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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0538 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 daily rainfall

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023810

MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK)

65.4

60.6

24/06/1987

39

1 y

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023868

MOUNT LOFTY CHANNEL 9

58.0

51.0

27/06/2003

16

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

27.0

27.0

18/06/2005

27

1 P Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

32.0

32.0

06/06/2003

27

1 P Equal to record.

QLD

Darling Downs E

041095

STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE

23.0

22.8

05/06/1958

45

1 P


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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 00:40EST, 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 25.6 +4.7 9.7 -1.3 5.5 0.0 5.4 -- 332 (13.8) 35/10
PERTH AIRPORT 22.7 +3.8 8.7 -0.3 5.4 0.0 2.6 9.3 381 (15.9) 43/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.9 +4.3 7.2 -0.9 5.5 0.2 1.6 9.1 160 ( 6.7) --
BUNBURY 22.5 +4.1 3.2 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 21/10
MANDURAH 22.4 -- 10.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 21/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.4 24.6 +4.7 23.5 0.0 7.8 10.9 496 (20.7) 52/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.9 -1.9 0.8 -4.3 -2.9 0.0 5.6 10.4 287 (12.0) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.9 +2.6 8.4 +2.3 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 259 (10.8) 37/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.7 -0.4 11.6 +3.5 -- 29.0 2.0 0.6 240 (10.0) 37/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 -0.4 5.3 -0.5 4.7 1.2 1.4 2.1 291 (12.1) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.7 +2.8 13.7 +3.7 11.5 0.0 7.0 9.9 452 (18.8) 35/23
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +1.4 22.3 +4.5 19.6 0.0 4.8 1.2 536 (22.3) 45/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +3.7 19.4 +4.8 16.8 0.0 6.0 8.6 374 (15.6) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 24.5 +2.6 17.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- 3.8 384 (16.0) 43/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +2.9 17.4 +6.5 15.7 0.0 4.4 -- 212 ( 8.8) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 +4.3 16.1 +4.5 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 311 (13.0) 34/11
NAMBOUR DPI 24.6 +3.0 12.3 +3.0 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 48 ( 2.0) 17/13
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +2.9 13.5 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +2.6 11.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 2.6 9.9 234 ( 9.8) 28/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.1 +5.1 5.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 39/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 -0.1 2.6 -3.5 -1.5 0.0 2.2 -- 105 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.3 +0.9 8.2 -0.9 4.8 0.0 2.2 9.9 176 ( 7.3) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +0.4 6.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.3 +1.7 8.6 +0.7 3.9 0.0 4.6 9.8 552 (23.0) 45/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 +1.5 2.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 22/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.9 -0.6 0.0 -2.6 -0.8 0.0 3.0 1.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -0.9 1.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +2.1 8.3 -0.2 2.3 0.0 2.8 9.7 360 (15.0) 41/12
RICHMOND RAAF 16.6 -1.4 0.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 13/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 +1.6 9.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 48/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.9 +0.7 5.9 +4.9 4.1 0.0 1.8 8.9 519 (21.6) 41/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.0 +0.2 5.3 +1.6 5.7 1.0 1.6 1.7 228 ( 9.5) 15/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 +0.6 7.0 +3.1 -- 12.2 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 22/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.4 +0.4 9.5 +4.3 9.2 0.2 1.6 3.3 314 (13.1) 24/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.0 -1.0 7.6 +3.9 -- 9.8 0.4 -- 231 ( 9.6) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 -0.6 3.3 -0.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 21/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 +1.4 7.0 +0.1 4.4 6.0 0.2 -- 119 ( 5.0) 17/21
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.7 +0.1 4.5 -1.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 362 (15.1) 21/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +1.0 2.8 -1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 265 (11.0) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -1.1 0.2 -2.7 -- 0.1 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 24/15
HOBART AIRPORT 10.7 -2.2 5.5 +0.9 2.1 3.0 1.2 2.0 381 (15.9) --
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

33.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
33.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+7.5 : 23.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.1 : 21.7 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.0 : 22.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+6.3 : 23.9 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+6.0 : 19.4 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.3 : 14.4 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+7.2 : 12.1 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.1 : 16.1 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.1 : 21.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+6.9 : 11.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+6.9 : 21.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

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

-0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.7 : 11.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
-4.0 : -0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.8 : 8.1 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-3.7 : 1.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-3.5 : 6.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.9 : -5.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6 : -4.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-6.4 : -3.2 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-6.0 : 1.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.7 : 1.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW

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.
70.4 PICCADILLY (MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
67.2 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
67.0 CRAFERS (MT LOFTY ALERT) Adelaide/Lofty SA
65.4 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK) Adelaide/Lofty SA
61.2 CHERRYVILLE ALERT Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
70.4 PICCADILLY (MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN)
67.2 URAIDLA
67.0 CRAFERS (MT LOFTY ALERT)
65.4 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK)
61.2 CHERRYVILLE ALERT
61.2 ALDGATE
60.6 URAIDLA (SUTTON CREEK ALERT)
60.4 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
58.0 MOUNT LOFTY CHANNEL 9
54.8 ASHTON MARBLE HILL ORCHARD

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
10.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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1.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.1 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
1.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1233 (51.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1040 (43.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
989 (41.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
969 (40.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
962 (40.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
939 (39.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
904 (37.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
843 (35.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
830 (34.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
818 (34.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
705 (29.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
664 (27.7) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
644 (26.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
638 (26.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
633 (26.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
80/03 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
65/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
63/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
63/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
59/01 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
23.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 23.2mm/h
VICTORIA
W Coast
PORT FAIRY AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
14.4mm in 30 min to 00:30 28.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.0mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 23.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.7mm/h
None reported