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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 2317 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

28.3

27.6

15/11/2002

41

1 Y

NT

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

27.0

27.0

21/11/2006

17

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

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

15.9

16.2

03/11/2006

14

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

30.5

30.0

11/11/1994

13

1 Y

WA

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

29.6

28.3

28/11/1957

48

1 Y

WA

W Pilbara

005016

ONSLOW

27.9

27.9

28/11/1990

46

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

28.1

27.9

29/11/1957

40

1 Y

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

26.1

26.0

14/11/1994

11

1 Y

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

28.9

28.8

30/11/1992

18

1 Y

NT

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

30.2

30.0

21/11/2006

17

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 23:40EST, 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 33.7 +6.6 16.7 +2.9 14.8 0.0 8.6 -- 633 (26.4) 48/15
PERTH AIRPORT 32.6 +6.8 16.6 +4.0 14.1 0.0 8.8 13.1 520 (21.7) 61/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.6 -0.2 13.0 +2.2 10.5 1.0 3.8 10.4 413 (17.2) 55/13
BUNBURY 29.9 +5.7 15.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 41/21
MANDURAH 30.5 -- 16.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 43/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.1 24.6 -0.7 24.1 0.0 7.6 10.1 332 (13.8) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.8 +8.2 19.8 +1.9 16.0 0.0 15.8 12.1 277 (11.5) 46/14
WHYALLA AERO 41.0 +14.5 15.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 10.8 -- 197 ( 8.2) 50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.6 +11.5 16.7 +2.7 10.0 0.0 7.8 11.6 152 ( 6.3) 41/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.9 +0.5 8.0 -0.4 5.0 0.0 6.0 6.9 266 (11.1) 45/19
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.6 +4.2 19.8 -1.6 16.6 0.0 13.6 12.6 319 (13.3) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +0.2 21.9 -0.4 20.3 1.0 9.0 10.4 502 (20.9) 43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 -0.2 22.0 -0.9 19.0 0.0 10.8 12.2 461 (19.2) 46/10
MACKAY M.O 28.3 -0.9 22.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 376 (15.7) 34/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.9 -0.3 20.5 +1.0 19.6 0.0 9.0 -- 314 (13.1) 37/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.9 +0.6 17.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 314 (13.1) 37/11
NAMBOUR DPI 27.7 -0.3 15.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 24/12
COOLANGATTA 27.2 +1.4 18.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 41/19
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 +1.0 20.2 +2.2 17.0 0.0 8.4 12.9 405 (16.9) 35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.1 +4.4 16.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.7 +8.4 20.2 +5.2 -- 0.0 10.4 -- 244 (10.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.4 +1.5 19.2 +3.1 16.1 0.0 6.4 12.1 289 (12.0) 61/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +2.7 17.0 +2.0 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.5 +4.1 19.6 +5.3 18.4 0.0 6.4 7.9 398 (16.6) 34/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 29.2 +4.1 16.9 +3.8 15.4 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 31.3 +10.2 12.0 +2.9 6.5 0.0 8.0 13.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.2 +8.8 17.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.2 +4.2 19.8 +4.5 18.5 0.0 5.4 12.0 440 (18.3) 46/17
RICHMOND RAAF 34.7 +8.1 15.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.9 +2.8 18.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 46/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 34.4 +11.7 12.4 +3.6 7.7 0.0 8.8 12.9 231 ( 9.6) 45/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.7 +11.0 11.6 +0.9 10.8 0.0 8.4 13.4 196 ( 8.2) 41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.7 +9.7 12.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 39/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.0 +11.6 15.3 +2.8 11.2 0.0 9.6 13.0 157 ( 6.5) 39/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.8 +11.2 8.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 54/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.1 +10.9 9.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 48/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.6 -1.3 12.5 +1.3 10.4 0.0 5.4 -- 103 ( 4.3) 21/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.0 -2.0 7.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 39/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.0 +7.4 8.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 43/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.2 +4.8 10.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 44/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.3 -1.7 12.2 +3.0 11.7 0.0 5.6 9.4 566 (23.6) --
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 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
43.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
43.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.3 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+17.5 : 43.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+14.5 : 41.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+13.9 : 38.7 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+13.8 : 42.4 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+13.8 : 41.5 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX Lower North SA

30.5 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
30.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
30.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
29.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+10.5 : 20.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.2 : 30.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+10.1 : 16.8 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+9.7 : 28.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+9.6 : 29.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

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

9.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-6.3 : 21.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-4.6 : 15.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
-3.9 : 25.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-3.8 : 20.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.7 : 13.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 4.6 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-5.1 : 15.7 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-5.0 : 5.6 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-4.7 : 19.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-4.2 : 19.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT

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.
22.8 CAMBALLIN W Kimberley WA
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
18.0 ALBINIA DOWNS Central Highlands QLD
17.4 BEAGLE BAY W Kimberley WA
14.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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4.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
4.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1244 (51.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
858 (35.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
855 (35.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
820 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
745 (31.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
743 (31.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
737 (30.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
728 (30.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
719 (30.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
719 (30.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
702 (29.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
694 (28.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
676 (28.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
648 (27.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
644 (26.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
637 (26.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
633 (26.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
626 (26.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
614 (25.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
601 (25.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
81/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
78/15 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
72/16 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
65/17 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
65/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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
TROUGHTON ISLAND
15.2mm in 51 min to 06:51 17.9mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
5.6mm in 15 min to 19:16 22.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
None reported