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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2320 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

NT

Alice Springs

015603

KULGERA

27.1

26.7

24/11/1997

16

Y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

29.0

29.0

19/11/2006

48

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

WA

Central West

008095

MULLEWA

24.3

23.9

24/11/1962

37

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

42.5

42.5

30/11/1982

23

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 23:40EST, 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 32.6 +5.5 16.2 +2.4 13.2 0.0 10.2 -- 460 (19.2) 34/10
PERTH AIRPORT 35.9 +10.1 16.5 +3.9 14.9 0.0 10.6 13.0 541 (22.5) 63/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 27.4 +6.6 9.9 -0.9 6.8 0.0 7.8 9.3 556 (23.2) 46/14
BUNBURY 32.5 +8.3 14.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 35/04
MANDURAH 32.7 -- 16.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 46/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 0.0 25.8 +0.5 25.5 0.0 7.8 8.7 340 (14.2) 45/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.0 +8.4 20.1 +2.2 17.0 0.0 15.8 10.2 300 (12.5) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 28.9 +2.4 18.1 +4.2 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 545 (22.7) 52/04
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.1 +3.0 17.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 10.0 7.8 287 (12.0) 24/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.9 +0.5 6.5 -1.9 3.4 0.0 3.0 13.6 482 (20.1) 50/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.0 +3.6 21.6 +0.2 17.7 0.0 12.8 12.2 305 (12.7) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.8 20.5 -1.8 18.8 0.0 10.0 11.8 456 (19.0) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 -0.5 17.9 -5.0 16.4 0.0 11.6 12.3 442 (18.4) 43/14
MACKAY M.O 28.3 -0.9 19.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 355 (14.8) 28/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.9 +2.7 18.5 -1.0 16.1 0.0 8.6 -- 252 (10.5) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +1.6 17.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 6.7 -- 262 (10.9) 32/12
NAMBOUR DPI 32.0 +4.0 15.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 30/07
COOLANGATTA 27.3 +1.5 20.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 46/09
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 +1.8 18.3 +0.3 16.4 0.0 8.0 12.0 506 (21.1) 45/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 34.0 +8.3 15.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 1146 (47.8) 39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.2 +9.9 18.8 +3.8 15.9 0.0 11.2 -- 213 ( 8.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.8 +2.9 17.7 +1.6 14.5 0.0 7.6 7.3 525 (21.9) 37/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.2 +4.3 17.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.0 -1.4 19.7 +5.4 18.0 0.0 6.6 4.4 438 (18.3) 50/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.2 -1.9 17.7 +4.6 15.7 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 31/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 32.6 +11.5 14.1 +5.0 7.4 0.0 11.2 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 40.3 +11.9 15.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.7 -1.3 19.6 +4.3 17.8 0.0 8.6 3.6 656 (27.3) 54/03
RICHMOND RAAF 26.5 -0.1 20.2 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 43/13
BELLAMBI AWS 20.8 -1.3 18.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 57/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.2 +9.5 12.6 +3.8 7.7 0.0 11.4 12.9 363 (15.1) 54/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.0 +10.3 14.9 +4.2 13.3 0.0 11.2 13.7 238 ( 9.9) 52/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.2 +8.2 15.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 43/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.2 +5.8 17.9 +5.4 17.1 0.0 15.0 9.6 375 (15.6) 45/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.2 +2.6 13.4 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 52/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.7 +1.5 11.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 39/06
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.5 -2.4 12.0 +0.8 10.8 0.0 3.0 -- 138 ( 5.8) 24/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.5 -3.5 8.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.2 +1.6 7.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 600 (25.0) 54/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.2 +2.8 5.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 18.3 -0.7 6.9 -2.3 1.2 0.0 4.6 7.1 -- 52/15
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

45.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
44.9 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
44.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.1 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
44.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.0 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
44.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+12.5 : 40.2 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
+12.4 : 41.2 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+12.3 : 35.6 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
+12.1 : 38.3 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+12.0 : 45.2 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+12.0 : 41.2 HAWKER Upper North SA

31.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.4 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
29.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT

+11.3 : 25.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+10.8 : 29.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+10.0 : 24.3 MULLEWA Central West WA
+9.8 : 26.6 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+9.5 : 27.1 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

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

8.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
13.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.2 : 15.0 POINT WILSON W Central VIC
-3.9 : 22.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.7 : 16.2 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-3.5 : 21.2 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.5 : 16.9 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-3.5 : 17.5 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC

-3.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-7.6 : -0.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-7.6 : -0.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-7.4 : -2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-6.7 : 1.3 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-6.5 : 10.8 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E 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.
38.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
36.0 QUANBUN DOWNS W Kimberley WA
34.0 BEEFWOOD PARK W Kimberley WA
30.0 MOUNT HOUSE STATION W Kimberley WA
26.2 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA

13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

.....

4.9 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
4.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
3.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1252 (52.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
982 (40.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
948 (39.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
945 (39.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
859 (35.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
827 (34.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
818 (34.1) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
814 (33.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
798 (33.3) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
775 (32.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
735 (30.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
727 (30.3) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
716 (29.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
705 (29.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
691 (28.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
684 (28.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
683 (28.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
677 (28.2) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
675 (28.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
673 (28.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
671 (28.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
668 (27.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
665 (27.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
656 (27.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
652 (27.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
647 (27.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
646 (26.9) FORREST Eucla WA
621 (25.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
620 (25.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
618 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
617 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
608 (25.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
607 (25.3) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
603 (25.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
600 (25.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
85/18 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
85/14 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
80/19 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
80/15 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
80/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEINSTER AERO : 85(290/ 67 ) at 18:54
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(320/ 70 ) at 09:30