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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2112 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

WA

Goldfields

012261

OLDFIELD LOC 1020 COMP.

18.0

15.2

18/07/2003

11

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

6.2

7.5

24/07/2004

14

SA

Lower Murray

024580

STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE

-0.7

0.0

14/07/1998

11

-0.7

24/08/2002

12


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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 23:02EST, 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 21.7 +2.2 6.3 -3.2 1.9 0.0 4.2 -- 367 (15.3) 58/21
PERTH AIRPORT 21.4 +3.5 2.9 -5.2 1.2 0.0 2.4 6.6 281 (11.7) 61/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.2 +2.4 1.5 -6.0 -1.4 0.0 3.0 5.2 245 (10.2) 63/22
BUNBURY 16.9 -0.3 1.9 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 52/16
MANDURAH 17.1 -- 10.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 72/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.5 -2.0 13.6 -5.6 11.3 0.0 4.0 11.1 314 (13.1) 37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.4 -4.3 9.2 +5.2 8.9 0.0 2.6 3.5 405 (16.9) 30/11
WHYALLA AERO 13.6 -3.3 0.2 -5.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 149 ( 6.2) 22/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.4 -0.9 2.2 -5.3 -2.0 0.0 3.0 9.4 126 ( 5.3) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.6 -1.5 1.4 -3.8 -2.1 0.0 0.8 9.6 260 (10.8) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.2 -1.5 6.5 -2.1 2.5 0.0 4.2 10.5 311 (13.0) 32/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.6 -0.1 13.5 -3.5 11.4 0.0 6.4 10.8 473 (19.7) 34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 20.4 -4.7 10.0 -3.6 8.2 0.0 4.4 0.0 268 (11.2) 26/12
MACKAY M.O 20.1 -1.2 15.4 +2.6 -- 1.4 -- 5.6 529 (22.0) 52/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.1 -1.0 11.8 +2.3 9.4 0.0 4.0 -- 284 (11.8) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 20.5 -1.5 11.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 489 (20.4) 39/09
NAMBOUR DPI 20.1 -1.0 11.9 +4.2 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 18.2 -2.3 11.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 613 (25.5) 41/02
BRISBANE AERO 20.0 -0.9 8.9 +0.1 6.5 0.0 4.8 6.2 405 (16.9) 39/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.4 -0.2 3.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 41/10
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 14.2 -1.9 3.8 -0.9 -0.7 0.0 2.6 -- 255 (10.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.5 -0.2 11.7 +4.2 7.8 0.0 4.2 8.8 627 (26.1) 45/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -1.8 7.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.8 -3.2 8.1 +1.8 7.3 4.8 0.2 2.2 382 (15.9) 48/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.9 -2.6 7.7 +3.1 7.3 4.8 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 30/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.6 +0.3 -0.5 -1.9 -4.0 0.0 1.0 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.6 -0.6 1.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.9 -2.1 7.4 +0.3 4.7 14.2 1.4 4.8 606 (25.3) 67/13
RICHMOND RAAF 16.0 -1.4 4.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 13.8 -3.0 8.8 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 516 (21.5) 67/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.6 +0.3 -1.2 -1.1 -5.9 0.0 2.0 8.2 292 (12.2) 37/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.8 +1.1 -0.2 -2.9 -2.3 0.0 1.4 9.8 221 ( 9.2) 18/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 +0.4 -0.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.0 2.4 -1.9 0.1 0.0 1.6 7.9 248 (10.3) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.5 +0.5 -2.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 212 ( 8.8) 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -0.5 0.6 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 310 (12.9) 26/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.7 +0.3 4.4 -1.6 2.5 0.0 1.2 -- 188 ( 7.8) 15/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.0 -1.8 2.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 37/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 +0.6 2.8 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 533 (22.2) 39/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.1 -0.5 -0.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 28/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.2 -0.2 3.7 -0.4 -0.5 0.0 0.8 6.6 276 (11.5) 28/08
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

31.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
31.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
**W** 31.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
30.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.2 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+4.7 : 21.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.3 : 19.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.2 : 18.7 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.1 : 20.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.9 : 19.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.8 : 10.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+5.3 : 10.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.2 : 9.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.9 : 8.9 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : 11.1 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.5 : 16.3 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-5.5 : 19.3 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-5.2 : 7.7 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC

-8.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

-9.1 : 6.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-8.1 : -1.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.0 : -1.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.0 : -3.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-7.9 : -2.5 NORTHAM 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.
37.2 PREMER POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
32.4 YELLANUP Lower West WA
31.6 LAKE PRESTON LODGE 2 COMP. Lower West WA
31.2 DENMARK AGRIC. SCHOOL Lower West WA
28.4 BRONTE SURF CLUB Sydney--east NSW

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

1311 (54.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1019 (42.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
931 (38.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
926 (38.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
923 (38.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
910 (37.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
903 (37.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
771 (32.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
770 (32.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
729 (30.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
717 (29.9) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
711 (29.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
710 (29.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
692 (28.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
666 (27.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
660 (27.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
657 (27.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
649 (27.0) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
638 (26.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
627 (26.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
627 (26.1) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
613 (25.5) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
98/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
91/22 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
85/22 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
81/11 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
81/00 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

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
Lower West
GINGIN AERO
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h
5.8mm in 14 min to 18:14 24.9mm/h
PERTH METRO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h
BICKLEY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
9.2mm in 35 min to 09:00 15.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.6mm/h
10.6mm in 10 min to 09:57 63.6mm/h
4.2mm in 11 min to 11:00 22.9mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.7mm/h
DWELLINGUP
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MANJIMUP
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
WINDY HARBOUR
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
BUNBURY
12.8mm in 59 min to 14:00 13.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h
SHANNON
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
WANDERING
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 93(210/ 72 ) at 22:30