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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 1351 EST on 19/01/2010. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

10.5

10.6

24/04/2001

11

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086071

MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE

0.6

0.6

11/04/1988

55

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

0.0

0.4

29/04/1999

15

1 Y

NSW

Southwest Plains

049002

BALRANALD (RSL)

0.8

1.5

23/04/1999

44

1 Y

VIC

Lower North

080015

ECHUCA AERODROME

0.4

0.6

26/04/1981

53

1 Y

VIC

Lower North

080023

KERANG

0.8

2.0

23/04/1999

45

1 Y

VIC

Upper North

081123

BENDIGO AIRPORT

-1.3

-1.3

22/04/1999

18

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

W Gippsland

085277

NOOJEE (SLIVAR)

-0.6

-0.4

25/04/1999

27

1 Y

VIC

W Gippsland

085283

WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR)

1.0

2.0

16/04/2009

17

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

E Central

086038

ESSENDON AIRPORT

0.6

2.6

15/04/1963

41

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086104

SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

0.3

1.1

24/04/1966

43

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086282

MELBOURNE AIRPORT

1.2

1.3

23/04/1999

39

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086351

BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY)

-0.1

0.4

25/04/1999

27

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086354

PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE

-1.5

0.7

26/04/1999

24

1 N

VIC

E Central

086361

CERBERUS

-0.3

0.4

28/04/1999

16

1 Y

VIC

E Central

086371

FRANKSTON AWS

4.0

5.3

23/04/1999

15

1 P

VIC

W Central

087031

LAVERTON RAAF

0.3

0.4

25/04/1999

66

1 Y

VIC

W Coast

090184

CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE

5.8

5.9

27/04/2008

13

1 Y

TAS

E Coast

092012

FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

-4.8

-4.6

21/04/1994

23

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094020

DOVER

-2.0

-1.1

29/04/2009

20

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Southeast

094137

GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD)

-2.8

-2.5

25/04/1997

23

1 Y

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

-5.6

-4.5

17/04/2006

11

1 Y

TAS

Flinders Is/Bass St

099005

FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT

-0.3

0.0

29/04/2009

47

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

19.2

19.9

26/04/2006

21

1 Y


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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
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Actual temperatures
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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 04:16EST, 15/05/2012.

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 27.2 -0.4 12.8 -2.6 10.2 0.0 6.2 -- 422 (17.6) 54/14
PERTH AIRPORT 24.5 -1.0 9.3 -3.6 6.2 0.0 4.2 9.3 361 (15.0) 39/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.4 -4.4 13.0 +1.4 10.8 2.4 1.2 7.2 266 (11.1) 26/09
BUNBURY 22.3 -1.8 7.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 30/20
MANDURAH 22.1 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 37/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +1.1 22.1 -1.9 20.4 0.0 7.4 10.9 371 (15.5) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.7 -3.5 7.6 -5.0 5.7 0.0 6.8 11.0 282 (11.8) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.7 -0.9 7.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.9 -2.7 8.6 -3.8 5.7 0.0 2.2 7.6 149 ( 6.2) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.8 -1.6 2.1 -6.6 0.0 0.0 1.4 8.7 172 ( 7.2) 41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.4 -2.5 16.2 -2.3 13.0 0.0 7.6 10.9 393 (16.4) 39/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 21.3 -0.3 19.8 0.0 7.0 10.5 491 (20.5) 46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 -0.3 17.3 -3.2 15.0 0.0 7.2 9.6 299 (12.5) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 26.3 -0.4 16.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 334 (13.9) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.6 +0.8 11.5 -6.3 8.6 0.0 4.6 -- 137 ( 5.7) 26/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 +0.7 14.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 230 ( 9.6) 30/12
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +0.9 12.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.0 +1.7 11.9 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 35/16
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 +0.1 12.4 -3.8 8.2 0.0 3.2 10.3 292 (12.2) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 -2.4 10.5 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 44/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.2 -6.9 4.7 -8.1 -1.2 0.0 3.6 -- 136 ( 5.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 -2.8 10.0 -5.2 7.7 0.0 0.6 10.4 300 (12.5) 37/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.8 -3.2 10.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 -4.7 11.1 -2.1 9.4 0.4 0.8 1.6 280 (11.7) 35/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.8 -5.8 9.1 -2.8 5.9 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.0 -4.5 2.0 -5.2 -2.3 0.0 0.8 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -6.4 -0.9 -11.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 24/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.8 -6.1 12.0 -2.1 9.6 5.0 2.4 2.7 596 (24.8) 50/12
RICHMOND RAAF 19.3 -4.6 7.6 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 31/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 -5.0 12.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 54/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.6 -3.4 2.9 -3.8 -0.8 0.0 2.0 8.6 162 ( 6.8) 22/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 -5.3 3.0 -6.1 -- 0.0 2.6 8.4 138 ( 5.8) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -5.9 2.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 -5.0 3.2 -6.9 1.0 0.0 2.4 9.6 116 ( 4.8) 21/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.7 -5.9 -0.5 -8.7 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 144 ( 6.0) 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.1 -6.1 -1.3 -8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 21/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.0 -2.3 2.9 -7.9 0.6 0.0 1.2 -- 100 ( 4.2) 22/16
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.2 -3.8 2.6 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -3.9 -2.4 -9.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 31/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 -5.9 -0.6 -8.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 21/22
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 -4.6 1.3 -7.4 -1.3 0.0 2.0 9.1 257 (10.7) 30/19
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

38.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
37.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
37.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+4.6 : 34.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+2.1 : 37.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+2.0 : 38.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+2.0 : 37.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
26.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+3.0 : 26.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+2.7 : 15.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+2.6 : 15.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+2.5 : 13.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+2.1 : 14.8 ALBANY Lower West WA

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

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.6 : 16.5 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-8.7 : -0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-8.7 : 19.4 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.6 : 17.7 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-8.5 : 18.9 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW

-11.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-11.7 : -1.5 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-11.3 : -11.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-11.2 : 2.4 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-11.1 : 0.0 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-11.0 : -0.9 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-11.0 : -0.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St 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.
95.4 PUNSAND BAY N Peninsula QLD
84.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
63.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
63.6 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD
46.6 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION N Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
95.4 PUNSAND BAY
63.8 HORN ISLAND
63.6 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
46.6 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION
S Peninsula
84.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

4.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

789 (32.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
784 (32.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
722 (30.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
686 (28.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
660 (27.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
650 (27.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
623 (26.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
605 (25.2) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
81/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 78/12 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
72/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
70/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
59/16 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

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
Lower West
BUSSELTON
15.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
12.6mm in 19 min to 05:42 39.8mm/h
13.0mm in 18 min to 06:00 43.3mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 27.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.0mm/h
7.8mm in 31 min to 06:31 15.1mm/h
22.2mm in 36 min to 08:36 37.0mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 22.8mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:27 9.0mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 19:27 18.7mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 20:27 18.7mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 21:27 14.7mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(330/ 63 ) at 23:05