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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2153 EST on 23/06/2006. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010035

CUNDERDIN

-2.0

-2.0

29/07/2002

18

Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010515

BEVERLEY

-3.2

-3.2

07/07/2005

26

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

22.5

22.2

03/07/1958

46

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008025

CARNAMAH

0.4

0.6

01/07/1990

35

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

-3.0

-3.0

11/07/2005

27

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010073

KELLERBERRIN

-3.5

-3.2

21/07/1997

47

WA

Gt Southern

010626

PINGELLY

-1.6

-1.2

08/07/1997

34

-1.6

22/06/1981

35

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016032

GAWLER RANGES (NONNING)

9.2

9.2

15/07/1998

37

Equal to record.

SA

W Agricultural

018069

ELLISTON

10.1

10.1

14/07/1963

44

Equal to record.

SA

W Agricultural

018120

WHYALLA AERO

10.6

10.7

22/07/1989

21

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

9.5

10.5

28/07/1998

12

10.5

28/07/1998

13

SA

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

9.5

11.1

28/07/1998

11

10.6

27/06/1995

12

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022018

WAROOKA

9.2

9.4

22/07/1989

40

9.4

22/07/1989

41

SA

Upper Murray

024024

LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE

9.2

9.4

16/07/1989

21


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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 21:04EST, 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 19.3 -0.2 3.6 -5.9 1.9 0.0 2.8 -- 344 (14.3) 71/21
PERTH AIRPORT 17.0 -0.9 2.0 -6.1 -0.3 0.0 2.2 9.2 268 (11.2) 39/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.3 -0.5 2.1 -5.4 1.3 0.0 1.0 8.4 114 ( 4.8) 28/15
BUNBURY 15.6 -1.6 -0.3 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 52/21
MANDURAH 15.4 -- 6.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 50/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 +0.4 19.3 +0.1 18.5 0.0 7.0 10.7 230 ( 9.6) 43/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.0 -0.7 6.2 +2.2 8.3 3.6 1.4 4.1 326 (13.6) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 10.6 -6.3 7.0 +1.7 -- 4.1 1.5 -- 171 ( 7.1) 37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 9.9 -5.4 7.0 -0.5 5.7 1.2 0.0 0.0 162 ( 6.8) 18/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 9.4 -3.7 6.3 +1.1 5.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 107 ( 4.5) 21/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.4 +1.7 2.1 -6.5 0.6 0.0 3.8 10.4 256 (10.7) 28/16
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 +0.4 13.4 -3.6 11.3 0.0 7.2 10.7 486 (20.3) 30/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.9 -0.2 7.8 -5.8 6.1 0.0 5.4 9.5 227 ( 9.5) 30/12
MACKAY MO 21.5 +0.2 10.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- 8.0 441 (18.4) 41/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.6 -0.5 9.6 +0.1 7.3 0.0 5.8 -- 257 (10.7) 30/08
BUNDABERG AERO 22.1 +0.1 12.9 +2.8 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 405 (16.9) 35/17
NAMBOUR DPI 20.1 -1.0 13.1 +5.4 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 19.9 -0.6 13.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 31/00
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.3 10.2 +1.4 8.3 0.0 4.0 3.1 381 (15.9) 28/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.1 -0.5 5.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 44/10
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 15.0 -1.1 8.0 +3.3 3.0 0.0 3.0 -- 220 ( 9.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.8 -1.9 13.2 +5.7 10.3 0.0 4.0 0.0 591 (24.6) 30/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.1 -2.6 10.8 +4.5 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 14.2 -2.8 7.0 +0.7 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.0 360 (15.0) 21/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.1 -3.4 4.1 -0.5 2.9 0.2 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 8/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.0 -1.3 2.5 +1.1 -1.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -1.5 7.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.0 -2.0 7.4 +0.3 5.8 0.0 2.8 0.0 466 (19.4) 24/19
RICHMOND RAAF 12.4 -5.0 3.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 17/16
BELLAMBI AWS 15.0 -1.8 9.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 39/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 9.7 -1.6 -2.0 -1.9 -3.7 0.0 1.2 0.2 154 ( 6.4) 22/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.0 -2.7 2.6 -0.1 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 184 ( 7.7) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 8.8 -4.2 1.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 9.7 -5.6 3.6 -0.7 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 143 ( 6.0) 18/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.1 -2.9 0.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 144 ( 6.0) 22/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 9.5 -3.0 2.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 21/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 10.9 -2.5 5.9 -0.1 5.0 0.0 0.8 -- 82 ( 3.4) 17/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 10.3 -3.5 5.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 18/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -0.1 1.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.4 -1.2 -0.8 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 11/18
HOBART AIRPORT 13.6 +1.2 3.2 -0.9 1.2 0.0 0.8 7.0 233 ( 9.7) 30/11
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

34.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
33.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.4 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+4.1 : 31.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
+3.9 : 4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+3.6 : 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
+3.4 : 31.8 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+3.3 : 14.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.3 : 30.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+3.3 : 29.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.7 : 22.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+7.1 : 19.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+6.9 : 18.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+6.6 : 20.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+6.5 : 13.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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

0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-7.5 : 11.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-7.4 : 11.0 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
-7.2 : 9.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
-7.2 : 12.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-7.2 : 9.0 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-7.2 : 9.2 GAWLER RANGES (NONNING) NW Pastoral SA

-13.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-4.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : -2.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-9.2 : -3.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.5 : -2.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.2 : -2.8 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0 : -3.6 BRIDGETOWN 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.
112.4 BENDOC PARK E Gippsland VIC
82.6 BOMBALA (MOUNTAIN TOP) South Coast NSW
46.6 DALGETY (GOLDFIELDS) Snowy Mtns NSW
46.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
40.2 WALLAL DOWNS E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
40.2 WALLAL DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
82.6 BOMBALA (MOUNTAIN TOP)
Snowy Mtns
46.6 DALGETY (GOLDFIELDS)

VICTORIA
Upper NE
46.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
E Gippsland
112.4 BENDOC PARK

10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

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0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1212 (50.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1118 (46.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1040 (43.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
982 (40.9) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
824 (34.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
817 (34.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
811 (33.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
811 (33.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
787 (32.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
786 (32.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
756 (31.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
742 (30.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
725 (30.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
672 (28.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
670 (27.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
665 (27.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
663 (27.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
632 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
628 (26.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
617 (25.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
91/02 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
89/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/23 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
81/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
74/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

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
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
7.2mm in 33 min to 22:00 13.1mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(260/ 65 ) at 23:26
CAPE LEEUWIN : 74(270/ 65 ) at 23:47
ISLANDS
    Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO : 91(210/ 65 ) at 02:38