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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

WA: First significant rain of the cool season. A front and preceding cloudband brought some heavy rain to the South West and along the South Coast during the day. Roleystone, 25km SE of Perth CBD, recorded 57.6mm for the 24 hours to 9am on the 16th, its heaviest one-day total for April in a 38-year history. Karnet topscored with 73.4mm. See downpours for heavy short-duration falls and Monday's wettest for the highest 24-hour falls.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0342 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

Eucla

011019

EYRE

21.9

21.3

30/04/1984

21

1 Y


The day in charts
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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 30.5 +2.9 16.0 +0.6 14.5 0.0 5.2 -- 297 (12.4) 52/22
PERTH AIRPORT 24.7 -0.8 17.3 +4.4 15.4 0.0 4.2 0.0 348 (14.5) 71/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.0 +3.2 14.3 +2.7 12.0 0.0 4.0 1.1 304 (12.7) 54/11
BUNBURY 22.7 -1.4 18.3 +6.8 -- 7.6 -- -- 424 (17.7) 50/18
MANDURAH 22.0 -- 19.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 65/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.9 24.9 +0.9 23.9 2.2 7.4 6.9 372 (15.5) 41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.5 +3.3 12.7 +0.1 9.5 0.0 8.8 11.5 285 (11.9) 46/13
WHYALLA AERO 22.4 -1.2 15.0 +3.4 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 328 (13.7) 30/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 -0.3 12.8 +0.4 9.3 0.0 -- 5.3 149 ( 6.2) 37/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.8 -0.6 15.8 +7.1 14.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 521 (21.7) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.9 0.0 21.7 +3.2 18.5 0.0 7.8 9.8 327 (13.6) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -0.8 21.7 +0.1 18.7 5.4 4.4 9.1 552 (23.0) 41/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.3 19.1 -1.4 16.5 1.4 4.8 7.1 428 (17.8) 46/17
MACKAY M.O 25.3 -1.4 20.0 -0.1 -- 4.2 -- 7.6 500 (20.8) 46/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 +0.3 17.6 -0.2 15.2 0.0 6.0 -- 327 (13.6) 37/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +1.0 15.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 416 (17.3) 39/11
NAMBOUR DPI 24.9 -1.2 12.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 22/08
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +0.2 15.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 26/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -0.4 15.6 -0.6 12.1 0.0 5.4 6.0 331 (13.8) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 +1.6 13.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 39/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.2 +3.1 15.9 +3.1 10.9 0.0 4.6 -- 83 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 +1.1 14.1 -1.1 11.4 0.0 3.4 9.6 216 ( 9.0) 37/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +2.2 10.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.2 +3.6 9.6 -3.6 8.4 0.0 3.8 10.4 227 ( 9.5) 30/21
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.9 +5.3 9.9 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 22/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.6 +5.1 9.8 +2.6 5.7 0.0 3.0 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +5.1 12.5 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.3 +5.4 15.2 +1.1 11.9 0.0 4.6 9.7 360 (15.0) 43/19
RICHMOND RAAF 27.4 +3.5 8.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 50/19
BELLAMBI AWS 25.0 +2.9 17.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 52/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.5 +6.5 8.7 +2.0 5.2 0.0 4.4 8.8 143 ( 6.0) 43/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.8 +8.3 14.1 +5.0 11.9 0.0 5.0 10.7 160 ( 6.7) 48/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.6 +6.2 12.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 35/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.1 +0.6 11.0 +0.9 9.5 0.0 6.6 9.8 290 (12.1) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.7 +4.1 8.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 41/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +1.8 6.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 46/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.9 +3.6 14.3 +3.5 10.9 0.0 4.0 -- 168 ( 7.0) 18/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.8 +2.8 11.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.4 -0.2 7.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 39/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.6 +5.7 8.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.5 +3.4 5.6 -3.1 2.8 0.0 2.8 8.4 247 (10.3) 37/17
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

39.9 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
39.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
38.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
38.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+13.6 : 37.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.9 : 36.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.1 : 36.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+11.1 : 35.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+10.8 : 35.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.2 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.1 : 21.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.1 : 20.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.6 : 18.0 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+8.8 : 19.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+8.7 : 23.5 LEONORA Goldfields WA

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

9.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
12.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
12.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
14.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.6 : 18.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.4 : 19.5 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-4.4 : 17.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-4.1 : 18.3 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-3.8 : 19.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.7 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
2.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-5.3 : 9.3 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.9 : 8.0 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.7 : 9.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.6 : 9.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.0 : 16.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-4.0 : 12.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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.
52.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
50.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
42.4 PERIVALE ORCHARD Lower West WA
41.4 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
37.4 PAYNEDALE ALERT Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
42.4 PERIVALE ORCHARD
41.4 WITCHCLIFFE
37.4 PAYNEDALE ALERT

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
52.0 TOPAZ
50.0 TOPAZ ALERT

11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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5.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1059 (44.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
909 (37.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
782 (32.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
780 (32.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
777 (32.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
762 (31.8) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
760 (31.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
759 (31.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
732 (30.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
669 (27.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
614 (25.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
604 (25.2) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
85/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
76/22 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
76/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
71/22 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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
PERTH AIRPORT
7.2mm in 17 min to 15:43 25.4mm/h
8.2mm in 17 min to 16:00 28.9mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
10.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 21.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.2mm/h
GINGIN AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
SWANBOURNE
9.6mm in 13 min to 14:43 44.3mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.0mm/h
PERTH METRO
10.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 20.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
BICKLEY
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
6.4mm in 16 min to 16:16 24.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
DWELLINGUP
33.4mm in 54 min to 14:00 37.1mm/h
36.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 36.0mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
MANJIMUP
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
15.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
WINDY HARBOUR
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MANINGRIDA AERO
18.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.7mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
5.4mm in 16 min to 06:16 20.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
25.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 8.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 85(240/ 74 ) at 21:41
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(250/ 67 ) at 20:42