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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 1805 EST on 22/09/2007. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032004

CARDWELL MARINE PDE

174.4

96.5

09/09/1926

121

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032043

UPPER STONE EXELBY

82.8

53.3

05/09/1943

67

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032064

PALUMA IVY COTTAGE

124.0

120.5

02/09/1997

37

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032089

LAROONA STATION

40.0

23.2

04/09/1978

36

1 n

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032091

ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1

97.2

80.6

09/09/1998

51

1 y

QLD

Central Coast E

033172

CREDITON

54.0

49.0

02/09/1993

50

1 y


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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 23:14EST, 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 19.2 -2.8 6.4 -2.9 2.8 1.6 1.8 -- 265 (11.0) 46/16
PERTH AIRPORT 18.5 -1.6 2.6 -6.3 2.6 2.2 1.0 10.5 167 ( 7.0) 32/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 -1.4 3.9 -4.1 2.5 0.0 2.8 2.9 238 ( 9.9) 35/14
BUNBURY 17.2 -1.0 2.1 -6.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 24/16
MANDURAH 17.9 -- 7.7 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.8 -1.7 17.1 -5.9 16.4 0.0 6.2 10.9 268 (11.2) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.5 +2.2 8.0 -2.4 4.7 0.0 6.0 11.4 -- 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 30.0 +8.5 11.5 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 68/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.5 +8.5 12.8 +3.1 6.8 0.0 3.6 10.9 286 (11.9) 46/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.8 +2.0 9.0 +2.7 6.2 3.4 1.2 3.3 250 (10.4) 45/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 -1.2 13.0 -1.2 9.3 0.0 8.0 11.3 288 (12.0) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +2.2 21.0 +2.3 19.7 0.0 7.4 6.3 449 (18.7) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.5 -3.2 20.1 +2.8 19.0 3.6 6.6 0.0 520 (21.7) 50/15
MACKAY M.O 23.7 -1.5 19.0 +2.4 -- 4.0 -- 2.1 486 (20.3) 45/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.7 -3.6 18.2 +4.6 18.4 5.6 3.2 -- 403 (16.8) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 -1.0 16.4 +2.7 -- 3.0 2.4 -- 437 (18.2) 37/11
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -0.9 15.1 +4.5 -- 8.2 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 21/12
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.2 15.5 +2.1 -- 8.4 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 26/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 -0.6 14.4 +1.7 13.2 6.0 2.4 10.0 303 (12.6) 24/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.2 -1.2 12.9 +2.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 579 (24.1) 35/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.6 +3.2 10.1 +1.6 6.3 0.0 3.4 -- 64 ( 2.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.3 +2.4 11.4 +0.5 8.0 0.0 2.2 11.1 364 (15.2) 30/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +3.9 10.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.9 +5.7 11.8 +2.8 8.8 0.0 3.8 10.6 279 (11.6) 37/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.4 +6.1 9.5 +1.8 7.7 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 24/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.6 +6.6 7.1 +2.9 4.2 0.0 6.8 7.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +4.4 7.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.1 +7.6 13.0 +2.7 9.0 0.0 4.6 10.7 367 (15.3) 39/20
RICHMOND RAAF 27.6 +4.9 8.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 26.4 +6.2 15.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 37/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.5 +6.3 8.7 +5.5 5.3 0.0 3.6 9.9 357 (14.9) 45/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 +8.7 6.2 +1.1 4.2 0.0 3.4 8.5 199 ( 8.3) 32/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +7.5 6.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 35/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.9 +8.5 12.2 +4.8 7.0 0.0 5.4 10.4 339 (14.1) 46/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.8 +9.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.6 +8.8 4.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 44/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.3 +8.1 12.2 +4.3 9.4 0.0 5.2 -- 130 ( 5.4) 41/23
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.1 +3.3 9.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 24/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.1 +8.2 6.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 39/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 -2.1 5.0 -0.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 39/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.8 10.2 +4.2 7.2 0.0 3.0 6.5 770 (32.1) 74/02
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

35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

+10.7 : 28.3 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
+10.3 : 28.9 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.3 : 27.6 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+10.1 : 29.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.0 : 29.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+10.0 : 29.4 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

+9.0 : 8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.6 : 15.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.5 : 15.8 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.9 : 20.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.4 : 16.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

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

3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
8.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.6 : 16.7 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-6.9 : 18.7 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-6.6 : 18.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.6 : 23.6 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-6.1 : 18.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
0.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.9 : 9.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-8.9 : 9.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.8 : 6.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-8.3 : 7.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-8.1 : 13.8 BRADSHAW 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.
174.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
124.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE N Coast--Herbert QLD
97.2 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1 N Coast--Herbert QLD
82.8 UPPER STONE EXELBY N Coast--Herbert QLD
81.8 BAMBAROO N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
174.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
124.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE
97.2 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
82.8 UPPER STONE EXELBY
81.8 BAMBAROO
75.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
75.0 TAMARAK
69.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT
69.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT
53.0 ZATTAS ALERT
52.0 MICHAEL CREEK ALERT
Central Coast E
54.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS
54.0 CREDITON

11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1988 (82.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1697 (70.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1399 (58.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1326 (55.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1114 (46.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1035 (43.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
990 (41.3) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
979 (40.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
962 (40.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
939 (39.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
868 (36.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
858 (35.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
853 (35.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
810 (33.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
770 (32.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
761 (31.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
755 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
700 (29.2) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
686 (28.6) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
672 (28.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
662 (27.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
639 (26.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
639 (26.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
606 (25.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
605 (25.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
126/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
107/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/23 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
CARDWELL MARINE PDE
45.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.0mm/h
INGHAM COMPOSITE
55.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 9.2mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
WANGARATTA AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.8mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 85(300/ 67 ) at 06:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 87(340/ 63 ) at 20:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(310/ 95 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 122(250/100 ) at 03:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 102(260/ 70 ) at 04:31
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(310/ 69 ) at 01:00