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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

VIC

E Gippsland

084142

GELANTIPY

-0.9

-0.9

11/10/2000

12

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Central

087168

SHEOAKS

-0.3

-0.3

17/10/2000

14

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

-0.9

2.1

03/10/1989

25

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

42.0

41.9

30/10/1987

20

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

58.7

58.5

06/10/1960

21

1 N


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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 23:27EST, 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 24.0 -0.4 10.0 -0.9 7.2 0.0 8.0 -- 382 (15.9) 30/11
PERTH AIRPORT 25.2 +2.7 9.0 -1.2 7.3 0.0 6.4 11.1 296 (12.3) 37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.7 +8.0 7.8 -1.3 4.7 0.0 4.4 11.3 -- 45/11
BUNBURY 21.0 +0.3 5.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 37/23
MANDURAH 21.3 -- 12.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 39/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.4 +2.2 21.5 -3.5 21.0 0.0 6.6 10.6 305 (12.7) 55/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.8 -1.2 10.4 -4.4 6.1 0.0 15.4 11.6 490 (20.4) 43/09
WHYALLA AERO 28.3 +4.4 3.1 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 37/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.5 +4.7 10.1 -1.3 3.9 0.0 4.3 11.8 258 (10.8) 32/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.6 +3.7 -0.9 -8.0 -3.5 0.0 1.8 11.2 248 (10.3) 34/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +0.5 21.7 +3.1 16.0 0.0 8.8 11.4 -- 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -0.5 19.5 -1.1 17.8 0.0 9.8 9.6 483 (20.1) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 -1.3 18.1 -2.6 16.0 0.0 8.4 4.3 309 (12.9) 43/19
MACKAY M.O 24.9 -2.7 20.4 +0.7 -- 1.8 -- 8.1 395 (16.5) 59/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 -2.7 18.8 +1.8 18.2 0.0 7.8 -- 422 (17.6) 45/00
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 -1.0 17.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 563 (23.5) 54/11
NAMBOUR DPI 21.2 -5.5 15.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 37/10
COOLANGATTA 22.2 -2.2 14.0 -2.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 611 (25.5) 46/00
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 -2.4 13.0 -2.7 10.7 0.0 8.0 6.0 495 (20.6) 52/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 -4.6 9.9 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 905 (37.7) 61/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.1 -1.0 9.9 -2.2 6.7 0.0 8.0 -- 322 (13.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.9 -2.7 13.3 -0.5 11.4 3.2 3.4 8.1 520 (21.7) 34/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -2.7 9.3 -2.6 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.8 -2.8 5.8 -6.2 3.9 0.0 5.8 10.9 364 (15.2) 35/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.8 -2.9 5.3 -5.4 3.5 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.4 +0.9 2.4 -4.2 -3.0 0.0 5.0 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.2 9.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.2 -1.3 10.8 -2.3 6.7 0.0 5.6 4.2 438 (18.3) 34/15
RICHMOND RAAF 22.1 -2.9 4.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.3 -1.3 10.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 37/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.0 +1.6 2.0 -4.1 -2.5 0.0 6.0 11.9 272 (11.3) 22/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.2 +2.8 3.7 -4.0 0.4 0.0 6.0 12.0 286 (11.9) 32/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.1 +2.5 4.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.7 +0.9 4.3 -5.5 1.2 0.0 6.4 11.8 302 (12.6) 43/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.7 +1.8 2.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 388 (16.2) 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.4 +2.1 2.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 28/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.3 +4.7 7.4 -2.1 3.7 0.0 3.2 -- 101 ( 4.2) 32/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 21.4 +2.6 1.2 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 30/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.0 +4.4 -3.1 -9.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 366 (15.3) 37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.6 -1.4 0.8 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 44/17
HOBART AIRPORT 21.2 +3.9 6.7 -0.8 0.6 0.0 5.0 12.0 480 (20.0) 41/09
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

42.0 EYRE Eucla WA
41.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+19.1 : 42.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+14.0 : 37.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.6 : 35.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+13.0 : 39.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+12.7 : 33.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.0 : 21.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.0 : 15.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 17.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.2 : 13.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+4.7 : 19.6 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD

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

8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.1 : 15.2 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.5 : 21.2 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.4 : 22.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-5.3 : 20.5 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.2 : 17.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : -3.1 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
-9.2 : -0.3 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-9.1 : -0.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-9.0 : -5.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.6 : -1.1 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty 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.
25.0 LOVANDEE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
18.0 HINCHINBROOK ISLAND N Coast--Herbert QLD
13.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.8 YERILLA Goldfields WA
10.0 MOUNT JUKES Central Coast E QLD

12.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

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8.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
8.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
6.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
4.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1496 (62.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1457 (60.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1408 (58.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1164 (48.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1028 (42.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1011 (42.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1006 (41.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
936 (39.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
929 (38.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
885 (36.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
872 (36.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
869 (36.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
859 (35.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
859 (35.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
786 (32.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
767 (32.0) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
765 (31.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
758 (31.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
743 (31.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
729 (30.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
725 (30.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
720 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
701 (29.2) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
676 (28.2) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
671 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
670 (27.9) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
666 (27.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
629 (26.2) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
626 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
611 (25.5) HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
611 (25.5) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
605 (25.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
602 (25.1) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
102/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 72(140/ 63 ) at 01:30
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(130/ 69 ) at 00:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 82(150/ 70 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(320/ 72 ) at 06:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(280/ 63 ) at 23:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(290/ 61 ) at 05:04