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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 1754 EST on 13/02/2014. 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 minimum temperature

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

25.9

25.6

15/02/2004

20

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023013

PARAFIELD AIRPORT

30.3

30.3

12/02/1977

56

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040284

BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION

15.6

15.8

04/02/2013

15

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 16:39EST, 13/02/2014.

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 38.0 +5.4 22.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) --
PERTH AIRPORT 33.0 +1.1 20.3 +2.8 19.0 0.0 11.8 -- 638 (26.6) --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.0 -5.9 16.6 +2.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) --
BUNBURY 31.0 +1.0 17.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) --
MANDURAH 35.0 +5.2 20.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +0.6 26.2 +1.5 27.7 0.0 7.6 -- 374 (15.6) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.0 +0.9 25.1 +4.4 24.8 0.0 16.0 -- 575 (24.0) --
WHYALLA AERO 44.0 +14.4 22.5 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 42.0 +12.6 29.0 +11.8 -- 0.0 13.2 -- 275 (11.5) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO -- -- 13.6 +1.9 10.5 0.0 8.4 -- 239 (10.0) --
MOUNT ISA AERO -- -- 21.9 -1.4 21.1 0.0 6.8 -- 279 (11.6) --
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -2.2 23.6 -0.2 22.3 9.8 5.0 -- 362 (15.1) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 -0.1 23.6 -0.5 21.4 0.0 9.8 -- 490 (20.4) --
MACKAY M.O 29.0 -0.6 22.4 -1.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 408 (17.0) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 -2.2 20.8 -1.3 19.3 0.0 7.2 -- 332 (13.8) --
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 -0.9 18.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) --
COOLANGATTA 28.0 -0.3 17.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) --
BRISBANE AERO 28.0 -0.9 17.9 -3.2 16.7 0.0 8.0 -- 315 (13.1) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.0 +1.9 15.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 21.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 145 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO -- -- 18.2 -1.3 14.7 0.0 5.4 -- 304 (12.7) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +1.5 16.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.0 +1.4 18.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 15.7 +2.5 10.5 0.0 11.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 41.0 +9.3 20.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.0 +1.6 20.7 +1.7 21.6 0.0 6.0 -- 456 (19.0) --
RICHMOND RAAF 31.0 +2.1 20.3 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) --
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 -1.8 20.3 +1.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.0 +5.2 20.7 +4.3 17.5 0.0 13.2 -- 411 (17.1) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.0 +3.9 17.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) --
MILDURA AIRPORT -- -- 15.7 -0.8 8.6 0.0 11.4 -- 234 ( 9.8) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.0 +4.5 16.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 260 (10.8) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 37.0 +7.7 18.9 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.0 +1.2 17.1 +2.5 14.5 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 33.0 +8.0 12.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.0 -1.5 13.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) --
HOBART AIRPORT 23.0 +0.7 13.4 +1.4 10.9 0.0 5.8 -- 282 (11.8) --
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

45.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
45.0 PORT PIRIE AERODROME Lower North SA
45.0 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
44.0 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
44.0 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
44.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
44.0 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA

+14.4 : 44.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+13.1 : 45.0 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+12.7 : 42.0 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.7 : 42.0 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+12.6 : 42.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

31.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
31.3 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
30.6 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
30.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
30.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

+13.9 : 30.3 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+13.2 : 28.7 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.7 : 27.4 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.0 : 31.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+11.8 : 28.2 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+11.8 : 29.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

17.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
17.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
19.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
19.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
19.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.0 DOVER Southeast TAS
19.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
19.0 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
19.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
19.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
19.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

-12.3 : 23.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-11.4 : 24.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-11.1 : 21.0 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-10.9 : 26.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-9.8 : 24.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

5.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
7.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.7 : 11.8 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7 : 15.6 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.5 : 14.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.3 : 14.3 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.1 : 12.7 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
119.7 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
107.6 ANNA PLAINS W Kimberley WA
93.4 WALLAL DOWNS E Pilbara WA
76.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
75.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
56.2 FARAWAY BAY
50.0 THEDA
W Kimberley
107.6 ANNA PLAINS
E Pilbara
119.7 PARDOO STATION
93.4 WALLAL DOWNS
64.8 MANDORA
Cent Wheatbelt
67.0 DURANILLIN
Interior
76.4 CARNEGIE
55.2 GRANITE PEAK
54.2 CUNYU

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
67.4 UPPER VICTORIA RIVER
57.8 LAJAMANU
N Plateau
72.2 ELLIOTT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
75.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
74.2 COCONUT ISLAND

Reports not yet available

1143 (47.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1088 (45.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1065 (44.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
861 (35.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
832 (34.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
807 (33.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
796 (33.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
781 (32.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
741 (30.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
738 (30.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
727 (30.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
727 (30.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
723 (30.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
693 (28.9) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
690 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
688 (28.7) TELFER AERO Interior WA
687 (28.6) NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
687 (28.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
685 (28.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
682 (28.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
676 (28.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
674 (28.1) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
668 (27.8) TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
661 (27.5) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
656 (27.3) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
653 (27.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
647 (27.0) DALWALLINU Central West WA
642 (26.8) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
638 (26.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
636 (26.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
627 (26.1) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
626 (26.1) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
624 (26.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
623 (26.0) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
623 (26.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
617 (25.7) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
610 (25.4) DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
609 (25.4) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
604 (25.2) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
Reports not yet available

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 Pilbara
MANDORA
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
9.8mm in 27 min to 00:27 21.8mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 00:28 108.0mm/h
4.4mm in 2 min to 00:30 132.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 17.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
E Gascoyne
NEWMAN AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h
Goldfields
LEONORA
39.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.5mm/h
LEONORA AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
10.8mm in 38 min to 12:43 17.1mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
LEINSTER AERO
8.4mm in 36 min to 07:51 14.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
10.2mm in 16 min to 17:24 38.2mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 17:30 46.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.8mm/h
8.4mm in 25 min to 17:55 20.2mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 23.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
13.0mm in 30 min to 05:30 26.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.4mm/h
NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS
11.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.7mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
22.6mm in 30 min to 06:00 45.2mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 26.2mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 24.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 10.7mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
8.4mm in 9 min to 14:30 56.0mm/h
BULMAN AWS
19.4mm in 44 min to 16:30 26.5mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.3mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.7mm/h
LAJAMANU
13.2mm in 28 min to 01:30 28.3mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 19.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.7mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
15.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.2mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 24.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.8mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
N Plateau
WALUNGURRU
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
15.8mm in 30 min to 00:30 31.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 17.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 21.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 22.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BUSSELTON JETTY : 215(100/ 26 ) at 12:08