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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2045 EST on 25/12/2006. 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

Victoria

014857

SUPLEJACK

243.0

212.0

25/02/1993

25

212.0

25/02/1993

25

SA

W Agricultural

018110

COOK

57.6

45.6

21/02/1975

88

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central West

036026

ISISFORD POST OFFICE

30.2

29.7

15/02/1983

48

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

13.5

15.3

15/02/2002

11

WA

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

13.6

15.6

14/02/2001

12

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Far SW

045015

QUILPIE AIRPORT

44.4

44.4

05/02/1993

50

Equal to record.

NSW

Lower Darling

047048

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS

44.5

44.5

15/02/2004

18

Equal to record.

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

45.2

44.8

15/02/2004

13

NSW

Riverina W

075041

GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS

45.0

45.0

14/02/2004

30

Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018069

ELLISTON

17.4

18.3

22/02/1967

44

SA

W Agricultural

018079

STREAKY BAY

18.1

18.3

16/02/1960

48

SA

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

17.0

18.0

01/02/1988

20

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

16.9

18.6

10/02/1996

12

SA

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

18.4

19.5

21/02/2004

12

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022018

WAROOKA

17.9

18.6

01/02/2005

41

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022046

EDITHBURGH

18.7

19.1

02/02/2005

12

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

17.9

18.0

27/02/1996

12

SA

Lower SE

026095

CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS)

16.4

16.5

03/02/2005

12

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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

32.3

30.9

22/02/2002

11


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 22:11EST, 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 29.0 -3.5 13.3 -5.8 11.9 0.0 10.8 -- 737 (30.7) 52/16
PERTH AIRPORT 26.7 -5.1 13.6 -3.8 11.7 0.0 8.6 13.1 419 (17.5) 41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.1 -4.8 12.9 -1.5 11.9 1.6 6.0 7.6 274 (11.4) 34/15
BUNBURY 23.4 -6.4 8.7 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 46/16
MANDURAH 22.9 -- 15.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 43/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 -0.8 24.1 -0.6 23.5 9.0 9.0 7.4 774 (32.3) 61/07
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.4 +0.3 26.2 +5.4 25.3 0.0 13.0 8.7 558 (23.3) 52/17
WHYALLA AERO 25.0 -4.6 20.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 14.2 -- 733 (30.5) 68/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.3 -5.0 19.5 +2.4 19.4 0.0 7.2 1.0 242 (10.1) 28/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 -8.0 13.5 +1.9 14.4 3.4 3.4 0.0 421 (17.5) 30/02
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.0 +0.7 23.9 +0.5 23.0 3.6 4.2 10.1 -- 32/14
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +0.1 23.6 -0.1 22.9 0.0 5.2 11.7 152 ( 6.3) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.5 25.4 +1.3 23.0 0.0 6.6 12.4 259 (10.8) 26/11
MACKAY M.O 30.8 +1.2 23.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 248 (10.3) 28/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.1 +2.8 22.8 +0.7 20.8 0.0 11.2 -- 284 (11.8) 32/14
BUNDABERG AERO 32.4 +2.5 -- -- -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
NAMBOUR DPI 30.1 +1.3 21.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 30.6 +2.4 22.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 41/11
BRISBANE AERO 29.8 +0.7 21.6 +0.5 19.5 0.0 8.4 12.6 408 (17.0) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.2 +4.8 18.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 668 (27.8) 43/02
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 39.7 +8.6 23.2 +4.6 17.2 0.0 10.4 -- 238 ( 9.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.6 +1.8 21.6 +2.1 19.5 0.0 7.4 11.6 321 (13.4) 24/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +2.1 20.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.2 +5.7 20.4 +2.3 19.6 1.4 3.8 12.4 276 (11.5) 37/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 31.6 +4.5 20.2 +3.1 21.5 0.8 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 32.1 +6.3 17.0 +3.9 13.0 0.0 6.4 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 40.1 +8.1 21.6 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.7 +5.4 20.3 +1.3 19.6 0.2 3.4 10.3 335 (14.0) 52/15
RICHMOND RAAF 38.8 +9.8 20.5 +2.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/18
BELLAMBI AWS 26.9 +2.1 20.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 50/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 37.3 +10.2 17.4 +4.3 16.5 0.0 7.4 11.2 296 (12.3) 50/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 41.9 +11.0 22.8 +6.5 22.6 0.0 9.2 11.3 321 (13.4) 55/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 39.6 +8.3 20.5 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.5 +7.9 19.1 +2.7 20.5 0.0 10.8 12.7 237 ( 9.9) 55/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.7 +3.2 16.5 +2.2 15.4 0.0 7.0 -- 268 (11.2) 48/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.2 +0.8 17.1 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.5 -3.3 17.7 +3.1 17.6 0.0 5.0 -- 164 ( 6.8) 17/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.0 -6.0 17.4 +4.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 26/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.7 -6.3 13.8 +2.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 424 (17.7) 37/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.1 -2.3 13.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 28/19
HOBART AIRPORT 25.3 +3.0 13.6 +1.6 13.0 0.0 4.4 8.2 296 (12.3) 41/19
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

46.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
46.3 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
46.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
46.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
46.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW

+12.7 : 45.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+12.6 : 44.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+12.6 : 46.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+12.2 : 45.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+12.1 : 44.5 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

33.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
31.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
31.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
30.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
30.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

+11.3 : 31.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+10.4 : 29.5 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+10.2 : 30.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+9.4 : 30.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.3 : 14.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

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

11.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
14.5 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
14.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-19.2 : 17.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-14.9 : 21.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-14.6 : 22.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-13.3 : 19.3 FORREST Eucla WA
-12.5 : 24.0 WILUNA Interior WA

3.2 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
5.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
5.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
6.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

**S** -10.1 : 8.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.1 : 5.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-9.4 : 6.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-9.3 : 13.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.0 : 5.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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.
274.0 RIVERSLEIGH TM Gulf Country QLD
243.0 SUPLEJACK N Rivers NT
166.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
131.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
107.4 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
99.2 BALGO HILLS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
243.0 SUPLEJACK
N Plateau
166.0 RABBIT FLAT
101.2 TANAMI DOWNS
51.0 NUMBER 36 BORE

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
57.6 COOK

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
107.4 SOUTHWELL STATION
100.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION
86.6 HIGHBURY STATION
78.2 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
50.0 MERLUNA
S Peninsula
64.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
Gulf Country
274.0 RIVERSLEIGH TM
131.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP
52.0 KINGFISHER CAMP

13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

0.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

**S** 1029 (42.9) RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
950 (39.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
950 (39.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
932 (38.8) POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
908 (37.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
896 (37.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
886 (36.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
877 (36.5) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
866 (36.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
838 (34.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
827 (34.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
807 (33.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
784 (32.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
782 (32.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
774 (32.3) DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
759 (31.6) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
747 (31.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
738 (30.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
733 (30.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
729 (30.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
724 (30.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
720 (30.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
668 (27.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
651 (27.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
647 (27.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
638 (26.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
635 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
635 (26.5) HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
632 (26.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
630 (26.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
615 (25.6) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
610 (25.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
96/17 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
81/00 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
78/20 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
76/20 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
74/13 PIRLANGIMPI AWS N Rivers NT
74/19 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AWS
4.0mm in 6 min to 13:31 40.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
9.2mm in 46 min to 15:16 12.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
CAPE DON
4.8mm in 7 min to 03:31 41.1mm/h
    N Plateau
RABBIT FLAT
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
COEN AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
    S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
30.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 30.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.2mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.0mm/h
    Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
5.8mm in 33 min to 03:00 10.5mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
CENTURY MINE
10.2mm in 9 min to 15:30 68.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 38.0mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 29.2mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
    Central West
LONGREACH AERO
3.2mm in 2 min to 19:02 96.0mm/h
13.8mm in 28 min to 19:30 29.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 21.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
    Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
20.4mm in 23 min to 18:30 53.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
84.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 28.0mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 19.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
    Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT : 96(120/ 63 ) at 17:15
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Far Northwest
FOWLERS GAP AWS : 72(170/ 63 ) at 23:42