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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 1429 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

WA

Central West

008113

RIVERSIDE

46.0

29.7

12/12/1959

78

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009556

ALDERVALE

71.8

63.0

04/12/2001

86

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009960

YOURDAMUNG LAKE

34.4

30.4

01/12/2001

13

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009966

OLD CULICUP

33.6

20.2

01/12/2001

11

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010107

MOUROUBRA

31.2

27.2

28/12/1983

61

1 y

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

12.8

10.0

06/12/2003

11

1 n

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010306

TASCOSA

18.0

13.6

25/12/1995

12

1 y

WA

Goldfields

012221

BODALLIN

28.0

27.0

28/12/2002

38

1 y

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

17.2

14.0

07/12/2002

11

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 23:47EST, 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 26.0 -3.5 20.3 +4.0 18.3 0.0 4.8 -- 382 (15.9) 46/14
PERTH AIRPORT 27.0 -1.9 19.7 +4.9 19.8 0.0 3.4 11.0 277 (11.5) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.6 -2.5 16.3 +3.9 16.6 0.4 5.8 1.4 369 (15.4) 28/11
BUNBURY 26.8 -0.3 18.1 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 43/15
MANDURAH 25.9 -- 20.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 43/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.1 +2.5 26.6 +1.3 25.7 0.0 6.8 8.8 326 (13.6) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.5 +5.1 22.6 +2.4 19.5 0.0 14.2 6.3 230 ( 9.6) 46/23
WHYALLA AERO 32.4 +4.3 21.6 +5.8 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 319 (13.3) 34/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.9 +10.9 23.8 +8.3 -- 0.0 11.4 10.5 399 (16.6) 50/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.5 +8.6 8.4 -1.5 6.0 0.0 6.4 13.2 467 (19.5) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.0 +1.8 23.6 +0.5 21.2 0.0 12.0 9.3 345 (14.4) 52/22
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 0.0 21.8 -1.6 19.0 0.2 9.2 10.2 -- 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 -1.3 21.9 -2.2 18.9 0.0 12.4 12.1 497 (20.7) 45/13
MACKAY M.O 28.6 -1.5 19.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 350 (14.6) 41/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.6 -2.5 19.0 -2.2 17.9 0.0 9.4 -- 297 (12.4) 39/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 -1.9 16.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 351 (14.6) 39/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.5 -2.7 13.6 -4.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 88 ( 3.7) 26/12
COOLANGATTA 26.5 -0.7 15.1 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 37/15
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 -1.7 16.9 -3.2 13.6 0.0 8.0 10.9 324 (13.5) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 -2.1 14.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 555 (23.1) 58/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.7 +4.7 19.8 +2.3 15.2 0.0 10.8 -- 250 (10.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.9 -1.4 16.7 -1.4 12.0 0.0 6.0 6.9 369 (15.4) 41/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 -0.9 14.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.2 -2.0 16.9 +0.4 15.5 1.2 6.6 4.9 318 (13.3) 43/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.4 -1.5 16.7 +1.4 18.1 2.4 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.5 +4.1 12.2 +0.9 9.1 0.0 7.0 9.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.2 +6.7 19.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.3 -2.4 18.3 +0.8 17.2 15.4 4.8 0.2 793 (33.0) 50/01
RICHMOND RAAF 23.9 -4.8 17.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -4.5 16.4 -1.1 -- 15.8 -- -- 700 (29.2) 50/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 -6.6 14.5 +3.1 14.0 0.0 9.8 0.6 492 (20.5) 37/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.5 +1.1 18.1 +4.4 17.7 0.0 14.6 7.0 596 (24.8) 58/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.7 +3.3 16.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 30/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.2 +5.1 18.2 +3.4 16.8 0.0 10.8 7.3 347 (14.5) 37/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.4 +5.0 15.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 9.6 -- 452 (18.8) 34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.5 +4.5 14.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 41/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 28.0 +3.8 13.3 +0.4 11.5 0.0 6.2 -- 149 ( 6.2) 18/20
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.2 +0.3 13.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.7 +6.1 9.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 690 (28.8) 50/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.0 +0.6 7.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 41/16
HOBART AIRPORT 21.3 +0.7 8.3 -2.4 5.7 0.0 8.0 13.5 408 (17.0) 46/14
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

43.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
42.9 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
42.6 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
42.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.4 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

+13.0 : 40.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.0 : 39.4 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 32.7 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.9 : 37.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.6 : 36.0 WAROOKA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.6 : 38.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

30.3 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
30.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
30.0 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX Lower North SA
29.6 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
29.0 FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
29.0 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
29.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+13.7 : 30.0 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX Lower North SA
+10.5 : 24.4 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
+10.4 : 22.7 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
+10.0 : 30.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.9 : 27.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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

12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
15.7 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
15.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.6 : 22.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-8.3 : 16.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.1 : 23.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 16.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.9 : 19.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

-1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-11.0 : 10.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.6 : 13.1 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-6.5 : 2.1 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
-6.3 : -1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau 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.
71.8 ALDERVALE Lower West WA
46.0 RIVERSIDE Central West WA
45.0 NEWBICUP Lower West WA
44.4 WOODANILLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
42.6 CHERRY TREE Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
46.0 RIVERSIDE
Lower West
71.8 ALDERVALE
45.0 NEWBICUP
Cent Wheatbelt
44.4 WOODANILLING
42.6 CHERRY TREE

14.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
13.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
13.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

.....

2.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
2.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1087 (45.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1018 (42.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
801 (33.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
794 (33.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
793 (33.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
752 (31.3) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
749 (31.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
721 (30.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
719 (30.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
713 (29.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
712 (29.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
700 (29.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
692 (28.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
690 (28.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
682 (28.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
680 (28.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
657 (27.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
651 (27.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
644 (26.8) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
618 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
618 (25.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
614 (25.6) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
609 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
85/ ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
84/17 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
83/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/17 FORREST Eucla WA
78/19 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

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
MOUNT ELIZABETH
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
15.4mm in 24 min to 19:00 38.5mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
59.4mm in 2 hr 30 min to 11:30 23.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
10.6mm in 39 min to 02:00 16.3mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
    Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
4.4mm in 6 min to 16:18 44.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.0mm/h
    Sydney--east
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 08:30 20.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    NW Pastoral
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) : 80(230/ 63 ) at 18:30
QUEENSLAND
    Channel Country
BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT : 82(320/ 65 ) at 17:52
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83( 70/ 70 ) at 08:30