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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2109 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 Coast W

034094

TAEMAS

74.0

54.0

13/11/1998

13

1 y

QLD

Far SW

045043

ADAVALE

69.0

40.0

25/11/1994

17

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 01:31EST, 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 14.6 +0.8 13.2 0.0 9.2 -- 674 (28.1) 59/14
PERTH AIRPORT 26.3 +0.5 12.8 +0.2 10.8 0.0 7.2 12.6 526 (21.9) 45/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.8 -2.0 10.1 -0.7 7.0 0.0 4.0 6.4 275 (11.5) 32/13
BUNBURY 24.1 -0.1 11.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 39/18
MANDURAH 23.6 -- 15.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 516 (21.5) 48/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.1 24.1 -1.2 23.7 9.8 3.6 9.3 236 ( 9.8) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.9 -2.7 12.4 -5.5 -- 0.0 19.6 -- -- 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 29.5 +3.0 11.7 -2.2 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 268 (11.2) 30/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.4 +4.3 15.9 +1.9 11.3 0.0 6.4 12.6 320 (13.3) 43/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.3 +3.9 5.9 -2.5 2.5 0.0 4.4 12.7 238 ( 9.9) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.8 +0.4 22.9 +1.5 20.7 0.0 14.4 11.7 434 (18.1) 35/03
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +1.5 23.4 +1.1 20.5 0.0 5.8 7.7 252 (10.5) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +0.3 24.8 +1.9 23.6 1.0 8.6 10.3 564 (23.5) 41/01
MACKAY M.O 28.1 -1.1 21.7 0.0 -- 1.2 -- 9.0 422 (17.6) 39/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.6 -2.6 20.4 +0.9 20.2 0.0 4.2 -- 359 (15.0) 28/04
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 -1.5 18.5 -0.4 -- 0.6 1.8 -- 480 (20.0) 35/07
NAMBOUR DPI 26.6 -1.4 15.4 -0.9 -- 0.6 1.8 -- 94 ( 3.9) 28/14
COOLANGATTA 25.0 -0.8 16.6 -1.6 -- 3.4 -- -- 370 (15.4) 54/00
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -1.2 16.4 -1.6 14.8 0.2 2.6 9.7 339 (14.1) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -2.4 12.7 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 620 (25.8) 46/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 13.2 -1.8 11.0 5.8 2.8 -- 267 (11.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.6 -5.3 15.0 -1.1 14.4 68.6 -- 0.7 429 (17.9) 41/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.8 -5.1 14.6 -0.4 -- 42.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.9 -5.5 13.8 -0.5 13.3 9.8 2.2 0.7 243 (10.1) 32/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 -5.8 13.9 +0.8 -- 35.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.4 -3.7 7.7 -1.4 5.0 1.4 2.4 6.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 -3.7 10.3 -3.3 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 -3.2 14.4 -0.9 13.9 24.8 4.2 0.4 516 (21.5) 41/17
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 -7.9 13.4 -0.5 -- 10.6 -- -- 260 (10.8) 46/05
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -2.5 14.2 -1.4 -- 22.4 -- -- 551 (23.0) 48/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 -3.2 8.8 0.0 5.1 0.0 4.0 4.1 338 (14.1) 48/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.7 0.0 8.9 -1.8 8.2 0.0 7.8 11.5 390 (16.3) 41/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.7 -0.3 10.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 35/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.8 +1.4 13.3 +0.8 8.7 0.0 8.0 12.3 310 (12.9) 39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.9 +2.3 8.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 222 ( 9.3) 31/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.4 +2.2 10.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 35/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.8 +4.9 11.4 +0.2 8.4 0.0 5.6 -- 149 ( 6.2) 28/20
GEELONG AIRPORT 21.2 +0.2 6.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 41/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.9 +3.3 5.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 43/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.6 -0.8 9.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 30/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.9 +0.9 7.1 -2.1 3.0 0.0 4.0 8.9 279 (11.6) 34/12
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

41.3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
41.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
40.5 NGUKURR N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 34.3 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.9 : 33.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.5 : 33.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.6 : 29.5 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+6.3 : 32.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

27.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
26.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+5.0 : 17.8 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.0 : 17.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.1 : 25.1 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+3.8 : 17.1 EUCLA Eucla WA

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

7.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.3 : 25.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-9.1 : 20.1 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.8 : 23.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-8.6 : 18.5 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.3 : 26.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
1.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.8 : 15.7 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 11.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 3.0 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-5.8 : 10.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.8 : 21.0 WYNDHAM AERO N 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.
76.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED North Coast NSW
74.0 TAEMAS Central Coast W QLD
69.0 ADAVALE Far SW QLD
68.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
68.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE) MidNorth Coast N NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
52.4 PIRLANGIMPI

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast W
74.0 TAEMAS
54.8 BROADLEIGH DOWNS
54.6 MT DOUGLAS
Central West
51.0 RONLOW PARK
Darling Downs W
63.0 CHERITON
Far SW
69.0 ADAVALE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
76.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED
63.6 GULMARRAD (COLONIAL DRIVE)
60.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT
54.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
52.4 YAMBA PILOT STATION
MidNorth Coast N
68.6 COFFS HARBOUR MO
68.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE)
53.2 CRESCENT HEAD (DELICATE NOBBY (BIG HILL
MidNorth Coast S
57.2 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE

13.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
12.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

894 (37.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
891 (37.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
875 (36.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
875 (36.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
860 (35.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
848 (35.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
834 (34.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
820 (34.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
768 (32.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
759 (31.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
725 (30.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
721 (30.0) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
700 (29.2) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
688 (28.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
680 (28.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
674 (28.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
668 (27.8) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
653 (27.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
620 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
619 (25.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
78/07 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
76/18 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
76/01 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
72/14 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
68/12 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara 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.
QUEENSLAND
Central West
BLACKALL AIRPORT
20.6mm in 11 min to 14:57 112.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 4 min to 15:01 168.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h
7.4mm in 13 min to 00:43 34.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 18.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.7mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
17.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 17.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
14.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
Sydney--west
HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
COOMA AIRPORT AWS
6.8mm in 13 min to 15:00 31.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.4mm/h
TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT
10.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.4mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
200.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 66.7mm/h
None reported