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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 1727 EST on 05/02/2015. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Barkly

015085

BRUNETTE DOWNS

13.0

13.6

05/02/2005

14

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014704

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE

17.0

17.5

03/02/1990

37

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

15.2

15.5

03/02/2013

31

1 N

NT

Barkly

015085

BRUNETTE DOWNS

15.3

16.1

07/02/1962

49

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

20.0

20.3

25/02/2013

13

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

17.2

19.1

09/02/2012

13

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

19.0

20.8

10/02/1984

24

1 P

Highest maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009998

NORTH WALPOLE

38.5

38.0

13/02/2013

11

1 N


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Data is as received at 17:27EST, 05/02/2015.

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 33.5 +1.6 19.0 +1.5 17.1 4.2 8.2 12.6 488 (20.3) 41/00
BUNBURY 32.6 +2.6 20.3 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 37/12
MANDURAH 29.4 -0.4 22.5 +3.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.8 25.9 +1.2 25.4 0.2 4.8 9.0 391 (16.3) 37/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.5 -1.6 14.5 -6.2 13.4 0.0 12.4 12.9 391 (16.3) 44/14
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 -5.1 16.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 656 (27.3) 54/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.9 -3.5 13.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 195 ( 8.1) 39/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.5 -3.7 12.5 +0.8 10.4 0.0 6.0 9.6 538 (22.4) 52/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.9 +0.6 17.0 -6.3 14.6 0.0 12.0 12.0 378 (15.8) 48/15
CAIRNS AERO 33.8 +2.6 19.9 -3.9 17.0 0.0 8.6 11.0 250 (10.4) 31/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +1.0 22.9 -1.2 21.3 0.6 12.8 9.4 457 (19.0) 50/09
MACKAY M.O 29.5 -0.1 21.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- 8.0 421 (17.5) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 -1.4 21.8 -0.3 20.3 0.0 7.0 -- 272 (11.3) 44/19
BUNDABERG AERO 29.1 -0.8 19.7 -1.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 408 (17.0) 54/15
COOLANGATTA 27.7 -0.6 19.7 -1.1 -- 13.0 -- -- 555 (23.1) 52/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.0 -0.9 18.8 -2.3 17.8 0.0 7.4 9.5 438 (18.3) 48/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.2 -0.9 13.5 -4.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 346 (14.4) 46/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.5 -1.5 13.7 -5.0 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 236 ( 9.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.8 -1.0 17.1 -2.4 -- 16.2 -- -- 591 (24.6) 48/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.6 -0.9 13.7 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 -2.3 14.4 -3.7 13.7 0.0 5.8 5.4 359 (15.0) 34/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.1 -0.5 9.2 -4.0 5.0 -- 6.6 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.1 -1.6 13.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 55/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.5 -2.9 17.6 -1.4 14.0 0.0 6.4 6.6 403 (16.8) 55/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.3 -3.6 13.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 34/16
BELLAMBI AWS 21.9 -2.9 15.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 48/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.7 -0.1 14.0 -2.4 11.3 0.0 9.0 13.0 242 (10.1) 50/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.5 -1.6 15.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 37/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.3 -2.3 13.0 -3.5 9.0 0.0 10.8 12.7 371 (15.5) 37/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.2 -4.3 13.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 50/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.8 -5.5 12.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 48/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.6 -5.4 10.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 571 (23.8) 54/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.8 -1.7 10.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 43/09
HOBART AIRPORT 16.7 -5.6 9.8 -2.2 6.4 0.4 4.4 8.9 575 (24.0) 39/09
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

42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
40.7 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
40.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+13.5 : 38.5 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
+12.6 : 38.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+11.2 : 38.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+11.0 : 38.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.9 : 34.2 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

29.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.7 : 22.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+8.2 : 21.9 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+8.0 : 22.1 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.9 : 22.8 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 21.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

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

7.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.7 : 9.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.6 : 20.5 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.2 : 14.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 17.3 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.0 : 14.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-7.0 : 19.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

-0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.9 : 13.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 14.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-8.9 : 15.2 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 15.3 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 17.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

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.
70.0 SOMERBY Central Highlands QLD
69.2 MORANBAH AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
60.8 TEN SIXTY SIX E Gascoyne WA
56.0 VALENCIA Central Highlands QLD
55.4 ROLLESTON AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
60.8 TEN SIXTY SIX

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast W
69.2 MORANBAH AIRPORT
Central Highlands
70.0 SOMERBY
56.0 VALENCIA
55.4 ROLLESTON AIRPORT
54.0 SPRINGSURE CREEK JUNCTION AL

13.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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6.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
5.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1210 (50.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1185 (49.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1163 (48.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1142 (47.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1138 (47.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1054 (43.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
956 (39.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
943 (39.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
927 (38.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
858 (35.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
847 (35.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
831 (34.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
820 (34.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
801 (33.4) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
798 (33.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
783 (32.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
782 (32.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
780 (32.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
771 (32.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
748 (31.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
730 (30.4) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
720 (30.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
707 (29.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
701 (29.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
693 (28.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
691 (28.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
690 (28.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
688 (28.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
688 (28.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
677 (28.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
674 (28.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
667 (27.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
662 (27.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
658 (27.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
656 (27.3) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
654 (27.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
631 (26.3) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
625 (26.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
83/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/21 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
76/01 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
76/04 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
76/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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
Central West
MORAWA AG STATION
30.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 60.8mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 30.4mm/h
30.4mm in 30 min to 12:30 60.8mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 30.4mm/h
Lower West
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
13.8mm in 30 min to 11:00 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 12:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.8mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
KALANNIE AG STATION
13.8mm in 30 min to 11:00 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 12:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GUNN POINT
21.2mm in 30 min to 02:30 42.4mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 22.6mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 25.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
18.8mm in 30 min to 03:30 37.6mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 26.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 20.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h
HORN ISLAND
9.6mm in 15 min to 02:00 38.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.8mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 02:30 21.2mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 22.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
6.6mm in 6 min to 10:00 66.0mm/h
Central Coast E
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.4mm/h
ALVA BEACH
8.0mm in 13 min to 04:13 36.9mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.8mm/h
8.6mm in 15 min to 08:45 34.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.0mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
8.0mm in 13 min to 05:43 36.9mm/h
5.8mm in 17 min to 06:00 20.5mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.4mm/h
Central Coast W
MORANBAH AIRPORT
12.6mm in 7 min to 03:19 108.0mm/h
13.4mm in 6 min to 03:25 134.0mm/h
11.4mm in 5 min to 03:30 136.8mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 38.4mm/h
21.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 43.6mm/h
60.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 60.2mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 27.4mm/h
69.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 23.0mm/h
Central Highlands
ROLLESTON AIRPORT
20.0mm in 30 min to 03:00 40.0mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 22.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
25.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 51.2mm/h
45.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 45.6mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 30.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
THANGOOL AIRPORT
7.8mm in 10 min to 15:30 46.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)
6.6mm in 19 min to 22:30 20.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
SELLICKS HILL (MOUNT TERRIBLE RADAR) : 83(150/ 65 ) at 01:13
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(250/ 65 ) at 01:24
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(250/ 67 ) at 00:00