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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1434 EST on 30/12/2006. 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

NT

Alice Springs

015639

MOUNT EBENEZER

37.0

36.0

24/03/2001

15

NT

Alice Springs

015646

WAITE RIVER

69.0

50.0

03/03/1995

16

QLD

Channel Country

038041

HAMMOND DOWNS

42.4

38.2

28/03/1975

17

Highest maximum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

39.9

38.8

02/03/2006

13

Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070278

COOMA VISITORS CENTRE

35.2

35.2

08/03/1983

33

Equal to record.


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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 22:22EST, 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 27.3 -3.6 20.0 +2.1 18.8 0.0 8.8 -- 611 (25.5) 61/16
PERTH AIRPORT 25.4 -4.2 16.3 +0.5 14.3 0.0 7.4 10.5 428 (17.8) 48/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 -2.1 13.7 +0.3 11.0 0.0 6.4 10.4 360 (15.0) 50/15
BUNBURY 23.6 -3.9 14.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 44/13
MANDURAH 23.8 -- 18.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 43/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.7 -1.2 25.2 +0.7 24.7 1.4 5.0 3.6 250 (10.4) 32/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.3 +2.6 25.0 +7.5 23.4 0.0 13.2 5.1 381 (15.9) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 37.8 +10.5 14.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 16.0 -- 271 (11.3) 31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 38.5 +12.2 18.9 +3.7 14.4 0.0 10.4 11.7 211 ( 8.8) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.6 +10.5 12.0 +1.5 9.4 0.0 5.0 10.3 340 (14.2) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.9 -3.4 23.2 +1.4 22.8 6.0 7.0 3.3 306 (12.8) 32/00
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 +0.4 24.4 +1.4 23.3 0.6 4.2 4.9 360 (15.0) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +0.7 24.6 +1.7 22.9 0.4 3.8 6.4 325 (13.5) 59/15
MACKAY M.O 28.8 +0.2 23.4 +1.2 -- 3.0 -- 7.2 490 (20.4) 52/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.6 +0.1 21.9 +1.1 20.8 0.0 6.2 -- 337 (14.0) 41/16
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +0.9 20.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 7.6 -- 391 (16.3) 46/13
NAMBOUR DPI 27.4 -0.5 17.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.7 +0.5 18.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -0.3 18.6 -0.7 17.2 0.0 6.6 8.2 298 (12.4) 39/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.7 +0.3 17.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 592 (24.7) 48/22
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 34.3 +5.2 21.2 +4.6 19.7 0.0 7.2 -- 159 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.5 +1.6 18.2 +0.1 15.1 0.0 5.8 11.5 412 (17.2) 28/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +2.0 16.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.8 +0.6 19.3 +3.0 17.1 0.0 5.4 8.0 427 (17.8) 32/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.6 +1.6 17.6 +2.3 15.2 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 18/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.9 +7.1 14.0 +3.4 5.8 0.0 5.2 10.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.7 +6.6 19.7 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.1 +1.9 21.7 +4.3 18.1 0.0 6.8 6.5 589 (24.5) 32/16
RICHMOND RAAF 30.0 +3.1 20.8 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 34/17
BELLAMBI AWS 26.4 +2.5 20.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 24/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.8 +8.3 16.2 +5.5 15.2 0.0 8.0 9.9 288 (12.0) 48/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.8 +8.1 11.9 -1.5 10.9 0.0 8.0 11.7 223 ( 9.3) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.3 +6.4 13.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.0 +7.7 14.2 +0.4 11.0 0.0 7.2 11.4 215 ( 9.0) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.9 +5.6 14.1 +2.4 14.1 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 22/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.7 +6.7 15.8 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 34/03
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.3 +2.4 15.6 +2.4 13.9 0.0 5.2 -- 171 ( 7.1) 17/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.2 0.0 15.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.2 +9.0 13.6 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 606 (25.3) 46/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.6 +2.1 10.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 22.4 +1.7 13.5 +2.8 12.5 0.0 4.8 9.0 338 (14.1) 35/15
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

42.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
41.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
41.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
41.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
41.6 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

+17.1 : 42.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.6 : 39.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+15.1 : 41.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+15.1 : 41.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.0 : 39.9 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

29.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.8 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+9.3 : 24.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+9.1 : 28.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 26.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 22.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.5 : 25.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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

14.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.7 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.1 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.7 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

-8.1 : 19.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-5.8 : 24.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-5.5 : 25.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.5 : 23.9 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
-5.4 : 29.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 30.0 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT

0.8 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
3.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-5.6 : 2.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.4 : 6.5 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-4.9 : 0.8 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.7 : 6.0 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-3.4 : 3.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley 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.
132.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
127.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
127.2 WULUNGURRU N Plateau NT
94.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
94.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
54.6 KURI BAY

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.8 JABIRU AIRPORT
63.0 JABIRU COUNCIL
50.0 BAN BAN SPRINGS
N Plateau
127.2 WULUNGURRU
76.2 EPENARRA
69.0 WAITE RIVER
64.4 AUSTRAL DOWNS
61.0 AMMAROO
60.0 YULARA AERO
57.0 LAKE NASH

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
132.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
53.8 NORMANTON AIRPORT
53.0 MORSTONE STATION
Upper Carpentaria
127.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE
91.6 NORTH HEAD
62.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT
60.0 GREENVALE TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Barron
85.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
N Coast--Herbert
94.0 BINGIL BAY
94.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT
89.8 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
89.2 TULLY SUGAR MILL
87.0 HALIFAX ALERT
84.0 INGHAM COMPOSITE
82.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR
81.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
75.6 INNISFAIL
71.4 BEMERSIDE
71.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
52.0 JARRA CREEK TM
50.4 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
50.0 WALLAMAN ALERT
Northwest
60.0 FLORA DOWNS
57.5 WYORA

11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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2.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
2.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
1.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

974 (40.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
944 (39.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
845 (35.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
804 (33.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
724 (30.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
696 (29.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
693 (28.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
675 (28.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
644 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
611 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
606 (25.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
603 (25.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
81/22 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
74/10 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/23 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
67/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
65/18 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W 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
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHANNEL ISLAND AWS
7.0mm in 10 min to 17:30 42.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.6mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
42.8mm in 2 hr to 17:30 21.4mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 14.3mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.7mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
17.8mm in 33 min to 18:00 32.4mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h
N Plateau
YULARA AERO
19.2mm in 30 min to 04:00 38.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 19.4mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 28.4mm/h
33.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 33.4mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 22.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.2mm/h
49.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 16.3mm/h
WULUNGURRU
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.7mm/h
49.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 16.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
10.4mm in 30 min to 21:00 20.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 36.0mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 28.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 20.2mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
14.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.0mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
97.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 32.3mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
51.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 17.0mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
27.6mm in 30 min to 16:00 55.2mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 29.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
11.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.2mm/h
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
18.2mm in 37 min to 01:52 29.5mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 26.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.3mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
20.0mm in 2 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
32.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.7mm/h
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
6.0mm in 32 min to 12:00 11.2mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT : 82(120/ 63 ) at 22:08
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 74(110/ 65 ) at 10:22