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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0728 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

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

2.5

2.5

23/07/1997

12

1 Y Equal to record.


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 00:56EST, 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 21.2 +1.7 15.8 +6.3 13.5 0.0 6.6 -- 404 (16.8) 46/07
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 +0.4 14.0 +5.9 12.1 0.0 3.6 0.1 482 (20.1) 41/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.0 +3.2 8.4 +0.9 6.9 0.0 1.0 4.7 242 (10.1) 21/12
BUNBURY 19.7 +2.5 9.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 18/11
MANDURAH 19.3 -- 14.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 30/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.9 -0.6 16.9 -2.3 15.3 0.0 6.6 10.1 381 (15.9) 41/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.3 -3.4 -1.2 -5.2 -4.8 0.0 2.8 10.4 271 (11.3) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 14.0 -2.9 2.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 210 ( 8.8) 21/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.6 -1.7 3.0 -4.5 2.7 0.4 8.0 6.8 105 ( 4.4) 35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -1.0 4.7 -0.5 2.6 4.2 1.4 5.6 -- 41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.6 -3.1 5.0 -3.6 1.8 0.0 5.4 10.5 358 (14.9) 34/17
CAIRNS AERO 24.9 -0.8 17.7 +0.7 15.9 0.0 5.4 7.6 496 (20.7) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.9 -2.2 9.6 -4.0 5.4 0.0 5.0 10.7 225 ( 9.4) 32/12
MACKAY M.O 18.4 -2.9 7.2 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 325 (13.5) 35/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.0 -3.1 5.5 -4.0 0.6 0.0 3.6 -- 163 ( 6.8) 32/10
BUNDABERG AERO 19.5 -2.5 7.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 315 (13.1) 37/10
NAMBOUR DPI 19.1 -2.0 5.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 120 ( 5.0) 30/11
COOLANGATTA 19.3 -1.2 3.0 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 28/20
BRISBANE AERO 19.2 -1.7 5.4 -3.4 -1.0 0.0 3.6 10.0 274 (11.4) 46/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.8 -3.8 1.0 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 12.9 -3.2 2.2 -2.5 -2.2 0.0 1.8 -- 156 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.5 -1.2 3.8 -3.7 -0.5 0.0 2.2 9.9 220 ( 9.2) 39/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -2.3 3.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.4 -1.6 6.3 0.0 2.7 0.0 4.0 5.5 458 (19.1) 43/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.0 -1.5 5.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 28/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 6.5 -2.8 1.5 +0.1 0.2 2.6 2.4 0.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 9.7 -5.5 2.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.6 -2.4 6.4 -0.7 1.9 0.0 2.4 6.8 507 (21.1) 50/18
RICHMOND RAAF 15.9 -1.5 0.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 48/12
BELLAMBI AWS 15.3 -1.5 8.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 50/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.6 -0.7 -2.4 -2.3 -5.3 0.0 1.2 4.8 158 ( 6.6) 32/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.2 -1.5 1.2 -1.5 -0.6 0.0 0.2 9.1 199 ( 8.3) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.7 -0.3 0.2 -3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.4 -1.9 3.2 -1.1 1.9 0.0 0.6 6.4 282 (11.8) 41/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.8 -0.2 2.9 0.0 -- 0.2 0.6 -- 275 (11.5) 50/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.6 -0.9 1.9 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 308 (12.8) 37/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.2 -1.2 7.6 +1.6 4.8 8.8 0.8 -- 159 ( 6.6) 22/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.4 -2.4 5.3 -0.1 -- 8.2 -- -- 353 (14.7) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.6 -1.4 2.7 -0.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 318 (13.3) 41/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.2 +0.6 0.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 37/19
HOBART AIRPORT 11.8 -0.6 3.7 -0.4 0.5 0.0 0.4 3.9 208 ( 8.7) 52/16
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

31.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
30.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
30.3 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT

+5.1 : 20.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
+4.7 : 19.7 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+4.5 : 20.9 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+4.2 : 20.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.0 : 20.3 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.7 : 14.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 13.8 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+6.8 : 16.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 12.9 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.6 : 18.3 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.6 : 14.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

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

-3.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.6 : 17.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-6.9 : 17.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.4 : 3.3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.0 : 7.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.8 : 13.0 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-5.8 : 9.4 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-5.8 : 3.5 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW

-6.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-4.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.9 : 2.2 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-7.7 : -1.5 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.4 : 3.4 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.3 : 3.6 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
-7.1 : -0.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.1 : 6.0 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE 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.
55.0 EXMOUTH TOWN W Pilbara WA
52.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
44.4 CANN RIVER (POST OFFICE) E Gippsland VIC
31.2 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC
31.2 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE) E Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
55.0 EXMOUTH TOWN

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
52.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK
44.4 CANN RIVER (POST OFFICE)
31.2 CLUB TERRACE

TASMANIA
E Coast
31.2 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

1019 (42.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
982 (40.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
904 (37.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
856 (35.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
837 (34.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
796 (33.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
784 (32.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
776 (32.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
757 (31.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
735 (30.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
723 (30.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
716 (29.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
713 (29.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
711 (29.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
703 (29.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
686 (28.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
664 (27.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
662 (27.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
631 (26.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
615 (25.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
603 (25.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
89/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/07 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
76/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/10 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
70/07 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
70/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
70/08 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
10.6mm in 12 min to 15:30 53.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 20.4mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 21.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 15.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
10.6mm in 30 min to 00:00 21.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 80(180/ 63 ) at 08:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(240/ 82 ) at 18:53
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(170/ 69 ) at 16:26