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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1856 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 daily rainfall

VIC

W Central

087171

BULLENGAROOK SOUTH

24.4

21.2

23/07/2003

13

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Lower SE

026095

CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS)

12.3

12.3

29/07/2005

13

Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

7.1

7.8

15/07/2002

12

7.8

15/07/2002

14


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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 22:56EST, 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 22.2 +2.7 10.8 +1.3 8.7 0.0 2.8 -- 337 (14.0) 24/14
PERTH AIRPORT 19.9 +2.0 11.4 +3.3 10.7 6.4 0.2 8.8 313 (13.0) 34/04
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.6 -1.2 8.0 +0.5 6.0 8.0 3.0 1.5 465 (19.4) 28/09
BUNBURY 18.3 +1.1 5.3 -1.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 332 (13.8) 31/00
MANDURAH 18.7 -- 12.9 -- -- 2.4 -- -- 462 (19.3) 43/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.6 +1.1 20.2 +1.0 19.0 0.0 4.4 9.9 368 (15.3) 50/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.5 +2.8 0.0 -4.0 -3.6 0.0 4.8 10.4 208 ( 8.7) 30/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.6 -1.3 8.1 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 43/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.7 -2.6 11.6 +4.1 10.7 2.4 0.2 0.0 387 (16.1) 46/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.3 -0.8 9.2 +4.0 9.7 3.8 1.2 0.0 534 (22.3) 55/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.5 -0.2 9.5 +0.9 5.9 0.0 7.6 10.5 357 (14.9) 24/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 +0.8 19.6 +2.6 17.5 0.2 4.2 10.3 474 (19.8) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.9 +0.8 13.7 +0.1 10.0 0.0 3.6 10.0 318 (13.3) 32/16
MACKAY M.O 22.0 +0.7 13.6 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- 9.9 360 (15.0) 21/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.1 +2.0 9.6 +0.1 8.2 0.0 3.4 -- 127 ( 5.3) 22/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 +3.2 11.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 197 ( 8.2) 28/11
NAMBOUR DPI 24.3 +3.2 9.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.9 +2.4 11.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +2.8 9.5 +0.7 5.5 0.0 2.2 9.9 260 (10.8) 50/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.2 +0.6 6.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 41/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 14.8 -1.3 5.8 +1.1 2.7 2.2 0.7 -- 162 ( 6.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.1 +0.4 5.1 -2.4 0.3 0.0 3.0 9.2 288 (12.0) 34/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +1.0 2.5 -3.8 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.6 +0.6 7.7 +1.4 7.5 3.0 1.6 9.9 469 (19.5) 52/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.2 +1.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.9 -0.4 2.5 +1.1 3.0 19.0 3.0 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -0.4 6.4 +3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +2.7 8.6 +1.5 4.1 0.8 0.6 9.3 394 (16.4) 37/02
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 +1.3 -1.0 -4.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 31/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 +1.4 10.3 +0.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 474 (19.8) 61/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.5 +2.2 -2.2 -2.1 -4.0 0.4 1.0 5.9 160 ( 6.7) 50/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.7 +1.0 7.9 +5.2 7.2 3.4 0.6 0.6 206 ( 8.6) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.5 -0.5 5.5 +2.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 31/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 +2.6 8.5 +4.2 5.3 0.0 1.6 0.7 363 (15.1) 50/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG -- -- 8.1 +5.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 284 (11.8) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.3 -0.2 3.9 +1.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 279 (11.6) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.2 +0.8 11.0 +5.0 9.4 0.0 2.2 -- 191 ( 8.0) 34/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.7 +0.9 9.8 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 52/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -0.1 6.6 +3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 615 (25.6) 54/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -0.6 3.3 +1.1 -- 9.8 -- -- 342 (14.3) 50/05
HOBART AIRPORT 10.7 -1.7 5.3 +1.2 -- 0.4 1.2 0.0 -- 39/02
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

32.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
31.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
31.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
31.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
31.6 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
31.6 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+5.1 : 17.0 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+4.3 : 18.4 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+4.2 : 18.3 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+4.1 : 18.8 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
+4.0 : 25.9 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.0 : 15.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.0 : 11.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 12.6 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+6.3 : 14.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+6.2 : 5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 10.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA

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

-0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.3 : 20.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-3.3 : 8.9 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-3.3 : 5.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-3.1 : 14.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-3.0 : 9.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.0 : 3.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-7.2 : 6.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-6.8 : 1.5 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra NSW
-6.7 : -0.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 7.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-6.4 : -0.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.4 : 11.0 MANINGRIDA N Rivers NT

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.
71.6 HAPPY VALLEY CREEK AT ROSEWHITE Lower NE VIC
41.4 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
34.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
33.4 PORT DAVEY (MELALEUCA) W Coast TAS
32.4 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS

VICTORIA
Lower NE
71.6 HAPPY VALLEY CREEK AT ROSEWHITE

TASMANIA
N Coast
32.4 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW)
Central Plateau
41.4 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD)
W Coast
34.4 MOUNT READ
33.4 PORT DAVEY (MELALEUCA)

10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1313 (54.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1180 (49.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1159 (48.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1100 (45.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
988 (41.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
983 (41.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
979 (40.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
884 (36.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
853 (35.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
818 (34.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
815 (34.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
804 (33.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
798 (33.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
780 (32.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
772 (32.2) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
756 (31.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
748 (31.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
740 (30.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
736 (30.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
727 (30.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
719 (30.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
718 (29.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
695 (29.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
684 (28.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
674 (28.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
665 (27.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
664 (27.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
660 (27.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
658 (27.4) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
657 (27.4) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
655 (27.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
653 (27.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
652 (27.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
639 (26.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
627 (26.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
615 (25.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
612 (25.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
611 (25.5) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
118/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/03 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/12 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/14 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/06 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
6.4mm in 37 min to 11:30 10.4mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND
8.6mm in 34 min to 23:00 15.2mm/h
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 82(270/ 72 ) at 08:59
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(200/ 69 ) at 17:14
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 119(320/ 82 ) at 20:03
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91(340/ 63 ) at 15:00
FALLS CREEK : 91(330/ 61 ) at 16:30
MT HOTHAM : 95(310/ 69 ) at 12:31
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 74(280/ 65 ) at 09:42
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(330/ 70 ) at 01:21
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(310/ 63 ) at 03:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 78(300/ 67 ) at 05:34
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(300/ 72 ) at 06:51