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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0541 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061351

PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD)

-5.0

-2.7

23/06/1990

26

-4.4

21/07/1995

27

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

27.0

27.0

01/06/2007

27

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

32.0

32.0

01/06/2007

27

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

29.5

29.4

16/06/2004

19

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

23.1

23.0

12/06/2000

12

1 Y


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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 00:41EST, 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 25.9 +5.0 13.1 +2.1 7.5 0.0 6.4 -- 357 (14.9) 37/05
PERTH AIRPORT 22.8 +3.9 7.8 -1.2 4.7 0.0 2.6 9.1 366 (15.3) 37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.1 +2.5 7.4 -0.7 5.5 0.2 0.6 8.1 185 ( 7.7) 30/16
BUNBURY 23.1 +4.7 4.6 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 26/14
MANDURAH 22.8 -- 11.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 26/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +2.1 23.7 +3.8 22.6 0.0 9.0 10.9 452 (18.8) 50/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.5 -0.3 1.6 -3.5 -1.5 0.0 4.4 9.1 258 (10.8) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -1.8 9.3 +3.2 -- 2.0 3.4 -- 216 ( 9.0) 24/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -0.3 8.7 +0.6 7.9 4.2 -- 6.7 126 ( 5.3) 34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 0.0 4.5 -1.3 2.9 7.6 1.6 5.2 358 (14.9) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.8 +2.9 14.7 +4.7 12.9 0.0 6.8 8.9 408 (17.0) 35/20
CAIRNS AERO 26.6 +0.6 21.3 +3.5 19.9 3.8 3.4 4.8 457 (19.0) 34/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 +3.1 18.6 +4.0 17.0 0.0 6.8 8.2 379 (15.8) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 24.0 +2.1 19.7 +5.7 -- 5.8 -- 5.0 481 (20.0) 39/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +2.8 18.5 +7.6 17.1 0.0 3.8 -- 254 (10.6) 32/01
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 +3.9 17.0 +5.4 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 371 (15.5) 37/08
NAMBOUR DPI 21.6 0.0 15.1 +5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 17/10
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +2.3 16.7 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 31/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 +0.8 14.9 +4.4 12.8 0.0 3.0 0.6 298 (12.4) 32/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.0 +2.0 12.7 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 45/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.7 +2.9 4.1 -2.0 -0.4 0.0 1.8 -- 87 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 +1.3 7.0 -2.1 4.0 0.0 2.6 9.8 157 ( 6.5) 21/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +1.4 5.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.3 +1.7 3.1 -4.8 0.6 0.0 1.8 9.4 194 ( 8.1) 18/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.6 +1.7 5.2 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 13/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.5 +2.0 1.1 -1.5 -1.0 0.0 1.2 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.2 +0.8 5.1 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.2 +1.6 10.6 +2.1 5.1 0.0 2.4 8.6 336 (14.0) 21/08
RICHMOND RAAF 17.3 -0.7 4.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 23 ( 1.0) 21/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.4 +0.7 11.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 18/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.1 +0.9 5.4 +4.4 2.8 0.0 1.8 7.3 244 (10.2) 28/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.4 +0.6 6.8 +3.1 4.4 1.8 1.4 3.0 104 ( 4.3) 21/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -1.2 7.3 +3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.7 -0.3 9.6 +4.4 8.4 0.2 2.2 3.5 234 ( 9.8) 48/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.2 +0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.3 +0.1 7.9 +4.3 -- 7.4 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 26/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.0 +2.0 8.0 +1.1 5.2 0.6 0.4 -- 77 ( 3.2) 15/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.6 0.0 7.9 +1.6 -- 14.6 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 28/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 +0.5 5.4 +1.4 -- 1.2 -- -- -- 37/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.1 -2.0 2.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 34/18
HOBART AIRPORT 10.9 -2.0 5.0 +0.4 2.6 0.6 0.4 3.4 -- 18/04
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

34.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
33.8 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 30.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 26.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.7 : 29.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.6 : 29.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.9 : 26.5 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 17.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+7.7 : 21.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+7.6 : 18.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.3 : 19.5 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+7.1 : 15.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

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

0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.2 : 7.7 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-4.1 : 9.5 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-4.1 : 4.7 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.9 : 8.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-3.8 : 8.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
-3.8 : 8.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.8 : 0.0 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-5.4 : 2.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.0 : 3.8 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-4.9 : 2.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.8 : 3.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-4.8 : 2.2 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.8 : 1.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-4.8 : 4.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West 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.
88.6 BLI BLI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
75.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
60.0 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
34.0 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
31.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
75.0 TUNG OIL TM
Brisbane/SE Coast
88.6 BLI BLI
60.0 TEWANTIN RSL PARK
34.0 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV)
31.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
9.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
9.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

.....

0.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

814 (33.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
813 (33.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
782 (32.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
774 (32.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
744 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
739 (30.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
668 (27.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
666 (27.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
631 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
76/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
68/20 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
67/05 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
61/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/12 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE 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
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
9.6mm in 19 min to 00:49 30.3mm/h
8.6mm in 11 min to 01:00 46.9mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 20.8mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 24.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.7mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.4mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
24.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 24.8mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 17.0mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
SMITHTON AERODROME
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
None reported