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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1001 EST on 15/08/2006. 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

041110

TURALLIN

120.0

76.0

14/11/2002

85

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

WA

Lower West

009053

PEARCE RAAF

38.8

32.9

01/11/1999

11


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 21:48EST, 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 28.5 +1.4 13.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 613 (25.5) 46/17
PERTH AIRPORT 30.7 +4.9 16.0 +3.4 13.6 0.0 8.8 13.1 501 (20.9) 46/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.9 +0.1 13.4 +2.6 13.0 0.0 5.4 5.1 569 (23.7) 41/08
BUNBURY 26.5 +2.3 13.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 43/19
MANDURAH 26.5 -- 15.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 43/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +0.5 25.4 +0.1 24.6 0.0 6.6 6.7 300 (12.5) 30/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.1 +1.5 18.3 +0.4 16.6 0.6 7.6 11.1 303 (12.6) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.4 -2.1 15.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 582 (24.3) 54/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.8 -1.3 11.3 -2.7 6.7 0.0 5.8 12.5 210 ( 8.8) 50/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.2 -1.2 9.1 +0.7 6.5 0.0 2.4 10.4 282 (11.8) 46/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.7 +0.3 21.9 +0.5 19.1 0.0 9.8 7.1 294 (12.3) 59/16
CAIRNS AERO 33.0 +2.4 22.8 +0.5 21.8 0.0 8.6 11.0 329 (13.7) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +0.2 24.1 +1.2 22.6 0.0 11.8 11.8 448 (18.7) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 29.7 +0.5 23.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.6 306 (12.8) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +0.6 20.6 +1.1 19.2 0.0 7.4 -- 250 (10.4) 37/14
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +0.3 19.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 31/12
NAMBOUR DPI 28.2 +0.2 18.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.1 +1.3 20.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.3 +0.5 22.3 +4.3 21.0 0.0 8.2 4.8 370 (15.4) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 -1.4 16.1 +1.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 534 (22.3) 46/17
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 30.6 +2.3 17.2 +2.2 15.1 3.8 6.4 -- 205 ( 8.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.8 +0.9 18.3 +2.2 16.1 0.2 2.6 0.7 237 ( 9.9) 34/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +0.3 14.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.7 +3.3 14.6 +0.3 13.5 0.0 4.4 6.8 313 (13.0) 37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.4 +3.3 13.9 +0.8 11.1 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 44/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.5 +4.4 12.1 +3.0 5.0 0.0 2.4 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.7 +4.3 15.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.9 +2.9 18.0 +2.7 13.3 0.0 3.8 11.8 347 (14.5) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 29.3 +2.7 15.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 50/19
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 +1.7 18.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 54/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.5 +5.8 14.1 +5.3 11.2 0.0 4.2 10.8 263 (11.0) 45/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.1 +5.4 13.3 +2.6 11.9 0.0 6.8 13.2 273 (11.4) 41/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +2.3 14.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.5 +2.1 13.7 +1.2 12.0 0.0 9.6 13.2 303 (12.6) 41/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.8 -0.8 12.0 +1.9 12.3 0.0 7.4 -- 303 (12.6) 46/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.8 -1.4 10.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 50/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.9 -1.0 15.2 +4.0 13.3 0.0 6.4 -- 138 ( 5.8) 22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.6 -1.4 13.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 54/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.9 -0.7 10.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 44/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.0 +1.6 10.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 54/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 -3.5 12.8 +3.6 10.8 0.0 7.0 4.6 383 (16.0) 43/18
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

43.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
43.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
42.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.5 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
41.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

+10.2 : 39.1 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.8 : 39.2 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+9.8 : 38.2 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.7 : 40.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+9.5 : 41.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.2 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
27.5 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT

+9.4 : 24.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 25.4 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+7.2 : 23.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 23.8 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+6.9 : 24.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.6 : 25.8 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
-7.7 : 30.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-7.0 : 31.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-6.8 : 14.1 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-6.7 : 14.2 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

3.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.6 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
4.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
4.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.4 : 4.5 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.9 : 20.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
-4.4 : 4.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-4.2 : 8.6 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.1 : 7.1 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
120.0 TURALLIN Darling Downs E QLD
76.0 TERRAINE TM Darling Downs E QLD
75.4 CLEAR MOUNTAIN BURANDA RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72.8 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
70.2 RAMINGINING N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
70.2 RAMINGINING
60.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
53.0 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
54.0 ZONIA DOWNS
Brisbane/SE Coast
75.4 CLEAR MOUNTAIN BURANDA RD
63.2 MOORANG
60.0 STRATHPINE COLONIAL DRIVE
Darling Downs E
120.0 TURALLIN
76.0 TERRAINE TM
65.0 KURROWAH
51.0 CECIL PLAINS HOMESTEAD

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
67.4 ASHFORD (WILVERN)
62.5 ASHFORD (SUNHAVEN HOSTEL)
56.0 ASHFORD (TARRANGOWER)
54.8 BINGARA (GLENROY)
52.8 WARIALDA POST OFFICE
N Tablelands W
69.0 EMMAVILLE (BEN VALE)
56.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
55.2 GLEN INNES (REDDESTONE (REDBANK))
52.0 WELLINGROVE (WANGALEA)
51.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN
50.0 EMMAVILLE (STRATHBOGIE)

ISLANDS
Islands
72.8 HOME ISLAND
70.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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2.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
2.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
2.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
1.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1027 (42.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
931 (38.8) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
877 (36.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
817 (34.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
746 (31.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
665 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
654 (27.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
651 (27.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
643 (26.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
628 (26.2) FORREST Eucla WA
622 (25.9) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
619 (25.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
613 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
100/16 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
76/16 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
74/18 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
74/15 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
72/13 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT 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
    N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
17.2mm in 41 min to 14:00 25.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
14.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 14.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
43.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.3mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
6.6mm in 31 min to 08:31 12.8mm/h
19.4mm in 29 min to 09:00 40.1mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 26.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
5.0mm in 13 min to 04:44 23.1mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
25.4mm in 24 min to 16:42 63.5mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 16:43 84.0mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 32.8mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h
CENTURY MINE
6.4mm in 12 min to 12:25 32.0mm/h
21.0mm in 19 min to 12:54 66.3mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h
    Brisbane/SE Coast
REDCLIFFE
18.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
    Darling Downs E
STANTHORPE (GRANITE BELT HRS)
14.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    CW Plains N
COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS
13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h
    N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
    Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS
13.4mm in 49 min to 20:00 16.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.4mm/h
    C Tablelands N
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 23 min to 22:00 32.3mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.0mm/h
    C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
9.2mm in 14 min to 20:00 39.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
    CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
3.0mm in 2 min to 17:05 90.0mm/h
9.4mm in 5 min to 17:10 112.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
8.2mm in 46 min to 20:00 10.7mm/h
    Sydney--east
HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS
21.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 42.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.4mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 30.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h
    Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
6.2mm in 14 min to 20:29 26.6mm/h
HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
TRUSCOTT : 91(180/ 65 ) at 13:36
QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT : 91( 10/ 46 ) at 16:18
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 76(200/ 67 ) at 17:30