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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1524 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
Lowest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

24.2

24.3

07/03/2006

18

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 22:26EST, 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 32.1 +1.2 10.6 -7.3 5.7 0.0 9.6 -- 719 (30.0) 52/15
PERTH AIRPORT 25.6 -4.0 12.6 -3.2 9.8 0.0 5.2 10.9 419 (17.5) 43/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.1 -5.0 6.7 -6.7 6.0 0.0 3.2 6.6 220 ( 9.2) 30/14
BUNBURY 25.2 -2.3 5.6 -8.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 39/13
MANDURAH 25.4 -- 12.6 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 375 (15.6) 31/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.2 26.8 +2.3 25.7 1.6 5.6 10.8 392 (16.3) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.0 +2.3 23.2 +5.7 18.9 0.6 11.0 5.6 345 (14.4) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 26.1 -1.2 17.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 10.2 -- 282 (11.8) 63/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.8 +1.5 20.2 +5.0 14.5 0.0 5.8 3.7 209 ( 8.7) 46/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.8 +3.7 13.5 +3.0 10.6 0.0 8.2 3.0 324 (13.5) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.2 -1.1 20.4 -1.4 18.9 0.0 5.8 9.3 247 (10.3) 34/16
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +0.1 24.3 +1.3 22.5 0.2 5.8 7.4 453 (18.9) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 -0.6 22.2 -0.7 19.9 0.0 7.6 8.5 429 (17.9) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 27.6 -1.0 20.8 -1.4 -- 13.6 -- 2.9 393 (16.4) 54/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.2 19.3 -1.5 18.0 0.0 7.8 -- 278 (11.6) 26/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 -0.9 16.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 428 (17.8) 32/08
NAMBOUR DPI 27.1 -0.8 16.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.6 -0.6 18.7 -0.9 -- 1.8 -- -- 505 (21.0) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 -1.0 15.6 -3.7 12.3 0.0 6.4 10.6 392 (16.3) 30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.6 +0.2 11.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 39/22
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 28.1 -1.0 10.8 -5.8 7.8 0.0 6.8 -- 271 (11.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.3 -1.6 17.4 -0.7 14.6 2.6 3.2 8.2 -- 35/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 -2.6 15.3 -1.4 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 -2.0 15.3 -1.0 15.0 9.0 7.2 8.9 474 (19.8) 30/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.8 -0.2 13.5 -1.8 11.2 0.8 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.4 +1.6 5.5 -5.1 2.0 0.0 5.2 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.8 -1.3 9.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 -1.0 16.0 -1.4 12.8 1.0 4.4 9.2 460 (19.2) 30/00
RICHMOND RAAF 26.8 -0.1 12.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 26/18
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 -0.1 16.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 18/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.9 +2.4 10.0 -0.7 6.0 0.0 5.0 10.8 238 ( 9.9) 30/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.6 +0.9 12.7 -0.7 11.5 0.0 6.0 10.7 243 (10.1) 30/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 -0.9 13.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.3 +5.0 16.6 +2.8 13.0 0.0 8.6 10.7 279 (11.6) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.0 +2.7 11.0 -0.7 10.9 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.1 +3.1 10.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 31.5 +7.6 16.4 +3.2 13.2 0.0 6.4 -- 154 ( 6.4) 28/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 32.8 +9.6 13.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 54/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.1 +6.9 14.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.7 +1.2 7.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 26.9 +6.2 13.8 +3.1 7.2 0.0 6.0 6.5 402 (16.8) 37/08
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

42.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
41.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
39.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+10.9 : 32.3 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+10.0 : 35.0 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+9.8 : 28.1 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
+9.6 : 32.8 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC

29.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.5 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA

+9.5 : 21.5 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.3 : 20.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.7 : 17.8 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
**S** +7.4 : 25.4 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 18.8 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+7.4 : 22.1 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW

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

13.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
14.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 24.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.3 : 20.5 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-7.7 : 19.5 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
-7.5 : 22.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.3 : 22.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

-0.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
2.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
2.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

-9.7 : 2.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.4 : 3.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-9.1 : 4.3 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.0 : 2.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.8 : 2.7 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-8.8 : 4.8 NARROGIN 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.
144.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
143.0 OOMBULGURRI N Kimberley WA
132.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
130.0 ALCAN MINESITE N Rivers NT
98.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
143.0 OOMBULGURRI
98.2 KALUMBURU
79.0 THEDA
71.2 WYNDHAM
69.6 DOONGAN
59.6 HOME VALLEY
57.6 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION
E Kimberley
67.0 CARLTON HILL

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
144.0 GOVE AIRPORT
130.0 ALCAN MINESITE
53.4 OLD DELAMERE
50.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS
50.0 SEVEN SPIRIT BAY

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
60.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
S Peninsula
132.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
Gulf Country
50.6 VANROOK STATION

11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

.....

2.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
2.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1095 (45.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1062 (44.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
949 (39.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
903 (37.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
854 (35.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
851 (35.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
764 (31.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
751 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
750 (31.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
737 (30.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
725 (30.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
719 (30.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
716 (29.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
715 (29.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
709 (29.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
676 (28.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
671 (28.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
653 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
647 (27.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
636 (26.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
85/18 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
78/20 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
76/01 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
68/18 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
67/07 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 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
KALUMBURU
18.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 18.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.2mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.8mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.7mm/h
DOONGAN
32.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
16.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 16.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
6.0mm in 31 min to 15:01 11.6mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
11.6mm in 8 min to 17:52 87.0mm/h
9.4mm in 8 min to 18:00 70.5mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA
20.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.0mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 34.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h
65.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 21.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
LAJAMANU
18.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 18.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
COULTA (COLES POINT)
13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
STENHOUSE BAY
13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
16.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h
36.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 36.6mm/h
47.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 47.8mm/h
94.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 31.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
10.0mm in 30 min to 05:30 20.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 15.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
12.0mm in 23 min to 10:00 31.3mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
8.8mm in 36 min to 10:36 14.7mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) : 78(210/ 63 ) at 18:23
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 93(180/ 50 ) at 02:19