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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0340 EST on 21/08/2008. 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

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

23.5

23.0

11/04/1996

13

1 Y


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
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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 00:24EST, 15/05/2012.

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 28.2 +0.6 14.2 -1.2 13.5 0.0 4.4 -- 297 (12.4) 30/12
PERTH AIRPORT 28.6 +3.1 14.5 +1.6 12.2 0.0 3.8 10.6 273 (11.4) 37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 28.6 +6.8 11.9 +0.3 10.3 0.2 2.8 9.8 231 ( 9.6) 37/13
BUNBURY 24.4 +0.3 14.8 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 41/11
MANDURAH 22.8 -- 18.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.3 25.1 +1.1 24.4 0.0 6.4 11.0 263 (11.0) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.8 +2.6 13.0 +0.4 9.8 0.0 7.4 11.4 266 (11.1) 44/15
WHYALLA AERO 31.6 +8.0 15.1 +3.5 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 231 ( 9.6) 41/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.1 +3.5 19.9 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 222 ( 9.3) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.9 +8.5 15.1 +6.4 11.0 0.0 7.2 9.1 316 (13.2) 43/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.0 +0.1 19.7 +1.2 15.8 0.0 8.6 10.0 330 (13.8) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +0.4 22.0 +0.4 20.2 2.8 3.2 6.6 508 (21.2) 54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.8 20.7 +0.2 19.2 2.6 8.0 2.8 501 (20.9) 45/14
MACKAY M.O 26.1 -0.6 21.2 +1.1 -- 2.6 -- 8.4 557 (23.2) 52/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 -0.1 17.9 +0.1 15.4 0.4 5.4 -- 406 (16.9) 37/14
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 +0.7 16.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 496 (20.7) 45/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.5 -0.6 13.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 26.5 +1.2 17.9 +0.9 -- -- -- -- -- 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 +0.4 16.4 +0.2 14.8 0.6 6.2 10.5 379 (15.8) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.8 +0.4 10.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 39/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.3 +1.2 14.2 +1.4 9.0 0.0 5.4 -- 175 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.2 +0.2 11.7 -3.5 9.5 0.0 3.6 10.1 295 (12.3) 24/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.7 13.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 +0.6 9.6 -3.6 7.8 0.0 2.8 10.4 143 ( 6.0) 34/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.0 +0.4 9.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.8 +3.3 6.8 -0.4 2.0 0.0 4.0 8.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +3.2 13.5 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +1.6 15.2 +1.1 11.7 0.0 3.4 10.6 260 (10.8) 37/14
RICHMOND RAAF 23.6 -0.3 9.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 42 ( 1.8) 28/13
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 +1.7 15.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 39/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.7 +4.7 8.6 +1.9 5.4 0.0 3.8 10.0 173 ( 7.2) 24/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.2 +5.7 12.1 +3.0 10.8 0.0 5.8 9.8 107 ( 4.5) 26/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +5.8 10.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.4 +7.9 13.0 +2.9 8.6 0.0 6.4 6.9 204 ( 8.5) 37/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.1 +7.5 9.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.2 +7.0 10.1 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 37/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 28.0 +7.7 13.1 +2.3 10.3 0.0 2.4 -- 119 ( 5.0) 24/20
GEELONG AIRPORT 26.8 +6.8 8.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 30/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.3 +8.7 9.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 50/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.5 +3.6 6.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 46/21
HOBART AIRPORT 21.7 +3.6 7.3 -1.4 3.2 0.0 4.2 8.7 283 (11.8) 30/16
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

40.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.1 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
38.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
38.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
38.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+11.9 : 36.4 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+11.9 : 36.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.8 : 36.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+11.5 : 30.7 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+11.0 : 36.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

27.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+10.4 : 18.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+10.2 : 25.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+9.2 : 19.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.0 : 24.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.0 : 18.2 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

11.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
15.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.3 : 24.8 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.9 : 22.2 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-3.5 : 28.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
-3.2 : 26.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.9 : 27.4 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

-2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-6.0 : 2.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 : 3.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.1 : 16.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-4.8 : 0.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-4.4 : 1.8 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley 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.
66.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
45.0 SOUTH YAAMBA TM Central Coast E QLD
38.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
35.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE N Rivers NT
34.8 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
35.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
66.0 TOPAZ
38.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
34.8 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
Central Coast E
45.0 SOUTH YAAMBA TM

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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4.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
2.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1023 (42.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
958 (39.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
863 (36.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
829 (34.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
819 (34.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
807 (33.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
747 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
733 (30.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
718 (29.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
673 (28.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
653 (27.2) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
76/15 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
72/20 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
72/13 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
68/14 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/13 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
68/03 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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 None reported