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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2045 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
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Central Highlands

035034

HUMBOLDT

50.0

48.0

12/11/1986

46

1 y

NSW

Illawarra

068218

WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS)

89.0

80.2

15/11/2000

14

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

28.0

28.7

17/11/1994

13

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 24.4 -2.7 10.7 -3.1 7.7 0.0 9.6 -- 580 (24.2) 52/17
PERTH AIRPORT 25.4 -0.4 10.7 -1.9 9.0 0.0 7.0 11.9 423 (17.6) 50/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.2 -1.6 12.7 +1.9 10.0 0.2 6.0 9.6 265 (11.0) 39/15
BUNBURY 22.5 -1.7 12.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 50/16
MANDURAH 22.6 -- 15.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 52/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -1.0 25.1 -0.2 25.0 0.0 5.2 1.3 301 (12.5) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.1 -6.5 14.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 28.0 +1.5 12.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 273 (11.4) 37/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.0 +1.9 17.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 7.4 8.6 377 (15.7) 39/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.4 +1.0 8.1 -0.3 6.3 0.0 4.2 13.0 447 (18.6) 43/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 -2.0 19.3 -2.1 14.4 0.0 12.2 12.2 409 (17.0) 37/15
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.8 22.1 -0.2 18.0 0.0 8.4 7.9 226 ( 9.4) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.8 24.7 +1.8 23.6 0.0 6.8 7.0 361 (15.0) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 26.9 -2.3 20.7 -1.0 -- 30.4 -- 1.0 339 (14.1) 43/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 -4.9 17.8 -1.7 17.9 26.0 5.2 -- 406 (16.9) 37/02
BUNDABERG AERO 23.2 -5.1 18.2 -0.7 -- 38.4 2.0 -- 425 (17.7) 37/11
NAMBOUR DPI 23.6 -4.4 16.3 0.0 -- 35.0 3.0 -- 100 ( 4.2) 24/14
COOLANGATTA 23.9 -1.9 16.3 -1.9 -- 19.4 -- -- 251 (10.5) 50/23
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 -2.9 16.6 -1.4 16.1 20.0 3.2 4.2 323 (13.5) 28/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 -4.8 12.5 -2.0 -- 10.4 -- -- 769 (32.0) 50/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.9 -10.4 12.5 -2.5 10.4 1.8 1.6 -- 377 (15.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.2 -5.7 14.7 -1.4 14.6 35.4 2.2 0.0 368 (15.3) 54/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -7.1 13.3 -1.7 -- 24.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.8 -4.6 12.9 -1.4 12.4 12.2 1.2 1.0 246 (10.3) 46/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.4 -4.7 13.4 +0.3 -- 29.4 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.2 -4.9 6.8 -2.3 4.1 0.4 2.4 2.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -5.4 11.6 -2.0 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 -4.2 13.9 -1.4 13.1 4.0 2.8 2.8 635 (26.5) 43/04
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 -6.2 12.9 -1.0 -- 16.6 -- -- 284 (11.8) 46/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.5 -3.6 13.2 -2.4 -- 20.8 -- -- 597 (24.9) 48/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.0 -5.7 8.3 -0.5 4.9 0.0 5.6 4.6 377 (15.7) 41/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.3 -1.4 7.9 -2.8 5.9 0.0 5.6 11.9 309 (12.9) 46/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.4 -1.6 9.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 31/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.6 +0.2 11.3 -1.2 8.5 0.0 7.2 12.5 329 (13.7) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.8 +0.2 7.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 6.1 -- 242 (10.1) 24/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.9 +0.7 8.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 35/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.6 +0.7 10.4 -0.8 8.0 0.0 5.0 -- 200 ( 8.3) 26/18
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.0 -3.0 11.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.4 +0.8 8.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 566 (23.6) 45/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.2 -1.2 10.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 28/17
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -1.4 9.5 +0.3 8.0 0.0 2.8 7.2 280 (11.7) 34/13
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

40.0 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.4 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
39.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
39.2 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
39.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+9.1 : 33.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.2 : 30.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.7 : 31.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.5 : 29.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+5.2 : 31.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

28.6 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
28.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.4 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 18.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.3 : 18.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+4.5 : 14.5 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA
+4.3 : 17.1 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+3.9 : 16.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+3.9 : 16.8 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
8.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-13.3 : 17.0 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-10.5 : 13.2 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
-10.4 : 17.9 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
-10.3 : 29.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-10.0 : 18.1 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-10.0 : 29.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

**S** -10.9 : 7.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-8.4 : 13.9 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-7.2 : 12.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.9 : 19.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley 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.
93.8 MORNINGTON AIRSTRIP E Kimberley WA
89.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS) Illawarra NSW
76.8 SEVEN OAKS TM Darling Downs E QLD
74.8 WALLEN WALLEN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74.2 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
93.8 MORNINGTON AIRSTRIP
51.0 RUBY PLAINS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
54.0 WEIPA AERO
Central Coast E
56.6 BELGAMBA
53.2 PACIFIC HEIGHTS
52.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
Central Coast W
50.0 DOORUNA DOWNS
Central Highlands
50.0 WOORABINDA
50.0 HUMBOLDT
Central West
58.0 BULLIWALLAH
Wide Bay/Burnett
74.2 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
57.2 GLANDORE
54.8 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
53.8 GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND
53.0 ELLIOTT HEADS ROAD
51.6 BARGARA
51.2 EULEILAH CREEK
51.0 LYNWOOD
50.0 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
Brisbane/SE Coast
74.8 WALLEN WALLEN
62.6 DUNWICH
55.0 BRIBIE ISLAND ALERT
54.2 GUANABA BIRDS RD
53.3 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV)
52.6 BROOWEENA LAHEY ST
52.4 POINT ARKWRIGHT
Darling Downs E
76.8 SEVEN OAKS TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
68.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED
58.4 NEW ITALY
55.0 LAWRENCE POST OFFICE
53.4 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
MidNorth Coast N
72.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
64.6 CRESCENT HEAD (DELICATE NOBBY (BIG HILL
59.6 CRESCENT HEAD
57.4 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE)
Illawarra
89.0 WATTAMOLLA (GRIFFITHS)
50.8 WATTAMOLLA (TAMOL)

13.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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1.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.1 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
1.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

967 (40.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
818 (34.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
807 (33.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
804 (33.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
803 (33.5) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
795 (33.1) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
788 (32.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
770 (32.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
769 (32.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
766 (31.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
743 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
710 (29.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
700 (29.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
691 (28.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
689 (28.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
663 (27.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
646 (26.9) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
646 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
635 (26.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
619 (25.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
612 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
608 (25.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
85/22 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
78/18 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
67/21 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
67/20 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
67/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
67/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TRUSCOTT
33.2mm in 30 min to 11:30 66.4mm/h
34.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 34.4mm/h
36.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 36.6mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.7mm/h
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
14.0mm in 30 min to 00:30 28.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
10.6mm in 22 min to 14:52 28.9mm/h
39.2mm in 38 min to 15:30 61.9mm/h
49.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 49.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.7mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.7mm/h
BRADSHAW
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
6.2mm in 36 min to 08:36 10.3mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
JIMNA FORESTRY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
Maranoa
ST GEORGE AIRPORT
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.0mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
None reported