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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 1439 EST on 16/12/2015. 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 minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

29.0

29.0

07/12/2015

17

1 N Equal to record. 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 14:39EST, 16/12/2015.

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 28.7 -0.2 12.3 -2.6 10.7 0.0 8.8 13.3 399 (16.6) 37/15
BUNBURY 25.3 -2.0 13.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 37/16
MANDURAH 26.1 -0.8 17.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.7 25.1 -0.2 24.9 8.8 1.6 4.3 190 ( 7.9) 30/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.2 +1.8 24.4 +4.2 22.2 0.0 14.2 5.4 370 (15.4) 57/16
WHYALLA AERO 36.1 +7.9 19.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 41/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.2 +9.2 22.0 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.4 +10.5 12.6 +2.6 7.7 0.0 6.8 12.6 326 (13.6) 35/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.8 -0.3 25.0 +2.0 23.2 0.0 10.4 11.3 233 ( 9.7) 54/11
CAIRNS AERO 32.3 +0.9 23.5 +0.1 22.0 7.6 8.0 11.6 307 (12.8) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.0 23.3 -0.8 21.8 0.0 10.4 11.2 519 (21.6) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 31.8 +1.7 25.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 386 (16.1) 34/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.4 +1.3 21.2 0.0 20.0 0.0 8.0 -- 319 (13.3) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +0.4 18.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 28.0 +0.8 20.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) --
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 +0.2 19.5 -0.6 17.8 0.0 7.2 8.5 293 (12.2) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.5 +1.1 16.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.6 +4.7 21.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 9.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +2.0 17.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 44/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.6 +4.4 15.3 -1.2 11.5 0.0 7.4 9.9 259 (10.8) 39/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.8 +6.6 16.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 39/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.6 +2.9 20.3 +2.8 16.9 0.0 10.0 5.7 336 (14.0) 50/15
RICHMOND RAAF 33.8 +5.4 14.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 43/17
BELLAMBI AWS 24.8 +1.0 16.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 30/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.3 +3.9 17.8 +4.0 14.0 0.0 11.2 4.6 262 (10.9) 35/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.2 +4.0 15.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.3 +6.2 23.2 +8.4 12.0 0.0 13.0 8.4 297 (12.4) 30/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.2 +5.8 14.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 39/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.4 +7.4 17.3 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 43/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.7 +8.1 14.2 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 41/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.4 +3.0 9.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 37/16
HOBART AIRPORT 26.0 +5.3 9.9 -0.8 6.4 0.0 6.6 9.1 326 (13.6) 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

46.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
45.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
44.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
44.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.4 : 39.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+11.8 : 39.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+11.3 : 38.7 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.9 : 36.4 WAROOKA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.7 : 32.1 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

30.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.7 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
29.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.4 : 29.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+10.3 : 24.4 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+9.6 : 29.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 26.6 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+9.1 : 20.6 YONGALA Upper North SA

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

15.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 32.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.4 : 31.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-4.4 : 32.1 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-3.3 : 24.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-3.2 : 29.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 OMEO Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 6.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.4 : 13.3 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.4 : 9.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.1 : 12.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
-4.1 : 6.9 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

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.
89.4 PIGEON HOLE N Rivers NT
81.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE N Rivers NT
77.4 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
64.0 WANDIE CREEK N Rivers NT
64.0 BEAMESBROOK Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
89.4 PIGEON HOLE
81.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
77.4 TINDAL RAAF
64.0 WANDIE CREEK
62.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS
56.2 CENTRAL WATERHOUSE
50.6 THORAK CEMETERY

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
64.0 BEAMESBROOK
N Coast--Herbert
54.0 TUNG OIL TM
53.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
53.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
52.0 NERADA ALERT

13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

5.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
5.3 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
4.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
4.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

787 (32.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
736 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
694 (28.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
670 (27.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
653 (27.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
650 (27.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
641 (26.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
621 (25.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
94/15 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
70/14 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
68/16 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
68/19 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
67/18 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

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
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
17.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
14.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 28.8mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.4mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h
NGUKURR AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
NOARLUNGA
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
9.2mm in 27 min to 06:27 20.4mm/h
5.0mm in 3 min to 06:30 100.0mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 22.6mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 17.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
CENTURY MINE
7.4mm in 10 min to 14:30 44.4mm/h
24.6mm in 30 min to 15:00 49.2mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 32.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
22.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 44.4mm/h
46.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 46.8mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 30.0mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
COOMA AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h
None reported