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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 1444 EST on 07/02/2015. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

20.6

21.0

05/02/2006

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

37.7

37.6

02/02/2015

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 14:43EST, 07/02/2015.

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 31.0 -0.9 18.6 +1.1 17.2 0.0 9.8 12.3 521 (21.7) 39/15
BUNBURY 31.4 +1.4 14.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 48/18
MANDURAH 28.4 -1.4 18.6 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 415 (17.3) 44/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +2.0 23.5 -1.2 23.0 0.0 6.4 11.7 293 (12.2) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.4 +1.3 17.3 -3.4 15.6 0.0 10.2 12.3 265 (11.0) 30/11
WHYALLA AERO 35.5 +5.9 12.7 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 35/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.9 +8.5 14.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 114 ( 4.8) 37/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 37.6 +12.4 12.7 +1.0 9.5 0.0 6.2 12.8 502 (20.9) 46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.4 +2.1 25.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 31/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +0.8 24.9 +1.1 23.6 0.0 9.0 5.1 417 (17.4) 57/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.4 24.0 -0.1 23.0 0.2 8.4 7.0 373 (15.5) 50/21
MACKAY M.O 29.6 0.0 22.6 -0.8 -- 17.4 -- 8.5 603 (25.1) 54/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 -1.0 21.0 -1.1 19.0 0.0 7.8 -- 429 (17.9) 48/11
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 +0.2 19.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 540 (22.5) 59/11
COOLANGATTA 27.7 -0.6 19.9 -0.9 -- 5.6 -- -- 506 (21.1) 55/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 -0.8 20.4 -0.7 19.1 3.4 8.8 10.4 421 (17.5) 48/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.8 -1.3 16.2 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 607 (25.3) 52/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.4 -0.6 16.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 291 (12.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.0 -0.8 18.4 -1.1 -- 19.2 -- -- 506 (21.1) 41/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.1 -1.4 17.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 39/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.1 -2.5 14.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.0 -1.7 15.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 566 (23.6) 43/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.8 -0.6 18.1 -0.9 15.0 0.0 4.2 7.8 346 (14.4) 31/08
RICHMOND RAAF 25.5 -3.4 15.6 -2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.7 -1.1 17.0 -2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 256 (10.7) 30/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.1 +1.3 17.2 +0.8 15.6 0.0 9.2 13.1 322 (13.4) 35/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.1 +2.0 15.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.6 +7.0 15.5 -1.0 13.0 0.0 8.0 10.7 196 ( 8.2) 61/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.8 +4.3 14.6 +0.2 -- 0.2 7.0 -- 249 (10.4) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.7 +5.4 17.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 33.2 +8.2 14.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 584 (24.3) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.9 +4.4 10.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 22.0 -0.3 11.5 -0.5 9.5 0.0 6.4 12.5 354 (14.8) 41/15
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

44.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.7 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
42.4 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
42.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

+12.4 : 37.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+11.8 : 36.6 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+11.1 : 37.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+11.1 : 32.3 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+10.7 : 36.4 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC

29.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

+4.8 : 28.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+4.6 : 18.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.3 : 16.8 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+4.2 : 19.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+3.9 : 21.3 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+3.9 : 18.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

18.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
18.2 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
18.4 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
18.6 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
18.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : 21.6 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 25.8 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-4.5 : 18.2 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-4.5 : 18.4 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.4 : 20.5 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

1.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.1 : 12.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 9.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.6 : 7.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.5 : 8.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.7 : 9.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural 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.
92.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
48.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD
47.0 GAIRLOCH N Coast--Herbert QLD
44.8 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
43.8 CARDWELL RANGE N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
92.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
48.0 HAWKINS CREEK
47.0 GAIRLOCH
43.8 CARDWELL RANGE
Central Coast E
44.8 ALVA BEACH

13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
12.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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8.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
7.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
7.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
5.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

 1290 (53.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1245 (51.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1123 (46.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1026 (42.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
994 (41.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
931 (38.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
881 (36.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
878 (36.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
835 (34.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
809 (33.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
786 (32.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
782 (32.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
776 (32.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
770 (32.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
770 (32.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
768 (32.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
760 (31.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
740 (30.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
725 (30.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
684 (28.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
639 (26.6) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
616 (25.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
608 (25.3) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
607 (25.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
603 (25.1) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
602 (25.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
85/17 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
78/09 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/16 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
74/17 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
72/23 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
72/07 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
MORAWA AG STATION
30.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 60.8mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 30.4mm/h
 Lower West
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
13.8mm in 30 min to 13:00 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h
 Cent Wheatbelt
EAST BEVERLEY AG STATION
56.4mm in 30 min to 13:00 112.8mm/h
56.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 56.4mm/h
KALANNIE AG STATION
13.8mm in 30 min to 23:00 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
9.6mm in 9 min to 15:30 64.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 22.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.3mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
9.4mm in 18 min to 15:00 31.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.2mm/h
13.2mm in 21 min to 17:30 37.7mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
5.8mm in 15 min to 22:00 23.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.8mm/h
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 25.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.6mm/h
 N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
12.4mm in 30 min to 11:30 24.8mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 19.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
 Central Coast E
ALVA BEACH
9.0mm in 12 min to 00:30 45.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.3mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.4mm/h
43.0mm in 20 min to 09:20 129.0mm/h
43.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 43.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(130/ 65 ) at 17:44
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 74(140/ 63 ) at 17:30
ISLANDS
Islands
MARION REEF : 74(120/ 67 ) at 22:25
CREAL REEF : 72(140/ 65 ) at 20:00
FLINDERS REEF : 78(130/ 67 ) at 23:45
ARLINGTON REEF : 78(120/ 63 ) at 20:30