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Noteworthy weather today
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Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 1751 EST on 10/02/2006. 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

WA

W Kimberley

003057

CYGNET BAY

37.6

37.5

07/04/2005

20

Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
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Actual temperatures
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Actual temperatures
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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 20:35EST, 14/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 26.3 -1.3 13.7 -1.7 11.4 0.0 5.6 -- 420 (17.5) 46/16
PERTH AIRPORT 22.8 -2.7 14.7 +1.8 13.8 1.0 3.2 7.6 396 (16.5) 34/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.3 -4.5 11.0 -0.6 8.0 1.4 2.4 2.6 321 (13.4) 17/05
BUNBURY 20.6 -3.5 5.8 -5.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 254 (10.6) 30/10
MANDURAH 19.9 -- 13.4 -- -- 0.6 -- -- 404 (16.8) 35/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 -0.1 24.4 +0.4 23.8 0.0 5.6 7.5 140 ( 5.8) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.9 +6.7 13.2 +0.6 9.4 0.0 7.0 11.0 217 ( 9.0) 48/13
WHYALLA AERO 29.9 +6.3 8.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 196 ( 8.2) 48/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.7 +3.1 11.3 -1.1 5.8 0.0 2.4 9.6 205 ( 8.5) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.6 +4.2 8.0 -0.7 5.8 0.0 2.0 4.9 295 (12.3) 61/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +3.2 22.0 +3.5 18.0 0.0 7.8 11.3 201 ( 8.4) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +0.6 19.9 -1.7 18.5 0.0 6.8 8.2 462 (19.3) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 18.7 -1.8 15.8 0.0 8.0 11.0 334 (13.9) 41/11
MACKAY MO 26.2 -0.5 19.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 505 (21.0) 43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +0.7 17.3 -0.5 14.9 0.0 6.6 -- 296 (12.3) 34/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 +1.1 17.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 421 (17.5) 41/10
NAMBOUR DPI 26.7 +0.6 18.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 26.7 +1.4 18.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 43/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +1.0 16.1 -0.1 13.9 0.0 6.4 10.6 388 (16.2) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.1 +1.7 14.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 631 (26.3) 44/09
GUNNEDAH SCS 29.5 +4.4 14.9 +2.1 5.4 0.0 6.0 -- 195 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.3 +0.3 15.5 +0.3 12.9 5.0 2.0 9.7 274 (11.4) 26/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.1 +2.5 12.9 -0.3 13.3 0.0 2.4 9.2 239 (10.0) 32/21
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.3 +1.7 13.2 +1.3 13.0 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.5 +5.0 10.6 +3.4 8.1 0.0 3.2 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.2 +5.7 16.3 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 +3.2 16.4 +2.3 13.9 0.0 3.2 10.5 312 (13.0) 45/18
RICHMOND RAAF 27.1 +3.2 13.2 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 14 ( 0.6) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.4 +2.3 16.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 50/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.8 +5.8 10.7 +4.0 8.2 0.0 2.6 9.6 224 ( 9.3) 37/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.7 +7.2 15.1 +6.0 12.6 0.0 3.0 10.2 299 (12.5) 37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +6.1 10.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.4 +3.9 5.7 -4.4 2.4 0.0 3.2 10.6 130 ( 5.4) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.3 +4.7 6.4 -1.8 9.2 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.4 +3.2 6.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.6 +6.3 10.9 +0.1 8.9 0.0 1.0 -- 70 ( 2.9) 28/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 25.5 +5.5 7.9 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 61/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 +4.3 5.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 61/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.5 +2.6 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 22.2 +4.1 7.0 -1.7 2.8 0.0 3.4 4.4 258 (10.8) 37/13
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

41.1 PANNAWONICA W Pilbara WA
40.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+8.5 : 33.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+7.9 : 39.7 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 33.3 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.7 : 35.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 32.8 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

29.5 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+12.2 : 29.5 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+8.5 : 17.9 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+7.6 : 17.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+7.2 : 17.1 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+7.0 : 18.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW

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

9.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 18.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 17.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 18.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 18.6 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 19.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-6.3 : 3.9 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 4.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.2 : 6.8 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-5.8 : 6.4 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-5.7 : 5.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA

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.
36.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
20.6 WOOMBAH (ADAMS STREET) North Coast NSW
20.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
18.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
17.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

11.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

965 (40.2) GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
870 (36.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
864 (36.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
796 (33.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
761 (31.7) WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
754 (31.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
726 (30.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
717 (29.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
705 (29.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
696 (29.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
691 (28.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
690 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
671 (28.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
667 (27.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
650 (27.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
632 (26.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
631 (26.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
629 (26.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
617 (25.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
613 (25.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
98/15 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/22 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
84/11 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
80/09 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
76/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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.
QUEENSLAND
    N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
21.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 43.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(320/ 76 ) at 20:12
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 83(360/ 63 ) at 18:00
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(330/ 63 ) at 08:30