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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 maximum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

33.7

32.8

15/09/2002

12

1 Y

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022046

EDITHBURGH

30.9

29.5

28/09/1998

12

1 Y

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

29.9

29.2

27/09/1999

11

1 Y

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

27.7

26.5

19/09/2001

12

1 Y


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 23:19EST, 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 22.3 +0.3 10.4 +1.1 9.3 0.8 5.0 -- 349 (14.5) 34/14
PERTH AIRPORT 20.8 +0.7 14.1 +5.2 13.9 3.4 3.8 9.2 383 (16.0) 35/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 +2.6 9.5 +1.5 7.6 1.4 5.0 7.9 422 (17.6) 37/12
BUNBURY 19.0 +0.8 13.7 +5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 351 (14.6) 44/13
MANDURAH 19.7 -- 15.9 -- -- 2.6 -- -- 360 (15.0) 48/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.9 20.6 -2.4 20.0 0.0 8.8 10.7 340 (14.2) 45/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.1 +1.8 9.1 -1.3 5.1 0.0 8.8 11.5 222 ( 9.3) 37/17
WHYALLA AERO 32.3 +10.8 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 246 (10.3) 46/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.5 +10.5 12.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 4.2 10.5 201 ( 8.4) 41/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.6 +8.8 5.8 -0.5 6.2 0.0 1.6 5.3 264 (11.0) 43/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.9 -0.3 14.8 +0.6 9.0 0.0 9.6 11.2 369 (15.4) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 -1.2 17.9 -0.8 16.3 0.0 7.4 5.6 541 (22.5) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 -1.6 14.3 -3.0 10.3 0.0 6.4 10.4 363 (15.1) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 22.4 -2.8 14.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 404 (16.8) 39/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 -1.7 13.3 -0.3 11.4 0.0 6.0 -- 295 (12.3) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 -1.6 13.5 -0.2 -- 1.5 7.7 -- 390 (16.3) 37/13
NAMBOUR DPI 22.2 -2.7 13.7 +3.1 -- 3.42 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 26/07
COOLANGATTA 21.9 -1.2 14.2 +0.8 -- 8.6 -- -- 313 (13.0) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -2.6 13.6 +0.9 12.6 2.6 2.4 6.6 254 (10.6) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.0 -2.4 8.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 43/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.4 +3.0 11.2 +2.7 6.3 0.0 5.0 -- 141 ( 5.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.5 -1.4 9.5 -1.4 5.9 0.0 2.6 10.7 198 ( 8.3) 22/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -1.5 6.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 +0.7 5.4 -3.6 4.5 0.0 3.8 9.0 211 ( 8.8) 30/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.4 +1.1 6.4 -1.3 4.8 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.3 +5.3 6.6 +2.4 2.4 0.0 3.2 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +4.4 7.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 +2.1 11.9 +1.6 8.9 0.0 4.0 8.6 310 (12.9) 35/15
RICHMOND RAAF 23.6 +0.9 6.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 22/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.9 +0.7 12.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 41/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.4 +6.2 4.7 +1.5 0.5 0.0 4.0 7.9 173 ( 7.2) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.6 +7.0 5.5 +0.4 4.2 0.0 4.6 10.2 206 ( 8.6) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.4 +5.3 4.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.6 +9.2 9.4 +2.0 5.2 0.0 5.2 10.3 201 ( 8.4) 37/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.2 +5.8 2.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 24/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.0 +5.2 3.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 28/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.7 +8.5 8.2 +0.3 6.6 0.0 2.2 -- 87 ( 3.6) 24/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.7 +5.9 3.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 34/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.9 +6.0 3.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 32/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 0.0 6.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 +0.8 10.1 +4.1 8.2 0.0 2.0 6.9 277 (11.5) 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

38.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
37.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+14.9 : 33.7 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+13.8 : 36.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.1 : 30.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+12.8 : 34.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 31.3 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 30.1 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+12.1 : 31.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.5 : 19.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.3 : 18.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.6 : 16.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.5 : 16.8 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+8.4 : 17.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

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

8.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.3 : 19.4 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.7 : 22.4 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.6 : 21.5 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.4 : 24.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD

-1.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.7 : 9.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.5 : 12.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-5.2 : 13.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

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.
57.0 RUDDS LANE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
55.0 RUDDS LANE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
33.6 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
30.0 POINT LOOKOUT N Tablelands E NSW
21.0 COURAN COVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
57.0 RUDDS LANE ALERT
55.0 RUDDS LANE TM
33.6 POINT LOOKOUT
21.0 COURAN COVE

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
30.0 POINT LOOKOUT

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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5.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
4.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

965 (40.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
960 (40.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
892 (37.2) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
794 (33.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
788 (32.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
710 (29.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
691 (28.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
634 (26.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
632 (26.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
630 (26.3) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
611 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
71/16 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
70/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/07 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/18 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
65/12 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 70(270/ 65 ) at 23:43