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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 1621 EST on 15/12/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER

89

78.0

09/12/2012

12

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Data is as received at 16:20EST, 15/12/2013.

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 39.9 +10.3 16.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 50/06
PERTH AIRPORT 40.3 +11.4 17.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 11.4 13.3 376 (15.7) 37/07
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 30.4 +7.3 14.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 34/13
BUNBURY 33.3 +6.0 16.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 22/18
MANDURAH 34.1 +7.2 22.4 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +1.1 23.5 -1.8 23.5 17.8 9.0 10.2 298 (12.4) 55/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.3 -0.1 14.2 -6.0 12.0 0.0 14.8 12.7 293 (12.2) 50/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.3 -3.9 17.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 516 (21.5) 52/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.0 -1.0 13.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 -2.6 8.8 -1.2 5.7 0.2 3.0 9.9 385 (16.0) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.7 +2.6 24.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 37/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 -0.5 24.0 +0.6 22.9 1.4 4.2 5.7 217 ( 9.0) 30/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 -0.1 24.4 +0.3 23.5 0.0 11.8 8.5 377 (15.7) 54/21
MACKAY M.O 30.8 +0.7 23.6 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- 11.2 338 (14.1) 31/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.7 +1.6 20.8 -0.4 18.8 0.0 5.0 -- 257 (10.7) 34/16
BUNDABERG AERO 30.5 +1.0 19.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 27.3 +0.1 18.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 41/20
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 +0.3 19.8 -0.3 17.5 0.0 6.8 12.9 295 (12.3) 54/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.8 +3.4 17.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 55/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.8 +4.9 18.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 9.0 -- 97 ( 4.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.3 +1.0 17.1 -1.0 14.9 0.0 5.6 -- 747 (31.1) 54/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +1.7 19.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 34/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.2 0.0 17.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 57/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.5 +2.2 13.3 +2.1 3.0 0.0 9.6 13.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +3.2 12.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 52/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.9 -0.8 20.8 +3.3 18.0 0.0 8.8 9.8 623 (26.0) 54/05
RICHMOND RAAF 26.6 -1.8 18.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 -1.0 19.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 59/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.9 +0.5 13.4 -0.4 11.2 0.0 9.4 13.7 281 (11.7) 39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.5 +0.3 14.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 34/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.4 -1.7 13.7 -1.1 12.0 0.0 12.8 13.7 383 (16.0) 35/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.0 -3.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.3 -2.7 8.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.0 -4.2 14.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 -4.0 8.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 39/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.9 -2.5 5.4 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 18.5 -2.2 8.5 -2.2 4.8 0.0 6.6 0.6 490 (20.4) 39/09
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

44.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
44.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
43.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

+15.0 : 41.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+13.8 : 39.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+13.6 : 38.4 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+12.9 : 40.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.3 : 42.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+12.3 : 36.2 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+12.3 : 39.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

30.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.1 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.5 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.4 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+7.7 : 23.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 19.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+7.0 : 20.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA
+7.0 : 20.7 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

6.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-9.2 : 11.9 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-9.1 : 13.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.8 : 14.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 : 16.5 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-7.1 : 17.8 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.5 : 7.5 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-6.6 : 4.5 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-6.5 : 4.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.0 : 14.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.9 : 3.5 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-5.9 : 2.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

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.
96.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
56.8 WINDJANA GORGE W Kimberley WA
53.0 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA
51.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
50.2 HIGHBURY STATION N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
56.8 WINDJANA GORGE
53.0 NAPIER DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
50.2 HIGHBURY STATION

ISLANDS
Islands
96.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
51.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

13.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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4.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1487 (62.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1079 (45.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
997 (41.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
983 (41.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
957 (39.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
829 (34.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
819 (34.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
814 (33.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
812 (33.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
792 (33.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
787 (32.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
737 (30.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
648 (27.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
633 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
624 (26.0) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
619 (25.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
89/17 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
81/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/18 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

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 Kimberley
WEST ROEBUCK
10.4mm in 30 min to 04:30 20.8mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 20.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
E Pilbara
YARRA - SHAY GAP MINE
4.6mm in 12 min to 13:43 23.0mm/h
8.6mm in 17 min to 14:00 30.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
12.6mm in 30 min to 19:30 25.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
11.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.8mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
3.2mm in 2 min to 16:55 96.0mm/h
10.2mm in 5 min to 17:00 122.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.0mm/h
10.0mm in 25 min to 17:30 24.0mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 33.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.2mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS
8.0mm in 9 min to 19:00 53.3mm/h
20.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 40.4mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 28.2mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 23.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
6.8mm in 11 min to 17:15 37.1mm/h
10.8mm in 13 min to 17:30 49.8mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.3mm/h
BRADSHAW
10.6mm in 24 min to 15:00 26.5mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
1.4mm in 1 min to 18:53 84.0mm/h
6.4mm in 7 min to 19:00 54.9mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
16.2mm in 30 min to 21:00 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
10.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 20.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.8mm/h
7.6mm in 11 min to 02:30 41.5mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 6.0mm/h
49.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 99.2mm/h
49.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 49.6mm/h
50.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 50.2mm/h
4.0mm in 11 min to 17:11 21.8mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
42.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 42.4mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.7mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.8mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
BROOME NTC AWS : 148(130/ 37 ) at 03:24
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DOUGLAS RIVER : 83(100/ 65 ) at 16:56
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 72(260/ 63 ) at 05:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(330/ 63 ) at 14:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 80(260/ 65 ) at 23:00