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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 1858 EST on 03/12/2013. 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 wind gust (km/h)

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

102

91.0

20/12/2005

11

N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

57

55.0

17/12/2008

12

N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 18:56EST, 03/12/2013.

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 COMPARISON 26.3 -3.3 16.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 57/17
PERTH AIRPORT 24.2 -4.7 11.1 -3.8 9.4 0.0 7.6 12.6 451 (18.8) 44/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.0 -2.1 9.2 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 41/18
BUNBURY 22.1 -5.2 14.1 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 39/15
MANDURAH 23.0 -3.9 15.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 43/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -1.4 24.7 -0.6 24.8 10.8 5.6 2.8 284 (11.8) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.5 +4.1 28.0 +7.8 26.7 0.0 14.6 5.6 262 (10.9) 44/13
WHYALLA AERO 26.8 -1.4 16.3 +0.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 257 (10.7) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.2 +4.2 16.3 +0.7 -- 0.8 11.4 13.0 136 ( 5.7) 28/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.9 +3.0 10.5 +0.5 7.5 0.0 6.6 13.3 360 (15.0) 31/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.0 +1.9 26.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 36.6 8.9 345 (14.4) 72/22
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 -1.8 24.7 +1.3 24.1 6.6 7.4 3.1 508 (21.2) 52/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 -0.8 23.9 -0.2 22.4 3.8 10.4 10.2 649 (27.0) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 28.1 -2.0 22.5 -0.5 -- 0.6 -- 11.3 503 (21.0) 43/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.1 -2.0 18.6 -2.6 17.4 0.2 9.0 -- 445 (18.5) 35/08
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 -1.6 14.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 44/15
COOLANGATTA 26.3 -0.9 17.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 48/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 -3.0 14.2 -5.9 12.2 0.0 9.0 13.1 441 (18.4) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.0 -3.4 12.4 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 656 (27.3) 50/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.3 -1.6 14.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 230 ( 9.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 -2.6 16.4 -1.7 10.9 0.2 4.2 -- 429 (17.9) 31/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 -2.8 12.9 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -3.7 11.8 -4.7 9.9 0.0 29.2 -- 229 ( 9.5) 37/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.0 +1.7 8.2 -3.0 3.0 0.0 7.0 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.6 +0.4 14.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 44/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 -0.1 17.0 -0.5 15.2 0.0 5.0 12.1 377 (15.7) 44/18
RICHMOND RAAF 27.9 -0.5 14.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 28/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 -1.0 16.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 44/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.2 +3.8 18.0 +4.2 15.8 0.0 6.6 11.8 335 (14.0) 28/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +5.2 15.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 28/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 40.1 +10.0 15.2 +0.4 12.0 0.0 12.2 11.5 290 (12.1) 44/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.9 +8.5 17.5 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 37/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.3 +9.3 12.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 50/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 36.0 +11.8 16.6 +3.7 8.1 0.0 18.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.9 +9.3 13.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 48/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.9 +3.5 12.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 43/14
HOBART AIRPORT 29.9 +9.2 14.7 +4.0 12.3 0.2 6.4 13.7 485 (20.2) 52/13
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

44.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
44.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
43.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+13.3 : 37.3 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+12.6 : 36.4 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+12.1 : 34.5 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+11.8 : 36.0 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC
+11.6 : 39.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC

30.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
29.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
29.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 29.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 28.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.4 : 17.0 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
+7.2 : 19.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+7.1 : 26.6 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA

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

15.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
17.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

-6.6 : 29.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.5 : 22.0 HARVEY Lower West WA
-6.3 : 21.8 KARNET Lower West WA
-6.2 : 31.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.2 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.5 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.2 : 12.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.4 : 15.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.1 : 7.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.9 : 11.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.8 : 12.7 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
44.2 DARWIN BOTANIC GARDENS N Rivers NT
43.8 DARWIN BOWLS CLUB N Rivers NT
41.2 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
39.0 NIGHTCLIFF POOL N Rivers NT
33.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL

13.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
13.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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5.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1297 (54.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1119 (46.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1055 (44.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1044 (43.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1003 (41.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
996 (41.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
984 (41.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
970 (40.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
965 (40.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
965 (40.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
963 (40.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
949 (39.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
871 (36.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
871 (36.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
859 (35.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
834 (34.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
809 (33.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
800 (33.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
799 (33.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
791 (33.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
775 (32.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
763 (31.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
759 (31.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
749 (31.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
723 (30.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
702 (29.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
694 (28.9) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
691 (28.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
683 (28.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
672 (28.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
667 (27.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
656 (27.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
649 (27.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
647 (27.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
635 (26.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
611 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
608 (25.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
603 (25.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
 102/20 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
91/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/01 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
81/02 TASMAN ISLAND 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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
11.4mm in 26 min to 15:00 26.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AERO
12.2mm in 30 min to 14:00 24.4mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h
DALY WATERS AWS
16.2mm in 30 min to 12:30 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 16.2mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 13:00 20.8mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 26.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 9.0mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
17.0mm in 12 min to 11:00 85.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 19.6mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.7mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.8mm/h
BRADSHAW
13.8mm in 30 min to 15:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
8.0mm in 21 min to 16:30 22.9mm/h
 S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.0mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.3mm/h
 Northwest
TREPELL AIRPORT
6.6mm in 15 min to 14:00 26.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
6.6mm in 6 min to 08:19 66.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO : 102(110/ 70 ) at 20:04
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(330/ 70 ) at 08:16
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(330/ 67 ) at 05:32
TASMAN ISLAND : 82( 10/ 63 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 111(240/ 45 ) at 15:26