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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
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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 2209 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

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039167

ROCKYBAR

72.0

68.0

03/11/1997

38

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

1.3

2.3

11/11/2002

12

1 N


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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 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 23.6 -3.5 16.7 +2.9 14.7 0.0 6.2 -- 572 (23.8) 50/16
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 -2.6 14.2 +1.6 11.0 0.0 6.0 9.5 -- 39/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.8 -3.0 11.7 +0.9 10.9 0.8 4.2 6.0 262 (10.9) 39/14
BUNBURY 20.8 -3.4 11.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 39/12
MANDURAH 20.8 -- 14.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 522 (21.8) 46/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 0.0 26.8 +1.5 26.4 0.0 10.8 7.4 376 (15.7) 46/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.9 +2.3 20.1 +2.2 18.8 0.4 10.8 9.6 393 (16.4) 87/15
WHYALLA AERO 25.8 -0.7 15.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 31/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.1 +4.0 13.2 -0.8 8.2 0.0 6.4 4.9 179 ( 7.5) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.8 +4.4 2.7 -5.7 -0.2 0.0 3.8 10.1 377 (15.7) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.0 -0.4 21.3 -0.1 17.2 0.0 10.0 2.5 204 ( 8.5) 59/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -1.6 21.6 -0.7 20.0 0.2 7.6 4.1 308 (12.8) 32/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 -0.9 23.3 +0.4 22.2 0.4 8.8 2.6 458 (19.1) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 30.1 +0.9 22.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- 7.5 296 (12.3) 28/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 -3.1 19.3 -0.2 19.0 11.0 1.6 -- 279 (11.6) 34/17
BUNDABERG AERO 25.7 -2.6 17.1 -1.8 -- 7.9 4.6 -- 252 (10.5) 30/13
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -2.0 16.3 0.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 24/15
COOLANGATTA 25.8 0.0 15.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -1.0 18.8 +0.8 16.9 1.0 6.0 10.3 351 (14.6) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.4 +1.7 12.8 -1.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 46/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.5 +1.2 14.5 -0.5 12.4 1.2 6.6 -- 185 ( 7.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.2 +0.3 18.2 +2.1 16.2 0.0 6.6 8.4 564 (23.5) 43/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +1.4 15.1 +0.1 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 -1.6 11.0 -3.3 10.0 1.4 5.0 12.5 -- 37/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.4 +0.3 10.2 -2.9 7.2 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.2 +4.1 8.9 -0.2 0.0 0.0 6.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.8 +3.4 12.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.0 0.0 17.2 +1.9 12.9 0.0 7.6 11.2 603 (25.1) 43/03
RICHMOND RAAF 29.9 +3.3 10.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 44/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -0.1 15.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 35/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.5 +4.8 8.4 -0.4 3.5 0.0 7.4 12.6 265 (11.0) 50/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.5 +5.8 6.4 -4.3 5.9 0.0 8.0 12.7 227 ( 9.5) 50/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.7 +5.7 7.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 41/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.8 +5.4 12.5 0.0 9.1 0.0 8.0 8.8 194 ( 8.1) 78/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG -- -- 6.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 249 (10.4) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.9 +5.7 8.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 41/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.2 -0.7 10.2 -1.0 8.2 0.0 4.2 -- 117 ( 4.9) 17/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.4 -2.6 6.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 35/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.6 +8.0 5.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 52/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.2 -0.2 10.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 37/17
HOBART AIRPORT 19.3 +0.3 8.2 -1.0 -- 0.2 0.8 10.3 298 (12.4) 32/19
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

40.3 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
39.9 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
39.9 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
39.8 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
39.7 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD

+8.2 : 27.6 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
+8.0 : 27.6 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+7.4 : 32.3 KYABRAM DPI Lower North VIC
+7.3 : 34.0 KERANG Lower North VIC
+7.3 : 32.9 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+7.3 : 29.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

28.3 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
28.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
27.8 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
27.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
27.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

+7.9 : 19.0 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
+6.8 : 22.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 22.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+6.4 : 23.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+6.2 : 19.0 NONNING NW Pastoral SA

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

9.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.7 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
13.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.5 : 19.9 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-8.5 : 20.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 21.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 25.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-6.2 : 26.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.7 : 1.3 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-8.1 : 0.8 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-7.3 : 1.3 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-7.0 : 12.5 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-6.7 : 4.0 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA

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.
72.0 ROCKYBAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
62.4 LURNEA Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
55.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
51.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
51.4 GIBB RIVER E Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
51.8 WYNDHAM AERO
E Kimberley
51.4 GIBB RIVER

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
72.0 ROCKYBAR
62.4 LURNEA
Darling Downs E
55.0 WARWICK

12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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4.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

890 (37.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
737 (30.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
730 (30.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
700 (29.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
685 (28.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
685 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
603 (25.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
91/20 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
91/22 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/15 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
87/15 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
80/14 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S 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
MIDDLE POINT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
13.6mm in 13 min to 15:03 62.8mm/h
22.6mm in 4 min to 15:07 339.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 15:08 84.0mm/h
4.2mm in 3 min to 15:11 84.0mm/h
7.2mm in 16 min to 15:30 27.0mm/h
51.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 51.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
7.0mm in 21 min to 13:47 20.0mm/h
N Plateau
TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
TARCOOLA AERO
4.6mm in 2 min to 21:15 138.0mm/h
5.8mm in 3 min to 21:18 116.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
ST LAWRENCE
9.6mm in 34 min to 00:34 16.9mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
5.2mm in 14 min to 15:53 22.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 91(220/ 54 ) at 21:29
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS : 80(210/ 65 ) at 15:24
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 85(340/ 63 ) at 23:30