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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1514 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

Roper-McArthur

014639

GILNOCKIE

114.0

99.0

06/03/2003

17

QLD

Gulf Country

029054

INORUNIE STATION

142.0

87.9

12/03/1936

42

QLD

Gulf Country

029057

STIRLING STATION

95.6

86.4

18/03/1972

30


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 22:25EST, 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 39.7 +8.8 20.3 +2.4 16.3 0.0 13.0 -- 393 (16.4) 45/22
PERTH AIRPORT 37.7 +8.1 18.5 +2.7 16.9 0.0 9.0 10.2 348 (14.5) 34/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 27.2 +3.1 13.9 +0.5 10.8 0.0 8.4 5.3 341 (14.2) 30/13
BUNBURY 32.4 +4.9 19.1 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 39/17
MANDURAH 31.1 -- 22.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 44/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.8 25.3 +0.8 24.6 10.8 5.6 6.7 402 (16.8) 46/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.8 +2.1 23.7 +6.2 24.0 0.0 17.0 10.4 529 (22.0) 52/15
WHYALLA AERO 27.5 +0.2 13.3 -2.0 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 349 (14.5) 52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.1 +1.8 14.2 -1.0 9.9 0.0 3.6 11.3 -- 35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.3 +2.2 7.3 -3.2 3.4 0.0 4.0 8.8 -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.0 -9.3 23.3 +1.5 22.0 0.6 9.4 0.0 581 (24.2) 59/09
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +0.3 23.9 +0.9 23.5 11.8 1.4 4.5 328 (13.7) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 -1.6 24.7 +1.8 23.6 39.2 4.2 1.6 685 (28.5) 55/19
MACKAY M.O 28.8 +0.2 23.6 +1.4 -- 5.2 -- 4.3 540 (22.5) 63/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -1.0 22.2 +1.4 21.1 3.4 4.0 -- 397 (16.5) 54/12
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +0.8 22.3 +2.4 -- 2.0 5.2 -- 526 (21.9) 61/13
NAMBOUR DPI 27.4 -0.5 22.6 +4.4 -- 0.4 4.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.8 -0.4 22.2 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 453 (18.9) 50/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.0 0.0 22.0 +2.7 21.5 0.2 7.6 2.0 447 (18.6) 50/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 -1.6 18.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 814 (33.9) 63/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 29.4 +0.3 17.3 +0.7 14.6 0.0 10.4 -- 356 (14.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.8 -3.1 19.5 +1.4 18.4 55.0 8.0 0.9 490 (20.4) 43/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 -1.2 17.7 +1.0 -- 31.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.0 -1.2 16.8 +0.5 14.7 1.6 4.4 5.8 444 (18.5) 39/06
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.3 -2.7 16.3 +1.0 13.7 7.2 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.0 +0.2 10.0 -0.6 6.0 0.0 4.2 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.2 +1.1 17.4 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.1 -1.1 18.1 +0.7 15.1 1.2 3.6 4.7 488 (20.3) 34/10
RICHMOND RAAF 23.9 -3.0 15.0 -0.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -1.9 16.8 -1.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 26/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.7 -2.8 8.7 -2.0 6.4 0.0 4.6 4.5 265 (11.0) 34/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.7 +1.0 15.6 +2.2 13.5 0.0 8.0 11.3 475 (19.8) 52/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +0.5 12.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.9 +3.6 14.0 +0.2 12.9 0.0 7.8 11.0 340 (14.2) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.4 +2.1 10.4 -1.3 9.8 0.0 5.4 -- 325 (13.5) 34/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.2 +2.2 11.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 35/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.4 +1.5 11.0 -2.2 9.0 0.0 3.4 -- 120 ( 5.0) 15/16
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.1 -1.1 11.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 52/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.8 +5.6 11.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 646 (26.9) 48/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.2 -0.3 8.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 19.4 -1.3 6.6 -4.1 3.9 0.0 5.0 11.0 275 (11.5) 34/17
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

41.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
41.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
41.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
40.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+10.2 : 35.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.8 : 34.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+8.8 : 39.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.1 : 39.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 37.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

29.3 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
28.5 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
28.1 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.1 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.2 : 27.0 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+7.4 : 26.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.4 : 28.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+7.3 : 19.7 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+7.3 : 25.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

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

12.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
14.4 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
14.7 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
14.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
14.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-11.6 : 24.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-11.3 : 24.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-9.3 : 25.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.8 : 20.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.6 : 24.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

-1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
1.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-6.8 : 0.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.7 : 7.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.2 : 1.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.2 : 2.2 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.5 : 2.5 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast 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.
160.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE N Coast--Herbert QLD
142.0 INORUNIE STATION Gulf Country QLD
140.2 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1 N Coast--Herbert QLD
138.0 SILVER VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
134.0 WONDECLA-EAST HILLS RD N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
124.2 KATHERINE COUNCIL
114.0 GILNOCKIE
105.8 DORISVALE
104.8 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
102.2 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM
97.2 TINDAL RAAF
87.2 KATHERINE RESEARCH FARM
81.0 CONWAYS
74.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
67.2 CENTRAL WATERHOUSE
66.2 TANDANGLE HILL
66.2 EVA VALLEY
61.0 YEURALBA RIDGE
59.6 MOUNT FELIX
58.4 MATARANKA COUNCIL
56.0 MARGARET DOWNS
55.4 LARRIMAH
55.4 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER
53.6 WILLEROO
51.4 CUTTA CUTTA
51.0 PINE CREEK COUNCIL
50.4 WANDIE CREEK

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
142.0 INORUNIE STATION
102.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION
96.8 CROYDON TOWNSHIP
95.6 STIRLING STATION
81.0 ESMERALDA STATION
75.0 NUMIL DOWNS STATION
69.0 LOTUS VALE
67.0 VANROOK STATION
63.0 MAGOWRA STATION
59.1 CANOBIE
59.0 BRINARD STATION
51.0 YAPPAR RIVER
Upper Carpentaria
111.0 IRON HURST STATION
100.0 MOUNT TURNER STATION
78.0 CHILLAGOE ATHERTON STREET
71.0 NORTH HEAD
68.2 EVELEIGH STATION
61.4 FORSAYTH CARAVAN PARK
60.0 PRESTWOOD STATION
54.2 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
53.4 GREEN HILLS
52.4 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE
50.8 EINASLEIGH TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Barron
138.0 SILVER VALLEY
134.0 WONDECLA-EAST HILLS RD
112.0 HAPPY VALLEY
99.6 IRVINEBANK
97.0 ALMADEN
95.0 WOODLEIGH
90.2 INNOT HOT SPRINGS TOWNSHIP
87.4 TINAROO FALLS DAM
74.0 RAVENSHOE BIMBROOK ESTATE
73.0 CHILVERTON
71.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
67.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
67.0 HERBERTON ALERT
59.0 UPPER RUDD CREEK ALERT
58.0 KURANDA HILLTOP
58.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
57.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
56.4 NORTHCOTE HOMESTEAD
55.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
53.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
53.0 DEERAL
52.0 WALKAMIN DPI
52.0 GLEN HARDING
51.0 RAVENSHOE ALERT
50.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
N Coast--Herbert
160.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE
140.2 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
125.2 DARADGEE
111.0 EURAMO TM
104.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
101.0 JARRA CREEK TM
100.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
95.0 HORSE SHOE BEND
93.5 GOSHEN STATION
92.0 UPPER MURRAY TM
86.0 KIRRAMA ALERT
80.0 NERADA ALERT
75.0 ZATTAS ALERT
73.4 CAMEL CREEK STATION
71.0 CORSIS ALERT
68.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
67.0 MENAVALE ALERT
64.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
64.0 MICHAEL CREEK ALERT
63.8 INGHAM COMPOSITE
60.0 UPPER STONE EXELBY
60.0 MUTARNEE STORE
59.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
59.0 RUSSELL RIVER
58.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT
57.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
56.4 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
56.2 INNISFAIL
56.0 WALLAMAN ALERT
52.6 STIRLING
52.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
51.4 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL
50.0 PEACOCK SIDING ALERT
50.0 HALIFAX ALERT
Central Coast E
50.2 SHIRBOURNE PARK
Northwest
62.0 BARKLY DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
55.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED
MidNorth Coast N
55.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO
MidNorth Coast S
51.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH

11.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
11.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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1.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.9 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

1103 (46.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1100 (45.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1060 (44.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1052 (43.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
922 (38.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
833 (34.7) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
819 (34.1) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
814 (33.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
806 (33.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
805 (33.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
801 (33.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
738 (30.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
718 (29.9) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
709 (29.5) HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
708 (29.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
699 (29.1) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
697 (29.0) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
685 (28.5) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
674 (28.1) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
668 (27.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
660 (27.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
646 (26.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
629 (26.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
621 (25.9) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
613 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
601 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
80/22 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
80/21 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
79/10 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
76/07 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74/14 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
74/20 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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
TRUSCOTT
5.6mm in 16 min to 22:00 21.0mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
7.4mm in 18 min to 00:30 24.7mm/h
8.0mm in 17 min to 23:16 28.2mm/h
GUNN POINT
8.4mm in 10 min to 03:30 50.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 19.8mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.6mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.4mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
23.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 46.0mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 24.6mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 26.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 67 ) at 21:30