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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2250 EST on 18/11/2008. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012071

SALMON GUMS RES.STN.

13.8

15.6

01/12/1983

34

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 01:42EST, 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 25.9 -3.6 14.6 -1.7 12.1 0.0 9.4 -- 681 (28.4) 54/15
PERTH AIRPORT 26.9 -2.0 15.4 +0.6 14.0 0.0 8.6 10.8 562 (23.4) 65/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.9 -5.2 12.1 -0.3 10.8 0.0 4.0 2.8 464 (19.3) 48/12
BUNBURY 24.2 -2.9 12.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 52/14
MANDURAH 24.9 -- 15.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 54/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.9 26.1 +0.8 25.8 0.0 8.4 9.6 307 (12.8) 34/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.7 +4.3 25.8 +5.6 24.2 0.0 11.2 6.7 264 (11.0) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 35.6 +7.5 22.5 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.8 +8.8 25.8 +10.3 -- 0.0 10.8 6.8 305 (12.7) 39/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 37.0 +14.1 18.6 +8.7 16.2 0.0 8.8 9.5 397 (16.5) 58/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.2 +4.0 21.1 -2.0 19.7 0.0 12.4 12.5 296 (12.3) 45/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.2 23.3 -0.1 21.7 0.0 8.6 5.6 356 (14.8) 34/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +0.4 25.6 +1.5 24.0 0.0 11.0 7.5 479 (20.0) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 30.2 +0.1 24.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 386 (16.1) 39/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -1.8 21.8 +0.6 22.0 0.0 8.0 -- 332 (13.8) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 0.0 20.7 +0.2 -- 0.6 5.7 -- 422 (17.6) 41/15
NAMBOUR DPI 26.4 -2.8 18.5 +0.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 26/09
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +0.4 19.5 -0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 345 (14.4) 44/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 -0.7 17.9 -2.2 15.5 0.2 5.2 11.0 383 (16.0) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.4 -2.3 15.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 738 (30.8) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.0 -2.0 15.6 -1.9 13.9 0.0 6.8 -- 289 (12.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.5 -1.8 17.6 -0.5 16.5 0.8 5.4 10.0 470 (19.6) 34/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.4 -2.2 15.5 -1.2 -- 8.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 -3.4 13.0 -3.5 12.0 7.2 3.2 12.6 336 (14.0) 32/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.2 -2.7 11.4 -3.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.4 -1.0 7.4 -3.9 3.6 0.0 5.2 12.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.7 -1.8 15.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 -1.9 14.6 -2.9 11.6 0.0 7.0 13.3 508 (21.2) 32/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 -2.7 11.8 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 -1.1 15.7 -1.8 -- 14.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 22/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.1 +1.0 8.9 -2.5 5.3 0.0 4.4 12.7 308 (12.8) 35/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.4 +1.0 15.1 +1.4 13.8 0.0 10.6 12.9 481 (20.0) 39/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.7 +1.3 15.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 28/07
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.4 +6.3 19.7 +4.9 16.9 0.0 13.4 12.5 409 (17.0) 32/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.9 +3.5 16.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 273 (11.4) 37/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.4 +3.4 13.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 33.0 +8.8 18.3 +5.4 14.9 0.0 7.8 -- 212 ( 8.8) 30/06
GEELONG AIRPORT 33.1 +10.2 10.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 35/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.4 +6.8 13.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 50/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.8 +1.4 9.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 25.5 +4.9 12.1 +1.4 7.7 0.0 7.0 8.7 491 (20.5) 37/13
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

43.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.8 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
42.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+16.8 : 36.3 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+14.4 : 34.5 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+14.2 : 35.4 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+14.1 : 37.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+12.4 : 35.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.8 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
27.8 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT

+12.1 : 26.9 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.1 : 22.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+11.2 : 27.5 PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON Lower North SA
+10.8 : 24.2 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.7 : 23.2 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

13.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
15.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
16.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-15.1 : 13.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-13.0 : 18.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-12.8 : 18.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-12.2 : 20.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-11.8 : 20.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.9 : 4.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 : 11.2 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
-5.1 : 16.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.1 : 10.0 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.6 : 7.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-4.6 : 12.3 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW

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.
83.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
83.0 KARUMBA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
71.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
64.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (TWO CHIMNEYS RD) Islands ISL
60.0 LANDSBOROUGH DOWNS Central West QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
83.0 KARUMBA AIRPORT
Central Highlands
51.0 TOLINESS STATION
Central West
60.0 LANDSBOROUGH DOWNS
Warrego
55.0 DILLALAH

ISLANDS
Islands
83.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
71.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
64.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (TWO CHIMNEYS RD)

13.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
13.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
12.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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5.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
5.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.6 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
5.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1322 (55.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1230 (51.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1089 (45.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
982 (40.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
949 (39.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
937 (39.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
934 (38.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
928 (38.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
908 (37.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
855 (35.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
833 (34.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
825 (34.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
821 (34.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
798 (33.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
738 (30.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
724 (30.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
714 (29.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
689 (28.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
681 (28.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
678 (28.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
675 (28.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
669 (27.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
667 (27.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
656 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
652 (27.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
652 (27.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
645 (26.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
634 (26.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
631 (26.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
611 (25.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
604 (25.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
83/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
83/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/12 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
80/00 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
80/18 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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
Goldfields
LAVERTON AERO
5.2mm in 11 min to 14:45 28.4mm/h
5.8mm in 15 min to 15:00 23.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h
14.2mm in 39 min to 17:31 21.8mm/h
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD
13.6mm in 31 min to 04:00 26.3mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
TINDAL RAAF
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
11.0mm in 59 min to 19:00 11.2mm/h
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
7.0mm in 10 min to 17:59 42.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.7mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CENTRE ISLAND : 74(140/ 69 ) at 00:53
TASMANIA
Southeast
TASMAN ISLAND : 83( 10/ 63 ) at 22:13