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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2226 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006022

GASCOYNE JUNCTION

7.5

9.8

30/04/2000

14

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

9.3

9.3

29/04/2006

18

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

11.9

11.9

29/04/2006

18

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

12.5

12.6

13/04/2003

33


The day in charts
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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 22:37EST, 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 25.7 -1.9 10.0 -5.4 5.8 0.0 5.6 -- 389 (16.2) 41/17
PERTH AIRPORT 22.2 -3.3 6.5 -6.4 5.2 0.0 2.6 10.1 228 ( 9.5) 30/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.7 -3.1 7.3 -4.3 6.2 0.2 2.8 0.9 205 ( 8.5) 24/10
BUNBURY 20.6 -3.5 4.3 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 26/16
MANDURAH 20.8 -- 10.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 -0.3 23.7 -0.3 23.1 2.2 4.2 10.1 261 (10.9) 26/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.6 -4.6 11.3 -1.3 8.8 0.0 4.0 11.1 236 ( 9.8) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.8 -4.8 11.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 385 (16.0) 39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.7 -3.9 14.4 +2.0 14.0 2.6 1.6 8.1 223 ( 9.3) 37/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.1 -0.3 11.7 +3.0 10.8 0.0 0.6 5.0 152 ( 6.3) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.3 -6.6 18.5 0.0 17.5 8.2 3.8 8.2 297 (12.4) 37/06
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 -0.6 22.9 +1.3 21.8 1.2 2.8 3.0 265 (11.0) 8/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 -0.9 22.3 +1.8 22.0 2.2 1.8 4.3 -- 28/14
MACKAY M.O 29.6 +2.9 19.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- 6.8 214 ( 8.9) 28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 -0.1 19.0 +1.2 18.0 0.0 6.0 -- 217 ( 9.0) 26/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 -0.6 19.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 371 (15.5) 31/15
NAMBOUR DPI 27.6 +1.5 18.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 6.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.8 +1.5 20.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/16
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 +1.8 17.5 +1.3 14.6 0.0 4.0 3.6 416 (17.3) 46/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.7 +2.3 17.9 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 50/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.8 -2.3 10.6 -2.2 7.2 0.0 2.8 -- 86 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.0 0.0 13.2 -2.0 9.7 1.4 2.0 0.9 267 (11.1) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.1 -0.9 12.2 -1.5 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 -1.4 11.4 -1.8 9.8 0.8 1.6 8.2 248 (10.3) 46/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.8 -0.8 8.4 -3.5 4.7 0.2 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 15/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.5 -3.0 5.7 -1.5 1.9 0.0 2.0 1.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -2.6 7.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 -1.6 13.2 -0.9 9.3 0.0 2.4 7.8 372 (15.5) 39/20
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 -2.0 6.6 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.6 -0.5 12.3 -3.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 48/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.8 -2.2 9.3 +2.6 8.1 5.6 1.0 2.3 110 ( 4.6) 28/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.0 -4.5 9.2 +0.1 8.1 0.0 1.0 1.8 162 ( 6.8) 22/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -6.9 12.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 35 ( 1.5) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.0 -3.5 12.5 +2.4 10.8 0.8 0.6 5.6 168 ( 7.0) 43/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.4 -4.2 11.7 +3.5 11.9 8.42 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 21/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 -5.7 11.5 +4.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 24/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.2 -5.1 13.6 +2.8 12.9 1.0 0.6 -- 97 ( 4.0) 13/01
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.6 -4.4 13.7 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 30/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 -4.5 10.6 +3.2 -- 3.4 -- -- 388 (16.2) 30/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 -2.9 8.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 41/15
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 -4.8 8.2 -0.5 6.3 1.6 1.0 0.0 204 ( 8.5) 30/15
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

35.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
34.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+4.1 : 30.6 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.7 : 30.2 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+3.6 : 30.0 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

**S** 29.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+8.5 : 20.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.2 : 19.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.2 : 18.7 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+6.2 : 19.5 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+6.1 : 18.8 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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

4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.7 : 23.7 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.0 : 25.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-8.7 : 24.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.2 : 19.5 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-8.1 : 19.4 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD

-0.3 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
2.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.8 : 10.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-10.1 : 7.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.8 : 6.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-9.5 : 6.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-9.3 : 2.4 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.
72.0 DUNBAR STATION Gulf Country QLD
70.8 KAMERUKA (KAMERUKA ESTATE) South Coast NSW
66.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION Gulf Country QLD
63.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
59.4 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
59.4 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
58.0 WROTHAM PARK
Gulf Country
72.0 DUNBAR STATION
66.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION
52.0 INORUNIE STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
70.8 KAMERUKA (KAMERUKA ESTATE)
63.0 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
53.6 COBARGO POST OFFICE

11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

715 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
663 (27.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
647 (27.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
65/13 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/05 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
59/12 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
59/13 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
59/19 HOGAN ISLAND 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TRUSCOTT
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AWS
5.2mm in 13 min to 14:30 24.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
23.8mm in 1 hr 3 min to 16:30 22.7mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.4mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.8mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.2mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
17.4mm in 31 min to 16:30 33.7mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 18.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
12.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
8.6mm in 16 min to 13:30 32.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.6mm/h
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.0mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 34.2mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.3mm/h
GREEN CAPE AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.8mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.3mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.8mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT MOORNAPA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h