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  • Got an email from someone on top of Mt Cannobolas from tonight were a good cover of a few cm had settled at the time

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0714 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 minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-5.1

-5.0

30/07/1988

23

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 00:54EST, 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 26.9 +7.4 10.3 +0.8 8.3 0.0 4.0 -- 374 (15.6) 43/11
PERTH AIRPORT 24.3 +6.4 9.7 +1.6 6.2 0.0 2.0 8.0 362 (15.1) 39/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.3 +4.5 5.1 -2.4 2.5 0.0 0.6 9.2 261 (10.9) 45/10
BUNBURY 20.4 +3.2 6.3 -0.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 39/13
MANDURAH 19.3 -- 12.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 43/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.6 -0.9 16.5 -2.7 15.0 0.0 6.6 10.9 308 (12.8) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.6 -1.1 3.9 -0.1 0.4 0.0 3.6 10.4 226 ( 9.4) 37/15
WHYALLA AERO 14.9 -2.0 5.9 +0.6 -- 1.2 2.6 -- 384 (16.0) 48/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.9 -1.4 9.5 +2.0 8.0 10.4 -- 7.0 449 (18.7) 50/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.4 -0.7 6.8 +1.6 4.6 7.6 0.4 5.0 408 (17.0) 50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.3 -3.4 7.1 -1.5 4.8 0.0 4.2 10.5 284 (11.8) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 24.9 -0.8 11.0 -6.0 6.0 0.0 5.0 10.8 302 (12.6) 32/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.5 -0.6 8.8 -4.8 4.6 0.0 4.2 10.7 195 ( 8.1) 32/15
MACKAY M.O 20.3 -1.0 9.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 312 (13.0) 24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.4 -0.7 5.6 -3.9 2.6 0.0 3.8 -- 197 ( 8.2) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 21.9 -0.1 5.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 369 (15.4) 35/11
NAMBOUR DPI 21.2 +0.1 5.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 28/10
COOLANGATTA 20.8 +0.3 2.3 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 +0.6 4.0 -4.8 -0.5 0.0 4.0 9.8 486 (20.3) 32/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.1 -0.5 3.5 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 43/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.8 -1.3 3.6 -1.1 -0.3 0.2 2.8 -- 134 ( 5.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.3 +1.6 2.4 -5.1 -0.6 0.0 2.2 9.3 170 ( 7.1) 22/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +0.7 1.3 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 +0.8 4.8 -1.5 -0.2 0.0 4.6 9.0 564 (23.5) 43/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.5 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.5 -0.8 2.2 +0.8 -0.5 3.2 0.6 1.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.5 -2.7 3.8 +0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.3 +1.3 6.3 -0.8 0.8 0.0 3.4 9.3 429 (17.9) 41/12
RICHMOND RAAF 17.6 +0.2 3.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 46/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 +0.3 8.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 46/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 7.9 -3.4 3.4 +3.5 0.9 2.6 2.0 1.4 449 (18.7) 45/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.2 -2.5 4.8 +2.1 3.4 9.4 0.8 0.3 253 (10.5) 30/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 8.6 -4.4 4.8 +1.6 -- 24.8 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 24/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.5 -0.8 7.5 +3.2 5.8 2.6 2.0 7.6 485 (20.2) 48/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.8 -2.2 3.2 +0.3 -- 16.8 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.8 -1.7 2.3 -0.1 -- 11.2 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 30/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 11.1 -2.3 4.1 -1.9 2.3 7.6 0.6 -- 125 ( 5.2) 15/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.7 -2.1 0.5 -4.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 74/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.6 -1.4 1.8 -1.4 -- 4.2 -- -- 362 (15.1) 54/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 +1.0 6.6 +4.4 -- 2.4 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 46/23
HOBART AIRPORT 12.1 -0.3 4.1 0.0 5.2 4.2 0.8 1.8 120 ( 5.0) 32/22
Max
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+/- 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

31.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
30.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
30.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+7.4 : 26.9 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.4 : 24.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+5.9 : 24.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+5.9 : 24.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+5.8 : 27.6 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.4 : 24.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+5.6 : 11.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.8 : 8.6 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+4.4 : 6.6 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+4.4 : 6.6 YONGALA Upper North SA
+4.4 : 14.8 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+4.4 : 8.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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

-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9 : 7.7 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-5.3 : 6.6 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-5.2 : 8.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : 9.5 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.8 : 8.0 POINT WILSON W Central VIC

-6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.1 EYRE Eucla WA

-11.0 : -5.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.6 : 2.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-8.3 : 2.0 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.6 : 9.7 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.6 : 2.3 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
34.8 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE) E Coast TAS
31.6 GRAY (CRAIGIE-LEA) E Coast TAS
30.8 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC
30.2 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
29.4 MYRRHEE (CRYERS) Lower NE VIC

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

1353 (56.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1174 (48.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1002 (41.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
944 (39.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
939 (39.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
889 (37.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
888 (37.0) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
797 (33.2) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
789 (32.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
787 (32.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
775 (32.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
738 (30.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
735 (30.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
729 (30.4) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
718 (29.9) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
712 (29.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
710 (29.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
702 (29.3) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
691 (28.8) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
642 (26.8) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
636 (26.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
609 (25.4) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
600 (25.0) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
89/17 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
83/03 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
78/07 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
76/13 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
None reported

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 87(180/ 72 ) at 15:44
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 82(320/ 63 ) at 00:54
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(180/ 65 ) at 23:30