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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 2135 EST on 26/09/2007. 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 grass minimum temperature

WA

Murchison

007139

PAYNES FIND

23.1

22.2

31/10/1981

27

1 Y

WA

Central West

008137

WONGAN HILLS

19.2

18.5

25/10/1983

37

Y

WA

Lower West

009194

MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE

19.6

17.6

17/10/2002

15

Y

WA

Gt Southern

010647

WAGIN

13.9

13.7

17/10/2002

27

Y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

-2.0

-2.0

06/10/2006

11

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

26.3

26.3

31/10/2004

59

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Murchison

007139

PAYNES FIND

24.2

23.6

31/10/1981

28

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009106

GOSNELLS CITY

20.5

20.5

21/10/1994

15

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

19.5

19.1

10/10/2003

11

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009194

MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE

21.5

19.5

21/10/1994

23

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

20.8

20.1

31/10/1998

12

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

20.2

19.9

21/10/1994

13

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

17.0

17.0

29/10/2000

13

Y Equal to record.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

19.1

18.5

23/10/1997

11

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

County Light

023373

NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL

0.0

0.2

06/10/2006

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

N Coast

091237

LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)

-1.4

-0.8

16/10/2006

24

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 23:30EST, 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 24.8 +0.4 16.6 +5.7 13.9 0.0 8.0 -- 424 (17.7) 43/13
PERTH AIRPORT 32.1 +9.6 20.1 +9.9 19.3 0.0 11.0 10.5 667 (27.8) 59/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.1 +5.4 13.8 +4.7 12.7 2.0 6.6 7.0 673 (28.0) 45/00
BUNBURY 27.3 +6.6 15.3 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 46/01
MANDURAH 23.0 -- 19.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 544 (22.7) 55/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.2 24.3 -0.7 23.9 0.0 8.6 10.9 348 (14.5) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 -1.7 17.4 +2.6 16.9 0.0 7.8 11.1 474 (19.8) 52/09
WHYALLA AERO 19.4 -4.5 10.5 0.0 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 651 (27.1) 50/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.8 -3.0 7.2 -4.2 1.6 0.0 4.2 10.5 293 (12.2) 37/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 -2.6 1.9 -5.2 -0.2 0.4 3.0 11.4 406 (16.9) 39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.9 +2.3 20.0 +1.4 14.5 0.0 11.0 11.3 295 (12.3) 54/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 -1.2 20.3 -0.3 19.7 2.0 9.8 6.6 514 (21.4) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 -0.2 17.4 -3.3 15.6 0.0 9.6 11.9 445 (18.5) 41/11
MACKAY M.O 26.7 -0.9 21.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 366 (15.3) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 +1.0 16.6 -0.4 14.7 0.0 7.4 -- 245 (10.2) 32/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +1.1 16.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 292 (12.2) 34/15
NAMBOUR DPI 28.1 +1.4 14.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 28/18
COOLANGATTA 24.0 -0.4 19.8 +3.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 507 (21.1) 46/19
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +1.5 17.8 +2.1 17.8 0.0 9.0 8.4 542 (22.6) 39/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.1 +2.4 15.1 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 54/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.2 +0.1 15.3 +3.2 12.9 6.8 4.8 -- 170 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.4 -3.2 17.8 +4.0 17.4 44.8 3.0 0.1 487 (20.3) 43/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.6 -3.4 17.3 +5.4 -- 15.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.1 -4.5 16.0 +4.0 14.9 1.0 4.6 0.9 424 (17.7) 52/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.9 -5.8 14.8 +4.1 14.2 0.4 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 43/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.7 -0.8 5.4 -1.2 -0.9 1.8 4.2 12.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -1.2 9.7 +0.3 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.2 -6.3 15.4 +2.3 15.1 8.2 8.6 0.0 791 (33.0) 71/00
RICHMOND RAAF 16.3 -8.7 14.4 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 41/01
BELLAMBI AWS 14.9 -6.7 13.9 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 612 (25.5) 68/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.6 -5.8 7.9 +1.8 7.3 0.0 8.6 0.8 523 (21.8) 35/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.6 -0.8 2.7 -5.0 -0.6 0.0 9.6 11.4 469 (19.5) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -2.4 5.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 39/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.5 -4.3 6.4 -3.4 4.6 0.0 9.2 12.3 478 (19.9) 46/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.7 -4.2 5.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 578 (24.1) 55/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.0 -4.3 5.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 50/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.9 -2.7 8.0 -1.5 5.4 1.4 0.8 -- 137 ( 5.7) 48/20
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.4 -4.4 4.6 -3.0 -- 4.6 -- -- 454 (18.9) 50/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -2.9 -0.4 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 46/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 -2.5 -1.4 -8.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 245 (10.2) 30/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 -3.8 4.5 -3.0 -0.6 0.0 3.2 8.2 528 (22.0) 43/13
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

41.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
40.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+12.8 : 34.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+12.5 : 33.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.5 : 33.2 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.1 : 33.7 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.8 : 34.6 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
27.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
27.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+13.0 : 24.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+11.8 : 21.3 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+11.3 : 21.5 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+11.3 : 19.1 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.2 : 20.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

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

1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.1 : 7.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-9.5 : 8.1 KATOOMBA (NARROW NECK RD) C Tablelands S NSW
-9.4 : 10.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.1 : 16.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.7 : 16.3 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-8.7 : 15.4 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-8.7 : 9.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.5 : -2.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-8.3 : -1.4 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
-8.2 : -2.7 LAUNCESTON AIRPORT COMPARISON N Coast TAS
-8.2 : -2.2 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-8.1 : -3.1 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N 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.
65.0 NORTH DORRIGO (TYRINGHAM ROAD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
56.2 LOWANNA (GRAFTON ST) MidNorth Coast N NSW
44.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
44.0 CORAMBA (GLENFIDDICH) MidNorth Coast N NSW
44.0 TYRINGHAM (GLENFERNEIGH (RING TREE)) MidNorth Coast N NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
65.0 NORTH DORRIGO (TYRINGHAM ROAD)
56.2 LOWANNA (GRAFTON ST)
44.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO
44.0 CORAMBA (GLENFIDDICH)
44.0 TYRINGHAM (GLENFERNEIGH (RING TREE))

12.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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0.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.8 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1152 (48.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1147 (47.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1123 (46.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1055 (44.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1027 (42.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1010 (42.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
968 (40.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
884 (36.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
874 (36.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
869 (36.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
791 (33.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
770 (32.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
765 (31.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
760 (31.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
754 (31.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
740 (30.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
723 (30.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
719 (30.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
712 (29.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
702 (29.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
701 (29.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
687 (28.6) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
684 (28.5) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
677 (28.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
674 (28.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
673 (28.0) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
673 (28.0) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
672 (28.0) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
667 (27.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
662 (27.6) YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
661 (27.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
651 (27.1) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
637 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) DALWALLINU Central West WA
629 (26.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
626 (26.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
615 (25.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
611 (25.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
602 (25.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
80/22 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
80/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
78/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
74/15 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
72/22 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
WITCHCLIFFE
15.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
7.2mm in 39 min to 17:00 11.1mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
NAMBOUR DPI
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
JIMNA FORESTRY
17.8mm in 41 min to 18:00 26.0mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 22.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
8.4mm in 10 min to 17:07 50.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(310/ 63 ) at 23:30