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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 0812 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
Highest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009500

ALBANY

15.0

15.0

15/07/1921

63

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009592

PEMBERTON

14.0

13.9

20/07/1959

48

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009842

JARRAHWOOD

14.0

14.0

27/07/1996

28

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

13.2

13.0

07/07/1996

12

1 Y

WA

SW & S Coast

009968

SHANNON

13.0

13.0

10/07/2003

11

Y Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010579

KATANNING COMPARISON

13.5

12.5

01/07/1985

51

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 01:01EST, 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 20.9 +1.4 14.3 +4.8 12.2 0.0 3.6 -- 499 (20.8) 63/15
PERTH AIRPORT 19.0 +1.1 14.2 +6.1 13.1 23.0 1.6 0.3 -- 76/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.0 +2.2 12.9 +5.4 10.0 0.2 3.0 4.1 593 (24.7) 68/15
BUNBURY 18.1 +0.9 14.5 +7.3 -- 6.0 -- -- 569 (23.7) 81/10
MANDURAH 18.7 -- 15.7 -- -- 4.8 -- -- 756 (31.5) 76/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.4 -1.1 18.7 -0.5 18.0 0.0 5.4 10.6 250 (10.4) 39/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.0 +3.3 6.1 +2.1 2.3 0.0 5.6 10.5 215 ( 9.0) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 16.4 -0.5 6.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 250 (10.4) 18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.7 +1.4 8.9 +1.4 6.8 0.0 5.0 2.4 220 ( 9.2) 21/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.1 +3.0 6.3 +1.1 4.6 1.8 0.2 7.3 294 (12.3) 22/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.9 +3.2 7.4 -1.2 5.9 0.0 5.2 10.8 189 ( 7.9) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.7 +1.0 13.6 -3.4 9.5 0.0 5.6 10.7 171 ( 7.1) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +1.8 12.7 -0.9 9.4 0.0 4.0 10.9 151 ( 6.3) 28/13
MACKAY M.O 21.3 0.0 11.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 271 (11.3) 28/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 +4.1 5.6 -3.9 3.0 0.0 4.8 -- 164 ( 6.8) 39/14
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 +2.7 9.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 283 (11.8) 39/11
NAMBOUR DPI 22.3 +1.2 8.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 10.4 -- 59 ( 2.5) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 21.4 +0.9 5.4 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 +0.5 7.7 -1.1 3.7 0.0 3.6 9.9 238 ( 9.9) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.6 +1.0 5.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 478 (19.9) 46/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.3 +0.2 6.6 +1.9 3.4 0.4 2.4 -- 98 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -0.6 3.9 -3.6 -0.6 0.0 2.0 9.9 150 ( 6.3) 30/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -0.6 0.4 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.1 -0.9 6.2 -0.1 2.1 0.0 2.6 10.1 388 (16.2) 34/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.5 -1.0 1.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.4 +0.1 2.8 +1.4 1.6 0.0 0.0 5.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.4 -1.8 4.7 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.6 -2.4 6.4 -0.7 3.2 0.0 2.8 10.1 345 (14.4) 41/14
RICHMOND RAAF 16.6 -0.8 -1.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 14.6 -2.2 8.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 35/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 +1.7 -0.6 -0.5 -3.2 0.0 1.4 6.9 192 ( 8.0) 21/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.2 +1.5 3.6 +0.9 1.2 0.4 0.4 5.1 83 ( 3.5) 22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 +0.9 4.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 29 ( 1.2) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.4 -0.9 6.3 +2.0 2.0 2.8 0.6 4.3 332 (13.8) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.0 +1.0 5.7 +2.8 -- 0.93 3.3 -- 179 ( 7.5) 17/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.5 +1.0 5.2 +2.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 24/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.5 +1.1 7.6 +1.6 6.2 2.0 1.0 -- 116 ( 4.8) 22/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.8 +1.0 6.3 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 31/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 +2.3 6.2 +3.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 432 (18.0) 24/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 +1.1 -0.8 -3.0 -- 0.1 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 26/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.9 +2.5 4.4 +0.3 2.2 0.0 1.4 8.2 267 (11.1) 35/23
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

36.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 25.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 26.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 28.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.5 : 28.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.4 : 26.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.5 : 13.9 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+9.2 : 13.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+9.1 : 14.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.9 : 13.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.7 : 14.4 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

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

1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.2 : 13.3 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-2.9 : 12.4 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-2.5 : 13.9 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-2.5 : 14.7 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-2.4 : 14.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
-2.4 : 12.7 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-2.4 : 12.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

-8.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.4 : -6.1 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.0 : 0.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.9 : 0.4 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.7 : 14.5 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-4.6 : 9.0 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.6 : -1.1 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

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.
42.6 CARMEL Lower West WA
42.2 PICKERING BROOK Lower West WA
38.6 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
37.2 SPRINGDALE Lower West WA
35.0 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA

10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.3 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1272 (53.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1024 (42.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1011 (42.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
990 (41.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
756 (31.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
734 (30.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
677 (28.2) MANJIMUP Lower West WA
667 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
665 (27.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
658 (27.4) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
650 (27.1) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
602 (25.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
601 (25.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
113/23 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
104/05 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/11 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
97/13 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
87/11 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

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
Lower West
PEARCE RAAF
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
BICKLEY
5.8mm in 34 min to 02:34 10.2mm/h
6.0mm in 36 min to 09:00 10.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 102(300/ 65 ) at 12:01
OCEAN REEF : 82(260/ 65 ) at 15:30
SWANBOURNE : 83(270/ 63 ) at 23:39
CAPE LEEUWIN : 104(320/ 89 ) at 05:27
CAPE NATURALISTE : 93(330/ 59 ) at 05:36
BUSSELTON JETTY : 95(260/ 50 ) at 23:01
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 82(300/ 65 ) at 20:08
CHEADANUP : 83(330/ 63 ) at 14:00