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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 1623 EST on 12/12/2013. 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 minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

0.0

3.4

12/12/1995

20

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071032

THREDBO AWS

55.2

49.9

22/12/2007

11

1 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 16:21EST, 12/12/2013.

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 38.0 +8.4 17.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 55/16
PERTH AIRPORT 33.6 +4.7 17.1 +2.2 16.1 0.0 12.6 13.0 579 (24.1) 57/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.9 -1.2 13.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 37/13
BUNBURY 29.9 +2.6 12.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 39/00
MANDURAH 30.7 +3.8 17.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 37/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.4 26.8 +1.5 26.7 0.0 6.8 8.0 334 (13.9) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.3 -10.1 19.8 -0.4 18.8 0.0 11.4 0.2 424 (17.7) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.1 -6.1 10.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.2 -4.8 12.9 -2.7 -- 1.6 4.2 5.1 362 (15.1) 37/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.0 -2.9 10.4 +0.4 8.9 1.4 4.0 10.2 605 (25.2) 54/06
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.7 +3.6 26.6 +3.6 23.8 0.0 16.6 12.4 490 (20.4) 63/22
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 -1.0 20.2 -3.2 17.7 0.0 8.0 11.5 245 (10.2) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.2 23.6 -0.5 20.6 0.0 9.2 11.0 383 (16.0) 37/16
MACKAY M.O 32.1 +2.0 20.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 245 (10.2) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.4 +3.3 21.3 +0.1 20.0 0.0 9.2 -- 302 (12.6) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 32.1 +2.6 22.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 43/13
COOLANGATTA 26.6 -0.6 20.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 48/13
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 0.0 21.9 +1.8 20.6 0.0 9.4 3.6 600 (25.0) 44/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.2 +2.8 18.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 57/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.6 +2.7 15.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 9.0 -- 217 ( 9.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.3 0.0 19.5 +1.4 16.2 0.0 3.2 7.0 306 (12.8) 37/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +1.6 16.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 31/07
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.6 -0.6 19.0 +2.5 15.6 0.0 11.8 12.3 405 (16.9) 34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.2 -3.1 5.7 -5.5 -1.5 0.0 8.0 12.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.0 -1.2 10.2 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 50/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.4 +3.7 17.6 +0.1 14.4 0.0 11.2 13.2 500 (20.8) 43/15
RICHMOND RAAF 31.1 +2.7 14.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 50/14
BELLAMBI AWS 27.0 +3.2 16.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 44/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.9 -4.5 7.5 -6.3 5.7 0.0 9.6 13.7 400 (16.7) 54/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.5 -4.7 10.9 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 43/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.8 -4.3 12.0 -2.8 9.1 0.0 7.6 12.2 349 (14.5) 37/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.5 -3.9 8.1 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 52/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.8 -4.2 11.9 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 431 (18.0) 44/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.1 -3.1 13.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 6.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 -4.0 6.3 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 499 (20.8) 59/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.9 -3.5 9.7 -0.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 481 (20.0) 43/11
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 -4.1 8.9 -1.8 5.2 0.6 6.0 10.3 615 (25.6) 55/16
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

42.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.5 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
41.7 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
41.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
41.6 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+8.4 : 38.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+7.8 : 40.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 36.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 34.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+6.3 : 33.7 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW

29.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.3 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
29.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+5.9 : 26.2 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+5.9 : 24.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.8 : 25.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.5 : 27.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.2 : 29.3 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

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

4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : 26.1 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-10.1 : 25.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.1 : 27.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-9.1 : 25.3 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.5 : 6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS

-11.1 : 0.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-9.1 : 1.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.6 : 5.8 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.6 : 4.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N 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.
41.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
41.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
39.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
37.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
34.2 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD) W Coast TAS

13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
3.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1669 (69.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1542 (64.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1324 (55.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1312 (54.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1294 (53.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1263 (52.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1131 (47.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1128 (47.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1128 (47.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1036 (43.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
988 (41.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
988 (41.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
964 (40.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
957 (39.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
928 (38.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
924 (38.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
904 (37.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
885 (36.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
882 (36.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
858 (35.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
822 (34.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
787 (32.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
786 (32.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
777 (32.4) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
775 (32.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
768 (32.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
746 (31.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
728 (30.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
721 (30.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
710 (29.6) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
705 (29.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
702 (29.3) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
699 (29.1) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
697 (29.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
689 (28.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
684 (28.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
681 (28.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
671 (28.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
657 (27.4) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
656 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
648 (27.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
640 (26.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
627 (26.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
624 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
624 (26.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
623 (26.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
622 (25.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
615 (25.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
608 (25.3) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
607 (25.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
607 (25.3) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
605 (25.2) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
601 (25.0) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
600 (25.0) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
 102/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
BHP AREA C MINE
1.4mm in 1 min to 16:18 84.0mm/h
21.4mm in 11 min to 16:29 116.7mm/h
6.4mm in 12 min to 16:41 32.0mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 30.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
29.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 59.2mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 31.6mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 33.2mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.7mm/h
LAJAMANU
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.8mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
15.0mm in 27 min to 20:30 33.3mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
 Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
4.0mm in 12 min to 17:45 20.0mm/h
 Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
8.0mm in 21 min to 17:30 22.9mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.8mm/h
REDCLIFFE
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
 Darling Downs E
STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE
30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
APPLETHORPE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.6mm/h
 Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
8.2mm in 18 min to 18:30 27.3mm/h
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
6.4mm in 9 min to 16:00 42.7mm/h
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
8.0mm in 23 min to 15:30 20.9mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
7.0mm in 6 min to 17:38 70.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
18.6mm in 17 min to 18:00 65.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 24.8mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 32.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h
 VICTORIA
E Central
CERBERUS
11.2mm in 30 min to 12:00 22.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
8.8mm in 49 min to 08:49 10.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h
22.8mm in 48 min to 11:00 28.5mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 22.8mm/h
12.6mm in 49 min to 11:49 15.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.4mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 14.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
BHP AREA C MINE : 98(340/ 48 ) at 16:29
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 95(290/ 70 ) at 10:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(270/ 65 ) at 03:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(260/ 65 ) at 04:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(320/ 69 ) at 18:02
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(280/ 69 ) at 00:00
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(250/ 70 ) at 08:21
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 98(280/ 72 ) at 01:48