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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1521 EST on 30/12/2006. 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

SW & S Coast

009908

ONE TREE BRIDGE (HAZELMERE)

44.0

42.0

22/03/1998

36

QLD

Gulf Country

029100

GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION

117.0

101.1

10/03/1965

28


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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 22:25EST, 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 24.0 -6.9 14.8 -3.1 13.2 0.0 8.4 -- 708 (29.5) 46/15
PERTH AIRPORT 22.1 -7.5 9.9 -5.9 9.2 2.0 6.0 8.8 486 (20.3) 50/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.8 -8.3 10.2 -3.2 9.0 22.0 6.8 0.3 443 (18.5) 58/15
BUNBURY 19.1 -8.4 10.0 -4.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 391 (16.3) 52/11
MANDURAH 20.7 -- 14.7 -- -- 3.6 -- -- 531 (22.1) 50/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -1.0 26.2 +1.7 25.2 0.6 4.0 3.3 426 (17.8) 41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.9 -0.8 20.7 +3.2 11.7 0.0 8.0 6.6 483 (20.1) 41/09
WHYALLA AERO 32.7 +5.4 14.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 238 ( 9.9) 26/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.2 +6.9 18.8 +3.6 13.9 0.0 4.2 10.7 173 ( 7.2) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.2 +9.1 13.2 +2.7 9.5 0.0 6.4 10.7 290 (12.1) 37/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.1 -7.2 21.2 -0.6 20.7 59.4 5.2 0.9 367 (15.3) 28/04
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +0.2 24.0 +1.0 23.6 48.8 5.8 2.3 465 (19.4) 46/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 -1.3 24.7 +1.8 22.6 0.8 5.4 1.1 305 (12.7) 26/11
MACKAY M.O 28.0 -0.6 22.1 -0.1 -- 3.0 -- 1.6 787 (32.8) 65/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -1.0 22.2 +1.4 21.6 0.0 5.8 -- 479 (20.0) 55/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 -1.6 20.8 +0.9 -- 1.6 5.2 -- 554 (23.1) 52/16
NAMBOUR DPI 25.6 -2.3 19.8 +1.6 -- 6.0 5.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.4 -1.8 19.4 -0.2 -- 10.4 -- -- 359 (15.0) 43/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 -0.9 19.6 +0.3 18.3 4.0 3.8 6.4 359 (15.0) 43/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.5 -0.9 15.5 -0.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 710 (29.6) 61/10
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 28.6 -0.5 17.7 +1.1 15.1 0.0 4.8 -- 273 (11.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.1 -1.8 18.0 -0.1 17.5 9.6 2.4 0.4 424 (17.7) 43/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 -0.6 17.5 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.3 +0.1 16.8 +0.5 15.6 0.0 4.4 8.1 257 (10.7) 41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.6 -0.4 16.4 +1.1 14.7 0.6 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.7 -0.1 10.5 -0.1 7.8 0.0 10.0 10.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.7 -0.4 16.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 -1.3 18.3 +0.9 14.8 1.0 4.2 2.7 373 (15.5) 32/15
RICHMOND RAAF 25.6 -1.3 17.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 -1.5 17.7 -0.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 326 (13.6) 37/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.4 +0.9 10.8 +0.1 8.4 0.0 4.0 8.1 -- 39/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.3 +1.6 12.4 -1.0 11.5 0.0 7.2 11.4 380 (15.8) 43/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.4 +2.5 12.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.6 +3.3 15.6 +1.8 13.1 0.0 8.0 11.1 220 ( 9.2) 35/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.3 +3.0 10.7 -1.0 10.6 0.0 4.0 -- 179 ( 7.5) 22/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.9 +3.9 12.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 35/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.9 +3.0 15.1 +1.9 13.2 0.0 3.4 -- -- 15/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.3 +0.1 11.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 37/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.4 +6.2 10.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 41/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.4 +2.9 8.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 28/21
HOBART AIRPORT 18.3 -2.4 14.0 +3.3 12.2 0.0 5.4 4.3 347 (14.5) 34/19
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

41.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
40.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
39.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
39.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+12.8 : 38.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.7 : 36.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.4 : 37.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.7 : 36.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.6 : 30.7 ROBE Lower SE SA

29.2 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.5 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
27.7 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
27.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.4 : 18.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+6.9 : 18.3 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+6.3 : 16.8 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
+6.0 : 18.0 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+5.8 : 13.8 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

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

11.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
15.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
15.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
15.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
15.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-10.5 : 14.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-10.2 : 18.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.0 : 17.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-9.7 : 15.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-9.7 : 24.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

-1.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.1 : 9.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-8.0 : 6.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 10.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
-7.6 : 7.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.
265.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND N Coast--Herbert QLD
251.0 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP N Coast--Barron QLD
206.6 HOPE VALE N Coast--Barron QLD
205.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
190.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
152.0 PARRY CREEK FARM
147.4 WYNDHAM
147.2 WYNDHAM AERO
123.0 EL QUESTRO
106.0 HOME VALLEY
78.4 OOMBULGURRI
E Kimberley
87.6 KACHANA
Lower West
51.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT
50.0 SPRINGFIELDS
Interior
53.0 OLD CUNYU

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
84.0 LAKEFIELD
75.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
75.0 BING BONG PORT
68.0 GORRIE
67.0 OLD DELAMERE
52.8 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
108.8 BALURGA STATION
90.0 HIGHBURY STATION
Gulf Country
148.8 KAMILAROI STATION
147.2 GERETA STATION
128.0 KAJABBI KALKADOON HOTEL
125.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP
122.0 ESMERALDA STATION
117.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION
111.0 COWAN DOWNS STATION
100.0 DONORS HILL STATION
100.0 NARDOO STATION
92.0 LORRAINE
90.0 CARSLAND
85.4 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
85.0 BRINARD STATION
82.0 DUNBAR STATION
77.4 GREGORY DOWNS STATION
73.6 WEST LEICHHARDT STATION
72.0 GRANADA STATION
70.8 LAKE MOONDARRA
68.0 IFFLEY STATION
66.0 AUGUSTUS DOWNS STATION
64.0 MAMMOTH MINE
59.4 MOUNT ISA AERO
58.0 COTSWOLD STATION
57.6 MOUNT ISA MINE
57.0 VANROOK STATION
55.0 CLONAGH STATION
52.0 ALMORA STATION
51.4 WONDOOLA STATION
50.0 INORUNIE STATION
N Coast--Barron
251.0 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP
206.6 HOPE VALE
205.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
190.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
156.0 HAZELMERE
145.0 DAINTREE TEA
115.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
112.0 MOUNT OLIVE
102.4 SHIPTONS FLAT
70.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
55.0 DEERAL
54.0 GRAHAM RANGE
50.8 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
N Coast--Herbert
265.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND
Northwest
74.6 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
51.0 FLORA DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
61.2 BELLINGEN (HYDE STREET)

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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0.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1236 (51.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1149 (47.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1070 (44.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
990 (41.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
982 (40.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
961 (40.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
937 (39.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
887 (37.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
882 (36.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
872 (36.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
834 (34.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
832 (34.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
806 (33.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
787 (32.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
764 (31.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
755 (31.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
710 (29.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
708 (29.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
690 (28.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
659 (27.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
647 (27.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
633 (26.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
628 (26.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
618 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
613 (25.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
87/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/19 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
76/21 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/04 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/21 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
20.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 40.8mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.2mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 27.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.8mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 23.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.6mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
Lower West
NORTH WALPOLE
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
41.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 41.4mm/h
49.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 16.3mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.4mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 04:00 21.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 20.2mm/h
23.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 46.4mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 33.8mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 30.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.8mm/h
60.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 20.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
CENTURY MINE
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
17.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.6mm/h
82.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 27.3mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 31.8mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 16.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.0mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 27.6mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 21.2mm/h
62.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 20.7mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.2mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 14.0mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
12.4mm in 20 min to 17:30 37.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(230/ 63 ) at 00:01
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(100/ 63 ) at 23:00