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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2147 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041095

STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE

19.0

17.2

23/04/1998

44

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Illawarra

068188

WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY

1.3

2.0

28/04/1978

36

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

4.5

5.0

23/04/2000

12

NSW

C Tablelands S

063063

OBERON (WOODCHEM)

-4.0

-2.8

27/04/1965

23

NSW

South Coast

069049

NERRIGA COMPOSITE

-3.5

-3.5

21/04/1987

36

Equal to record.

VIC

Lower NE

082076

DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR

-1.0

-0.8

26/04/1999

29

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

83

81.0

12/04/2005

18

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Warrego

044021

CHARLEVILLE AERO

19.6

19.1

22/04/1999

15


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Data is as received at 22:33EST, 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 25.2 -2.4 17.4 +2.0 16.4 0.0 8.4 -- 526 (21.9) 61/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 -2.6 8.4 -4.5 6.5 0.0 5.2 8.7 344 (14.3) 52/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.1 -5.7 12.8 +1.2 11.2 4.2 3.6 6.8 268 (11.2) 52/15
BUNBURY 21.2 -2.9 8.4 -3.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 43/14
MANDURAH 20.2 -- 13.7 -- -- 0.6 -- -- 322 (13.4) 46/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 -0.3 21.7 -2.3 22.0 25.8 9.8 6.8 328 (13.7) 55/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.9 +1.7 14.9 +2.3 14.0 0.0 10.8 8.7 436 (18.2) 32/09
WHYALLA AERO 24.4 +0.8 5.5 -6.1 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 345 (14.4) 35/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.5 -0.1 10.2 -2.2 4.5 0.0 2.8 10.7 255 (10.6) 35/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 -2.3 9.5 +0.8 9.0 0.0 1.6 8.1 289 (12.0) 28/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.0 +0.1 19.2 +0.7 17.0 0.0 5.2 11.0 318 (13.3) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 23.9 +2.3 22.6 10.2 4.6 9.6 528 (22.0) 54/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 20.9 +0.4 17.7 0.2 5.0 7.3 346 (14.4) 46/17
MACKAY M.O 27.5 +0.8 21.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- 6.3 427 (17.8) 50/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 +0.5 20.9 +3.1 19.6 0.0 7.0 -- 229 ( 9.5) 37/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 +2.7 19.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 337 (14.0) 43/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.8 +0.7 16.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.2 -3.1 19.2 +2.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/09
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +1.1 19.6 +3.4 16.3 0.0 4.8 9.5 292 (12.2) 39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.9 +1.5 14.8 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 54/17
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 23.8 -1.3 7.7 -5.1 2.5 0.0 6.6 -- 189 ( 7.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 -0.9 16.6 +1.4 12.8 0.6 6.0 5.8 430 (17.9) 32/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.3 -1.7 10.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.4 -3.2 7.7 -5.5 5.2 0.0 6.4 10.9 415 (17.3) 28/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.3 -2.3 5.6 -6.3 1.3 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.4 +0.9 -0.6 -7.8 -4.4 0.0 3.6 10.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.7 -2.8 2.2 -7.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.8 -4.1 11.0 -3.1 4.3 0.0 7.0 11.0 -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 21.4 -2.5 3.0 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -3.1 10.5 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 30/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.1 -2.9 -0.5 -7.2 -3.9 0.0 4.6 10.4 305 (12.7) 26/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.9 -4.6 1.0 -8.1 -0.8 0.0 3.8 10.7 385 (16.0) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -4.4 2.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.2 -4.3 2.9 -7.2 0.2 0.0 4.0 10.7 267 (11.1) 26/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -4.6 5.3 -2.9 3.4 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 -4.0 3.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.4 -3.9 10.6 -0.2 9.2 2.8 1.0 -- 164 ( 6.8) 41/00
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.4 -4.6 10.0 +0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 439 (18.3) 26/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.2 -2.4 2.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 24/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.1 -3.8 2.6 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 30/01
HOBART AIRPORT 12.9 -5.2 8.9 +0.2 6.5 0.4 4.4 4.7 713 (29.7) 54/01
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

36.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
36.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
36.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+7.1 : 31.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.2 : 29.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.4 : 25.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.7 : 30.5 FORREST Eucla WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.3 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD

+6.5 : 21.5 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
+4.9 : 18.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7 : 21.4 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+4.6 : 20.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.6 : 21.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

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

5.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
6.4 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
6.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
7.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 6.4 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-7.5 : 5.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-7.3 : 7.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-7.1 : 22.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.6 : 12.1 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC

-5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-10.4 : -1.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-10.3 : -3.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-9.8 : -3.1 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-9.8 : -4.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-9.7 : -1.2 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 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.
229.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
160.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
146.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
138.6 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB North Coast NSW
133.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
57.2 KIMBERLEY COLOURSTONE
53.0 WEST ROEBUCK

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
56.8 MANINGRIDA AERO
52.6 POINT STUART

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
111.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
50.2 WHYANBEEL VALLEY

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
229.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
160.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)
146.4 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
138.6 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB
133.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)

11.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

.....

2.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1632 (68.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1381 (57.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1247 (52.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1213 (50.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1138 (47.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1114 (46.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
978 (40.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
966 (40.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
964 (40.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
940 (39.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
846 (35.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
833 (34.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
832 (34.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
748 (31.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
744 (31.0) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
729 (30.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
722 (30.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
717 (29.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
713 (29.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
678 (28.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
670 (27.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
667 (27.8) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
666 (27.8) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
626 (26.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
622 (25.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
615 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
600 (25.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
87/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/01 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
78/12 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
74/01 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
74/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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
BROOME AIRPORT
25.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 51.6mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 25.8mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 32.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.4mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 14.7mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
20.0mm in 29 min to 04:00 41.4mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 24.6mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 22.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.2mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 14.3mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h
Central West
MORAWA AIRPORT
6.8mm in 20 min to 03:00 20.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.0mm/h
CHANNEL ISLAND AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AWS
12.0mm in 46 min to 18:30 15.7mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
22.2mm in 42 min to 19:30 31.7mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 26.6mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.0mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
13.8mm in 1 hr 9 min to 20:30 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
15.6mm in 9 min to 17:04 104.0mm/h
15.4mm in 26 min to 17:30 35.5mm/h
32.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 32.2mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h
22.8mm in 2 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
7.8mm in 40 min to 03:00 11.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
5.6mm in 16 min to 01:16 21.0mm/h
11.8mm in 13 min to 01:29 54.5mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr 31 min to 03:00 19.4mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.0mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 19.8mm/h
40.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 40.0mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 23.2mm/h
83.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 27.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.7mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(230/ 69 ) at 01:02
TASMANIA
Southeast
TASMAN ISLAND : 91(210/ 63 ) at 01:00