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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2103 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

QLD

N Peninsula

027061

SOUTHWELL STATION

15.4

2.4

14/07/2006

11

Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056194

TENTERFIELD (KOOKYNIE)

47.8

45.0

19/07/1998

11

VIC

Mallee N

076133

LINDSAY POINT

27.4

22.5

27/07/1983

32

VIC

Lower North

080126

KERANG MODEL FARM

32.0

23.2

02/07/1986

27

VIC

W Central

087173

LANCEFIELD (WINERY)

39.2

34.0

24/07/2003

13

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

18.7

18.6

18/07/2003

12

Highest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091107

WYNYARD AIRPORT

17.7

16.6

06/07/2003

21

TAS

N Coast

091223

MARRAWAH

17.0

16.4

27/07/1975

36


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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 23:00EST, 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 21.9 +2.4 9.2 -0.3 4.0 0.0 3.8 -- 341 (14.2) 37/11
PERTH AIRPORT 18.8 +0.9 6.9 -1.2 5.0 0.0 2.0 9.5 316 (13.2) 34/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.5 +0.7 2.3 -5.2 0.7 0.0 1.8 9.5 195 ( 8.1) 21/10
BUNBURY 18.9 +1.7 4.0 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 22/13
MANDURAH 19.1 -- 8.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 26/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.4 -1.1 20.0 +0.8 19.2 0.0 6.8 7.6 411 (17.1) 41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 13.9 -5.8 3.9 -0.1 1.4 0.0 2.2 9.2 420 (17.5) 37/15
WHYALLA AERO 13.8 -3.1 10.6 +5.3 -- 9.2 4.0 -- 661 (27.5) 55/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.4 -1.9 9.9 +2.4 9.8 3.2 0.0 0.3 308 (12.8) 45/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.8 -0.3 9.5 +4.3 10.0 4.2 0.4 0.0 726 (30.3) 59/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 19.9 -4.8 4.0 -4.6 1.6 0.0 5.2 10.5 390 (16.3) 43/09
CAIRNS AERO 23.2 -2.5 21.6 +4.6 20.9 2.0 1.8 1.2 131 ( 5.5) 28/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO 20.2 -4.9 18.3 +4.7 18.0 10.2 4.8 0.0 328 (13.7) 45/11
MACKAY M.O 19.6 -1.7 19.3 +6.5 -- 4.8 -- 0.0 155 ( 6.5) 30/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.6 -0.5 17.4 +7.9 17.1 4.6 0.6 -- 258 (10.8) 39/18
BUNDABERG AERO 23.2 +1.2 15.9 +5.8 -- 4.8 1.0 -- 282 (11.8) 34/11
NAMBOUR DPI 24.2 +3.1 16.9 +9.2 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +3.3 16.2 +6.3 -- 18.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 39/02
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 +1.2 16.8 +8.0 16.6 3.6 1.0 2.8 417 (17.4) 41/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.4 -4.2 9.2 +2.9 -- 15.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 41/07
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 12.6 -3.5 8.8 +4.1 7.6 22.6 0.6 -- 142 ( 5.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.2 +4.5 11.8 +4.3 7.0 11.2 1.6 9.3 385 (16.0) 39/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +3.2 10.5 +4.2 -- 54.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.0 0.0 10.8 +4.5 9.4 13.4 1.6 9.2 321 (13.4) 55/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.7 +0.2 7.2 +2.6 4.7 11.4 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.0 -1.3 3.1 +1.7 3.1 15.6 0.8 0.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.7 -2.5 7.2 +4.2 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 +1.2 9.6 +2.5 5.8 7.0 1.6 3.4 531 (22.1) 35/13
RICHMOND RAAF 17.8 +0.4 5.6 +2.1 -- 8.6 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 +2.2 12.6 +2.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 490 (20.4) 41/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.9 -0.4 7.8 +7.9 5.8 6.8 0.8 0.0 199 ( 8.3) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 +0.9 8.9 +6.2 8.5 6.6 0.4 1.2 270 (11.3) 22/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -0.8 9.6 +6.4 -- 22.8 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.1 -2.2 9.9 +5.6 9.6 5.4 0.4 0.4 336 (14.0) 37/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.6 -0.4 9.4 +6.5 -- 11.8 -- -- 279 (11.6) 15/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 +0.9 8.8 +6.4 -- 17.6 -- -- 375 (15.6) 24/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.6 +0.2 9.0 +3.0 8.0 9.2 0.2 -- 93 ( 3.9) 13/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.4 +1.6 8.1 +2.7 -- 8.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 46/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 +2.3 6.3 +3.1 -- 8.4 -- -- 555 (23.1) 45/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.7 +3.1 7.0 +4.8 -- 4.6 -- -- 269 (11.2) 43/11
HOBART AIRPORT 14.2 +1.8 7.3 +3.2 9.1 0.4 1.2 3.0 277 (11.5) 28/03
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

32.7 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
31.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
30.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+5.4 : 9.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
+5.2 : 17.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+4.8 : 17.5 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
+4.7 : 17.0 MARRAWAH N Coast TAS
+4.5 : 23.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.5 : 17.6 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.9 : 15.8 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.9 : 15.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.7 : 15.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.6 : 16.5 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.4 : 15.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 13.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 12.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.6 : 21.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-7.3 : 17.5 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-7.2 : 12.5 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-7.2 : 14.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

-2.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-1.6 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.6 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-7.1 : -1.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : -1.6 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : -2.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.2 : -1.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-6.1 : 5.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley 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.
68.1 TAHLEE (CARRINGTON HOUSE) Hunter Valley NSW
66.4 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
63.4 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
63.0 LAURIETON (PEACH GROVE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
56.0 O'REILLYS ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
56.0 O'REILLYS ALERT
56.0 GREEN MOUNTAINS

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
66.4 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD)
63.4 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS)
63.0 LAURIETON (PEACH GROVE)
54.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
Hunter Valley
68.1 TAHLEE (CARRINGTON HOUSE)

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.6 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

.....

0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
0.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1306 (54.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1223 (51.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1010 (42.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
992 (41.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
970 (40.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
944 (39.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
869 (36.2) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
859 (35.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
859 (35.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
787 (32.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
759 (31.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
726 (30.3) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
724 (30.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
699 (29.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
698 (29.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
690 (28.8) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
686 (28.6) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
683 (28.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
678 (28.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
669 (27.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
664 (27.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
662 (27.6) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
661 (27.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
649 (27.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
645 (26.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
637 (26.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
636 (26.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
632 (26.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
631 (26.3) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
630 (26.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
626 (26.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
626 (26.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
611 (25.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
604 (25.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
83/04 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
80/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/04 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
74/03 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
72/09 VARANUS 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)
7.8mm in 40 min to 02:30 11.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
28.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(170/ 65 ) at 04:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78(110/ 67 ) at 18:00