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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 0350 EST on 28/11/2009. 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
Highest daily rainfall

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

34.2

21.0

10/11/1998

12

1

VIC

Mallee S

077095

HOPETOUN (WIRRBIBIAL DOWNS)

28.0

26.8

12/11/1998

11

1 n

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

36.7

36.0

08/11/2000

13

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 08:29EST, 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 24.1 -3.0 14.3 +0.5 12.4 0.0 10.4 -- 727 (30.3) 63/15
PERTH AIRPORT 21.6 -4.2 9.8 -2.8 7.2 0.0 9.2 13.0 582 (24.3) 52/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.4 -5.4 10.2 -0.6 7.6 5.4 7.4 6.1 468 (19.5) 54/09
BUNBURY 20.8 -3.4 9.4 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 44/12
MANDURAH 21.2 -- 12.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 538 (22.4) 48/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +0.6 24.6 -0.7 24.5 0.2 6.8 7.1 356 (14.8) 46/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.7 +2.1 11.6 -6.3 10.2 0.0 10.0 13.2 300 (12.5) 43/10
WHYALLA AERO 28.1 +1.6 17.0 +3.1 -- 2.0 6.6 -- 192 ( 8.0) 48/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.9 +2.8 18.6 +4.6 -- 3.2 6.8 5.2 228 ( 9.5) 39/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.7 +6.3 15.6 +7.2 16.0 0.0 4.2 0.4 327 (13.6) 37/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.2 -3.2 17.6 -3.8 16.4 0.0 4.0 10.3 236 ( 9.8) 26/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 +0.3 23.8 +1.5 23.0 22.4 8.2 7.7 351 (14.6) 34/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +0.4 25.2 +2.3 23.4 0.0 10.8 11.9 599 (25.0) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +0.3 24.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 405 (16.9) 31/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.3 +1.1 21.8 +2.3 21.1 0.0 7.0 -- 358 (14.9) 39/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.1 +0.8 20.1 +1.2 -- 1.0 2.0 -- 403 (16.8) 41/12
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 0.0 19.0 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +3.1 18.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.9 +2.1 22.1 +4.1 19.4 0.0 7.4 11.0 401 (16.7) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.3 +2.6 16.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 714 (29.8) 46/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.4 +7.1 22.3 +7.3 15.7 0.0 9.0 -- 131 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.6 +2.7 20.5 +4.4 12.0 0.0 6.2 12.9 502 (20.9) 67/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +3.5 15.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.6 +5.2 16.7 +2.4 15.1 0.0 8.0 12.4 327 (13.6) 34/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.4 +3.3 16.9 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.5 +8.4 15.5 +6.4 10.2 0.0 4.8 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.1 +7.7 21.7 +8.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 81/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.1 +4.1 21.5 +6.2 19.5 0.0 7.8 8.4 511 (21.3) 54/16
RICHMOND RAAF 35.2 +8.6 17.5 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 39/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +2.5 19.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 43/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 33.2 +10.5 16.0 +7.2 12.1 0.0 8.6 8.1 255 (10.6) 65/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.1 +11.4 22.4 +11.7 19.3 1.4 11.8 7.9 343 (14.3) 78/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.5 +8.5 21.0 +9.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 78/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 -4.7 19.5 +7.0 18.9 7.6 6.8 0.0 -- 46/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.4 +3.8 18.5 +8.4 -- 5.6 6.8 -- 263 (11.0) 89/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.3 +1.1 18.8 +9.3 -- 6.6 -- -- 318 (13.3) 48/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.0 +8.1 17.3 +6.1 16.2 3.6 4.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.3 +2.3 14.0 +4.4 -- 4.4 -- -- 265 (11.0) 31/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.6 +1.0 16.7 +8.9 -- 17.2 -- -- 367 (15.3) 44/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.8 +2.4 11.4 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 24/14
HOBART AIRPORT 25.1 +6.1 14.0 +4.8 10.9 0.0 7.4 5.3 419 (17.5) 34/15
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

41.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+13.6 : 34.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+12.0 : 33.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+11.6 : 32.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+11.4 : 37.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+11.2 : 35.1 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW

28.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
27.7 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
27.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
27.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+12.4 : 21.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+11.7 : 22.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+11.0 : 23.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+10.5 : 20.7 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON CW Slopes S NSW
+10.3 : 23.9 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+10.3 : 24.8 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW

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

15.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
15.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
15.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
15.5 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
15.7 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

-8.7 : 16.2 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 18.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 15.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
-6.4 : 21.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.4 : 22.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
4.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.6 : 13.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.9 : 13.1 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 13.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 17.9 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-6.5 : 18.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

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.
145.0 MULGRAVE MILL N Coast--Barron QLD
143.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
120.0 MT SHERIDAN N Coast--Barron QLD
114.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN N Coast--Barron QLD
103.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Northeast
56.0 ERUDINA

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
145.0 MULGRAVE MILL
143.0 MERINGA SUGAR EXP STN
120.0 MT SHERIDAN
114.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
103.0 TOPAZ ALERT
103.0 TOPAZ
94.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
90.0 DEERAL
83.0 HAPPY VALLEY
67.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
66.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
66.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
60.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
58.2 TINAROO FALLS DAM
57.0 JULATTEN
54.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM
54.0 GLEN ALLYN
52.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
50.0 MALANDA POST OFFICE
N Coast--Herbert
98.0 NERADA ALERT
81.0 RUSSELL RIVER
65.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
59.0 MENAVALE ALERT
59.0 MUTARNEE STORE
53.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
53.0 UPPER MURRAY TM
Far SW
51.0 ORIENTOS STATION

VICTORIA
Mallee S
59.4 WOOMELANG

13.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
12.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.9 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

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2.1 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

912 (38.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
899 (37.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
895 (37.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
871 (36.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
824 (34.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
781 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
743 (31.0) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
731 (30.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
729 (30.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
727 (30.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
725 (30.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
714 (29.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
677 (28.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
664 (27.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
658 (27.4) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
644 (26.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
642 (26.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
631 (26.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
615 (25.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
608 (25.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
607 (25.3) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
604 (25.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
602 (25.1) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
109/14 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
109/15 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON CW Slopes S NSW
98/14 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
94/18 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Mallee/Upper SE
LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
SW Slopes S
KHANCOBAN AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Riverina E
YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
5.0mm in 6 min to 22:00 50.0mm/h
NARRANDERA AIRPORT
8.0mm in 23 min to 22:23 20.9mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
Riverina W
GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS
6.4mm in 12 min to 21:19 32.0mm/h
4.4mm in 11 min to 21:30 24.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.8mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GELANTIPY
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
None reported