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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 1742 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

Goldfields

012152

KOORARAWALYEE

19.2

16.8

08/09/2006

14

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

11.0

8.0

16/09/1997

13

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040759

CORBOULD PK RACECOURSE

42.0

29.0

02/09/1992

21

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040856

RAINBOW BEACH

55.2

35.2

11/09/1998

15

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

17.8

17.5

02/09/1998

15

1 Y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

12.4

13.3

01/09/2002

13

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031034

KAIRI RESEARCH STATION

-3.0

-3.0

10/09/2006

39

Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

14.0

14.4

05/09/2004

12

1 Y

QLD

S Peninsula

028004

PALMERVILLE

9.2

9.4

07/09/1967

45

1 Y

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

102

96.0

16/09/2005

17

Y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:17EST, 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 20.7 -1.3 14.9 +5.6 12.7 1.6 4.4 -- 447 (18.6) 34/08
PERTH AIRPORT 18.0 -2.1 11.9 +3.0 10.3 9.8 3.4 8.9 476 (19.8) 52/07
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.5 -1.8 7.4 -0.6 5.7 4.0 4.8 9.2 543 (22.6) 54/08
BUNBURY 16.3 -1.9 10.3 +1.8 -- 5.8 -- -- 585 (24.4) 70/02
MANDURAH 17.2 -- 12.4 -- -- 3.0 -- -- 714 (29.8) 67/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.0 19.8 -3.2 18.6 0.0 10.4 10.8 394 (16.4) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.7 -2.6 5.7 -4.7 1.9 0.0 8.6 11.5 389 (16.2) 46/10
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 +3.0 7.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 242 (10.1) 54/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.7 +4.7 11.3 +1.6 4.1 0.0 4.0 8.4 311 (13.0) 39/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.6 +4.8 4.7 -1.6 0.1 0.0 2.2 10.3 249 (10.4) 41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.6 -3.6 10.8 -3.4 4.1 0.0 7.8 11.3 395 (16.5) 43/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 -1.5 13.7 -5.0 11.5 0.0 8.4 10.4 499 (20.8) 52/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 -1.2 11.2 -6.1 7.8 0.0 8.0 11.0 350 (14.6) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 22.1 -3.1 13.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 459 (19.1) 54/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.5 -1.8 9.5 -4.1 7.2 0.0 6.0 -- 284 (11.8) 43/14
BUNDABERG AERO 21.9 -3.5 13.6 -0.1 -- 7.0 -- -- 663 (27.6) 61/13
NAMBOUR DPI 20.2 -4.7 13.6 +3.0 -- 61.82 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 55/15
COOLANGATTA 20.0 -3.1 12.5 -0.9 -- 6.0 -- -- 536 (22.3) 63/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 -3.1 10.7 -2.0 9.0 0.6 1.8 8.7 475 (19.8) 52/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.9 -5.5 6.7 -3.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 381 (15.9) 45/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.9 -2.5 9.3 +0.8 5.2 0.0 4.4 -- 358 (14.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.1 -2.8 11.9 +1.0 10.1 15.4 3.4 6.7 558 (23.3) 68/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -3.4 10.8 +1.4 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.6 -2.6 9.9 +0.9 8.5 11.6 4.2 7.7 498 (20.8) 45/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.0 +1.0 2.0 -2.2 -2.0 0.0 2.2 10.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.8 -0.4 4.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.3 -4.2 12.5 +2.2 9.9 5.0 4.2 5.1 727 (30.3) 48/03
RICHMOND RAAF 17.7 -5.0 9.6 +1.5 -- 9.8 -- -- 379 (15.8) 35/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.0 -3.2 11.5 -1.0 -- 26.0 -- -- 552 (23.0) 52/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.9 +2.7 -0.7 -3.9 -4.6 0.0 4.8 11.0 312 (13.0) 30/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.2 +2.6 0.0 -5.1 -1.0 0.0 3.4 11.0 197 ( 8.2) 28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +1.9 1.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.3 +2.9 5.8 -1.6 0.6 0.0 4.4 10.6 235 ( 9.8) 35/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.1 +1.7 0.0 -5.4 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 135 ( 5.6) 24/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.7 +1.9 -0.5 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 21/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.1 +3.9 5.8 -2.1 3.4 0.0 2.6 -- 100 ( 4.2) 17/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.7 +2.9 2.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 30/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.3 +3.4 -1.6 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 32/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 +0.4 -0.4 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.6 -0.7 0.8 -5.2 -1.5 0.0 2.6 10.5 258 (10.8) 28/14
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

35.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
34.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.3 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 25.1 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.1 : 25.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.0 : 26.7 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+5.6 : 10.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+5.5 : 23.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+5.5 : 25.3 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.1 : 19.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.4 : 15.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+7.3 : 15.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 15.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.6 : 14.9 FORREST Eucla WA

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

7.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
9.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
9.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 14.2 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-6.3 : 14.0 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.2 : 20.7 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.2 : 19.5 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.7 : 16.8 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW

-9.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.9 : 7.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-10.6 : 7.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-10.3 : 11.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-10.2 : 9.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-10.0 : 7.9 WAVE HILL 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.
60.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
55.2 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
50.0 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
42.0 CORBOULD PK RACECOURSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
41.1 TURRAMURRA (KISSING POINT ROAD) Sydney--east NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
55.2 RAINBOW BEACH
50.0 POINT LOOKOUT
42.0 CORBOULD PK RACECOURSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
60.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
Sydney--east
41.1 TURRAMURRA (KISSING POINT ROAD)

11.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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7.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
6.8 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
6.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
5.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1265 (52.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1143 (47.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1007 (42.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1002 (41.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
947 (39.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
912 (38.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
885 (36.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
868 (36.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
859 (35.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
825 (34.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
810 (33.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
800 (33.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
797 (33.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
785 (32.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
773 (32.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
758 (31.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
727 (30.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
726 (30.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
714 (29.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
698 (29.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
684 (28.5) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
675 (28.1) EUCLA Eucla WA
669 (27.9) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
663 (27.6) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
619 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
608 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
102/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
93/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
93/20 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/00 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(250/ 65 ) at 01:52
CAPE NATURALISTE : 93(290/ 50 ) at 00:45
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 76(150/ 63 ) at 21:30
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 93(160/ 65 ) at 11:16
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 102(150/ 69 ) at 19:31
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 72(170/ 65 ) at 23:41