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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1604 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

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

105.2

48.0

10/06/2001

14

84.2

02/04/2005

15

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039346

GLENROCK

43.6

34.2

20/06/2005

12

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040671

KILLARA

74.4

56.4

05/06/1988

53

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040722

BOONDOOMA DAM

51.0

37.4

10/06/1999

16

1 y

NSW

Upper Darling

048027

COBAR MO

38.8

38.4

21/06/1979

48

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048198

COBAR WATER STORAGE

37.2

31.4

21/06/1979

39

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033257

BOWEN AIRPORT

30.0

30.0

17/06/2002

22

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 04:35EST, 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 19.8 -1.1 14.9 +3.9 14.2 12.0 2.2 -- 628 (26.2) 57/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 -0.6 13.0 +4.0 10.5 6.0 2.4 5.9 477 (19.9) 70/20
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.2 -1.4 9.7 +1.6 7.8 0.4 2.4 6.6 526 (21.9) 67/18
BUNBURY 17.2 -1.2 12.7 +4.6 -- 12.8 -- -- 592 (24.7) 83/13
MANDURAH 17.6 -- 13.4 -- -- 10.0 -- -- 865 (36.0) 91/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 +0.3 21.1 +1.2 20.0 0.0 4.0 8.8 239 (10.0) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.0 +3.2 6.6 +1.5 4.2 0.0 6.6 10.3 359 (15.0) 26/13
WHYALLA AERO 16.4 -0.9 11.7 +5.6 -- 4.6 0.2 -- 187 ( 7.8) 21/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 +0.4 10.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- 3.5 61 ( 2.5) 21/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.8 +2.0 1.6 -4.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 8.4 89 ( 3.7) 15/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.2 +1.3 12.7 +2.7 9.3 0.0 6.0 10.5 408 (17.0) 26/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +4.5 19.3 +1.5 15.3 0.0 4.0 10.7 155 ( 6.5) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +5.1 16.6 +2.0 15.1 0.0 3.4 9.4 236 ( 9.8) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +5.1 17.2 +3.2 -- 0.8 -- 10.0 292 (12.2) 39/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +2.9 15.1 +4.2 14.0 4.2 3.4 -- 193 ( 8.0) 50/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.4 +0.8 13.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -0.6 13.0 +3.7 -- 19.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.1 -1.0 13.2 +1.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.7 13.3 +2.8 12.9 19.4 0.4 4.7 306 (12.8) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.8 -3.2 9.8 +2.3 -- 11.2 -- -- 348 (14.5) 43/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.2 -1.6 6.9 +0.8 6.5 4.0 1.8 -- 124 ( 5.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0 -1.4 10.8 +1.7 9.0 0.0 1.2 2.8 117 ( 4.9) 39/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.8 -0.7 10.3 +2.3 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.7 -0.9 7.7 -0.2 5.6 0.0 1.8 1.1 161 ( 6.7) 18/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.8 -0.1 6.2 -0.3 3.3 0.0 -- -- 20 ( 0.8) 15/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.7 -0.8 3.1 +0.5 -0.4 0.4 1.4 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.0 -1.4 7.6 +3.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.4 -1.2 9.2 +0.7 5.0 0.0 2.2 0.2 244 (10.2) 26/14
RICHMOND RAAF 15.5 -2.5 5.7 +0.8 2.9 0.0 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 11/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 -0.1 10.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 39/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.2 +3.0 5.5 +4.5 4.1 0.0 1.2 4.7 124 ( 5.2) 21/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.7 -2.1 8.0 +4.3 8.7 0.2 1.0 0.0 244 (10.2) 21/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.9 -2.3 8.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 22/06
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.6 -3.4 9.7 +4.5 10.1 1.6 1.4 1.0 228 ( 9.5) 18/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.3 -1.7 8.5 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 21/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.3 -0.9 7.5 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 21/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.9 +0.9 7.9 +1.0 6.0 0.0 2.0 -- 95 ( 4.0) 11/01
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.4 -0.2 3.7 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 17/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.7 +1.9 4.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 17/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 -0.2 6.1 +3.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 13/21
HOBART AIRPORT 12.0 -0.9 9.9 +5.3 8.1 0.8 0.0 0.3 318 (13.3) 21/11
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

35.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.9 NGUKURR N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 29.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+5.3 : 30.5 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.1 : 30.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.1 : 27.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
+5.1 : 30.0 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
**S** 24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.2 : 9.1 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+8.1 : 10.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+8.0 : 9.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.9 : 6.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+6.8 : 14.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 10.9 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
+6.8 : 9.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

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

0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.9 : 10.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.0 : 15.3 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-4.0 : 15.1 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-3.8 : 13.3 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-3.4 : 16.0 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-3.4 : 14.4 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-3.4 : 12.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

-6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

**W** -9.2 : -1.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-7.7 : 0.0 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-7.0 : -0.1 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-6.6 : 0.4 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-5.8 : -0.6 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast 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.
105.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
74.4 KILLARA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68.6 BAWNDUGGIE Darling Downs W QLD
65.0 LANARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61.0 BAWNDUGGIE TM Darling Downs W QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
105.2 ROCKY GULLY

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
74.4 KILLARA
65.0 LANARK
57.0 MINMORE
54.8 KINGAROY AIRPORT
54.0 PROSTON POST OFFICE
53.4 MOUNEFONTEIN
53.0 WARRAGAI
51.0 BOONDOOMA DAM
Darling Downs W
68.6 BAWNDUGGIE
61.0 BAWNDUGGIE TM

TASMANIA
E Coast
55.2 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)
50.4 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD)

10.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.1 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1271 (53.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1190 (49.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1058 (44.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
865 (36.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
827 (34.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
804 (33.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
718 (29.9) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
685 (28.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
628 (26.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
**W** 213/06 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
115/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
107/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
102/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
**S** 98/16 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/19 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
91/19 MANDURAH Lower 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
DWELLINGUP
4.4mm in 11 min to 21:11 24.0mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
5.4mm in 7 min to 06:02 46.3mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 06:03 96.0mm/h
4.8mm in 2 min to 06:15 144.0mm/h
2.6mm in 1 min to 06:16 156.0mm/h
11.4mm in 22 min to 06:39 31.1mm/h
6.6mm in 7 min to 06:46 56.6mm/h
9.6mm in 14 min to 07:00 41.1mm/h
5.0mm in 2 min to 07:02 150.0mm/h
9.8mm in 10 min to 07:12 58.8mm/h
9.6mm in 10 min to 07:24 57.6mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 07:25 108.0mm/h
8.0mm in 10 min to 07:35 48.0mm/h
40.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 40.6mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
9.6mm in 41 min to 04:00 14.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
3.8mm in 2 min to 05:22 114.0mm/h
5.2mm in 2 min to 05:24 156.0mm/h
9.0mm in 5 min to 05:29 108.0mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 18.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 20.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
3.0mm in 2 min to 09:02 90.0mm/h
Upper Darling
COBAR MO
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h
COBAR AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
6.6mm in 9 min to 21:09 44.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 108(320/ 72 ) at 19:40
OCEAN REEF : 102(300/ 65 ) at 20:42
SWANBOURNE : 83(310/ 70 ) at 21:30
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 91(310/ 58 ) at 19:49
CAPE LEEUWIN : 115(290/ 74 ) at 08:05
CAPE NATURALISTE : 102(300/ 69 ) at 12:59
BUSSELTON JETTY : 89(290/ 63 ) at 13:27
ROCKY GULLY : 213(330/ 30 ) at 06:17
MANDURAH : 91(310/ 63 ) at 19:54