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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 10/02/2016. 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

29.7

29.4

26/02/2007

29

1 N

WA

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

25.7

25.3

12/02/2013

23

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

29.3

29.3

20/02/2005

15

1 N Equal to record.


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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 14:37EST, 10/02/2016.

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 42.5 +10.6 20.9 +3.4 18.3 0.0 13.4 12.6 371 (15.5) 37/15
BUNBURY 36.0 +6.0 15.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 26/10
MANDURAH 36.1 +6.3 23.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 24/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.6 26.5 +1.8 25.8 0.0 5.2 8.8 297 (12.4) 54/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.5 +2.4 20.5 -0.2 18.1 0.0 14.4 11.2 464 (19.3) 50/17
WHYALLA AERO 31.8 +2.2 17.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 627 (26.1) 52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.8 +5.4 16.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.0 +2.8 10.3 -1.4 5.4 0.0 6.4 12.9 482 (20.1) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.8 +2.5 28.1 +4.8 26.0 0.0 11.0 7.4 371 (15.5) 63/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.2 24.0 +0.2 23.0 1.0 -- 3.8 -- 39/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +0.7 24.0 -0.1 23.0 49.0 -- 9.3 -- 48/19
MACKAY M.O 29.4 -0.2 25.0 +1.6 -- 5.0 -- -- 592 (24.7) 46/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.4 +0.2 21.8 -0.3 20.3 0.0 7.2 -- 360 (15.0) 43/19
BUNDABERG AERO 30.4 +0.5 21.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 50/15
COOLANGATTA 28.3 0.0 22.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 59/15
BRISBANE AERO 29.7 +0.8 18.6 -2.5 17.6 0.0 8.2 12.5 429 (17.9) 52/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.7 -0.4 15.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 52/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.5 +0.5 16.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 9.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.1 -0.4 18.7 +0.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 43/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.3 -0.3 18.3 +0.2 14.7 0.0 4.2 10.0 325 (13.5) 35/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.8 +0.1 17.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 39/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +0.3 21.5 +2.5 19.5 0.2 9.8 10.3 415 (17.3) 52/10
RICHMOND RAAF 28.4 -0.5 18.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 37/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 -0.1 20.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 39/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.3 +3.5 17.8 +1.4 14.0 0.0 10.2 13.0 231 ( 9.6) 30/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.0 +3.9 18.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.4 +5.8 18.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 12.8 12.7 323 (13.5) 31/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.1 +3.6 14.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 37/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.2 +4.9 14.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 31/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.9 +4.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 46/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.8 +2.3 17.1 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 25.0 +2.7 13.0 +1.0 7.8 0.0 8.2 11.9 384 (16.0) 41/13
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

45.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.5 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
44.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
44.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+13.8 : 41.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.3 : 40.3 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.6 : 39.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+11.6 : 40.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.5 : 37.5 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA

30.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
29.3 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.2 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT

+8.7 : 21.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+8.3 : 26.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+8.2 : 26.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+7.8 : 26.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+7.6 : 25.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

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

17.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
19.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
19.6 PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC

-3.4 : 24.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-3.2 : 22.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-3.0 : 23.2 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-2.9 : 24.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-2.3 : 22.7 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-2.3 : 30.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
5.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.1 : 5.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.1 : 16.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-6.0 : 9.6 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-5.5 : 7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 : 5.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.
94.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
92.2 LANSDOWN CSIRO Central Coast E QLD
71.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
70.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
67.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
67.0 SOUTHWELL STATION
N Coast--Barron
63.0 MT SOPHIA
53.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
94.0 MENAVALE ALERT
71.0 EURAMO TM
70.0 CORSIS ALERT
67.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
65.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
62.0 MUTARNEE STORE
56.0 YABULU QLD NICKEL
55.0 NERADA ALERT
55.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT
51.4 ROLLINGSTONE
Central Coast E
92.2 LANSDOWN CSIRO

13.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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9.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
8.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
8.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
7.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
3.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1181 (49.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1164 (48.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1113 (46.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1025 (42.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1008 (42.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
992 (41.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
952 (39.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
914 (38.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
907 (37.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
844 (35.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
826 (34.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
825 (34.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
787 (32.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
786 (32.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
781 (32.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
768 (32.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
743 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
739 (30.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
719 (30.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
712 (29.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
704 (29.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
694 (28.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
688 (28.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
681 (28.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
678 (28.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
678 (28.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
672 (28.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
670 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
652 (27.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
646 (26.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
638 (26.6) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
635 (26.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
632 (26.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
627 (26.1) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
625 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
622 (25.9) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
605 (25.2) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
78/16 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
76/16 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/17 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT
9.6mm in 6 min to 16:16 96.0mm/h
5.6mm in 3 min to 16:19 112.0mm/h
5.8mm in 4 min to 16:23 87.0mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 16:29 46.0mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 29.8mm/h
36.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 36.8mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 12.3mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
43.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 14.3mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP
14.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 28.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
15.0mm in 24 min to 19:00 37.5mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.6mm/h
19.8mm in 28 min to 19:30 42.4mm/h
39.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 39.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 24.4mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 14.0mm/h
BULMAN
14.4mm in 30 min to 22:30 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
20.8mm in 30 min to 17:30 41.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.8mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 26.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
14.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 29.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 24.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 21.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
67.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
16.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 33.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 24.8mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.8mm/h
7.8mm in 12 min to 17:00 39.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
10.2mm in 30 min to 02:30 20.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.2mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
5.0mm in 6 min to 23:00 50.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.6mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
8.2mm in 22 min to 22:00 22.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
12.6mm in 29 min to 00:30 26.1mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 20.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.7mm/h
Northwest
CARTERS BORE
8.0mm in 14 min to 13:56 34.3mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
11.0mm in 12 min to 00:46 55.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 02:00 5.7mm/h
17.8mm in 25 min to 03:30 42.7mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 19.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 19.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 6.7mm/h
4.6mm in 11 min to 09:00 25.1mm/h
43.0mm in 17 min to 09:17 151.8mm/h
43.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 43.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(150/ 63 ) at 17:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 70(140/ 63 ) at 18:00
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 91(200/ 37 ) at 08:56