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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2130 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

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

51.8

40.0

01/07/1999

13

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

24.0

22.0

12/07/1994

13

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039334

HAZELDEAN

30.4

16.6

25/07/1999

13

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

14.7

14.2

10/07/1993

15


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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 17.8 -1.7 11.1 +1.6 9.3 0.6 3.4 -- 502 (20.9) 34/01
PERTH AIRPORT 15.9 -2.0 4.2 -3.9 3.9 8.2 2.4 4.7 450 (18.8) 32/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.1 -2.7 4.5 -3.0 3.2 22.4 4.4 4.7 422 (17.6) 35/12
BUNBURY 15.8 -1.4 2.9 -4.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 374 (15.6) 31/01
MANDURAH 16.4 -- 8.6 -- -- 4.0 -- -- 597 (24.9) 41/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.4 -1.1 15.4 -3.8 14.1 0.0 5.6 11.0 262 (10.9) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.4 +6.7 10.1 +6.1 5.1 0.0 5.0 9.7 265 (11.0) 48/11
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 +2.6 8.9 +3.6 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 416 (17.3) 72/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 +2.7 11.4 +3.9 5.9 0.0 1.8 3.6 287 (12.0) 50/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.1 +3.0 6.3 +1.1 2.5 0.0 2.4 5.2 333 (13.9) 61/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.1 +2.4 8.4 -0.2 6.0 0.0 4.4 10.7 146 ( 6.1) 28/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.8 +0.1 15.6 -1.4 12.0 0.0 4.0 11.0 227 ( 9.5) 24/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +1.6 14.8 +1.2 12.2 0.0 4.0 10.1 200 ( 8.3) 26/12
MACKAY M.O 22.8 +1.5 18.6 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- 2.2 344 (14.3) 21/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +2.1 18.1 +8.6 18.0 4.0 2.6 -- 263 (11.0) 24/13
BUNDABERG AERO 22.2 +0.2 17.8 +7.7 -- 58.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 41/06
NAMBOUR DPI 21.9 +0.8 14.2 +6.5 -- 18.6 0.0 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 18.1 -2.4 15.1 +5.2 -- 8.2 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 19.4 -1.5 15.9 +7.1 13.4 7.6 3.6 0.0 221 ( 9.2) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.8 +0.2 12.7 +6.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 338 (14.1) 28/02
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 18.1 +2.0 6.1 +1.4 1.5 0.0 2.8 -- 88 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.1 -1.6 12.8 +5.3 10.3 0.6 1.4 1.3 216 ( 9.0) 37/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -0.4 11.1 +4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.8 +1.8 7.5 +1.2 5.6 0.0 2.4 5.5 258 (10.8) 24/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.2 +1.7 5.3 +0.7 3.5 0.2 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.7 +1.4 1.0 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 5.2 3.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +1.3 4.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.5 +1.5 9.9 +2.8 7.0 0.0 1.8 6.3 346 (14.4) 26/22
RICHMOND RAAF 19.3 +1.9 3.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 17/19
BELLAMBI AWS 17.7 +0.9 10.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 46/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.2 +1.9 -1.7 -1.6 -3.8 0.0 1.4 8.5 139 ( 5.8) 30/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 +1.9 -0.2 -2.9 -1.3 0.0 1.2 3.9 162 ( 6.8) 17/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.7 -0.3 4.2 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 13/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.3 +2.0 3.0 -1.3 -0.7 0.0 1.6 8.3 154 ( 6.4) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.8 +0.8 3.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 161 ( 6.7) 28/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.2 +1.7 1.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 31/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.7 +2.3 7.5 +1.5 5.3 0.0 1.2 -- 70 ( 2.9) 24/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.0 +3.2 1.7 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 35/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.7 +2.7 1.4 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 313 (13.0) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +1.6 3.1 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 25 ( 1.0) 18/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +3.0 1.6 -2.5 -0.6 7.6 0.0 8.9 149 ( 6.2) 24/12
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 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
31.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 26.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 26.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.5 : 25.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.4 : 24.8 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 27.0 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
21.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
21.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+10.5 : 16.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.1 : 12.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+9.2 : 13.8 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.1 : 16.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.0 : 12.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.7 : 11.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.3 : 12.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-4.3 : 14.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-4.2 : 14.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-4.1 : 12.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA

-7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 5.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.2 : -0.6 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 8.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
-5.7 : 4.9 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-5.6 : 9.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-5.6 : 0.0 MERREDIN 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.
79.2 EULEILAH CREEK Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
76.2 BUSTARD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
66.2 YANDARAN MONDURAN ROAD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
63.6 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
61.0 KEPPEL ISLAND SOUTH Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
61.0 KEPPEL ISLAND SOUTH
51.8 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
Wide Bay/Burnett
79.2 EULEILAH CREEK
76.2 BUSTARD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
66.2 YANDARAN MONDURAN ROAD
63.6 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
58.0 BUNDABERG AERO
56.4 BARGARA POST OFFICE
55.2 GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND
54.0 ELLIOTT HEADS ROAD
53.0 WATERLOO
52.0 BOONA-CHOPPA
50.4 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE
Brisbane/SE Coast
56.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL

11.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

1124 (46.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
977 (40.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
950 (39.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
948 (39.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
936 (39.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
794 (33.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
739 (30.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
734 (30.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
712 (29.7) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
699 (29.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
697 (29.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
644 (26.8) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
638 (26.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
636 (26.5) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
618 (25.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
604 (25.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
91/16 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/20 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
80/ POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/23 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
78/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

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.
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 00:30 20.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
31.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.3mm/h
HERON ISLAND RES STN
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.0mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
16.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
7.0mm in 16 min to 10:10 26.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
MARYBOROUGH
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 20.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
NAMBOUR DPI
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
TOOLARA (KELLY)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
COOLANGATTA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
BRISBANE
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(270/ 63 ) at 18:31
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(350/ 72 ) at 16:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(360/ 52 ) at 23:36