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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 2118 EST on 26/09/2007. 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

W Gippsland

085277

NOOJEE (SLIVAR)

0.0

0.1

12/10/1993

24

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085280

MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)

-2.3

-1.3

17/10/1984

22

1 N

VIC

E Central

086383

COLDSTREAM

-1.5

-1.3

10/10/2002

12

1 N

VIC

W Central

087168

SHEOAKS

-1.0

-0.3

10/10/2006

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Coast

090173

HAMILTON AIRPORT

-0.5

-0.3

09/10/2006

24

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

W Coast

090176

MORTLAKE RACECOURSE

-3.9

-2.6

05/10/2001

14

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091237

LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)

-0.8

-0.6

06/10/1997

24

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091269

POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT)

-3.0

-3.0

07/10/1997

16

1 N Equal to record.

TAS

E Coast

092012

FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

-4.6

-3.8

09/10/2003

21

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092019

LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)

-5.2

-4.8

17/10/2000

17

1 N

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

-5.5

-3.8

17/10/2000

14

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094020

DOVER

-0.5

-0.3

17/10/2000

17

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095018

TARRALEAH VILLAGE

-5.7

-5.0

03/10/1983

24

1 N

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

0.1

2.5

13/10/2003

12

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 23:28EST, 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 -1.7 13.4 +2.5 11.8 0.0 6.8 -- 558 (23.3) 55/17
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 -2.1 7.6 -2.6 6.7 0.0 6.2 5.9 391 (16.3) 50/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.1 -2.6 9.6 +0.5 6.9 0.6 4.6 7.1 283 (11.8) 37/15
BUNBURY 18.7 -2.0 9.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 44/15
MANDURAH 19.9 -- 11.9 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 302 (12.6) 48/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 -0.2 24.3 -0.7 24.0 0.0 8.0 11.5 395 (16.5) 41/23
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.9 -0.1 19.2 +4.4 17.8 0.0 16.0 4.0 542 (22.6) 43/00
WHYALLA AERO 26.0 +2.1 7.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 31/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.6 +4.8 10.3 -1.1 4.5 0.0 4.8 12.3 312 (13.0) 35/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.9 +4.0 -0.5 -7.6 -3.9 0.0 2.8 12.7 258 (10.8) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.2 +1.6 13.5 -5.1 10.9 0.0 10.2 11.7 -- 63/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -1.1 16.5 -4.1 14.5 0.0 6.6 10.2 383 (16.0) 39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 -1.4 15.0 -5.7 13.4 0.0 8.4 11.6 379 (15.8) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 26.2 -1.4 15.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 274 (11.4) 37/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 0.0 13.8 -3.2 11.9 0.0 6.8 -- 200 ( 8.3) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +0.6 15.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 254 (10.6) 37/14
NAMBOUR DPI 27.5 +0.8 13.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 28/23
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +1.1 17.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 41/20
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +1.5 17.8 +2.1 13.9 0.0 6.6 7.8 492 (20.5) 43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.5 +1.8 15.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 491 (20.5) 68/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.1 +3.0 16.7 +4.6 14.3 0.0 8.8 -- 274 (11.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.4 -5.2 16.8 +3.0 16.5 5.4 5.4 0.0 386 (16.1) 34/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -6.5 15.7 +3.8 -- 12.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.3 -4.3 14.2 +2.2 13.9 2.6 5.0 0.0 501 (20.9) 46/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.4 -6.3 13.3 +2.6 13.8 10.8 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 26/06
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.7 +0.2 7.3 +0.7 2.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +0.9 11.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.2 -3.3 14.7 +1.6 12.9 1.6 5.4 0.0 688 (28.7) 48/02
RICHMOND RAAF 15.8 -9.2 12.2 +1.2 -- 12.8 -- -- 278 (11.6) 24/06
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -4.2 12.3 -1.6 -- 13.6 -- -- 453 (18.9) 46/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.3 -1.1 8.0 +1.9 8.4 0.0 8.4 10.7 438 (18.3) 41/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.2 +3.8 3.3 -4.4 0.5 0.0 8.6 12.4 397 (16.5) 54/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.8 +3.2 5.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 34/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.3 -0.5 7.0 -2.8 3.4 0.0 6.0 9.4 288 (12.0) 28/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.1 +2.2 3.8 -3.7 -- 0.8 14.2 -- 436 (18.2) 44/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.9 +1.6 0.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 41/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.6 +1.0 8.2 -1.3 6.0 0.0 4.0 -- 166 ( 6.9) 22/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.4 +1.6 1.4 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 34/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.7 +3.1 3.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 483 (20.1) 35/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 -1.6 -0.8 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 -0.4 2.1 -5.4 -1.9 1.8 4.0 11.7 501 (20.9) 39/13
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

42.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
40.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+13.1 : 36.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.3 : 35.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+9.3 : 32.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 37.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+8.0 : 33.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
25.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

+8.6 : 22.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 18.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 17.1 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
+7.4 : 12.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+7.4 : 13.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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

6.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.7 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
9.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
9.8 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW

-9.2 : 15.8 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-9.1 : 16.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.5 : 17.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-8.1 : 16.5 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-8.0 : 9.7 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.0 : 16.5 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW

-7.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.7 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-5.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-5.4 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-5.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-10.4 : -5.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-10.0 : -3.9 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-9.9 : -4.9 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-9.8 : -5.4 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-9.7 : -2.3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland 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.
27.6 BERAMBING C Tablelands S NSW
26.0 BILPIN (FERN GROVE) C Tablelands S NSW
24.2 KURRAJONG HEIGHTS (BELLS LINE OF ROAD) C Tablelands S NSW
24.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN MidNorth Coast S NSW
23.2 COLO HEIGHTS (MOUNTAIN PINES) Hunter Valley NSW

12.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

2.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
1.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

865 (36.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
769 (32.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
707 (29.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
706 (29.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
688 (28.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
686 (28.6) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
677 (28.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
675 (28.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
673 (28.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
656 (27.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
645 (26.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
632 (26.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
629 (26.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
629 (26.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
628 (26.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
621 (25.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
618 (25.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
615 (25.6) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
614 (25.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
611 (25.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
81/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
68/22 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
65/14 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
65/10 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
65/23 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
65/20 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
LEE POINT AWS
14.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME
11.2mm in 30 min to 12:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 13:00 20.0mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 21.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
None reported