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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1610 EST on 24/12/2006. 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

041244

MOUNT LEINSTER

84.0

63.0

20/01/1988

48

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035069

TAMBO POST OFFICE

26.8

25.6

09/01/1969

40

26.1

07/03/1975

46

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015602

JERVOIS

33.7

32.9

07/01/2004

36

32.9

07/01/2004

40

QLD

Central Highlands

035069

TAMBO POST OFFICE

28.8

28.5

30/01/1981

50

QLD

Channel Country

038003

BOULIA AIRPORT

34.4

33.3

28/01/1947

117

33.4

21/12/1964

119

QLD

Maranoa

043020

MITCHELL POST OFFICE

29.0

28.5

22/01/1993

36

28.5

22/01/1993

39

Lowest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

18.9

19.0

04/01/1979

32


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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 22:02EST, 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 33.7 +2.1 19.3 +1.0 17.9 0.0 9.2 -- 551 (23.0) 52/15
PERTH AIRPORT 35.2 +3.6 19.7 +2.8 17.9 0.0 8.2 13.3 390 (16.3) 58/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.2 -4.5 14.7 +1.0 13.3 1.4 4.8 2.1 429 (17.9) 35/11
BUNBURY 33.2 +3.8 17.7 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 46/23
MANDURAH 31.3 -- 19.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 46/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +3.1 25.3 +0.5 24.9 7.2 5.0 9.1 259 (10.8) 68/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.6 +6.2 31.3 +9.9 28.7 0.0 15.0 8.3 408 (17.0) 78/16
WHYALLA AERO 28.7 -1.2 19.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 10.2 -- 462 (19.3) 37/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.3 +1.2 17.7 +0.7 15.4 0.0 6.4 11.4 192 ( 8.0) 34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.5 -2.7 8.9 -2.2 6.6 0.0 4.0 10.5 450 (18.8) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.4 +5.1 27.3 +3.5 24.6 0.0 14.0 9.5 295 (12.3) 58/19
CAIRNS AERO 32.4 +1.0 23.8 +0.1 23.1 0.0 8.0 8.3 365 (15.2) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.9 +1.6 25.9 +1.7 23.3 0.0 10.2 12.6 464 (19.3) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 34.5 +4.4 26.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.8 352 (14.7) 37/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 38.0 +6.1 22.9 +0.8 21.6 0.0 10.4 -- 315 (13.1) 37/16
BUNDABERG AERO 33.2 +3.1 23.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 363 (15.1) 41/11
NAMBOUR DPI 33.4 +4.1 22.9 +3.5 -- 0.2 5.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.8 +0.7 21.5 +0.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 243 (10.1) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 29.5 +0.5 22.3 +1.2 22.0 11.8 7.0 7.3 316 (13.2) 30/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.2 +2.1 18.7 +1.2 -- 39.4 -- -- 642 (26.8) 54/18
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 35.3 +3.4 20.1 +1.3 14.3 0.0 10.0 -- 259 (10.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.9 -5.0 20.6 +1.2 20.2 0.0 1.6 0.0 322 (13.4) 37/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.8 -3.6 19.4 +1.3 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.3 -3.6 18.6 +0.6 17.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 351 (14.6) 41/21
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.5 -4.0 17.9 +1.2 18.5 5.6 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.0 -0.5 13.5 +0.3 7.0 0.0 8.0 11.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.3 +0.2 19.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 -2.6 18.0 -0.7 16.9 3.2 2.2 0.0 411 (17.1) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 -9.2 17.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 26/10
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 -1.9 16.7 -2.2 -- 13.2 -- -- 319 (13.3) 54/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.6 -9.4 14.6 +1.4 13.5 0.0 7.2 0.0 396 (16.5) 32/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.0 -1.6 18.5 +2.3 17.4 0.0 10.8 5.8 422 (17.6) 41/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.8 -2.4 17.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.8 +0.6 16.7 +0.1 16.2 0.0 10.0 12.7 335 (14.0) 34/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.5 -1.0 11.0 -3.1 10.0 0.0 9.3 -- 520 (21.7) 43/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.2 -0.3 10.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 39/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.1 -2.8 12.1 -2.2 10.6 0.0 3.8 -- 193 ( 8.0) 28/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.2 -4.4 13.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 44/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.1 -0.9 8.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 642 (26.8) 50/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.9 -2.3 5.8 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 34/18
HOBART AIRPORT 18.6 -3.9 10.2 -1.8 4.0 0.0 3.2 8.7 408 (17.0) 41/17
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

46.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
45.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
45.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+8.3 : 45.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+7.9 : 42.7 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+7.4 : 41.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.4 : 42.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.2 : 46.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

34.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
33.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
32.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
32.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
31.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+11.0 : 33.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+10.0 : 34.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+9.9 : 31.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.0 : 29.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.5 : 30.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 31.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

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

10.0 MOUNT GININI Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

-10.5 : 16.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-10.1 : 19.3 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.9 : 20.8 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-9.4 : 18.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.2 : 20.6 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-9.2 : 18.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.0 : 1.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-8.8 : 4.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.5 : -0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-8.4 : 4.1 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-8.3 : 1.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-8.3 : 1.9 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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.
113.0 WOODSPRING TM Darling Downs E QLD
111.4 THE BLUESTONE Darling Downs E QLD
110.0 WOODSPRING Darling Downs E QLD
94.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
84.0 KOORRNONG Darling Downs E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
53.0 DOONGAN

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
76.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
63.0 BRAMWELL
60.0 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION
59.0 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK
S Peninsula
94.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
Brisbane/SE Coast
68.4 HATTONVALE STORE
60.6 BLACKBUTT POST OFFICE
55.8 YARRAMAN FORESTRY
53.8 MT BINGA
53.0 YARRAMAN POST OFFICE
52.6 ROSEVALE
52.2 VINCENT VALE
51.0 YARRAHAPPINI ALERT
50.0 UMARELLA
Darling Downs E
113.0 WOODSPRING TM
111.4 THE BLUESTONE
110.0 WOODSPRING
84.0 KOORRNONG
84.0 MOUNT LEINSTER
83.0 GLENRIVE
81.0 ROSALIE PLAINS
77.4 MARNHULL
73.6 KURROWAH
68.8 GRAHAMVILLE
66.2 HADEN POST OFFICE
65.0 MOUNT IRVING
64.0 WYOBIE
63.6 TIPTON BRIDGE
59.6 CRYSTAL BROOK
59.0 PITTSWORTH YANDILLA STREET
58.8 PAMPAS
57.4 RIVERVIEW
55.5 LAURIEDALE
55.2 JANDOWAE POST OFFICE
54.2 GLENROY
53.8 INGLEWOOD FORESTRY
52.6 MIRRABOOKA
52.4 INGLEWOOD POST OFFICE
52.0 WHITTAKER
51.4 COOLMUNDA DAM
51.4 UPPER FOREST SPRINGS
50.6 DALBY AIRPORT
50.0 BELGRAE PARK ALERT
50.0 MURRALAH

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
51.0 ELSMORE (PARADISE CREEK)

13.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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0.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

884 (36.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
857 (35.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
824 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
810 (33.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
746 (31.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
714 (29.8) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
697 (29.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
642 (26.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
642 (26.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
625 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
615 (25.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
605 (25.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
78/16 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
76/21 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
76/22 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
70/20 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
68/19 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
68/19 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
8.4mm in 41 min to 23:37 12.3mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
8.0mm in 7 min to 15:37 68.6mm/h
11.2mm in 23 min to 16:00 29.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
    Central West
MORAWA AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr 4 min to 21:00 10.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
    N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
8.2mm in 10 min to 19:49 49.2mm/h
11.0mm in 11 min to 20:00 60.0mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.2mm/h
5.8mm in 12 min to 20:12 29.0mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 28.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
6.4mm in 12 min to 18:43 32.0mm/h
9.0mm in 5 min to 18:48 108.0mm/h
7.8mm in 42 min to 19:30 11.1mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
40.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.3mm/h
16.8mm in 36 min to 15:30 28.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
12.8mm in 39 min to 01:30 19.7mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.8mm/h
14.6mm in 23 min to 18:53 38.1mm/h
10.0mm in 8 min to 19:01 75.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 25.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.4mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
25.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 25.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
12.6mm in 38 min to 17:30 19.9mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
NGAYAWILI
64.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 21.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
26.8mm in 54 min to 02:54 29.8mm/h
4.8mm in 6 min to 03:00 48.0mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 31.6mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h
    Brisbane/SE Coast
BRISBANE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
    MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
10.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 21.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 21.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.6mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
POINT FAWCETT
15.4mm in 57 min to 22:30 16.2mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.4mm/h
NORTH EAST ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h