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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 grass minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018012

CEDUNA AMO

-4.1

-4.0

18/10/1977

35

1 Y

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

-2.0

-0.9

11/10/2000

11

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

-0.6

-0.1

14/10/2005

12

1 N

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

0.2

0.9

11/10/2000

11

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 23:26EST, 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 27.2 +2.8 9.1 -1.8 5.3 0.0 7.2 -- 403 (16.8) 50/13
PERTH AIRPORT 25.0 +2.5 5.6 -4.6 5.2 0.0 4.2 11.5 208 ( 8.7) 46/18
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.2 +4.5 6.8 -2.3 4.4 0.0 4.0 11.4 298 (12.4) 45/17
BUNBURY 20.2 -0.5 5.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 35/16
MANDURAH 22.5 -- 11.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 35/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.0 21.3 -3.7 20.4 0.0 8.2 11.3 366 (15.3) 50/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.7 -1.3 11.6 -3.2 7.6 0.0 11.6 11.7 350 (14.6) 35/08
WHYALLA AERO 24.4 +0.5 4.5 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 24/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.6 -0.2 5.9 -5.5 1.0 0.0 4.6 11.3 260 (10.8) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.8 -0.1 2.6 -4.5 0.8 0.0 2.4 10.7 405 (16.9) 41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 +2.0 16.9 -1.7 12.0 0.0 11.2 11.4 349 (14.5) 46/17
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 -0.6 19.6 -1.0 17.0 0.0 9.2 10.7 420 (17.5) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 -1.4 19.3 -1.4 17.3 0.0 7.6 10.4 390 (16.3) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 25.0 -2.6 15.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 329 (13.7) 18/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +0.5 13.5 -3.5 12.1 0.0 7.4 -- 197 ( 8.2) 32/19
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 -0.4 13.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 239 (10.0) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI 28.4 +1.7 9.6 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 41/17
COOLANGATTA 24.8 +0.4 14.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 35/07
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 -0.5 11.4 -4.3 7.0 0.0 6.2 10.9 292 (12.2) 37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.8 +3.1 10.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 52/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.6 +4.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.6 0.0 13.5 -0.3 9.0 0.0 4.4 8.5 452 (18.8) 43/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 -1.1 11.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.6 -3.0 15.5 +3.5 13.2 0.0 6.4 1.0 431 (18.0) 34/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.0 -1.7 13.7 +3.0 11.0 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 24/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.1 +3.6 4.0 -2.6 -1.5 0.0 8.6 11.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +1.8 7.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 -1.1 16.3 +3.2 15.1 0.0 7.2 3.9 697 (29.0) 39/00
RICHMOND RAAF 22.9 -2.1 10.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 39/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.0 -0.6 14.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 35/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.3 +2.9 0.5 -5.6 -3.4 0.0 9.2 11.3 430 (17.9) 34/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.9 +2.5 2.9 -4.8 -1.0 0.0 9.2 11.2 455 (19.0) 48/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +1.4 3.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 34/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.7 -0.1 5.3 -4.5 3.5 0.0 8.8 11.5 360 (15.0) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.9 +1.0 5.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 470 (19.6) 35/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.7 +1.4 2.2 -4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 428 (17.8) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.2 +1.6 7.5 -2.0 4.4 0.0 3.6 -- 190 ( 7.9) 21/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.3 +1.5 2.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 52/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.2 +1.6 -1.9 -8.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 443 (18.5) 41/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.4 -0.6 5.1 -1.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 246 (10.3) 48/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 +0.1 6.3 -1.2 2.5 13.0 2.6 4.9 445 (18.5) 61/18
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

43.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
42.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.9 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+12.2 : 33.4 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+11.7 : 32.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+10.5 : 38.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+10.5 : 33.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.1 : 35.4 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+10.1 : 34.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
25.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.6 : 15.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 23.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+5.7 : 23.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.1 : 23.7 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
+4.5 : 18.1 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW

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

5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
9.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.6 : 20.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 20.3 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-3.9 : 21.6 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-3.9 : 18.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-3.7 : 21.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

-4.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-3.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.0 : -0.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-9.2 : -0.9 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-8.7 : -2.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
-8.5 : -1.9 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-8.3 : -1.6 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-8.3 : 2.4 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is 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.
31.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
31.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
28.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
28.0 MUSSELBORO (ELVERTON) N Coast TAS
26.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

11.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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2.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1649 (68.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1289 (53.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1265 (52.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1178 (49.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1078 (44.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1037 (43.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
997 (41.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
920 (38.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
891 (37.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
842 (35.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
807 (33.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
794 (33.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
790 (32.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
780 (32.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
774 (32.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
755 (31.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
750 (31.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
749 (31.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
745 (31.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
738 (30.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
733 (30.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
717 (29.9) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
714 (29.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
707 (29.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
705 (29.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
697 (29.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
683 (28.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
669 (27.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
662 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
649 (27.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
643 (26.8) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
631 (26.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
627 (26.1) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
625 (26.0) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
618 (25.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
618 (25.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
617 (25.7) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
612 (25.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
141/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
104/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
87/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
85/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 111(320/ 95 ) at 20:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 128(260/ 98 ) at 18:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(290/ 61 ) at 13:50
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(290/ 65 ) at 18:00
DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 93(290/ 58 ) at 16:10
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(300/ 74 ) at 19:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(250/ 69 ) at 00:00