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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2129 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 Coast

090180

AIREYS INLET

25.2

25.0

26/07/2000

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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 23:04EST, 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 20.3 +0.8 8.8 -0.7 7.4 3.4 2.4 -- 333 (13.9) 54/12
PERTH AIRPORT 17.0 -0.9 10.5 +2.4 9.3 2.8 2.2 2.1 419 (17.5) 71/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.2 -1.6 9.7 +2.2 7.0 0.0 2.2 1.6 -- 55/08
BUNBURY 16.9 -0.3 11.6 +4.4 -- 13.6 -- -- 517 (21.5) 80/07
MANDURAH 16.6 -- 12.3 -- -- 4.2 -- -- 752 (31.3) 85/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.1 -2.4 14.1 -5.1 13.2 0.0 7.6 11.1 308 (12.8) 30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.1 +3.4 3.8 -0.2 0.4 0.0 4.0 10.5 144 ( 6.0) 18/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 +0.8 6.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 229 ( 9.5) 35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.1 +2.8 6.7 -0.8 1.8 0.0 1.4 4.6 163 ( 6.8) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.8 1.4 -3.8 -1.2 0.2 1.2 4.4 155 ( 6.5) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.9 +1.2 9.0 +0.4 6.1 0.0 4.6 10.6 261 (10.9) 26/15
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +1.2 15.2 -1.8 12.7 0.0 4.2 9.1 373 (15.5) 32/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.4 +1.3 14.0 +0.4 10.5 0.0 4.8 7.5 230 ( 9.6) 28/12
MACKAY M.O 22.1 +0.8 16.9 +4.1 -- 4.0 -- 3.6 429 (17.9) 43/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 +0.9 16.3 +6.8 15.0 0.0 3.8 -- 232 ( 9.7) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 +1.8 14.1 +4.0 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 302 (12.6) 31/13
NAMBOUR DPI 22.8 +1.7 9.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.2 +0.7 9.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 21/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 +2.2 10.2 +1.4 7.2 0.0 2.4 7.2 244 (10.2) 22/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 +4.0 8.2 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 26/21
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 18.7 +2.6 5.7 +1.0 1.8 0.0 1.4 -- 75 ( 3.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 +1.5 9.5 +2.0 7.9 4.6 1.8 8.5 260 (10.8) 30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +1.3 11.7 +5.4 -- 77.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.4 +2.4 10.6 +4.3 10.3 1.2 1.2 6.4 296 (12.3) 45/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.7 +2.2 9.4 +4.8 8.4 2.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 50/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +3.7 1.4 0.0 -2.0 0.4 0.0 6.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 +2.2 1.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 0.0 10.1 +3.0 7.2 6.8 0.8 4.6 256 (10.7) 43/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.6 +2.2 6.8 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 +0.8 10.0 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 39/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.8 +3.5 -0.7 -0.6 -2.9 0.2 1.2 7.1 117 ( 4.9) 22/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.8 +3.1 -0.5 -3.2 -1.5 0.0 1.4 9.5 -- 15/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 +0.6 3.1 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 18/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.7 +1.4 4.5 +0.2 2.5 0.0 1.6 5.5 86 ( 3.6) 22/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.1 -0.9 1.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 0.3 -- 93 ( 3.9) 13/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.6 +1.1 6.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 15/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 +2.8 6.7 +0.7 5.5 0.0 1.2 -- 51 ( 2.1) 13/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.0 +2.2 5.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 48/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 +3.7 1.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 35/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +1.4 7.3 +5.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 15/05
HOBART AIRPORT 9.8 -2.6 6.1 +2.0 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 -- 22/14
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 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
31.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
31.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+5.7 : 26.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.4 : 14.7 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
+5.2 : 20.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.0 : 26.9 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.0 : 25.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
22.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.2 : 7.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+6.8 : 16.3 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
**S** +6.5 : 7.1 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
+6.4 : 16.5 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
+6.2 : 17.1 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.2 : 9.8 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS

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

1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.9 : 11.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-3.6 : 12.8 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-3.6 : 11.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.5 : 13.6 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
-3.4 : 13.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-3.4 : 13.3 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.8 EYRE Eucla WA

-8.7 : -2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.9 : 4.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.4 : -2.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-7.0 : -2.0 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
-6.7 : 5.7 LARRIMAH 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.
77.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
68.6 LAURIETON (PEACH GROVE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
49.6 KENDALL POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
44.6 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
43.4 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
77.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
68.6 LAURIETON (PEACH GROVE)
49.6 KENDALL POST OFFICE
44.6 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS)
43.4 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST)

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

1183 (49.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
846 (35.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
834 (34.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
752 (31.3) MANDURAH Lower West WA
736 (30.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
668 (27.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
104/14 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
98/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
93/13 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
91/13 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
89/16 CHEADANUP Goldfields WA

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
BUSSELTON AERO
10.2mm in 58 min to 07:00 10.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
WINDY HARBOUR
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
BUNBURY
2.2mm in 1 min to 02:32 132.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
15.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 93(240/ 65 ) at 13:30
SWANBOURNE : 91(240/ 54 ) at 14:01
CAPE LEEUWIN : 104(240/ 91 ) at 14:48
CAPE NATURALISTE : 98(240/ 59 ) at 13:07
BUSSELTON JETTY : 78(240/ 69 ) at 16:42
Goldfields
CHEADANUP : 89(270/ 69 ) at 16:13