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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 1530 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

NT

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

95.6

82.6

10/03/2000

26

SA

Lower North

021009

SPALDING (BUNDALEER RESERVOIR)

102.0

50.8

05/03/1910

104

79.0

15/01/1995

108

SA

Lower North

021020

GEORGETOWN

72.8

54.9

16/03/1966

123

SA

Lower North

021022

GULNARE

72.0

56.9

01/03/1992

102

SA

Lower North

021047

SPALDING

94.2

61.5

05/03/1910

104

66.0

31/10/1997

105

SA

Lower North

021057

YACKA

62.6

56.0

27/03/2006

122

Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

Lower North

021072

HUDDLESTON (WILLOW PONDS)

64.4

50.2

27/03/2006

49

Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

Upper Murray

024024

LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE

26.2

26.2

14/03/1989

22

Equal to record.

NSW

Lower Darling

047104

BROKEN HILL (SOUTH ITA)

18.6

14.8

16/03/1996

13

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094020

DOVER

1.9

1.9

26/03/2005

17

Equal to record.


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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 22:27EST, 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 26.8 -4.1 16.9 -1.0 15.0 0.0 8.8 -- 455 (19.0) 45/21
PERTH AIRPORT 29.4 -0.2 11.0 -4.8 8.0 0.0 6.4 11.0 325 (13.5) 45/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.5 -3.6 8.5 -4.9 7.6 0.0 4.0 8.0 298 (12.4) 41/16
BUNBURY 27.8 +0.3 10.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 50/16
MANDURAH 26.2 -- 16.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 52/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.9 -2.0 25.6 +1.1 25.3 1.6 6.0 1.3 326 (13.6) 26/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.1 -4.6 19.9 +2.4 17.6 0.0 11.4 3.8 374 (15.6) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 21.6 -5.7 16.9 +1.6 -- 1.2 5.2 -- 610 (25.4) 48/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.2 -1.1 15.7 +0.5 14.7 0.0 2.2 9.5 323 (13.5) 41/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.1 0.0 10.0 -0.5 7.8 0.4 1.6 10.4 537 (22.4) 45/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 +0.1 20.6 -1.2 19.0 0.0 7.2 9.8 164 ( 6.8) 28/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +0.3 23.2 +0.2 22.0 1.8 3.6 7.8 430 (17.9) 43/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 -0.5 21.1 -1.8 19.6 0.0 5.6 11.0 396 (16.5) 32/11
MACKAY M.O 29.4 +0.8 19.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 300 (12.5) 30/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 +0.7 19.7 -1.1 18.9 0.0 7.0 -- 279 (11.6) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +0.3 16.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 239 (10.0) 30/11
NAMBOUR DPI 27.9 0.0 15.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.1 -0.1 17.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 -0.2 17.6 -1.7 14.3 0.0 4.8 9.7 306 (12.8) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.5 +1.1 15.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 41/21
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 31.9 +2.8 18.2 +1.6 13.0 0.0 5.6 -- 102 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.4 +0.5 18.2 +0.1 15.6 0.0 3.8 5.7 239 (10.0) 32/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 +0.6 13.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.6 +1.4 11.9 -4.4 10.3 0.0 3.8 10.5 247 (10.3) 37/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.3 +1.3 12.3 -3.0 9.6 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.1 +2.3 10.6 0.0 6.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.0 -0.1 12.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.8 -0.4 18.7 +1.3 11.2 0.0 4.4 10.1 414 (17.3) 37/19
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 +1.9 12.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 -0.1 17.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 41/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.2 +0.7 13.1 +2.4 8.8 0.0 5.8 9.0 209 ( 8.7) 43/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.5 +1.8 15.9 +2.5 14.6 0.0 6.2 4.9 256 (10.7) 54/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.3 +2.4 16.0 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.6 -1.7 15.8 +2.0 15.0 14.0 2.6 9.5 268 (11.2) 32/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.0 +3.7 14.2 +2.5 13.2 0.0 5.0 -- 400 (16.7) 41/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.0 +3.0 13.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 45/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.3 +2.4 16.7 +3.5 16.6 0.0 3.6 -- 142 ( 5.9) 22/17
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.1 -1.1 12.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 43/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.4 +2.2 11.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 52/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 -1.5 6.4 -3.6 -- 7.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 30/17
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -3.1 7.1 -3.6 5.2 0.0 3.0 8.9 469 (19.5) 28/16
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

38.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
37.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
37.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
37.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+5.4 : 33.6 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+5.2 : 30.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+5.0 : 27.5 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
+4.4 : 29.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

28.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
27.3 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
27.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
27.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
27.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+6.1 : 15.3 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+5.7 : 24.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+5.1 : 22.5 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+4.9 : 23.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.9 : 16.0 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

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

8.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
13.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-8.6 : 23.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
-8.4 : 26.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.3 : 17.8 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-7.8 : 18.1 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-7.8 : 21.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

-4.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-7.7 : 0.6 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
-7.6 : -0.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 1.9 DOVER Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 0.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.7 : 1.7 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

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 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
102.0 SPALDING (BUNDALEER RESERVOIR) Lower North SA
96.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE N Rivers NT
95.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
94.2 SPALDING Lower North SA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
69.2 KURI BAY
W Kimberley
76.0 CAPE LEVEQUE
59.0 MIDDLE LAGOON
56.2 CYGNET BAY

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
144.0 ALYANGULA POLICE
96.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE
95.6 TIMBER CREEK
85.6 MATARANKA STATION
84.0 BRADSHAW
76.2 WILLEROO
74.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS
72.0 KILLARNEY
71.8 GOVE AIRPORT
66.8 WAVE HILL
65.0 BAN BAN SPRINGS
63.0 AUVERGNE
58.2 TANDANGLE HILL
51.0 RIVEREN
50.0 ALCAN MINESITE

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower North
102.0 SPALDING (BUNDALEER RESERVOIR)
94.2 SPALDING
72.8 GEORGETOWN
72.0 GULNARE
64.4 HUDDLESTON (WILLOW PONDS)
62.6 YACKA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
75.0 SUDLEY STATION

11.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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1.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1108 (46.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
888 (37.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
858 (35.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
829 (34.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
828 (34.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
821 (34.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
797 (33.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
749 (31.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
721 (30.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
703 (29.3) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
698 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
694 (28.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
693 (28.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
675 (28.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
667 (27.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
635 (26.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
626 (26.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
614 (25.6) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
613 (25.5) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
612 (25.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
610 (25.4) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
608 (25.3) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
605 (25.2) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
72/17 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
68/19 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
67/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
61/17 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
61/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
61/18 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains 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
WYNDHAM
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
KALUMBURU
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
12.4mm in 30 min to 05:00 24.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GUNN POINT
17.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 17.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.2mm/h
CAPE DON
13.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.3mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
14.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.2mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 12.3mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
35.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 35.6mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 15.0mm/h
NGAYAWILI
28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.3mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
13.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.8mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 10.0mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.3mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
10.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 21.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
HORN ISLAND
21.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
17.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 5.3mm/h
NORTH EAST ISLAND
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 5.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 7.7mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h