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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1559 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

36.0

27.4

13/06/1989

34

1 N


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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 20.1 -0.8 15.2 +4.2 12.5 15.0 0.0 -- 620 (25.8) 43/09
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 +1.2 12.1 +3.1 10.2 14.2 0.4 7.7 406 (16.9) 48/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 +1.0 4.2 -3.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 8.2 256 (10.7) 48/09
BUNBURY 18.7 +0.3 6.8 -1.3 -- 29.4 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/15
MANDURAH 18.6 -- 12.5 -- -- 17.8 -- -- 644 (26.8) 52/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.8 20.3 +0.4 19.9 0.0 6.0 10.5 267 (11.1) 31/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.2 +6.4 12.1 +7.0 9.6 0.0 4.4 2.7 230 ( 9.6) 52/12
WHYALLA AERO 17.3 0.0 7.3 +1.2 -- 0.4 1.4 -- 200 ( 8.3) 50/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 0.0 10.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 1.0 3.2 185 ( 7.7) 30/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +0.4 5.2 -0.6 4.3 3.2 1.2 5.2 256 (10.7) 24/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.3 +4.4 7.4 -2.6 6.1 0.0 4.2 10.4 132 ( 5.5) 24/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +2.0 17.1 -0.7 14.5 0.0 4.4 8.3 358 (14.9) 30/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +0.5 13.9 -0.7 11.5 0.0 5.4 9.5 165 ( 6.9) 28/13
MACKAY M.O 23.3 +1.4 16.1 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- 8.9 268 (11.2) 21/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +2.8 13.6 +2.7 11.6 0.2 4.0 -- 177 ( 7.4) 21/15
BUNDABERG AERO 21.5 -1.1 12.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 87 ( 3.6) 15/15
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 +0.4 9.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.4 -0.7 8.7 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 19.2 -2.1 10.3 -0.2 7.0 0.0 1.4 1.0 190 ( 7.9) 22/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 +2.6 9.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 34/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.6 -0.2 4.1 -2.0 -1.1 0.0 3.2 -- 173 ( 7.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 15.1 -4.3 10.0 +0.9 7.5 0.0 1.6 1.1 280 (11.7) 28/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -5.4 7.4 -0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 +0.1 5.4 -2.5 2.6 0.0 0.8 7.3 232 ( 9.7) 48/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.7 -2.2 4.2 -2.3 0.7 0.2 -- -- 27 ( 1.1) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.5 -3.0 3.8 +1.2 -0.8 0.0 1.2 4.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -0.5 2.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.7 +0.1 8.4 -0.1 3.2 0.2 2.2 6.5 371 (15.5) 34/12
RICHMOND RAAF 16.0 -2.0 4.3 -0.6 1.2 0.4 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 16.6 -1.1 10.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 39/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.5 +0.3 0.6 -0.4 -2.5 0.2 0.8 6.3 159 ( 6.6) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.1 -0.7 8.3 +4.6 3.9 0.0 1.2 1.7 156 ( 6.5) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -2.0 4.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.8 -1.2 5.2 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.6 2.5 183 ( 7.6) 18/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.1 -1.9 0.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 0.7 -- 95 ( 4.0) 18/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.5 -2.7 0.6 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 21/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.0 +1.0 5.5 -1.4 3.5 0.0 1.2 -- 76 ( 3.2) 17/12
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.5 -0.1 3.8 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 30/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.1 -1.7 0.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 26/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 8.5 -4.6 2.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 11/02
HOBART AIRPORT 12.2 -0.7 6.6 +2.0 8.6 2.0 1.4 0.0 340 (14.2) 43/23
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

**W** 46.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

**W** +14.6 : 46.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
+7.4 : 29.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 29.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+6.5 : 29.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.4 : 26.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.6 : 15.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 19.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
**S** +7.2 : 13.6 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 11.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 12.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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

-1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.5 : 12.5 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.7 : 14.9 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-5.4 : 14.1 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.6 : 8.5 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
**W** -4.5 : 11.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 : 5.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW

-5.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

**S** -7.3 : 3.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-5.3 : -4.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 : -1.2 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-5.2 : 2.5 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-4.7 : 1.7 VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) E Central VIC
-4.7 : 2.2 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-4.7 : 1.1 AVALON AIRPORT W Central 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.
79.4 LEVENDALE Southeast TAS
79.0 STONEHOUSE E Coast TAS
64.6 LAKE CRESCENT (SERAT) Central Plateau TAS
48.6 CLOON Lower West WA
47.4 HUNTLY Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
48.6 CLOON
47.4 HUNTLY

TASMANIA
E Coast
79.0 STONEHOUSE
Southeast
79.4 LEVENDALE
Central Plateau
64.6 LAKE CRESCENT (SERAT)

10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

916 (38.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
846 (35.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
793 (33.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
680 (28.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
644 (26.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
626 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
623 (26.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
620 (25.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
604 (25.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
78/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/22 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
74/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 04:30 5.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 07:30 5.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
ELLISTON
30.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
GROVE (RESEARCH STATION)
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.0mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(280/ 65 ) at 14:00