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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 1631 EST on 28/02/2014. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

6.0

7.8

01/02/2013

19

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 16:31EST, 28/02/2014.

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 39.4 +6.8 19.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 491 (20.5) 54/16
PERTH AIRPORT 34.9 +3.0 17.1 -0.4 15.9 0.0 12.2 12.1 641 (26.7) 59/03
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 29.6 -0.4 15.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 34/16
MANDURAH 31.6 +1.8 17.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 35/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -0.5 25.8 +1.1 25.0 8.8 7.6 4.9 557 (23.2) 43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 -3.1 18.2 -2.5 17.1 1.0 3.2 11.7 318 (13.3) 50/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.3 -5.3 15.5 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 595 (24.8) 50/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.2 -5.2 13.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 4.8 12.2 266 (11.1) 50/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.9 -3.3 8.0 -3.7 5.4 2.2 3.6 11.5 348 (14.5) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.7 -2.6 22.4 -0.9 21.8 3.0 4.8 -- 252 (10.5) 52/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 -1.0 22.8 -1.0 20.9 0.2 7.2 2.4 383 (16.0) 35/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 -0.2 24.4 +0.3 22.0 0.4 7.8 11.0 411 (17.1) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 29.7 +0.1 23.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 336 (14.0) 35/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 -0.8 21.3 -0.8 19.8 0.0 7.4 -- 277 (11.5) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 31.0 +1.1 18.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 46/17
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +0.6 18.5 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 29.3 +0.4 19.1 -2.0 17.7 0.0 7.2 12.2 289 (12.0) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.0 +1.9 15.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 46/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.5 +2.5 20.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 129 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.0 +1.2 21.3 +1.8 19.6 0.0 8.0 -- 509 (21.2) 39/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.0 +2.5 17.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.1 -0.5 19.4 +1.3 18.8 4.6 8.0 -- 309 (12.9) 50/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.9 +1.3 13.9 +0.7 8.0 5.0 5.0 3.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.8 +2.1 18.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 46/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 -4.6 20.3 +1.3 18.9 6.0 5.2 0.2 396 (16.5) 54/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.9 -6.0 19.0 +1.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 37/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.4 -4.4 18.8 -0.4 -- 5.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 43/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.1 -0.7 15.1 -1.3 14.0 12.8 5.6 11.8 -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.6 -0.5 10.8 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 34/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.5 -5.1 12.8 -3.7 7.1 0.0 9.6 -- 388 (16.2) 37/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.8 -4.7 10.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 46/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.6 -4.7 8.6 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 43/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.3 -3.5 14.4 -0.2 11.0 0.2 3.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.7 -4.3 5.2 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 55/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.4 -1.1 7.2 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 30/21
HOBART AIRPORT 19.8 -2.5 9.3 -2.7 6.4 0.0 7.4 10.3 548 (22.8) 43/15
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

43.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
41.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
41.3 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
40.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

+9.4 : 41.3 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.3 : 43.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 41.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+7.1 : 37.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.8 : 39.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA

29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.4 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+3.7 : 26.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+3.6 : 23.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+3.1 : 20.2 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+3.0 : 22.2 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+2.8 : 25.1 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+2.8 : 19.4 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

7.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
12.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-12.9 : 25.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-12.3 : 23.3 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-12.1 : 25.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-11.1 : 25.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-10.7 : 14.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-9.6 : 6.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-9.3 : 4.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.9 : 4.5 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
-7.8 : 4.5 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-7.5 : 4.3 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

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.
145.4 LORRAINE Gulf Country QLD
122.6 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
85.4 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT E Kimberley WA
73.8 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
73.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
85.4 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT
50.8 ARGYLE AERODROME

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
122.6 PORT KEATS AERO
73.8 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
62.8 LAKEFIELD
52.2 LARRIMAH
N Plateau
57.2 BRUNETTE DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
73.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
Gulf Country
145.4 LORRAINE
55.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT

12.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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3.2 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

 2415 ( 101) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1088 (45.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1045 (43.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1043 (43.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1032 (43.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
950 (39.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
925 (38.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
923 (38.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
911 (38.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
870 (36.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
862 (35.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
858 (35.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
835 (34.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
805 (33.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
787 (32.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
784 (32.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
769 (32.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
737 (30.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
712 (29.7) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
705 (29.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
691 (28.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
690 (28.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
662 (27.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
661 (27.5) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
657 (27.4) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
653 (27.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
641 (26.7) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
637 (26.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
636 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
633 (26.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
621 (25.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
610 (25.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
608 (25.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
85/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
81/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/16 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
9.4mm in 36 min to 17:00 15.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
 E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
8.2mm in 23 min to 14:00 21.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
12.8mm in 22 min to 22:30 34.9mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.2mm/h
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.6mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
5.4mm in 11 min to 05:30 29.5mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
18.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 18.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 19.0mm/h
NGUKURR AWS
15.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 30.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.2mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 17:30 28.4mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 29.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.6mm/h
NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS
27.6mm in 30 min to 13:00 55.2mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 29.2mm/h
16.8mm in 30 min to 13:30 33.6mm/h
44.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 44.4mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 22.8mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 17.3mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
10.0mm in 25 min to 14:55 24.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.8mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
16.8mm in 30 min to 07:00 33.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 22.4mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 07:30 25.6mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 29.6mm/h
19.0mm in 30 min to 08:00 38.0mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 31.8mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 27.2mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 32.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.8mm/h
70.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 23.3mm/h
BORROLOOLA
12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.8mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
24.2mm in 30 min to 02:30 48.4mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 31.2mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 29.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
27.4mm in 26 min to 14:26 63.2mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
22.0mm in 20 min to 16:50 66.0mm/h
17.8mm in 10 min to 17:00 106.8mm/h
39.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 39.8mm/h
10.0mm in 23 min to 17:23 26.1mm/h
51.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 51.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.4mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.7mm/h
 Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
8.4mm in 12 min to 16:16 42.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
9.2mm in 11 min to 18:00 50.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
 Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
20.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 40.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.0mm/h
40.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 81.2mm/h
60.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 60.6mm/h
61.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 20.3mm/h
50.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 50.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
NORTH EAST ISLAND
14.0mm in 30 min to 08:00 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 14.0mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 08:30 21.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 24.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BUSSELTON JETTY : 163( 90/ 19 ) at 08:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(300/ 65 ) at 00:00