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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 1723 EST on 23/09/2007. 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

Central West

036160

FRANKFIELD STATION

11.0

11.0

09/09/2001

18

1 y Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

-4.2

-3.6

13/09/2002

11

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

14.8

14.8

10/09/2004

12

1 N Equal to record.

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

WA

W Gascoyne

006011

CARNARVON AIRPORT

37.0

35.4

06/09/1997

15

1 Y


The day in charts
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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 23:15EST, 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 19.8 -2.2 7.6 -1.7 7.0 0.0 7.6 -- 862 (35.9) 67/11
PERTH AIRPORT 17.4 -2.7 5.3 -3.6 2.2 0.0 5.0 10.6 570 (23.8) 58/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.7 -3.6 7.2 -0.8 4.3 2.2 2.8 3.2 444 (18.5) 37/10
BUNBURY 16.3 -1.9 3.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 43/12
MANDURAH 17.4 -- 6.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 54/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.5 20.8 -2.2 20.5 0.0 6.6 11.0 315 (13.1) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.7 +4.4 14.3 +3.9 11.3 0.0 9.2 4.8 341 (14.2) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 25.4 +3.9 6.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 57/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.9 -0.1 7.2 -2.5 2.7 0.0 1.4 4.8 169 ( 7.0) 32/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 +1.0 6.2 -0.1 3.8 0.0 1.4 3.4 305 (12.7) 43/19
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.6 +3.4 18.5 +4.3 15.2 0.0 7.4 4.8 191 ( 8.0) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.1 21.7 +3.0 20.2 0.0 6.6 8.5 190 ( 7.9) 32/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 20.8 +3.5 19.5 0.0 5.2 10.6 358 (14.9) 32/15
MACKAY M.O 25.5 +0.3 18.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 208 ( 8.7) 26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +2.9 19.7 +6.1 19.0 0.0 4.0 -- 181 ( 7.5) 24/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 -0.6 18.5 +4.8 -- 0.6 4.0 -- 300 (12.5) 37/15
NAMBOUR DPI 23.2 -1.7 17.1 +6.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 24/11
COOLANGATTA 22.3 -0.8 16.6 +3.2 -- 3.4 -- -- 314 (13.1) 31/01
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 -1.5 17.5 +4.8 15.9 0.0 3.6 9.2 334 (13.9) 34/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.1 -1.3 13.2 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 490 (20.4) 44/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 +1.5 5.1 -3.4 2.3 0.0 4.0 -- 130 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.9 -1.0 13.7 +2.8 10.9 0.0 4.2 6.0 401 (16.7) 28/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -1.3 8.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 -0.2 6.4 -2.6 4.0 0.0 4.8 10.1 278 (11.6) 34/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.3 0.0 5.7 -2.0 3.4 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.8 +1.8 1.3 -2.9 -3.0 0.0 4.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +1.0 3.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +1.4 10.1 -0.2 5.2 0.0 4.8 11.1 426 (17.8) 41/16
RICHMOND RAAF 23.3 +0.6 5.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 21.1 +0.9 11.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 50/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.7 -0.5 0.1 -3.1 -2.6 0.0 2.8 10.1 176 ( 7.3) 48/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 -0.5 -2.3 -7.4 -3.1 0.0 3.2 10.5 173 ( 7.2) 26/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 -2.8 1.0 -4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 +2.3 3.4 -4.0 0.2 0.0 3.0 10.2 190 ( 7.9) 35/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.6 -0.8 -1.7 -7.1 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 146 ( 6.1) 22/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -0.4 -1.3 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.2 +1.0 6.0 -1.9 3.1 0.0 1.8 -- 87 ( 3.6) 21/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.5 -0.3 3.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -0.2 -2.2 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 44/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.7 -2.8 4.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 43/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +2.4 1.2 -4.8 -2.5 0.0 0.8 7.3 249 (10.4) 41/12
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

37.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
37.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
37.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.4 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

+7.1 : 33.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.2 : 31.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+5.8 : 32.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.4 : 28.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+4.9 : 32.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+4.9 : 34.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
24.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
24.3 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.2 : 24.3 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+9.7 : 22.1 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+9.5 : 22.8 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+9.4 : 22.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.7 : 20.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

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

2.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.9 : 14.8 FORREST Eucla WA
-9.0 : 15.3 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-7.8 : 13.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
-7.6 : 14.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.5 : 17.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA

-6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.0 : -4.2 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.9 : -1.8 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-7.6 : -1.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.5 : 3.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-7.4 : -2.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-7.4 : -2.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-7.4 : -3.0 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S 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.
32.2 LILLIAN ROCK (WILLIAMS ROAD) North Coast NSW
22.2 WOOLNERS ARM North Coast NSW
21.4 MORRL MORRL (VALLEY VIEW) Wimmera S VIC
20.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
20.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW

11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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3.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1120 (46.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1057 (44.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
903 (37.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
902 (37.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
888 (37.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
862 (35.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
814 (33.9) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
752 (31.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
678 (28.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
669 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
635 (26.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
628 (26.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
615 (25.6) DALWALLINU Central West WA
610 (25.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
602 (25.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
102/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/07 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
74/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural 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.
None reported

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(330/ 63 ) at 12:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(270/ 65 ) at 08:30