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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1413 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 daily rainfall

NT

Arnhem

014501

YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS

110.0

102.0

14/12/1992

25

1 n

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

14.2

12.4

12/12/2005

13

1 n


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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 23:46EST, 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 31.3 +1.8 14.3 -2.0 12.0 0.0 8.4 -- 528 (22.0) 52/18
PERTH AIRPORT 33.3 +4.4 11.7 -3.1 10.2 0.0 10.0 13.4 411 (17.1) 37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.1 +3.0 9.8 -2.6 5.5 0.0 7.8 13.3 402 (16.8) 39/14
BUNBURY 28.0 +0.9 14.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 34/12
MANDURAH 27.4 -- 17.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 43/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 25.8 +0.5 25.7 0.0 7.4 5.9 298 (12.4) 58/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.5 +4.1 27.7 +7.5 26.7 0.0 17.8 8.2 469 (19.5) 48/17
WHYALLA AERO 22.8 -5.3 15.6 -0.2 -- 1.8 13.8 -- 387 (16.1) 54/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.0 -4.0 11.9 -3.6 6.2 1.4 2.2 11.0 280 (11.7) 37/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 -3.2 8.3 -1.6 3.4 0.4 3.0 10.2 472 (19.7) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.7 +4.5 22.2 -0.9 18.6 0.0 12.8 12.6 298 (12.4) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +0.1 24.0 +0.6 21.6 0.0 8.4 10.8 440 (18.3) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 -0.8 23.4 -0.7 20.9 0.0 10.0 12.7 443 (18.5) 45/13
MACKAY M.O 28.9 -1.2 21.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 277 (11.5) 26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.6 +3.5 20.2 -1.0 18.8 0.0 9.0 -- 220 ( 9.2) 34/19
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +0.8 20.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 279 (11.6) 35/16
NAMBOUR DPI 33.6 +4.4 18.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 10.8 -- 125 ( 5.2) 30/08
COOLANGATTA 28.6 +1.4 22.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 613 (25.5) 50/10
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 0.0 21.6 +1.5 20.7 0.0 12.8 8.8 626 (26.1) 45/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.2 +4.5 16.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 61/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.2 +3.2 22.2 +4.7 16.4 1.0 10.6 -- 233 ( 9.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.2 -0.1 21.8 +3.7 18.8 0.8 4.8 4.1 510 (21.3) 46/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.9 -1.7 19.7 +3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 -4.0 19.6 +3.1 19.8 2.0 7.0 0.9 349 (14.5) 43/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.5 -7.4 18.7 +3.4 18.9 2.4 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.0 +0.6 15.6 +4.3 12.0 1.0 14.8 3.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.2 +0.7 20.5 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 -6.6 18.7 +1.2 17.6 0.2 10.6 0.0 659 (27.5) 63/02
RICHMOND RAAF 18.9 -9.8 18.3 +2.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 305 (12.7) 39/03
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -5.8 16.4 -1.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 67/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.8 -8.3 14.6 +3.2 14.2 2.2 14.8 0.2 526 (21.9) 37/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 -1.9 16.9 +3.2 16.4 0.0 11.2 7.6 482 (20.1) 34/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.9 -4.5 14.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 35/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.8 -5.3 11.2 -3.6 10.4 0.0 -- 12.3 456 (19.0) 41/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.4 -4.0 9.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 11.8 -- 557 (23.2) 52/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.6 -5.4 8.3 -3.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 531 (22.1) 50/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.7 -4.5 13.2 +0.3 9.9 3.2 6.2 -- 171 ( 7.1) 24/06
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.4 -5.5 11.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 557 (23.2) 46/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 -4.0 4.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 565 (23.5) 54/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.1 -0.3 7.0 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 320 (13.3) 41/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 -3.6 8.0 -2.7 3.1 0.0 5.8 11.4 543 (22.6) 39/08
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

44.1 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
43.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+6.9 : 42.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.8 : 43.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.8 : 42.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.8 : 41.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.8 : 31.0 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA

31.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
31.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
29.7 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+9.0 : 29.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 28.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+8.5 : 29.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 31.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+7.9 : 29.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

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

5.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.8 : 12.2 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
-11.6 : 14.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-11.3 : 14.5 GOULBURN (PROGRESS ST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-11.0 : 17.7 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-10.8 : 18.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-10.8 : 14.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

-2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.4 : 5.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.9 : 2.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-7.7 : 2.9 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-7.6 : 2.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.1 : 3.4 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS

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.
110.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS N Rivers NT
57.4 TIPPERARY N Rivers NT
55.8 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
54.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
54.2 ALCAN REFINERY N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
110.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS
57.4 TIPPERARY
55.8 ALYANGULA POLICE
54.2 GOVE AIRPORT
54.2 ALCAN REFINERY

13.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

.....

0.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1078 (44.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1059 (44.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1039 (43.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1026 (42.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1018 (42.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
949 (39.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
852 (35.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
793 (33.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
788 (32.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
784 (32.7) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
758 (31.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
747 (31.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
746 (31.1) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
746 (31.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
723 (30.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
715 (29.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
715 (29.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
704 (29.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
696 (29.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
695 (29.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
692 (28.8) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
688 (28.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
686 (28.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
683 (28.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
681 (28.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
672 (28.0) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
670 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
662 (27.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
659 (27.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
654 (27.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
646 (26.9) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
644 (26.8) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
640 (26.7) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
633 (26.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
629 (26.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
627 (26.1) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
626 (26.1) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
617 (25.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
615 (25.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
615 (25.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
613 (25.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
610 (25.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
605 (25.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
603 (25.1) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
601 (25.0) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
109/15 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
80/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
78/00 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
76/15 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
7.4mm in 7 min to 16:56 63.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
8.2mm in 7 min to 17:11 70.3mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 22.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
21.6mm in 20 min to 15:30 64.8mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AWS
16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.0mm/h
CAPE DON
12.4mm in 58 min to 13:28 12.8mm/h
47.8mm in 1 hr 2 min to 14:30 46.3mm/h
60.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 20.0mm/h
60.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
11.2mm in 7 min to 17:14 96.0mm/h
27.0mm in 16 min to 17:30 101.2mm/h
39.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 39.0mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.7mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.2mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 13 min to 10:36 57.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA
6.6mm in 37 min to 14:30 10.7mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.6mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
20.0mm in 15 min to 14:51 80.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
9.8mm in 24 min to 18:30 24.5mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
6.2mm in 37 min to 17:37 10.1mm/h
16.2mm in 23 min to 18:00 42.3mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 22.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
OAKEY AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
WARWICK
5.6mm in 8 min to 19:00 42.0mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
1.4mm in 1 min to 16:50 84.0mm/h
6.6mm in 12 min to 17:04 33.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
6.4mm in 35 min to 21:00 11.0mm/h
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
19.6mm in 10 min to 19:49 117.6mm/h
7.8mm in 4 min to 19:53 117.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr 7 min to 21:00 15.9mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 16.0mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
9.4mm in 5 min to 19:56 112.8mm/h
11.0mm in 4 min to 20:00 165.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 21.4mm/h
7.2mm in 4 min to 20:04 108.0mm/h
11.8mm in 56 min to 21:00 12.6mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.0mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Mallee N
MILDURA AIRPORT
20.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 40.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO : 108(210/ 59 ) at 15:07
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(230/ 69 ) at 00:30