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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2327 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

015652

WATARRKA

27.1

27.0

25/11/2006

17

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

28.3

28.0

24/11/1996

11

1 Y

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

28.1

27.6

12/11/2003

12

1 Y

SA

NE Pastoral

017099

ARKAROOLA

30.0

28.9

28/11/2000

29

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Eucla

011017

BALLADONIA

44.1

43.1

13/11/2003

41

1 Y

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

45.1

44.9

27/11/2006

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 23:41EST, 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 16.9 +3.1 17.6 0.0 7.4 -- 368 (15.3) 63/15
PERTH AIRPORT 29.0 +3.2 17.2 +4.6 16.7 0.0 7.2 0.9 322 (13.4) 67/18
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.8 +2.0 11.8 +1.0 10.0 0.0 6.4 2.4 241 (10.0) 74/22
BUNBURY 25.5 +1.3 10.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 61/21
MANDURAH 24.6 -- 18.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 83/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.3 24.5 -0.8 24.0 0.0 7.8 10.6 349 (14.5) 41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.5 +8.9 29.1 +11.2 24.2 0.0 16.0 7.8 331 (13.8) 43/22
WHYALLA AERO 31.0 +4.5 17.6 +3.7 -- 0.0 10.6 -- 424 (17.7) 52/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.7 +6.6 16.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 9.0 13.0 208 ( 8.7) 37/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.6 +6.2 7.3 -1.1 2.9 0.0 5.4 13.5 356 (14.8) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.9 +4.5 21.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 37/16
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +1.3 22.2 -0.1 20.0 0.8 9.6 7.3 379 (15.8) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +0.2 23.5 +0.6 21.3 0.0 11.8 12.5 461 (19.2) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 29.6 +0.4 24.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- 11.6 350 (14.6) 32/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.3 +2.1 18.9 -0.6 17.4 0.0 9.8 -- 251 (10.5) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +1.7 17.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 7.3 -- 289 (12.0) --
NAMBOUR DPI 32.1 +4.1 16.8 +0.5 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 91 ( 3.8) 30/13
COOLANGATTA 29.2 +3.4 20.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 46/15
BRISBANE AERO 30.0 +3.2 20.9 +2.9 19.2 0.0 9.0 10.2 391 (16.3) 55/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 33.5 +7.8 17.8 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 683 (28.5) 54/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.7 +8.4 20.6 +5.6 15.8 2.4 7.8 -- 158 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 35.9 +11.0 19.2 +3.1 17.9 3.2 4.0 8.2 294 (12.3) 93/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +3.4 18.9 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 37.5 +12.1 19.3 +5.0 17.5 0.4 3.6 10.5 337 (14.0) 72/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 34.7 +9.6 18.1 +5.0 15.9 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 30.0 +8.9 13.7 +4.6 7.0 0.0 10.6 10.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.4 +9.0 19.1 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.7 +8.7 19.3 +4.0 17.6 0.0 3.8 9.9 -- 48/14
RICHMOND RAAF 38.4 +11.8 16.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 65/14
BELLAMBI AWS 25.7 +3.6 18.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 39/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 34.3 +11.6 15.2 +6.4 10.0 0.0 9.0 13.0 238 ( 9.9) 54/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.6 +10.9 14.5 +3.8 13.8 0.0 11.0 13.4 237 ( 9.9) 54/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 36.3 +10.3 14.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 48/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.5 +12.1 18.1 +5.6 15.6 0.0 6.2 12.3 224 ( 9.3) 46/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG -- -- 10.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 228 ( 9.5) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.3 +11.1 13.1 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 41/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.7 -0.2 11.7 +0.5 8.7 0.0 4.6 -- 103 ( 4.3) 21/17
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.9 -2.1 6.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 39/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.5 +10.9 8.7 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 48/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.9 +3.5 7.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.2 +2.2 6.9 -2.3 2.9 0.0 6.0 11.5 325 (13.5) 59/23
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

46.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
45.4 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
45.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
45.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

+16.3 : 44.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+14.0 : 40.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+13.9 : 44.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+13.4 : 42.1 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+13.4 : 42.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+13.4 : 43.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

32.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
32.1 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
30.4 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
30.3 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
30.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

+14.6 : 30.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+12.9 : 30.4 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+12.9 : 29.7 MARREE NE Pastoral SA
+12.5 : 29.5 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+12.4 : 29.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

11.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.7 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
15.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.7 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-4.3 : 26.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.1 : 31.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-4.0 : 32.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-3.9 : 25.5 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-3.9 : 27.9 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

-0.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
2.3 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
3.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-9.0 : 14.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-8.6 : 1.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.9 : 4.1 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-5.2 : 5.4 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-5.1 : 20.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.
115.0 EBOR (WONGWIBINDA) N Tablelands E NSW
70.0 GLEN ELGIN (GLENBROOK) N Tablelands E NSW
64.6 WALLANGARRA POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
60.0 JINDARE N Rivers NT
58.0 BARONGAROOK TM Darling Downs E QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
60.0 JINDARE

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
64.6 WALLANGARRA POST OFFICE
58.0 BARONGAROOK TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
54.0 TENTERFIELD (SPRINGSIDE)
N Tablelands E
115.0 EBOR (WONGWIBINDA)
70.0 GLEN ELGIN (GLENBROOK)

13.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
13.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

.....

7.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
7.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
6.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
2.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1182 (49.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
965 (40.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
705 (29.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
685 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
683 (28.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
673 (28.0) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
602 (25.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
107/16 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
106/20 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
102/13 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
98/15 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
98/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
94/14 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
93/19 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
91/16 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

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
4.6mm in 12 min to 10:08 23.0mm/h
E Gascoyne
PARABURDOO AERO
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
7.8mm in 14 min to 20:14 33.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
SHANNON
1.4mm in 1 min to 23:01 84.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
8.2mm in 13 min to 19:44 37.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
7.2mm in 10 min to 17:41 43.2mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
11.4mm in 10 min to 14:52 68.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 20.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
PARABURDOO AERO : 108( 10/ 52 ) at 16:40
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 91(300/ 78 ) at 16:46
OCEAN REEF : 83(320/ 63 ) at 17:55
SWANBOURNE : 83(310/ 65 ) at 17:49
MANDURAH : 80(330/ 63 ) at 19:00
Interior
TELFER AERO : 91(230/ 45 ) at 16:43
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS : 106(300/ 48 ) at 21:20
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO : 93(220/ 59 ) at 19:20
Hunter Valley
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS : 95(260/ 61 ) at 15:58
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS : 102(240/ 41 ) at 14:42
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(260/ 63 ) at 23:13
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 80 ) at 22:36
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(280/ 67 ) at 20:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 72(310/ 65 ) at 20:19
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(260/ 67 ) at 23:30