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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1646 EST on 17/03/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035290

BLACKWATER WATER TREATMENT PLANT

31.3

30.6

28/08/2000

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The day in charts
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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 23:12EST, 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 24.9 +4.9 10.0 +1.1 7.1 0.2 3.0 -- 309 (12.9) 35/16
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 +4.5 7.5 -0.5 7.0 0.0 3.2 10.5 262 (10.9) 34/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.4 +2.3 3.5 -4.0 2.1 0.2 3.2 8.1 222 ( 9.3) 39/12
BUNBURY 19.4 +2.1 8.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 37/16
MANDURAH 19.3 -- 11.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 28/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -0.3 17.8 -2.6 16.6 0.0 8.8 10.9 402 (16.8) 35/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.3 +4.7 13.8 +7.8 8.9 0.0 11.2 11.3 409 (17.0) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.0 +1.5 11.1 +5.2 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 276 (11.5) 43/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 +0.4 12.5 +4.3 9.2 2.4 0.4 2.3 181 ( 7.5) 35/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.2 -1.9 8.3 +2.8 9.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 326 (13.6) 43/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 +5.0 9.5 -0.8 5.6 0.0 6.4 11.2 165 ( 6.9) 32/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 +0.7 12.6 -4.8 8.5 0.0 5.6 10.8 154 ( 6.4) 30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +1.8 11.0 -3.7 8.4 0.0 5.6 11.1 193 ( 8.0) 30/10
MACKAY M.O 26.7 +4.2 14.6 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- 9.1 248 (10.3) 34/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.6 +5.8 11.2 +0.6 9.0 0.0 5.4 -- 198 ( 8.3) 34/17
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +2.3 13.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 233 ( 9.7) 32/15
NAMBOUR DPI 26.2 +3.7 7.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 62 ( 2.6) 30/13
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +1.9 9.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 +1.6 9.1 -0.5 5.9 0.0 5.2 10.3 279 (11.6) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 +6.3 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 26/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.2 +4.3 7.1 +1.3 1.2 0.0 4.0 -- 87 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.0 +4.2 7.9 -0.3 2.9 0.0 3.2 9.5 262 (10.9) 35/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +2.2 4.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 +2.9 5.3 -1.5 1.0 0.0 4.0 1.5 237 ( 9.9) 39/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.5 -0.5 6.0 +0.7 2.1 0.6 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 18/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +2.0 5.8 +3.7 2.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 +1.6 6.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +1.4 12.3 +4.2 3.6 1.0 3.4 0.2 260 (10.8) 28/19
RICHMOND RAAF 19.2 -0.6 9.7 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 34/19
BELLAMBI AWS 18.6 +0.6 12.4 +1.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 31/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.1 +1.1 6.7 +5.7 4.4 0.0 4.6 1.4 401 (16.7) 43/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.7 -0.8 7.3 +3.7 9.1 0.2 2.2 0.1 268 (11.2) 24/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -2.4 4.3 +0.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.6 +1.4 9.1 +3.9 11.1 3.0 3.0 7.1 339 (14.1) 48/04
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.5 -0.2 8.2 +4.3 -- 5.0 2.6 -- 269 (11.2) 43/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 0.0 7.3 +4.8 -- 6.8 -- -- 248 (10.3) 43/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 11.5 -3.5 10.0 +3.3 8.9 16.8 2.4 -- 129 ( 5.4) 21/17
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.1 -3.9 8.9 +3.0 -- 12.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 34/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.2 -1.2 6.3 +2.6 -- 15.4 -- -- 283 (11.8) 37/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +0.6 0.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 76/12
HOBART AIRPORT 12.2 -1.3 1.1 -3.6 -2.4 0.0 2.4 9.4 404 (16.8) 35/16
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

35.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
34.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+10.1 : 34.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+9.9 : 31.3 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+9.9 : 32.5 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+9.9 : 33.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+9.6 : 31.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
22.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.6 : 17.9 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 15.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 16.4 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+10.0 : 16.9 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 16.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

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

0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.1 : 8.4 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : 10.7 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : 11.0 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
-4.6 : 11.0 LAKES ENTRANCE E Gippsland VIC
-4.6 : 9.2 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC

-4.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-3.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.4 : 5.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.3 : 8.2 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-6.1 : 10.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.0 : -3.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.0 : -3.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

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.
40.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
25.0 MOUNT DANDENONG GTV9 E Central VIC
22.8 CLUNES N Central VIC
22.4 KYNETON N Central VIC
22.0 BEAUFORT Western Plains VIC

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1218 (50.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1207 (50.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1118 (46.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
888 (37.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
858 (35.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
852 (35.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
785 (32.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
763 (31.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
710 (29.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
707 (29.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
695 (29.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
632 (26.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
622 (25.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
615 (25.6) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
613 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
106/19 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
87/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/06 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/12 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast 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
Riverina E
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 76(320/ 65 ) at 08:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW : 106( 70/ 89 ) at 19:54