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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2143 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 maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

25.9

25.5

15/11/2003

13

1 Y

TAS

Central Plateau

096071

LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK

27.7

27.6

29/11/2003

17

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

27.0

27.2

28/11/1999

34

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 01:35EST, 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 23.7 -3.4 14.8 +1.0 13.6 0.0 9.0 -- 582 (24.3) 61/17
PERTH AIRPORT 21.6 -4.2 15.0 +2.4 12.5 0.0 8.2 12.3 520 (21.7) 58/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.5 -4.3 11.4 +0.6 8.4 0.2 9.4 8.7 535 (22.3) 78/10
BUNBURY 19.4 -4.8 16.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 55/08
MANDURAH 20.0 -- 16.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 57/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.2 23.6 -1.7 23.0 6.2 3.2 10.7 316 (13.2) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.6 +4.0 18.4 +0.5 15.6 0.0 13.6 13.0 354 (14.8) 52/15
WHYALLA AERO 36.0 +9.5 19.0 +5.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 204 ( 8.5) 48/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.8 +10.7 20.3 +6.3 15.7 0.0 -- 9.2 181 ( 7.5) 31/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.0 +10.6 11.2 +2.8 7.5 0.2 5.6 10.0 300 (12.5) 41/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.5 +1.1 26.1 +4.7 24.7 0.0 11.4 11.7 340 (14.2) 39/01
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 -0.8 23.7 +1.4 21.5 14.4 4.6 3.6 422 (17.6) 50/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +0.9 22.8 -0.1 22.2 1.2 6.6 9.0 507 (21.1) 52/19
MACKAY M.O 27.5 -1.7 23.0 +1.3 -- 0.8 -- 7.3 412 (17.2) 46/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -2.3 18.9 -0.6 17.6 0.8 5.4 -- 304 (12.7) 39/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 -0.3 18.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 377 (15.7) 37/10
NAMBOUR DPI 26.3 -1.7 14.8 -1.5 -- 17.83 9.4 -- 54 ( 2.3) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +0.2 16.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 -0.6 16.6 -1.4 14.1 0.4 3.6 12.2 314 (13.1) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.1 +0.4 15.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 46/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.4 +5.1 19.2 +4.2 15.5 0.0 7.8 -- 139 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 +0.5 17.3 +1.2 13.6 0.0 5.8 11.0 546 (22.8) 43/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +1.4 15.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.7 +4.3 14.0 -0.3 10.9 0.0 7.6 11.6 293 (12.2) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.7 +2.6 15.4 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.2 +7.1 -- -- -- -- -- 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.5 +7.1 19.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.0 +3.0 20.6 +5.3 17.6 0.0 7.8 11.5 -- --
RICHMOND RAAF 30.8 +4.2 16.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 28/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 +1.2 18.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 48/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.3 +9.6 12.4 +3.6 9.8 0.6 7.4 13.0 230 ( 9.6) 39/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.0 +11.3 18.3 +7.6 15.7 0.4 8.4 13.5 293 (12.2) 43/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +8.4 16.3 +4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.1 +13.7 15.8 +3.3 11.9 0.0 15.2 10.9 379 (15.8) 46/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.4 +9.8 17.4 +7.3 -- 5.82 22.6 -- 442 (18.4) 30/04
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.5 +11.3 14.1 +4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 383 (16.0) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 36.9 +15.0 18.2 +7.0 14.2 1.0 7.0 -- 202 ( 8.4) 28/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 31.3 +10.3 12.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 43/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.7 +13.1 13.2 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 540 (22.5) 39/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.0 +7.6 12.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 31/16
HOBART AIRPORT 31.5 +12.5 11.8 +2.6 8.0 0.0 4.6 9.5 319 (13.3) 52/17
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

46.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
46.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
45.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
45.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+15.6 : 40.2 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+15.5 : 37.1 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+15.4 : 37.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
+15.3 : 29.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+15.1 : 40.0 NHILL Wimmera N VIC

29.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.5 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
28.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
28.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

**S** +12.0 : 27.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+11.2 : 27.8 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+11.0 : 26.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 28.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+10.6 : 25.3 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW

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

15.9 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
16.0 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
16.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
16.5 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
16.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

-6.7 : 18.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.2 : 18.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.1 : 18.3 KARNET Lower West WA
-6.0 : 21.2 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-6.0 : 20.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

5.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
5.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
5.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
5.5 EYRE Eucla WA

-6.8 : 5.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 5.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.2 : 6.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 5.2 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 5.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt 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.
79.0 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE N Rivers NT
79.0 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD
69.0 GOULBURN (SPRINGFIELD) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
67.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
60.4 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
79.0 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE
60.4 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
56.4 SOUTHPORT
53.8 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
79.0 BAMAGA
N Coast--Barron
67.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
69.0 GOULBURN (SPRINGFIELD)
60.0 YARRA (ROWE'S LAGOON)

13.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

7.3 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
7.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
7.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
7.1 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
6.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
4.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1171 (48.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1154 (48.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1064 (44.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1006 (41.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
965 (40.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
907 (37.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
880 (36.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
839 (35.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
825 (34.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
802 (33.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
798 (33.3) BUSSELTON Lower West WA
783 (32.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
775 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
772 (32.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
745 (31.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
728 (30.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
723 (30.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
695 (29.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
681 (28.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
656 (27.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
648 (27.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
642 (26.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
641 (26.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
638 (26.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
628 (26.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
623 (26.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
609 (25.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
89/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/18 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
81/15 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
81/05 MT HOTHAM Upper NE 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
WARRUWI
38.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 12.7mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
40.2mm in 52 min to 23:30 46.4mm/h
40.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 40.2mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA
12.0mm in 11 min to 15:21 65.5mm/h
12.6mm in 11 min to 15:32 68.7mm/h
32.6mm in 58 min to 16:30 33.7mm/h
58.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 19.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.3mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
23.2mm in 40 min to 00:00 34.8mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 23.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(280/ 65 ) at 02:18
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS : 83(180/ 65 ) at 19:39
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 82(350/ 63 ) at 06:28
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(320/ 70 ) at 14:12
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(350/ 65 ) at 04:30
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 76( 10/ 65 ) at 04:30