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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 1628 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

VIC

Wimmera S

079028

LONGERENONG

-3.3

-3.3

10/08/2006

42

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
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Actual temperatures
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Actual temperatures
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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 23:08EST, 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 21.5 +1.5 9.1 +0.2 7.8 0.0 2.8 -- 313 (13.0) 24/07
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 +1.6 4.5 -3.5 4.1 0.0 1.8 6.2 238 ( 9.9) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.0 +2.9 3.9 -3.6 1.4 0.0 1.4 7.0 156 ( 6.5) 39/11
BUNBURY 19.3 +2.0 3.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 46/23
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 9.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 50/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -0.8 19.2 -1.2 18.3 0.0 7.8 11.0 354 (14.8) 45/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.9 -0.7 1.3 -4.7 -2.7 0.0 5.4 11.0 256 (10.7) 39/14
WHYALLA AERO 15.0 -3.5 2.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 165 ( 6.9) 52/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 -0.7 5.1 -3.1 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.2 97 ( 4.0) 17/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 0.0 3.8 -1.7 2.0 0.0 1.4 3.7 312 (13.0) 18/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.9 -0.4 5.8 -4.5 1.4 0.0 6.2 10.9 289 (12.0) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.4 -1.2 16.2 -1.2 14.0 0.0 7.6 10.7 483 (20.1) 52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.1 -0.9 7.9 -6.8 5.3 0.0 5.8 10.9 241 (10.0) 43/14
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.7 8.9 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 349 (14.5) 39/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 -0.8 8.4 -2.2 6.6 0.0 5.8 -- 266 (11.1) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +0.6 7.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 211 ( 8.8) 34/16
NAMBOUR DPI 21.8 -0.7 4.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.6 +0.3 12.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 -0.9 6.7 -2.9 2.1 0.0 4.8 10.2 327 (13.6) 30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.5 +0.8 5.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 26/15
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 19.3 +1.4 2.3 -3.5 -2.9 0.0 3.8 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.3 -0.5 8.6 +0.4 4.0 0.0 5.0 10.4 516 (21.5) 35/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -0.5 8.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 +0.3 6.0 -0.8 4.1 0.0 4.4 10.2 499 (20.8) 34/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS -- -- 3.0 -2.3 0.4 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.8 +1.8 -2.4 -4.5 -5.5 0.0 3.6 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.6 +0.1 0.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.8 +0.5 6.8 -1.3 3.9 0.0 4.0 10.0 -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 18.2 -1.6 -0.7 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 21/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -1.3 8.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 22/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.1 +1.1 -2.6 -3.6 -6.5 0.0 3.4 8.7 207 ( 8.6) 26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.4 +0.9 -2.7 -6.3 -4.5 0.0 2.0 9.0 151 ( 6.3) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +0.3 -0.1 -3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.7 -1.5 -1.0 -6.2 -3.9 0.0 3.2 5.3 165 ( 6.9) 17/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 +0.6 -0.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 180 ( 7.5) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 -0.9 -1.9 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 +1.1 6.0 -0.7 3.4 0.0 1.4 -- 69 ( 2.9) 17/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.7 -0.3 3.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 -0.1 -0.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 22/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 +2.7 2.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.3 +2.8 9.5 +4.8 8.0 0.0 1.8 3.3 523 (21.8) 35/14
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

32.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
31.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+11.7 : 30.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+11.6 : 30.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.9 : 30.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.9 : 28.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.7 : 29.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
22.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+5.8 : 8.4 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+5.5 : 8.4 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+5.3 : 7.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+5.2 : 9.3 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
+5.0 : 10.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

0.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.7 : 26.5 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-4.0 : 26.3 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
-3.6 : 27.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-3.5 : 15.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-3.5 : 30.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.9 : 0.6 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 6.7 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.7 : 3.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-7.6 : 5.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.5 : 4.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E 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.
49.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
49.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
49.0 TULLAH (MEREDITH STREET) W Coast TAS
48.8 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
37.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau 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
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1595 (66.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1466 (61.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1161 (48.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
919 (38.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
889 (37.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
828 (34.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
813 (33.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
791 (33.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
782 (32.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
775 (32.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
756 (31.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
754 (31.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
724 (30.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
717 (29.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
709 (29.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
678 (28.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
603 (25.1) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
603 (25.1) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
602 (25.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
104/10 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
97/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(310/ 69 ) at 02:56
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(250/ 74 ) at 05:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(260/ 65 ) at 15:00