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Noteworthy weather today
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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1954 EST on 14/08/2006. 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

E Kimberley

002049

SOPHIE DOWNS

27.0

19.0

30/09/1997

24

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

76

76.0

17/09/2003

37

Equal to record.


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 21:25EST, 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 23.2 +1.2 5.5 -3.8 3.2 0.0 3.2 -- 288 (12.0) 39/14
PERTH AIRPORT 25.9 +5.8 9.2 +0.3 7.2 0.0 2.6 10.7 242 (10.1) 39/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.5 +5.2 8.7 +0.7 6.8 0.0 2.6 8.3 233 ( 9.7) 37/11
BUNBURY 20.0 +1.8 8.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 24/14
MANDURAH 20.1 -- 11.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 30/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.2 24.8 +1.8 24.4 0.0 6.8 8.7 250 (10.4) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.9 +0.6 10.4 0.0 6.0 0.0 8.8 8.7 268 (11.2) 26/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 -3.8 4.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 400 (16.7) 26/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.3 -1.7 10.2 +0.5 7.5 0.2 2.6 2.4 346 (14.4) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 -0.4 6.4 +0.1 4.8 0.8 2.4 7.4 464 (19.3) 48/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.1 +1.9 11.3 -2.9 8.4 0.0 7.8 11.0 196 ( 8.2) --
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +0.9 19.0 +0.3 18.0 0.0 8.0 8.8 387 (16.1) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 -1.0 17.4 +0.1 14.6 0.0 8.2 10.8 354 (14.8) 35/13
MACKAY MO 24.3 -0.9 13.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 287 (12.0) 24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +1.1 8.4 -5.2 5.7 0.0 6.8 -- 183 ( 7.6) 28/05
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/13
NAMBOUR DPI 23.5 -1.4 5.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 17.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 22.7 -0.4 9.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 31/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 -1.2 10.0 -2.7 5.4 0.0 6.2 11.0 379 (15.8) 32/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.1 +0.7 6.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 30/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 20.1 -1.3 4.4 -4.1 1.9 0.0 3.4 -- 118 ( 4.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.8 -1.1 6.9 -4.0 1.4 0.0 4.6 10.7 336 (14.0) 30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -2.2 7.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.5 +1.3 4.7 -4.3 3.7 0.0 6.8 9.7 383 (16.0) 48/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.6 +1.3 5.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 26/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 -1.0 0.5 -3.7 -3.0 0.0 1.6 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -1.2 2.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 +1.8 8.9 -1.4 5.9 0.0 4.6 9.0 498 (20.8) 30/15
RICHMOND RAAF 23.1 +0.4 4.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 48/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -0.6 9.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 37/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.6 -1.6 0.5 -2.7 -1.9 0.0 2.8 6.7 174 ( 7.3) 48/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 -0.6 3.4 -1.7 1.4 0.0 2.4 5.3 193 ( 8.0) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -2.4 5.1 -0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 -1.6 6.0 -1.4 3.6 0.0 6.0 7.7 363 (15.1) 37/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.6 -0.8 7.9 +2.5 5.0 6.23 6.0 -- 272 (11.3) 35/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -0.4 4.3 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.4 +1.2 10.9 +3.0 9.0 1.0 3.0 -- 123 ( 5.1) 21/07
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.3 -0.5 8.7 +2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 43/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 -0.1 5.8 +1.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 453 (18.9) 35/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.8 -2.7 3.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 +1.2 4.3 -1.7 2.4 0.0 2.8 9.1 255 (10.6) 32/16
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

39.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
38.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
38.2 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+9.3 : 32.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.2 : 30.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+9.2 : 30.1 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.1 : 31.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.9 : 29.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.9 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
26.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 24.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+6.8 : 21.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 25.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+6.2 : 24.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+5.3 : 18.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

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

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.0 : 18.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.3 : 27.0 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 12.2 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-4.7 : 10.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-4.5 : 0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-3.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 OBERON (JENOLAN CAVES ROAD) C Tablelands S NSW
-2.8 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.1 : 2.3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-7.9 : 6.0 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.5 : 2.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.3 : 0.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.0 : 2.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
40.0 WHARPARILLA Lower North VIC
33.0 GURNANG STATE FOREST (OBERON YOUNG ADULT C Tablelands S NSW
32.2 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
29.2 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
27.0 SOPHIE DOWNS E Kimberley WA

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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2.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

944 (39.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
894 (37.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
837 (34.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
753 (31.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
711 (29.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
649 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
642 (26.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
610 (25.4) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
608 (25.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
76/16 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
72/04 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
68/14 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
68/02 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
63/13 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne 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
    E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
20.2mm in 2 hr to 02:00 10.1mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h