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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1336 EST on 17/10/2009. 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

CW Slopes N

064009

DUNEDOO POST OFFICE

-1.8

-1.7

03/10/1968

43

1

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

35.6

33.5

20/10/1996

16

1

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

36.5

36.0

05/10/2003

11

1


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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 05:56EST, 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 38.7 +14.3 15.5 +4.6 11.3 0.0 10.0 -- 576 (24.0) 54/08
PERTH AIRPORT 31.5 +9.0 13.2 +3.0 11.4 0.0 8.0 12.2 510 (21.3) 61/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.6 +0.9 5.4 -3.7 3.6 0.0 4.0 12.4 318 (13.3) 35/13
BUNBURY 27.0 +6.3 9.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 35/08
MANDURAH 30.2 -- 14.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 43/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +1.8 23.6 -1.4 23.4 0.0 8.4 10.7 343 (14.3) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.8 -5.2 11.3 -3.5 8.7 0.0 11.4 -- 368 (15.3) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 16.5 -7.4 7.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 505 (21.0) 44/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 -5.6 9.5 -1.9 6.9 1.4 4.0 5.2 382 (15.9) 39/06
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 -2.0 7.6 +0.5 6.6 12.8 3.2 6.6 533 (22.2) 41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.5 -4.1 17.8 -0.8 15.3 0.0 14.0 11.5 456 (19.0) 46/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 15.9 -4.7 12.7 0.0 5.2 11.1 185 ( 7.7) 26/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.5 +5.1 16.0 -4.7 12.8 0.0 11.2 11.2 255 (10.6) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 31.3 +3.7 17.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.8 260 (10.8) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 36.2 +6.5 13.5 -3.5 11.0 0.0 11.2 -- 220 ( 9.2) 39/14
BUNDABERG AERO 33.0 +6.1 15.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 311 (13.0) 34/09
NAMBOUR DPI 32.0 +5.3 13.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.7 +5.3 9.5 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 46/12
BRISBANE AERO 30.9 +5.4 10.6 -5.1 5.8 0.0 9.8 12.1 408 (17.0) 54/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -1.4 10.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 461 (19.2) 57/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.0 -4.1 9.2 -2.9 3.1 0.0 6.9 -- 249 (10.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.9 +0.3 9.4 -4.4 6.5 0.0 5.4 10.3 262 (10.9) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 +0.8 9.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 -1.0 9.0 -3.0 4.1 0.0 10.4 12.1 557 (23.2) 54/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.5 -2.2 9.3 -1.4 5.6 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.6 -6.9 3.4 -3.2 0.6 4.6 2.4 10.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.8 -6.0 4.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 50/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.6 -0.9 11.7 -1.4 6.2 0.0 7.4 12.1 578 (24.1) 55/09
RICHMOND RAAF 21.0 -4.0 10.5 -0.5 2.7 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.5 -1.1 11.2 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 52/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.2 -3.2 4.0 -2.1 0.6 2.6 2.6 8.7 428 (17.8) 48/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 -3.8 4.0 -3.7 -0.7 3.8 1.2 8.8 297 (12.4) 43/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -5.0 4.1 -3.9 -- 6.8 -- -- 268 (11.2) 39/03
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.7 -4.1 5.5 -4.3 3.5 1.6 5.8 6.6 457 (19.0) 39/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.8 -3.1 3.1 -4.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 413 (17.2) 28/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.3 -3.0 4.2 -2.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) 44/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.0 -1.6 7.6 -1.9 4.6 5.4 1.4 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 17.1 -1.7 6.3 -1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 594 (24.8) 50/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 -2.8 3.9 -2.3 -- 2.8 -- -- 487 (20.3) 46/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.4 +0.4 5.5 -1.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 -3.4 9.9 +2.4 8.1 3.4 2.4 4.1 388 (16.2) 48/17
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

42.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
42.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+14.3 : 38.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+13.4 : 39.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+12.9 : 36.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+12.0 : 34.3 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+10.6 : 32.5 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

28.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
26.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.7 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
26.5 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
26.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 19.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.7 : 20.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.9 : 18.2 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.6 : 28.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+6.2 : 20.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.5 : 13.2 YONGALA Upper North SA
-8.2 : 22.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-8.0 : 9.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-8.0 : 3.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.8 : 12.4 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.8 : 9.9 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.8 : 15.1 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

-4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-12.6 : -2.5 EYRE Eucla WA
**S** -10.9 : -1.8 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-7.3 : -0.1 MANGALORE AIRPORT N 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.
54.8 DEDERANG Lower NE VIC
41.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
34.5 WYNDHAM (NYUMBANI) South Coast NSW
34.4 ROSS (ROSE VILLA) Midlands TAS
30.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
34.5 WYNDHAM (NYUMBANI)
Snowy Mtns
41.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)

VICTORIA
Lower NE
54.8 DEDERANG
W Gippsland
30.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE

TASMANIA
Midlands
34.4 ROSS (ROSE VILLA)

12.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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4.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.4 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

944 (39.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
919 (38.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
884 (36.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
**S** 882 (36.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
799 (33.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
776 (32.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
769 (32.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
764 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
760 (31.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
732 (30.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
705 (29.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
645 (26.9) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
641 (26.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
633 (26.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
629 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
628 (26.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
624 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
623 (26.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
622 (25.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
613 (25.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
609 (25.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
600 (25.0) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
80/12 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
72/09 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
70/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/12 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
68/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast 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.
None reported

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 69(200/ 63 ) at 17:00