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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1845 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
Highest maximum temperature

WA

Central West

008251

KALBARRI

30.2

30.2

24/06/2006

32

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
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Actual temperatures
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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 22:54EST, 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 26.7 +5.8 13.2 +2.2 10.6 0.0 7.4 -- 472 (19.7) 43/09
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 +4.0 5.2 -3.8 3.1 0.0 2.2 8.7 281 (11.7) 32/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.1 +2.5 2.9 -5.2 1.2 0.0 2.0 6.6 224 ( 9.3) 39/11
BUNBURY 20.3 +1.9 1.5 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 37/21
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 10.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 31/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 +0.6 18.1 -1.8 16.5 0.0 7.4 10.9 377 (15.7) 44/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.7 -1.1 0.3 -4.8 -3.2 0.0 3.8 10.2 277 (11.5) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 14.2 -3.1 2.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 138 ( 5.8) 22/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -1.6 8.2 +0.1 2.8 0.0 1.2 2.2 101 ( 4.2) 17/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.4 +0.6 5.9 +0.1 4.2 3.6 1.2 7.9 318 (13.3) 30/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.6 +0.7 15.7 +5.7 13.9 0.0 5.4 10.5 430 (17.9) 39/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.6 +0.6 20.9 +3.1 18.9 0.2 5.8 7.1 568 (23.7) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 +1.2 14.8 +0.2 11.4 0.0 4.0 8.6 330 (13.8) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 22.0 +0.1 15.9 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- 9.0 373 (15.5) 39/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.3 +0.8 15.8 +4.9 14.2 0.0 2.2 -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.5 +0.9 13.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 307 (12.8) 30/14
NAMBOUR DPI 22.1 +0.5 11.6 +2.3 -- 5.42 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.8 -0.3 12.0 +0.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 30/09
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 +0.3 11.2 +0.7 9.1 4.4 2.2 8.5 237 ( 9.9) 28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.7 +1.7 7.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 28/09
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 15.7 -1.1 1.2 -4.9 -0.7 0.0 1.6 -- 70 ( 2.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -1.3 6.6 -2.5 1.4 0.6 1.6 9.5 184 ( 7.7) 28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.0 5.8 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.9 -1.7 4.4 -3.5 0.7 0.0 2.4 8.9 284 (11.8) 30/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.0 -1.9 3.4 -3.1 0.6 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 21/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 6.5 -4.0 0.4 -2.2 -1.9 0.0 0.0 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -4.4 -1.2 -5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.5 -2.1 7.1 -1.4 3.8 0.0 2.8 5.9 440 (18.3) 54/18
RICHMOND RAAF 15.5 -2.5 0.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 17/14
BELLAMBI AWS 15.3 -2.4 7.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 43/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.6 -1.6 -2.9 -3.9 -5.1 0.0 1.2 5.8 195 ( 8.1) 13/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.3 -1.5 5.4 +1.7 3.7 0.0 0.4 2.4 188 ( 7.8) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.9 -2.3 4.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.6 -1.4 3.9 -1.3 3.6 0.0 1.2 6.7 155 ( 6.5) 17/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.6 -1.4 -0.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -2.0 -1.1 -4.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 21/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.0 0.0 7.6 +0.7 4.1 0.4 0.2 -- 116 ( 4.8) 17/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.8 -0.8 4.8 -1.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 329 (13.7) 34/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -0.8 2.2 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 22/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.5 -0.6 -2.7 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 11/00
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +1.0 -0.7 -5.3 -5.0 0.0 0.8 8.4 291 (12.1) 28/23
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

33.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.4 MANINGRIDA N Rivers NT
32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.0 MANINGRIDA AERO N Rivers NT
31.7 PIRLANGIMPI AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 26.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 30.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.8 : 26.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.7 : 25.6 MULLEWA Central West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.7 : 17.8 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
+7.1 : 19.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+6.3 : 14.8 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+5.7 : 15.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+5.7 : 17.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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

-3.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 11.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-5.3 : 10.5 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-5.2 : 10.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
-5.1 : 5.9 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 : -3.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.0 : -3.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8 : -2.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.6 : -5.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-7.0 : -5.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-7.0 : -3.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-7.0 : -1.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West 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.
46.0 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
33.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
31.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
30.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
29.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
1.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1095 (45.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1055 (44.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
948 (39.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
915 (38.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
835 (34.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
822 (34.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
773 (32.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
707 (29.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
707 (29.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
678 (28.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
660 (27.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
650 (27.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
640 (26.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
617 (25.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
612 (25.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
70/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
67/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
65/15 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula 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.
VICTORIA
W Coast
PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)
10.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
14.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 28.8mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 21.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 18.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.7mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h