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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 09/12/2015. 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 average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

47.6

47.2

09/12/2004

19

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 14:39EST, 09/12/2015.

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 24.7 -4.2 8.3 -6.6 7.3 0.0 8.0 12.9 491 (20.5) 43/12
BUNBURY 22.2 -5.1 7.5 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 37/14
MANDURAH 22.5 -4.4 13.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 35/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.7 26.1 +0.8 25.5 0.0 7.6 3.6 325 (13.5) 35/23
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.2 +1.8 21.9 +1.7 21.4 0.6 6.8 8.8 390 (16.3) 48/01
WHYALLA AERO 32.5 +4.3 16.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 44/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.4 -0.6 18.4 +2.8 -- 5.8 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 44/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.5 +3.6 19.2 +9.2 18.0 0.0 10.2 12.0 567 (23.6) 74/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.5 +2.4 24.0 +1.0 23.0 0.0 10.4 3.5 297 (12.4) 31/21
CAIRNS AERO 32.2 +0.8 24.0 +0.6 22.5 0.4 11.1 12.3 445 (18.5) 44/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.2 25.1 +1.0 25.1 1.4 11.2 12.4 534 (22.3) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 31.0 +0.9 24.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 351 (14.6) 30/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 -0.3 22.0 +0.8 20.9 0.0 7.0 -- 295 (12.3) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +0.4 20.9 +0.4 -- 5.4 -- -- 342 (14.3) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 28.2 +1.0 18.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 29.0 +0.9 19.0 -1.1 16.0 0.0 4.0 12.8 305 (12.7) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.5 +1.1 16.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 567 (23.6) 43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.6 +4.7 21.4 +3.9 -- 0.0 9.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +1.1 16.6 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 50/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.2 +5.0 19.3 +2.8 16.1 0.0 8.0 7.1 470 (19.6) 35/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.8 +2.5 17.5 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.0 +1.8 20.2 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 522 (21.8) 52/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.4 +0.7 20.8 +3.3 19.3 0.0 7.6 0.3 484 (20.2) 50/19
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 -2.4 17.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.2 +0.4 19.5 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 318 (13.3) 46/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.4 -3.0 23.6 +9.8 20.4 0.0 10.8 1.0 583 (24.3) 46/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.7 +1.5 21.1 +7.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 281 (11.7) 52/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.9 +6.8 24.2 +9.4 21.0 0.6 12.0 9.8 420 (17.5) 55/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.5 +8.1 21.8 +9.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 333 (13.9) 46/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.6 +7.6 21.1 +9.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 430 (17.9) 55/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.4 +8.8 18.4 +9.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 499 (20.8) 68/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.6 +1.2 14.0 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 25.7 +5.0 12.7 +2.0 10.1 0.0 7.4 2.3 430 (17.9) 41/18
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

43.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.1 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
41.6 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+13.4 : 37.2 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+12.8 : 37.2 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+12.8 : 35.2 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+12.6 : 37.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+12.5 : 33.7 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC

31.4 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
30.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
29.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.5 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
29.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+11.8 : 28.0 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
+11.4 : 26.5 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+11.0 : 28.0 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+11.0 : 25.8 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
+10.7 : 27.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+10.7 : 22.4 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+10.7 : 23.1 KYABRAM Lower North VIC
+10.7 : 20.3 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

11.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
13.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.2 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.0 : 24.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.7 : 23.3 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-5.7 : 22.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-5.7 : 22.3 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-5.7 : 22.4 KARNET Lower West WA

5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.6 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
5.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
6.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
6.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.0 : 7.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-7.9 : 6.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.6 : 7.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.4 : 6.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 8.1 PEARCE RAAF 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.
70.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
37.8 FISH RIVER N Rivers NT
36.6 WANDIE CREEK N Rivers NT
33.0 ORMISTON GORGE N Plateau NT
31.0 MINTABIE NW Pastoral SA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
70.4 MANGO FARM
37.8 FISH RIVER
36.6 WANDIE CREEK
N Plateau
33.0 ORMISTON GORGE

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
31.0 MINTABIE

13.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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1.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.9 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

 1543 (64.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1513 (63.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1142 (47.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1075 (44.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1022 (42.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
998 (41.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
943 (39.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
927 (38.6) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
925 (38.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
902 (37.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
811 (33.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
782 (32.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
780 (32.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
776 (32.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
767 (32.0) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
753 (31.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
744 (31.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
743 (31.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
733 (30.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
731 (30.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
722 (30.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
713 (29.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
706 (29.4) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
702 (29.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
685 (28.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
673 (28.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
673 (28.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
670 (27.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
659 (27.5) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
658 (27.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
645 (26.9) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
643 (26.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
639 (26.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
630 (26.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
620 (25.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
618 (25.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
616 (25.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
615 (25.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
608 (25.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
608 (25.3) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
605 (25.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
603 (25.1) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
602 (25.1) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
602 (25.1) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
600 (25.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
 98/09 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
96/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/06 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/13 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/06 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
91/00 CAPE GRIM N Coast 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 Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
2.4mm in 1 min to 12:27 144.0mm/h
8.0mm in 16 min to 13:00 30.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 20.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
8.4mm in 15 min to 15:23 33.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
 W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
19.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 39.6mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 24.2mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 25.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GUNN POINT
16.2mm in 30 min to 05:00 32.4mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.4mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
8.0mm in 5 min to 16:05 96.0mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 26.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.7mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
3.4mm in 2 min to 13:32 102.0mm/h
11.8mm in 8 min to 13:40 88.5mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
BRADSHAW
10.0mm in 18 min to 18:00 33.3mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.6mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 17.2mm/h
23.2mm in 30 min to 19:00 46.4mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 27.2mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 27.8mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.3mm/h
 VICTORIA
Upper North
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
 Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM
10.6mm in 27 min to 13:57 23.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 15.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
 W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT
6.8mm in 13 min to 21:14 31.4mm/h
4.6mm in 13 min to 21:30 21.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.2mm/h
MOUNT BAW BAW
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WHITE CLIFFS AWS : 83(280/ 69 ) at 16:24
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(320/ 46 ) at 11:20
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 91(310/ 61 ) at 10:30
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 80(310/ 63 ) at 07:30
AIREYS INLET : 91(320/ 61 ) at 07:32
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 93( 90/ 72 ) at 01:30
CAPE GRIM : 91( 80/ 69 ) at 01:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(330/ 69 ) at 19:12
TASMAN ISLAND : 85( 20/ 65 ) at 11:00
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 82(330/ 63 ) at 18:18
MOUNT READ : 78( 10/ 67 ) at 11:58