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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 2135 EST on 07/01/2007. 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

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030106

THE LYND STATION

60.0

56.0

02/04/1978

34

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032168

MOURILYAN HARBOUR

232.0

156.0

30/04/1996

16

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032181

GLENDHU

68.2

63.8

09/04/2006

11

Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast W

034082

TARTRUS

31.0

21.0

06/04/2006

13

Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
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Actual temperatures
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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 22:31EST, 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 24.6 -3.0 10.8 -4.6 5.9 0.0 7.6 -- 599 (25.0) 48/14
PERTH AIRPORT 23.6 -1.9 6.1 -6.8 5.3 0.0 4.2 5.9 413 (17.2) 35/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.2 -0.6 11.9 +0.3 9.3 0.2 2.8 3.4 374 (15.6) 48/13
BUNBURY 22.8 -1.3 7.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 41/18
MANDURAH 22.9 -- 14.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 46/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -0.9 22.0 -2.0 20.8 0.0 5.0 11.1 296 (12.3) 32/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.8 +2.6 9.1 -3.5 6.8 0.0 9.4 11.2 259 (10.8) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 26.2 +2.6 9.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 255 (10.6) 52/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.8 +1.2 13.7 +1.3 7.2 0.0 2.6 1.3 228 ( 9.5) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.8 +0.4 6.5 -2.2 4.5 0.0 2.4 0.6 265 (11.0) 41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.4 -1.5 18.0 -0.5 16.6 0.0 4.2 9.6 299 (12.5) 30/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +1.3 24.5 +2.9 24.0 16.6 5.6 7.8 223 ( 9.3) 26/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 -2.5 22.5 +2.0 21.9 0.6 1.8 0.0 354 (14.8) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 25.7 -1.0 18.6 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- 0.0 482 (20.1) 39/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.6 -2.2 15.2 -2.6 14.7 15.4 2.6 -- 180 ( 7.5) 39/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 +0.5 16.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 3.5 -- 279 (11.6) 44/10
NAMBOUR DPI 25.9 -0.2 13.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.7 +0.4 16.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 34/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -0.2 14.7 -1.5 12.0 0.0 4.0 11.0 287 (12.0) 34/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 -0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 26.8 +1.7 12.3 -0.5 7.2 0.0 6.4 -- 195 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.2 -0.8 10.2 -5.0 5.5 0.0 5.2 10.3 321 (13.4) 28/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 -0.3 10.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 -1.0 9.2 -4.0 5.8 0.0 5.2 7.5 360 (15.0) 32/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.8 +0.2 8.3 -3.6 5.6 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 50/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.1 +2.6 4.7 -2.5 -1.0 0.0 1.2 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.3 +2.8 8.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.0 +1.1 13.3 -0.8 9.3 0.0 5.0 8.9 433 (18.0) 39/16
RICHMOND RAAF 25.0 +1.1 6.0 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 +1.0 13.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 39/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.1 +2.1 4.1 -2.6 1.0 0.0 3.8 8.3 190 ( 7.9) 28/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.7 +2.2 3.1 -6.0 0.4 0.0 4.0 8.5 -- 30/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +0.1 4.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.8 +0.3 5.5 -4.6 1.9 0.0 4.6 5.5 112 ( 4.7) 32/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.0 -1.6 3.7 -4.5 2.9 0.0 12.0 -- 315 (13.1) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.2 -2.0 5.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 21/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.7 +0.4 8.4 -2.4 6.8 0.0 4.0 -- 107 ( 4.5) 21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 21.1 +1.1 4.6 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 24/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 -0.9 2.0 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.8 -2.1 1.4 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 -1.6 4.3 -4.4 0.3 0.0 2.0 5.1 359 (15.0) 32/22
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

35.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.1 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
35.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
34.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+4.5 : 22.9 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.5 : 23.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.2 : 26.9 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+4.1 : 24.2 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

29.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
25.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.9 : 29.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+6.5 : 21.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.3 : 17.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.9 : 25.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+4.9 : 21.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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

7.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
10.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.1 : 21.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.8 : 21.9 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 23.0 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-6.3 : 23.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.3 : 23.3 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD

-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.0 : -0.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.2 : -2.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-7.9 : 5.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.8 : -3.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro 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.
339.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
266.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
246.4 GRAHAM RANGE N Coast--Barron QLD
232.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR N Coast--Herbert QLD
193.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER) North Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
53.4 CURTIN AERO
W Pilbara
94.4 YARRALOOLA

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
52.4 NORMANTON AIRPORT
Upper Carpentaria
100.0 CONJUBOY STATION
90.0 SODA VALLEY STATION
64.6 GREENVALE TOWNSHIP
60.0 THE LYND STATION
53.0 LUCKY SPRINGS STATION
N Coast--Barron
246.4 GRAHAM RANGE
159.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
109.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
93.6 WHITE CLIFF POINT
87.0 MT GARNET POST OFFICE
75.0 PETFORD
54.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
53.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
50.0 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
N Coast--Herbert
339.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL
266.0 EURAMO TM
232.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR
167.0 BINGIL BAY
136.0 EL ARISH POST OFFICE
98.0 RUSSELL RIVER
94.0 UPPER MURRAY TM
94.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
88.2 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
86.8 INNISFAIL
85.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
78.0 CORSIS ALERT
74.2 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
73.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
68.2 GLENDHU
63.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
63.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT
62.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
62.0 JARRA CREEK TM
55.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
53.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
50.6 UPPER STONE EXELBY
Central Coast E
75.6 CLARE
Central Coast W
50.0 WENTWORTH
Central West
56.6 ULCANBAH

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
193.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER)

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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1.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

816 (34.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
796 (33.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
779 (32.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
768 (32.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
715 (29.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
705 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
688 (28.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
660 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
617 (25.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
609 (25.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/15 TOWN OF 1770 Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
67/13 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/23 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
63/13 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
63/09 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
63/22 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

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
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
15.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.2mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 17.4mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
CARDWELL MARINE PDE
50.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
39.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.0mm/h
LUCINDA POINT
59.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 59.2mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 26.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.8mm/h
104.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 34.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 5.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
29.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 9.7mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h