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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 2219 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

Barkly

015082

RENNER SPRINGS

63.0

39.4

10/04/1963

16

NT

Barkly

015139

WARRAMUNGA

71.6

39.2

11/04/1983

36

NT

Barkly

015145

BARKLY HOMESTEAD

107.0

32.4

16/04/1991

19

NT

Alice Springs

015537

KURUNDI

52.0

49.3

15/04/1984

52

SA

Murray Mallee

025051

MANTUNG

24.4

22.4

06/04/1992

28

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

10.1

11.0

30/04/2000

18

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010035

CUNDERDIN

2.0

2.0

27/04/2006

19

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

12.0

12.5

30/04/2000

18

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

5.8

8.2

30/04/2000

17

WA

Central West

008051

GERALDTON AIRPORT

6.1

6.6

28/04/2003

64


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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 22:37EST, 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 23.6 -4.0 6.1 -9.3 2.8 0.0 5.8 -- 443 (18.5) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 22.2 -3.3 5.7 -7.2 5.0 0.0 2.2 8.2 230 ( 9.6) 34/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.2 -4.6 11.8 +0.2 10.2 8.0 0.2 5.6 286 (11.9) 37/12
BUNBURY 17.7 -6.4 11.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 21/13
MANDURAH 19.0 -- 11.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 21/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.4 -1.3 24.3 +0.3 24.4 10.4 4.8 10.2 330 (13.8) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.4 -5.8 16.1 +3.5 15.5 5.4 1.8 2.6 237 ( 9.9) 15/09
WHYALLA AERO 20.4 -3.2 13.3 +1.7 -- 22.0 14.0 -- 282 (11.8) 26/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.2 -2.4 15.5 +3.1 14.0 6.2 3.6 4.4 365 (15.2) 34/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.2 -2.2 11.0 +2.3 9.0 0.0 3.2 1.2 332 (13.8) 35/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 19.7 -12.2 19.2 +0.7 18.6 1.6 2.6 0.0 232 ( 9.7) 30/08
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 -2.2 21.5 -0.1 20.7 6.6 3.8 1.5 431 (18.0) 32/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -1.2 18.2 -2.3 15.8 0.0 5.8 10.0 370 (15.4) 32/10
MACKAY M.O 27.9 +1.2 18.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- 6.4 272 (11.3) 22/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 -0.4 17.8 0.0 16.4 0.0 5.8 -- 194 ( 8.1) 30/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 -0.7 17.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 178 ( 7.4) 30/15
NAMBOUR DPI 24.3 -1.8 13.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.0 -1.3 16.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 31/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -1.1 14.9 -1.3 12.5 0.0 4.8 8.6 274 (11.4) 24/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.1 -0.3 13.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 34/06
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.9 -2.2 8.5 -4.3 5.3 0.0 4.4 -- 164 ( 6.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.3 -1.7 13.5 -1.7 8.2 0.0 4.4 7.5 452 (18.8) 30/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 -1.5 12.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 -2.4 10.8 -2.4 10.0 0.0 3.6 10.0 428 (17.8) 26/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.3 -1.3 8.5 -3.4 4.3 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 22/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.0 +1.5 3.9 -3.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.2 10.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 -2.2 13.4 -0.7 6.9 0.0 4.6 9.3 550 (22.9) 35/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.2 -1.7 9.3 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 22/17
BELLAMBI AWS 20.5 -1.6 12.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 48/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.3 -0.7 1.2 -5.5 -2.0 0.0 3.6 8.0 162 ( 6.8) 24/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.5 0.0 5.7 -3.4 3.6 0.0 3.2 6.6 206 ( 8.6) 28/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -2.0 4.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 42 ( 1.8) 18/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.3 -7.2 12.3 +2.2 8.2 3.4 5.4 0.5 281 (11.7) 58/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.6 -1.0 2.9 -5.3 4.9 0.0 1.6 -- 126 ( 5.3) 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.4 -2.8 7.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 22/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.8 +2.5 9.4 -1.4 7.1 0.0 1.4 -- 57 ( 2.4) 22/21
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.7 +0.7 5.4 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 21/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.7 +2.1 5.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 37/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 -5.8 6.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 29 ( 1.2) 17/11
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 -2.8 8.6 -0.1 4.0 0.0 1.4 9.0 239 (10.0) 34/12
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

36.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

+4.1 : 12.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+3.9 : 22.7 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+3.6 : 14.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.2 : 32.0 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+3.0 : 11.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.6 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
27.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.7 : 19.1 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+6.6 : 15.3 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+5.9 : 13.5 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+5.9 : 18.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+5.4 : 13.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

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

6.6 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
9.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
10.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.8 MOOGARA (UXBRIDGE BACK ROAD) Derwent Valley TAS

-13.0 : 20.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-12.2 : 19.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-10.2 : 23.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-10.2 : 22.0 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-9.2 : 24.5 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

-6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-10.6 : 6.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-10.2 : 5.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-9.9 : 4.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-9.6 : 5.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-9.6 : 2.1 KELLERBERRIN 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.
107.0 BARKLY HOMESTEAD N Plateau NT
77.0 MORSTONE STATION Gulf Country QLD
73.5 CONISTON N Plateau NT
71.6 WARRAMUNGA N Plateau NT
63.0 RENNER SPRINGS N Plateau NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
59.0 MOOLOOLOO
53.0 KALALA
52.0 BENMARA
N Plateau
107.0 BARKLY HOMESTEAD
73.5 CONISTON
71.6 WARRAMUNGA
63.0 RENNER SPRINGS
62.4 EPENARRA
53.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS
52.2 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
52.0 KURUNDI

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
77.0 MORSTONE STATION

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
10.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

.....

0.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

927 (38.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
752 (31.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
682 (28.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) FORREST Eucla WA
664 (27.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
656 (27.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
635 (26.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
630 (26.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
630 (26.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
614 (25.6) EUCLA Eucla WA
608 (25.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
85/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
68/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
65/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
61/00 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
59/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
59/09 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
59/01 LORD HOWE 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AERO
15.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
24.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 24.4mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 24.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 23.8mm/h
59.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 19.7mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 23.8mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 13.7mm/h
100.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 16.7mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.3mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
NGAYAWILI
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.7mm/h
BORROLOOLA
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
22.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 22.0mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 10.7mm/h
N Plateau
BRUNETTE DOWNS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 11.3mm/h
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.7mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
PORT AUGUSTA AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.0mm/h
Lower North
CLARE HIGH SCHOOL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.0mm/h
Murray Valley
LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
45.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h