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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
Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028007

MUSGRAVE

11.2

12.0

08/10/1993

16

1 N


The day in charts
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Actual temperatures
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Actual temperatures
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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 23:25EST, 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 23.9 -0.5 17.3 +6.4 15.6 0.0 6.0 -- 461 (19.2) 52/14
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 -2.1 14.4 +4.2 13.8 1.4 5.2 4.9 402 (16.8) 76/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.7 -2.0 11.5 +2.4 9.5 1.6 4.8 5.4 356 (14.8) 59/15
BUNBURY 18.8 -1.9 13.4 +4.2 -- 5.8 -- -- 415 (17.3) 67/19
MANDURAH 18.8 -- 15.6 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 560 (23.3) 87/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.1 +1.9 23.3 -1.7 22.8 0.0 7.8 11.1 372 (15.5) 50/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.0 +4.0 16.0 +1.2 11.9 0.0 14.8 11.2 340 (14.2) 50/12
WHYALLA AERO 32.5 +8.6 6.5 -4.0 -- 0.1 -- -- 349 (14.5) 39/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.5 +7.7 12.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 4.4 11.6 224 ( 9.3) 37/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.8 +5.9 4.4 -2.7 1.2 0.2 3.4 11.0 251 (10.5) 22/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 -0.7 15.5 -3.1 12.0 0.0 9.4 11.6 265 (11.0) 39/08
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 -1.0 20.3 -0.3 18.5 1.0 10.0 10.8 562 (23.4) 54/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.6 15.4 -5.3 14.0 0.0 9.2 11.3 406 (16.9) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 25.3 -2.3 15.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 300 (12.5) 28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +1.1 13.9 -3.1 12.8 0.0 6.6 -- 203 ( 8.5) 32/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +2.1 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 207 ( 8.6) 30/15
NAMBOUR DPI 27.1 +0.4 12.3 -1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 30/13
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +0.6 13.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 52/17
BRISBANE AERO 25.7 +0.2 13.0 -2.7 8.5 0.0 6.4 10.6 384 (16.0) 50/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.6 +2.9 12.6 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 59/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.5 +1.4 13.6 +1.5 9.5 0.0 6.0 -- 183 ( 7.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.4 -1.2 11.5 -2.3 8.3 0.0 4.8 6.4 333 (13.9) 46/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -2.7 11.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.4 -2.2 14.2 +2.2 10.9 0.0 8.0 9.2 458 (19.1) 43/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.2 -3.5 11.0 +0.3 8.5 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 35/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.0 +3.5 5.8 -0.8 2.0 0.0 6.2 10.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +3.1 11.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 -3.5 14.8 +1.7 14.0 0.4 5.0 9.4 606 (25.3) 48/10
RICHMOND RAAF 21.1 -3.9 13.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -2.8 13.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 39/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.8 +3.4 3.9 -2.2 -0.6 0.0 6.6 11.1 333 (13.9) 34/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.6 +5.2 5.4 -2.3 2.4 0.0 8.0 11.6 315 (13.1) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.5 +4.9 6.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 24/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.6 +4.8 7.7 -2.1 4.8 0.0 7.2 11.5 289 (12.0) 26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.9 +4.0 7.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 435 (18.1) 28/04
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.0 +4.7 7.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 24/04
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.4 -0.2 12.4 +2.9 10.7 0.0 4.0 -- 144 ( 6.0) 21/08
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.2 -1.6 10.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 28/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.1 +5.5 5.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 28/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.1 +3.1 3.4 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 31/16
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 -0.4 6.3 -1.2 2.3 0.0 3.8 11.4 402 (16.8) 41/17
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

41.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.7 EYRE Eucla WA

+17.8 : 40.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+16.1 : 39.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.7 : 38.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.8 : 36.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.6 : 39.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 22.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 23.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.2 : 21.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.0 : 16.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 15.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

13.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
13.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.3 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

-5.9 : 15.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-5.3 : 16.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-4.6 : 20.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-4.5 : 19.9 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-4.4 : 20.2 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW

-2.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-0.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-7.3 : 11.2 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-6.9 : 6.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-6.5 : 15.3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.8 : 4.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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.
37.0 WAGAIT BEACH N Rivers NT
27.3 EAST ARM N Rivers NT
18.4 DARWIN BOWLS CLUB N Rivers NT
16.0 FORT HILL WHARF N Rivers NT
15.4 STOKES HILL N Rivers NT

11.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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8.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
7.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
6.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
5.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1408 (58.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1017 (42.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
984 (41.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
967 (40.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
848 (35.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
846 (35.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
842 (35.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
813 (33.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
813 (33.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
782 (32.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
772 (32.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
768 (32.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
721 (30.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
699 (29.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
663 (27.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
654 (27.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
641 (26.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
637 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
618 (25.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
617 (25.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
615 (25.6) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
614 (25.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
107/21 FORREST Eucla WA
98/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/20 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
87/09 MANDURAH Lower West WA
80/14 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
SWANBOURNE
4.6mm in 11 min to 11:00 25.1mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.6mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
7.0mm in 13 min to 10:31 32.3mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
6.6mm in 37 min to 07:00 10.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 98(280/ 56 ) at 17:16
CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(260/ 61 ) at 20:06
BUSSELTON : 104(270/ 80 ) at 15:53
BUSSELTON JETTY : 104(270/ 80 ) at 15:53
Eucla
FORREST : 108(230/ 33 ) at 21:16