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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1623 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 maximum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010692

NEWDEGATE RES.STATION

25.0

24.3

30/08/1996

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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 26.0 +6.0 11.3 +2.4 10.3 0.0 3.2 -- 334 (13.9) 37/22
PERTH AIRPORT 22.4 +4.0 11.0 +3.0 9.5 0.0 2.0 3.6 309 (12.9) 43/19
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.4 +7.3 10.6 +3.1 7.9 0.0 2.6 6.7 347 (14.5) 61/22
BUNBURY 20.5 +3.2 14.6 +7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 55/19
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 15.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 72/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.5 -1.8 16.2 -4.2 14.7 0.0 9.6 11.1 411 (17.1) 55/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.7 -2.9 2.7 -3.3 -1.6 0.0 5.0 10.8 233 ( 9.7) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 17.8 -0.7 3.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 5.1 -- 168 ( 7.0) 21/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.1 +1.4 4.9 -3.3 0.5 0.0 2.4 10.0 109 ( 4.5) 22/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.7 +1.6 3.5 -2.0 2.4 0.4 1.0 5.6 170 ( 7.1) 18/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.3 -4.0 5.6 -4.7 0.8 0.0 6.0 10.9 335 (14.0) 46/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.2 -1.4 11.4 -6.0 7.7 0.0 5.2 11.0 337 (14.0) 45/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.6 -1.4 9.1 -5.6 3.9 0.0 6.6 11.0 286 (11.9) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 21.6 -0.9 11.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.4 -0.4 7.2 -3.4 4.9 0.0 6.2 -- 348 (14.5) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 +0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 3.8 -- 722 (30.1) --
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.6 -0.7 13.5 +3.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 674 (28.1) 57/06
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +0.8 9.9 +0.3 7.0 0.0 4.4 7.4 572 (23.8) 41/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 -0.1 5.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 32/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 17.3 -0.6 6.4 +0.6 1.2 0.0 3.4 -- 281 (11.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.5 -0.3 11.7 +3.5 9.4 14.2 1.6 6.2 626 (26.1) 58/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.7 11.1 +4.4 -- 58.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.0 -2.6 9.1 +2.3 7.9 10.0 3.4 4.5 554 (23.1) 45/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.4 -1.6 9.2 +3.9 6.1 4.6 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 28/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.3 +2.3 0.5 -1.6 -3.2 0.0 2.2 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -0.3 3.0 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.5 -2.8 11.2 +3.1 9.1 6.4 2.0 6.3 655 (27.3) 54/11
RICHMOND RAAF 17.2 -2.6 8.3 +3.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 323 (13.5) 39/10
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -2.2 11.3 +0.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 63/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.1 +2.1 -2.7 -3.7 -5.8 0.0 1.8 8.6 155 ( 6.5) 43/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.9 +1.4 -2.4 -6.0 -3.2 0.0 1.6 9.3 146 ( 6.1) 18/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 +0.9 -0.7 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 22/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.3 +1.1 4.5 -0.7 1.8 0.0 1.8 9.6 110 ( 4.6) 32/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.7 +2.0 -0.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 39/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.7 +2.4 0.2 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 37/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.0 +1.0 6.5 -0.2 4.2 0.0 1.0 -- 52 ( 2.2) 15/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.6 -1.4 6.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 30/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.5 +2.1 4.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 34/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 -0.6 2.6 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.3 -1.2 7.8 +3.1 2.9 0.0 2.4 8.7 366 (15.3) 54/01
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

34.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
33.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
32.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
32.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+11.3 : 30.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.8 : 30.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.8 : 29.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.3 : 30.9 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+9.8 : 31.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
22.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
21.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.9 : 16.2 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
+7.8 : 13.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.1 : 10.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0 : 14.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.9 : 14.0 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA

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

2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.0 : 25.2 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-5.3 : 26.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-5.2 : 27.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-5.1 : 26.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-5.1 : 24.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

-11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.1 : 3.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.5 : 2.6 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-8.4 : 4.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.0 : 5.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 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.
77.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
60.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
59.4 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
58.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
52.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
59.4 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)
MidNorth Coast S
58.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

ISLANDS
Islands
77.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)
60.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)
52.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH)
51.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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3.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
3.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1124 (46.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1030 (42.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
876 (36.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
816 (34.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
811 (33.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
776 (32.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
760 (31.7) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
751 (31.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
750 (31.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
722 (30.1) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
696 (29.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
694 (28.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
680 (28.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
655 (27.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
646 (26.9) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
646 (26.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
636 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
626 (26.1) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
621 (25.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
100/02 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
91/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
83/13 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

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
JANDAKOT AERO
3.2mm in 2 min to 20:31 96.0mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
9.8mm in 55 min to 18:55 10.7mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
14.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(350/ 56 ) at 19:09
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(160/ 63 ) at 21:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 80(230/ 70 ) at 06:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 85(210/ 63 ) at 03:20
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 119(190/ 61 ) at 00:47
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 100(220/ 41 ) at 02:35