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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2223 EST on 12/11/2008. 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

NSW

Upper Darling

048176

BREWARRINA (YAPPALEE)

42.6

40.6

09/10/1973

41

1 y

NSW

Upper Darling

048238

BREWARRINA (EUMARRA)

35.0

32.0

04/10/1993

14

1 y

NSW

NW Plains E

053103

NARRABRI (ROSEWOOD FARM)

124.4

46.0

10/10/1983

21

1 y


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Data is as received at 01:27EST, 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 28.7 +4.3 15.9 +5.0 14.7 0.0 6.8 -- 451 (18.8) 41/13
PERTH AIRPORT 27.7 +5.2 11.9 +1.7 8.1 0.0 7.0 11.7 290 (12.1) 55/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 29.6 +10.9 9.3 +0.2 3.9 0.0 4.4 9.5 295 (12.3) 37/14
BUNBURY 22.8 +2.1 7.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 50/11
MANDURAH 21.5 -- 15.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 43/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.3 +2.1 25.6 +0.6 25.5 0.0 8.6 11.0 372 (15.5) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.2 -0.8 12.4 -2.4 10.8 0.0 10.0 11.0 364 (15.2) 34/09
WHYALLA AERO 19.1 -4.8 -- -- -- 0.5 5.8 -- -- 41/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.4 -1.4 12.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 7.0 9.3 302 (12.6) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.7 -1.2 10.3 +3.2 10.1 0.0 2.6 5.3 419 (17.5) 39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.1 -0.5 18.9 +0.3 16.9 0.0 12.0 11.9 482 (20.1) 41/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +0.4 19.1 -1.5 15.1 0.0 8.6 11.2 297 (12.4) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 0.0 21.3 +0.6 20.4 0.0 9.6 11.1 401 (16.7) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 29.2 +1.6 19.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 244 (10.2) 28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.3 +1.6 17.5 +0.5 15.9 0.0 8.0 -- 248 (10.3) 39/17
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +1.4 17.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 281 (11.7) 37/12
NAMBOUR DPI 27.3 +0.6 16.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 89 ( 3.7) 26/11
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +1.4 18.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 46/23
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +1.5 19.5 +3.8 17.2 0.0 7.0 7.2 453 (18.9) 37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.0 +0.3 16.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 43/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 -2.2 15.1 +3.0 15.0 14.8 5.0 -- 238 ( 9.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.7 +1.1 17.8 +4.0 17.8 0.0 4.0 7.4 373 (15.5) 41/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.7 -1.3 15.8 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 -1.6 17.3 +5.3 16.1 4.6 2.2 0.3 276 (11.5) 32/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.0 -1.7 17.1 +6.4 -- 4.8 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 17/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.0 -0.5 12.0 +5.4 9.6 1.0 3.2 1.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.8 -3.0 15.2 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 -1.1 16.4 +3.3 16.5 3.8 1.4 1.3 530 (22.1) 34/01
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 -0.8 15.9 +4.9 -- 6.2 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 35/19
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 -2.9 15.7 +1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 343 (14.3) 24/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.0 +0.6 12.6 +6.5 11.8 1.6 4.8 0.8 274 (11.4) 34/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.5 +4.1 15.8 +8.1 15.1 4.2 5.4 5.4 311 (13.0) 45/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +3.6 16.0 +8.0 -- 14.8 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 46/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.5 +1.7 11.1 +1.3 10.0 0.0 6.2 10.5 356 (14.8) 35/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.1 -0.8 11.9 +4.4 -- 2.0 5.6 -- 399 (16.6) 43/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.3 0.0 10.5 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.7 -4.9 12.6 +3.1 11.1 0.0 4.0 -- 195 ( 8.1) 18/07
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.1 -4.7 11.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 28/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 -4.4 7.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 654 (27.3) 46/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.2 +5.2 6.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.2 +3.9 4.5 -3.0 0.4 0.0 4.0 12.0 298 (12.4) 45/15
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

42.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+11.2 : 32.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+11.1 : 32.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+10.9 : 29.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+10.5 : 29.2 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+10.4 : 31.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

27.7 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
27.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.9 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
26.9 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+10.7 : 15.9 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+9.5 : 17.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+9.4 : 15.6 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.8 : 14.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+8.8 : 14.8 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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

9.7 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
9.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.1 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
10.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.9 : 11.5 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-6.3 : 12.5 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-6.2 : 13.8 VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) E Central VIC
-5.9 : 18.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-5.8 : 13.5 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

-1.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-7.3 : 10.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 6.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.0 : 5.4 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.9 : 6.3 EUCLA Eucla WA

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.
124.4 NARRABRI (ROSEWOOD FARM) NW Plains E NSW
58.0 PILLIGA (NIRVANA) NW Plains W NSW
47.6 ILFORD (TARA) C Tablelands N NSW
42.6 BREWARRINA (YAPPALEE) Upper Darling NSW
40.8 BLANDFORD (PAGES RIVER) Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
42.6 BREWARRINA (YAPPALEE)
NW Plains W
58.0 PILLIGA (NIRVANA)
NW Plains E
124.4 NARRABRI (ROSEWOOD FARM)
Hunter Valley
40.8 BLANDFORD (PAGES RIVER)
C Tablelands N
47.6 ILFORD (TARA)

12.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

.....

0.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.3 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1525 (63.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1189 (49.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
809 (33.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
748 (31.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
686 (28.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
677 (28.2) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
654 (27.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
623 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
608 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
80/17 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
80/12 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
72/18 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
72/09 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
68/14 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
68/18 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
68/13 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
68/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
6.6mm in 19 min to 22:19 20.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
12.8mm in 38 min to 14:08 20.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
12.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 24.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.4mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 22:30 21.2mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 23.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
BRISBANE
14.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 28.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.4mm/h
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO
5.6mm in 4 min to 18:30 84.0mm/h
7.8mm in 14 min to 18:44 33.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 22.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
DALBY AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
11.4mm in 30 min to 21:30 22.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS
6.8mm in 32 min to 11:32 12.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.6mm/h
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
5.0mm in 2 min to 12:47 150.0mm/h
6.6mm in 1 min to 12:50 396.0mm/h
6.4mm in 6 min to 12:56 64.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
7.0mm in 10 min to 12:32 42.0mm/h
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
7.2mm in 10 min to 18:11 43.2mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
13.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 27.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 30 min to 22:30 21.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 17.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.4mm/h
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
16.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
8.0mm in 35 min to 16:30 13.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
2.8mm in 2 min to 13:28 84.0mm/h
Sydney--east
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
11.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 22.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 20.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
MOUNT GININI AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO : 80(330/ 63 ) at 12:50