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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0846 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009741

ALBANY AIRPORT

-1.9

-1.4

03/08/1993

42

1 Y


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
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Actual temperatures
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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 01:05EST, 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 18.9 -1.1 7.0 -1.9 4.9 0.0 4.0 -- 324 (13.5) 37/16
PERTH AIRPORT 19.6 +1.2 4.2 -3.8 2.8 0.0 2.4 8.5 289 (12.0) 34/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.4 +2.3 1.5 -6.0 -1.9 0.0 2.2 9.1 261 (10.9) 43/12
BUNBURY 17.4 +0.1 2.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 31/19
MANDURAH 17.6 -- 7.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 35/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -0.4 20.9 +0.5 20.7 0.0 6.4 9.3 216 ( 9.0) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0 +3.4 3.9 -2.1 0.8 0.0 7.6 11.0 220 ( 9.2) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.0 -3.5 1.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 330 (13.8) 30/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 -1.3 3.8 -4.4 1.0 0.0 7.0 9.5 143 ( 6.0) 24/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.8 -2.3 1.1 -4.4 -1.1 5.2 1.6 7.4 155 ( 6.5) 30/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.6 +2.3 14.6 +4.3 10.6 0.0 7.0 10.9 315 (13.1) 35/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +2.1 18.8 +1.4 16.8 0.0 5.0 9.1 397 (16.5) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 0.0 15.7 +1.0 14.6 0.0 5.0 9.4 251 (10.5) 32/17
MACKAY M.O 22.4 -0.1 16.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- 8.9 257 (10.7) 22/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 +1.9 10.2 -0.4 8.2 0.0 2.6 -- 122 ( 5.1) 24/14
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +2.3 13.0 +2.1 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 140 ( 5.8) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.1 +3.6 5.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 10.8 -- 39 ( 1.6) 21/14
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +0.5 7.7 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 24/22
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +2.1 9.2 -0.4 4.4 0.0 4.0 10.3 184 ( 7.7) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.8 +5.1 9.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 41/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.9 +3.0 4.4 -1.4 -1.7 0.0 3.6 -- 108 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 +0.4 5.9 -2.3 0.9 0.0 3.4 9.2 205 ( 8.5) 45/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +0.2 3.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -2.0 9.0 +2.2 4.6 0.0 5.4 2.1 377 (15.7) 45/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.4 -2.6 10.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 34/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.9 -1.1 -0.1 -2.2 -4.6 0.0 4.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -2.6 2.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.2 -4.1 11.3 +3.2 8.1 0.0 3.2 5.9 518 (21.6) 50/12
RICHMOND RAAF 16.8 -3.0 7.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 35/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.0 -4.0 9.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 50/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.3 -0.7 -0.7 -1.7 -5.8 0.0 3.2 9.0 292 (12.2) 28/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.8 -0.7 0.0 -3.6 -3.4 0.0 1.2 10.3 190 ( 7.9) 21/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 -1.6 1.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 30/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.8 -2.4 1.4 -3.8 -0.8 0.0 2.6 10.1 232 ( 9.7) 48/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.3 -2.4 -0.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 9.0 -- 284 (11.8) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.8 -2.5 -2.3 -4.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 37/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.4 -1.6 5.7 -1.0 3.4 0.6 0.2 -- 131 ( 5.5) 46/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.9 -3.1 3.8 -2.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 37/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.1 -2.3 -0.9 -4.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 44/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.2 -2.5 2.8 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 37/11
HOBART AIRPORT 10.2 -3.3 0.9 -3.8 -1.5 0.0 1.0 5.7 230 ( 9.6) 21/13
Max
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+/- 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

36.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.6 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
35.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.6 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+7.0 : 23.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+6.5 : 28.9 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.9 : 27.7 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.8 : 27.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.7 : 21.2 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.7 : 28.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.9 : 19.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+5.5 : 13.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.2 : 14.6 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+5.2 : 13.2 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
+5.0 : 10.3 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.0 : 16.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.0 : 19.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT

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

-3.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.9 : 5.4 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-5.8 : 7.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.4 : 6.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 : 6.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 : 11.2 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC

-7.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.5 : -4.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.3 : -2.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.0 : -2.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : -2.7 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.6 : 0.1 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.0 SEVILLE (ROMAHILL PIGGERY) E Central VIC
18.4 NICHOLSON WINERY E Gippsland VIC
15.8 BROGO (HAWKS HEAD ROAD) South Coast NSW
15.4 BALMORAL STATION Central Coast E QLD

11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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5.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

712 (29.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
672 (28.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
611 (25.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
596 (24.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
589 (24.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
**S** 111/05 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
68/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/19 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
65/12 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
59/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
59/12 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
59/07 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
59/19 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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