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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.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

12.7

12.8

01/10/2006

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 30.6 +6.2 8.1 -2.8 3.8 0.0 5.8 -- 434 (18.1) 43/15
PERTH AIRPORT 25.7 +3.2 4.6 -5.6 4.8 0.0 4.6 11.1 235 ( 9.8) 28/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.0 +5.3 6.3 -2.8 3.3 0.0 2.6 11.2 284 (11.8) 41/11
BUNBURY 19.7 -1.0 5.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 28/10
MANDURAH 20.7 -- 10.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.9 +2.7 21.6 -3.4 21.0 0.0 8.6 11.2 310 (12.9) 52/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.7 -1.3 16.3 +1.5 12.7 0.0 11.6 10.8 317 (13.2) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 18.9 -5.0 10.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 677 (28.2) 48/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.3 -2.5 12.4 +1.0 10.6 0.0 7.2 11.1 527 (22.0) 50/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 -3.1 9.2 +2.1 7.4 4.2 9.0 10.3 658 (27.4) 58/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +0.2 13.7 -4.9 10.0 0.0 9.6 11.5 301 (12.5) 48/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 -0.2 20.8 +0.2 19.0 0.0 9.4 11.1 616 (25.7) 43/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.2 -1.2 15.4 -5.3 12.7 0.0 8.8 10.4 430 (17.9) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 25.5 -2.1 19.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- 9.2 332 (13.8) 34/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.8 -1.9 18.2 +1.2 17.2 0.0 7.0 -- 341 (14.2) 32/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 -0.5 14.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 10.0 -- 418 (17.4) 35/12
NAMBOUR DPI 24.1 -2.6 11.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 22/13
COOLANGATTA 22.8 -1.6 14.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 26/08
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -1.7 12.1 -3.6 9.7 0.0 5.6 10.0 376 (15.7) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.1 -0.6 11.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 625 (26.0) 48/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 10.7 -1.4 5.2 0.0 6.6 -- 160 ( 6.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.6 -1.0 13.9 +0.1 11.4 0.0 4.2 10.8 254 (10.6) 46/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 0.0 8.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.5 +5.9 7.3 -4.7 5.7 0.0 5.0 10.0 264 (11.0) 39/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.9 +5.2 7.8 -2.9 5.1 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 35/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.5 +6.0 7.0 +0.4 0.0 0.0 5.2 11.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +6.1 9.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +4.2 14.5 +1.4 11.7 0.0 5.8 10.7 439 (18.3) 67/19
RICHMOND RAAF 32.7 +7.7 7.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 +1.8 15.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 67/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.5 +5.1 4.0 -2.1 -1.2 0.0 6.2 11.9 173 ( 7.2) 71/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.8 +1.4 10.0 +2.3 5.9 0.0 4.6 11.8 -- 52/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -0.3 6.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 52/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 -1.7 12.9 +3.1 11.2 0.0 12.6 11.5 543 (22.6) 48/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.8 -1.1 13.6 +6.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 475 (19.8) 52/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.9 -1.4 11.4 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 57/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.1 -1.5 12.7 +3.2 11.1 0.4 9.2 -- 266 (11.1) 35/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.5 -1.3 10.1 +2.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 640 (26.7) 74/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.3 -2.3 7.6 +1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 827 (34.5) 63/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 -3.6 6.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 43/10
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 -0.8 12.3 +4.8 8.0 0.0 7.6 0.5 524 (21.8) 52/18
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

42.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
42.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+10.5 : 30.6 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+10.4 : 32.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+9.8 : 30.7 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+9.5 : 33.2 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW
+9.4 : 33.3 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW

26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
25.6 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+8.6 : 11.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
+7.8 : 16.8 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
+7.4 : 15.2 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+7.2 : 13.1 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
+6.9 : 16.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+6.9 : 14.0 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC

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

1.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.9 : 1.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.9 : 18.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.8 : 16.9 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-5.3 : 17.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 18.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

-1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.1 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.5 : 11.5 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-7.2 : 0.6 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 1.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 2.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West 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.
19.4 VERWOOD Midlands TAS
18.0 LAKE CRESCENT (SERAT) Central Plateau TAS
13.2 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
12.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
12.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

11.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
11.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1245 (51.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1169 (48.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1162 (48.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1144 (47.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1108 (46.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1095 (45.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1089 (45.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
998 (41.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
950 (39.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
939 (39.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
915 (38.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
903 (37.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
884 (36.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
876 (36.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
868 (36.2) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
861 (35.9) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
853 (35.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
848 (35.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
846 (35.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
845 (35.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
845 (35.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
837 (34.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
831 (34.6) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
827 (34.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
813 (33.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
810 (33.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
797 (33.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
793 (33.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
777 (32.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
777 (32.4) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
756 (31.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
753 (31.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
752 (31.3) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
749 (31.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
746 (31.1) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
745 (31.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
744 (31.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
733 (30.5) ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
731 (30.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
730 (30.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
730 (30.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
729 (30.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
727 (30.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
725 (30.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
721 (30.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
718 (29.9) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
718 (29.9) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
718 (29.9) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
706 (29.4) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
704 (29.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
703 (29.3) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
699 (29.1) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
689 (28.7) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
686 (28.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
685 (28.5) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
683 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
681 (28.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
680 (28.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
679 (28.3) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
678 (28.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
677 (28.2) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
677 (28.2) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
673 (28.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
671 (28.0) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
662 (27.6) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
658 (27.4) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
650 (27.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
649 (27.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
640 (26.7) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
634 (26.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
626 (26.1) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
625 (26.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
623 (26.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
623 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
619 (25.8) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
616 (25.7) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
616 (25.7) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
608 (25.3) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
606 (25.3) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
603 (25.1) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
124/06 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
115/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
107/04 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
106/04 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
104/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
100/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
98/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/01 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
93/14 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
93/11 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

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

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(100/ 74 ) at 14:07
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS : 78(170/ 65 ) at 14:29
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 121(320/ 98 ) at 07:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 83(250/ 65 ) at 00:30
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 100(360/ 72 ) at 04:00
MT HOTHAM : 108(340/ 80 ) at 04:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 115(270/ 67 ) at 13:54
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 89(264/ 72 ) at 20:10
W Central
AVALON AIRPORT : 80(280/ 63 ) at 09:30
POINT WILSON : 80(280/ 65 ) at 08:30
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 93(250/ 76 ) at 11:08
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 96(240/ 80 ) at 14:30
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 91(220/ 76 ) at 20:00
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(330/ 74 ) at 03:26
TASMAN ISLAND : 96(220/ 69 ) at 22:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 109(260/ 85 ) at 16:30