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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1415 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

Darwin-Daly

014240

LAKE BENNETT

77.0

76.0

16/12/1997

12

1 n

Lowest grass minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091223

MARRAWAH

0.5

0.7

12/12/1995

35

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Central West

008025

CARNAMAH

44.4

44.4

20/12/2002

49

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

196

122.0

17/12/1985

17

143.0

24/02/1986

19

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 23:46EST, 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 32.9 +3.4 16.5 +0.2 13.6 0.0 12.0 -- 562 (23.4) 46/15
PERTH AIRPORT 40.9 +12.0 14.7 -0.1 12.8 0.0 9.8 11.6 380 (15.8) 43/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 30.1 +7.0 12.6 +0.2 8.7 0.0 7.6 11.4 381 (15.9) 39/14
BUNBURY 34.3 +7.2 14.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 41/17
MANDURAH 34.3 -- 20.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.7 25.3 0.0 25.3 22.0 8.4 2.9 308 (12.8) 32/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.9 -0.5 29.1 +8.9 28.9 0.0 19.2 0.0 525 (21.9) 46/11
WHYALLA AERO 27.0 -1.1 15.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 14.0 -- 519 (21.6) 44/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.3 -0.7 12.1 -3.4 7.1 0.0 7.0 12.6 307 (12.8) 37/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.5 -1.4 3.1 -6.8 -1.1 0.0 6.0 13.6 377 (15.7) 50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.7 +4.5 20.7 -2.4 16.4 0.0 13.0 11.1 273 (11.4) 39/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 -0.1 21.5 -1.9 19.3 0.0 9.2 12.3 430 (17.9) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 -1.2 23.2 -0.9 20.9 0.0 10.4 12.6 480 (20.0) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 19.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 274 (11.4) 24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 37.9 +5.8 20.5 -0.7 19.5 0.0 10.4 -- 292 (12.2) 48/21
BUNDABERG AERO 31.6 +2.2 21.9 +1.4 -- 0.8 6.6 -- 373 (15.5) 39/14
NAMBOUR DPI 28.1 -1.1 19.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 50/16
COOLANGATTA 24.6 -2.6 21.5 +1.6 -- 6.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 41/22
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -0.6 21.6 +1.5 20.0 2.0 6.0 5.6 448 (18.7) 48/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.1 -0.6 18.9 +2.2 -- 8.4 -- -- 358 (14.9) 63/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.6 -1.4 16.4 -1.1 12.8 0.0 7.4 -- 327 (13.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.5 -5.8 17.7 -0.4 18.0 11.0 5.2 0.1 415 (17.3) 48/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.3 -4.3 17.0 +0.3 -- 30.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.9 -6.3 15.4 -1.1 15.9 11.4 3.2 0.0 411 (17.1) 41/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.6 -5.3 14.7 -0.6 15.6 1.8 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.9 -3.5 10.2 -1.1 7.3 0.0 6.6 8.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.4 -2.1 14.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 -4.3 16.3 -1.2 15.2 4.2 1.4 0.4 801 (33.4) 41/02
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 -6.8 14.7 -1.3 -- 7.4 -- -- 239 (10.0) 39/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -4.5 14.7 -2.8 -- 14.2 -- -- 648 (27.0) 46/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.9 -4.2 12.3 +0.9 9.2 0.0 5.0 8.2 439 (18.3) 45/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 -1.1 13.5 -0.2 12.3 0.0 10.8 11.6 390 (16.3) 46/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.2 -1.2 13.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 34/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.5 -1.6 10.0 -4.8 7.0 0.0 18.0 13.6 -- 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.0 -1.4 9.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 568 (23.7) 35/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.7 -1.3 8.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 552 (23.0) 37/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.0 -4.2 12.3 -0.6 10.2 0.0 7.4 -- 177 ( 7.4) 26/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.1 -4.8 11.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.8 -0.8 7.1 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 680 (28.3) 46/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.1 -1.3 6.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.4 -0.2 10.7 0.0 8.9 0.0 6.6 11.9 449 (18.7) 35/14
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

44.6 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
44.4 CARNAMAH Central West WA
44.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
43.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
43.4 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

+13.3 : 39.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.4 : 37.1 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+12.3 : 42.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+12.1 : 42.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+12.1 : 40.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA

30.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
30.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.8 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
29.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 29.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 30.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 28.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 28.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.5 : 28.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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

7.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.9 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
11.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.8 : 11.9 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-10.8 : 18.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-10.5 : 14.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-10.4 : 12.4 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-10.3 : 18.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

-2.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.9 : 4.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.9 : 1.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-8.5 : 3.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.4 : 1.6 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-7.8 : 3.7 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-7.8 : 3.8 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-7.8 : 1.6 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

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.
103.0 PINELANDS N Rivers NT
77.0 LAKE BENNETT N Rivers NT
65.2 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
64.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
60.0 MARODIAN HOMESTEAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
103.0 PINELANDS
77.0 LAKE BENNETT
65.2 BATCHELOR AERO
64.6 CAPE DON
59.0 CAMP CREEK

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
60.0 MARODIAN HOMESTEAD
51.0 HELIDON TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
52.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS

13.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

0.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

956 (39.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
820 (34.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
806 (33.6) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
801 (33.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
766 (31.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
741 (30.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
714 (29.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
703 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
702 (29.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
681 (28.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
680 (28.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
674 (28.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) REDESDALE N Central VIC
670 (27.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
662 (27.6) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
660 (27.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
648 (27.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
641 (26.7) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
639 (26.6) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
637 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
618 (25.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
615 (25.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
604 (25.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
196/18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
120/17 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
87/16 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
81/19 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
76/18 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
10.0mm in 40 min to 18:00 15.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
18.4mm in 25 min to 22:00 44.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.4mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.0mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
20.4mm in 50 min to 19:50 24.5mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 21.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
8.8mm in 12 min to 14:42 44.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.8mm/h
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
3.4mm in 2 min to 17:55 102.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 18:01 84.0mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
8.2mm in 45 min to 15:00 10.9mm/h
GYMPIE
7.6mm in 8 min to 17:24 57.0mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 17:30 46.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
7.8mm in 7 min to 18:35 66.9mm/h
4.0mm in 6 min to 18:41 40.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
JIMNA FORESTRY
7.8mm in 37 min to 14:37 12.6mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
6.4mm in 16 min to 17:20 24.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
11.8mm in 7 min to 16:14 101.1mm/h
23.8mm in 11 min to 16:25 129.8mm/h
37.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 37.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
7.0mm in 12 min to 12:25 35.0mm/h
OAKEY AERO
10.6mm in 12 min to 14:42 53.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 196(160/115 ) at 18:10
GYMPIE : 121(260/ 45 ) at 17:13