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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1815 EST on 12/01/2007. 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 maximum temperature

NSW

Sydney--east

066194

CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS

12.3

13.5

23/06/1998

11

NSW

Sydney--east

066195

SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A

12.4

13.5

23/06/1998

11


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 22:48EST, 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 27.3 +6.4 11.1 +0.1 7.3 0.0 4.6 -- 374 (15.6) 41/09
PERTH AIRPORT 24.1 +5.2 5.1 -3.9 3.1 0.0 2.2 9.3 271 (11.3) 26/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 +3.3 4.3 -3.8 1.2 0.0 0.8 9.5 217 ( 9.0) 30/12
BUNBURY 20.2 +1.8 1.1 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 18/11
MANDURAH 21.1 -- 8.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 18/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.4 -2.2 16.3 -3.6 14.5 0.0 7.2 11.3 400 (16.7) 46/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.2 -2.6 1.4 -3.7 -2.3 0.0 4.0 10.1 248 (10.3) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.7 -3.6 4.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 0.2 -- 174 ( 7.3) 17/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 -0.2 5.8 -2.3 1.7 0.0 0.8 6.8 119 ( 5.0) 21/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 +0.2 5.5 -0.3 3.8 0.8 1.0 4.4 201 ( 8.4) 17/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.7 -4.2 7.9 -2.1 3.5 0.0 5.0 10.5 -- 35/16
CAIRNS AERO 25.6 -0.4 14.6 -3.2 12.0 0.0 6.6 10.5 463 (19.3) 39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.9 -0.7 10.6 -4.0 6.0 0.0 4.6 10.8 208 ( 8.7) 30/13
MACKAY M.O 22.3 +0.4 9.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 366 (15.3) 34/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 +1.3 5.1 -5.8 2.9 0.0 4.0 -- 131 ( 5.5) 21/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +1.3 8.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 206 ( 8.6) 28/08
NAMBOUR DPI 21.9 +0.3 6.6 -2.7 -- 0.0 7.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.7 +0.6 13.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 31/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +0.9 7.0 -3.5 3.7 0.0 2.6 9.7 304 (12.7) 30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 +1.6 4.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 28/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 18.2 +1.4 3.0 -3.1 -1.6 0.0 2.6 -- 201 ( 8.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.1 -0.3 6.4 -2.7 2.0 0.0 2.8 9.4 435 (18.1) 32/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.5 0.0 7.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.4 -1.2 8.7 +0.8 7.8 5.6 1.6 3.8 -- --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.5 -3.4 9.2 +2.7 8.8 15.2 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 24/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.5 -2.0 -0.4 -3.0 -4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.3 +0.9 2.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 12.5 -5.1 9.4 +0.9 9.0 29.0 2.4 0.0 608 (25.3) 43/18
RICHMOND RAAF 12.9 -5.1 4.4 -0.5 -- 9.2 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 24/18
BELLAMBI AWS 13.9 -3.8 10.3 -0.7 -- 2.2 -- -- 490 (20.4) 37/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.2 +1.0 -0.1 -1.1 -2.6 0.0 2.0 4.2 253 (10.5) 28/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.4 +2.6 -1.7 -5.4 -4.0 0.0 1.6 7.8 133 ( 5.5) 17/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.5 +1.3 0.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.0 -1.0 1.9 -3.3 -0.3 0.0 1.8 8.4 284 (11.8) 28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 +1.4 -1.9 -5.6 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 192 ( 8.0) 22/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 +1.8 2.5 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 32/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 11.1 -2.9 3.7 -3.2 1.4 0.0 1.6 -- 116 ( 4.8) 15/00
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.1 -0.5 3.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 17/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 -0.2 1.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 34/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -1.1 -2.9 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 13/12
HOBART AIRPORT 10.8 -2.1 1.3 -3.3 -0.9 0.0 0.4 8.3 326 (13.6) 26/02
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

33.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
31.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
30.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
30.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.4 : 27.3 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.1 : 26.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.0 : 25.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.8 : 25.7 MULLEWA Central West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.3 : 16.3 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+8.0 : 13.1 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+7.3 : 19.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 13.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 20.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

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

0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.1 : 11.8 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-6.0 : 12.4 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-5.9 : 12.3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
-5.7 : 12.2 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.5 : 8.5 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

-8.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-8.5 : -2.7 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-8.0 : -1.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.7 : -0.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-7.6 : -5.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.5 : 5.4 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.5 : -5.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-7.5 : -6.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-7.5 : -1.2 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands 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.
59.4 CENTENNIAL PARK Sydney--east NSW
45.0 TANILBA BAY WWTP Hunter Valley NSW
43.4 SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDENS Sydney--east NSW
42.4 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
42.2 RANDWICK RACECOURSE Sydney--east NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
45.0 TANILBA BAY WWTP
Sydney--east
59.4 CENTENNIAL PARK
43.4 SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDENS
42.4 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB)
42.2 RANDWICK RACECOURSE

11.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.5 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

771 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
735 (30.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
731 (30.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
691 (28.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
668 (27.8) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
648 (27.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
646 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
621 (25.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
608 (25.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
61/10 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU N Rivers NT
61/00 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
59/12 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
55/16 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
54/11 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
54/20 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 17:00 41.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.8mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 23.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h