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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2108 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

WA

Central West

008271

NINDETHANA FARM

48.8

43.4

26/02/1994

29

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039085

SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE

25.5

25.5

23/02/2004

46

Equal to record.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-1.0

-1.0

23/02/1993

31

Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068192

CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS

4.8

7.2

23/02/1993

30


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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 22:13EST, 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 34.2 +1.7 22.4 +3.3 20.8 0.0 9.0 -- 457 (19.0) 43/16
PERTH AIRPORT 34.5 +2.7 18.7 +1.3 18.0 0.0 11.4 11.6 507 (21.1) 50/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 -2.9 7.6 -6.8 6.0 0.0 6.6 11.8 -- 41/12
BUNBURY 34.1 +4.3 14.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 43/21
MANDURAH 30.6 -- 17.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +1.2 23.8 -0.9 23.4 0.2 8.2 11.8 370 (15.4) 39/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.3 -1.8 22.3 +1.5 20.9 0.0 17.2 9.8 538 (22.4) 39/07
WHYALLA AERO 23.1 -6.5 15.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 549 (22.9) 46/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.2 -6.1 13.2 -3.9 12.2 0.0 5.8 8.4 327 (13.6) 39/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.5 -4.6 10.6 -1.0 8.0 0.4 6.6 4.8 457 (19.0) 35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.5 +2.2 24.1 +0.7 23.7 0.0 9.8 9.8 280 (11.7) 43/03
CAIRNS AERO 34.1 +2.9 24.5 +0.8 23.4 0.2 8.2 10.7 336 (14.0) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.8 +1.7 25.4 +1.3 23.1 0.0 10.0 12.2 418 (17.4) 32/14
MACKAY M.O 31.1 +1.5 23.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 320 (13.3) 24/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 36.6 +5.3 22.0 -0.1 21.1 0.0 7.2 -- 193 ( 8.0) 35/16
BUNDABERG AERO 31.7 +1.8 21.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 221 ( 9.2) 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI 34.4 +5.6 19.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.6 +1.4 23.2 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 50/13
BRISBANE AERO 31.1 +2.0 20.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 7.8 9.9 347 (14.5) 43/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 34.9 +7.5 19.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 54/18
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 31.8 +0.7 19.3 +0.7 9.5 22.4 10.2 -- 316 (13.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.2 -0.6 22.5 +3.0 20.0 0.0 7.8 4.1 605 (25.2) 55/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 -1.9 21.4 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.6 -1.9 20.2 +2.1 18.7 5.2 8.8 8.5 433 (18.0) 55/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.1 -2.0 16.0 -1.1 15.0 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 39/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.4 -3.4 7.2 -5.9 -1.0 1.2 7.6 12.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.9 -3.1 10.8 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 -1.8 18.7 -0.3 12.8 0.0 11.0 9.8 654 (27.3) 50/00
RICHMOND RAAF 28.3 -0.7 11.4 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 39/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 -2.3 16.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 562 (23.4) 52/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.2 -1.9 6.2 -6.9 2.0 0.0 10.8 12.9 481 (20.0) 39/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.8 -5.1 9.4 -6.9 5.8 0.0 9.2 13.1 -- 45/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.1 -6.2 8.5 -7.6 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.0 -5.6 10.4 -6.0 8.7 0.0 11.0 12.8 452 (18.8) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.8 -6.7 6.6 -7.7 5.9 0.0 6.8 -- 424 (17.7) 37/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.8 -6.6 9.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.9 -4.9 13.2 -1.4 10.9 19.0 3.4 -- 157 ( 6.5) 21/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.4 -5.6 11.8 -1.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 446 (18.6) 41/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.9 -5.1 6.8 -4.6 -- 6.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 43/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.7 -1.7 8.1 -3.9 -- 5.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 30/17
HOBART AIRPORT 18.3 -4.0 12.3 +0.3 10.1 3.8 2.6 5.1 454 (18.9) 52/15
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

40.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
39.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
39.4 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
39.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
39.1 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

+7.5 : 34.9 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+7.0 : 37.7 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.7 : 34.0 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.6 : 37.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.5 : 36.4 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

28.4 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
28.4 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
28.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.2 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

+5.3 : 25.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.0 : 26.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+4.8 : 27.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.8 : 24.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.6 : 28.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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

4.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-11.8 : 4.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-9.6 : 17.3 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-9.3 : 28.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-9.1 : 13.2 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-8.9 : 18.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

**S** -12.1 : 4.2 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-11.9 : 4.8 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-11.6 : 4.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.7 : 5.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-9.6 : 3.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

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.
80.4 LAKE BENNETT N Rivers NT
70.0 YALLEEN W Pilbara WA
62.0 WILDMAN RANGERS N Rivers NT
59.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
56.2 IRVINEBANK N Coast--Barron QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
59.2 CURTIN AERO
56.0 DAMPIER DOWNS
W Pilbara
70.0 YALLEEN
E Gascoyne
51.0 WOODLANDS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
80.4 LAKE BENNETT
62.0 WILDMAN RANGERS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
53.8 STRATHMAY STATION
50.2 STRATHBURN STATION
S Peninsula
56.0 LAURA POST OFFICE
51.0 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK
N Coast--Barron
56.2 IRVINEBANK

13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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3.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
3.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
2.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1284 (53.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1221 (50.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1180 (49.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1037 (43.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1015 (42.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
929 (38.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
913 (38.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
852 (35.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
837 (34.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
800 (33.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
790 (32.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
782 (32.6) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
779 (32.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
778 (32.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
758 (31.6) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
754 (31.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
735 (30.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
705 (29.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
698 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
683 (28.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
663 (27.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
654 (27.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
653 (27.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
641 (26.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
639 (26.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
622 (25.9) COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
622 (25.9) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
605 (25.2) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
603 (25.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
96/11 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
80/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/12 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

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
KURI BAY
44.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
LEE POINT AWS
7.8mm in 10 min to 02:00 46.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.4mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
9.8mm in 40 min to 21:30 14.7mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
11.2mm in 55 min to 01:30 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.3mm/h
7.4mm in 36 min to 21:30 12.3mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
15.6mm in 41 min to 23:30 22.8mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.6mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
9.0mm in 8 min to 19:39 67.5mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h
BORROLOOLA
11.8mm in 18 min to 00:52 39.3mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
16.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.3mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.3mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
15.0mm in 1 hr 4 min to 15:30 14.1mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
11.4mm in 11 min to 01:30 62.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 24.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
6.4mm in 16 min to 20:00 24.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
18.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 36.8mm/h
18.4mm in 30 min to 07:30 36.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 18.4mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(240/ 85 ) at 21:16
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(220/ 67 ) at 06:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(210/ 61 ) at 12:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(250/ 65 ) at 19:00