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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2206 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 daily rainfall

WA

E Gascoyne

007191

CAPRICORN ROADHOUSE

31.1

19.8

10/10/1976

29

1 y

WA

Interior

013038

CUNYU

19.8

15.2

06/10/2001

11

1 y


The day in charts
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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 23:33EST, 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 21.8 -2.6 17.5 +6.6 16.6 0.0 8.0 -- 640 (26.7) 46/13
PERTH AIRPORT 26.8 +4.3 12.5 +2.3 9.7 0.0 6.4 12.5 373 (15.5) 41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.9 -0.8 9.1 0.0 6.6 0.0 4.8 4.1 273 (11.4) 30/11
BUNBURY 23.2 +2.5 10.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 41/00
MANDURAH 24.8 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 52/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +1.8 24.2 -0.8 23.9 0.0 8.8 11.1 348 (14.5) 34/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.9 +3.9 23.5 +8.7 20.7 0.0 13.6 4.3 401 (16.7) 50/12
WHYALLA AERO 26.2 +2.3 15.5 +5.0 -- 0.0 10.8 -- 277 (11.5) 44/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.8 +8.0 13.8 +2.4 7.6 0.0 5.0 12.0 177 ( 7.4) 30/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.0 +2.1 5.1 -2.0 3.2 0.0 4.2 11.8 349 (14.5) 45/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.4 +3.8 22.0 +3.4 17.0 0.0 12.4 9.3 279 (11.6) 32/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 22.8 +2.2 20.0 0.0 7.0 8.2 351 (14.6) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +1.0 23.9 +3.2 21.9 0.0 7.8 11.8 544 (22.7) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +1.9 23.1 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- 8.1 375 (15.6) 32/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.9 -5.8 19.9 +2.9 20.0 1.2 8.2 -- 419 (17.5) 21/01
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 -1.8 16.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 434 (18.1) 31/09
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -2.7 13.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 58 ( 2.4) 22/09
COOLANGATTA 24.6 +0.2 13.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 31/16
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 -0.3 16.8 +1.1 14.2 0.0 3.6 8.8 309 (12.9) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 -0.4 12.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 627 (26.1) 50/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.2 +4.1 15.7 +3.6 11.5 0.0 7.2 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.4 +0.8 15.7 +1.9 15.0 0.6 5.2 8.7 434 (18.1) 55/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +1.1 15.5 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.7 +4.1 11.2 -0.8 9.1 0.0 6.8 8.2 381 (15.9) 46/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.9 +2.2 10.7 0.0 8.4 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.0 +6.5 6.1 -0.5 1.0 0.0 5.0 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.8 +5.0 7.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 +3.6 16.3 +3.2 13.1 0.0 5.2 10.5 433 (18.0) 68/17
RICHMOND RAAF 31.1 +6.1 12.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 43/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +1.1 15.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 46/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.4 +7.0 7.4 +1.3 3.1 0.0 5.6 11.1 252 (10.5) 43/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.6 +6.2 3.4 -4.3 0.5 0.0 7.2 11.6 227 ( 9.5) 34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +6.1 6.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 41/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.1 +6.3 9.7 -0.1 5.0 0.0 7.0 9.0 160 ( 6.7) 54/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.0 +5.1 4.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 459 (19.1) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.3 +6.0 8.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 35/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 -0.3 9.5 0.0 8.1 0.0 4.0 -- 137 ( 5.7) 18/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.8 -2.0 4.0 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.6 +7.0 6.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 48/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.4 +1.4 8.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 -4.3 9.2 +1.7 6.4 2.2 2.6 0.5 344 (14.3) 32/15
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

40.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.3 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
40.3 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
40.3 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
40.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+9.7 : 35.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+9.5 : 34.0 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX Lower North SA
+9.4 : 29.9 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
+9.1 : 34.1 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
+8.8 : 30.5 YONGALA Upper North SA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

+8.7 : 23.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.1 : 17.6 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
+7.6 : 20.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+7.1 : 19.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.8 : 16.4 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

3.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
9.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.2 : 21.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.2 : 21.7 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.9 : 21.9 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-7.1 : 31.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 23.4 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD

-4.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 1.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.6 : 4.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-5.6 : 5.5 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

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.
33.0 CANIA GORGE PARK Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
32.8 AMOOLEE FOREST R 238 Maranoa QLD
31.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
31.1 CAPRICORN ROADHOUSE E Gascoyne WA
30.0 BOOROONDARRA Central Highlands QLD

13.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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1.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

834 (34.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
752 (31.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
714 (29.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
662 (27.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
661 (27.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
656 (27.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
640 (26.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
640 (26.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
630 (26.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
627 (26.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
625 (26.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
615 (25.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
613 (25.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
613 (25.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
80/14 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
74/16 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
72/14 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
68/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
68/21 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
68/18 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
68/17 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
20.4mm in 11 min to 15:13 111.3mm/h
4.2mm in 3 min to 15:16 84.0mm/h
26.6mm in 44 min to 16:00 36.3mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 17.3mm/h
E Gascoyne
MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT
20.0mm in 17 min to 12:47 70.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
5.2mm in 14 min to 21:20 22.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.6mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
TOWN OF 1770
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.4mm/h
WARWICK
6.6mm in 31 min to 18:00 12.8mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 30.6mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 18.6mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 16.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
3.2mm in 2 min to 18:57 96.0mm/h
12.2mm in 3 min to 19:00 244.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 19.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
5.2mm in 15 min to 16:30 20.8mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
COOMA AIRPORT AWS
17.8mm in 39 min to 19:39 27.4mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
None reported