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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2234 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 minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

31.0

31.0

11/11/1994

31

Y Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

44.0

44.0

10/11/2006

15

Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
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Actual temperatures
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Actual temperatures
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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 23:36EST, 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 -3.3 17.1 +3.3 15.4 0.0 6.4 -- 491 (20.5) 48/08
PERTH AIRPORT 21.9 -3.9 15.2 +2.6 14.4 1.4 5.2 9.2 527 (22.0) 48/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.2 -2.6 13.2 +2.4 11.6 14.8 6.6 7.8 454 (18.9) 52/12
BUNBURY 21.2 -3.0 14.9 +2.9 -- 3.8 -- -- 543 (22.6) 46/00
MANDURAH 21.2 -- 15.7 -- -- 1.0 -- -- 617 (25.7) 50/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.2 27.9 +2.6 27.0 0.0 10.2 11.6 478 (19.9) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.1 +6.5 20.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 35.7 +9.2 16.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 10.8 -- 324 (13.5) 52/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.4 +6.3 15.8 +1.8 10.9 0.0 6.4 1.0 187 ( 7.8) 39/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.3 +8.9 5.2 -3.2 1.9 0.0 4.0 10.2 315 (13.1) 41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.3 +2.9 12.7 -8.7 8.1 0.0 13.8 12.4 357 (14.9) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 -0.1 23.9 +1.6 21.5 9.6 7.4 6.7 298 (12.4) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +0.5 24.0 +1.1 22.5 0.0 9.2 11.9 550 (22.9) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 29.0 -0.2 20.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 12.0 287 (12.0) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +0.3 19.4 -0.1 18.5 0.0 6.2 -- 332 (13.8) 28/19
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +0.3 16.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 416 (17.3) 32/16
NAMBOUR DPI 27.1 -0.9 13.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 24/13
COOLANGATTA 25.9 +0.1 13.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 34/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.3 -0.5 14.3 -3.7 12.4 0.0 6.2 13.0 318 (13.3) 32/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 +1.3 12.5 -2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 542 (22.6) 34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.2 +2.9 16.5 +1.5 13.1 0.0 7.8 -- 183 ( 7.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.0 +3.1 14.0 -2.1 11.4 0.0 3.4 10.7 422 (17.6) 46/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.9 +4.0 12.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.4 +7.0 13.7 -0.6 12.4 0.2 6.0 12.0 312 (13.0) 54/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 32.6 +7.5 11.1 -2.0 9.6 0.4 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 46/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.1 +6.0 11.4 +2.3 5.9 1.0 9.0 9.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +6.0 13.8 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.0 +7.0 16.3 +1.0 12.0 0.8 7.0 12.6 508 (21.2) 43/19
RICHMOND RAAF 34.3 +7.7 11.2 -2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 54/14
BELLAMBI AWS 26.2 +4.1 18.1 +2.5 -- 2.4 -- -- 571 (23.8) 41/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.6 +6.9 8.2 -0.6 4.0 0.0 6.8 11.9 339 (14.1) 48/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.2 +6.5 9.1 -1.6 7.3 0.0 10.2 11.3 319 (13.3) 50/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +4.9 8.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 43/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.9 +3.5 12.6 +0.1 9.6 0.0 11.8 3.5 320 (13.3) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.3 +3.7 9.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.7 +4.5 8.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 39/22
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.8 +1.9 13.1 +1.9 12.3 0.0 5.2 -- 115 ( 4.8) 18/08
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.8 -1.2 5.4 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.6 +7.0 6.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 43/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.8 +1.4 8.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 39/17
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 -4.2 8.1 -1.1 7.2 1.2 6.4 9.5 545 (22.7) 43/14
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

44.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
44.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
43.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
43.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.7 : 33.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+9.8 : 44.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+9.7 : 40.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+9.4 : 31.3 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+9.2 : 35.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.2 : 32.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

31.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.8 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+10.4 : 22.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.4 : 23.1 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 20.7 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 21.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 26.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
11.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
12.7 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS

-6.8 : 20.9 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.7 : 18.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.3 : 18.1 KARNET Lower West WA
-5.8 : 13.1 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
-5.5 : 24.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-5.5 : 18.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

-2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.7 : 12.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : 13.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.4 : 15.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-6.1 : 17.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 18.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD

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.
71.4 CORNDALE (WILLOW VALE) North Coast NSW
40.0 TOSARI Darling Downs E QLD
39.6 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
28.0 KILLARNEY ALERT Darling Downs E QLD
25.0 ETON VALE Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
39.6 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE
25.0 ETON VALE
Darling Downs E
40.0 TOSARI
28.0 KILLARNEY ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
71.4 CORNDALE (WILLOW VALE)

13.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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1.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1084 (45.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1049 (43.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
925 (38.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
907 (37.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
869 (36.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
863 (36.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
830 (34.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
805 (33.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
757 (31.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
755 (31.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
749 (31.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
742 (30.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
730 (30.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
714 (29.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
697 (29.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
696 (29.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
693 (28.9) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
679 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
668 (27.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
667 (27.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
658 (27.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
655 (27.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
645 (26.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
635 (26.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
632 (26.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
624 (26.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
620 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
617 (25.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
91/19 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
89/11 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
83/14 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
81/15 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
80/18 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT

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
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.8mm in 22 min to 18:24 29.5mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
21.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 42.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 21.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) : 89(300/ 67 ) at 12:00