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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1557 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

Illawarra

068192

CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS

-31.0

-5.4

26/06/1986

33

-6.0

12/07/2002

37

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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 04:34EST, 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 19.0 -1.9 11.6 +0.6 10.1 7.4 1.6 -- 471 (19.6) 76/12
PERTH AIRPORT 17.6 -1.3 8.9 -0.1 6.0 7.6 1.2 1.4 404 (16.8) 52/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.5 -0.1 5.0 -3.1 1.8 3.2 1.4 3.2 407 (17.0) 30/13
BUNBURY 16.6 -1.8 10.3 +2.2 -- 13.6 -- -- 407 (17.0) 41/11
MANDURAH 17.7 -- 11.3 -- -- 12.4 -- -- 608 (25.3) 63/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +2.2 21.5 +1.6 20.6 0.0 5.4 10.5 291 (12.1) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.5 +4.7 6.7 +1.6 5.5 0.0 4.4 3.9 162 ( 6.8) 21/15
WHYALLA AERO 17.4 +0.1 8.5 +2.4 -- 3.8 3.8 -- 420 (17.5) 28/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 +0.1 8.7 +0.6 -- 1.2 0.6 5.6 276 (11.5) 24/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.1 5.1 -0.7 3.2 0.0 1.4 6.1 316 (13.2) 31/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.1 +3.2 6.7 -3.3 4.9 0.0 6.8 10.4 181 ( 7.5) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 +1.8 18.1 +0.3 16.8 0.0 5.0 8.2 371 (15.5) 34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +1.3 14.9 +0.3 12.7 0.0 4.0 9.6 158 ( 6.6) 30/15
MACKAY M.O 22.8 +0.9 15.4 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- 9.7 279 (11.6) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.7 +4.2 13.4 +2.5 11.1 0.0 4.0 -- 166 ( 6.9) 21/14
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +1.7 12.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 195 ( 8.1) 17/15
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +1.4 11.0 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +2.3 8.9 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 22/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 +1.1 9.7 -0.8 6.2 0.0 2.2 5.2 279 (11.6) 18/05
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.2 +3.2 7.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 34/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.6 +3.8 7.6 +1.5 2.4 0.0 1.8 -- 58 ( 2.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.4 +2.0 7.7 -1.4 5.6 0.2 1.2 8.3 231 ( 9.6) 22/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.3 +1.8 8.7 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.6 +1.0 6.8 -1.1 3.6 0.0 1.6 8.0 -- 34/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.5 +0.6 4.5 -2.0 1.4 0.2 -- -- 11 ( 0.5) 17/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.1 +1.6 3.0 +0.4 -1.2 3.8 1.2 6.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.7 +1.3 6.0 +1.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 61/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 +2.2 8.9 +0.4 5.8 0.0 1.4 6.3 258 (10.8) 52/09
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 +0.5 3.8 -1.1 2.9 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 34/10
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -0.3 10.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 34/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.1 +0.9 -0.2 -1.2 -2.7 1.0 1.2 3.9 85 ( 3.5) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.6 +1.8 8.0 +4.3 6.7 5.6 1.6 5.4 334 (13.9) 57/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -0.1 7.7 +3.8 -- 6.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 41/03
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.4 -1.6 5.4 +0.2 1.8 0.0 2.6 0.6 257 (10.7) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.8 +0.8 7.1 +3.4 -- 2.4 1.2 -- 330 (13.8) 30/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.2 +1.0 3.9 +0.3 -- 3.6 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 18/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.6 +3.6 11.0 +4.1 6.9 1.6 1.0 -- 122 ( 5.1) 17/11
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.6 +1.0 3.9 -2.4 -- 2.4 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 22/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 +1.7 1.5 -2.5 -- 8.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 34/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.8 -2.3 4.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 18/09
HOBART AIRPORT 10.7 -2.2 3.9 -0.7 6.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 316 (13.2) 35/06
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

34.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.2 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.8 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 25.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.5 : 25.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+5.4 : 28.5 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.4 : 28.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.4 : 27.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 13.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 19.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.3 : 13.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.6 : 10.3 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+5.6 : 8.3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

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

-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-6.0 : 19.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.8 : 6.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.8 : 18.4 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-4.1 : 13.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-4.0 : 10.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS

-31.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-35.4 : -31.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.6 : 1.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.1 : 1.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-4.8 : -3.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 : 4.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

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.
53.0 GLENMORE Lower West WA
45.2 COWARAMUP Lower West WA
44.6 BIDDENHAM TM Warrego QLD
42.6 MARGARET RIVER Lower West WA
42.0 CALLAGIDDY STATION W Gascoyne WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
42.0 CALLAGIDDY STATION
Lower West
53.0 GLENMORE
45.2 COWARAMUP
42.6 MARGARET RIVER

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
44.6 BIDDENHAM TM

10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

.....

1.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1253 (52.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1024 (42.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
946 (39.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
874 (36.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
741 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
716 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
695 (29.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
695 (29.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
614 (25.6) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
608 (25.3) MANDURAH Lower West WA
81/09 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
78/11 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/12 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
74/07 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
74/07 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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 Gascoyne
NEWMAN AERO
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
Central West
ERADU AG STATION
3.8mm in 11 min to 12:16 20.7mm/h
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND
6.4mm in 9 min to 09:00 42.7mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
14.0mm in 39 min to 14:00 21.5mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
COLLIE EAST
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.2mm/h
Goldfields
YILGARN SOUTH AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Riverina E
NARRANDERA AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE NATURALISTE : 78( 50/ 67 ) at 11:23
BUSSELTON JETTY : 72(360/ 63 ) at 04:38