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Charlotte Pass reported a minimum of -12.0 for the 4 days ended 9am 31/10/2006. It almost certainly occurred this morning. If confirmed it would be an Australian October record (currently -10.8 at Perisher on 3/10/1989).

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

None known


The day in charts
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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:32EST, 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 23.8 -0.6 13.7 +2.8 12.1 0.0 7.0 -- 508 (21.2) 50/15
PERTH AIRPORT 26.4 +3.9 10.7 +0.5 9.3 0.0 4.4 12.3 446 (18.6) 41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.8 +0.1 12.4 +3.3 10.4 0.0 4.0 7.1 327 (13.6) 34/15
BUNBURY 22.4 +1.7 10.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/22
MANDURAH 21.7 -- 14.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.7 23.8 -1.2 23.5 0.0 6.8 11.6 308 (12.8) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.0 +4.0 21.1 +6.3 18.3 0.0 14.0 6.8 427 (17.8) 39/23
WHYALLA AERO 26.7 +2.8 8.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 306 (12.8) 35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.9 +3.1 8.5 -2.9 2.5 0.0 5.0 12.4 124 ( 5.2) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.8 +0.9 0.1 -7.0 -2.6 0.0 1.4 11.9 154 ( 6.4) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.0 +3.4 20.2 +1.6 14.6 0.0 14.2 11.8 414 (17.3) 35/00
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 21.0 +0.4 18.0 0.0 5.4 9.2 224 ( 9.3) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.7 22.1 +1.4 20.0 0.0 7.0 9.9 346 (14.4) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 29.8 +2.2 22.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 318 (13.3) 32/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.6 -1.1 21.3 +4.3 20.2 0.0 9.2 -- 499 (20.8) 28/01
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 -0.5 19.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 8.9 -- 559 (23.3) 41/17
NAMBOUR DPI 23.1 -3.6 16.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 16.0 -- 154 ( 6.4) 22/08
COOLANGATTA 23.5 -0.9 16.1 -0.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 290 (12.1) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -1.7 18.6 +2.9 17.6 0.0 9.8 1.3 437 (18.2) 34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.4 -5.3 12.6 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 792 (33.0) 52/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.7 +2.6 11.7 -0.4 6.4 0.0 8.0 -- 208 ( 8.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -2.5 14.5 +0.7 14.1 2.8 4.2 8.4 282 (11.8) 41/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -1.2 13.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.6 0.0 10.4 -1.6 7.1 0.0 5.8 11.8 -- 46/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.0 -1.7 5.6 -5.1 3.3 0.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 28/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.5 +4.0 3.8 -2.8 -2.0 0.0 4.0 11.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +2.9 10.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 -1.1 12.2 -0.9 6.0 0.0 6.2 9.0 373 (15.5) 45/17
RICHMOND RAAF 24.7 -0.3 5.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.1 -0.5 12.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 39/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.8 +3.4 4.0 -2.1 0.7 0.0 7.0 12.5 308 (12.8) 34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.7 +4.3 9.3 +1.6 7.1 0.0 7.4 12.7 341 (14.2) 37/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +3.8 4.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.4 +2.6 5.8 -4.0 3.0 0.0 5.0 12.7 211 ( 8.8) 28/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.2 +2.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +2.7 6.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 34/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.6 -1.0 8.1 -1.4 5.0 0.0 2.4 -- 144 ( 6.0) 18/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.4 -2.4 3.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 37/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.3 +3.7 4.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 44/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.1 -1.9 4.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.3 -2.0 4.7 -2.8 1.7 0.0 4.8 2.6 332 (13.8) 39/17
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

41.4 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.0 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
40.7 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
40.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
40.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
40.5 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
40.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
40.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+8.3 : 32.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 35.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+7.3 : 32.5 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 30.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+6.9 : 34.0 FORREST Eucla WA

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 23.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+6.5 : 21.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.3 : 21.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.3 : 13.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.1 : 25.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+6.1 : 22.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

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

3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
10.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 20.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3 : 22.8 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3 : 19.4 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-4.8 : 23.7 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-4.5 : 23.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.5 : 22.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.5 : 1.8 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-8.5 : -2.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-8.1 : 0.1 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-7.8 : -1.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast 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.
59.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
35.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
32.5 CARLTON HILL E Kimberley WA
25.0 CAMBALLIN W Kimberley WA
25.0 MYROODAH W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
35.0 DOONGAN
E Kimberley
32.5 CARLTON HILL
W Kimberley
25.0 CAMBALLIN
25.0 MYROODAH

TASMANIA
W Coast
59.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)

13.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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5.5 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
2.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

972 (40.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
894 (37.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
879 (36.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
804 (33.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
792 (33.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
789 (32.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
784 (32.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
766 (31.9) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
676 (28.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
670 (27.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
662 (27.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
619 (25.8) GLADSTONE AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
94/16 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
81/19 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
76/14 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
74/11 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
70/12 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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
E Pilbara
MARBLE BAR
27.4mm in 56 min to 17:00 29.4mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEINSTER AERO : 95(260/ 76 ) at 16:50