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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1627 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
Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

1.5

1.6

06/08/1999

11

1.6

06/08/1999

12

VIC

Wimmera S

079028

LONGERENONG

-3.3

-3.1

18/08/1969

42


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:08EST, 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 21.9 +1.9 7.1 -1.8 5.2 0.0 3.4 -- 281 (11.7) 37/12
PERTH AIRPORT 21.9 +3.5 2.5 -5.5 2.3 0.0 1.4 9.9 -- 24/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.3 +2.2 4.1 -3.4 1.8 0.0 2.4 10.2 217 ( 9.0) 21/16
BUNBURY 18.6 +1.3 3.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 22/15
MANDURAH 19.4 -- 9.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 26/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.4 +0.1 19.3 -1.1 18.3 0.0 7.2 10.8 377 (15.7) 55/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.1 -0.5 1.6 -4.4 -2.2 0.0 5.2 10.9 202 ( 8.4) 32/11
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -2.8 1.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 328 (13.7) 24/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.9 +0.2 2.5 -5.7 -2.5 0.0 3.0 9.9 198 ( 8.3) 21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 +0.9 2.2 -3.3 -0.2 0.0 2.4 8.5 335 (14.0) 32/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.5 -0.8 3.1 -7.2 -1.2 0.0 7.2 10.9 342 (14.3) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.8 -0.8 16.0 -1.4 13.9 0.0 5.2 10.8 505 (21.0) 52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 +0.5 9.1 -5.6 5.0 0.0 4.8 10.6 296 (12.3) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 22.4 -0.1 11.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 369 (15.4) 34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 +0.6 5.2 -5.4 2.9 0.0 4.2 -- 152 ( 6.3) 37/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 +1.1 6.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 308 (12.8) --
NAMBOUR DPI 21.9 -0.6 3.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.1 -0.2 6.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 43/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 -0.9 6.2 -3.4 -0.6 0.0 4.0 10.2 303 (12.6) 39/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 +0.1 5.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 35/08
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 16.7 -1.2 7.3 +1.5 0.9 0.0 3.4 -- 184 ( 7.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 +0.3 7.3 -0.9 1.2 0.0 4.0 10.4 284 (11.8) 58/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.7 7.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -2.0 8.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 5.4 6.3 505 (21.0) 52/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.0 -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 19 ( 0.8) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.0 +1.0 1.1 -1.0 -2.0 0.0 1.8 9.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -0.6 0.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.9 -3.4 9.9 +1.8 6.0 0.0 3.2 7.9 -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 16.3 -3.5 2.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 43/11
BELLAMBI AWS 15.7 -2.3 9.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 52/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.1 +1.1 0.9 -0.1 -5.1 0.0 3.8 9.5 489 (20.4) 48/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.3 +0.8 0.4 -3.2 -2.8 1.0 2.6 10.1 357 (14.9) 32/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -0.2 -0.7 -4.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 24/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -0.2 -0.6 -5.8 -3.7 0.0 4.4 10.0 353 (14.7) 24/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 +0.6 1.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 399 (16.6) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +0.1 -0.3 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 381 (15.9) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.3 +0.3 7.8 +1.1 4.5 0.0 1.2 -- 201 ( 8.4) 18/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.2 -0.8 4.0 -1.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 459 (19.1) 37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +0.4 0.6 -3.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 437 (18.2) 28/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 -1.1 -0.9 -4.5 -- 4.4 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 24/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.8 +0.3 1.4 -3.3 -1.8 2.2 3.4 1.5 429 (17.9) 54/14
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

32.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
31.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.7 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
31.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.6 : 28.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+9.6 : 28.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+9.5 : 29.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.5 : 27.5 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 27.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
21.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
21.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.8 : 5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.3 : 11.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+4.2 : 9.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+4.0 : 9.3 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+4.0 : 10.5 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW

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

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

-5.4 : 7.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : 7.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 : 26.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-3.7 : 9.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.6 : 15.9 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-3.6 : 9.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC

-9.6 : 3.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.7 : -0.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.5 : -1.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.4 : 0.8 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.4 : -3.4 NHILL Wimmera N VIC

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.
33.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
19.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
15.0 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
14.4 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

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

.....

1.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1506 (62.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1498 (62.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1428 (59.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1381 (57.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1344 (56.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1113 (46.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
979 (40.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
968 (40.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
948 (39.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
925 (38.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
922 (38.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
894 (37.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
885 (36.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
844 (35.2) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
840 (35.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
818 (34.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
817 (34.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
817 (34.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
813 (33.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
790 (32.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
760 (31.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
748 (31.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
747 (31.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
732 (30.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
705 (29.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
702 (29.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
685 (28.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
679 (28.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
678 (28.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
656 (27.3) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
653 (27.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
645 (26.9) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
642 (26.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
639 (26.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
624 (26.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
611 (25.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
611 (25.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
108/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
97/05 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
94/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
93/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
87/02 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/04 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.
No reports

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 87(240/ 63 ) at 01:11
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 87(160/ 69 ) at 02:11
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 70 ) at 00:00
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(237/ 65 ) at 00:10
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(320/ 76 ) at 04:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(250/ 82 ) at 14:00
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 87(250/ 65 ) at 05:26
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(230/ 65 ) at 00:00
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 96(250/ 70 ) at 06:00