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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 1619 EST on 02/01/2014. 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 daily rainfall

WA

E Gascoyne

007132

MOUNT CLERE

84.0

77.5

26/01/1961

68

1 N

WA

Interior

013012

WILUNA

100.2

82.3

05/01/1913

108

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Barkly

015085

BRUNETTE DOWNS

44.5

44.2

09/01/2006

47

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016090

COOBER PEDY AIRPORT

47.4

47.1

25/01/2011

19

47.1

25/01/2011

20

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

48.9

48.0

25/01/2011

15

48.0

25/01/2011

17

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

37.0

36.7

08/01/2006

11

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

43.3

42.7

08/01/2006

12

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037010

CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP

45.4

45.4

11/01/1971

56

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 16:18EST, 02/01/2014.

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 26.1 -5.6 16.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 614 (25.6) 48/10
PERTH AIRPORT 26.8 -4.9 12.8 -4.2 10.7 0.0 9.0 12.6 499 (20.8) 44/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.9 -2.8 15.4 +1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 249 (10.4) 30/15
BUNBURY 23.8 -5.9 15.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 39/13
MANDURAH 24.5 -4.7 17.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 37/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.5 25.7 +0.9 25.3 1.0 5.4 10.2 290 (12.1) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 43.9 +7.5 27.5 +6.0 23.7 0.0 18.8 13.3 399 (16.6) 46/10
WHYALLA AERO 43.0 +13.0 23.5 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 70/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.0 +3.7 22.0 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- 0.5 220 ( 9.2) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.3 -2.9 16.1 +5.0 15.0 0.0 9.4 0.0 302 (12.6) 57/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 44.6 +8.4 23.6 -0.1 20.3 0.0 15.6 12.5 297 (12.4) 39/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.7 +0.3 23.7 0.0 22.1 0.0 7.6 12.1 280 (11.7) 30/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.6 +1.3 27.0 +2.7 25.3 0.0 10.2 11.7 445 (18.5) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 33.7 +3.7 25.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 465 (19.4) 30/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.5 +2.6 25.3 +3.2 23.0 0.0 12.4 -- 382 (15.9) 43/11
BUNDABERG AERO 31.8 +1.7 23.1 +1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 360 (15.0) 48/12
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +0.8 20.5 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 41/10
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 -0.3 21.9 +0.8 20.3 0.0 3.4 12.5 305 (12.7) 34/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.8 +1.8 18.1 +0.6 -- 2.0 -- -- 740 (30.8) 52/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.1 +5.2 19.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 11.2 -- 199 ( 8.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.5 -0.4 18.6 -0.8 11.5 0.0 6.0 11.1 231 ( 9.6) 50/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.5 0.0 15.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 46/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.9 +1.9 16.3 -1.7 14.0 0.0 7.6 9.3 361 (15.0) 44/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.4 +2.0 11.9 -1.4 4.4 0.0 8.0 11.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.8 +2.9 17.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 39/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.1 +1.6 19.6 +0.8 16.7 0.0 7.4 5.9 465 (19.4) 52/15
RICHMOND RAAF 31.9 +2.1 16.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 41/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 -0.1 18.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 48/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.6 -2.0 15.3 -0.9 11.2 0.0 13.2 3.4 408 (17.0) 61/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -4.8 12.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 43/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.7 +5.5 20.2 +3.5 15.2 0.0 11.2 3.3 305 (12.7) 43/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.9 +0.4 10.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 68/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.1 -1.5 13.0 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 59/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.3 +0.4 16.2 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.0 -3.1 12.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 55/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 -5.2 11.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 52/15
HOBART AIRPORT 24.4 +1.9 8.1 -3.9 3.8 0.2 4.4 2.3 384 (16.0) 74/21
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

48.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
48.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
47.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
47.2 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
47.1 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

+13.0 : 43.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+12.3 : 46.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+12.1 : 48.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+12.0 : 46.2 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 47.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

31.5 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
30.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.9 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
29.4 KULGERA N Plateau NT

+11.1 : 26.8 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 26.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 26.7 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 24.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 26.3 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 25.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

9.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-13.2 : 19.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-12.9 : 20.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-12.0 : 19.3 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-10.8 : 26.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-8.3 : 28.6 MULLEWA Central West WA

2.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.7 : 13.5 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.9 : 10.9 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-7.8 : 8.5 GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-7.3 : 13.3 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.6 : 10.7 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW 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.
100.2 WILUNA Interior WA
85.0 MOUNT SEABROOK E Gascoyne WA
84.0 MOUNT CLERE E Gascoyne WA
71.0 MOUNT AUGUSTUS AIRSTRIP E Gascoyne WA
68.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
50.4 MARBLE BAR
W Pilbara
65.0 CHEELA PLAINS
E Gascoyne
85.0 MOUNT SEABROOK
84.0 MOUNT CLERE
71.0 MOUNT AUGUSTUS AIRSTRIP
68.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT
67.8 LANDOR AIRSTRIP
51.6 BURRINGURRAH AIRSTRIP
51.0 MOUNT AUGUSTUS
Interior
100.2 WILUNA

13.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
12.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

 1143 (47.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
898 (37.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
874 (36.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
774 (32.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
768 (32.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
764 (31.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
759 (31.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
755 (31.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
747 (31.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
742 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
740 (30.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
736 (30.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
725 (30.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
722 (30.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
707 (29.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
706 (29.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
685 (28.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
681 (28.4) NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
674 (28.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
674 (28.1) PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
674 (28.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
638 (26.6) FORREST Eucla WA
634 (26.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
632 (26.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
624 (26.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
619 (25.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
613 (25.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) TELFER AERO Interior WA
124/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
122/16 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
113/14 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
113/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/15 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
107/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/14 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
106/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/18 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/13 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/13 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

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
15.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 31.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.6mm/h
 E Gascoyne
MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
PARABURDOO AERO
4.8mm in 13 min to 00:00 22.2mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 20.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.6mm/h
 Eucla
FORREST
13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.8mm/h
 Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
MOUNT BURAMINYA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.0mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h
 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
NARACOORTE AERODROME
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
 VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
 E Central
CERBERUS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
 W Coast
MORTLAKE RACECOURSE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.8mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(270/ 72 ) at 22:00
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 93(290/ 54 ) at 19:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 113(270/ 76 ) at 15:30
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 113(350/ 70 ) at 18:41
MOUNT HOTHAM : 106(330/ 61 ) at 15:46
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 124(290/ 63 ) at 19:08
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(350/ 50 ) at 14:03
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 76(350/ 63 ) at 14:30
AIREYS INLET : 91(350/ 50 ) at 14:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(240/ 72 ) at 21:30
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 82(330/ 63 ) at 17:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 95 ) at 19:56
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(330/ 80 ) at 15:24
TASMAN ISLAND : 78( 10/ 63 ) at 15:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(300/ 65 ) at 18:01
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 82(250/ 63 ) at 20:57
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 82(360/ 65 ) at 16:00
LOW ROCKY POINT : 102(330/ 72 ) at 15:15
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(330/ 70 ) at 17:30
MOUNT READ : 93(360/ 63 ) at 15:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(300/ 87 ) at 19:00