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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 2257 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

16.0

16.0

15/11/1999

12

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

29.0

29.0

19/11/1990

48

1 Y Equal to record.

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

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

31.2

28.0

08/11/2002

14

1 Y


The day in charts
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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 25.1 -2.0 15.3 +1.5 13.3 0.0 6.6 -- 413 (17.2) 35/10
PERTH AIRPORT 25.2 -0.6 13.6 +1.0 12.6 0.0 6.4 11.0 312 (13.0) 37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.9 +4.1 12.5 +1.7 10.0 0.0 4.8 9.4 368 (15.3) 37/12
BUNBURY 22.7 -1.5 11.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 39/14
MANDURAH 23.2 -- 17.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +1.4 23.8 -1.5 25.0 13.2 5.2 10.5 275 (11.5) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.9 +5.3 15.2 -2.7 10.8 0.0 11.8 12.0 242 (10.1) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 37.8 +11.3 14.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 20.0 -- 343 (14.3) 46/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.0 +9.9 17.1 +3.1 9.6 0.0 7.8 4.5 219 ( 9.1) 37/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.9 +13.5 10.9 +2.5 7.2 0.0 6.4 6.8 292 (12.2) 43/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.4 0.0 23.4 +2.0 19.6 0.0 10.4 11.7 329 (13.7) 41/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 -0.4 22.4 +0.1 20.5 0.4 12.0 8.1 749 (31.2) 58/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +0.1 17.5 -5.4 16.0 0.0 14.6 11.0 639 (26.6) 54/13
MACKAY M.O 27.8 -1.4 22.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 560 (23.3) 48/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -2.3 17.2 -2.3 15.0 0.0 8.0 -- 397 (16.5) 43/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 -1.3 15.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 9.4 -- 486 (20.3) 46/12
NAMBOUR DPI 25.5 -2.5 11.8 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 25.0 -0.8 12.8 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -1.2 13.6 -4.4 10.8 0.0 8.0 12.1 362 (15.1) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.7 -1.0 12.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 676 (28.2) 48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.2 +3.9 15.3 +0.3 9.4 0.0 8.0 -- 120 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.8 -1.1 12.9 -3.2 9.2 0.0 5.8 12.9 253 (10.5) 41/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.5 -0.4 9.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.1 +3.7 9.4 -4.9 7.7 0.0 7.8 11.7 274 (11.4) 32/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.9 +3.8 9.7 -3.4 7.3 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.0 +6.9 8.1 -1.0 2.9 0.0 8.6 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +5.1 9.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +2.5 15.3 0.0 10.3 0.0 7.6 9.3 403 (16.8) 50/16
RICHMOND RAAF 31.2 +4.6 10.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 26/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 +1.3 14.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 37/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 31.0 +8.3 8.3 -0.5 3.0 0.0 9.2 12.8 285 (11.9) 45/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.3 +8.6 10.8 +0.1 9.8 0.0 8.6 11.0 202 ( 8.4) 37/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +7.5 11.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 46/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.8 +9.4 14.3 +1.8 8.9 0.0 9.0 12.3 234 ( 9.8) 43/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.7 +9.1 8.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 48/04
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.5 +9.3 11.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.1 +7.2 13.5 +2.3 10.5 0.0 5.4 -- 87 ( 3.6) 21/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.8 +1.8 9.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.0 +12.4 9.9 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 46/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.3 +1.9 10.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 34/18
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 -3.4 10.5 +1.3 10.5 0.4 3.2 1.0 370 (15.4) 30/15
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

44.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
42.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
42.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
42.1 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+13.9 : 34.7 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
+13.8 : 36.2 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+13.5 : 33.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+13.3 : 36.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+13.2 : 39.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
28.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.3 : 23.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.1 : 22.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 22.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 19.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.5 : 20.3 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 MOOGARA (UXBRIDGE BACK ROAD) Derwent Valley TAS
12.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
12.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-4.4 : 16.3 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-4.3 : 14.3 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
-4.2 : 14.4 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
-4.2 : 24.5 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.1 : 26.4 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD

2.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
3.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
3.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.5 : 9.5 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.3 : 10.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-6.3 : 4.2 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW

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.
30.0 ELLENDALE W Kimberley WA
22.4 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
22.0 LUDMILLA N Rivers NT
22.0 MOUNT HART STATION W Kimberley WA
21.6 DARWIN BOWLS CLUB N Rivers NT

12.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
12.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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2.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

1164 (48.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1088 (45.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1002 (41.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
966 (40.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
920 (38.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
798 (33.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
784 (32.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
751 (31.3) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
749 (31.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
746 (31.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
723 (30.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
705 (29.4) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
685 (28.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
676 (28.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
654 (27.3) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
639 (26.6) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
626 (26.1) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
618 (25.8) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
613 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
613 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
607 (25.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
605 (25.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
68/07 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
68/00 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/10 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
67/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
67/00 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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
MILINGIMBI AWS
12.8mm in 38 min to 14:30 20.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.8mm/h
N Plateau
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
21.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 42.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 21.0mm/h
None reported