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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2148 EST on 06/07/2006. 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

QLD

Gulf Country

029076

MAGOWRA STATION

8.6

7.4

25/08/1974

35

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031180

MOUNT CARBINE TOWNSHIP

20.0

20.0

06/08/1999

12

Equal to record.

QLD

Northwest

037046

ELDERSLIE

36.6

18.8

17/08/1966

99

QLD

Northwest

037104

WEONA

51.0

18.5

21/08/1971

42

QLD

Northwest

037112

SUNNYSIDE

24.0

14.3

26/08/1983

64

QLD

Northwest

037120

WYORA

45.0

15.0

23/08/2003

13


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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 21:10EST, 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 25.8 +5.8 8.8 -0.1 6.0 0.0 3.4 -- 427 (17.8) 46/11
PERTH AIRPORT 25.4 +7.0 4.6 -3.4 2.8 0.0 2.6 9.8 248 (10.3) 72/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.8 +5.7 7.8 +0.3 6.3 0.0 1.4 9.3 363 (15.1) 81/14
BUNBURY 20.5 +3.2 10.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 63/16
MANDURAH 20.0 -- 11.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 61/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +1.4 19.6 -0.8 19.0 0.0 5.8 10.9 212 ( 8.8) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.0 -1.6 4.7 -1.3 1.2 0.0 6.4 10.5 299 (12.5) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 +1.0 4.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 211 ( 8.8) 18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.7 +3.0 4.8 -3.4 1.1 0.0 1.0 10.0 84 ( 3.5) 18/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 +0.7 6.2 +0.7 4.0 0.8 0.4 1.6 304 (12.7) 32/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.7 -1.6 12.1 +1.8 10.3 0.0 5.8 8.3 254 (10.6) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 24.1 -2.5 19.6 +2.2 18.3 2.6 4.8 0.1 528 (22.0) 37/23
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.5 -3.5 20.6 +5.9 20.0 0.0 7.6 0.0 647 (27.0) 43/16
MACKAY M.O 21.0 -1.5 19.7 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 533 (22.2) 48/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.2 -2.6 16.0 +5.4 14.5 0.0 4.0 -- 309 (12.9) 44/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 -0.2 14.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 328 (13.7) 37/13
NAMBOUR DPI 22.5 0.0 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 2.7 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.4 +1.1 11.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 26/17
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +0.8 10.3 +0.7 6.5 0.0 2.6 9.7 241 (10.0) 22/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.2 +0.5 9.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 41/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 20.0 +2.1 5.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 3.1 -- 88 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 +0.4 11.3 +3.1 11.4 0.0 2.0 8.8 251 (10.5) 22/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -0.2 4.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +1.9 1.9 -4.9 -0.8 0.0 2.8 9.0 164 ( 6.8) 26/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.5 +1.5 2.9 -2.4 0.2 0.2 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 15/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.5 +3.5 2.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 1.6 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.3 +1.8 4.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 +2.8 8.8 +0.7 3.9 0.0 3.6 10.2 253 (10.5) 26/17
RICHMOND RAAF 21.0 +1.2 1.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 34 ( 1.4) 22/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 +0.8 10.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 22/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.8 +2.8 -1.3 -2.3 -4.0 0.0 2.6 6.3 249 (10.4) 21/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +2.2 1.9 -1.7 -0.6 0.0 1.2 9.9 139 ( 5.8) 22/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 +1.4 2.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.5 +3.3 4.1 -1.1 1.2 0.0 3.2 9.8 141 ( 5.9) 22/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 +1.5 1.4 -2.5 3.3 0.0 5.0 -- 121 ( 5.0) 15/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.6 +1.3 0.4 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.9 +1.9 6.7 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.6 -- 43 ( 1.8) 17/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.3 +0.3 4.6 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.6 +3.2 2.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 31/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +0.3 2.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 37/12
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +2.9 7.3 +2.6 5.2 0.0 3.8 6.4 493 (20.5) 44/13
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

34.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.5 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.1 : 24.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 25.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+7.0 : 24.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+6.9 : 27.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.7 : 24.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+6.7 : 23.8 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
+6.7 : 24.2 CUNDERDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 24.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
22.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.9 : 17.3 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.4 : 15.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.2 : 15.5 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
+7.1 : 18.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+6.7 : 15.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

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

2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-12.2 : 19.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-11.2 : 17.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-10.5 : 18.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.1 : 17.8 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
-9.1 : 19.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.4 : 1.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-5.2 : 6.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 1.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-4.7 : 1.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.7 : 0.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.
85.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
77.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
76.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
69.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
69.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
50.0 KAREEYA
N Coast--Herbert
85.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
77.0 NERADA ALERT
76.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
69.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
69.0 TUNG OIL TM
68.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
59.2 DARADGEE
58.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR
Northwest
51.0 WEONA

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1259 (52.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1073 (44.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
972 (40.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
901 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
776 (32.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
769 (32.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
760 (31.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
757 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
749 (31.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
709 (29.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
701 (29.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
693 (28.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
647 (27.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
607 (25.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
604 (25.2) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
98/12 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
96/14 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
96/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/16 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
91/19 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
DWELLINGUP
6.8mm in 12 min to 19:00 34.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
4.8mm in 14 min to 15:46 20.6mm/h
SHANNON
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
    N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
    Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
8.2mm in 47 min to 16:47 10.5mm/h
    Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
WINTON POST OFFICE
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(280/ 59 ) at 15:04
CAPE NATURALISTE : 95(320/ 56 ) at 16:14
MANJIMUP : 93(320/ 46 ) at 13:00
NORTH WALPOLE : 95(320/ 48 ) at 12:42
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 72 ) at 11:51
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(260/ 65 ) at 09:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(280/ 58 ) at 15:07
    W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 76(290/ 65 ) at 15:42