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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 1358 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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

19.6

21.0

09/12/2006

13

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

VIC

Lower NE

082137

BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED

39.0

39.0

31/12/2005

19

1 P Equal to record.

VIC

E Gippsland

084144

MT NOWA NOWA

41.5

39.9

21/12/2000

12

1 Y

VIC

W Gippsland

085280

MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)

42.2

39.2

30/12/2005

22

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086361

CERBERUS

39.9

39.7

11/12/1998

15

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086372

DUNNS HILL

37.0

37.0

31/12/2005

15

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

E Central

086373

RHYLL

36.1

35.6

11/12/1998

15

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086383

COLDSTREAM

40.9

40.8

31/12/2005

13

1 Y

VIC

N Central

088109

MANGALORE AIRPORT

42.2

41.0

17/12/2002

46

1 Y

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

30.1

28.7

12/12/1998

11

1 Y

TAS

E Coast

092012

FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

37.0

36.7

11/12/1998

21

1 Y

TAS

E Coast

092019

LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)

32.2

31.1

06/12/1994

17

1 Y

TAS

Midlands

093053

ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS)

35.6

33.9

11/12/1998

14

1 Y


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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 23:44EST, 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 31.2 +1.7 12.1 -4.2 11.0 0.0 12.0 -- 840 (35.0) 61/14
PERTH AIRPORT 30.9 +2.0 13.3 -1.5 11.9 0.0 9.4 10.9 534 (22.3) 48/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.3 -2.8 9.4 -3.0 8.5 0.2 7.0 9.9 203 ( 8.5) --
BUNBURY 28.4 +1.3 9.6 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 43/10
MANDURAH 28.7 -- 14.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 43/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.8 26.4 +1.1 26.2 0.0 5.6 4.2 303 (12.6) 43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.6 +3.2 24.1 +3.9 18.4 0.0 -- 13.1 421 (17.5) 46/17
WHYALLA AERO 33.6 +5.5 22.5 +6.7 -- 0.0 14.6 -- 421 (17.5) 61/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.1 +6.1 25.9 +10.4 -- 0.0 14.0 3.3 358 (14.9) 55/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.2 +2.3 14.6 +4.7 12.6 0.0 14.2 2.2 444 (18.5) 37/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.7 +0.5 26.5 +3.4 23.0 0.0 11.6 9.8 343 (14.3) 37/03
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 -3.5 24.5 +1.1 22.4 0.0 9.4 0.9 472 (19.7) 55/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -3.1 20.9 -3.2 20.1 30.2 7.0 0.0 636 (26.5) 52/01
MACKAY M.O 26.9 -3.2 20.9 -2.0 -- 39.8 -- 0.1 505 (21.0) 50/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 -2.7 20.7 -0.5 20.0 1.0 5.0 -- 483 (20.1) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 -0.7 17.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 517 (21.5) 48/16
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -3.2 17.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 34/09
COOLANGATTA 26.1 -1.1 20.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 -1.6 19.6 -0.5 17.9 0.4 8.4 11.6 399 (16.6) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.1 -0.6 15.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 750 (31.3) 50/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.0 +2.0 19.4 +1.9 14.1 0.0 11.0 -- 200 ( 8.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 -0.9 18.6 +0.5 17.6 0.0 6.4 8.5 259 (10.8) 35/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.8 -0.4 17.0 +0.5 14.0 0.0 5.4 13.1 382 (15.9) 50/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.4 -0.5 16.7 +1.4 14.9 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 31.5 +7.1 15.1 +3.8 11.8 0.0 8.4 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.0 +4.5 19.5 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.8 +1.1 20.3 +2.8 18.4 0.0 7.2 9.9 554 (23.1) 61/18
RICHMOND RAAF 32.9 +4.2 18.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 25.9 +1.8 19.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 63/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 35.6 +9.5 15.0 +3.6 11.6 0.0 9.2 12.3 277 (11.5) 37/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 39.9 +10.5 23.4 +9.7 21.4 0.0 12.8 12.8 316 (13.2) 46/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 40.8 +11.4 16.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 46/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.3 +11.2 23.0 +8.2 18.1 0.0 15.4 9.4 274 (11.4) 55/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 41.4 +14.0 13.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 57/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 41.0 +14.0 15.7 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 61/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 42.1 +17.9 18.3 +5.4 17.0 0.0 8.0 -- 135 ( 5.6) 34/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 37.3 +14.4 15.1 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 65/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 40.1 +17.5 19.1 +9.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 67/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 30.8 +8.4 10.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 37/11
HOBART AIRPORT 25.2 +4.6 13.1 +2.4 9.6 0.0 9.2 10.2 375 (15.6) 50/15
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

45.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.6 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
43.5 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+19.3 : 41.5 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+19.1 : 42.8 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+18.2 : 42.5 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+18.2 : 42.2 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
+18.0 : 41.9 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC

29.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
28.5 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
28.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+13.5 : 21.9 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+12.3 : 17.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+11.8 : 14.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+11.5 : 25.0 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+11.5 : 25.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

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

19.2 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
19.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
20.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
20.1 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
20.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-8.9 : 25.2 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-7.2 : 26.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-6.7 : 28.2 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-6.5 : 29.3 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-6.4 : 28.2 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

4.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
5.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
5.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
5.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.4 : 4.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.1 : 5.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-5.9 : 19.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-5.8 : 19.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara 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.
85.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
80.0 MOUNT JUKES Central Coast E QLD
78.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL Central Coast E QLD
76.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT Central Coast E QLD
74.0 MIRANI WEIR TM Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
85.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
80.0 MOUNT JUKES
78.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
76.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT
74.0 MIRANI WEIR TM
74.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
64.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
63.0 MACKAY AERO
63.0 ETON STATE WATER DEPOT
62.5 GIRU NORTH
62.2 GIRU POST OFFICE
62.0 GARGETT ALERT
58.0 EAST MACKAY
53.0 MACKAY ALERT
Central Coast W
54.0 CARFAX
Central Highlands
55.2 ANAKIE RICHARDSON ST
50.0 DYSART POST OFFICE

13.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1342 (55.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1131 (47.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1050 (43.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1002 (41.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
970 (40.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
912 (38.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
892 (37.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
887 (37.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
870 (36.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
849 (35.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
842 (35.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
840 (35.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
811 (33.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
807 (33.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
780 (32.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
752 (31.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
750 (31.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
750 (31.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
750 (31.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
722 (30.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
679 (28.3) FORREST Eucla WA
674 (28.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
666 (27.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
648 (27.0) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
636 (26.5) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
632 (26.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
624 (26.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
612 (25.5) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
609 (25.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
607 (25.3) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
607 (25.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
602 (25.1) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
87/17 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
81/21 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
80/12 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
80/19 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
74/20 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
74/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
12.2mm in 25 min to 15:00 29.3mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CAPE DON
16.0mm in 35 min to 13:30 27.4mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.8mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.2mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 22.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 17:30 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
34.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 22.0mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.7mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
TOWNSVILLE AERO
13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
35.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.7mm/h
6.6mm in 38 min to 01:00 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
MACKAY M.O
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
WALPEUP RESEARCH
3.0mm in 2 min to 18:30 90.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.6mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.3mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
50.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 16.7mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE : 91(130/ 54 ) at 15:51
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 83(180/ 65 ) at 11:18
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74( 10/ 63 ) at 22:00