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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 1354 EST on 29/09/2007. 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 minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018012

CEDUNA AMO

29.5

29.5

11/12/1975

66

1 Y Equal to record.

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

28.2

28.0

11/12/1998

11

1 Y

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022008

MAITLAND

28.2

27.3

11/12/1998

50

1 Y

SA

Adelaide Plains

023083

EDINBURGH RAAF

29.2

27.6

19/12/1994

35

1 Y

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023875

PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)

26.8

23.4

02/12/1999

13

1 Y

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023878

MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER

26.2

26.2

31/12/2005

14

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

21.0

21.0

12/12/2001

13

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

3.0

3.0

01/12/2004

11

Y Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

41.7

39.8

10/12/1998

13

1 Y

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

34.0

34.0

30/12/2005

15

1 P Equal to record.

SA

Lower Murray

024518

MENINGIE

41.7

40.8

20/12/1972

41

1 Y

SA

Lower SE

026021

MOUNT GAMBIER AERO

42.4

42.0

10/12/1980

65

1 Y

SA

Lower SE

026091

COONAWARRA

42.3

41.3

11/12/1998

22

1 Y

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

39.9

39.7

11/12/1998

25

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

31.0

29.4

11/12/1998

11

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 23:44EST, 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 26.2 -3.3 12.0 -4.3 10.4 0.0 10.2 -- 694 (28.9) 68/19
PERTH AIRPORT 24.5 -4.4 10.4 -4.4 8.7 0.0 8.4 13.2 547 (22.8) 54/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.5 -1.6 6.8 -5.6 4.9 0.0 6.0 12.7 358 (14.9) --
BUNBURY 21.7 -5.4 5.5 -7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 52/14
MANDURAH 22.2 -- 12.4 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 451 (18.8) 46/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 23.1 -2.2 23.1 14.2 8.6 5.9 281 (11.7) 54/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.9 +2.5 22.3 +2.1 19.1 0.0 17.8 13.1 484 (20.2) 45/12
WHYALLA AERO 42.8 +14.7 22.8 +7.0 -- 0.0 13.0 -- 278 (11.6) 68/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 41.4 +14.4 29.2 +13.7 20.2 0.0 12.4 12.5 324 (13.5) 41/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 42.4 +19.5 17.7 +7.8 14.5 0.0 10.2 13.4 367 (15.3) 58/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.5 -0.7 23.2 +0.1 19.3 0.0 9.6 11.3 355 (14.8) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 0.0 22.6 -0.8 20.9 5.2 4.4 11.4 375 (15.6) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 -0.7 22.8 -1.3 21.0 1.8 5.8 6.4 449 (18.7) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 27.6 -2.5 22.2 -0.7 -- 1.4 -- 0.3 482 (20.1) 50/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -3.2 20.6 -0.6 20.8 3.2 6.0 -- 406 (16.9) 52/18
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 -1.5 20.1 -0.4 -- 3.4 4.4 -- 496 (20.7) 54/12
NAMBOUR DPI 25.8 -3.4 17.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 26.6 -0.6 18.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 -2.2 20.4 +0.3 18.1 0.0 9.6 12.5 417 (17.4) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 -1.4 15.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 716 (29.8) 55/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.5 +2.5 17.9 +0.4 12.3 0.0 21.2 -- 370 (15.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.6 -0.7 14.5 -3.6 11.9 0.0 5.2 12.5 188 ( 7.8) 24/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -0.6 13.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.9 -2.3 14.1 -2.4 13.4 0.0 7.4 8.2 298 (12.4) 41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.7 -2.2 18.9 +3.6 19.0 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 35/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 30.6 +6.2 13.0 +1.7 9.8 0.0 10.0 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.6 +4.1 19.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 -0.2 18.9 +1.4 18.1 1.4 6.6 5.5 534 (22.3) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 29.0 +0.3 17.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 43/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 -0.1 17.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 41/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 33.3 +7.2 15.2 +3.8 14.2 0.0 8.4 12.4 347 (14.5) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 38.4 +9.0 18.9 +5.2 18.2 0.0 10.8 13.2 420 (17.5) 48/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.0 +7.6 14.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.0 +10.9 18.1 +3.3 13.6 0.0 11.4 13.3 264 (11.0) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 36.4 +9.0 11.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 30/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.4 +9.4 11.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 24/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 37.8 +13.6 14.3 +1.4 11.8 0.0 5.6 -- 123 ( 5.1) 22/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 37.3 +14.4 9.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 35.4 +12.8 11.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 45/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.6 +4.2 8.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 33.2 +12.6 10.9 +0.2 6.1 0.0 7.8 13.5 416 (17.3) 41/11
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

44.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
44.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
44.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
43.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
43.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+19.8 : 39.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+19.5 : 42.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+19.2 : 38.7 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+18.5 : 39.7 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+18.5 : 41.0 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC

29.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
29.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
29.2 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
29.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+15.5 : 29.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+15.0 : 26.8 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.5 : 29.2 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.3 : 28.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+14.3 : 28.2 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+14.3 : 28.2 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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

18.8 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
19.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
19.2 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
19.4 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
19.6 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
19.6 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

-10.8 : 20.2 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-7.4 : 23.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-7.2 : 26.9 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-6.5 : 27.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-6.2 : 28.1 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD

1.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
2.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
3.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
3.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

-8.6 : 2.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.1 : 3.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-7.8 : 5.5 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-7.3 : 7.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.3 : 3.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West 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.
78.0 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT
63.6 NIGHTCLIFF POOL N Rivers NT
62.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL Central Coast E QLD
52.0 SOUTHPORT N Rivers NT
51.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
78.0 POINT STUART AWS
63.6 NIGHTCLIFF POOL
52.0 SOUTHPORT
51.4 DOUGLAS RIVER

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
62.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL

14.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
13.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.4 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
13.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

5.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
4.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
3.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1069 (44.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1049 (43.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1025 (42.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
925 (38.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
868 (36.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
863 (36.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
846 (35.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
817 (34.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
813 (33.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
796 (33.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
796 (33.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
780 (32.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
776 (32.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
776 (32.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
738 (30.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
734 (30.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
728 (30.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
722 (30.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
716 (29.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
697 (29.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
695 (29.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
684 (28.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
682 (28.4) FORREST Eucla WA
674 (28.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
667 (27.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
646 (26.9) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
646 (26.9) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
626 (26.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
608 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
85/10 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
80/14 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
76/14 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
74/18 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
74/03 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
7.2mm in 10 min to 03:00 43.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.2mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
17.8mm in 26 min to 02:09 41.1mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 9.0mm/h
39.2mm in 44 min to 00:37 53.5mm/h
10.4mm in 6 min to 00:43 104.0mm/h
4.0mm in 11 min to 00:54 21.8mm/h
73.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 24.3mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr 26 min to 02:20 13.5mm/h
75.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 25.0mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 17.0mm/h
77.0mm in 6 hr to 03:30 12.8mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
5.8mm in 32 min to 18:00 10.9mm/h
10.6mm in 26 min to 21:56 24.5mm/h
MACKAY M.O
7.6mm in 42 min to 22:42 10.9mm/h
WOOLSHED
15.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83( 90/ 67 ) at 05:00
Southeast
TASMAN ISLAND : 85( 10/ 67 ) at 11:37