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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2143 EST on 07/01/2007. 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

Central Highlands

035259

DUNEIRA

50.0

41.0

28/04/2004

13

QLD

Central West

036166

IDALIA NATIONAL PARK

96.0

91.0

20/04/1990

17


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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 22:32EST, 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 26.0 -1.6 10.6 -4.8 6.8 0.0 6.4 -- 480 (20.0) 54/17
PERTH AIRPORT 24.1 -1.4 6.1 -6.8 5.4 0.0 3.6 10.4 275 (11.5) 46/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.7 -5.1 12.4 +0.8 10.6 5.6 2.6 0.1 269 (11.2) 34/13
BUNBURY 22.9 -1.2 9.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 35/13
MANDURAH 22.3 -- 13.6 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) 31/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -1.7 23.5 -0.5 23.6 26.0 7.4 4.5 -- 28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.8 +7.6 20.2 +7.6 17.1 0.0 11.4 9.1 -- 37/16
WHYALLA AERO 24.3 +0.7 14.0 +2.4 -- 0.4 11.0 -- 162 ( 6.8) 24/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.4 +1.8 13.2 +0.8 8.4 0.0 3.6 7.1 169 ( 7.0) 34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.6 +0.2 9.6 +0.9 7.5 0.2 2.0 2.9 326 (13.6) 41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.6 +1.7 23.7 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 67/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -0.8 23.5 +1.9 22.7 99.6 -- 0.0 447 (18.6) 35/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +0.6 22.6 +2.1 20.0 0.0 4.0 9.3 401 (16.7) 43/10
MACKAY M.O 28.7 +2.0 24.7 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- 9.6 384 (16.0) 32/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 +0.2 20.0 +2.2 18.8 0.0 4.0 -- 240 (10.0) 32/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +0.6 17.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 291 (12.1) 35/12
NAMBOUR DPI 27.6 +1.5 13.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.3 +1.0 16.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 24/22
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.9 16.2 0.0 13.2 0.0 5.0 10.0 282 (11.8) 30/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 +0.9 15.2 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 37/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 30.6 +5.5 17.8 +5.0 14.6 0.0 5.8 -- 147 ( 6.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.2 +2.2 16.0 +0.8 11.8 0.0 4.0 6.5 320 (13.3) 39/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +3.7 12.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.7 +3.1 13.3 +0.1 10.0 0.0 7.8 6.2 361 (15.0) 28/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.7 +1.1 14.6 +2.7 10.4 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 30/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.4 +2.9 7.0 -0.2 3.0 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.5 0.0 13.0 +2.9 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.8 +2.9 18.0 +3.9 14.4 0.0 6.6 2.0 -- 37/00
RICHMOND RAAF 23.5 -0.4 12.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 28/19
BELLAMBI AWS 25.2 +3.1 18.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 37/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.1 +3.1 5.8 -0.9 2.5 0.0 7.0 4.7 274 (11.4) 39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.8 -0.7 7.8 -1.3 6.3 0.0 5.2 1.2 258 (10.8) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -0.5 7.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.6 +1.1 13.6 +3.5 12.3 0.0 4.6 6.7 171 ( 7.1) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.2 +1.6 4.9 -3.3 5.8 0.0 4.6 -- 211 ( 8.8) 28/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.7 +1.5 6.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.7 +2.4 11.0 +0.2 8.3 0.0 3.2 -- 132 ( 5.5) 52/19
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.4 +2.4 8.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 44/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.9 +3.3 5.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 52/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 -2.5 8.4 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 239 (10.0) 43/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 +3.7 8.7 0.0 3.1 0.0 3.0 5.9 381 (15.9) 39/14
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

38.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.8 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
37.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
37.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
37.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT

+9.4 : 37.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.7 : 36.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 35.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 36.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.6 : 32.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 HOLMES REEF Islands ISL
26.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 20.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.6 : 21.8 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+8.5 : 21.3 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+8.2 : 20.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.1 : 21.9 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

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

6.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.4 : 15.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-6.2 : 15.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.5 : 24.5 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-5.2 : 17.6 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
-5.1 : 16.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.2 : 5.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.2 : 4.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.9 : 5.4 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-6.8 : 6.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-5.8 : 5.2 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.
243.8 GRAHAM RANGE N Coast--Barron QLD
221.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
186.0 LAKE FINNISS FARM N Rivers NT
162.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
162.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
186.0 LAKE FINNISS FARM

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
55.0 PROA STATION
N Coast--Barron
243.8 GRAHAM RANGE
221.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
162.0 HAPPY VALLEY
162.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
126.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
126.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
121.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
116.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
107.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
106.0 DAINTREE TEA
99.6 CAIRNS AERO
99.0 DEERAL
91.0 TOPAZ ALERT
89.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
83.0 MT SOPHIA
83.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT
82.0 KURANDA RAILWAY STATION
81.0 KURANDA HILLTOP
79.2 TAMARIND GDNS RENNEL CL
77.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
75.0 TOPAZ
74.6 MALANDA POST OFFICE
74.0 MALANDA ALERT
71.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
71.0 MULGRAVE MILL
59.6 WHITE CLIFF POINT
N Coast--Herbert
63.0 MOURILYAN HARBOUR
50.0 JARRA CREEK TM
Central Highlands
83.0 GILLESPIE
50.0 DUNEIRA
Central West
122.0 THORNLEIGH
119.0 KOONDOO
111.0 PEMBERLEY
96.0 IDALIA NATIONAL PARK
95.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE
78.0 SPRINGLEIGH
77.0 BOGEWONG
73.0 WAHROONGHA
70.0 SUNBURY
68.0 BEACONSFIELD
67.6 YARAWA DOWNS
66.0 MOORLANDS
58.0 WESTLAND
53.0 MANNINGHAM
52.4 BLACKALL AIRPORT
Northwest
62.6 BARATRIA
61.0 DENTON
Channel Country
58.6 JUNDAH POST OFFICE
Warrego
94.0 WANSEY DOWNS
77.0 DERBYSHIRE DOWNS
61.0 BAYRICK
54.0 BAYSWATER

TASMANIA
Derwent Valley
74.0 MOUNT MAWSON (GOVERNMENT HUTS)

11.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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0.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1268 (52.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1194 (49.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1148 (47.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
926 (38.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
878 (36.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
841 (35.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
834 (34.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
825 (34.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
764 (31.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
735 (30.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
733 (30.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
666 (27.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
605 (25.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
605 (25.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
89/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
71/02 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
71/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
67/15 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
67/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.3mm/h
CHARLES POINT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
8.8mm in 10 min to 02:40 52.8mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 22.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.0mm/h
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.0mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
5.2mm in 11 min to 07:41 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 49 min to 08:30 17.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 19.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 9.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
17.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.7mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
10.0mm in 30 min to 19:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
8.2mm in 9 min to 15:00 54.7mm/h
9.2mm in 10 min to 15:10 55.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 01:00 21.2mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 19.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 16.8mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 03:00 27.2mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 21.8mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.7mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 24.4mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 25.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
7.4mm in 12 min to 08:30 37.0mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
17.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 34.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 23.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 24.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.2mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.3mm/h
BLACKALL AIRPORT
17.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.6mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 20.4mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.7mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
17.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 17.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
WINTON POST OFFICE
45.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.0mm/h
Warrego
CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE
33.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.5mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS
11.2mm in 53 min to 16:00 12.7mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
8.4mm in 23 min to 20:00 21.9mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
44.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.7mm/h
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
SCONE AIRPORT AWS
12.0mm in 36 min to 15:00 20.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 82(130/ 69 ) at 01:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(260/ 63 ) at 04:00