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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1054 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033045

MACKAY AERO

25.2

25.2

05/11/1957

20

Equal to record.


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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 21:51EST, 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 23.6 -3.5 13.9 +0.1 12.7 0.0 8.0 -- 661 (27.5) 54/16
PERTH AIRPORT 22.1 -3.7 11.4 -1.2 9.3 0.0 6.4 8.3 495 (20.6) 41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 -4.9 9.4 -1.4 7.2 4.6 4.6 2.8 353 (14.7) --
BUNBURY 20.4 -3.8 10.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 44/15
MANDURAH 20.2 -- 13.4 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 486 (20.3) 46/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +0.7 24.8 -0.5 25.2 0.0 4.2 7.3 273 (11.4) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.7 +3.1 24.2 +6.3 22.1 0.0 13.4 7.4 373 (15.5) 70/22
WHYALLA AERO 35.9 +9.4 16.4 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 57/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.6 +6.5 14.1 +0.1 9.5 0.0 7.2 5.8 170 ( 7.1) 41/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.6 +8.2 11.9 +3.5 8.5 0.0 5.0 10.9 434 (18.1) 39/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.6 +4.2 14.0 -7.4 11.8 0.0 11.8 10.6 225 ( 9.4) 48/13
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +2.2 25.6 +3.3 23.5 1.0 6.8 6.2 310 (12.9) 41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +0.7 26.6 +3.7 24.7 2.0 8.6 7.5 573 (23.9) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 33.2 +4.0 25.6 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- 8.8 445 (18.5) 43/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +1.7 22.4 +2.9 21.6 0.4 7.4 -- 339 (14.1) 46/11
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +1.9 20.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 351 (14.6) 35/13
NAMBOUR DPI 28.8 +0.8 16.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +1.6 17.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/23
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 +0.9 17.2 -0.8 14.8 5.0 6.4 9.5 392 (16.3) 43/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.3 -0.4 15.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 571 (23.8) 39/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 29.9 +1.6 14.6 -0.4 13.9 0.0 4.6 -- 185 ( 7.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.4 +2.5 15.6 -0.5 13.8 7.0 3.2 9.7 377 (15.7) 50/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 -0.9 14.1 -0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.4 +3.0 14.6 +0.3 14.1 1.6 3.8 5.4 272 (11.3) 43/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.6 -1.5 13.7 +0.6 12.5 2.2 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.4 +0.3 6.0 -3.1 3.0 6.0 0.0 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.2 +0.8 12.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 -2.3 13.7 -1.6 11.9 15.6 5.8 1.9 434 (18.1) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 -4.9 13.0 -0.9 -- 8.2 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.3 -1.8 13.2 -2.4 -- 16.6 -- -- 338 (14.1) 39/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.4 -1.3 9.1 +0.3 6.0 0.8 1.6 5.8 355 (14.8) 32/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.3 -0.4 13.3 +2.6 11.0 0.0 4.8 7.2 493 (20.5) 34/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.7 -1.3 9.9 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.2 +3.8 16.5 +4.0 15.5 0.0 8.0 7.3 291 (12.1) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.1 +1.5 8.6 -1.5 7.5 1.2 5.6 -- 346 (14.4) 37/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.3 +2.1 10.6 +1.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 404 (16.8) 41/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.9 +5.0 15.2 +4.0 11.2 0.0 6.0 -- 216 ( 9.0) 28/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 25.9 +4.9 14.1 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 530 (22.1) 39/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.9 +3.3 10.8 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 573 (23.9) 50/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.9 +2.5 14.2 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 347 (14.5) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.6 +2.6 12.4 +3.2 14.4 0.6 3.8 5.1 292 (12.2) 41/12
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

43.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.5 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
42.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.8 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

+11.1 : 38.7 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.4 : 35.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 32.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.5 : 29.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC
+8.4 : 33.0 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+8.4 : 26.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC

29.4 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
29.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.9 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+7.3 : 15.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
+7.1 : 22.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+7.0 : 14.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+6.7 : 14.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.7 : 15.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

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

9.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.1 : 16.1 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0 : 16.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 19.0 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 14.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-7.5 : 19.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 17.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

1.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.1 : 5.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.6 : 12.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
-7.4 : 14.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.6 : 5.6 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
-6.2 : 13.8 LONGREACH AERO Central West 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.
80.0 RAGLAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74.4 WELSHPOOL W Gippsland VIC
71.2 GRAY (CRAIGIE-LEA) E Coast TAS
69.6 ROCKLEY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
69.0 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE) E Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
51.0 CREDITON
Wide Bay/Burnett
80.0 RAGLAN
69.6 ROCKLEY
Brisbane/SE Coast
62.0 STRATHPINE COLONIAL DRIVE
53.6 HIGHVALE
Darling Downs E
50.0 KIA ORA

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
55.0 ROBERTSON (CAALONG STREET)

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
74.4 WELSHPOOL

TASMANIA
E Coast
71.2 GRAY (CRAIGIE-LEA)
69.0 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)

13.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

.....

2.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1235 (51.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1127 (47.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
994 (41.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
935 (39.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
901 (37.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
854 (35.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
847 (35.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
800 (33.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
794 (33.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
784 (32.7) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
780 (32.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
771 (32.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
758 (31.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
736 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
728 (30.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
725 (30.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
723 (30.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
716 (29.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
694 (28.9) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
667 (27.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
667 (27.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
664 (27.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
661 (27.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
660 (27.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
656 (27.3) FORREST Eucla WA
654 (27.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
652 (27.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
651 (27.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
646 (26.9) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
642 (26.8) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
640 (26.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
631 (26.3) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
631 (26.3) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
610 (25.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
607 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
604 (25.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
603 (25.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
95/16 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
93/18 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
89/19 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
81/12 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
76/12 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
76/13 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
76/15 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S 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
    E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
11.0mm in 12 min to 22:00 55.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.2mm/h
    Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
7.6mm in 11 min to 14:57 41.5mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
DALY WATERS AWS
4.6mm in 2 min to 12:51 138.0mm/h
8.0mm in 6 min to 13:01 80.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
17.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
    N Coast--Barron
ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL
47.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.8mm/h
    Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
15.8mm in 30 min to 06:30 31.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
    Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND)
32.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
    North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
26.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 26.2mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 30.0mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
    MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
9.4mm in 54 min to 14:00 10.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR MO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
    Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
    Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
    South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
18.4mm in 43 min to 16:43 25.7mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
BEGA AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Plateau
YULARA AERO : 93(250/ 63 ) at 18:53