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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2128 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 minimum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

26.4

23.3

16/11/2000

11

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006099

MURCHISON

43.4

43.2

10/11/2003

16

1 Y

WA

Goldfields

012320

SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD

41.4

41.1

22/11/1996

11

1 Y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

ISL

Islands

200283

WILLIS ISLAND

47.0

47.0

04/11/1998

38

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 01:33EST, 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 26.7 -0.4 18.0 +4.2 16.7 0.0 7.8 -- 482 (20.1) 43/22
PERTH AIRPORT 31.2 +5.4 13.8 +1.2 12.2 0.0 7.6 13.0 -- 34/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.6 +0.8 13.7 +2.9 13.5 0.4 2.2 7.5 317 (13.2) 28/13
BUNBURY 27.0 +2.8 14.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 35/14
MANDURAH 27.4 -- 16.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.1 25.5 +0.2 24.8 23.0 8.2 8.8 351 (14.6) 30/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.4 -0.2 18.1 +0.2 15.8 0.0 11.8 12.8 321 (13.4) 45/13
WHYALLA AERO 30.0 +3.5 17.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 9.4 -- 326 (13.6) 57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.0 +7.9 18.2 +4.2 13.9 0.0 8.0 11.4 153 ( 6.4) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.2 +1.8 10.2 +1.8 5.9 0.0 4.8 11.0 270 (11.3) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.5 -1.9 22.7 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 95/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 -0.4 22.3 0.0 20.5 10.4 4.4 5.3 512 (21.3) 50/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 -1.0 22.1 -0.8 22.5 0.8 11.4 5.5 638 (26.6) 52/19
MACKAY M.O 26.2 -3.0 21.9 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- 1.3 554 (23.1) 43/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 -4.7 18.0 -1.5 16.5 0.0 8.8 -- 400 (16.7) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 15.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 473 (19.7) --
NAMBOUR DPI 25.3 -2.7 12.3 -4.0 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 110 ( 4.6) 28/09
COOLANGATTA 24.8 -1.0 13.9 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 26/10
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -1.9 15.4 -2.6 10.6 0.0 8.6 13.2 307 (12.8) 32/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.5 -2.2 12.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 621 (25.9) 45/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 15.8 +0.8 11.4 0.0 8.6 -- 150 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.7 -0.2 12.6 -3.5 10.6 0.0 4.8 13.4 274 (11.4) 46/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +0.3 10.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.6 +4.2 9.6 -4.7 7.9 0.0 5.6 13.1 242 (10.1) 32/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.1 +3.0 -- -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.2 +4.1 12.8 +3.7 6.9 0.0 4.0 10.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.2 +3.8 14.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.4 +4.4 16.9 +1.6 10.3 0.0 6.8 9.7 385 (16.0) 52/14
RICHMOND RAAF 32.3 +5.7 12.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 55/16
BELLAMBI AWS 26.8 +4.7 16.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 55/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 30.9 +8.2 12.1 +3.3 9.0 0.0 6.2 12.4 183 ( 7.6) 45/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.2 +8.5 12.4 +1.7 11.4 0.0 7.2 12.9 198 ( 8.3) 46/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.9 +6.9 12.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 44/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.8 +8.4 17.2 +4.7 14.5 0.0 9.6 11.4 221 ( 9.2) 35/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.0 +8.4 8.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 188 ( 7.8) 44/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.0 +6.8 9.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 39/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.1 +0.2 13.6 +2.4 10.9 0.0 3.8 -- 126 ( 5.3) 18/20
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.7 -1.3 11.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.1 +4.5 8.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 32/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.6 +1.2 13.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.6 +2.6 10.7 +1.5 7.3 0.0 3.2 9.2 352 (14.7) 50/15
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

43.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
43.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
43.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.9 : 40.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+11.7 : 39.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.5 : 37.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+11.5 : 41.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

28.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.8 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD

+13.6 : 26.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+11.1 : 24.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+10.5 : 22.7 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
**W** +10.1 : 19.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+9.6 : 22.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

10.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.0 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS

-10.5 : 25.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-9.7 : 26.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.2 : 28.8 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-4.9 : 23.8 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.7 : 26.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

2.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
4.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
4.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW

-6.3 : 4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 : 8.0 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-5.9 : 6.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.8 : 8.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.6 : 10.8 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.6 : 10.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

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.
89.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
78.0 EDITH FARMS ROAD N Rivers NT
62.4 KATHERINE RURAL COLLEGE N Rivers NT
58.2 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD
57.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
78.0 EDITH FARMS ROAD
62.4 KATHERINE RURAL COLLEGE
56.0 CENTRAL WATERHOUSE
50.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
89.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
N Coast--Herbert
58.2 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
57.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
54.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
50.0 PALUMA IVY COTTAGE
Channel Country
54.5 HAYFIELD

13.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
13.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

.....

5.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
4.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.3 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
3.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
1.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1129 (47.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1086 (45.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
908 (37.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
899 (37.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
879 (36.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
867 (36.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
784 (32.7) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
782 (32.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
772 (32.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
740 (30.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
692 (28.8) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
682 (28.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
672 (28.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
671 (28.0) BUSSELTON Lower West WA
639 (26.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
638 (26.6) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
625 (26.0) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
621 (25.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
609 (25.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
604 (25.2) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
602 (25.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
135/14 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
95/13 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
93/14 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
93/16 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
89/13 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest 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
WYNDHAM AERO
5.8mm in 4 min to 15:32 87.0mm/h
3.8mm in 2 min to 15:34 114.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
WARRUWI
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA
16.2mm in 13 min to 14:52 74.8mm/h
6.6mm in 4 min to 14:56 99.0mm/h
19.6mm in 34 min to 15:30 34.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 10.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
8.4mm in 6 min to 13:17 84.0mm/h
6.0mm in 6 min to 13:23 60.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 20.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
9.6mm in 43 min to 20:00 13.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.2mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
10.2mm in 15 min to 13:18 40.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO : 135(130/ 33 ) at 15:34
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BORROLOOLA : 93(230/ 67 ) at 14:31
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT : 91(200/ 59 ) at 16:17
MOUNT ISA AERO : 95(190/ 76 ) at 13:17
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 76(190/ 65 ) at 15:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(320/ 63 ) at 06:00