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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 1612 EST on 14/12/2013. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029167

CENTURY MINE

29.9

29.9

09/12/2003

11

29.9

09/12/2003

11

1 N Equal to record.


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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 16:11EST, 14/12/2013.

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 41.7 +12.1 19.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 44/09
PERTH AIRPORT 39.1 +10.2 19.4 +4.5 18.0 0.0 13.8 13.3 541 (22.5) 55/01
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 26.6 +3.5 15.8 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 43/13
BUNBURY 34.6 +7.3 15.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/09
MANDURAH 34.0 +7.1 21.3 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 31/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.2 26.5 +1.2 25.9 0.0 8.0 5.1 288 (12.0) 63/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.7 -0.7 14.2 -6.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 13.4 282 (11.8) 48/14
WHYALLA AERO 23.3 -4.9 14.9 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 396 (16.5) 50/08
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.4 -3.6 12.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 178 ( 7.4) 41/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 -3.9 13.4 +3.4 12.8 1.2 3.0 4.2 479 (20.0) 43/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.3 +1.2 25.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 46/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 -1.5 23.4 0.0 22.4 1.8 4.2 3.7 239 (10.0) 28/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.5 25.1 +1.0 22.5 0.0 10.0 11.8 -- 39/12
MACKAY M.O 29.1 -1.0 22.4 -0.6 -- 2.8 -- 4.6 297 (12.4) 30/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 -0.3 21.1 -0.1 21.0 1.8 0.0 -- 269 (11.2) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 +0.3 19.6 -0.9 -- 13.2 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 31/12
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +1.3 18.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 39/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.9 -0.2 18.1 -2.0 16.4 1.0 1.4 11.9 221 ( 9.2) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.1 +1.7 14.4 -2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 275 (11.5) 46/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.0 +4.1 19.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 125 ( 5.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.8 -0.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 -0.1 15.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 43/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.9 +3.7 15.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 48/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.8 +2.5 9.8 -1.4 0.0 0.0 7.4 13.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.6 +2.4 12.8 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.9 +3.2 19.2 +1.7 16.5 0.0 6.8 13.0 551 (23.0) 55/17
RICHMOND RAAF 31.1 +2.7 14.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 +0.9 17.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 34/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.3 +1.9 9.4 -4.4 7.0 0.0 10.2 13.5 287 (12.0) 52/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.2 +1.0 11.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 37/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.7 -0.4 11.3 -3.5 8.0 0.0 8.0 13.0 347 (14.5) 39/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.0 +0.6 9.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.4 +1.4 9.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 41/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.7 -1.5 14.4 +1.5 14.4 0.0 5.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.3 -1.3 9.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.2 -0.2 11.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 46/10
HOBART AIRPORT 22.8 +2.1 10.0 -0.7 5.9 0.6 5.0 9.6 457 (19.0) 57/15
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

42.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
42.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
41.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+12.1 : 41.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+10.4 : 34.3 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+10.2 : 39.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+10.2 : 40.5 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+10.2 : 35.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

29.9 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
29.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
29.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 25.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.3 : 21.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+6.2 : 22.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.6 : 22.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.0 : 21.6 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

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

7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-6.8 : 8.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.7 : 11.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-5.3 : 22.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 21.1 NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA

2.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.1 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.5 : 6.9 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.2 : 6.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.1 : 5.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.0 : 8.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-6.8 : 4.9 YOUNG 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.
68.0 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron QLD
65.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION Gulf Country QLD
51.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
42.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
41.0 DORAVILLE STATION Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
65.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION
N Coast--Barron
68.0 KAREEYA
42.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
Central Coast E
41.0 DORAVILLE STATION

TASMANIA
W Coast
51.0 MOUNT READ

13.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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4.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1400 (58.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1269 (52.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1133 (47.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1046 (43.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1000 (41.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
982 (40.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
974 (40.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
927 (38.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
915 (38.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
915 (38.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
832 (34.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
789 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
768 (32.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
754 (31.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
753 (31.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
709 (29.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
689 (28.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
678 (28.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
98/08 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/21 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
8.6mm in 16 min to 17:25 32.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h
NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS
9.2mm in 14 min to 17:00 39.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
17.6mm in 10 min to 16:30 105.6mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 12.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.4mm/h
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.4mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
11.2mm in 11 min to 15:11 61.1mm/h
3.2mm in 2 min to 15:13 96.0mm/h
7.2mm in 17 min to 15:30 25.4mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.4mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 26.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
BOMBALA AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.2mm in 14 min to 14:51 30.9mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(330/ 72 ) at 08:10
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(280/ 65 ) at 07:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(300/ 80 ) at 09:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 82(270/ 63 ) at 17:30