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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2255 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 average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

ISL

Islands

200283

WILLIS ISLAND

47.1

47.0

04/11/1998

38

1 Y


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
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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 23:38EST, 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 26.2 -0.9 13.9 +0.1 12.7 0.0 8.0 -- 509 (21.2) 43/17
PERTH AIRPORT 29.8 +4.0 12.4 -0.2 11.1 0.0 5.8 9.9 418 (17.4) 39/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.6 +0.8 13.0 +2.2 11.5 0.8 3.4 6.9 272 (11.3) 34/16
BUNBURY 26.3 +2.1 9.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 31/13
MANDURAH 25.2 -- 15.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 41/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 -0.4 24.9 -0.4 24.5 0.2 2.2 5.1 192 ( 8.0) 76/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.6 +3.0 13.3 -4.6 9.2 0.0 13.6 12.8 331 (13.8) 35/14
WHYALLA AERO 34.1 +7.6 12.0 -1.9 -- 0.2 14.6 -- 278 (11.6) 48/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.5 +7.4 16.4 +2.4 9.4 0.0 6.0 10.2 233 ( 9.7) 32/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.6 +10.2 5.3 -3.1 3.1 0.0 4.8 9.1 -- 45/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 +0.2 14.6 -6.8 11.2 0.0 11.6 11.7 329 (13.7) 35/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +0.1 23.2 +0.9 21.5 0.0 9.0 10.8 659 (27.5) 58/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 -0.8 21.6 -1.3 18.4 0.0 14.6 11.6 663 (27.6) 54/21
MACKAY M.O 27.0 -2.2 22.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 549 (22.9) 46/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 -3.2 15.6 -3.9 13.3 0.0 9.6 -- 316 (13.2) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 -1.8 14.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 385 (16.0) 50/09
NAMBOUR DPI 25.2 -2.8 12.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 34/12
COOLANGATTA 25.3 -0.5 15.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 46/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 -2.0 13.1 -4.9 10.6 0.0 9.4 13.0 406 (16.9) 39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.7 -2.0 10.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 532 (22.2) 50/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.0 +0.7 12.2 -2.8 7.2 0.0 7.2 -- 177 ( 7.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.8 -2.1 9.5 -6.6 6.2 0.0 6.3 13.0 471 (19.6) 28/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -2.1 10.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.6 +0.2 8.7 -5.6 6.8 0.2 7.2 13.1 409 (17.0) 37/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.6 -0.5 7.0 -6.1 5.3 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 26/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.3 +4.2 3.4 -5.7 -1.8 0.0 6.2 13.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.5 +2.1 11.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.0 0.0 12.0 -3.3 9.3 0.0 6.2 13.1 463 (19.3) 43/15
RICHMOND RAAF 29.8 +3.2 7.2 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 21.7 -0.4 11.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 43/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.6 +5.9 5.0 -3.8 0.2 0.0 6.2 12.5 223 ( 9.3) 45/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.3 +4.6 6.8 -3.9 5.5 0.0 5.2 12.7 203 ( 8.5) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.8 +3.8 6.7 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.3 +4.9 10.3 -2.2 6.2 0.0 6.4 10.7 181 ( 7.5) 32/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.2 +4.6 5.0 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.0 +3.8 7.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 34/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.2 +7.3 9.7 -1.5 7.0 0.0 4.4 -- 132 ( 5.5) 22/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 28.6 +7.6 4.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 35/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.6 +7.0 5.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 35/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.3 -0.1 7.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 44/20
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 -1.6 7.4 -1.8 4.5 0.0 4.4 4.8 -- 48/14
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

44.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.6 : 35.1 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 33.3 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.6 : 36.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 29.4 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.2 : 30.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

29.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
27.7 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 18.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.9 : 22.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.5 : 17.9 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+5.4 : 18.1 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+5.3 : 17.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

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

11.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
12.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.2 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.2 : 34.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-3.7 : 27.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-3.5 : 26.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.5 : 25.2 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.5 : 31.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

-1.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
0.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.9 : 6.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-9.6 : 1.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-9.4 : 6.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa 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.
51.4 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS N Rivers NT
48.0 SKARDON RIVER N Peninsula QLD
43.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
43.0 BULLITA N Rivers NT
42.0 BONALBO N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
51.4 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS
43.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
43.0 BULLITA
42.0 BONALBO

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
48.0 SKARDON RIVER

13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
13.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
13.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
13.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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6.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1130 (47.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1044 (43.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1035 (43.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
911 (38.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
897 (37.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
872 (36.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
841 (35.0) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
804 (33.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
762 (31.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
741 (30.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
701 (29.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
687 (28.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
663 (27.6) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
659 (27.5) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
656 (27.3) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
640 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
636 (26.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
626 (26.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
76/13 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
76/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/15 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
67/04 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
65/23 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

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
DARWIN AIRPORT
7.8mm in 5 min to 13:15 93.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.2mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
6.8mm in 11 min to 15:05 37.1mm/h
N Plateau
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
10.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 21.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 76(110/ 65 ) at 23:39