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2007

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0543 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

TAS

N Coast

091100

THREE HUMMOCK ISLAND

43.0

31.0

03/06/1952

16

1 y

TAS

N Coast

091245

CAPE GRIM BAPS

55.4

30.0

13/06/2002

19

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

27.0

27.0

02/06/2007

27

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

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039089

THANGOOL AIRPORT

19.1

18.4

17/06/2002

15

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

32.0

32.0

02/06/2007

27

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


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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 25.1 +4.2 14.9 +3.9 12.7 0.0 6.6 -- 475 (19.8) 43/09
PERTH AIRPORT 20.9 +2.0 11.5 +2.5 7.2 0.0 2.6 9.2 348 (14.5) 46/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.2 -0.4 6.7 -1.4 4.4 0.0 2.4 5.9 242 (10.1) 50/00
BUNBURY 19.0 +0.6 9.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/10
MANDURAH 20.1 -- 12.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 34/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +2.7 23.5 +3.6 22.0 0.0 7.2 9.2 457 (19.0) 43/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.7 -1.1 2.0 -3.1 -0.8 0.0 4.0 10.3 248 (10.3) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 14.9 -2.4 4.1 -2.0 -- 0.9 4.9 -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.3 -0.8 4.7 -3.4 4.4 0.2 -- 6.9 132 ( 5.5) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.7 -1.1 7.6 +1.8 5.6 1.4 0.2 3.5 339 (14.1) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.4 +2.5 13.7 +3.7 11.9 0.0 7.0 10.5 400 (16.7) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +2.9 21.9 +4.1 19.8 2.2 3.0 10.0 376 (15.7) 32/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +4.3 20.8 +6.2 20.5 0.0 6.0 7.8 368 (15.3) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 24.3 +2.4 21.0 +7.0 -- 1.0 -- 1.8 481 (20.0) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -0.6 19.1 +8.2 18.2 1.0 3.0 -- 358 (14.9) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 21.6 -1.0 17.6 +6.0 -- 4.8 2.0 -- 425 (17.7) 31/13
NAMBOUR DPI 22.2 +0.6 14.8 +5.5 -- 8.0 -- -- 28 ( 1.2) 18/11
COOLANGATTA 24.4 +3.3 14.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 28/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 +2.0 15.2 +4.7 13.2 0.0 2.6 2.2 285 (11.9) 24/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 +1.9 12.7 +5.2 -- 1.4 -- -- 652 (27.2) 48/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.0 -1.8 8.8 +2.7 4.0 0.0 1.6 -- 86 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.2 +2.8 10.2 +1.1 7.1 0.0 1.2 4.0 153 ( 6.4) 28/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +3.0 5.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.5 -2.1 4.5 -3.4 2.4 0.0 1.8 0.9 152 ( 6.3) 24/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 +1.5 4.4 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 10 ( 0.4) 15/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +2.5 1.6 -1.0 -1.2 0.0 1.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +1.6 5.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 +3.1 9.2 +0.7 6.1 0.0 2.6 7.6 245 (10.2) 21/07
RICHMOND RAAF 16.8 -1.2 2.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) 15/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 +1.9 10.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 22/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.2 +2.0 1.5 +0.5 -2.1 0.0 2.6 8.7 135 ( 5.6) 24/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.9 +1.1 8.5 +4.8 8.2 0.4 0.8 4.6 202 ( 8.4) 17/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.2 -1.0 9.4 +5.5 -- 8.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.0 -1.0 3.6 -1.6 0.5 0.0 0.4 7.8 173 ( 7.2) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.4 +0.4 3.5 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 -0.6 2.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 21/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.6 +1.6 6.7 -0.2 4.0 0.0 1.4 -- 124 ( 5.2) 18/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.9 +0.3 6.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 21/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 -0.4 5.4 +1.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 457 (19.0) 32/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 -0.2 4.3 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 264 (11.0) 41/10
HOBART AIRPORT 11.8 -1.1 2.5 -2.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 132 ( 5.5) 18/13
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

33.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.8 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
33.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.4 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON N Rivers NT
33.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 26.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.8 : 27.4 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+5.8 : 28.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.7 : 31.8 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.6 : 33.8 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+11.8 : 19.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.8 : 17.3 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.3 : 16.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.2 : 13.3 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+9.2 : 23.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

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

-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.9 : 15.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-3.5 : 14.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-3.4 : 15.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
-3.4 : 0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.4 : 8.5 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

-3.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-1.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.6 : 1.3 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-5.1 : -3.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.6 : 1.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 2.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-4.1 : 1.9 FORREST Eucla 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.
63.0 MALENY DENNING RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
59.6 CAPE GRIM COMPARISON N Coast TAS
55.4 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
48.0 TUNG OIL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
46.0 STANLEY (MARINE PARADE) N Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
48.0 TUNG OIL TM
Brisbane/SE Coast
63.0 MALENY DENNING RD

TASMANIA
N Coast
59.6 CAPE GRIM COMPARISON
55.4 CAPE GRIM BAPS
46.0 STANLEY (MARINE PARADE)

10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

956 (39.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
851 (35.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
850 (35.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
828 (34.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
762 (31.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
734 (30.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
730 (30.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
715 (29.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
709 (29.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
709 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
701 (29.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
666 (27.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
652 (27.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
640 (26.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
629 (26.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
619 (25.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
72/04 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
68/21 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
67/15 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
67/09 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
65/02 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

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
N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
35.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 35.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
Maranoa
INJUNE POST OFFICE
31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
15.4mm in 1 hr 7 min to 17:00 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
None reported