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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2145 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 minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005084

THEVENARD ISLAND

24.7

24.7

22/10/2006

11

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


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
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Actual temperatures
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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 23:31EST, 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 29.5 +5.1 11.8 +0.9 9.3 0.0 6.8 -- 631 (26.3) 65/16
PERTH AIRPORT 25.5 +3.0 12.6 +2.4 8.9 0.0 6.2 12.4 504 (21.0) 52/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.8 -1.9 7.9 -1.2 4.0 0.4 2.2 3.8 291 (12.1) 37/11
BUNBURY 22.4 +1.7 7.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 43/20
MANDURAH 24.6 -- 12.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 41/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.8 +1.6 23.4 -1.6 23.6 0.0 7.2 10.7 367 (15.3) 48/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.2 +6.2 16.3 +1.5 13.1 0.0 10.0 10.5 258 (10.8) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 33.7 +9.8 10.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 9.4 -- 248 (10.3) 46/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.3 +10.5 15.2 +3.8 7.7 0.0 6.8 6.4 272 (11.3) 37/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.0 +13.1 10.8 +3.7 4.2 0.0 5.6 8.1 351 (14.6) 61/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.0 +1.4 24.7 +6.1 20.1 0.0 10.0 11.0 329 (13.7) 45/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 -1.2 20.5 -0.1 20.0 8.4 4.4 10.8 520 (21.7) 48/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -1.0 18.5 -2.2 14.2 0.4 9.0 11.8 600 (25.0) 45/13
MACKAY M.O 26.0 -1.6 20.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.6 556 (23.2) 43/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 -3.0 15.2 -1.8 12.9 0.0 8.2 -- 398 (16.6) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 -1.5 14.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 7.7 -- 529 (22.0) 48/14
NAMBOUR DPI 22.9 -3.8 11.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 116 ( 4.8) 28/13
COOLANGATTA 22.7 -1.7 13.5 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 339 (14.1) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -1.7 12.5 -3.2 10.7 0.0 8.0 11.5 405 (16.9) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 -2.3 10.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 766 (31.9) 48/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.7 +2.6 12.2 +0.1 6.4 0.0 7.0 -- 175 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 -0.3 13.0 -0.8 13.1 0.0 4.8 10.0 238 ( 9.9) 35/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -2.1 9.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.3 +0.7 5.3 -6.7 4.4 0.0 4.6 12.4 251 (10.5) 39/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.4 -0.3 6.8 -3.9 3.8 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 26/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.2 +5.7 6.6 0.0 1.0 0.0 5.0 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +4.3 12.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.5 +1.0 12.9 -0.2 9.7 0.0 5.0 12.6 -- 55/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.7 +2.7 6.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.4 +2.8 13.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 55/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.9 +7.5 4.5 -1.6 -0.2 0.0 5.8 12.4 249 (10.4) 50/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.6 +8.2 8.3 +0.6 4.2 0.0 4.8 11.4 217 ( 9.0) 39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.9 +8.3 5.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 34/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.8 +8.0 10.8 +1.0 6.5 0.0 7.8 8.1 240 (10.0) 28/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.7 +9.8 3.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 180 ( 7.5) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.5 +9.2 8.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 46/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.8 +11.2 11.0 +1.5 7.8 0.0 4.2 -- 123 ( 5.1) 35/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 31.1 +12.3 5.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 44/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.1 +11.5 7.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.7 +2.7 9.4 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 26.3 +9.0 9.9 +2.4 6.4 0.0 6.0 8.4 388 (16.2) 35/09
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

41.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
39.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
39.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.7 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

+13.3 : 31.1 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+13.2 : 30.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+13.1 : 31.7 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+13.1 : 31.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+12.9 : 29.5 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

28.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
27.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+9.5 : 18.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 18.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 18.8 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 16.9 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.6 : 16.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

13.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
14.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
15.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 21.6 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.0 : 19.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.0 : 26.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-4.7 : 26.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

-1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-0.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.7 : 5.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-6.5 : 6.7 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.3 : 1.9 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.9 : 7.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.9 : -0.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

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.
56.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
46.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
46.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
33.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN N Coast--Barron QLD
30.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
56.0 TOPAZ
46.0 TOPAZ ALERT
46.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
33.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
30.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT

12.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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5.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
5.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1079 (45.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1058 (44.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
994 (41.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
891 (37.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
818 (34.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
817 (34.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
787 (32.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
781 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
772 (32.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
741 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
741 (30.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
715 (29.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
706 (29.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
694 (28.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
678 (28.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
637 (26.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
631 (26.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
626 (26.1) FORREST Eucla WA
621 (25.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
614 (25.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
606 (25.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
604 (25.2) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
603 (25.1) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
600 (25.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
600 (25.0) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
81/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/23 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
72/23 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
70/15 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
70/10 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E 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.
None reported

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(330/ 65 ) at 16:30