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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 1438 EST on 10/01/2016. 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 maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

34.0

07/01/2016

17

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

Gt Southern

010917

WANDERING

72

61.0

13/01/2004

12

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:39EST, 12/01/2016.

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 35.5 +3.8 17.5 +0.5 16.0 0.0 10.4 11.6 456 (19.0) 41/15
BUNBURY 34.0 +4.3 16.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 34/14
MANDURAH 30.6 +1.3 21.5 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +1.1 24.6 -0.2 24.4 20.0 3.2 8.8 244 (10.2) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.1 +0.7 20.6 -0.9 17.9 0.0 14.4 13.0 321 (13.4) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 31.9 +1.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.8 +5.5 16.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 22/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.6 +0.4 9.4 -1.7 4.5 0.0 6.8 11.8 425 (17.7) 39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.0 +3.7 19.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 24/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.8 +0.3 25.0 +1.3 24.0 0.0 -- 10.1 -- 30/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.6 27.5 +3.2 26.4 0.0 12.0 -- 514 (21.4) --
MACKAY M.O 31.0 +0.9 26.6 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- 2.9 430 (17.9) 37/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.3 +1.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 44/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.7 -0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/16
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 -0.9 19.1 -2.1 17.9 0.0 9.6 12.6 315 (13.1) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.2 -0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 50/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.2 +1.3 17.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 10.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -1.8 16.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 24/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.3 -3.7 16.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.9 +1.8 18.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.0 -0.5 18.7 -0.1 17.0 0.0 7.0 8.6 329 (13.7) 35/13
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 -1.1 18.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 24.5 -0.4 18.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.4 +2.7 19.1 +2.8 19.7 0.0 10.8 13.1 228 ( 9.5) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.0 +2.6 16.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.2 +3.9 17.6 +0.9 16.0 0.0 8.0 11.0 195 ( 8.1) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.2 +2.6 14.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 30/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.8 +5.1 12.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.9 +4.8 10.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 30.5 +6.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 27.6 +5.1 16.8 +4.8 14.5 0.0 7.6 11.9 524 (21.8) 50/15
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

42.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+10.7 : 38.4 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+10.3 : 36.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+10.2 : 37.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.1 : 31.5 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+10.1 : 33.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+10.1 : 31.2 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
+10.1 : 37.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

28.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
28.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.0 CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.6 : 20.3 SHANNON Lower West WA
+7.0 : 20.1 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+6.2 : 23.0 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
+6.0 : 28.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.3 : 27.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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

14.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.0 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
18.3 PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
18.3 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
18.3 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
18.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.6 : 21.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.6 : 26.7 KALBARRI Central West WA
-6.3 : 26.6 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : 30.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-4.6 : 27.2 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW

2.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC

-7.9 : 7.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.8 : 8.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.9 : 15.9 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-4.9 : 10.3 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.6 : 11.8 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.6 : 6.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-4.6 : 15.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral 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.
67.2 LOVANDEE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
43.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
37.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT Central Coast E QLD
36.4 GIRU NORTH Central Coast E QLD
33.0 GOODLANDS Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
33.0 GOODLANDS

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
43.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
37.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
36.4 GIRU NORTH
Wide Bay/Burnett
67.2 LOVANDEE

13.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
13.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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7.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
6.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
6.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
6.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1480 (61.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1114 (46.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
961 (40.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
759 (31.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
740 (30.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
660 (27.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
636 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
623 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
604 (25.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
87/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
78/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/19 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
76/18 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt 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.
None reported None reported