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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 15/12/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

78

74.0

28/12/2012

11

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, 15/12/2015.

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 26.0 -2.9 13.0 -1.9 10.9 0.0 6.6 13.3 415 (17.3) 46/16
BUNBURY 24.3 -3.0 13.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 43/14
MANDURAH 24.7 -2.2 16.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 44/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4 -2.2 27.3 +2.0 27.2 0.0 7.4 0.3 298 (12.4) 31/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.5 +5.1 23.7 +3.5 20.6 0.0 12.0 11.3 307 (12.8) 65/21
WHYALLA AERO 30.8 +2.6 18.5 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 37/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.2 +10.2 17.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 34/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.8 +5.9 5.0 -5.0 -0.8 0.0 6.0 10.4 285 (11.9) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.5 +2.4 18.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 33.8 12.3 230 ( 9.6) 31/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 -0.8 23.5 +0.1 23.1 9.0 5.2 0.6 272 (11.3) 35/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +0.9 24.0 -0.1 22.8 2.6 10.0 11.6 485 (20.2) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 31.4 +1.3 24.7 +1.7 -- 1.4 -- 9.2 433 (18.0) 39/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +0.1 20.7 -0.5 19.0 0.0 8.0 -- 368 (15.3) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +0.7 18.3 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 457 (19.0) 37/16
COOLANGATTA 27.0 -0.2 16.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -0.4 16.4 -3.7 15.2 0.2 3.8 12.8 296 (12.3) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.6 +0.2 15.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 701 (29.2) 43/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.5 +4.6 19.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 9.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +1.5 17.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 43/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.0 +4.8 13.6 -2.9 10.5 0.0 37.0 12.9 402 (16.8) 41/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 7.1 -4.1 -0.1 0.0 27.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.6 +4.4 12.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 35/05
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.2 +3.5 18.0 +0.5 12.2 0.0 8.0 13.1 539 (22.5) 34/15
RICHMOND RAAF 35.6 +7.2 14.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 44/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.5 +0.7 16.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 15/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.9 +5.5 10.3 -3.5 7.0 0.0 7.4 13.7 244 (10.2) 37/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.8 +5.6 11.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 43/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.9 +8.8 15.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- 8.5 242 (10.1) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.7 +7.3 8.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 44/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.5 +7.5 12.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 46/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.2 +6.6 7.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 37/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.3 +5.9 8.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 34/17
HOBART AIRPORT 23.8 +3.1 10.5 -0.2 5.5 0.0 7.8 8.8 340 (14.2) 48/16
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

43.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+12.4 : 39.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.1 : 38.5 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 31.1 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.3 : 36.0 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+10.2 : 37.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

30.2 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
28.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
28.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+9.4 : 30.2 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 29.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 27.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 22.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 21.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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

12.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
16.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.1 : 23.8 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-3.7 : 28.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-3.6 : 20.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.5 : 27.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.5 : 27.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

-0.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.7 : 4.2 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-6.3 : 8.1 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 5.7 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-6.2 : 2.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : 4.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : 6.7 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.9 : 4.2 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC

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.
94.2 WHITE CLIFF POINT N Coast--Barron QLD
78.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
69.5 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION Gulf Country QLD
67.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
65.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
78.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
67.0 SCHERGER RAAF
65.8 WEIPA AERO
Gulf Country
69.5 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION
N Coast--Barron
94.2 WHITE CLIFF POINT
54.6 REEF PARK

13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

.....

7.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
6.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1039 (43.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
892 (37.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
864 (36.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
835 (34.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
806 (33.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
746 (31.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
721 (30.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
701 (29.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
678 (28.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
674 (28.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
666 (27.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
664 (27.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
648 (27.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
644 (26.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
627 (26.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
618 (25.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
610 (25.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
609 (25.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
608 (25.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
606 (25.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
600 (25.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/19 TELFER AERO Interior WA
78/16 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
70/05 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
68/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
67/19 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE 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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
10.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.0mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
6.2mm in 8 min to 16:18 46.5mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
10.2mm in 17 min to 07:17 36.0mm/h
12.4mm in 13 min to 07:30 57.2mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 24.0mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 08:00 25.6mm/h
35.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 35.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.8mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
16.2mm in 30 min to 13:00 32.4mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 21.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.4mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
5.6mm in 3 min to 18:56 112.0mm/h
10.2mm in 4 min to 19:00 153.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.6mm/h
2.6mm in 1 min to 19:01 156.0mm/h
10.8mm in 4 min to 19:05 162.0mm/h
33.6mm in 20 min to 19:25 100.8mm/h
68.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 68.0mm/h
55.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 55.6mm/h
74.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 24.7mm/h
BRADSHAW
10.2mm in 6 min to 13:36 102.0mm/h
7.0mm in 6 min to 13:42 70.0mm/h
11.6mm in 18 min to 14:00 38.7mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 31.6mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 30.2mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
40.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
13.8mm in 30 min to 16:00 27.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
15.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 31.2mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 29.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 22.0mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
17.6mm in 30 min to 04:00 35.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.0mm/h
6.0mm in 16 min to 04:16 22.5mm/h
7.0mm in 14 min to 04:30 30.0mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 30.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.0mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.3mm/h
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 20.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 18.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
7.4mm in 12 min to 11:12 37.0mm/h
7.0mm in 18 min to 11:30 23.3mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
TELFER AERO : 95(220/ 58 ) at 19:25