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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1625 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

16.2

15.5

03/08/2003

17

WA

Eucla

011045

BALGAIR

15.6

14.4

13/08/2005

21

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

11.0

11.5

21/08/2002

13

NSW

C Tablelands S

063224

LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST)

-8.0

-7.7

06/08/1974

41

-8.0

16/07/1978

43

NSW

C Tablelands S

063291

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

-5.6

-5.5

13/08/2005

14

NSW

South Coast

069132

BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS

-8.1

-7.9

02/08/1999

14

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

-3.6

-2.6

10/08/2004

12

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070278

COOMA VISITORS CENTRE

-10.5

-10.2

16/08/1994

32

VIC

Lower NE

082011

CORRYONG (PARISH LANE)

-5.0

-4.8

06/08/1974

33

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

0.7

1.0

17/08/2003

12

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

WA

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

65.2

60.3

15/08/1997

13

WA

SW & S Coast

009741

ALBANY AIRPORT

32.1

31.5

03/08/2003

12

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

29.8

28.3

13/08/2004

12

NT

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

19.7

19.7

05/08/2006

12

Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 18.2 -1.8 13.6 +4.7 11.6 0.4 4.4 -- 662 (27.6) 46/01
PERTH AIRPORT 17.9 -0.5 8.4 +0.4 6.6 3.0 3.6 5.2 663 (27.6) 63/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.4 -1.7 7.7 +0.2 6.2 3.4 6.2 5.9 770 (32.1) 58/00
BUNBURY 16.3 -1.0 10.3 +2.7 -- 4.4 -- -- 791 (33.0) 65/00
MANDURAH 17.0 -- 11.1 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 973 (40.5) 68/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.8 -2.5 16.4 -4.0 14.5 0.0 7.8 11.1 473 (19.7) 59/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.3 +0.7 0.8 -5.2 -2.4 0.0 10.0 10.7 314 (13.1) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 22.5 +4.0 4.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 256 (10.7) 63/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.2 +4.5 6.3 -1.9 1.8 0.0 1.8 8.5 231 ( 9.6) 58/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.6 +4.5 7.2 +1.7 3.2 0.0 1.8 9.3 409 (17.0) 52/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.6 -2.7 6.4 -3.9 3.1 0.0 5.6 10.9 349 (14.5) 52/11
CAIRNS AERO 25.3 -1.3 17.6 +0.2 15.7 0.0 8.2 9.1 565 (23.5) 65/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.9 -0.1 12.9 -1.8 6.9 0.0 9.8 10.7 368 (15.3) 52/10
MACKAY M.O 20.5 -2.0 14.6 +0.6 -- 7.6 -- 10.5 583 (24.3) 52/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.3 -1.5 10.5 -0.1 6.8 0.0 5.6 -- 294 (12.3) 45/19
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -0.3 10.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 452 (18.8) 39/09
NAMBOUR DPI 21.5 -1.0 8.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 6.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.1 -0.2 13.1 +2.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 582 (24.3) 48/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +0.8 8.7 -0.9 4.0 0.0 3.6 8.5 362 (15.1) 35/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 -0.1 6.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 41/15
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 18.8 +0.9 2.2 -3.6 -3.2 0.0 3.6 -- 223 ( 9.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 +0.8 12.5 +4.3 9.8 0.0 4.8 9.4 769 (32.0) 54/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -0.2 11.1 +4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 -0.1 6.1 -0.7 4.4 0.6 1.4 10.4 486 (20.3) 34/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.1 +1.1 3.9 -1.4 0.8 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.6 +4.6 -1.3 -3.4 -8.0 0.0 2.8 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.6 +2.1 -0.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.3 0.0 6.4 -1.7 2.8 0.0 3.2 10.5 509 (21.2) 34/10
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 +0.8 -1.9 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 +0.2 8.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 35/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.4 +4.4 -6.0 -7.0 -9.8 0.0 1.8 9.4 155 ( 6.5) 26/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 +2.7 -2.3 -5.9 -4.5 0.0 2.0 10.2 172 ( 7.2) 17/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.7 +1.7 -1.8 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 13/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.9 +4.7 3.0 -2.2 -1.8 0.0 2.2 9.3 210 ( 8.8) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.9 +2.2 -2.0 -5.9 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.2 +1.9 -2.2 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.9 +2.9 5.3 -1.4 3.1 0.0 2.0 -- 133 ( 5.5) 30/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.4 +4.4 -0.1 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.5 +3.1 2.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 54/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 -0.2 0.6 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.3 +3.8 2.7 -2.0 -0.9 0.0 3.0 4.9 400 (16.7) 48/22
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

31.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
30.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
30.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+6.9 : 26.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.8 : 9.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.8 : 8.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+6.3 : 9.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+6.2 : 8.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
21.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.0 : 16.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.0 : 15.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+8.1 : 13.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.4 : 14.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 12.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

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

4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.0 : 15.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.7 : 26.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-4.6 : 27.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
-4.4 : 29.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-4.4 : 27.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

-14.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.3 : -8.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-9.0 : 3.8 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.9 : -8.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.7 : -10.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.6 : 5.6 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.
32.4 COLLIE Lower West WA
30.8 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
26.8 YOURDAMUNG LAKE Lower West WA
26.4 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
25.6 NORTHCLIFFE Lower West WA

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

.....

4.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.8 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

1565 (65.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1303 (54.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1247 (52.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1179 (49.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1146 (47.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1050 (43.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1049 (43.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1006 (41.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
979 (40.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
979 (40.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
973 (40.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
971 (40.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
949 (39.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
927 (38.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
911 (38.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
868 (36.2) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
862 (35.9) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
840 (35.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
826 (34.4) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
822 (34.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
808 (33.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
794 (33.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
791 (33.0) BUNBURY Lower West WA
770 (32.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
770 (32.1) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
769 (32.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
733 (30.5) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
724 (30.2) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
722 (30.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
718 (29.9) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
714 (29.8) EUCLA Eucla WA
695 (29.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
686 (28.6) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
684 (28.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
683 (28.5) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
663 (27.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
662 (27.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
661 (27.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
645 (26.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
640 (26.7) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
639 (26.6) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
626 (26.1) SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
621 (25.9) ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
620 (25.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
606 (25.3) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
604 (25.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
601 (25.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
109/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
100/23 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
98/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/12 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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
NORTH WALPOLE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 76(240/ 65 ) at 00:47
CAPE LEEUWIN : 109(280/ 74 ) at 00:57
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(350/ 76 ) at 12:30
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 72(140/ 63 ) at 06:30
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 78(170/ 63 ) at 00:00
VICTORIA
Western Plains
LOOKOUT HILL : 100(350/ 56 ) at 20:39
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(310/ 76 ) at 22:26