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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 1733 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

WA

Central West

008054

GLENVAR

22.8

16.3

01/09/1949

37

1 y

WA

Central West

008108

PIAWANING

32.8

32.5

09/09/1963

49

1 y

WA

Central West

008159

MAYSBORO

37.4

27.9

08/09/1973

56

1 y

WA

Central West

008254

KONDUT

27.8

17.8

22/09/1999

73

1 y

WA

Central West

008281

COURTLEA

20.5

19.0

11/09/1997

23

1 y

WA

Central West

008283

KARAWA

32.2

18.4

20/09/1992

21

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010002

BAANDEE NORTH

27.4

22.4

10/09/1913

96

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010007

BENCUBBIN

26.2

23.4

10/09/1968

80

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010010

BONNIE DOON

27.6

19.6

10/09/1968

84

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010018

BURAKIN

28.6

24.1

01/09/1949

73

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010076

KONNONGORRING

35.8

35.6

10/09/1968

85

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010077

KOORDA

30.3

26.2

22/09/1958

82

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010126

TRAYNING

37.0

27.8

29/09/1986

92

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010149

CODG CODGEN

27.8

26.4

20/09/1992

100

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010156

CALINGIRI

40.0

30.0

08/09/1973

72

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010160

QUELLA PARK

27.6

26.7

08/09/1973

47

1 y

WA

Goldfields

012152

KOORARAWALYEE

16.8

16.5

02/09/1919

14

1 y

WA

Goldfields

012295

COPPIN ROCK

27.4

21.0

02/09/1974

45

1 n


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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 23:16EST, 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 23.1 +1.1 14.2 +4.9 12.3 2.8 4.0 -- 780 (32.5) 72/01
PERTH AIRPORT 17.3 -2.8 11.9 +3.0 10.7 0.8 2.4 0.5 680 (28.3) 61/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.0 -1.3 10.6 +2.6 9.9 1.6 2.4 1.0 531 (22.1) 46/12
BUNBURY 18.0 -0.2 12.2 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 44/00
MANDURAH 19.4 -- 14.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 52/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 37.0 +4.5 22.4 -0.6 21.5 0.0 7.0 10.8 340 (14.2) 50/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.1 -5.2 6.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 425 (17.7) 48/09
WHYALLA AERO 14.7 -6.8 10.6 +2.6 -- 1.3 7.1 -- 422 (17.6) 57/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.1 -4.9 7.7 -2.0 3.9 0.0 0.6 6.0 240 (10.0) 39/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -1.6 6.6 +0.3 5.0 1.2 2.0 7.1 384 (16.0) 48/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.6 -6.6 12.6 -1.6 6.5 0.0 12.8 11.2 579 (24.1) 50/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +0.7 17.7 -1.0 14.8 0.0 5.2 10.1 -- 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.2 18.9 +1.6 15.6 0.0 8.0 11.4 378 (15.8) 41/02
MACKAY M.O 21.9 -3.3 14.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 438 (18.3) 37/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.3 -2.0 10.7 -2.9 7.2 0.0 6.8 -- 308 (12.8) 50/14
BUNDABERG AERO 24.5 -0.9 12.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 431 (18.0) --
NAMBOUR DPI 24.3 -0.6 12.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 193 ( 8.0) 37/11
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.2 9.3 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.5 +1.3 9.4 -3.3 3.1 0.0 9.0 11.2 609 (25.4) 50/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 -3.8 4.9 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 697 (29.0) 58/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.2 -2.2 5.8 -2.7 2.6 0.0 3.0 -- 194 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 +1.2 12.1 +1.2 5.7 0.0 5.6 10.9 505 (21.0) 54/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.2 -2.3 11.8 +2.4 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 -3.8 8.7 -0.3 10.9 23.0 5.4 1.1 850 (35.4) 59/03
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.1 -3.2 12.0 +4.3 9.5 1.4 -- -- 278 (11.6) 31/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.9 -2.1 2.2 -2.0 -0.5 3.6 8.8 9.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.4 -2.8 2.8 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.6 -3.9 11.9 +1.6 10.0 0.8 3.2 6.6 1186 (49.4) 68/00
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 -4.0 10.4 +2.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 500 (20.8) 41/09
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -2.8 11.3 -1.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 936 (39.0) 63/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.4 -0.8 4.0 +0.8 0.5 0.0 4.4 7.6 613 (25.5) 39/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.8 -0.8 0.0 -5.1 -1.9 0.0 4.6 9.2 271 (11.3) 35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -2.4 2.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 31/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.3 -5.1 6.5 -0.9 5.0 0.0 4.0 3.8 384 (16.0) 41/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.2 -2.2 6.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 442 (18.4) 43/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 -1.8 4.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 37/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.5 -1.7 8.7 +0.8 7.0 1.8 1.4 -- 112 ( 4.7) 21/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.6 -3.2 6.2 -0.5 -- 1.6 -- -- 384 (16.0) 48/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 -2.5 5.3 +0.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 480 (20.0) 45/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 -1.8 4.8 -0.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/23
HOBART AIRPORT 12.0 -3.3 4.6 -1.4 2.1 0.6 1.2 2.2 288 (12.0) 34/16
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

38.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.7 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
37.5 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
37.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+5.2 : 29.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.0 : 36.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
+4.5 : 37.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+4.5 : 35.5 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
+4.2 : 37.7 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
25.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
24.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
24.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.6 : 25.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.7 : 10.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 11.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.3 : 10.1 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.3 : 13.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

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

1.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : 13.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 22.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-7.7 : 12.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 22.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.6 : 14.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

-4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.8 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.9 : 7.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.7 : -3.8 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
-7.6 : 6.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.7 : 8.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.7 : 4.9 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-5.7 : -1.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE 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.
71.2 WINDSOR BOWLING CLUB Sydney--west NSW
50.6 WYEE (RUTLEYS ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
40.0 CALINGIRI Cent Wheatbelt WA
39.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
38.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN MidNorth Coast S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
40.0 CALINGIRI

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
38.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN
Hunter Valley
50.6 WYEE (RUTLEYS ROAD)
39.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB
Sydney--west
71.2 WINDSOR BOWLING CLUB

11.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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1.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1346 (56.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1186 (49.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1075 (44.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1055 (44.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
951 (39.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
936 (39.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
928 (38.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
924 (38.5) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
850 (35.4) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
822 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
805 (33.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
792 (33.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
791 (33.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
780 (32.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
757 (31.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
715 (29.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
697 (29.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
680 (28.3) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
670 (27.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
665 (27.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
650 (27.1) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
642 (26.8) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
641 (26.7) KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
639 (26.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
638 (26.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
636 (26.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
636 (26.5) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
632 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
613 (25.5) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
609 (25.4) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
93/20 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
80/18 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
80/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
76/23 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

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.
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
ORBOST
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(180/ 63 ) at 21:31