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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2310 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 maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

43.8

43.2

10/11/2003

16

1 Y

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

43.6

42.8

23/11/2005

12

1 Y

WA

Central West

008039

DALWALLINU COMPARISON

42.2

42.0

12/11/2003

50

1 Y

WA

Central West

008137

WONGAN HILLS

42.0

42.0

22/11/1996

38

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010073

KELLERBERRIN

43.1

42.8

22/11/1996

47

1 Y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010092

MERREDIN

41.9

41.6

26/11/1975

40

1 Y

WA

Gt Southern

010536

CORRIGIN

41.7

41.0

12/11/2003

49

1 Y

WA

Gt Southern

010568

HYDEN

43.0

42.5

22/11/1996

34

1 Y

WA

Gt Southern

010612

NAREMBEEN

41.9

41.6

12/11/2003

37

1 Y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 23:39EST, 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 28.8 +1.7 17.1 +3.3 15.7 0.0 7.6 -- 622 (25.9) 54/09
PERTH AIRPORT 32.2 +6.4 13.7 +1.1 11.9 0.0 9.0 12.2 397 (16.5) 48/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.7 +0.9 13.0 +2.2 10.7 0.0 6.8 1.9 285 (11.9) 30/13
BUNBURY 31.4 +7.2 14.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 43/16
MANDURAH 27.9 -- 19.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 57/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +0.5 25.5 +0.2 25.0 0.0 7.6 9.3 337 (14.0) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.8 +5.2 22.0 +4.1 18.6 0.0 16.0 11.9 365 (15.2) 35/08
WHYALLA AERO 24.6 -1.9 15.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 10.6 -- 450 (18.8) 39/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.9 -1.2 12.3 -1.7 7.3 0.0 4.2 10.6 214 ( 8.9) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.5 +1.1 12.8 +4.4 13.5 0.0 3.2 11.3 515 (21.5) 43/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.3 +2.9 16.9 -4.5 14.9 0.0 12.0 12.7 307 (12.8) 54/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 -0.3 21.8 -0.5 20.3 3.0 7.8 7.9 492 (20.5) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 -1.0 21.3 -1.6 19.1 0.0 10.2 12.3 466 (19.4) 43/14
MACKAY M.O 28.3 -0.9 18.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.8 372 (15.5) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 0.0 18.2 -1.3 16.9 0.0 7.6 -- 290 (12.1) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +1.2 16.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 306 (12.8) 39/12
NAMBOUR DPI 28.3 +0.3 13.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 74 ( 3.1) 24/16
COOLANGATTA 26.8 +1.0 18.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 46/07
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 +0.8 16.4 -1.6 12.2 0.0 8.4 12.5 373 (15.5) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.7 +5.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 39/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.0 +9.7 20.6 +5.6 14.0 0.0 11.4 -- 311 (13.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.1 +2.2 17.4 +1.3 13.8 0.0 6.0 12.6 552 (23.0) 52/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +1.7 17.8 +2.8 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 -1.6 18.2 +3.9 16.8 0.6 7.8 5.4 451 (18.8) 35/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.1 +2.0 14.7 +1.6 12.6 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.3 +8.2 10.2 +1.1 3.0 0.0 12.0 13.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.2 +6.8 14.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 +0.2 16.3 +1.0 12.4 0.0 9.6 10.6 715 (29.8) 35/23
RICHMOND RAAF 32.0 +5.4 11.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 34/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 +0.7 14.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 576 (24.0) 50/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 30.9 +8.2 9.5 +0.7 4.8 0.0 17.8 12.6 551 (23.0) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.7 +5.0 12.0 +1.3 10.4 0.0 10.8 13.4 360 (15.0) 58/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.8 +2.8 12.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 44/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.0 +2.6 11.5 -1.0 9.7 0.0 7.6 13.1 337 (14.0) 39/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.0 +2.4 10.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 330 (13.8) 37/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.6 +2.4 9.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 41/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.9 +1.0 15.4 +4.2 12.3 0.0 5.0 -- 161 ( 6.7) 22/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.9 +2.9 12.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 578 (24.1) 48/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.6 +3.0 8.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 43/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.1 +1.7 11.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 48/07
HOBART AIRPORT 20.0 +1.0 13.7 +4.5 12.3 0.0 5.6 10.4 -- 68/12
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

44.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
43.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
43.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.6 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+16.7 : 39.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+15.4 : 39.5 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+14.7 : 41.7 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.7 : 43.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.2 : 43.1 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.5 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+8.5 : 26.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.2 : 26.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 20.8 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 26.8 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 26.0 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA

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

4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
11.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-6.8 : 7.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.3 : 4.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-6.1 : 11.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-5.9 : 12.1 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-5.1 : 16.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.3 : 12.0 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-5.1 : 14.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.7 : 11.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.5 : 16.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.4 : 7.6 EYRE Eucla 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.
25.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
24.4 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
22.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
22.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
20.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD

13.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

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9.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
8.4 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
7.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
5.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1592 (66.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1548 (64.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1295 (54.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1189 (49.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1170 (48.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1166 (48.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1069 (44.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1045 (43.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1027 (42.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
956 (39.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
945 (39.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
916 (38.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
883 (36.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
862 (35.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
851 (35.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
822 (34.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
812 (33.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
795 (33.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
750 (31.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
743 (31.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
738 (30.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
718 (29.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
715 (29.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
708 (29.5) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
686 (28.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
675 (28.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
672 (28.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
626 (26.1) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
622 (25.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
621 (25.9) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
621 (25.9) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
 137/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
118/12 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
115/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
107/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/01 HOGAN 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
13.2mm in 18 min to 15:00 44.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.8mm/h
 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND
55.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 55.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(270/ 72 ) at 02:30
MT BAW BAW : 119(230/ 28 ) at 13:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 72(270/ 63 ) at 10:13
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 89 ) at 11:38
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 137(260/108 ) at 07:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(280/ 58 ) at 14:40
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(270/ 63 ) at 07:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 104(300/ 74 ) at 03:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(260/ 76 ) at 03:00