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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0454 EST on 21/08/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Central West

036031

LONGREACH AERO

22.0

21.1

03/05/2004

11

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 00:35EST, 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 22.4 -1.6 15.8 +2.9 15.6 0.0 5.4 -- 532 (22.2) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.5 -3.2 5.9 -4.6 3.8 0.0 2.8 9.6 374 (15.6) 35/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.8 -4.1 12.0 +2.2 9.0 0.0 2.2 0.2 375 (15.6) 41/11
BUNBURY 18.5 -2.6 4.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 26/13
MANDURAH 17.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 28/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 +0.5 24.0 +1.9 23.5 0.0 4.0 9.4 311 (13.0) 34/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.8 +6.8 12.2 +3.9 9.8 0.0 3.6 5.9 162 ( 6.8) 46/16
WHYALLA AERO 25.9 +5.4 16.5 +7.8 -- 0.4 4.4 -- 337 (14.0) 61/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.9 +5.9 15.6 +5.4 12.8 0.0 5.6 3.1 223 ( 9.3) 34/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.8 +7.7 13.5 +6.2 11.7 0.0 1.4 6.8 368 (15.3) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +4.6 19.6 +5.7 17.6 0.0 5.4 7.3 248 (10.3) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +1.0 21.4 +1.5 20.2 2.2 4.4 9.3 410 (17.1) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 +2.1 18.8 +1.2 17.5 0.8 4.4 10.2 293 (12.2) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 24.8 +0.6 20.4 +3.3 -- 5.8 -- 9.6 448 (18.7) 34/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 +2.1 17.0 +2.8 15.1 0.0 5.2 -- 331 (13.8) 28/08
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +2.0 16.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 394 (16.4) 34/13
NAMBOUR DPI 24.2 +0.5 17.3 +5.3 -- 17.03 5.2 -- 61 ( 2.5) 48/01
COOLANGATTA 25.3 +2.2 16.8 +2.5 -- 28.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/15
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 +1.7 17.2 +4.4 15.2 0.4 2.8 8.6 275 (11.5) 28/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.3 +2.3 13.3 +3.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 478 (19.9) 41/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.6 +4.3 10.9 +2.2 6.2 0.0 2.6 -- 55 ( 2.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.4 +1.0 13.4 +1.7 12.7 4.4 0.6 9.5 180 ( 7.5) 18/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.5 +2.0 13.0 +2.5 -- 10.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 +3.6 11.0 +0.9 10.2 0.2 0.2 6.3 185 ( 7.7) 21/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.8 +3.4 10.6 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 13/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.0 +4.8 5.6 +0.9 2.8 0.0 2.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.9 +3.9 10.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.8 +4.8 14.7 +3.8 11.4 0.0 3.8 8.6 320 (13.3) 28/21
RICHMOND RAAF 23.0 +2.4 11.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 21/18
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +2.5 15.9 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 30/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.4 +5.8 4.1 +0.9 0.3 0.0 2.4 9.1 149 ( 6.2) 15/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.2 +5.9 9.5 +3.6 7.0 0.0 1.8 9.5 243 (10.1) 15/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +3.9 9.0 +3.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.3 +9.3 13.5 +6.1 10.5 0.0 3.2 7.9 225 ( 9.4) 52/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.0 +5.7 10.3 +4.5 -- 0.6 4.2 -- 229 ( 9.5) 24/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.0 +4.4 10.1 +4.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 239 (10.0) 34/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.7 +6.0 13.1 +4.5 10.6 0.0 2.0 -- 83 ( 3.5) 18/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.5 +5.4 9.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 30/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.6 +7.0 11.9 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 39/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.2 6.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 43/09
HOBART AIRPORT 19.6 +4.4 5.7 -0.9 1.7 0.0 1.0 6.5 252 (10.5) 26/15
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

36.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+9.3 : 28.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+9.0 : 25.8 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+9.0 : 17.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+9.0 : 28.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+8.9 : 14.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.3 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+11.0 : 16.4 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+8.8 : 16.7 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+8.8 : 23.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+8.4 : 21.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+8.2 : 14.7 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
+8.2 : 14.9 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

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

7.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 13.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.5 : 14.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-5.1 : 17.2 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-5.1 : 17.9 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.1 : 15.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-5.1 : 16.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 15.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.8 : 0.6 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 3.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-6.4 : 2.4 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 1.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 1.6 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.
45.0 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
37.7 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
37.0 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB North Coast NSW
31.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE N Rivers NT
29.0 CLEVE (BENMATAR) W Agricultural SA

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.1 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

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3.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.3 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

788 (32.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
759 (31.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
720 (30.0) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
703 (29.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
662 (27.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
624 (26.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
620 (25.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
605 (25.2) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
76/20 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
76/20 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
61/14 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
61/16 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
61/16 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
61/09 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
61/10 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
61/12 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
61/22 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
8.0mm in 9 min to 15:38 53.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MANINGRIDA AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h
BULMAN AWS
21.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.7mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
EDITHBURGH
7.8mm in 8 min to 18:56 58.5mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Riverina E
DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 22 min to 17:00 27.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
None reported