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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0723 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

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

0.7

0.7

10/07/2005

20

1 Y Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

3.3

5.0

12/07/1985

28

4.6

04/08/1990

28

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

8.0

8.0

01/07/2005

11

Y Equal to record.


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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 00:55EST, 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 19.6 +0.1 8.1 -1.4 5.2 0.0 2.6 -- 270 (11.3) 22/15
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 +2.5 6.8 -1.3 4.9 0.0 2.0 8.6 321 (13.4) 52/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.0 +1.2 3.5 -4.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 7.1 153 ( 6.4) 32/11
BUNBURY 18.2 +1.0 5.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 39/13
MANDURAH 18.9 -- 9.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 39/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 27.8 -2.7 14.8 -4.4 13.4 0.0 7.2 11.1 452 (18.8) 41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.4 -3.3 -2.1 -6.1 -5.8 0.0 4.0 10.4 227 ( 9.5) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 13.8 -3.1 3.5 -1.8 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 197 ( 8.2) 30/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -1.3 4.3 -3.2 -- 0.8 0.6 9.3 132 ( 5.5) 30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 +0.2 5.3 +0.1 4.7 6.2 0.8 4.7 345 (14.4) 39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.3 -3.4 5.1 -3.5 2.0 0.0 4.4 10.5 300 (12.5) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.6 -1.1 9.3 -7.7 5.0 0.0 6.0 9.9 402 (16.8) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.5 -0.6 7.4 -6.2 4.4 0.0 4.4 10.6 170 ( 7.1) 32/16
MACKAY M.O 20.6 -0.7 8.5 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 341 (14.2) 39/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.1 0.0 7.0 -2.5 3.3 0.0 3.0 -- 148 ( 6.2) 24/15
BUNDABERG AERO 21.9 -0.1 9.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 360 (15.0) 30/09
NAMBOUR DPI 19.9 -1.2 4.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 76 ( 3.2) 21/13
COOLANGATTA 20.5 0.0 6.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 34/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -0.4 4.9 -3.9 0.8 0.0 3.0 9.9 319 (13.3) 30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.2 -0.4 4.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 26/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.3 -1.8 1.8 -2.9 -1.7 0.0 2.2 -- 153 ( 6.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.3 -0.4 8.7 +1.2 10.3 0.0 2.2 7.6 511 (21.3) 48/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.6 -1.1 9.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.3 -1.7 6.2 -0.1 4.0 1.0 2.0 4.7 405 (16.9) 35/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.1 -1.4 7.7 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.6 +0.3 1.1 -0.3 -2.6 0.2 2.8 3.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.5 -0.7 0.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.7 -2.3 9.9 +2.8 8.0 0.2 3.6 1.0 644 (26.8) 39/10
RICHMOND RAAF 15.7 -1.7 5.4 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 31/11
BELLAMBI AWS 15.2 -1.6 9.9 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 490 (20.4) 37/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.6 +1.3 -0.5 -0.4 -4.5 0.0 1.4 9.3 241 (10.0) 26/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.6 -0.1 -1.1 -3.8 -2.8 0.0 1.2 9.4 121 ( 5.0) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -0.1 0.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.5 -0.8 0.5 -3.8 -1.1 0.0 1.0 5.0 54 ( 2.3) 28/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.7 -0.3 -2.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 85 ( 3.5) 18/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.0 -1.5 -0.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 22/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.0 +0.6 4.2 -1.8 1.9 0.0 0.4 -- 492 (20.5) 24/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.8 -2.0 2.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 24/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.7 -1.3 2.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 32/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -0.4 1.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 44/09
HOBART AIRPORT 11.5 -0.9 3.4 -0.7 -1.8 0.0 0.8 4.7 131 ( 5.5) 15/07
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

29.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
29.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.3 : 26.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.2 : 25.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.4 : 23.3 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+6.4 : 22.7 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 24.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 23.1 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA

25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+5.3 : 11.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+5.1 : 8.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+4.8 : 9.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+4.6 : 9.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+4.3 : 7.2 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW

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

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9 : 24.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-5.7 : 25.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-5.6 : 26.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-5.5 : 23.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-5.5 : 24.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

-14.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.4 : 3.3 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-9.8 : -3.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.4 : 1.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 5.2 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-8.8 : 4.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 2.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

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.
28.5 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
25.4 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE MidNorth Coast S NSW
22.0 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
20.6 CALLALA BAY (DONOVAN CLOSE) Illawarra NSW
16.4 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

1.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

939 (39.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
901 (37.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
809 (33.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
804 (33.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
733 (30.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
727 (30.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
721 (30.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
720 (30.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
705 (29.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
687 (28.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
660 (27.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
644 (26.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
643 (26.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
623 (26.0) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
623 (26.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
602 (25.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
107/05 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
71/14 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
70/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
59/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
59/11 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW

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

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS : 108(180/ 7 ) at 05:30