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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2042 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

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

22.8

23.6

16/11/2000

13

1 Y

NSW

North Coast

058198

BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

20.0

20.0

06/11/2007

14

Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

19.8

20.2

06/11/2007

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

15.0

15.1

23/11/1996

15

1 Y

NSW

C Tablelands N

062100

NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS

8.4

9.3

23/11/1996

15

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 01:31EST, 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 24.0 -3.1 10.8 -3.0 8.8 0.0 8.8 -- 635 (26.5) 50/14
PERTH AIRPORT 23.4 -2.4 9.9 -2.7 7.7 0.0 6.0 12.8 439 (18.3) 43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.4 +0.6 13.6 +2.8 13.0 4.0 1.6 11.2 361 (15.0) 35/15
BUNBURY 21.2 -3.0 7.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 35/15
MANDURAH 21.7 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 35/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 -0.2 23.9 -1.4 23.3 11.0 3.4 7.7 250 (10.4) 37/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.3 -6.3 11.0 -6.9 9.0 0.0 8.0 -- 280 (11.7) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 26.1 -0.4 12.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 455 (19.0) 34/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.6 +0.5 13.3 -0.7 9.7 0.0 5.8 10.0 268 (11.2) 50/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.6 +0.2 8.6 +0.2 6.6 0.0 4.0 11.5 460 (19.2) 43/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 -4.1 17.5 -3.9 14.4 0.0 11.6 12.4 417 (17.4) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +0.7 23.5 +1.2 21.4 0.0 9.2 10.5 328 (13.7) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +0.2 24.0 +1.1 23.0 0.0 9.8 6.7 475 (19.8) 39/08
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +1.5 22.0 +0.3 -- 9.6 -- 8.9 374 (15.6) 32/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.6 -8.6 18.8 -0.7 18.9 1.2 1.8 -- 357 (14.9) 43/22
BUNDABERG AERO 24.0 -4.3 17.5 -1.4 -- 5.0 1.0 -- 492 (20.5) 37/09
NAMBOUR DPI 22.8 -5.2 17.1 +0.8 -- 0.4 1.6 -- 74 ( 3.1) 24/12
COOLANGATTA 21.6 -4.2 16.5 -1.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 34/03
BRISBANE AERO 21.0 -5.8 16.7 -1.3 16.2 0.0 1.2 0.8 310 (12.9) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 -7.8 12.2 -2.3 -- 9.0 -- -- 640 (26.7) 54/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 -11.6 11.4 -3.6 11.3 12.6 5.2 -- 284 (11.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 -4.8 14.4 -1.7 14.0 15.0 3.0 1.4 550 (22.9) 34/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.3 -5.6 13.9 -1.1 -- 12.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 -7.2 15.1 +0.8 12.9 6.4 8.4 0.1 502 (20.9) 46/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -6.5 12.0 -1.1 -- 4.4 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 46/03
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.0 -7.1 7.6 -1.5 4.8 0.0 3.0 3.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.2 -6.2 13.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 -5.0 13.5 -1.8 12.7 5.8 4.8 2.5 686 (28.6) 48/01
RICHMOND RAAF 17.3 -9.3 12.4 -1.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) 37/17
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -5.4 13.2 -2.4 -- 19.6 -- -- 713 (29.7) 54/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.2 -4.5 6.1 -2.7 3.5 0.2 4.2 8.4 416 (17.3) 43/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.7 -3.0 7.1 -3.6 6.0 0.0 7.4 7.4 369 (15.4) 46/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.4 -2.6 9.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 28/07
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.7 -1.7 12.4 -0.1 8.8 0.0 8.0 9.3 338 (14.1) 41/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.9 -0.7 7.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 10.6 -- 218 ( 9.1) 28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.1 -1.1 9.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 37/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.3 +0.4 11.0 -0.2 8.8 0.0 4.8 -- -- 26/19
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.1 -2.9 11.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 52/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.8 -0.8 9.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 643 (26.8) 50/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.7 -1.7 10.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 37/17
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 -4.2 9.3 +0.1 8.7 0.0 4.8 2.3 405 (16.9) 35/16
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

40.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.4 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
39.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
39.3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

+5.3 : 29.4 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+5.3 : 31.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+4.9 : 29.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.5 : 37.7 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

27.7 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+4.4 : 16.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+4.3 : 16.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+4.2 : 14.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+3.9 : 24.7 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+3.6 : 20.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD

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

6.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-13.0 : 15.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-13.0 : 20.0 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-12.7 : 17.6 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-11.7 : 21.2 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
-11.6 : 16.7 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW

-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.9 : 10.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-7.1 : 11.5 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-6.9 : 5.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.9 : 11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.9 : 11.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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.
74.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
67.0 MIARA Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
55.4 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK N Rivers NT
54.2 BURRAWANG (RANGE STREET) Illawarra NSW
51.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
74.0 DOUGLAS RIVER
55.4 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
67.0 MIARA

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
54.2 BURRAWANG (RANGE STREET)
51.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS)
50.0 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)

13.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

0.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.8 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

871 (36.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
863 (36.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
857 (35.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
832 (34.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
832 (34.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
821 (34.2) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
803 (33.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
767 (32.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
754 (31.4) RHYLL E Central VIC
752 (31.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
747 (31.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
747 (31.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
741 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
727 (30.3) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
713 (29.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
712 (29.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
708 (29.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
698 (29.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
686 (28.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
680 (28.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
675 (28.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
669 (27.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
665 (27.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
658 (27.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
655 (27.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
645 (26.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
643 (26.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
640 (26.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
640 (26.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
635 (26.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
628 (26.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
623 (26.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
601 (25.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
68/02 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
63/15 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
63/13 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
63/14 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
63/23 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
15.8mm in 49 min to 16:00 19.3mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
14.6mm in 1 hr 7 min to 16:30 13.1mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
13.4mm in 1 hr 3 min to 15:30 12.8mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
7.4mm in 19 min to 18:30 23.4mm/h
13.4mm in 31 min to 19:30 25.9mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
13.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 26.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
15.4mm in 20 min to 21:20 46.2mm/h
15.0mm in 10 min to 21:30 90.0mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 30.4mm/h
36.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 36.8mm/h
Central Coast E
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
14.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
4.2mm in 6 min to 16:35 42.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
TOWN OF 1770
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
NAMBOUR DPI
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
Darling Downs E
DALBY AIRPORT
14.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
Darling Downs W
MILES CONSTANCE STREET
11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
WALGETT AIRPORT AWS
3.4mm in 2 min to 01:32 102.0mm/h
9.4mm in 28 min to 02:00 20.1mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 30 min to 12:30 25.2mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 21.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.0mm/h
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
25.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 25.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 20.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.2mm in 30 min to 23:00 20.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.8mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
South Coast
ULLADULLA AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h
None reported