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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1003 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 daily rainfall

VIC

W Gippsland

085299

KOORNALLA TRARALGON CK RD

26.2

25.6

24/09/1995

14

1 y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 01:14EST, 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 20.6 -1.4 15.4 +6.1 13.2 1.8 4.2 -- 662 (27.6) 68/01
PERTH AIRPORT 18.2 -1.9 11.1 +2.2 10.3 21.4 3.6 4.6 423 (17.6) 74/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.1 -1.2 11.1 +3.1 10.8 9.4 3.2 4.5 279 (11.6) 63/18
BUNBURY 16.6 -1.6 10.7 +2.2 -- 9.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) 80/12
MANDURAH 17.3 -- 12.4 -- -- 18.4 -- -- 578 (24.1) 89/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 0.0 21.2 -1.8 19.2 0.0 6.0 10.6 280 (11.7) 44/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 +5.1 9.8 -0.6 6.5 0.0 7.6 11.0 296 (12.3) 44/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 +3.0 3.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 43/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 +3.3 7.5 -2.2 -- 0.4 1.2 10.6 216 ( 9.0) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 +0.1 4.9 -1.4 2.4 0.6 0.4 3.8 327 (13.6) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.0 +0.8 7.9 -6.3 5.1 0.0 9.2 11.2 286 (11.9) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 -0.8 14.1 -4.6 9.4 0.0 7.0 10.9 269 (11.2) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 -0.9 13.5 -3.8 11.5 0.0 6.2 10.7 218 ( 9.1) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 26.7 +1.5 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- 11.0 247 (10.3) 34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 +1.8 13.0 -0.6 13.0 0.0 5.4 -- 212 ( 8.8) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +0.8 15.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 394 (16.4) 35/15
NAMBOUR DPI 26.9 +2.0 11.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 21/13
COOLANGATTA 24.8 +1.7 10.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 +1.2 11.1 -1.6 7.8 0.0 4.6 10.8 482 (20.1) 26/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.2 -0.2 9.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 39/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.9 -0.5 7.2 -1.3 2.7 0.0 4.8 -- 170 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 +0.1 8.9 -2.0 5.5 0.0 4.0 10.7 290 (12.1) 26/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +0.4 5.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.8 +0.6 10.8 +1.8 8.2 0.0 8.2 9.2 591 (24.6) 44/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.5 +0.2 6.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 28/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.6 -1.4 5.8 +1.6 3.8 2.6 0.4 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.5 -1.7 3.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 +0.8 11.7 +1.4 5.7 0.0 4.6 9.1 512 (21.3) 39/09
RICHMOND RAAF 22.1 -0.6 5.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.2 0.0 13.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 48/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.8 +0.6 5.9 +2.7 2.2 0.0 2.8 11.4 447 (18.6) 44/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 -0.4 6.9 +1.8 3.3 2.4 1.8 4.5 341 (14.2) 28/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -1.9 7.9 +2.0 -- 1.6 -- -- 284 (11.8) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.4 0.0 8.9 +1.5 5.0 0.0 1.8 10.3 330 (13.8) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.2 -0.2 9.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 417 (17.4) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.6 -0.2 9.6 +5.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 364 (15.2) 26/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.7 -0.5 11.4 +3.5 7.8 3.0 0.8 -- 180 ( 7.5) 15/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.8 -1.0 10.6 +3.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 376 (15.7) 28/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -0.2 6.6 +1.8 -- 4.4 -- -- 417 (17.4) 31/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.3 +2.8 7.9 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.2 +0.9 10.7 +4.7 9.6 5.4 0.4 7.0 173 ( 7.2) 35/14
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

37.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
36.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
36.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+10.7 : 31.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.8 : 31.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.8 : 30.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 31.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.3 : 26.5 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.3 : 13.5 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+6.2 : 11.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 15.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.0 : 16.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.8 : 13.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW

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

1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.5 : 10.9 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.3 : 13.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.1 : 17.7 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
-4.1 : 14.7 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
-3.8 : 17.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-2.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 YONGALA Upper North SA

-7.7 : 3.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.7 : 1.9 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.4 : 6.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.3 : 7.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.3 : 3.2 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

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.
66.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
42.0 ROLEYSTONE Lower West WA
40.6 WILLOWDALE Lower West WA
39.8 JARRAHDALE Lower West WA
39.8 FOREST EDGE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
42.0 ROLEYSTONE
40.6 WILLOWDALE
39.8 JARRAHDALE
39.8 FOREST EDGE

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
66.6 MT BAW BAW

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1065 (44.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1064 (44.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
938 (39.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
873 (36.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
761 (31.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
752 (31.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
727 (30.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
686 (28.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
670 (27.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
667 (27.8) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
662 (27.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
655 (27.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
646 (26.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
630 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
629 (26.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
623 (26.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
619 (25.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
616 (25.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
600 (25.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
109/09 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
106/15 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
106/19 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
94/13 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
91/15 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO : 89(290/ 69 ) at 13:24
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 89(290/ 67 ) at 14:30
OCEAN REEF : 91(280/ 59 ) at 16:19
SWANBOURNE : 91(270/ 56 ) at 15:10
CAPE LEEUWIN : 109(310/ 70 ) at 09:51
CAPE NATURALISTE : 100(240/ 74 ) at 12:51
ESPERANCE AERO : 82(270/ 69 ) at 17:58
BUSSELTON JETTY : 98(250/ 83 ) at 14:40
Cent Wheatbelt
KATANNING : 93(260/ 67 ) at 16:38
Eucla
FORREST : 85(250/ 69 ) at 15:35
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 106(280/ 74 ) at 19:09
CHEADANUP : 78(270/ 63 ) at 17:23
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 83(280/ 65 ) at 18:22