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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 10/12/2017. 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 minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013012

WILUNA

33.6

30.5

19/12/2005

54

33.6

20/01/1991

58

1 N


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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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:02EST, 10/12/2017.

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 35.2 +6.3 22.0 +7.1 18.5 0.0 13.2 6.0 573 (23.9) 55/00
BUNBURY 31.8 +4.5 18.6 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 35/13
MANDURAH 30.1 +3.2 21.6 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 52/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +0.6 28.3 +3.0 27.6 0.0 6.8 6.3 304 (12.7) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.9 -1.5 16.5 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 48/12
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 -4.5 14.3 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 481 (20.0) 39/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.8 -2.2 10.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.9 -3.0 13.2 +3.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 473 (19.7) 48/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.0 +2.9 27.0 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 44/12
CAIRNS AERO 33.7 +2.3 24.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +0.4 25.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 29.1 -1.0 22.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 24/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 -1.9 23.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.8 +1.3 20.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 39/23
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +1.3 19.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 48/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.8 +0.7 19.1 -1.0 16.6 9.6 8.6 10.9 438 (18.3) 63/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.7 +1.3 15.2 -1.4 -- 12.4 -- -- 404 (16.8) 59/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.6 -2.3 16.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -1.7 19.1 +2.3 -- 3.6 -- -- 365 (15.2) 46/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.6 -2.6 18.6 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 486 (20.3) 37/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.0 -2.2 10.1 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 37/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.7 -1.0 18.1 +0.6 16.8 0.4 8.0 7.9 599 (25.0) 39/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.1 -1.3 15.6 -0.4 -- 7.6 -- -- 423 (17.6) 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -1.8 15.2 -2.2 -- 7.4 -- -- 500 (20.8) 31/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.0 -- 7.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 34/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.7 -2.7 7.9 -5.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 291 (12.1) 43/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.8 -2.4 8.1 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 37/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.5 -1.6 10.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 6.4 12.7 299 (12.5) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.6 -1.8 7.6 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 31/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.8 -1.2 7.2 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 31/17
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 24.6 +0.2 10.5 -1.5 9.0 0.0 5.4 8.3 386 (16.1) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.4 -1.2 8.6 -0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 338 (14.1) 46/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.6 +1.2 12.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 46/05
HOBART AIRPORT 22.5 +1.8 12.7 +2.0 13.0 0.4 6.8 6.6 575 (24.0) 67/13
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

45.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
43.7 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.9 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
42.9 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

+13.7 : 42.9 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.9 : 35.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+10.7 : 35.5 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+10.7 : 36.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+10.7 : 35.1 SHANNON Lower West WA

33.6 WILUNA Interior WA
29.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
29.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.6 : 33.6 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.8 : 24.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+9.7 : 26.7 MULLEWA Central West WA
+8.9 : 23.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+8.3 : 25.7 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

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

10.8 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
13.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 29.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 22.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.5 : 32.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-5.5 : 30.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

0.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.8 : 10.1 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-7.1 : 9.3 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.1 : 8.1 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-6.9 : 5.5 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.9 : 6.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty 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.
41.8 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.0 GYMPIE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
34.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.2 GODWIN BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.0 MT LAWLESS TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

Reports not yet available

1596 (66.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1156 (48.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1100 (45.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1078 (44.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1068 (44.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1049 (43.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1028 (42.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
927 (38.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
893 (37.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
859 (35.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
856 (35.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
834 (34.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
809 (33.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
770 (32.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
739 (30.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
737 (30.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
701 (29.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
697 (29.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
685 (28.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
676 (28.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
674 (28.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
660 (27.5) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
659 (27.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
652 (27.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
648 (27.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
636 (26.5) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
622 (25.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
613 (25.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
611 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
607 (25.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
131/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
128/04 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
128/03 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
117/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
113/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
94/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/07 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
93/04 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/04 WARRA W Coast TAS
93/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
ERANGY SPRINGS AG STATION
11.8mm in 10 min to 17:00 70.8mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.0mm/h
Lower West
BADGINGARRA AG STATION
4.4mm in 6 min to 10:25 44.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
7.2mm in 7 min to 05:37 61.7mm/h
8.2mm in 14 min to 05:51 35.1mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 20.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 18.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.7mm/h
26.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 52.8mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 26.4mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 26.4mm/h
29.8mm in 22 min to 20:58 81.3mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 31.2mm/h
39.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 39.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 13.0mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
12.8mm in 30 min to 10:00 25.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
BLACKWATER AIRPORT
4.0mm in 6 min to 21:24 40.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
41.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 83.6mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 41.8mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 41.8mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
18.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 36.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.4mm/h
34.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 69.2mm/h
53.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 53.0mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 34.8mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 17.7mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
5.8mm in 12 min to 20:00 29.0mm/h
3.0mm in 1 min to 20:01 180.0mm/h
10.2mm in 5 min to 20:06 122.4mm/h
4.0mm in 2 min to 20:08 120.0mm/h
7.4mm in 4 min to 20:12 111.0mm/h
2.2mm in 1 min to 20:13 132.0mm/h
10.2mm in 4 min to 20:17 153.0mm/h
20.8mm in 12 min to 20:29 104.0mm/h
2.8mm in 1 min to 20:30 168.0mm/h
66.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 66.4mm/h
2.4mm in 1 min to 20:31 144.0mm/h
7.6mm in 3 min to 20:34 152.0mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 20:35 108.0mm/h
6.2mm in 3 min to 20:38 124.0mm/h
4.2mm in 12 min to 20:50 21.0mm/h
83.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 83.4mm/h
91.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 30.3mm/h
91.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 15.2mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 23.2mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
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
9.4mm in 18 min to 20:48 31.3mm/h
10.2mm in 12 min to 21:00 51.0mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 23.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 25.8mm/h
REDCLIFFE
10.6mm in 20 min to 19:28 31.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
15.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 30.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
NAMBOUR DAFF - HILLSIDE
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h
DALBY AIRPORT
20.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 41.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.6mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
12.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.4mm/h
BRISBANE WEST WELLCAMP AIRPORT
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.8mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN : 93( 20/ 54 ) at 10:24
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 80(140/ 72 ) at 19:49
VICTORIA
E Central
WESTERNPORT NEAR SOMERS : 13(320/ 80 ) at 23:20
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(270/ 69 ) at 05:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(330/ 95 ) at 03:00
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 128(270/ 85 ) at 05:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(260/ 46 ) at 09:49
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(250/ 69 ) at 10:30
W Coast
WARRA : 93(290/ 35 ) at 05:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 124(310/102 ) at 04:13
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(280/ 74 ) at 09:46