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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 2237 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

SA

W Agricultural

018150

PORT KENNY

19.2

18.4

20/11/1993

39

1 y

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023878

MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER

28.2

28.2

07/11/2005

13

1 n Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300004

MACQUARIE ISLAND

-3.6

-3.3

07/11/1976

59

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

44.0

44.0

11/11/2006

15

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

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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

21.8

20.0

11/11/2000

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 23:36EST, 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 27.1 0.0 12.9 -0.9 9.6 0.0 7.6 -- 443 (18.5) 50/18
PERTH AIRPORT 26.0 +0.2 9.4 -3.2 9.7 0.0 5.8 12.6 392 (16.3) 37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.5 -1.3 12.1 +1.3 9.7 2.2 4.0 6.5 362 (15.1) 35/13
BUNBURY 23.9 -0.3 8.3 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) 34/15
MANDURAH 24.3 -- 13.7 -- -- 0.6 -- -- 362 (15.1) 41/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +0.7 28.0 +2.7 27.3 0.0 8.2 11.4 523 (21.8) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.4 +6.8 25.5 +7.6 -- 0.0 31.2 9.7 381 (15.9) 89/18
WHYALLA AERO 23.0 -3.5 17.1 +3.2 -- 4.6 8.6 -- 374 (15.6) 41/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.1 0.0 15.7 +1.7 14.7 14.4 3.8 8.0 248 (10.3) 30/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 -1.4 14.0 +5.6 13.2 0.2 5.8 6.3 402 (16.8) 55/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.3 +3.9 17.6 -3.8 13.6 0.0 11.6 12.2 193 ( 8.0) 46/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.2 +0.6 23.0 +0.7 21.4 0.0 6.4 11.4 311 (13.0) 32/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +0.3 23.6 +0.7 21.3 0.0 10.0 11.4 446 (18.6) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 29.2 0.0 19.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- 12.1 234 ( 9.8) 22/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.8 +2.6 18.8 -0.7 17.5 0.0 6.4 -- 196 ( 8.2) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +1.2 18.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 189 ( 7.9) 32/12
NAMBOUR DPI 30.3 +2.3 14.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 26.8 +1.0 18.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 46/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +0.6 16.4 -1.6 13.0 0.0 7.4 12.7 371 (15.5) 41/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.1 +4.4 15.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 30/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.4 +7.1 18.2 +3.2 13.0 0.0 8.0 -- 233 ( 9.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 32.9 +8.0 16.5 +0.4 13.7 0.0 4.0 12.7 379 (15.8) 48/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +6.3 13.8 -1.2 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.9 +6.5 15.8 +1.5 14.0 0.8 9.6 5.0 384 (16.0) 35/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 30.2 +5.1 17.7 +4.6 17.3 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.5 +6.4 15.7 +6.6 9.6 0.0 9.2 2.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +6.0 16.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.4 +4.4 17.8 +2.5 17.0 0.0 7.8 5.7 524 (21.8) 34/23
RICHMOND RAAF 30.9 +4.3 17.2 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 28/20
BELLAMBI AWS 27.6 +5.5 16.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 34/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.6 +5.9 13.2 +4.4 11.5 0.2 11.2 6.5 354 (14.8) 50/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.0 +3.3 15.8 +5.1 15.1 2.0 12.0 5.4 362 (15.1) 58/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.3 -0.7 17.7 +6.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 43/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.1 -0.3 18.5 +6.0 15.8 0.2 6.0 2.6 262 (10.9) 43/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.1 -2.5 16.0 +5.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 43/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.5 -0.7 16.0 +6.5 -- 3.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 43/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 28.0 +6.1 15.1 +3.9 16.2 0.6 5.2 -- 123 ( 5.1) 46/17
GEELONG AIRPORT 29.1 +8.1 11.7 +2.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 67/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.5 +5.9 14.4 +6.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 404 (16.8) 67/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 -4.5 9.9 +1.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 48/17
HOBART AIRPORT 19.9 +0.9 10.4 +1.2 10.2 0.0 5.2 3.7 399 (16.6) 41/17
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

44.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
44.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
44.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
43.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 44.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+9.4 : 28.9 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+9.1 : 42.3 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+8.8 : 38.0 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+8.6 : 41.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 24.6 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+10.8 : 28.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+10.0 : 23.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+9.6 : 27.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.5 : 23.3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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

8.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 20.1 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
-6.6 : 20.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
-6.3 : 13.4 POWRANNA (TASMANIA FEEDLOT) N Coast TAS
**S** -6.0 : 28.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.0 : 11.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-1.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.1 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
2.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.6 : 10.2 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-6.8 : 14.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-5.7 : 16.8 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-5.0 : 9.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
-4.9 : 16.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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.
54.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
50.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
32.6 RIVERTON (LEAWARD) Adelaide/Lofty SA
30.0 WARRAMBOO W Agricultural SA
28.2 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
30.0 WARRAMBOO
Adelaide/Lofty
32.6 RIVERTON (LEAWARD)
28.2 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
54.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
50.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE

12.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
12.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

894 (37.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
780 (32.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
768 (32.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
727 (30.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
695 (29.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
681 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
646 (26.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
640 (26.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
633 (26.4) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
98/16 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
98/15 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/13 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
89/18 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
89/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME
6.6mm in 18 min to 19:00 22.0mm/h
W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO
9.2mm in 16 min to 06:30 34.5mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.4mm/h
CLEVE AERODROME
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS
8.6mm in 24 min to 19:24 21.5mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.0mm/h
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT
4.8mm in 7 min to 21:00 41.1mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT : 89(250/ 69 ) at 18:36
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(300/ 70 ) at 21:31
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 98(350/ 52 ) at 17:30
FALLS CREEK : 93(330/ 43 ) at 15:00
MT HOTHAM : 98(320/ 46 ) at 17:01
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(290/ 65 ) at 14:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 82(320/ 67 ) at 18:30