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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 23/01/2017. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Roper-McArthur

014651

SNOWDROP CREEK

109.0

95.8

06/01/2008

11

1 N


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

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

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:03EST, 11/02/2017.

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 26.3 -5.4 15.8 -1.2 14.4 0.0 9.2 13.0 587 (24.5) 52/13
BUNBURY 24.7 -5.0 14.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 48/15
MANDURAH 23.9 -5.4 17.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 48/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +1.0 24.4 -0.4 24.9 3.8 1.0 6.3 223 ( 9.3) 44/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.4 0.0 25.8 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 34/05
WHYALLA AERO 34.2 +4.2 16.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 43/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.2 +4.9 17.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 30/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.2 +6.0 11.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.9 +0.6 26.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 46/11
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +1.0 24.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 31/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +1.0 25.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 39/22
MACKAY M.O 31.3 +1.2 22.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 -0.7 26.5 +4.4 -- 0.0 10.4 -- 291 (12.1) 46/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.9 -1.2 23.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 44/10
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +0.1 21.3 +0.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 44/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 -0.4 21.9 +0.7 21.1 10.4 5.8 8.8 401 (16.7) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.1 -2.9 17.9 +0.4 -- 6.4 -- -- 740 (30.8) 54/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.1 +2.2 18.2 -0.7 12.8 0.0 9.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +0.6 15.2 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 389 (16.2) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.8 -0.2 17.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.7 +2.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.4 +2.3 17.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 46/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.2 +0.7 19.7 +0.9 19.6 0.0 9.1 10.7 533 (22.2) 44/17
RICHMOND RAAF 31.0 +1.1 18.1 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS 25.5 +0.6 18.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 31/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.3 -- 15.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 37/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.0 +3.3 17.4 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 35/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.9 +0.5 14.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.3 +3.0 15.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 264 (11.0) 28/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.8 +3.2 12.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 28/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.7 +3.0 12.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 34/23
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 30.1 +3.8 10.9 -2.8 7.8 0.0 5.8 13.2 336 (14.0) 34/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.0 +5.9 9.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.1 +0.8 9.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 39/17
HOBART AIRPORT 25.8 +3.3 12.3 +0.3 7.3 0.2 6.2 11.9 410 (17.1) 37/07
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

42.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
42.1 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
41.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
41.3 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+8.7 : 40.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.3 : 33.3 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+8.3 : 40.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 36.4 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+7.5 : 33.5 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA

29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
28.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+6.4 : 24.7 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.5 : 25.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.5 : 27.9 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 25.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.3 : 16.0 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW

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

16.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
17.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.8 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-9.5 : 24.4 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 25.6 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-8.0 : 23.7 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-7.6 : 25.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.3 : 25.7 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

0.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-6.0 : 8.6 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 6.3 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-5.2 : 10.4 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
-5.2 : 3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.1 : 15.7 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-5.1 : 9.5 ORBOST E Gippsland 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.
109.0 SNOWDROP CREEK N Rivers NT
85.0 ROSENTRETERS BRIDGE TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74.0 KATHERINE - BRAY RD N Rivers NT
72.0 BARRADEEN AL Warrego QLD
72.0 TREPHINA GORGE N Plateau NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
109.0 SNOWDROP CREEK
74.0 KATHERINE - BRAY RD
64.4 WEST WATERHOUSE
N Plateau
72.0 TREPHINA GORGE
53.2 YUENDUMU

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
69.6 HORN ISLAND
63.0 WEIPA AERO
54.2 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
Brisbane/SE Coast
85.0 ROSENTRETERS BRIDGE TM
53.2 PERSEVERANCE DAM
51.0 PEACHESTER
50.0 MONTVILLE "CLOVELLY"
Warrego
72.0 BARRADEEN AL
53.0 DUNVEGAN TM
50.5 BOOTHULLA

Reports not yet available

1149 (47.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1052 (43.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1010 (42.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
841 (35.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
822 (34.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
817 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
757 (31.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
756 (31.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
753 (31.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
740 (30.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
730 (30.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
722 (30.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
722 (30.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
715 (29.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
697 (29.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
695 (29.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
691 (28.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
686 (28.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
680 (28.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
672 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
671 (28.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
665 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
664 (27.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
659 (27.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
622 (25.9) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
607 (25.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
81/14 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
72/14 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
72/04 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
68/22 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
68/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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