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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1527 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 minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056238

ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS

-5.4

-4.9

13/06/2007

15

1 Y

NSW

Sydney--west

067119

HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS

-0.6

-0.2

17/06/1999

12

1 Y

NSW

South Coast

069017

MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

3.1

5.4

10/06/1974

38

1 Y

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

-7.0

-6.1

22/06/2007

13

-7.0

10/07/1997

15

1 Y

VIC

Lower NE

082139

HUNTERS HILL

-2.2

-2.0

22/06/1995

15

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

10.3

10.7

16/06/2006

15

1 Y


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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 04:29EST, 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 21.4 +0.5 13.4 +2.4 13.0 40.4 1.8 -- 351 (14.6) 43/11
PERTH AIRPORT 16.8 -2.1 12.2 +3.2 10.6 20.2 4.8 0.5 349 (14.5) 37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.5 -1.1 11.8 +3.7 9.6 0.2 0.8 2.5 433 (18.0) 39/13
BUNBURY 16.8 -1.6 12.9 +4.8 -- 7.8 -- -- 392 (16.3) 41/02
MANDURAH 15.7 -- 14.7 -- -- 10.2 -- -- 520 (21.7) 48/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.3 -2.3 17.2 -2.7 15.7 0.0 8.2 9.2 412 (17.2) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.5 -0.3 1.6 -3.5 -0.2 0.0 3.2 10.1 197 ( 8.2) 28/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.3 -1.0 3.1 -3.0 -- 0.4 0.6 -- 121 ( 5.0) 39/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.6 -0.5 3.5 -4.6 0.3 0.0 1.2 8.4 134 ( 5.6) 30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -1.7 6.8 +1.0 5.9 0.0 1.2 3.7 298 (12.4) 35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.9 -2.0 4.9 -5.1 1.6 0.0 4.4 10.5 349 (14.5) 43/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.2 +0.2 14.8 -3.0 12.5 0.0 5.8 10.6 442 (18.4) 48/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.5 -0.1 10.1 -4.5 6.5 0.0 5.8 10.5 185 ( 7.7) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 20.1 -1.8 10.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 353 (14.7) 44/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.5 -2.0 5.7 -5.2 2.3 0.0 4.6 -- 171 ( 7.1) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 19.0 -3.6 8.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 353 (14.7) 41/10
NAMBOUR DPI 18.0 -3.6 7.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 16.6 -4.5 2.2 -9.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 16.4 -4.9 5.5 -5.0 -1.7 0.0 5.0 10.0 497 (20.7) 39/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 11.6 -5.4 -1.0 -8.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 584 (24.3) 41/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.0 -3.8 2.8 -3.3 -2.5 0.0 1.6 -- 155 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.9 -2.5 4.2 -4.9 2.1 0.0 2.2 9.6 211 ( 8.8) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -2.3 2.5 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 13.9 -3.7 4.7 -3.2 3.1 0.0 5.8 9.6 748 (31.2) 48/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.3 -2.6 3.8 -2.7 0.4 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/03
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 6.2 -4.3 -3.2 -5.8 -8.0 0.8 1.0 6.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 10.8 -5.6 -0.9 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 37/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.1 -1.5 5.3 -3.2 0.0 0.0 4.0 9.8 771 (32.1) 48/09
RICHMOND RAAF 16.3 -1.7 -2.4 -7.3 -5.5 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.0 -1.7 6.6 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 37/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 9.0 -3.2 -5.8 -6.8 -8.6 0.0 1.6 6.2 253 (10.5) 21/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 8.9 -4.9 -2.0 -5.7 -4.9 0.0 1.4 4.0 253 (10.5) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.6 -4.6 -2.0 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 13/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.9 -3.1 -0.7 -5.9 -2.7 0.0 1.2 8.5 131 ( 5.5) 46/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.0 -2.0 -2.0 -5.7 -- 0.2 1.4 -- 243 (10.1) 26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 9.4 -3.8 -2.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 28/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.4 -1.6 6.0 -0.9 3.9 6.6 1.6 -- 124 ( 5.2) 15/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 12.8 -1.8 3.2 -3.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 366 (15.3) 37/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.7 -2.1 -1.6 -5.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 22/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 +1.3 1.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 17/12
HOBART AIRPORT 11.2 -1.7 6.3 +1.7 6.0 11.8 1.6 3.1 401 (16.7) 26/21
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

32.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
31.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+7.0 : 25.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.3 : 25.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.6 : 24.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.1 : 23.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+4.5 : 29.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.3 : 22.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 21.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+7.5 : 14.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 14.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 15.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.1 : 12.2 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-6.7 : 13.9 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-6.5 : 13.3 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-6.5 : 4.5 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.3 : 7.6 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-9.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-9.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.3 : 2.2 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.9 : 2.8 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-8.5 : -1.0 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-7.9 : 3.1 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
-7.9 : -6.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

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.
52.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
52.0 MULYERING W Pilbara WA
49.0 GERALDTON TOWN Central West WA
40.8 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
40.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
52.0 MULYERING
40.8 THEVENARD ISLAND
Central West
49.0 GERALDTON TOWN
40.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT

TASMANIA
W Coast
52.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)

10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1414 (58.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1257 (52.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1201 (50.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1087 (45.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1064 (44.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1054 (43.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1021 (42.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
928 (38.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
909 (37.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
856 (35.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
789 (32.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
781 (32.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
771 (32.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
766 (31.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
748 (31.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
746 (31.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
742 (30.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
666 (27.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
657 (27.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
657 (27.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
653 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
631 (26.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
629 (26.2) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
620 (25.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
611 (25.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
98/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
81/21 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
78/11 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
78/08 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
76/03 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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
E Pilbara
KARRATHA AERO
17.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.8mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
ROEBOURNE AERO
21.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 21.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
W Pilbara
LEARMONTH AIRPORT
15.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 31.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.8mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 27.2mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 29.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
MARDIE
20.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 20.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
9.2mm in 20 min to 07:50 27.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
12.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 24.8mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 14.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
6.2mm in 16 min to 10:49 23.2mm/h
BICKLEY
13.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.0mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
7.6mm in 4 min to 04:08 114.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.2mm/h
BUSSELTON
10.4mm in 55 min to 04:55 11.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
7.4mm in 21 min to 10:00 21.1mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
11.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 98(270/ 41 ) at 04:08
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(230/ 67 ) at 11:42
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 72 ) at 09:56