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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2214 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014208

JABIRU COUNCIL

87.5

75.4

05/04/2006

24

Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014256

COOINDA AERODROME

96.0

68.0

08/04/1994

12

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

26.2

26.1

09/04/2001

26

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

26.8

26.4

17/04/1998

12


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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 22:36EST, 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 24.7 -2.9 16.6 +1.2 13.3 0.0 3.2 -- 264 (11.0) 48/03
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 -5.7 13.6 +0.7 11.7 2.2 2.2 3.5 270 (11.3) 37/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.6 -2.2 12.1 +0.5 10.8 2.0 2.6 6.7 288 (12.0) 52/12
BUNBURY 20.2 -3.9 10.0 -1.5 -- 10.8 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 44/08
MANDURAH 19.7 -- 14.7 -- -- 5.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 59/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 27.8 -4.9 24.1 +0.1 24.7 1.4 5.6 0.0 520 (21.7) 59/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.2 +1.0 5.0 -7.6 1.8 0.0 7.8 11.1 270 (11.3) 28/17
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 +0.1 9.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 -0.3 12.8 +0.4 9.5 0.0 2.4 4.2 229 ( 9.5) 24/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 -2.6 5.2 -3.5 2.7 0.0 0.6 9.7 142 ( 5.9) 30/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.4 -1.5 12.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -0.8 23.1 +1.5 21.5 2.8 5.6 6.7 499 (20.8) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 -1.8 20.9 +0.4 18.3 0.0 6.2 7.9 416 (17.3) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 26.2 -0.5 21.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- 6.4 452 (18.8) 35/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 -1.3 17.5 -0.3 15.2 0.0 5.6 -- 280 (11.7) 34/08
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 -1.5 15.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 382 (15.9) 37/14
NAMBOUR DPI 23.5 -2.6 12.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.4 -1.9 16.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 48/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -1.9 12.5 -3.7 10.0 0.0 6.0 10.1 402 (16.8) 39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.1 -1.3 10.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 485 (20.2) 37/22
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 21.6 -3.5 11.1 -1.7 7.7 0.0 4.8 -- 227 ( 9.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 -2.0 14.2 -1.0 11.1 0.0 4.6 8.8 546 (22.8) 46/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -2.7 12.3 -1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 -4.7 10.6 -2.6 9.2 3.8 2.6 3.8 -- 46/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.1 -3.5 9.9 -2.0 6.1 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 31/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.5 -1.0 3.1 -4.1 -1.2 0.0 2.2 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.2 -2.3 7.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.8 -5.1 12.5 -1.6 8.7 0.2 4.8 4.1 628 (26.2) 48/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.3 -3.6 9.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 34/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -3.1 14.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 48/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 -1.0 2.5 -4.2 -1.5 0.0 3.0 10.4 174 ( 7.3) 34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.6 -0.9 4.9 -4.2 2.9 0.0 3.2 10.2 249 (10.4) 28/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.8 -1.6 3.5 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.9 -4.6 3.8 -6.3 1.1 0.0 2.4 2.5 211 ( 8.8) 18/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.3 -1.3 1.1 -7.1 5.7 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.8 -2.4 5.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 24/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.0 -0.3 5.9 -4.9 3.8 0.0 1.2 -- 96 ( 4.0) 52/00
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.7 -3.3 4.8 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 26/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.4 -0.2 5.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.7 -2.2 1.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 13/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 -3.7 7.9 -0.8 6.0 0.0 2.0 9.4 292 (12.2) 21/11
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

37.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+9.2 : 32.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.7 : 33.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.2 : 31.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.0 : 32.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.9 : 30.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
**S** 28.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
**S** 27.8 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
27.1 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+4.2 : 23.8 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
**S** +4.2 : 27.8 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
**S** +3.8 : 28.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
+3.8 : 24.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+3.4 : 23.9 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+3.4 : 26.8 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

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

8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
8.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.0 : 25.9 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
-7.9 : 26.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-6.8 : 27.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 15.9 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.5 : 17.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.5 : 17.6 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-7.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-10.3 : 1.6 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-9.5 : 2.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-9.4 : 4.4 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.1 : 4.7 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-8.8 : 4.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD

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.
189.6 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
102.0 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD
96.0 COOINDA AERODROME N Rivers NT
90.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
89.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
189.6 NGAYAWILI
96.0 COOINDA AERODROME
90.6 JABIRU AIRPORT
89.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS
87.5 JABIRU COUNCIL
86.8 OENPELLI
80.4 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
69.6 NGUKURR
69.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT
61.0 GOVE AIRPORT
52.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
65.0 THURSDAY ISLAND TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Herbert
102.0 RUSSELL RIVER

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

.....

1.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

926 (38.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
915 (38.1) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
892 (37.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
840 (35.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
838 (34.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
750 (31.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
720 (30.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
686 (28.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
681 (28.4) CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU N Rivers NT
674 (28.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
673 (28.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
628 (26.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
622 (25.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
621 (25.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
618 (25.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
618 (25.8) WARRUWI N Rivers NT
118/03 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
96/07 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
72/00 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
70/00 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
67/02 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU N Rivers NT

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.0mm/h
GUNN POINT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
12.6mm in 30 min to 14:30 25.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 25.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.6mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 21.2mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 23.2mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 22.8mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.8mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 15.7mm/h
29.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 58.8mm/h
40.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 40.8mm/h
18.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 36.0mm/h
47.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 47.4mm/h
11.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 23.2mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 29.6mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 20.4mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 21.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.8mm/h
88.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 29.3mm/h
164.0mm in * hr to 21:30 13.7mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.6mm/h
CHANNEL ISLAND AWS
14.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.2mm/h
7.6mm in 10 min to 17:30 45.6mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 26.2mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 24.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.6mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 24.0mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 31.4mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 28.0mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
11.8mm in 18 min to 02:19 39.3mm/h
6.6mm in 11 min to 02:30 36.0mm/h
21.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 42.4mm/h
7.4mm in 20 min to 03:21 22.2mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 19.3mm/h
5.2mm in 11 min to 03:42 28.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 22.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.7mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 8.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
17.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 8.3mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 22.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.8mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 20.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 21.4mm/h
10.4mm in 17 min to 02:47 36.7mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 23.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.6mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 13.7mm/h
NGAYAWILI
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.3mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
31.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 31.8mm/h
26.8mm in 38 min to 08:08 42.3mm/h
35.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 35.4mm/h
74.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 24.7mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.3mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
26.4mm in 1 hr to 18:26 26.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.3mm/h
7.6mm in 19 min to 18:45 24.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA
8.6mm in 51 min to 19:30 10.1mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
25.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 25.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 19.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORTH EAST ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 5.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 13.0mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.7mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 96(270/ 74 ) at 07:11
BUSSELTON JETTY : 80(270/ 65 ) at 07:55
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT AWS : 91( 10/ 61 ) at 23:00
JABIRU AIRPORT : 106(120/ 69 ) at 02:30