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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 1642 EST on 08/12/2013. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

2.3

3.2

06/12/2013

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061250

PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)

2.0

2.0

04/12/1972

38

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-4.2

-4.2

21/12/2010

37

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

15.7

15.9

06/12/2012

16

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040284

BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION

11.6

12.3

21/12/2010

15

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040717

COOLANGATTA

12.2

12.6

21/12/2010

26

1 N

NSW

CW Plains S

050137

CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS

5.7

6.6

13/12/1995

20

1 N

NSW

NW Plains W

052088

WALGETT AIRPORT AWS

6.9

6.9

28/12/1993

21

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

6.9

7.8

06/12/2013

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

11.3

11.3

29/12/2004

12

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

9.3

9.5

29/12/1993

22

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058212

EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS

12.4

13.3

01/12/2006

16

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

5.6

5.9

21/12/1999

22

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands N

062013

GULGONG POST OFFICE

3.0

3.3

06/12/2002

40

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

0.0

1.6

12/12/2009

18

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065103

FORBES AIRPORT AWS

5.7

6.6

07/12/2002

19

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.
Data is as received at 16:41EST, 08/12/2013.

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 26.4 -3.2 18.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 43/16
PERTH AIRPORT 28.0 -0.9 17.1 +2.2 15.6 0.0 9.4 0.0 397 (16.5) 37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.3 -5.8 14.3 +1.8 -- 5.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 52/05
BUNBURY 24.2 -3.1 16.2 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 41/18
MANDURAH 26.1 -0.8 19.7 +2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 48/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.2 +2.6 25.4 +0.1 24.9 0.2 5.6 12.0 289 (12.0) 34/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.1 -0.3 14.5 -5.7 12.2 0.0 13.2 12.4 353 (14.7) 34/08
WHYALLA AERO 34.2 +6.0 13.6 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 240 (10.0) 52/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.1 +5.1 13.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 35/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.9 +4.0 8.1 -1.9 5.0 0.6 4.2 12.4 265 (11.0) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.2 +2.1 21.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +0.2 24.2 +0.8 22.6 0.0 4.3 9.3 307 (12.8) 44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +0.8 25.3 +1.2 23.3 0.8 12.0 10.8 450 (18.8) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 30.4 +0.3 25.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 39/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.6 -0.5 20.5 -0.7 19.9 0.0 10.2 -- 301 (12.5) 37/09
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 +0.6 16.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 41/16
COOLANGATTA 25.2 -2.0 12.2 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 -2.0 14.4 -5.7 11.1 0.0 3.8 12.9 328 (13.7) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 -2.4 11.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 534 (22.3) 41/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.4 -1.5 9.4 -8.1 -- 0.0 7.6 -- 107 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 -0.9 12.2 -5.9 5.5 0.0 8.0 -- 363 (15.1) 43/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.7 -1.8 9.5 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.3 -2.9 9.6 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 34/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.8 -2.5 0.8 -10.4 -4.2 0.0 4.0 12.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.2 -2.0 5.5 -10.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 34/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 -0.1 14.0 -3.5 10.4 0.0 7.6 12.6 385 (16.0) 35/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.3 -1.1 9.1 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 34/17
BELLAMBI AWS 21.7 -2.1 13.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 -3.1 5.5 -8.3 3.6 0.2 10.4 12.6 323 (13.5) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.1 -3.1 7.7 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 44/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.0 -1.1 13.5 -1.3 11.0 0.0 12.0 5.9 222 ( 9.3) 28/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.3 -2.1 6.3 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 44/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.8 -0.2 7.4 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 248 (10.3) 34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.1 +2.9 11.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.5 +0.9 2.7 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 34/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.1 -0.3 6.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 -3.7 9.0 -1.7 5.7 0.2 2.8 9.8 476 (19.8) 37/14
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

41.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
40.7 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
40.5 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+14.8 : 39.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+14.4 : 39.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.8 : 39.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.1 : 38.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 36.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

28.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+4.9 : 15.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+4.9 : 17.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.3 : 15.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+4.3 : 16.7 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+4.2 : 18.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

7.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
10.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : 17.6 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 20.3 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 19.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 19.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.8 : 17.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.8 : 3.0 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-11.4 : 6.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-11.3 : 6.9 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-11.2 : 8.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-11.0 : 5.3 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW

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.
45.2 TUREE CREEK E Gascoyne WA
42.0 LAKE KING Cent Wheatbelt WA
40.2 AKOONAH Cent Wheatbelt WA
36.2 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
35.6 CHILLINUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

13.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.7 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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4.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
3.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1219 (50.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1045 (43.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
974 (40.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
903 (37.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
881 (36.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
881 (36.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
832 (34.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
809 (33.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
783 (32.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
773 (32.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
752 (31.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
741 (30.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
702 (29.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
702 (29.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
690 (28.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
668 (27.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
662 (27.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
662 (27.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
640 (26.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
615 (25.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
602 (25.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
83/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
70/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/15 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
68/20 EUCLA Eucla 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
E Gascoyne
JIMBLEBAR MINE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h
Interior
TELFER AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
None reported