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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1853 EST on 12/01/2007. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

6.3

7.0

21/06/2005

18

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005026

WITTENOOM

4.0

4.2

26/06/1982

53

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Sydney--west

067108

BADGERYS CREEK AWS

11.4

11.7

29/06/2000

11


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Actual temperatures
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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 22:56EST, 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 20.7 -0.2 6.6 -4.4 2.3 0.0 3.2 -- 331 (13.8) 32/06
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 +1.5 10.9 +1.9 10.1 1.0 0.8 3.1 256 (10.7) 37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.4 +2.8 10.8 +2.7 8.6 0.0 1.6 7.4 452 (18.8) 61/12
BUNBURY 19.7 +1.3 10.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 52/12
MANDURAH 19.7 -- 12.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 46/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +1.1 20.9 +1.0 19.8 0.0 3.8 6.8 313 (13.0) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.2 -1.6 1.2 -3.9 -2.4 0.0 5.2 10.3 293 (12.2) 32/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.9 +1.6 5.9 -0.2 -- 0.2 5.0 -- 376 (15.7) 37/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.7 -1.4 10.3 +2.2 9.4 0.6 1.8 1.0 366 (15.3) 35/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.3 7.1 +1.3 5.0 0.0 2.4 2.6 444 (18.5) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.7 -0.2 11.7 +1.7 9.2 0.0 3.4 10.5 178 ( 7.4) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 25.6 -0.4 18.6 +0.8 16.8 5.6 3.0 7.7 473 (19.7) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 +0.1 14.5 -0.1 10.0 0.0 5.8 10.2 443 (18.5) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 21.1 -0.8 15.9 +1.9 -- 6.6 -- 5.0 448 (18.7) 35/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.1 +0.6 15.7 +4.8 14.9 0.0 4.4 -- 324 (13.5) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 +0.5 13.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 363 (15.1) 26/11
NAMBOUR DPI 22.6 +1.0 13.2 +3.9 -- 0.8 3.0 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.6 -0.5 13.6 +2.1 -- 6.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 35/09
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 -0.2 13.9 +3.4 12.4 0.4 1.8 7.0 278 (11.6) 28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 +3.3 10.2 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 330 (13.8) 37/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 16.8 0.0 8.8 +2.7 3.7 0.0 2.2 -- 80 ( 3.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 +1.7 10.3 +1.2 6.3 0.0 2.0 6.7 190 ( 7.9) 34/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.2 +1.7 10.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.0 -2.6 4.4 -3.5 2.5 0.0 1.4 2.1 166 ( 6.9) 45/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.0 -3.5 2.0 -0.6 -3.6 0.0 7.0 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -2.7 5.0 +0.4 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.8 -2.8 6.8 -1.7 3.0 0.0 3.0 1.3 296 (12.3) 35/16
RICHMOND RAAF 14.0 -4.0 -0.9 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -0.4 11.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 68/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 8.9 -3.3 -2.3 -3.3 -5.7 0.0 1.2 1.3 175 ( 7.3) 26/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.3 -1.5 6.0 +2.3 3.5 0.0 1.8 0.0 357 (14.9) 28/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.3 -0.9 0.9 -3.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 26/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.4 +0.4 7.2 +2.0 4.7 0.2 3.8 5.5 385 (16.0) 43/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 +0.3 5.6 +1.9 -- 0.8 2.2 -- 378 (15.8) 24/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -0.3 4.2 +0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 320 (13.3) 26/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.5 +1.5 8.3 +1.4 6.2 0.0 2.2 -- 176 ( 7.3) 30/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.7 +1.1 5.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 50/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 -0.4 5.4 +1.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 705 (29.4) 44/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.9 -1.2 0.8 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 43/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 +2.2 0.1 -4.5 -2.8 0.0 1.6 1.4 318 (13.3) 48/20
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

32.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
32.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

**S** +6.1 : 25.5 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.2 : 25.7 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+3.9 : 25.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+3.8 : 18.6 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+7.9 : 13.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.7 : 10.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+6.4 : 9.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+6.3 : 14.8 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.2 : 10.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+6.2 : 11.8 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+6.2 : 12.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.5 : 11.4 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.6 : 12.3 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-5.6 : 12.1 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.6 : 9.6 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
-5.5 : 9.2 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON CW Slopes S NSW

-6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-4.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-4.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-8.8 : 4.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-8.8 : -1.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.3 : -1.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-8.0 : 0.0 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-7.9 : -3.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-7.9 : -1.0 CARNEGIE Interior 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.
45.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
29.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
23.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
23.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
23.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
**S** 0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW

1206 (50.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1181 (49.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1168 (48.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1094 (45.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1088 (45.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1008 (42.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
866 (36.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
862 (35.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
856 (35.7) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
855 (35.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
827 (34.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
810 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
808 (33.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
724 (30.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
713 (29.7) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
705 (29.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
698 (29.1) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
676 (28.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
664 (27.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
662 (27.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
661 (27.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
645 (26.9) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
636 (26.5) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
623 (26.0) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
621 (25.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
617 (25.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
613 (25.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
613 (25.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
603 (25.1) ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
98/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/04 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
87/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

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.
No reports

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 74(290/ 67 ) at 03:55
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 87(320/ 78 ) at 09:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 85(340/ 65 ) at 04:31
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(330/ 63 ) at 22:03
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(320/ 74 ) at 23:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(300/ 65 ) at 20:30