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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0549 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

Central West

036031

LONGREACH AERO

18.0

16.7

03/06/2003

12

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029012

CROYDON TOWNSHIP

23.5

23.2

02/06/1998

43

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032025

INNISFAIL

22.5

22.4

01/06/1990

51

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

21.2

21.0

03/06/2003

15

1 Y

QLD

Central West

036031

LONGREACH AERO

18.5

18.4

23/06/1996

42

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 00:42EST, 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 25.8 +4.9 12.7 +1.7 9.3 0.0 5.8 -- 434 (18.1) 45/07
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 +1.3 10.4 +1.4 6.4 0.0 3.2 8.8 568 (23.7) 63/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.3 +0.7 7.9 -0.2 6.1 4.0 2.2 8.9 455 (19.0) 46/13
BUNBURY 19.8 +1.4 7.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 44/23
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 11.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 50/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +2.5 22.0 +2.1 21.3 0.0 8.0 10.8 426 (17.8) 41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.2 -2.6 6.2 +1.1 3.7 0.0 4.6 10.4 385 (16.0) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 14.3 -3.0 6.4 +0.3 -- 4.0 4.0 -- -- 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -1.6 5.8 -2.3 5.8 2.0 1.0 5.4 149 ( 6.2) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 +0.8 6.8 +1.0 4.4 0.2 0.4 5.5 296 (12.3) 32/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 19.1 -5.8 13.9 +3.9 12.4 0.6 7.2 1.0 541 (22.5) 41/02
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 +1.6 22.3 +4.5 20.8 1.4 6.2 2.5 336 (14.0) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +3.3 22.2 +7.6 20.5 0.0 2.2 3.4 289 (12.0) 32/13
MACKAY M.O 23.8 +1.9 21.0 +7.0 -- 8.4 -- 0.6 359 (15.0) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 +1.1 18.7 +7.8 18.6 29.2 7.0 -- 277 (11.5) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.1 -0.5 18.8 +7.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 28/12
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -0.6 15.4 +6.1 -- 0.0 3.1 -- 36 ( 1.5) 24/22
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +2.1 16.7 +5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 30/17
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +0.6 15.9 +5.4 -- 0.0 2.4 0.2 266 (11.1) 34/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.4 -0.6 13.0 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 39/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.0 +0.2 4.1 -2.0 0.5 0.2 0.8 -- 163 ( 6.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 +1.3 9.8 +0.7 6.6 0.0 2.8 6.2 287 (12.0) 30/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +0.5 7.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 +0.8 5.7 -2.2 2.9 0.0 2.6 5.1 257 (10.7) 28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.7 -0.2 6.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.4 +0.9 -1.5 -4.1 -4.0 0.4 1.6 6.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -0.4 1.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.6 -1.0 8.0 -0.5 4.6 0.0 2.4 5.5 379 (15.8) 41/14
RICHMOND RAAF 16.2 -1.8 1.7 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 21/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.6 -1.1 9.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 37/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.7 +1.5 -1.9 -2.9 -5.0 0.2 1.2 8.5 60 ( 2.5) 24/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.7 -0.1 2.8 -0.9 2.2 0.2 1.4 6.1 136 ( 5.7) 21/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.7 +0.5 1.6 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.2 -2.8 6.3 +1.1 2.7 0.0 0.8 3.1 292 (12.2) 26/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.4 -0.6 0.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 17/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.7 +0.5 3.5 -0.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 30/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.5 +0.5 5.3 -1.6 3.4 0.0 0.8 -- 59 ( 2.5) 18/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.5 -0.1 8.3 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 283 (11.8) 30/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +1.0 4.2 +0.2 -- 6.4 -- -- 343 (14.3) 30/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +1.1 0.2 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 13/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 +2.9 5.1 +0.5 2.4 0.0 1.6 8.3 -- 39/14
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

36.5 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
34.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
33.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 29.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 28.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.3 : 27.0 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.9 : 25.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.8 : 33.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+10.5 : 21.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+10.4 : 17.5 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
+10.3 : 18.5 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+10.3 : 17.8 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.3 : 17.4 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD

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

0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.8 : 19.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.6 : 12.0 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-5.5 : 11.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
-5.2 : 11.6 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-5.1 : 11.1 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-7.4 : -0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.9 : -0.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-5.7 : -0.5 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
-5.7 : 0.3 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-5.7 : 3.4 WINDY HARBOUR 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.
45.0 HOLMLEIGH Central West QLD
38.0 CARINYA Central Highlands QLD
37.0 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
37.0 DALRYMPLE HEIGHTS Central Coast E QLD
33.4 BRAMPTON ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

841 (35.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
822 (34.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
796 (33.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
754 (31.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
709 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
705 (29.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
685 (28.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
682 (28.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
634 (26.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
628 (26.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
627 (26.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
623 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
83/12 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/23 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
72/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS 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
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
Central West
BLACKALL AIRPORT
16.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.2mm/h
GLADSTONE RADAR
12.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 14.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
POINT LOOKOUT
69.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.5mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
11.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 23.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.8mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.4mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 21.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.4mm/h
BRISBANE
13.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 23.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
Darling Downs E
DALBY AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
15.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 70(210/ 63 ) at 08:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(240/ 63 ) at 22:30