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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2228 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
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040757

LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV)

80.0

71.4

07/11/2005

13

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

E Central

086375

CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS

3.7

4.5

11/11/2002

15

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

42.8

42.8

01/11/2003

13

1 Y Equal to record.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

42.3

42.1

16/11/2004

13

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

18.8

20.2

17/11/1995

12

1 Y


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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 23:35EST, 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 26.9 -0.2 14.9 +1.1 13.9 0.0 6.4 -- 322 (13.4) 41/15
PERTH AIRPORT 28.5 +2.7 14.0 +1.4 11.6 0.0 5.2 9.3 306 (12.8) 46/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 30.7 +9.9 13.1 +2.3 11.0 0.0 5.0 7.7 302 (12.6) 46/11
BUNBURY 23.6 -0.6 11.7 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 43/09
MANDURAH 22.9 -- 17.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 41/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +0.4 25.8 +0.5 25.2 0.0 7.8 11.0 301 (12.5) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.0 +3.4 19.4 +1.5 16.4 0.0 12.0 12.8 337 (14.0) 34/16
WHYALLA AERO 25.8 -0.7 6.9 -7.0 -- 0.0 10.6 -- 439 (18.3) 26/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.0 -1.1 10.6 -3.4 4.5 0.0 5.6 11.0 277 (11.5) 28/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.8 +0.4 9.0 +0.6 6.8 0.0 4.0 10.9 545 (22.7) 41/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.4 +2.0 23.3 +1.9 16.5 0.0 15.2 12.4 402 (16.8) 55/16
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +0.1 20.7 -1.6 17.6 0.0 8.0 10.5 214 ( 8.9) 41/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.8 23.1 +0.2 20.5 0.0 8.0 11.4 355 (14.8) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 31.7 +2.5 23.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 8.2 290 (12.1) 48/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 -2.1 19.1 -0.4 18.8 2.6 7.0 -- 419 (17.5) 41/23
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 -0.9 18.3 -0.6 -- 29.6 9.4 -- 397 (16.5) 41/16
NAMBOUR DPI 23.3 -4.7 16.9 +0.6 -- 44.0 8.4 -- 119 ( 5.0) 26/17
COOLANGATTA 21.7 -4.1 16.6 -1.6 -- 67.8 -- -- 395 (16.5) 39/08
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 -2.9 17.0 -1.0 16.2 6.4 4.4 6.9 479 (20.0) 45/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.3 -4.4 13.2 -1.3 -- 24.2 -- -- 571 (23.8) 59/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.9 -2.4 12.6 -2.4 10.8 0.0 8.4 -- 333 (13.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -6.3 14.8 -1.3 14.8 25.0 3.0 0.4 464 (19.3) 37/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 -5.0 13.6 -1.4 -- 14.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -5.3 13.2 -1.1 12.2 6.4 6.2 4.1 -- 43/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.8 -5.3 12.0 -1.1 12.2 6.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 35/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.6 -0.5 5.9 -3.2 2.0 0.0 6.0 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.0 -1.4 12.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.8 -5.2 13.6 -1.7 11.9 0.6 6.8 4.3 749 (31.2) --
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -6.8 12.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 34/01
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -3.8 12.3 -3.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 687 (28.6) 54/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.0 -1.7 4.6 -4.2 0.9 0.0 6.8 12.2 358 (14.9) 41/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.5 -0.2 10.5 -0.2 7.7 0.0 8.8 13.2 322 (13.4) 41/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.5 -0.5 7.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 37/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.1 -1.3 8.3 -4.2 6.4 0.0 9.0 11.1 403 (16.8) 32/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.1 +0.5 6.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 590 (24.6) 46/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.5 +0.3 6.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 595 (24.8) 37/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.0 -1.9 10.7 -0.5 8.5 0.0 1.8 -- 130 ( 5.4) 50/04
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.7 -2.3 8.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 39/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.9 +3.3 7.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 759 (31.6) 55/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 -1.9 4.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 15.7 -3.3 8.5 -0.7 5.9 0.8 4.8 7.9 565 (23.5) 45/15
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

44.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+13.0 : 37.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.8 : 36.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.5 : 37.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+11.1 : 36.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.7 : 35.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

30.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+6.4 : 30.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+6.2 : 29.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+5.8 : 16.1 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+5.4 : 26.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.4 : 16.2 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

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

9.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
10.9 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
11.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.7 : 14.5 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-10.3 : 19.4 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-9.4 : 18.8 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-8.5 : 19.9 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-8.5 : 15.2 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD

-5.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-8.5 : -2.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.4 : -1.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-8.4 : -1.6 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-8.3 : 1.2 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-8.2 : -1.1 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-8.2 : -2.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE 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.
82.0 MARODIAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80.0 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76.0 ILUKA (OWEN ST) North Coast NSW
76.0 BARFIELD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
73.0 COORAN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
76.0 BARFIELD
65.6 GEIJERA
58.8 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
53.4 GLANDORE
51.8 BYRNESTOWN TM
Brisbane/SE Coast
82.0 MARODIAN TM
80.0 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV)
73.0 COORAN TM
73.0 HELIDON TM
71.4 MIAMI BARDON AVE
70.4 MARODIAN HOMESTEAD
69.0 LITTLE NERANG DAM
68.0 WUNBURRA
67.8 COOLANGATTA
66.4 WOODFORD STANMORE
64.0 GLENGAVEN
63.0 NUMINBAH ALERT
59.4 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
59.0 NAMBOUR BOWLING CLUB
58.4 COURAN COVE
58.0 TEWANTIN RSL PARK
58.0 SOUTHPORT RIDGEWAY AVE
58.0 NUMINBAH
58.0 MALENY MARY CAIRNCROSS AVE
57.6 TALLEBUDGERA GUINEAS CK RD
57.4 NUMINBAH STATE FARM
57.2 GOLD COAST SEAWAY
57.0 UPPER MUDGEERABA WATER
56.6 WITHCOTT
55.8 ESK POST OFFICE
55.0 MALENY DENNING RD
54.0 AIR SEA RESCUE ALERT
53.0 HELIDON POST OFFICE
50.0 SPRINGBROOK LOWER ALERT
50.0 CANNON COVE TM
Darling Downs E
54.6 MIDDLE RIDGE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
76.0 ILUKA (OWEN ST)
72.6 KINGSCLIFF (MARINE PARADE)
72.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER)
70.6 GULMARRAD (COLONIAL DRIVE)
68.4 YAMBA PILOT STATION
65.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)
61.9 MOUNT NUMINBAH
61.6 MURWILLUMBAH (TALESWOOD)
60.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)
60.0 TYALGUM (WARNING VIEW)
54.6 NUMINBAH GATE
54.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
53.8 GREEN PIGEON (MORNING VIEW)
53.0 KUNGHUR (THE JUNCTION)
52.4 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB
52.0 TOMEWIN (BORDER GATE)
51.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED
50.4 MACLEAN (MCLACHLAN STREET)
50.4 HARWOOD ISLAND (HARWOOD SUGAR MILL)
50.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN)
MidNorth Coast N
63.2 TYRINGHAM (GLENFERNEIGH (RING TREE))

13.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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5.7 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
4.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

1067 (44.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
960 (40.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
875 (36.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
838 (34.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
832 (34.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
828 (34.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
820 (34.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
787 (32.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
778 (32.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
759 (31.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
749 (31.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
748 (31.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
732 (30.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
731 (30.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
725 (30.2) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
708 (29.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
707 (29.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
695 (29.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
687 (28.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
687 (28.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
679 (28.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
658 (27.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
647 (27.0) REDESDALE N Central VIC
641 (26.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
633 (26.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
628 (26.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
610 (25.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
106/02 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
91/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
70/12 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/05 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
65/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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
BATCHELOR AERO
7.0mm in 14 min to 17:27 30.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE RADAR
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
30.0mm in 30 min to 08:00 60.0mm/h
32.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 32.0mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 38.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.2mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.7mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
10.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 20.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)
57.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 19.0mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL)
33.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.5mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 91(180/ 80 ) at 19:13
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW : 106( 70/ 91 ) at 01:30