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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2242 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

SA

NW Pastoral

016088

MINTABIE

32.2

20.0

17/11/1992

14

Highest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Sydney--east

066124

PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE)

19.1

19.1

19/11/2004

32

Equal to record.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008051

GERALDTON AIRPORT

0.3

0.3

04/11/1974

49

Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010515

BEVERLEY

0.8

2.2

03/11/1974

25

Highest minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

15.4

15.0

21/11/1992

15

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

7.6

8.0

14/11/1991

15

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

8.1

10.0

02/11/2002

11

WA

Lower West

009193

ROTTNEST ISLAND

9.7

10.0

01/11/2002

15

WA

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

4.7

5.0

01/11/1994

12

WA

SW & S Coast

009573

MANJIMUP

2.3

2.3

16/11/1971

47

Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

-0.5

1.0

07/11/1998

29

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

2.1

2.1

18/11/2004

11

Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010568

HYDEN

1.3

1.5

03/11/1991

33

WA

Gt Southern

010579

KATANNING COMPARISON

0.8

1.5

03/11/1991

49

WA

Gt Southern

010614

NARROGIN

1.1

2.1

20/11/1992

37

WA

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

0.9

1.1

01/11/2005

12

Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

17.0

17.0

30/11/2001

11

Equal to record.

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

WA

Interior

013017

GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

36.6

31.7

16/11/1963

25


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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 21:42EST, 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 24.9 -2.2 5.0 -8.8 0.3 0.0 8.8 -- 586 (24.4) 41/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.0 -3.8 5.8 -6.8 3.9 0.0 4.8 12.6 -- 37/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.2 -5.6 5.8 -5.0 4.7 0.2 5.0 4.8 -- 26/16
BUNBURY 17.0 -7.2 2.1 -9.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 31/13
MANDURAH 18.0 -- 8.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +0.6 23.9 -1.4 23.4 23.8 9.6 10.9 407 (17.0) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.1 -3.5 21.4 +3.5 21.5 0.0 11.4 3.2 376 (15.7) 68/01
WHYALLA AERO 30.8 +4.3 19.4 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 57/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.2 +6.1 21.2 +7.2 17.7 0.0 4.0 5.6 231 ( 9.6) 48/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.4 +11.0 17.7 +9.3 15.4 0.0 4.0 9.3 302 (12.6) 46/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.3 -2.1 28.1 +6.7 26.1 0.0 11.0 2.0 304 (12.7) 46/17
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +1.0 23.4 +1.1 21.8 2.2 9.4 11.3 409 (17.0) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 -0.5 23.7 +0.8 21.5 0.4 10.2 11.1 508 (21.2) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 28.9 -0.3 21.6 -0.1 -- 3.2 -- 10.3 460 (19.2) 41/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -2.3 21.6 +2.1 19.0 0.4 8.0 -- 348 (14.5) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 0.0 18.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 351 (14.6) 37/16
NAMBOUR DPI 26.4 -1.6 16.7 +0.4 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.6 -0.2 18.2 0.0 -- 8.4 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 28/16
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 -0.1 20.3 +2.3 17.7 0.0 6.6 10.5 392 (16.3) 32/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 -0.7 15.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 649 (27.0) 50/22
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 28.9 +0.6 17.8 +2.8 15.5 0.0 4.6 -- 113 ( 4.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.3 +0.4 18.4 +2.3 9.4 9.4 5.4 9.2 334 (13.9) 48/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +1.3 16.6 +1.6 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.7 +4.3 18.7 +4.4 17.4 0.0 6.2 11.2 419 (17.5) 37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.1 +3.0 19.3 +6.2 17.2 1.4 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 48/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.5 +2.4 13.0 +3.9 8.0 0.4 0.2 12.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.3 +0.9 17.6 +4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.3 +3.3 20.9 +5.6 20.2 1.0 4.4 10.0 497 (20.7) 54/17
RICHMOND RAAF 30.9 +4.3 19.6 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +0.9 18.1 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 297 (12.4) 39/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.9 +4.2 15.1 +6.3 12.2 0.0 3.2 12.6 258 (10.8) 37/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.0 +4.3 18.2 +7.5 14.2 0.0 5.6 12.7 347 (14.5) 37/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +3.0 17.0 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.0 +7.6 20.1 +7.6 17.3 0.0 6.8 9.5 277 (11.5) 48/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.5 +5.9 19.3 +9.2 17.7 0.22 10.0 -- 314 (13.1) 44/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.7 +7.5 18.2 +8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 48/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 32.7 +10.8 17.4 +6.2 18.4 0.0 4.0 -- 92 ( 3.8) 35/18
GEELONG AIRPORT 33.0 +12.0 14.2 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 52/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.6 +9.0 17.9 +10.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 54/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.4 +6.0 14.8 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 25.4 +6.4 14.9 +5.7 12.9 0.0 6.0 5.3 367 (15.3) --
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

43.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
42.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+13.7 : 33.2 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+12.8 : 34.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+12.5 : 33.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC
+12.4 : 32.8 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+12.2 : 33.1 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC

31.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
29.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
29.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

+12.5 : 21.6 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+10.5 : 19.8 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
+10.4 : 20.4 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.3 : 24.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+10.1 : 17.9 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC

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

13.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
15.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
16.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

-10.8 : 19.0 FORREST Eucla WA
-8.9 : 17.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-8.8 : 19.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-8.7 : 30.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.5 : 26.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA

-0.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-0.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-0.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
0.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
0.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-12.1 : 0.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-11.0 : 1.2 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.6 : 0.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.5 : 1.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-10.3 : 1.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 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.
60.4 LUDMILLA N Rivers NT
49.0 TYRINGHAM (GLENFERNEIGH) MidNorth Coast N NSW
48.0 KENILWORTH Warrego QLD
44.0 KANDIMULLA Warrego QLD
40.6 NULLAMANNA (BELMORE) NW Slopes N NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
60.4 LUDMILLA

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
48.0 KENILWORTH
44.0 KANDIMULLA

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
40.6 NULLAMANNA (BELMORE)
MidNorth Coast N
49.0 TYRINGHAM (GLENFERNEIGH)

12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

.....

2.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
2.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1029 (42.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
972 (40.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
878 (36.6) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
827 (34.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
817 (34.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
791 (33.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
745 (31.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
740 (30.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
734 (30.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
727 (30.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
707 (29.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
706 (29.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
679 (28.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
671 (28.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
649 (27.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
646 (26.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
632 (26.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
632 (26.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
629 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
621 (25.9) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
609 (25.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
607 (25.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
604 (25.2) FORREST Eucla WA
600 (25.0) WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
91/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
81/19 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
81/17 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
80/14 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
76/22 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/22 DUNNS HILL E 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
12.6mm in 37 min to 12:58 20.4mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 14:31 46.0mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h
    W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
39.8mm in 14 min to 18:14 170.6mm/h
34.8mm in 9 min to 18:23 232.0mm/h
71.2mm in 22 min to 18:45 194.2mm/h
11.6mm in 4 min to 18:49 174.0mm/h
12.4mm in 4 min to 18:53 186.0mm/h
30.4mm in 8 min to 19:01 228.0mm/h
24.8mm in 6 min to 19:07 248.0mm/h
156.0mm in 38 min to 19:45 246.3mm/h
49.0mm in 15 min to 20:00 196.0mm/h
111.4mm in 32 min to 20:32 208.9mm/h
14.0mm in 4 min to 20:36 210.0mm/h
5.0mm in 1 min to 20:37 300.0mm/h
93.2mm in 23 min to 21:00 243.1mm/h
223.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 223.6mm/h
654.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 218.0mm/h
663.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 110.5mm/h
69.8mm in 14 min to 21:14 299.1mm/h
136.0mm in 26 min to 21:40 313.8mm/h
101.2mm in 20 min to 22:00 303.6mm/h
307.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 307.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
10.4mm in 14 min to 03:30 44.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.2mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 04:00 21.6mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 24.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY
7.6mm in 44 min to 19:14 10.4mm/h
    Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE AIRPORT
5.4mm in 11 min to 20:30 29.5mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
REDCLIFFE
10.6mm in 30 min to 05:00 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.8mm/h
VICTORIA
    W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE
10.8mm in 36 min to 20:30 18.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.8mm/h
TASMANIA
    N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
22.2mm in 31 min to 23:00 43.0mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 25.6mm/h
14.0mm in 57 min to 23:57 14.7mm/h
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
4.2mm in 3 min to 23:55 84.0mm/h
SMITHTON AERODROME
11.2mm in 16 min to 21:45 42.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h
    Southeast
GROVE (RESEARCH STATION)
19.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
    King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Kimberley
DERBY AERO : 187(360/ 56 ) at 19:01
QUEENSLAND
    Far SW
BALLERA GAS FIELD : 82( 10/ 65 ) at 17:22