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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 1403 EST on 11/12/2016. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

12.1

12.8

28/12/2006

45

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

6.2

7.8

05/12/1992

23

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

30.1

30.1

09/12/2016

34

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

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

31.9

30.8

29/12/1991

41

31.5

27/10/1976

49

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

29.3

29.1

10/12/2008

13

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

31.0

30.6

16/12/2004

13

30.6

16/12/2004

14

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

CW Plains S

050017

WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS

6.0

7.0

07/12/2002

15

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

1.2

1.6

12/12/2009

18

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065103

FORBES AIRPORT AWS

6.2

6.6

07/12/2002

19

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS

6.2

6.5

05/12/1976

19

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:02EST, 11/12/2016.

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 39.1 +10.2 15.3 +0.4 12.9 0.0 12.0 13.3 455 (19.0) 46/05
BUNBURY -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/00
MANDURAH 32.4 +5.5 20.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 26/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +2.0 25.5 +0.2 24.7 0.0 4.8 8.7 250 (10.4) 26/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.2 -5.2 14.1 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 43/15
WHYALLA AERO 26.2 -2.0 11.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 43/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.0 -1.0 9.7 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 26/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 -6.9 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 343 (14.3) 28/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 -0.5 22.5 -0.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/04
CAIRNS AERO 34.0 +2.6 23.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.8 +2.3 26.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 30.9 +0.8 23.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 35/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.1 -2.0 23.3 +2.1 -- 7.2 -- -- 291 (12.1) 50/17
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 -1.0 22.7 +2.2 -- 1.6 -- -- 260 (10.8) 54/12
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +0.4 19.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 46/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 -2.0 22.1 +2.0 18.2 1.0 4.0 7.0 369 (15.4) 41/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 -2.6 16.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 518 (21.6) 50/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.9 0.0 11.0 -6.5 3.9 0.0 8.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 -2.2 14.5 -2.3 -- 1.6 -- -- 293 (12.2) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 -3.0 16.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 43/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.0 -0.2 6.6 -9.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.0 -1.7 16.2 -1.3 13.9 0.0 9.0 9.8 541 (22.5) 44/15
RICHMOND RAAF 28.5 +0.1 15.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 37/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 -0.4 15.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 35/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.2 -2.2 6.7 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.9 -2.3 7.5 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.2 -1.9 9.4 -5.4 -- 0.0 14.8 13.5 327 (13.6) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.8 -3.6 9.4 -2.8 13.7 0.0 -- -- -- 31/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.5 -3.5 10.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 34/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.5 -5.1 7.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 31/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.1 -0.3 6.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.7 -2.0 10.0 -0.7 7.1 0.0 8.0 2.4 622 (25.9) 54/09
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

43.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
43.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
42.1 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
42.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

+13.3 : 38.1 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+12.8 : 38.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+12.2 : 36.6 SHANNON Lower West WA
+11.8 : 41.0 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.5 : 39.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

31.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
31.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
30.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.7 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
29.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+7.4 : 29.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.9 : 31.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+6.9 : 25.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 29.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.3 : 22.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.1 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
8.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
11.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-7.8 : 15.6 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.1 : 15.5 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-7.1 : 30.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.9 : 16.1 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
-6.9 : 16.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.1 : 5.1 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-10.0 : 4.4 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-9.4 : 8.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-9.4 : 4.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-9.3 : 5.8 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S 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.
54.6 MORANBAH AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
47.2 LANSDOWNE E Kimberley WA
46.0 TAEMAS Central Coast W QLD
44.6 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT E Kimberley WA
41.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
41.5 DOONGAN
E Kimberley
47.2 LANSDOWNE
44.6 LAKE ARGYLE RESORT

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast W
54.6 MORANBAH AIRPORT
46.0 TAEMAS

Reports not yet available

1376 (57.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1347 (56.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1299 (54.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1266 (52.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1260 (52.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1138 (47.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1055 (44.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1002 (41.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
964 (40.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
956 (39.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
934 (38.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
922 (38.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
890 (37.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
767 (32.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
735 (30.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
733 (30.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
728 (30.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
723 (30.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
707 (29.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
698 (29.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
662 (27.6) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
659 (27.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
656 (27.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
640 (26.7) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
636 (26.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
609 (25.4) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
91/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/15 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
78/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
78/23 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
32.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 65.6mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 32.8mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 32.8mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
10.8mm in 10 min to 03:26 64.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.0mm/h
26.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 53.2mm/h
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
13.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.4mm/h
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
E Pilbara
MANDORA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 29.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 30.4mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 29.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
12.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.6mm/h
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.8mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.8mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 22:30 28.8mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 27.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 24.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 15.8mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
17.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 17.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
6.4mm in 19 min to 22:58 20.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h
WILLIAMSON
10.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 26.0mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 23.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.8mm/h
BOWEN AIRPORT AWS
4.8mm in 13 min to 23:30 22.2mm/h
OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
11.2mm in 30 min to 23:00 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h
Central Coast W
MORANBAH AIRPORT
2.8mm in 2 min to 04:30 84.0mm/h
10.6mm in 7 min to 04:37 90.9mm/h
12.6mm in 12 min to 04:49 63.0mm/h
33.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 33.6mm/h
4.8mm in 14 min to 05:30 20.6mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 35.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.8mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.0mm/h
54.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 108.8mm/h
54.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 54.4mm/h
54.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 54.6mm/h
7.6mm in 18 min to 23:30 25.3mm/h
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
EMERALD AIRPORT
10.8mm in 25 min to 15:00 25.9mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 28.8mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 26.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.6mm/h
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
11.8mm in 14 min to 19:30 50.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.8mm/h
9.4mm in 20 min to 20:00 28.2mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 26.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
THANGOOL AIRPORT
6.6mm in 15 min to 14:00 26.4mm/h
BUNDABERG AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 12:32 84.0mm/h
14.2mm in 28 min to 13:00 30.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 17.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.8mm/h
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
27.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 54.8mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.4mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 27.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
12.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.6mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
8.4mm in 7 min to 09:07 72.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 74(140/ 65 ) at 17:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 69(240/ 63 ) at 00:44
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 78 ) at 16:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 76(250/ 63 ) at 07:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(280/ 65 ) at 12:07