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May

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February

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are as received at 2148 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 daily rainfall

WA

SW & S Coast

009800

LAKE WARDEN FARM

67.2

30.0

28/06/1972

22

WA

SW & S Coast

009867

LORINNA

40.0

37.2

14/06/1989

34

WA

SW & S Coast

009954

MERIVALE FARM

44.6

32.8

27/06/1995

12

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

77.4

35.3

30/06/1966

60

QLD

Channel Country

038005

CLUNY

53.0

38.6

30/06/1966

61

QLD

Channel Country

038025

SANDRINGHAM

80.0

35.0

12/06/2005

40

Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Channel Country

038048

KAMARAN DOWNS

60.2

17.0

29/06/1981

30

QLD

Channel Country

038050

MOORABERRIE STATION

40.3

40.1

15/06/1987

26

QLD

Channel Country

038056

SOUTH GALWAY

27.0

18.0

16/06/1987

30

QLD

Warrego

044063

QUILBERRY RAIL SIDING

53.0

51.6

25/06/1931

84

QLD

Warrego

044172

WALLAL STATION

50.0

35.0

16/06/1998

13

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040584

HINZE DAM

27.0

26.2

15/06/2004

12

QLD

Darling Downs E

041175

STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS)

22.0

22.0

16/06/2002

36

Equal to record.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer below 3m (km/h)

SA

County Light

023343

ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE)

123.5

32.8

24/06/1987

33

46.3

13/03/1988

33


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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 20:54EST, 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 16.7 -4.2 11.4 +0.4 10.1 1.8 3.6 -- 690 (28.8) 50/00
PERTH AIRPORT 14.9 -4.0 4.7 -4.3 3.4 10.8 1.2 6.5 210 ( 8.8) 32/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.6 -3.0 8.3 +0.2 6.1 14.0 3.2 6.3 460 (19.2) 52/12
BUNBURY 15.7 -2.7 0.1 -8.0 -- 3.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 30/14
MANDURAH 15.2 -- 6.7 -- -- 13.8 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 22/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.7 +0.1 20.9 +1.0 20.0 0.0 6.0 9.2 197 ( 8.2) 35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.6 -0.2 10.9 +5.8 9.5 9.8 2.6 7.2 293 (12.2) 30/00
WHYALLA AERO 17.3 0.0 11.4 +5.3 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 523 (21.8) 57/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 -0.1 12.5 +4.4 11.7 0.0 2.2 6.9 487 (20.3) 59/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.4 +0.6 9.4 +3.6 7.5 0.0 3.8 4.6 581 (24.2) 50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.9 +7.0 15.4 +5.4 13.6 0.0 5.4 10.2 233 ( 9.7) 46/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 +1.5 18.5 +0.7 17.1 0.0 4.6 9.8 290 (12.1) 28/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +1.9 15.4 +0.8 14.5 0.0 4.8 9.9 337 (14.0) 26/16
MACKAY MO 24.5 +2.6 15.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.0 292 (12.2) 22/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.9 +3.4 15.3 +4.4 14.2 0.2 3.2 -- 176 ( 7.3) 48/01
BUNDABERG AERO 25.7 +3.1 14.9 +3.3 -- 0.2 1.6 -- 170 ( 7.1) 26/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.3 +3.7 12.0 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 23.3 +2.2 15.4 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 34/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.5 +3.2 12.5 +2.0 10.2 0.0 1.2 8.0 219 ( 9.1) 22/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 +6.0 10.6 +3.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 281 (11.7) 28/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 15.3 -1.5 10.8 +4.7 6.2 1.2 0.8 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.3 +2.9 11.3 +2.2 7.0 0.0 2.4 4.7 242 (10.1) 30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +1.2 10.7 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -1.0 6.9 -1.0 5.8 0.0 0.8 0.2 120 ( 5.0) 21/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 +1.4 6.5 0.0 4.9 0.2 -- -- 28 ( 1.2) 21/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.0 +1.5 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.3 -0.1 6.1 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.2 +2.6 9.3 +0.8 5.5 0.0 2.0 5.1 268 (11.2) 34/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.1 +0.1 3.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 20 ( 0.8) 18/17
BELLAMBI AWS 19.9 +2.2 11.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 31/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.2 +3.0 -0.8 -1.8 -2.1 0.2 1.0 6.0 132 ( 5.5) 52/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.5 +1.7 5.4 +1.7 3.9 0.2 0.8 3.1 241 (10.0) 39/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.0 +1.8 2.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.4 +2.4 8.4 +3.2 6.5 0.0 3.2 7.2 412 (17.2) 48/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.0 0.0 8.8 +5.1 7.2 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 61/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -1.2 5.6 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.8 +3.8 10.7 +3.8 7.0 0.0 2.0 -- 145 ( 6.0) 39/21
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.3 +2.7 8.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 61/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 -0.1 8.7 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 683 (28.5) 68/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.7 +4.6 7.0 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 +4.1 4.5 -0.1 1.6 0.2 1.4 8.0 208 ( 8.7) 45/14
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

34.3 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
34.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
34.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
33.7 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
33.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.4 : 22.0 STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS) Darling Downs E QLD
+7.3 : 31.1 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+7.1 : 31.7 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+7.0 : 31.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+11.0 : 13.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+10.9 : 19.4 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+10.3 : 14.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.3 : 15.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+10.2 : 16.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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

4.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.2 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC

-6.5 : 12.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-5.9 : 14.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.9 : 14.2 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.7 : 12.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 13.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-5.6 : 14.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-8.0 : 0.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-6.4 : 0.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
-5.9 : -4.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : 1.5 KARNET 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.
82.1 STOKES INLET Lower West WA
80.0 SANDRINGHAM Channel Country QLD
77.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
67.2 LAKE WARDEN FARM Lower West WA
65.2 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
82.1 STOKES INLET
67.2 LAKE WARDEN FARM
63.0 BREMER BAY
59.0 BEENYUP
55.6 ESPERANCE
55.2 PEPPERMINT GROVE
50.4 ERINAIR
50.0 YOUNG RIVER

QUEENSLAND
Channel Country
80.0 SANDRINGHAM
77.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION
60.2 KAMARAN DOWNS
53.0 CLUNY
Warrego
53.0 QUILBERRY RAIL SIDING
50.0 WALLAL STATION

ISLANDS
Islands
65.2 HOME ISLAND

10.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
9.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

0.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

1031 (43.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1030 (42.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
917 (38.2) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
872 (36.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
862 (35.9) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
852 (35.5) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
844 (35.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
835 (34.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
822 (34.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
779 (32.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
777 (32.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
768 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
753 (31.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
743 (31.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) FORREST Eucla WA
728 (30.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
724 (30.2) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
711 (29.6) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
706 (29.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
704 (29.3) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
702 (29.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
699 (29.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
690 (28.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
689 (28.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
683 (28.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
674 (28.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
654 (27.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
646 (26.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
640 (26.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
632 (26.3) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
630 (26.3) EUCLA Eucla WA
623 (26.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
617 (25.7) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
613 (25.5) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
602 (25.1) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
106/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/21 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/14 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
87/21 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
87/23 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    CW Plains N
COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
    NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
    Mallee N
WALPEUP RESEARCH
4.0mm in 6 min to 17:06 40.0mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 11:30 7.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 80(330/ 70 ) at 20:12
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 91(330/ 69 ) at 21:30
    Murray Valley
STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE : 87(320/ 65 ) at 21:31
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(320/ 76 ) at 23:23
VICTORIA
    Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 96( 10/ 74 ) at 21:07
    N Central
EILDON FIRE TOWER : 82(260/ 72 ) at 23:05