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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2134 EST on 18/11/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

NT

Darwin-Daly

014092

ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE

88.0

86.1

25/11/1962

45

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 01:34EST, 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 28.8 +1.7 14.4 +0.6 12.9 0.0 10.0 -- 631 (26.3) 48/00
PERTH AIRPORT 29.7 +3.9 14.7 +2.1 11.2 0.0 9.6 13.3 454 (18.9) 34/04
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.7 -1.1 13.4 +2.6 11.9 0.0 5.4 10.3 292 (12.2) 39/15
BUNBURY 26.5 +2.3 12.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 35/15
MANDURAH 27.2 -- 15.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 39/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.1 24.9 -0.4 25.2 0.4 5.6 7.1 346 (14.4) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 -1.2 16.2 -1.7 14.9 0.0 13.2 12.9 367 (15.3) 48/17
WHYALLA AERO 37.7 +11.2 15.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.1 +12.0 20.5 +6.5 15.1 0.0 10.8 10.9 296 (12.3) 37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.8 +11.4 9.1 +0.7 5.7 0.0 4.8 13.4 178 ( 7.4) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.8 +0.4 19.6 -1.8 18.0 0.0 7.6 11.2 266 (11.1) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -1.6 23.4 +1.1 21.6 0.0 7.4 0.7 523 (21.8) 41/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.4 +0.6 23.7 +0.8 22.2 0.0 10.6 10.9 518 (21.6) 46/20
MACKAY M.O 25.7 -3.5 21.8 +0.1 -- 2.6 -- 0.5 430 (17.9) 45/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 -2.9 20.2 +0.7 19.7 0.0 7.4 -- 376 (15.7) 39/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 -0.8 17.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 355 (14.8) 41/11
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -2.0 14.3 -2.0 -- 0.0 4.4 -- 74 ( 3.1) 31/10
COOLANGATTA 26.7 +0.9 16.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 34/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 -0.8 19.3 +1.3 18.3 7.2 6.4 8.2 298 (12.4) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.6 -1.1 15.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 52/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.9 +4.6 16.7 +1.7 12.7 6.0 7.4 -- 136 ( 5.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.3 +0.4 15.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 5.0 13.0 454 (18.9) 39/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +0.8 14.1 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.4 +2.0 15.7 +1.4 12.2 0.0 5.6 8.4 324 (13.5) 35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.3 +2.2 17.7 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.8 +6.7 14.6 +5.5 9.5 0.0 6.6 10.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.2 +5.8 16.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.1 +0.1 19.3 +4.0 17.2 0.0 6.4 7.1 423 (17.6) 30/01
RICHMOND RAAF 29.1 +2.5 18.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 +0.3 18.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 28/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.1 +9.4 12.4 +3.6 10.0 0.0 8.4 11.1 242 (10.1) 46/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.4 +10.7 15.5 +4.8 13.2 0.0 11.4 13.1 267 (11.1) 41/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.7 +7.7 14.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.4 +9.0 15.9 +3.4 12.8 0.0 13.0 7.9 255 (10.6) 43/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG -- -- 8.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 10.0 -- 311 (13.0) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.3 +10.1 13.3 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 32/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 31.1 +9.2 13.6 +2.4 9.5 0.0 4.0 -- 112 ( 4.7) 17/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 28.5 +7.5 8.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.7 +12.1 11.4 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 35/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.6 +4.2 11.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 39/12
HOBART AIRPORT 24.9 +5.9 8.7 -0.5 5.7 0.0 5.0 12.1 353 (14.7) 37/14
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

45.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
45.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
44.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
43.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+14.6 : 37.6 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+14.1 : 37.0 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+13.8 : 32.7 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
+13.1 : 36.0 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+13.1 : 38.7 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA

28.7 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.3 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+10.6 : 25.0 PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON Lower North SA
+10.2 : 23.5 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
**W** +10.1 : 19.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+10.0 : 23.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+9.9 : 26.9 LEONORA Goldfields WA

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

15.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.9 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.3 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.8 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
18.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : 28.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-5.9 : 28.1 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-5.1 : 28.2 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-4.8 : 26.9 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.8 : 20.5 EYRE Eucla WA

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
3.5 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
4.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-5.7 : 16.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-5.0 : 5.4 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-4.7 : 4.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.7 : 5.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.7 : 21.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W 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.
88.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE N Rivers NT
76.2 THE CHASE N Rivers NT
72.0 ROSEBERY N Rivers NT
70.0 PALMERSTON N Rivers NT
59.0 PINELANDS N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
88.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
76.2 THE CHASE
72.0 ROSEBERY
70.0 PALMERSTON
59.0 PINELANDS
58.4 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS
51.0 BULMAN AWS
51.0 NGUKURR

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
55.0 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
Central West
55.0 EVORA STATION

13.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
13.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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4.4 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
1.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1009 (42.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
824 (34.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
819 (34.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
798 (33.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
785 (32.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
778 (32.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
731 (30.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
719 (30.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
718 (29.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
680 (28.3) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
637 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
632 (26.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
631 (26.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
613 (25.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
605 (25.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
94/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
76/15 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/18 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
74/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

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
WARRUWI
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.0mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 14.7mm/h
16.2mm in 15 min to 19:30 64.8mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 27.4mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 23.8mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 19.3mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
11.4mm in 25 min to 16:55 27.4mm/h
13.6mm in 35 min to 17:30 23.3mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 25.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 8.3mm/h
BULMAN AWS
16.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.2mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 33.2mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 16.7mm/h
28.4mm in 45 min to 20:30 37.9mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 29.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
HORN ISLAND
39.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 39.6mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.7mm/h
Gulf Country
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
4.4mm in 6 min to 14:33 44.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
15.0mm in 46 min to 21:00 19.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 67 ) at 15:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(270/ 61 ) at 06:30