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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2051 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

24.0

24.0

10/02/1991

32

Equal to record.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056013

GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN

18.0

18.0

16/02/2004

33

Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

25.0

24.4

08/02/1991

33

QLD

Darling Downs E

041359

OAKEY AERO

24.5

24.5

21/02/2004

33

Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central West

036026

ISISFORD POST OFFICE

44.6

43.9

03/02/1960

48

QLD

Channel Country

038024

WINDORAH POST OFFICE

45.0

45.0

18/02/1983

40

Equal to record.

QLD

Warrego

044021

CHARLEVILLE AERO

43.4

43.4

03/02/2006

64

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Far SW

045015

QUILPIE AIRPORT

45.5

45.5

03/02/2006

50

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 22:12EST, 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 34.9 +2.4 18.2 -0.9 15.7 0.0 12.2 -- 474 (19.8) 54/16
PERTH AIRPORT 35.0 +3.2 16.0 -1.4 14.5 0.0 10.6 13.0 383 (16.0) 54/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.7 -2.2 11.8 -2.6 9.1 0.0 7.2 7.6 337 (14.0) 43/12
BUNBURY 33.7 +3.9 13.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 46/16
MANDURAH 30.1 -- 20.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 54/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 +0.1 25.6 +0.9 23.6 0.0 9.0 11.7 495 (20.6) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.1 +6.0 24.2 +3.4 20.6 0.0 11.6 11.6 304 (12.7) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 30.7 +1.1 20.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 7.1 -- 629 (26.2) 45/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.1 +1.8 16.7 -0.4 15.9 0.0 3.8 11.8 247 (10.3) 30/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.5 +0.4 12.1 +0.5 9.5 0.0 5.2 11.9 374 (15.6) 39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.9 +2.6 21.8 -1.6 23.5 1.8 3.2 12.3 156 ( 6.5) 35/16
CAIRNS AERO 33.2 +2.0 25.0 +1.3 24.0 0.0 9.4 9.7 385 (16.0) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.9 26.0 +1.9 24.0 0.6 7.2 12.0 363 (15.1) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 32.5 +2.9 27.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 351 (14.6) 37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.7 +4.4 25.7 +3.6 25.0 0.0 10.6 -- 326 (13.6) 37/18
BUNDABERG AERO 33.5 +3.6 24.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 266 (11.1) --
NAMBOUR DPI 30.1 +1.3 24.7 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.7 +1.5 24.0 +3.2 -- 3.8 -- -- 332 (13.8) 48/10
BRISBANE AERO 29.8 +0.7 24.3 +3.2 23.9 0.2 7.2 7.4 336 (14.0) 41/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.5 +3.1 21.9 +4.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 623 (26.0) 52/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 35.9 +4.8 20.8 +2.2 12.8 11.0 7.8 -- 263 (11.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.4 +1.6 22.0 +2.5 19.4 0.0 4.6 9.5 518 (21.6) 37/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +0.6 20.2 +1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.9 +0.4 19.1 +1.0 16.4 0.2 3.2 10.2 381 (15.9) 35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.5 +0.4 16.2 -0.9 15.5 0.4 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 26/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.5 +2.7 13.9 +0.8 11.0 0.0 5.8 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.9 +4.9 21.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.6 +0.3 18.9 -0.1 14.1 0.0 3.6 8.1 540 (22.5) 37/12
RICHMOND RAAF 29.7 +0.7 14.8 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 25.3 +0.5 18.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 24/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.7 +0.6 15.6 +2.5 12.8 0.0 7.4 10.1 355 (14.8) 35/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.9 +2.0 18.6 +2.3 18.4 0.0 10.4 10.5 297 (12.4) 34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.8 +2.5 17.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.4 +2.8 19.8 +3.4 19.2 0.0 10.2 11.0 317 (13.2) 28/05
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.9 +0.4 13.4 -0.9 12.2 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 46/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.9 +1.5 13.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 37/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.7 -2.1 16.0 +1.4 13.6 0.0 5.4 -- 178 ( 7.4) 21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.3 -2.7 16.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 37/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.3 +0.3 11.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 41/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.8 +1.4 10.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.4 -0.9 12.4 +0.4 12.7 3.6 5.0 8.1 358 (14.9) 32/19
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

46.3 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
45.7 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
45.5 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
45.1 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
45.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
45.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+9.9 : 44.7 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+9.9 : 45.5 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+9.7 : 44.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+9.5 : 43.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

33.8 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
33.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
32.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
31.3 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD

+10.8 : 32.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+9.9 : 29.1 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+9.2 : 33.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+8.6 : 29.6 MARREE NE Pastoral SA

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

12.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
17.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-4.9 : 23.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.0 : 33.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-3.8 : 26.4 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-3.7 : 26.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-3.7 : 20.9 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA

4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.2 : 10.5 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.6 : 5.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 6.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-5.3 : 5.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 : 20.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley 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.
80.2 HORNET BANK HOMESTEAD Central Highlands QLD
76.0 STRATH HAVEN STATION N Peninsula QLD
58.0 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
51.2 LAKEFIELD N Rivers NT
50.0 SUDLEY STATION N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.0 ALYANGULA POLICE
51.2 LAKEFIELD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
76.0 STRATH HAVEN STATION
50.0 SUDLEY STATION
Central Highlands
80.2 HORNET BANK HOMESTEAD

13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
12.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

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4.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
4.3 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

760 (31.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
703 (29.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
679 (28.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
666 (27.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
662 (27.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
659 (27.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
649 (27.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
632 (26.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
629 (26.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
629 (26.2) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
623 (26.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
623 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
176/11 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
81/22 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
76/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/17 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
65/23 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
65/17 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
65/20 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
65/18 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
65/23 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
65/19 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

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
GOVE AIRPORT
5.4mm in 15 min to 13:45 21.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
17.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.2mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 20.4mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 27.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h
19.6mm in 30 min to 15:30 39.2mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 29.8mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
18.0mm in 43 min to 04:00 25.1mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
5.6mm in 11 min to 23:18 30.5mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
13.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO : 78(130/ 63 ) at 17:00