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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0730 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

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

6.2

6.5

10/07/2007

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

SW Slopes N

073142

COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT

6.5

6.5

30/07/2003

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 21.5 +2.0 9.1 -0.4 4.9 0.0 4.4 -- 355 (14.8) 41/13
PERTH AIRPORT 20.6 +2.7 11.3 +3.2 8.8 0.0 2.6 8.8 363 (15.1) 30/03
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.0 +2.2 9.1 +1.6 8.2 0.0 1.0 5.0 171 ( 7.1) 28/13
BUNBURY 19.5 +2.3 9.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/13
MANDURAH 19.0 -- 11.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 22/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4 -0.1 18.1 -1.1 16.9 0.0 5.4 11.0 352 (14.7) 39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.2 -3.5 -2.2 -6.2 -5.7 0.0 3.8 10.4 274 (11.4) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 12.5 -4.4 5.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 0.2 -- 141 ( 5.9) 24/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.1 -2.2 5.0 -2.5 4.4 0.4 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 24/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.0 -1.1 4.7 -0.5 1.8 1.6 0.6 4.0 281 (11.7) 17/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.8 -3.9 4.8 -3.8 2.8 0.0 5.0 10.5 314 (13.1) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.1 -1.6 12.7 -4.3 10.8 0.0 6.0 10.9 434 (18.1) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 21.9 -3.2 7.6 -6.0 2.6 0.0 5.4 10.8 206 ( 8.6) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 16.7 -4.6 7.5 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 392 (16.3) 48/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.2 -2.9 4.2 -5.3 -0.7 0.0 4.2 -- 243 (10.1) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 19.9 -2.1 8.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 474 (19.8) 43/08
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -1.1 7.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 30/06
COOLANGATTA 19.6 -0.9 3.8 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 19.6 -1.3 3.1 -5.7 -1.9 0.0 4.0 10.0 458 (19.1) 39/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.3 -3.3 0.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 641 (26.7) 43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.2 -2.9 2.6 -2.1 -1.5 0.0 2.4 -- 173 ( 7.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.3 -0.4 7.3 -0.2 2.7 0.0 2.2 9.9 423 (17.6) 48/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -1.9 8.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.9 -1.1 6.0 -0.3 4.3 0.0 2.8 9.7 570 (23.8) 35/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.2 -2.3 7.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 24/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 5.6 -3.7 1.5 +0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 4.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 9.0 -6.2 -0.4 -3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.8 -3.2 8.1 +1.0 4.3 0.0 1.8 9.8 663 (27.6) 43/10
RICHMOND RAAF 16.3 -1.1 0.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 28/17
BELLAMBI AWS 14.1 -2.7 7.3 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 387 (16.1) 39/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 8.5 -2.8 -3.7 -3.6 -6.8 0.0 1.2 3.8 122 ( 5.1) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 8.8 -3.9 1.3 -1.4 -1.2 0.0 2.2 1.3 281 (11.7) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.8 -3.2 0.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.3 -3.0 0.9 -3.4 -1.5 0.0 1.8 7.4 296 (12.3) 32/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.6 -1.4 0.6 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 318 (13.3) 28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.3 -1.2 -0.1 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 255 (10.6) 30/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.5 +0.1 6.9 +0.9 5.0 3.0 0.8 -- 164 ( 6.8) 50/04
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.4 -1.4 4.0 -1.4 -- 8.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.8 -1.2 3.3 +0.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 371 (15.5) 30/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.7 -1.9 1.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 39/12
HOBART AIRPORT 10.1 -2.3 5.2 +1.1 3.0 9.8 1.6 2.7 479 (20.0) 46/04
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

31.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+4.0 : 19.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+3.6 : 19.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+3.6 : 20.4 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.5 : 18.8 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.4 : 19.7 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
21.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 15.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.9 : 11.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+5.9 : 9.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+5.9 : 9.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.7 : 15.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

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

-5.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.2 : 7.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.8 : 5.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.5 : 7.8 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
-6.3 : 8.9 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-6.3 : 9.0 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-6.3 : 6.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 1.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-8.8 : 2.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-8.1 : 2.8 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
-8.1 : 5.5 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.8 : 6.2 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E 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.
34.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
30.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
26.6 GLAZIERS BAY Southeast TAS
23.4 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC
22.8 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.7 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
2.3 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

997 (41.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
963 (40.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
936 (39.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
903 (37.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
883 (36.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
850 (35.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
817 (34.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
715 (29.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
699 (29.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
696 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
691 (28.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
681 (28.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
663 (27.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
663 (27.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
656 (27.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
655 (27.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
649 (27.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
641 (26.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
619 (25.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
616 (25.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
611 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
608 (25.3) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
74/08 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
72/04 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
72/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/11 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
68/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/01 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.
None reported None reported