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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1621 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
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

NSW

Hunter Valley

061369

WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB

68.0

57.2

05/08/1993

15

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

6.5

6.5

13/08/2004

13

Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NT

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

19.7

17.9

08/08/1995

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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 23:07EST, 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 10.7 +1.8 9.0 0.0 2.0 -- 304 (12.7) 30/10
PERTH AIRPORT 22.7 +4.3 9.2 +1.2 8.1 0.0 1.8 5.9 268 (11.2) 34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.8 +4.7 8.7 +1.2 6.0 0.0 2.6 8.6 327 (13.6) 32/13
BUNBURY 21.0 +3.7 13.8 +6.2 -- 8.4 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 31/16
MANDURAH 19.7 -- 14.0 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 310 (12.9) 26/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.8 -1.5 16.3 -4.1 14.1 0.0 10.4 11.2 472 (19.7) 54/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.5 -3.1 1.8 -4.2 -1.6 0.0 6.2 10.7 275 (11.5) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.8 +1.3 3.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 143 ( 6.0) 30/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 +1.8 5.5 -2.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 9.2 80 ( 3.3) 30/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 +1.5 3.8 -1.7 1.4 0.2 1.2 7.0 155 ( 6.5) 24/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.2 -4.1 9.2 -1.1 4.0 0.0 8.0 10.9 437 (18.2) 39/03
CAIRNS AERO 25.7 -0.9 10.1 -7.3 6.5 0.0 7.6 10.9 320 (13.3) 34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 0.0 8.4 -6.3 4.9 0.0 6.0 10.9 240 (10.0) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.7 10.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 395 (16.5) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.0 -2.8 8.1 -2.5 3.1 0.0 5.6 -- 316 (13.2) 43/15
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 8.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) --
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.8 -1.5 11.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 59/16
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 +0.3 6.6 -3.0 2.5 0.0 4.6 9.4 380 (15.8) 50/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.2 -2.5 2.7 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 55/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 17.2 -0.7 8.5 +2.7 4.7 0.0 3.2 -- 261 (10.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 15.8 -4.0 10.4 +2.2 8.9 29.2 3.0 0.5 190 ( 7.9) 58/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -5.0 9.9 +3.2 -- 40.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.1 -0.5 9.7 +2.9 9.5 43.6 4.8 6.4 423 (17.6) 74/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.0 -2.0 10.0 +4.7 8.1 46.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 35/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.5 +1.5 2.4 +0.3 -0.2 0.0 4.6 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.9 +0.4 3.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.8 -2.5 9.5 +1.4 10.1 58.4 2.2 4.4 684 (28.5) 55/00
RICHMOND RAAF 17.2 -2.6 8.1 +3.7 -- 18.8 -- -- 329 (13.7) 43/09
BELLAMBI AWS 15.9 -2.1 9.7 -0.8 -- 17.0 -- -- 556 (23.2) 44/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.2 +2.2 -0.5 -1.5 -2.7 0.0 2.4 9.0 349 (14.5) 28/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.2 +1.7 -2.7 -6.3 -3.8 0.0 1.4 9.6 182 ( 7.6) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.5 +0.5 -0.7 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.8 +0.6 1.1 -4.1 -2.0 0.0 1.8 10.0 238 ( 9.9) 22/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 +0.3 -1.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 17/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.9 +0.6 -1.9 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 22/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.6 +0.6 5.1 -1.6 3.4 0.0 1.2 -- 91 ( 3.8) 15/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.7 -1.3 5.9 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 21/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 +0.9 2.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 24/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 +0.2 0.0 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 30/14
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +3.1 4.8 +0.1 2.0 0.0 0.8 8.7 231 ( 9.6) 35/23
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

33.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
32.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
32.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
32.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+8.2 : 30.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.5 : 28.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+7.3 : 26.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.3 : 27.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 25.9 EUCLA Eucla WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 13.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.2 : 13.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.1 : 10.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+6.0 : 10.5 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.9 : 10.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

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

2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.3 : 15.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-6.0 : 10.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.3 : 15.9 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-5.3 : 15.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.2 : 23.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.2 : 14.6 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW

-13.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-9.2 : 3.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-8.9 : 3.9 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.4 : 6.8 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-8.1 : 5.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-8.1 : 5.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.1 : 3.0 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD

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.
77.8 KURNELL (CALTEX OIL REFINERY) Sydney--east NSW
70.0 MOORLAND (DENRO-AN) MidNorth Coast S NSW
68.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
62.0 ABBOTSFORD (BLACKWALL POINT RD) Sydney--east NSW
62.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
52.0 CRESCENT HEAD (DELICATE NOBBY (BIG HILL
MidNorth Coast S
70.0 MOORLAND (DENRO-AN)
62.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)
61.2 HARRINGTON (OXLEY ANCHORAGE CARAVAN PARK
56.0 BUNGWAHL
50.0 HANNAM VALE (HANNAM VALE ROAD)
Hunter Valley
68.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB
Sydney--east
77.8 KURNELL (CALTEX OIL REFINERY)
62.0 ABBOTSFORD (BLACKWALL POINT RD)
58.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
54.0 RANDWICK BOWLING CLUB
53.4 CENTENNIAL PARK
53.0 SANS SOUCI (THE BOULEVARDE)
52.0 BEXLEY BOWLING CLUB
51.0 INGLESIDE (WALTER AVENUE)
Illawarra
58.4 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST)
54.6 KIAMA BOWLING CLUB
54.0 GERRINGONG (MAYFLOWER VILLAGE)

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

792 (33.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
746 (31.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
731 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
715 (29.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
667 (27.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
653 (27.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
633 (26.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
624 (26.0) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
616 (25.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
612 (25.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
603 (25.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
602 (25.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
135/13 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
106/23 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
98/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/01 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
80/06 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
80/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)
32.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR MO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
6.0mm in 35 min to 10:00 10.3mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS : 82(180/ 69 ) at 01:24
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(330/ 65 ) at 21:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(260/ 70 ) at 18:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 143(210/ 61 ) at 23:27
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 106(220/ 35 ) at 23:47