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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 2339 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

39.6

39.3

05/12/1984

29

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

41.4

41.4

12/12/1946

23

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

41.6

41.1

14/12/2004

18

1 N

QLD

S Peninsula

028004

PALMERVILLE

42.4

42.0

02/12/1992

47

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029090

TOORAK RESEARCH STATION

46.5

46.0

01/12/1996

31

46.3

30/11/1996

34

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029127

MOUNT ISA AERO

45.1

44.1

22/12/1990

41

1 Y

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

46.9

45.7

03/12/2002

14

46.3

30/01/2002

15

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037051

WINTON POST OFFICE

46.8

45.6

12/12/1979

50

45.6

04/01/1994

51

1 N


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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 23:42EST, 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 28.3 -1.2 12.9 -3.4 11.1 0.0 10.8 -- 652 (27.2) 65/13
PERTH AIRPORT 26.9 -2.0 6.6 -8.2 7.1 0.0 7.4 13.3 514 (21.4) 37/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.8 -4.3 11.7 -0.7 8.6 1.4 5.2 11.0 403 (16.8) 41/07
BUNBURY 24.0 -3.1 7.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 37/15
MANDURAH 25.5 -- 13.0 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 449 (18.7) 46/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.9 25.4 +0.1 25.4 0.0 7.6 11.4 375 (15.6) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.7 +4.3 27.7 +7.5 27.8 0.0 16.0 9.5 205 ( 8.5) 78/16
WHYALLA AERO 27.1 -1.0 16.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 522 (21.8) 54/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.8 -1.2 13.7 -1.8 9.3 0.4 7.6 9.3 291 (12.1) 45/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.2 +2.3 9.6 -0.3 7.0 0.0 10.2 12.1 528 (22.0) 76/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 45.1 +7.9 23.6 +0.5 19.7 0.0 11.0 10.7 216 ( 9.0) 46/08
CAIRNS AERO 33.0 +1.6 23.5 +0.1 21.0 0.0 7.2 10.7 251 (10.5) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 0.0 25.3 +1.2 23.4 0.0 8.8 8.5 377 (15.7) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 30.6 +0.5 24.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- 9.6 430 (17.9) 32/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.6 +0.5 23.5 +2.3 23.3 0.0 8.6 -- 329 (13.7) 32/00
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 -0.2 20.3 -0.2 -- 1.2 4.8 -- 402 (16.8) 34/12
NAMBOUR DPI 28.2 -1.0 19.1 +0.9 -- 0.2 3.0 -- 39 ( 1.6) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 26.8 -0.4 18.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 -0.7 20.6 +0.5 19.9 0.0 4.2 10.1 315 (13.1) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.2 +1.5 14.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 721 (30.0) 52/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.5 -5.5 21.3 +3.8 16.3 0.0 9.2 -- 161 ( 6.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.8 +1.5 16.5 -1.6 12.7 0.0 6.0 8.7 385 (16.0) 61/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +0.4 14.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.5 +7.3 13.1 -3.4 11.4 0.0 6.0 9.8 308 (12.8) 35/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 35.3 +8.4 12.3 -3.0 10.7 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 31.9 +7.5 14.2 +2.9 11.0 0.0 6.8 4.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.5 +5.0 20.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.1 +6.4 17.9 +0.4 15.3 0.0 7.2 9.3 510 (21.3) 55/18
RICHMOND RAAF 40.5 +11.8 14.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 37/20
BELLAMBI AWS 25.4 +1.3 16.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 41/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 34.4 +8.3 12.1 +0.7 8.9 0.0 5.8 7.5 203 ( 8.5) 58/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.4 +4.0 17.1 +3.4 17.3 0.0 8.8 6.3 335 (14.0) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.1 +4.7 14.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 48/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.1 +2.0 15.8 +1.0 14.9 0.2 8.2 9.9 384 (16.0) 52/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG -- -- 16.8 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.8 +3.8 14.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.1 +5.9 12.9 0.0 12.2 0.0 8.0 -- 232 ( 9.7) 30/21
GEELONG AIRPORT 28.4 +5.5 10.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 63/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.0 +5.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.1 +0.7 9.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 55/20
HOBART AIRPORT 25.5 +4.9 8.8 -1.9 4.6 0.0 7.0 12.9 432 (18.0) 72/20
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

46.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
46.9 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
46.8 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
46.8 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
46.5 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
46.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

+15.8 : 40.2 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+12.3 : 39.7 PROSPECT DAM Sydney--west NSW
+12.1 : 40.4 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
+12.1 : 38.1 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
+11.8 : 40.5 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

33.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
32.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
32.2 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
32.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
30.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 29.8 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+10.2 : 16.5 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
+9.8 : 33.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+9.5 : 27.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+9.3 : 29.5 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.3 : 32.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

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

9.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
16.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-8.3 : 19.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 19.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 21.1 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 25.1 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-7.9 : 24.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

2.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
2.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.7 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
3.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
4.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-9.1 : 6.2 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 6.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-8.0 : 13.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-7.2 : 7.3 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.1 : 11.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-7.1 : 4.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt 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.
32.0 BELLINGEN (HYDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
27.0 MOUNT HART STATION W Kimberley WA
17.6 HARTS RANGE POLICE N Plateau NT
12.0 ERLDUNDA ROADHOUSE N Plateau NT
11.8 LEOPOLD DOWNS W Kimberley WA

13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
12.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
12.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

.....

3.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
1.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1035 (43.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1019 (42.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
909 (37.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
906 (37.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
904 (37.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
894 (37.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
885 (36.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
879 (36.6) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
878 (36.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
863 (36.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
862 (35.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
827 (34.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
802 (33.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
797 (33.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
746 (31.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
739 (30.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
733 (30.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
722 (30.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
721 (30.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
720 (30.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
703 (29.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
696 (29.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
694 (28.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
692 (28.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
690 (28.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
665 (27.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
664 (27.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
653 (27.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
652 (27.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
649 (27.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
622 (25.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
620 (25.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
614 (25.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
612 (25.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
607 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
600 (25.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
126/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
126/19 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
111/19 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
108/09 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
106/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/19 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
94/19 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
91/22 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
TELFER AERO : 95(180/ 24 ) at 20:18
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
OODNADATTA AIRPORT : 111(240/ 83 ) at 20:59
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW : 108(320/ 50 ) at 10:55
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 95(240/ 87 ) at 20:21
AIREYS INLET : 98(260/ 58 ) at 21:01
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB : 82(260/ 63 ) at 19:01
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 106(280/ 83 ) at 19:30
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 98(310/ 46 ) at 19:48
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 117(330/ 87 ) at 22:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(280/ 65 ) at 23:39
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(310/ 45 ) at 21:48
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 119(300/ 82 ) at 23:31
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(260/ 82 ) at 23:18