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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 1500 EST on 12/10/2014. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 15:00EST, 12/10/2014.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 21.3 -1.3 7.3 -2.9 5.8 0.0 6.0 9.6 317 (13.2) 39/12
BUNBURY 20.7 -0.2 8.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/14
MANDURAH 21.6 -0.1 13.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 35/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.9 +2.7 25.0 +0.1 24.2 0.0 10.8 11.4 368 (15.3) 41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.9 0.0 14.7 -0.1 11.9 0.0 14.8 11.8 366 (15.3) 39/09
WHYALLA AERO 20.9 -2.9 14.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 648 (27.0) 52/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.7 -0.2 12.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 30/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 +1.8 9.6 +2.5 6.6 0.0 7.0 8.0 423 (17.6) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.2 +4.6 17.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 52/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 -0.1 20.8 +0.2 18.6 0.0 9.8 10.8 388 (16.2) 34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +0.1 22.8 +2.1 20.5 0.0 9.2 10.3 499 (20.8) 34/10
MACKAY M.O 28.6 +1.1 21.0 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- 8.9 348 (14.5) 28/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 -0.9 17.2 +0.2 15.0 0.0 6.0 -- 255 (10.6) 34/10
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 +1.0 14.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 41/13
COOLANGATTA 25.3 +0.9 15.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 31/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -0.1 17.3 +1.7 15.1 0.0 6.6 7.7 343 (14.3) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.1 +0.8 12.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 41/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.2 +5.1 14.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 75 ( 3.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.9 +2.3 15.6 +1.8 10.5 0.0 4.0 -- 437 (18.2) 50/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +1.7 11.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.5 +2.9 10.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 28/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.7 +7.0 10.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.0 +6.5 14.5 +1.3 11.2 0.0 5.4 11.1 437 (18.2) 37/18
RICHMOND RAAF 30.9 +6.1 10.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 34/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +0.9 14.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 28/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.1 +8.7 6.4 -1.3 4.0 0.0 5.2 12.0 274 (11.4) 22/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.4 +5.9 7.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.7 +6.8 12.1 +2.3 7.9 0.0 5.8 10.4 246 (10.3) 30/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.3 +8.4 5.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 34/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.9 +7.5 7.7 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.6 +1.9 13.9 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.3 +4.7 5.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 26/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 +0.6 6.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 20.4 +3.1 9.2 +1.7 5.6 0.0 2.0 9.0 234 ( 9.8) 59/09
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

42.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
42.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
42.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+9.8 : 32.5 KERANG Lower North VIC
+9.5 : 34.0 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+9.5 : 34.0 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
+9.4 : 34.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+9.0 : 31.2 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+9.0 : 32.6 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+9.0 : 32.2 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW

27.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB N Rivers NT
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 25.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+7.1 : 25.3 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+6.6 : 23.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+6.4 : 7.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+6.2 : 24.9 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
12.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.6 : 19.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-3.6 : 20.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.5 : 19.2 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-3.4 : 27.2 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-3.0 : 17.6 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-3.0 : 21.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.0 : 18.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

-1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
0.8 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.6 : -1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.6 : 12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-4.4 : 6.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.3 : 1.0 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 : 12.9 HERVEY BAY 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.
80.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
50.0 AUGATHELLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
37.0 LOCHINVAR Warrego QLD
37.0 WETLANDS Warrego QLD
32.0 DERBYSHIRE DOWNS Warrego QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
80.0 LANCELIN

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
50.0 AUGATHELLA POST OFFICE
37.0 LOCHINVAR
37.0 WETLANDS
32.0 DERBYSHIRE DOWNS

12.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

7.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
7.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
6.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1238 (51.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
884 (36.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
829 (34.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
822 (34.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
778 (32.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
746 (31.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
727 (30.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
718 (29.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
715 (29.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
714 (29.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
706 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
697 (29.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
687 (28.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
680 (28.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
660 (27.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
648 (27.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
628 (26.2) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
620 (25.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
616 (25.7) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
613 (25.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
610 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
604 (25.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
603 (25.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
601 (25.0) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
89/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/19 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
78/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
72/03 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

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
BULMAN AWS
59.6mm in 2 hr to 11:30 29.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
13.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.2mm/h
7.4mm in 17 min to 14:47 26.1mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(320/ 78 ) at 04:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(260/ 65 ) at 05:00