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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1620 EST on 17/03/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

1.4

1.3

08/08/1998

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The day in charts
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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 23:06EST, 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 24.4 +4.4 10.4 +1.5 8.8 0.8 2.2 -- 288 (12.0) 28/13
PERTH AIRPORT 22.6 +4.2 11.7 +3.7 9.9 2.0 2.2 7.4 271 (11.3) 34/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.4 +4.3 9.2 +1.7 5.4 0.2 2.4 9.2 406 (16.9) 52/13
BUNBURY 19.2 +1.9 12.7 +5.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 262 (10.9) 41/14
MANDURAH 18.4 -- 13.8 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 383 (16.0) 41/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.6 20.5 +0.1 19.0 0.0 3.6 11.0 291 (12.1) 32/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.6 -1.0 6.4 +0.4 2.7 0.0 7.6 10.7 317 (13.2) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -2.8 4.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 212 ( 8.8) 37/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 -0.8 7.8 -0.4 3.0 0.0 0.6 7.8 245 (10.2) 32/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +0.1 6.7 +1.2 4.2 2.8 1.0 4.8 361 (15.0) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.9 -0.4 7.4 -2.9 4.0 0.0 5.4 10.9 192 ( 8.0) 54/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +1.1 16.8 -0.6 13.4 0.0 4.0 10.8 327 (13.6) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +3.1 13.4 -1.3 10.4 0.0 5.2 10.3 289 (12.0) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 24.7 +2.2 13.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 308 (12.8) 26/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.0 +0.2 9.4 -1.2 7.5 0.0 2.8 -- 142 ( 5.9) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 +0.3 9.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 194 ( 8.1) 41/13
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- 5.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.5 -0.8 6.3 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -0.5 5.3 -4.3 0.0 0.0 2.8 9.2 177 ( 7.4) 35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.1 -2.6 5.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 39/21
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 17.2 -0.7 1.7 -4.1 -2.0 0.0 1.2 -- 71 ( 3.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.2 -2.6 4.2 -4.0 -0.2 0.0 1.6 9.9 209 ( 8.7) 32/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -2.5 5.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.6 -1.0 4.8 -2.0 1.4 0.0 2.2 10.1 373 (15.5) 35/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 -0.6 0.9 -4.4 -1.5 0.0 -- -- 23 ( 1.0) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +0.2 0.5 -1.6 -3.0 0.0 1.0 5.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -1.7 0.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.9 -1.4 6.4 -1.7 1.4 0.0 2.4 8.9 311 (13.0) 28/11
RICHMOND RAAF 17.9 -1.9 -1.5 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 -1.2 9.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 28/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.1 -0.9 -0.1 -1.1 -2.9 0.0 1.0 3.1 235 ( 9.8) 32/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.9 +0.4 4.8 +1.2 2.5 0.4 1.2 4.8 210 ( 8.8) 35/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.3 -1.7 5.8 +2.0 -- 7.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 17/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.2 0.0 4.6 -0.6 2.4 0.4 2.4 9.1 249 (10.4) 35/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.9 -0.8 6.2 +2.3 -- 1.0 1.2 -- 217 ( 9.0) 41/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 -0.4 1.9 -0.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 41/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.3 +0.3 8.9 +2.2 6.1 1.4 2.4 -- 122 ( 5.1) 21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.0 0.0 5.3 -0.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 258 (10.8) 44/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +0.8 3.4 -0.3 -- 2.2 -- -- 443 (18.5) 43/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +0.3 2.7 -0.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 20 ( 0.8) 26/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 +1.5 5.3 +0.6 4.9 0.0 1.8 4.8 261 (10.9) 30/01
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

35.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.0 : 30.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+5.4 : 28.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 23.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+5.1 : 23.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.1 : 25.6 ENEABBA Central West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.1 : 14.4 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
+5.9 : 10.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 11.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+5.6 : 11.8 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.1 : 12.7 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+5.1 : 14.1 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT

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

-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-3.9 : 10.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
-3.8 : 17.4 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-3.8 : 5.2 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-3.8 : 8.3 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
-3.6 : 10.2 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-7.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.3 : -3.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1 : -2.6 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.5 : -4.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 : 11.2 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.0 : -1.1 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW

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.
18.8 LAUNCESTON (KINGS MEADOWS) N Coast TAS
18.2 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
14.0 YEELANNA W Agricultural SA
12.6 YEELANA (BROOKER) W Agricultural SA
11.8 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
3.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
3.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

782 (32.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
721 (30.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
718 (29.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
690 (28.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
663 (27.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
604 (25.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
83/11 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON N Coast TAS
70/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/18 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
65/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
65/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
65/18 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.
None reported

None reported