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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 grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011045

BALGAIR

17.0

17.0

27/09/1995

19

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

17.0

16.4

03/09/1999

13

1 P

SA

Lower Murray

024511

EUDUNDA

19.0

17.6

26/09/1965

42

1 Y

SA

Lower Murray

024521

MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON

18.5

16.0

28/09/1987

41

1 Y

VIC

W Central

087168

SHEOAKS

16.4

16.2

22/09/2004

14

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018115

NEPTUNE ISLAND

27.6

27.5

29/09/1980

45

1 Y

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

29.0

28.7

30/09/1998

12

1 Y

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

27.8

27.7

17/09/2006

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

22.2

22.1

28/09/1999

13

1 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 23:19EST, 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 21.6 -0.4 15.6 +6.3 11.8 0.0 4.8 -- 364 (15.2) 39/09
PERTH AIRPORT 19.9 -0.2 9.9 +1.0 9.6 4.0 4.8 8.6 315 (13.1) 52/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.1 -1.2 10.3 +2.3 8.1 2.6 3.6 8.1 445 (18.5) 58/09
BUNBURY 17.9 -0.3 13.5 +5.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 445 (18.5) 70/09
MANDURAH 18.5 -- 14.0 -- -- 3.6 -- -- 477 (19.9) 61/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.7 21.1 -1.9 19.9 0.0 7.8 10.8 335 (14.0) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.9 +2.6 8.0 -2.4 4.6 0.0 9.0 11.5 252 (10.5) 50/12
WHYALLA AERO 32.8 +11.3 16.3 +8.3 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 449 (18.7) 65/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.7 +9.7 16.2 +6.5 -- 0.0 7.2 5.4 306 (12.8) 32/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.8 +5.0 12.7 +6.4 12.3 0.0 4.6 0.9 376 (15.7) 35/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.2 0.0 10.5 -3.7 7.0 0.0 9.4 11.2 297 (12.4) 45/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 -0.7 19.2 +0.5 17.7 0.0 6.8 10.1 548 (22.8) 58/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -0.2 16.4 -0.9 12.5 0.0 6.4 11.1 400 (16.7) 52/11
MACKAY M.O 23.4 -1.8 16.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 407 (17.0) 39/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 -1.0 13.9 +0.3 12.0 0.0 6.2 -- 299 (12.5) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 -0.7 13.1 -0.6 -- 0.4 2.0 -- 361 (15.0) 37/14
NAMBOUR DPI 23.1 -1.8 9.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 75 ( 3.1) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 22.5 -0.6 11.5 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 -1.5 11.5 -1.2 9.0 0.0 3.6 10.8 296 (12.3) 32/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 -1.0 8.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 41/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.9 +4.5 9.5 +1.0 3.6 0.0 4.4 -- 109 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.3 -0.6 9.7 -1.2 5.7 0.0 3.0 11.0 203 ( 8.5) 34/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -0.5 7.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.0 +4.8 5.6 -3.4 4.4 0.0 3.8 10.1 242 (10.1) 24/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.6 +5.3 7.0 -0.7 4.9 0.2 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.5 +4.5 5.1 +0.9 1.0 0.0 2.2 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +6.4 5.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +6.2 12.1 +1.8 12.1 0.0 4.4 10.9 358 (14.9) 39/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.1 +4.4 6.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 +3.1 12.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 34/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.5 +8.3 3.5 +0.3 0.0 0.0 4.8 9.2 235 ( 9.8) 39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.7 +10.1 4.9 -0.2 4.5 0.0 4.0 10.3 196 ( 8.2) 48/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +7.5 7.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.6 +11.2 12.1 +4.7 7.9 0.0 8.4 10.2 300 (12.5) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.6 +9.2 10.6 +5.2 -- 0.0 10.0 -- 216 ( 9.0) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.8 +6.0 8.6 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 32/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.4 +5.2 13.5 +5.6 11.9 0.0 4.2 -- 155 ( 6.5) 28/03
GEELONG AIRPORT 21.7 +4.9 12.0 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 303 (12.6) 55/05
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.2 +6.3 12.2 +7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 45/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.7 +4.2 8.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.6 +5.3 8.9 +2.9 6.9 0.0 2.8 9.3 349 (14.5) 55/10
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

37.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+14.3 : 35.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+13.9 : 35.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.9 : 36.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.3 : 31.8 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+12.1 : 31.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 29.1 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+12.6 : 19.0 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
+12.3 : 20.9 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 19.9 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 18.5 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+10.6 : 17.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty 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 READ W Coast TAS
9.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-3.3 : 25.4 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.0 : 24.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.8 : 22.2 HINZE DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-2.8 : 21.3 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-2.7 : 25.7 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.7 : 23.0 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD

-1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
0.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.9 : 12.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-6.5 : 8.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.3 : 14.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 11.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-6.0 : 11.0 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.0 : 12.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 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.
20.2 FRASER ISLAND EURONG Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
20.0 NEWLYN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
17.4 LAKE NAMEN Lower West WA
14.8 HUNTLY Lower West WA
14.0 BIDELLIA Lower West WA

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

.....

1.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1037 (43.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
929 (38.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
875 (36.5) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
810 (33.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
746 (31.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
742 (30.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
703 (29.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
697 (29.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
693 (28.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
680 (28.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
663 (27.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
655 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
644 (26.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
644 (26.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
634 (26.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
628 (26.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
616 (25.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
615 (25.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
118/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/09 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/20 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is 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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(270/ 67 ) at 09:04
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(330/ 67 ) at 19:27
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(270/ 65 ) at 08:19
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(320/ 83 ) at 12:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 119(260/ 76 ) at 09:52
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(330/ 67 ) at 06:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78(260/ 69 ) at 09:00