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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
Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

SW Slopes N

073138

YOUNG AIRPORT

-4.7

-3.9

13/09/2002

14

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

-2.0

-0.7

06/09/1995

12

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

-6.0

-4.2

05/09/2006

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

Lower NE

082011

CORRYONG (PARISH LANE)

-4.0

-2.8

05/09/1977

32

1 P

VIC

Lower NE

082138

WANGARATTA AERO

-3.3

-2.8

25/09/2006

19

Y Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Gippsland

085277

NOOJEE (SLIVAR)

-1.4

-1.0

01/09/2005

24

1 Y

VIC

W Gippsland

085280

MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)

-2.1

-2.1

22/09/1994

23

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 23:22EST, 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 22.7 +0.7 8.6 -0.7 4.9 0.0 5.6 -- 443 (18.5) 48/16
PERTH AIRPORT 20.7 +0.6 7.6 -1.3 6.7 0.0 3.8 10.6 302 (12.6) 39/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.1 +0.8 8.5 +0.5 6.3 1.6 3.2 8.3 377 (15.7) 52/13
BUNBURY 18.7 +0.5 8.8 +0.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/09
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 13.8 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 37/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 0.0 23.4 +0.4 22.9 4.0 8.0 10.5 340 (14.2) 32/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.0 +2.7 13.0 +2.6 9.7 0.0 8.2 5.7 -- 24/01
WHYALLA AERO 27.5 +6.0 4.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 240 (10.0) 50/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.1 +6.1 6.1 -3.6 2.0 0.0 3.2 10.8 192 ( 8.0) 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.5 +4.7 4.3 -2.0 2.2 1.0 2.8 9.5 395 (16.5) 58/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.5 +4.3 16.2 +2.0 11.4 0.0 11.6 11.3 319 (13.3) 41/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +1.8 17.2 -1.5 14.5 0.0 8.0 7.6 346 (14.4) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +2.6 16.9 -0.4 14.4 0.0 6.8 9.1 311 (13.0) 55/13
MACKAY M.O 25.7 +0.5 19.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 337 (14.0) 32/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +1.6 18.8 +5.2 16.7 0.0 5.8 -- 235 ( 9.8) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 +1.5 17.6 +3.9 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 272 (11.3) 34/12
NAMBOUR DPI 25.1 +0.2 18.1 +7.5 -- 5.0 5.4 -- 99 ( 4.1) 21/14
COOLANGATTA 22.2 -0.9 17.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 34/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 -0.3 18.8 +6.1 17.4 0.0 7.4 2.7 388 (16.2) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.0 -2.4 13.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 617 (25.7) 52/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.8 +5.4 12.0 +3.5 7.6 0.0 6.4 -- 200 ( 8.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 -1.3 14.6 +3.7 14.3 0.0 5.0 0.6 500 (20.8) 26/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -2.2 14.0 +4.6 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 -0.2 15.6 +6.6 14.0 0.0 6.6 2.3 466 (19.4) 43/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -2.7 8.8 +1.1 6.4 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 48/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.6 +4.6 2.0 -2.2 -4.0 0.0 4.0 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +4.7 3.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.9 +0.4 14.2 +3.9 10.0 0.0 5.8 1.4 477 (19.9) 46/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 -2.8 8.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -0.6 12.3 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 392 (16.3) 43/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 +2.8 -1.1 -4.3 -5.0 0.0 4.4 9.2 213 ( 8.9) 32/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.4 +2.8 0.3 -4.8 -2.1 0.0 3.2 11.6 250 (10.4) 37/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.8 +0.7 -0.4 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.5 +3.1 5.5 -1.9 1.0 0.0 4.4 11.4 199 ( 8.3) 35/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.7 +1.3 -1.6 -7.0 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 125 ( 5.2) 30/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.4 +1.6 -0.7 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 +2.6 5.3 -2.6 2.7 0.0 2.4 -- 145 ( 6.0) 30/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.2 +3.4 2.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 41/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.5 +2.6 0.2 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 338 (14.1) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 -0.6 6.1 +1.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 46/10
HOBART AIRPORT 20.4 +5.1 6.9 +0.9 3.3 0.0 4.0 7.4 484 (20.2) 52/12
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

39.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
38.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
38.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.1 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT

+8.4 : 36.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.4 : 29.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 29.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.1 : 26.9 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 27.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
25.7 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 18.1 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.4 : 15.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+8.4 : 17.2 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+8.3 : 17.8 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.2 : 18.4 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

4.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 18.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.7 : 16.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-4.5 : 14.9 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-4.4 : 21.3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.0 : 19.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

-8.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : -6.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-8.7 : -4.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
-8.4 : -4.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-8.2 : -4.7 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.9 : -3.2 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.9 : -2.1 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-7.9 : -3.3 WANGARATTA AERO 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.
48.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
37.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS
33.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
30.8 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
28.2 HOBART (WATERWORKS RESERVE) Southeast TAS

11.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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2.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.8 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1426 (59.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
967 (40.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
877 (36.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
863 (36.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
846 (35.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
803 (33.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
793 (33.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
755 (31.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
755 (31.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
677 (28.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
641 (26.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
640 (26.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
634 (26.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
633 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
630 (26.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
622 (25.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
617 (25.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
606 (25.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
96/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
80/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
76/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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 : 91(330/ 72 ) at 05:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(310/ 69 ) at 23:00