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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1006 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
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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

35.0

30.0

15/11/2000

13

QLD

Darling Downs E

041521

GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT

60.2

48.8

22/11/2004

15

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

42.8

42.6

22/11/1996

11


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Data is as received at 21:49EST, 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 27.7 +0.6 14.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 538 (22.4) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 32.4 +6.6 14.3 +1.7 11.6 0.0 7.0 12.9 414 (17.3) 34/02
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.4 -1.4 14.3 +3.5 13.8 0.4 4.4 1.8 558 (23.3) 37/07
BUNBURY 28.8 +4.6 15.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 48/07
MANDURAH 29.7 -- 17.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +0.5 25.1 -0.2 24.6 0.0 6.6 7.4 317 (13.2) 52/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.3 +2.7 16.5 -1.4 12.1 0.0 12.4 13.1 329 (13.7) 44/09
WHYALLA AERO 27.0 +0.5 13.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 547 (22.8) 55/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.8 +1.7 15.1 +1.1 14.1 0.0 6.8 12.7 415 (17.3) 46/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.1 +0.7 5.2 -3.2 0.6 0.0 5.4 12.9 431 (18.0) 41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.3 -2.1 22.7 +1.3 22.1 0.0 8.0 5.1 356 (14.8) 46/20
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +1.5 23.6 +1.3 22.4 0.0 10.2 10.7 376 (15.7) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 -0.4 22.5 -0.4 21.5 3.0 11.6 8.4 482 (20.1) 39/00
MACKAY M.O 30.6 +1.4 21.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 322 (13.4) 35/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +0.6 19.8 +0.3 19.8 0.0 9.4 -- 329 (13.7) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 29.6 +1.3 19.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 282 (11.8) 30/14
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 +1.0 18.9 +2.6 -- 1.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.5 +1.7 19.8 +1.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 48/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 +1.5 19.4 +1.4 17.0 0.0 6.0 7.2 286 (11.9) 32/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.2 -1.5 16.5 +2.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 405 (16.9) 41/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 28.6 +0.3 16.9 +1.9 15.0 0.0 5.0 -- 154 ( 6.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.0 +1.1 19.3 +3.2 18.2 2.2 2.0 4.2 -- 50/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.4 +2.5 17.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.8 -3.6 18.2 +3.9 17.9 0.4 6.2 0.6 451 (18.8) 59/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.0 -6.1 17.2 +4.1 17.2 10.4 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 28/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.0 +1.9 11.6 +2.5 6.0 13.0 5.6 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.8 +1.4 15.0 +1.4 -- 12.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 -3.3 17.0 +1.7 16.3 1.0 8.0 0.0 768 (32.0) 72/02
RICHMOND RAAF 19.2 -7.4 17.1 +3.2 -- 7.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 -2.9 16.0 +0.4 -- 1.4 -- -- 567 (23.6) 59/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.2 -5.5 13.2 +4.4 13.4 0.0 11.4 0.1 398 (16.6) 34/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 +2.6 11.2 +0.5 10.0 0.0 8.6 13.1 304 (12.7) 63/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +1.0 14.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.8 +2.4 13.3 +0.8 12.1 0.0 13.4 13.6 404 (16.8) 32/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.1 +2.5 10.0 -0.1 8.9 0.0 7.8 -- 535 (22.3) 39/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.5 +2.3 8.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 39/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.1 +4.2 11.6 +0.4 9.4 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.9 -0.1 7.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 52/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.7 +1.1 7.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 631 (26.3) 46/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.5 +1.1 5.9 -3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 294 (12.3) 41/15
HOBART AIRPORT 18.9 -0.1 6.5 -2.7 2.5 2.6 3.6 11.5 492 (20.5) 35/14
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 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
43.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
42.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.5 WILUNA Interior WA

+10.5 : 42.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+10.5 : 39.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.1 : 41.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.5 : 40.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
+9.4 : 41.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

28.3 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
28.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 25.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 27.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+8.3 : 23.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 25.5 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 18.8 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

10.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.1 : 13.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.0 : 16.1 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-7.8 : 13.1 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 : 16.3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.7 : 19.4 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW

-2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
0.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-8.4 : 0.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-7.8 : 2.2 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-7.0 : 19.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 2.5 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.7 : 1.1 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC

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.
96.0 SPRINGVALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
84.0 RIVERSLEIGH TM Gulf Country QLD
73.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT N Rivers NT
72.2 WARONGA Darling Downs E QLD
71.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
84.0 RIVERSLEIGH TM
71.0 SWEERS ISLAND
Upper Carpentaria
50.0 NELIA POST OFFICE
Brisbane/SE Coast
96.0 SPRINGVALE
64.0 LARAPINTA
58.9 RATHDOWNEY POST OFFICE
58.0 RATHDOWNEY TM
Darling Downs E
72.2 WARONGA
61.0 MOUNT IRVING
60.2 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT
55.2 LESLIE DAM
54.0 BOWENVILLE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
53.2 MOREE (OODNADATTA)
NW Slopes S
70.8 WERRIS CREEK POST OFFICE
Hunter Valley
50.0 KULNURA MANGROVE CREEK DAM
C Tablelands N
58.6 LEADVILLE (DAYMAR)

13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

1.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
1.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

966 (40.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
897 (37.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
891 (37.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
889 (37.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
815 (34.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
782 (32.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
768 (32.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
751 (31.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
742 (30.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
724 (30.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
718 (29.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
703 (29.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
693 (28.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
688 (28.7) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
681 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
676 (28.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
658 (27.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
645 (26.9) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
631 (26.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
618 (25.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
613 (25.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
602 (25.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
600 (25.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
97/16 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
87/01 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
72/02 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
70/16 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
68/18 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
68/ NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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
WYNDHAM AERO
11.4mm in 6 min to 01:52 114.0mm/h
7.0mm in 5 min to 01:57 84.0mm/h
5.6mm in 4 min to 02:01 84.0mm/h
8.6mm in 9 min to 02:10 57.3mm/h
6.4mm in 7 min to 02:17 54.9mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 13.7mm/h
    Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT
2.0mm in 1 min to 16:26 120.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
12.0mm in 24 min to 17:00 30.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
6.0mm in 4 min to 18:58 90.0mm/h
16.6mm in 32 min to 19:30 31.1mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
13.4mm in 16 min to 22:48 50.2mm/h
22.4mm in 15 min to 23:03 89.6mm/h
54.0mm in 3 hr to 23:30 18.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
22.6mm in 56 min to 18:26 24.2mm/h
ALYANGULA POLICE
37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
11.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 23.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 18.8mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
16.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Brisbane/SE Coast
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
20.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 40.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 20.2mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 27.0mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STN
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT
6.0mm in 18 min to 14:18 20.0mm/h
9.4mm in 7 min to 14:25 80.6mm/h
5.0mm in 6 min to 14:31 50.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 24.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
26.6mm in 30 min to 15:30 53.2mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 29.8mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 28.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
BRISBANE
14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
    Darling Downs E
GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    CW Plains N
COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
    North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
15.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
    MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
    C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h
    Sydney--east
HOMEBUSH (OLYMPIC STADIUM) AWS
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
POINT FAWCETT
21.6mm in 44 min to 16:30 29.5mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO : 87(120/ 70 ) at 01:52
    Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT : 96(260/ 46 ) at 16:25