.1 +7.3 18.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 28/19
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 -0.1 20.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 553 (23.0) 30/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 37.3 +9.3 18.4 +5.2 15.2 0.0 11.2 11.9 221 ( 9.2) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 40.1 +8.5 23.0 +6.8 21.6 0.0 11.0 9.9 241 (10.0) 48/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 41.6 +9.4 21.6 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.0 +1.8 21.8 +5.2 21.2 0.0 18.0 10.5 -- 0/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.8 +4.3 19.5 +5.4 18.9 8.03 25.8 -- 351 (14.6) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.4 +0.9 18.5 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 453 (18.9) 50/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.6 -1.3 20.6 +6.3 17.9 0.0 13.8 -- 190 ( 7.9) 21/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.7 -1.9 15.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 489 (20.4) 43/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.8 +1.8 16.1 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 716 (29.8) 46/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.1 +0.9 16.7 +4.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 281 (11.7) 52/14
HOBART AIRPORT 22.9 +0.4 14.3 +2.3 12.2 0.8 9.8 8.7 444 (18.5) 50/20
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

44.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
43.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.7 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
43.6 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
43.5 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

+12.6 : 38.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+12.0 : 43.7 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+11.2 : 36.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+11.0 : 42.3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+10.8 : 42.0 ALBURY AIRPORT SW Slopes S NSW

31.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
31.0 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
30.9 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
30.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
29.8 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

+11.8 : 29.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+11.5 : 20.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+10.8 : 28.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
+10.3 : 29.0 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
+10.1 : 30.9 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

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

13.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.4 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.8 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-8.5 : 29.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-8.3 : 33.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
-7.1 : 31.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.8 : 30.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.9 : 32.0 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-5.9 : 22.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

5.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.4 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
6.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
7.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.6 : 6.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 7.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : 9.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.9 : 8.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-5.8 : 9.5 EYRE Eucla 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.
106.0 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT
100.8 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
100.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
82.6 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
78.0 GERIATRIC PARK N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
50.4 MARRON

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
106.0 POINT STUART AWS
82.6 POINT STUART
78.0 GERIATRIC PARK
72.0 BONALBO
67.0 DUM IN MIRRIE
60.0 DALY WATERS
53.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
56.0 VIOLET VALE STATION
N Coast--Barron
100.8 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
100.0 DAINTREE TEA
61.6 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
Central Coast E
67.0 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
50.2 PACIFIC HEIGHTS
Central West
67.4 LERIDA
Wide Bay/Burnett
69.2 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.0 DAYBORO STRONG ROAD

13.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
13.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

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5.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
4.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.8 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
3.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1023 (42.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
959 (40.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
926 (38.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
919 (38.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
908 (37.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
891 (37.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
856 (35.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
849 (35.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
833 (34.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
814 (33.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
794 (33.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
772 (32.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
771 (32.1) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
770 (32.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
769 (32.0) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
764 (31.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
745 (31.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
733 (30.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
724 (30.2) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
719 (30.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
716 (29.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
709 (29.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
691 (28.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
688 (28.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
688 (28.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
683 (28.5) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
678 (28.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
653 (27.2) JERVIS BAY (PT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
650 (27.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
648 (27.0) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
647 (27.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
647 (27.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
644 (26.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
642 (26.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
640 (26.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
638 (26.6) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
635 (26.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
635 (26.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
626 (26.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
623 (26.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
117/22 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
113/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/20 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
87/19 MOUNT READ W Coast 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
10.6mm in 10 min to 23:10 63.6mm/h
    E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
17.0mm in 30 min to 22:30 34.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 25.8mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 17.0mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
    W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
7.8mm in 12 min to 15:00 39.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.6mm/h
    E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
    Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
10.2mm in 35 min to 13:35 17.5mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
24.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 24.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
17.4mm in 22 min to 18:30 47.5mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 22.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
CAPE DON
24.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 24.6mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 10.3mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 7.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
27.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 27.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h
45.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 45.0mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
11.0mm in 28 min to 15:00 23.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
BRADSHAW
31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h
    N Plateau
WULUNGURRU
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
21.0mm in 30 min to 12:00 42.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 23.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 23.2mm/h
COCONUT ISLAND
28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h
COEN AIRPORT
28.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 28.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
22.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 22.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
    N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.0mm/h
    Central Coast E
MACKAY MO
14.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
19.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 39.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.6mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 04:00 26.0mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 32.6mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 20.2mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 14.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.2mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h

TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 70(250/ 63 ) at 23:00
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(330/ 96 ) at 21:26
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(260/ 72 ) at 22:30
    W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(290/ 67 ) at 21:30