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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 1546 EST on 01/02/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094212

CAMPANIA (KINCORA)

14.9

15.0

20/01/2005

14

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 15:44EST, 01/02/2015.

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 31.4 -0.3 19.1 +2.1 18.2 0.0 10.6 2.0 620 (25.8) 70/01
BUNBURY 33.4 +3.7 18.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 44/13
MANDURAH 33.0 +3.7 19.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 43/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.4 24.3 -0.5 24.5 17.4 5.6 7.1 244 (10.2) 44/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.0 +0.6 18.2 -3.3 16.7 0.0 11.8 12.9 219 ( 9.1) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 25.4 -4.6 17.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 568 (23.7) 59/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.1 -5.2 14.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 46/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.2 -5.0 13.1 +2.0 11.0 0.0 5.8 6.6 589 (24.5) 54/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.9 +3.6 21.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 39/08
CAIRNS AERO 32.2 +0.7 24.7 +1.0 22.7 0.0 8.0 6.4 322 (13.4) 30/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +0.9 23.0 -1.3 21.9 1.8 8.6 11.9 308 (12.8) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 31.1 +1.0 22.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 286 (11.9) 21/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.9 +2.0 21.5 -0.6 19.9 0.0 5.4 -- 206 ( 8.6) 26/13
BUNDABERG AERO 32.8 +2.7 20.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 29.3 +1.0 21.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 54/16
BRISBANE AERO 29.2 +0.2 19.0 -2.2 16.4 0.0 7.4 11.4 384 (16.0) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.9 +1.9 17.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.1 -1.8 12.6 -6.3 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 90 ( 3.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.9 -0.1 18.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 34/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.5 -0.1 16.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.4 -1.6 13.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.8 -4.3 7.8 -10.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 -0.9 17.0 -1.8 12.3 0.0 5.8 11.7 448 (18.7) 31/11
RICHMOND RAAF 28.0 -1.9 14.1 -3.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.2 -1.7 15.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 21/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.5 -3.2 10.2 -6.1 7.6 0.0 7.2 13.1 328 (13.7) 41/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.8 -5.6 10.5 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.2 -4.1 13.2 -3.5 9.4 0.0 9.8 12.5 342 (14.3) 48/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.1 -4.5 11.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 43/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.0 -4.7 9.6 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 44/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.2 -4.9 9.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 43/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.0 -3.3 13.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 46/10
HOBART AIRPORT 14.6 -7.9 12.1 +0.1 11.7 7.2 2.8 0.0 741 (30.9) 50/09
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

42.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
41.3 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.8 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
40.7 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
40.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+8.3 : 33.7 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+6.5 : 42.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
+6.5 : 32.9 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+5.9 : 35.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.9 : 34.8 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+4.9 : 39.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+4.9 : 31.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

28.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.7 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
27.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 24.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
+4.8 : 17.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+4.7 : 24.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.1 : 19.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.0 : 21.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

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

7.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-10.1 : 11.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-9.9 : 14.9 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-9.6 : 16.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.6 : 14.4 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-9.3 : 16.2 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.4 : 7.8 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-9.5 : 6.2 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-9.5 : 7.4 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-9.4 : 11.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-9.2 : 8.2 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.
62.4 WANDIE CREEK N Rivers NT
58.0 MOOLA BULLA AIRSTRIP E Kimberley WA
52.0 DOOLGUNNA E Gascoyne WA
44.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
43.4 GIRU NORTH Central Coast E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
58.0 MOOLA BULLA AIRSTRIP
E Gascoyne
52.0 DOOLGUNNA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.4 WANDIE CREEK

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
44.0 BINGIL BAY
Central Coast E
43.4 GIRU NORTH

13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1397 (58.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1373 (57.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1273 (53.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1114 (46.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1083 (45.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
985 (41.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
924 (38.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
915 (38.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
910 (37.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
889 (37.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
859 (35.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
805 (33.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
779 (32.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
761 (31.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
760 (31.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
754 (31.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
749 (31.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
746 (31.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
741 (30.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
718 (29.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
683 (28.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
669 (27.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
666 (27.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
658 (27.4) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
650 (27.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
634 (26.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
634 (26.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
625 (26.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
620 (25.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
619 (25.8) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
617 (25.7) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
615 (25.6) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
611 (25.5) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
608 (25.3) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
607 (25.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
604 (25.2) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
89/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
87/16 LOCHINGTON Central Highlands QLD
85/16 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
81/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
80/14 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
80/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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
E Gascoyne
MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.4mm/h
MOUNT MAGNET AERO
4.0mm in 11 min to 15:11 21.8mm/h
JIMBLEBAR MINE
16.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 32.0mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 16.2mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 02:30 26.0mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 29.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
5.4mm in 13 min to 15:13 24.9mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
11.6mm in 30 min to 07:30 23.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.8mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 08:00 39.6mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 31.4mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 20.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.2mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
5.6mm in 3 min to 21:00 112.0mm/h
32.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 65.6mm/h
40.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 40.2mm/h
37.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 37.6mm/h
MAREEBA AIRPORT
12.6mm in 9 min to 15:59 84.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.4mm/h
14.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 28.0mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
Central Highlands
ROLLESTON AIRPORT
3.4mm in 2 min to 15:30 102.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h
LOCHINGTON
7.2mm in 6 min to 16:22 72.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.4mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
4.6mm in 3 min to 16:58 92.0mm/h
3.0mm in 2 min to 17:00 90.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
10.4mm in 11 min to 16:14 56.7mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
BRISBANE
10.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
14.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
8.6mm in 15 min to 16:15 34.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(230/ 63 ) at 01:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 89(190/ 78 ) at 19:00
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(200/ 67 ) at 00:30