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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2027 EST on 18/11/2008. 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
Lowest maximum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

14.6

15.2

11/11/1998

11

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018195

MINNIPA DPI

16.6

16.7

05/11/2004

11

1 N


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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 01:29EST, 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 30.5 +3.4 10.4 -3.4 6.7 0.0 11.2 -- 658 (27.4) 59/06
PERTH AIRPORT 23.9 -1.9 10.9 -1.7 8.7 0.0 8.2 12.9 547 (22.8) 63/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.5 -6.3 9.9 -0.9 8.0 0.4 4.4 3.3 193 ( 8.0) 39/10
BUNBURY 20.9 -3.3 9.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 44/07
MANDURAH 23.8 -- 11.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 44/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.1 24.6 -0.7 24.8 14.8 6.2 8.2 309 (12.9) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.6 -8.0 17.3 -0.6 -- 1.8 3.8 -- 257 (10.7) 43/23
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 -9.0 14.6 +0.7 -- 6.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 39/05
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.9 -6.2 13.4 -0.6 12.2 9.6 0.6 0.2 126 ( 5.3) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 -3.6 11.9 +3.5 12.1 19.2 2.2 1.8 279 (11.6) 32/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.2 +0.8 25.6 +4.2 23.8 0.0 12.8 8.0 444 (18.5) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +1.3 22.0 -0.3 19.5 0.0 8.4 10.7 529 (22.0) 43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 -0.3 22.3 -0.6 20.6 0.0 10.8 11.7 484 (20.2) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 29.3 +0.1 23.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 339 (14.1) 30/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.8 +1.6 19.2 -0.3 16.9 0.0 7.6 -- 238 ( 9.9) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 +1.0 18.9 0.0 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/11
NAMBOUR DPI 29.2 +1.2 19.3 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 26/14
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +0.2 20.1 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 302 (12.6) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.3 +0.5 21.1 +3.1 19.7 0.0 5.8 8.3 505 (21.0) 48/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 +1.3 16.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 34/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.3 +2.0 20.1 +5.1 17.2 0.0 6.2 -- 147 ( 6.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.2 +1.3 19.4 +3.3 19.6 0.6 1.6 5.2 190 ( 7.9) 39/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 +1.1 16.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.6 -0.8 16.6 +2.3 15.2 0.0 5.4 2.1 297 (12.4) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.6 -2.5 15.8 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 28/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.6 +2.5 14.0 +4.9 12.5 11.4 5.0 3.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.3 +3.9 18.8 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.0 +2.0 19.2 +3.9 17.7 0.2 5.4 1.8 387 (16.1) 41/09
RICHMOND RAAF 24.1 -2.5 16.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 34/19
BELLAMBI AWS 24.4 +2.3 17.9 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 43/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.9 +4.2 14.0 +5.2 13.2 3.6 4.4 9.7 170 ( 7.1) 39/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.6 +3.9 14.5 +3.8 13.2 0.8 4.0 11.4 191 ( 8.0) 45/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.0 0.0 14.4 +2.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.4 -4.0 13.3 +0.8 11.2 0.4 4.8 3.1 379 (15.8) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.0 -1.6 13.6 +3.5 -- 1.2 4.8 -- 210 ( 8.8) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.2 -1.0 11.1 +1.6 -- 9.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 30/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.5 -1.4 13.6 +2.4 13.4 5.8 1.8 -- 132 ( 5.5) 18/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.9 -2.1 12.5 +2.9 -- 14.8 -- -- 248 (10.3) 31/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.1 -0.5 8.5 +0.7 -- 9.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 41/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.3 -0.1 8.8 -0.1 -- 11.6 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.8 -2.2 10.7 +1.5 9.5 0.0 6.6 7.8 -- 44/15
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

40.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.1 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD

+7.1 : 34.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.6 : 29.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+6.5 : 31.2 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+6.5 : 34.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.6 : 33.6 KALBARRI Central West WA

27.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.7 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
27.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
27.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+7.4 : 22.5 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
+7.3 : 20.6 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+7.0 : 22.5 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.9 : 15.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+6.8 : 21.8 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW

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

8.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-12.2 : 16.6 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-12.0 : 17.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-11.7 : 16.7 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-11.3 : 14.6 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-11.3 : 18.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA

2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
2.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
2.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.7 : 3.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-8.3 : 11.7 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.1 : 4.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 16.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-7.0 : 2.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West 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.
72.0 KATOOTA Maranoa QLD
64.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
62.0 CHERRY PARK Darling Downs W QLD
60.4 WOONGARRA TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
59.9 MEREENIE N Plateau NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
59.9 MEREENIE
53.0 WATARRKA

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
50.2 LAWN HILL GORGE NPWS
Wide Bay/Burnett
60.4 WOONGARRA TM
Darling Downs W
62.0 CHERRY PARK
Maranoa
72.0 KATOOTA

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
64.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE)

12.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.7 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
11.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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0.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

819 (34.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
817 (34.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
803 (33.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
781 (32.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
772 (32.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
755 (31.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
720 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
719 (30.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
716 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
686 (28.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
682 (28.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
678 (28.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
658 (27.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
636 (26.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
623 (26.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
94/15 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
80/03 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
67/03 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
67/20 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
65/23 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
65/17 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
9.0mm in 32 min to 12:02 16.9mm/h
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
6.4mm in 16 min to 23:46 24.0mm/h
YULARA AERO
17.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 34.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.4mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.7mm/h
WULUNGURRU
18.8mm in 1 hr 31 min to 22:54 12.4mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
13.6mm in 1 hr 1 min to 17:30 13.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
W Agricultural
PORT AUGUSTA AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h
Northeast
YUNTA AIRSTRIP
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
COBAR MO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 27.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 11.3mm/h
COBAR AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
15.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 31.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.4mm/h
North Coast
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
6.4mm in 6 min to 15:01 64.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.4mm/h
13.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
8.2mm in 8 min to 15:08 61.5mm/h
28.8mm in 52 min to 16:00 33.2mm/h
37.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 37.0mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.7mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
16.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 16.4mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR MO
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS
7.0mm in 21 min to 19:30 20.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.8mm/h
C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
7.0mm in 16 min to 09:00 26.2mm/h
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
12.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 24.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.0mm/h
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 30 min to 07:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.4mm/h
Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
Illawarra
CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
CAMPBELLTOWN (MOUNT ANNAN)
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO : 95(120/ 50 ) at 16:28