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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 1440 EST on 07/12/2015. 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
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

29.5

19.5

30/12/1999

18

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

75.4

33.6

07/12/2011

17

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

11.5

12.4

03/12/2005

22

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009994

COLLIE EAST

1.7

2.6

09/12/2006

12

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

36.3

36.0

23/12/2012

22

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023878

MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS)

39.7

39.6

31/12/2007

21

1 N

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

46.7

46.3

08/12/2009

14

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

118

89.0

08/12/2007

11

N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

32.0

31.9

11/12/2008

11

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 14:40EST, 07/12/2015.

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 21.7 -7.2 11.3 -3.6 10.6 10.8 4.8 1.9 429 (17.9) 52/11
BUNBURY 21.9 -5.4 11.2 -2.4 -- 1.8 -- -- 356 (14.8) 43/12
MANDURAH 22.4 -4.5 14.1 -3.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 440 (18.3) 48/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.9 +3.3 25.6 +0.3 25.5 0.0 4.6 12.0 282 (11.8) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.8 +1.4 29.2 +9.0 27.3 0.0 14.0 3.9 336 (14.0) 44/12
WHYALLA AERO 40.7 +12.5 19.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 39/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 41.5 +14.5 26.6 +11.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 52/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.7 +8.8 17.5 +7.5 13.7 0.0 10.4 2.0 395 (16.5) 34/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.7 +4.6 22.8 -0.2 -- 2.2 29.8 10.0 243 (10.1) 48/13
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +1.4 23.1 -0.3 21.7 0.2 8.8 12.3 422 (17.6) 43/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.2 +0.7 23.7 -0.4 21.9 0.0 12.0 12.2 479 (20.0) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 30.8 +0.7 24.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 394 (16.4) 37/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 -0.6 20.2 -1.0 18.1 0.0 12.6 -- 358 (14.9) 34/08
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +0.4 18.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 43/18
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +0.4 17.7 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 417 (17.4) 44/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 -0.6 16.5 -3.6 15.1 0.0 9.0 13.1 387 (16.1) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.0 -1.4 14.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 593 (24.7) 46/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.7 +4.8 16.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 10.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -0.7 11.7 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.9 +0.7 11.4 -5.1 6.9 0.0 22.6 13.2 319 (13.3) 31/12
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.1 +4.9 14.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 30/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.8 +2.1 17.8 +0.3 14.9 0.0 9.0 12.7 436 (18.2) 41/16
RICHMOND RAAF 32.3 +3.9 13.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 0.0 16.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 24/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.1 +6.7 15.6 +1.8 11.7 0.0 8.4 11.9 208 ( 8.7) 43/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 36.5 +7.3 17.9 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 42.2 +12.1 23.9 +9.1 20.5 0.0 14.6 12.0 322 (13.4) 46/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.8 +7.4 15.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 46/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.3 +9.3 19.3 +7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 39/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.8 +7.2 13.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 509 (21.2) 44/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.9 -0.5 12.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 31/23
HOBART AIRPORT 18.7 -2.0 9.9 -0.8 6.9 0.0 2.6 5.5 372 (15.5) 44/16
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

46.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.8 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
45.6 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
45.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
44.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+16.1 : 36.3 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+15.4 : 40.5 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+15.2 : 41.1 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
+15.1 : 36.5 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.9 : 42.5 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA

30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
29.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
29.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+12.1 : 26.0 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 23.9 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.1 : 24.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.1 : 26.1 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+12.0 : 22.9 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

9.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.4 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.2 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

-11.2 : 19.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-10.2 : 22.3 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-10.0 : 18.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-10.0 : 22.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.9 : 23.2 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-9.9 : 20.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

1.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.7 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
3.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.6 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW

-10.0 : 1.7 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-9.3 : 12.8 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-9.3 : 11.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.9 : 9.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-8.7 : 11.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne 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.
75.4 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
58.8 WINDJANA GORGE W Kimberley WA
53.8 BARRETT MEADOWS Lower West WA
47.2 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA
44.2 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
58.8 WINDJANA GORGE
47.2 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP
Lower West
53.8 BARRETT MEADOWS
Cent Wheatbelt
75.4 LAKE GRACE

ISLANDS
Islands
44.2 POINT FAWCETT

13.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
13.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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3.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1013 (42.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1008 (42.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
920 (38.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
858 (35.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
848 (35.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
819 (34.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
814 (33.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
790 (32.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
779 (32.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
778 (32.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
767 (32.0) FORREST Eucla WA
762 (31.8) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
746 (31.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
741 (30.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
739 (30.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
737 (30.7) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
734 (30.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
730 (30.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
720 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
703 (29.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
676 (28.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
673 (28.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
667 (27.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
655 (27.3) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
647 (27.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
644 (26.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
642 (26.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
636 (26.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
623 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
621 (25.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
606 (25.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
118/13 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
91/00 FORREST Eucla WA
74/23 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
74/22 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
72/13 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
72/12 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
72/19 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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
Lower West
SHANNON
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
14.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
ESPERANCE AG STATION
4.2mm in 12 min to 14:42 21.0mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.4mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION
26.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.2mm/h
Goldfields
MUNGLINUP WEST
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
10.4mm in 6 min to 21:39 104.0mm/h
5.6mm in 4 min to 21:43 84.0mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 25.2mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 22.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PORT KEATS AIRPORT
12.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
5.4mm in 14 min to 16:00 23.1mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
8.2mm in 21 min to 15:30 23.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD : 119(340/ 96 ) at 13:51