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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0721 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

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

2.0

2.6

21/07/2004

13

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

-1.0

-1.0

12/07/2005

11

Y Equal to record.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

3.4

4.0

21/07/2004

13

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

6.5

6.7

19/07/2004

11

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 00:55EST, 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 20.6 +1.1 7.9 -1.6 5.2 0.0 5.0 -- 436 (18.2) 34/04
PERTH AIRPORT 18.1 +0.2 4.5 -3.6 3.9 0.0 2.2 8.2 396 (16.5) 50/05
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.8 0.0 2.4 -5.1 0.3 1.2 1.2 9.1 127 ( 5.3) 26/14
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.2 2.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 31/13
MANDURAH 18.1 -- 8.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 27.1 -3.4 15.9 -3.3 14.5 0.0 7.0 11.0 436 (18.2) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.1 -2.6 -1.2 -5.2 -4.8 0.0 3.0 10.4 227 ( 9.5) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.0 +1.1 2.7 -2.6 -- 0.0 2.1 -- 147 ( 6.1) 28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.1 -0.2 5.3 -2.2 5.1 0.0 1.2 6.4 111 ( 4.6) 22/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.4 +0.3 1.6 -3.6 -0.8 0.2 1.4 2.8 224 ( 9.3) 34/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.7 -4.0 4.1 -4.5 1.6 0.0 4.0 10.5 294 (12.3) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 23.0 -2.7 8.9 -8.1 3.4 0.0 6.6 10.8 353 (14.7) 43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.6 -2.5 7.4 -6.2 2.0 0.0 5.8 10.7 356 (14.8) 30/09
MACKAY M.O 18.8 -2.5 7.3 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 352 (14.7) 34/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.5 -0.6 6.1 -3.4 2.8 0.0 4.4 -- 371 (15.5) 24/01
BUNDABERG AERO 22.1 +0.1 10.1 0.0 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 528 (22.0) 37/10
NAMBOUR DPI 21.5 +0.4 12.3 +4.6 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 220 ( 9.2) 31/06
COOLANGATTA 20.5 0.0 13.4 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 50/04
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 +0.2 8.7 -0.1 4.1 0.0 4.0 7.9 572 (23.8) 37/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.2 +0.6 4.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 538 (22.4) 34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.2 -1.9 8.3 +3.6 4.4 0.0 1.6 -- 229 ( 9.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -0.6 12.7 +5.2 10.6 1.4 3.4 8.8 767 (32.0) 54/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -1.8 11.1 +4.8 -- 59.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.5 -1.5 8.5 +2.2 6.8 15.0 2.4 4.2 568 (23.7) 43/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.4 -2.1 6.7 +2.1 -- 16.2 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 28/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.2 +0.9 -0.1 -1.5 -3.6 0.2 0.6 6.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -1.4 2.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.0 -3.0 8.8 +1.7 6.0 12.2 3.2 8.8 802 (33.4) 58/00
RICHMOND RAAF 15.3 -2.1 7.6 +4.1 -- 9.6 -- -- 341 (14.2) 41/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.2 -2.6 9.3 -0.7 -- 13.4 -- -- 676 (28.2) 54/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.5 +0.2 0.3 +0.4 -2.7 0.0 2.4 7.7 340 (14.2) 45/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 +0.3 -0.2 -2.9 -2.5 0.0 2.0 9.5 187 ( 7.8) 21/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.5 +1.5 0.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.0 0.7 -3.6 -1.0 0.0 1.0 6.2 -- 11/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 +1.1 -0.9 -3.8 -- 2.0 2.1 -- 259 (10.8) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.2 +0.7 1.5 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 342 (14.3) 21/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.2 -1.2 4.5 -1.5 2.4 0.0 0.8 -- 140 ( 5.8) 17/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.8 -2.0 2.2 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) 28/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +1.5 1.9 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 478 (19.9) 32/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.1 -0.5 -0.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 24/16
HOBART AIRPORT 9.7 -2.7 1.1 -3.0 1.6 0.0 0.6 1.6 188 ( 7.8) 26/09
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

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
29.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
28.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
28.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+5.6 : 24.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+4.6 : 23.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+4.1 : 27.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+3.9 : 22.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+3.8 : 24.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+3.8 : 23.1 WILUNA Interior WA

24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
20.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+5.9 : 17.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.5 : 8.4 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
**S** +5.3 : 11.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+5.2 : 12.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+5.2 : 12.3 EUCLA Eucla WA

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

-0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : 23.7 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-6.5 : 24.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.5 : 22.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-6.5 : 23.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-6.3 : 22.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

-11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

**S** -10.3 : 3.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-10.2 : 7.1 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-9.6 : 0.5 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-9.1 : 6.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country 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.
59.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
58.0 MOORLAND (DENRO-AN) MidNorth Coast S NSW
57.0 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
46.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
45.0 ROBERTSON (CAALONG STREET) Illawarra NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
59.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
58.0 MOORLAND (DENRO-AN)
57.0 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS)
46.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)
Illawarra
45.0 ROBERTSON (CAALONG STREET)

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

2.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

**S** 1859 (77.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
981 (40.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
945 (39.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
827 (34.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
823 (34.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
802 (33.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
775 (32.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
767 (32.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
767 (32.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
765 (31.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
760 (31.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
733 (30.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
709 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
704 (29.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
696 (29.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
689 (28.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
687 (28.6) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
683 (28.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
676 (28.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
668 (27.8) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
657 (27.4) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
636 (26.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
625 (26.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
621 (25.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
80/02 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
80/03 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
74/10 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/11 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
65/00 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
65/14 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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

ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 104(210/ 54 ) at 02:42