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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 1448 EST on 03/12/2014. 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

NSW

Illawarra

068213

NOWRA BOAT SHED (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)

54.0

39.0

10/12/2010

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068233

GRASSY GULLY (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)

50.0

47.0

13/12/2008

14

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands N

062013

GULGONG POST OFFICE

25.1

25.0

22/12/1994

40

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

104

91.0

09/12/2009

11

91.0

09/12/2009

14

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 14:48EST, 03/12/2014.

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 27.4 -1.5 14.0 -0.9 12.7 0.0 5.6 12.2 563 (23.5) 48/07
BUNBURY 23.4 -3.9 8.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 31/16
MANDURAH 23.7 -3.2 12.9 -4.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 423 (17.6) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.9 26.3 +1.0 25.9 0.0 6.8 11.2 337 (14.0) 34/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.4 +4.0 25.9 +5.7 24.6 0.0 11.8 8.3 278 (11.6) 50/09
WHYALLA AERO 29.1 +0.9 14.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 63/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.3 +2.3 14.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 3.8 5.6 160 ( 6.7) 24/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.8 +2.9 14.6 +4.6 13.9 0.0 2.6 6.3 379 (15.8) 31/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.1 -1.0 23.8 +0.8 22.7 0.4 7.8 6.0 362 (15.1) 37/20
CAIRNS AERO 32.2 +0.8 23.3 -0.1 21.9 0.2 9.6 11.1 346 (14.4) 39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.2 24.3 +0.2 23.0 0.4 12.4 12.3 526 (21.9) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +0.2 22.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.7 345 (14.4) 34/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.9 -1.2 21.3 +0.1 19.8 0.0 10.0 -- 316 (13.2) 39/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 +0.3 18.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 41/13
COOLANGATTA 27.7 +0.5 21.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 28/00
BRISBANE AERO 27.9 -0.2 21.3 +1.2 20.4 0.4 9.6 6.1 434 (18.1) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.1 -1.3 15.9 -0.7 -- 3.6 -- -- 447 (18.6) 44/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.6 +4.7 19.8 +2.3 -- 0.6 6.4 -- 111 ( 4.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.4 +2.1 19.9 +1.8 11.0 1.6 5.8 6.0 563 (23.5) 59/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.4 +2.9 19.5 +2.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 46/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.1 +6.9 18.3 +1.8 17.7 3.2 5.2 9.7 266 (11.1) 44/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.3 +4.1 17.1 +1.3 -- 3.6 -- -- 446 (18.6) 41/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.2 +5.5 19.1 +1.6 18.1 5.4 8.6 10.7 646 (26.9) 68/23
RICHMOND RAAF 36.3 +7.9 18.0 +2.0 -- 21.4 -- -- 322 (13.4) 54/23
BELLAMBI AWS 26.2 +2.4 17.9 +0.5 -- 21.8 -- -- 610 (25.4) 50/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.7 +5.3 18.1 +4.3 16.2 0.4 8.4 11.7 329 (13.7) 52/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.2 +4.0 15.5 +1.7 -- 13.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 39/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.8 +4.7 13.2 -1.6 9.6 0.0 12.0 11.1 336 (14.0) 24/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.7 +4.3 12.1 -0.1 -- 0.2 8.6 -- 329 (13.7) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.4 +4.4 11.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 30/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.1 +1.9 16.7 +3.8 14.6 0.2 5.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.0 +4.4 10.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 39/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.1 -1.3 14.3 +3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 276 (11.5) 34/12
HOBART AIRPORT 22.3 +1.6 14.3 +3.6 10.5 4.4 1.8 8.2 288 (12.0) 34/14
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

43.2 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
42.9 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
42.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
42.7 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
42.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+11.6 : 38.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.0 : 36.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.9 : 36.3 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+7.5 : 36.2 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
+7.4 : 33.1 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW

29.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+10.3 : 25.1 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
+6.4 : 16.0 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+6.3 : 16.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 27.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.0 : 11.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+6.0 : 27.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

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

14.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
15.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.0 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
16.0 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
16.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS

-8.3 : 18.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 23.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 20.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.1 : 18.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.1 : 20.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

3.7 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
4.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
4.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.1 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
5.7 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.8 : 3.7 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-7.0 : 4.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.6 : 5.1 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-6.1 : 5.7 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 6.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

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.
95.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
79.4 BENDALONG STP Illawarra NSW
67.8 CDU KATHERINE RURAL CAMPUS N Rivers NT
66.0 BAERAMI (THE OLD DAIRY) Hunter Valley NSW
62.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
95.0 TINDAL RAAF
67.8 CDU KATHERINE RURAL CAMPUS
55.8 NITMILUK RIDGE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
53.6 WEIPA AERO
Gulf Country
62.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
61.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
Hunter Valley
66.0 BAERAMI (THE OLD DAIRY)
Illawarra
79.4 BENDALONG STP
56.6 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST)
54.2 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
54.0 NOWRA BOAT SHED (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)
50.0 GRASSY GULLY (SHOALHAVEN RIVER)
50.0 BLACKBUTT (TAMMAR PLACE)

12.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

5.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
5.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
4.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
2.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

871 (36.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
862 (35.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
848 (35.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
815 (34.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
796 (33.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
785 (32.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
772 (32.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
753 (31.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
748 (31.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
730 (30.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
726 (30.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
706 (29.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
701 (29.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
695 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
693 (28.9) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
692 (28.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
670 (27.9) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
660 (27.5) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
658 (27.4) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
651 (27.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
641 (26.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
624 (26.0) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
624 (26.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
619 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
617 (25.7) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
616 (25.7) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
614 (25.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
611 (25.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
610 (25.4) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
606 (25.3) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
600 (25.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
104/20 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
104/16 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
91/14 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
83/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/12 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
80/12 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
80/12 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
80/21 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
16.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 32.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
8.0mm in 15 min to 16:30 32.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
19.2mm in 16 min to 00:56 72.0mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 01:00 108.0mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 28.2mm/h
9.0mm in 6 min to 01:06 90.0mm/h
18.6mm in 11 min to 01:17 101.5mm/h
20.2mm in 13 min to 01:30 93.2mm/h
76.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 76.0mm/h
56.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 56.0mm/h
86.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 28.7mm/h
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
4.8mm in 2 min to 20:09 144.0mm/h
6.6mm in 2 min to 20:11 198.0mm/h
7.4mm in 3 min to 20:14 148.0mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 26.2mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 29.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)
5.8mm in 15 min to 14:00 23.2mm/h
W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO
2.6mm in 1 min to 17:24 156.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
17.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 35.6mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 26.8mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 27.4mm/h
22.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 44.0mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 31.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 22.4mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 16.7mm/h
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
6.8mm in 10 min to 13:00 40.8mm/h
6.0mm in 4 min to 13:04 90.0mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 13:05 108.0mm/h
9.6mm in 25 min to 13:30 23.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 24.2mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.4mm/h
7.4mm in 12 min to 14:30 37.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.4mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.7mm/h
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
8.2mm in 11 min to 19:41 44.7mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 19:42 108.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
24.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 24.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.2mm/h
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
15.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.8mm/h
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
12.0mm in 28 min to 17:30 25.7mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
46.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 15.3mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h
19.8mm in 16 min to 03:46 74.2mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 25.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 20.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM : 104(210/ 69 ) at 20:09
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
WOOMERA AERODROME : 80(230/ 63 ) at 13:19
NE Pastoral
LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT : 91(330/ 35 ) at 15:43
MARREE AERO : 76(200/ 63 ) at 16:22
W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO : 104(220/ 45 ) at 17:24
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 83(330/ 67 ) at 11:00