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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 2239 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

QLD

Darling Downs E

041087

RIVERTON

103.6

77.7

08/11/1966

56

QLD

Darling Downs E

041430

GLENLYON DAM

76.0

60.6

10/11/1997

32

NSW

Illawarra

068224

ROBERTSON (THE PIE SHOP)

89.0

66.6

20/11/1986

21

VIC

N Central

088163

ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK)

52.2

39.4

01/11/1997

13

Highest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Sydney--east

066037

SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO

20.5

20.0

25/11/2002

11

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

1.1

1.7

05/11/2004

12

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012074

SOUTHERN CROSS

14.5

14.6

05/11/1981

49


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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 21:42EST, 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 21.7 -5.4 10.6 -3.2 6.3 0.2 4.8 -- 353 (14.7) 58/14
PERTH AIRPORT 19.5 -6.3 10.3 -2.3 9.3 0.0 5.2 11.7 423 (17.6) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.4 -6.4 6.1 -4.7 5.0 0.6 3.8 9.4 270 (11.3) 35/11
BUNBURY 17.3 -6.9 3.5 -8.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 288 (12.0) 46/13
MANDURAH 17.6 -- 10.6 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 404 (16.8) 46/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +1.7 27.0 +1.7 26.1 0.2 7.4 11.6 377 (15.7) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.8 +5.2 22.5 +4.6 19.0 0.0 14.6 10.6 270 (11.3) 31/09
WHYALLA AERO 32.8 +6.3 12.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 34/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.9 +5.8 15.2 +1.2 11.1 0.0 5.2 9.7 186 ( 7.8) 32/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.7 +8.3 10.7 +2.3 8.6 0.2 5.0 11.5 270 (11.3) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.1 +4.7 22.8 +1.4 20.2 0.0 12.4 11.5 231 ( 9.6) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 32.2 +1.6 22.0 -0.3 21.3 0.0 9.8 11.5 405 (16.9) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 -0.2 23.7 +0.8 22.7 0.0 10.8 11.3 445 (18.5) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 29.1 -0.1 23.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 369 (15.4) 37/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 -1.9 20.7 +1.2 19.1 0.0 6.8 -- 275 (11.5) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 -0.4 18.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 349 (14.5) 37/08
NAMBOUR DPI 26.8 -1.2 15.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +0.2 18.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 22/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 -0.4 20.1 +2.1 16.0 0.0 6.8 11.9 341 (14.2) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 -0.9 15.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 610 (25.4) 46/21
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 28.3 0.0 17.2 +2.2 16.6 11.4 2.4 -- 144 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.8 +0.9 18.7 +2.6 17.5 16.2 1.8 10.3 289 (12.0) 37/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +0.2 16.8 +1.8 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.5 +1.1 19.4 +5.1 18.5 0.4 3.0 11.9 307 (12.8) 46/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.5 +0.4 20.5 +7.4 19.6 0.8 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.4 +2.3 13.0 +3.9 9.0 1.0 0.4 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.8 +0.4 17.2 +3.6 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.8 +1.8 21.2 +5.9 20.5 0.0 5.2 5.3 562 (23.4) 41/13
RICHMOND RAAF 27.1 +0.5 18.9 +5.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 35/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +0.9 18.9 +3.3 -- 24.6 -- -- 293 (12.2) 35/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.9 +2.2 15.6 +6.8 12.8 1.6 4.2 5.6 332 (13.8) 34/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.5 +2.8 16.5 +5.8 15.1 0.0 5.0 12.2 350 (14.6) 35/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +2.3 15.5 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.8 +4.4 15.5 +3.0 14.2 0.0 4.0 12.3 184 ( 7.7) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.7 +4.1 14.2 +4.1 13.4 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.4 +4.2 16.2 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.7 +8.8 16.5 +5.3 15.4 0.0 4.6 -- 130 ( 5.4) 17/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 27.1 +6.1 12.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 26/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.2 +6.6 11.0 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 361 (15.0) 31/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.1 +3.7 9.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 25.3 +6.3 7.9 -1.3 5.7 0.0 8.0 12.5 228 ( 9.5) 34/18
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

42.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
42.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
42.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
42.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
42.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
42.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

+11.3 : 37.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 28.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+10.6 : 26.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
+10.3 : 27.5 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+10.3 : 31.9 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC

29.7 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
29.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.5 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
28.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+8.5 : 16.7 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.2 : 20.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 9.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+8.0 : 20.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.7 : 16.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

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

13.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
13.5 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
13.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
13.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
14.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
14.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
14.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

-16.2 : 13.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-15.3 : 13.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-15.1 : 14.5 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-13.9 : 14.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-13.1 : 15.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

1.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
1.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
1.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
1.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
2.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.6 : 1.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.5 : 3.5 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-8.2 : 1.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-8.0 : 1.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.9 : 2.1 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 2.0 KATANNING 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.
143.4 VALLEY HEIGHTS (SUN VALLEY RD) C Tablelands S NSW
110.8 BOWEN MOUNTAIN (GRANDVIEW LANE) C Tablelands S NSW
103.6 RIVERTON Darling Downs E QLD
89.0 ROBERTSON (THE PIE SHOP) Illawarra NSW
87.0 MORUYA (PLUMWOOD) South Coast NSW

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
103.6 RIVERTON
76.0 GLENLYON DAM

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
52.2 GUNNEDAH (COLSTOUN SOUTH)
N Tablelands E
64.0 KOOKABOOKRA
MidNorth Coast N
73.6 LEIGH (ROLLING ACRES)
55.0 NORTH DORRIGO (TYRINGHAM ROAD)
C Tablelands S
143.4 VALLEY HEIGHTS (SUN VALLEY RD)
110.8 BOWEN MOUNTAIN (GRANDVIEW LANE)
78.8 SPRINGWOOD BOWLING CLUB
68.8 WINMALEE (PENTLANDS DRIVE)
55.4 BLACKHEATH (GODSON AVE)
52.0 FAULCONBRIDGE TM
51.0 KURRAJONG HEIGHTS (BELLS LINE OF ROAD)
CW Slopes N
54.6 GILGANDRA (TREBOR)
Illawarra
89.0 ROBERTSON (THE PIE SHOP)
72.0 ROBERTSON (CAALONG STREET)
66.4 ROBERTSON (PEARSONS LANE)
59.0 HAMPDEN BRIDGE (KANGAROO RIVER)
59.0 BARRENGARRY (THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE)
54.6 WOONONA POPES RD
South Coast
87.0 MORUYA (PLUMWOOD)
62.0 TUROSS
53.2 BRAIDWOOD (MONGARLOWE (LEWESTON))
52.0 BATEMANS BAY - BUCKENBOWRA
51.4 MORUYA (THE LAGOON)
Goulburn/Monaro
56.4 MAJORS CREEK (THE OLD SCHOOL)
53.2 PARKERS GAP

VICTORIA
N Central
52.2 ALEXANDRA (CRYSTAL CREEK)

12.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
12.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
12.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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5.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
5.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
5.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

997 (41.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
959 (40.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
924 (38.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
907 (37.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
814 (33.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
789 (32.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
754 (31.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
743 (31.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
725 (30.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
686 (28.6) FORREST Eucla WA
681 (28.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
660 (27.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
657 (27.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
651 (27.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
647 (27.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
644 (26.8) EUCLA Eucla WA
643 (26.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
616 (25.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
610 (25.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
608 (25.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
80/19 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
78/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
76/17 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
74/18 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
74/20 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
8.4mm in 20 min to 14:00 25.2mm/h
    C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
    Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h