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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0146 EST on 13/01/2010. 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

NSW

CW Plains N

051161

COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS

68.6

65.8

14/02/2009

12

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056243

GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS

61.4

61.0

22/02/2003

13

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200288

NORFOLK ISLAND AERO

23.9

23.9

17/02/1996

70

23.9

17/02/1996

70

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 03:55EST, 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 36.6 +4.1 19.4 +0.3 17.9 0.0 11.2 -- 636 (26.5) 57/16
PERTH AIRPORT 33.8 +2.0 16.7 -0.7 14.3 0.0 11.6 12.4 520 (21.7) 61/02
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.4 -2.5 15.2 +0.8 13.4 0.0 7.6 9.7 429 (17.9) 46/14
BUNBURY 30.2 +0.4 12.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 37/08
MANDURAH 30.2 -- 16.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 44/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.0 25.3 +0.6 24.2 0.0 6.4 8.4 384 (16.0) 35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.7 +1.6 21.0 +0.2 18.5 0.0 12.8 9.3 323 (13.5) 50/15
WHYALLA AERO 32.6 +3.0 19.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 54/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.0 +3.7 20.6 +3.5 -- 0.0 8.4 7.8 209 ( 8.7) 39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.8 +5.7 12.9 +1.3 9.8 0.0 8.6 12.1 260 (10.8) 39/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.5 -0.8 18.3 -5.1 17.1 0.0 8.0 10.4 221 ( 9.2) 22/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +1.3 23.0 -0.7 21.2 0.0 7.4 8.7 170 ( 7.1) 26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +1.0 25.1 +1.0 23.1 0.0 6.2 11.9 276 (11.5) 28/14
MACKAY M.O 31.6 +2.0 23.8 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- 7.8 217 ( 9.0) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.0 +1.7 22.8 +0.7 21.5 0.0 3.6 -- 174 ( 7.3) 26/16
BUNDABERG AERO 32.0 +2.1 22.1 +0.7 -- 9.4 2.0 -- -- --
NAMBOUR DPI 32.0 +3.2 20.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +0.3 20.0 -0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 24/12
BRISBANE AERO 30.5 +1.4 21.1 0.0 19.5 0.0 2.0 10.3 -- 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.5 +2.1 17.3 -0.3 -- 7.6 -- -- 405 (16.9) 39/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.1 0.0 17.7 -0.9 11.2 34.2 9.2 -- 168 ( 7.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.1 -0.7 18.9 -0.6 17.8 1.6 2.0 8.6 368 (15.3) 43/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.6 -0.9 17.7 -0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.7 +3.2 17.6 -0.5 16.2 0.0 4.0 8.2 319 (13.3) 31/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 30.2 +3.1 16.9 -0.2 16.1 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.2 -0.6 13.4 +0.3 9.0 10.4 3.4 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.4 -0.6 16.9 -0.8 -- -- -- -- -- 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.2 +4.9 19.5 +0.5 17.0 0.6 3.6 11.4 440 (18.3) --
RICHMOND RAAF 29.7 +0.7 18.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 59/13
BELLAMBI AWS 25.6 +0.8 18.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 34/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 31.2 +4.1 11.3 -1.8 8.1 0.0 6.2 11.6 251 (10.5) 50/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.9 +3.0 15.8 -0.5 15.9 0.0 8.4 12.2 229 ( 9.5) 54/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.0 +2.7 16.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 48/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.2 +4.6 16.7 +0.3 13.5 0.0 8.6 11.3 206 ( 8.6) 50/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.6 +5.1 12.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 222 ( 9.3) 44/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.9 +5.5 13.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 52/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.5 +4.7 16.8 +2.2 14.1 0.0 5.0 -- 124 ( 5.2) 15/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 26.1 +1.1 12.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 31/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.3 +6.3 10.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 48/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.1 +3.7 12.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 39/16
HOBART AIRPORT 23.7 +1.4 13.9 +1.9 11.6 0.0 6.0 9.2 292 (12.2) 34/15
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

39.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
39.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
39.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
38.7 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
38.7 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

+8.0 : 30.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+7.9 : 34.6 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.8 : 32.5 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+7.4 : 33.5 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+7.4 : 28.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

28.4 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
28.1 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
28.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.3 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
27.2 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.0 : 21.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.5 : 18.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+7.0 : 21.2 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.7 : 20.7 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+5.9 : 21.8 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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

13.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
17.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.6 : 22.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-8.1 : 24.9 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
-7.8 : 24.8 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-7.4 : 27.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.0 : 25.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

4.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
5.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
6.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.5 : 5.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 11.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-5.9 : 15.6 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-5.8 : 8.6 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-5.7 : 10.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
154.6 RAYMOND TERRACE (KINROSS) Hunter Valley NSW
84.0 MOORLAND (DENRO-AN) MidNorth Coast S NSW
73.2 WARAMBIE E Pilbara WA
72.2 MARGARET RIVER E Kimberley WA
71.5 KOOLINE W Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
72.2 MARGARET RIVER
63.0 STURT CREEK
E Pilbara
73.2 WARAMBIE
52.0 PYRAMID STATION
W Pilbara
71.5 KOOLINE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
55.6 LUDMILLA
53.0 NEWRY

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
59.0 BAMAGA
55.6 PUNSAND BAY
Brisbane/SE Coast
55.0 GUANABA BIRDS RD
53.8 BEENLEIGH BOWLS CLUB
Darling Downs E
54.0 ELLANGOWAN

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
71.0 COONAMBLE COMPARISON
68.6 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS
59.0 COONAMBLE (MYALL DOWNS)
NW Plains E
53.2 BARADINE POST OFFICE
NW Slopes N
58.0 WALLANGRA (WALLANGRA STATION)
NW Slopes S
50.0 CURLEWIS (WONGALEE)
50.0 ATTUNGA (GARTHOWEN)
N Tablelands W
61.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
MidNorth Coast S
84.0 MOORLAND (DENRO-AN)
Hunter Valley
154.6 RAYMOND TERRACE (KINROSS)
CW Slopes N
56.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET)

12.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

.....

7.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.1 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
5.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

980 (40.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
934 (38.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
843 (35.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
805 (33.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
792 (33.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
775 (32.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
771 (32.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
719 (30.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
656 (27.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
656 (27.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
650 (27.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
636 (26.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
612 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/18 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
70/17 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
68/17 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
68/16 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
68/20 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT
8.2mm in 16 min to 06:30 30.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h
16.2mm in 17 min to 11:00 57.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 20.2mm/h
12.0mm in 11 min to 11:11 65.5mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 33.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.8mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.8mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
COEN AIRPORT
29.2mm in 45 min to 14:45 38.9mm/h
11.0mm in 15 min to 15:00 44.0mm/h
40.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 40.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
7.8mm in 14 min to 17:44 33.4mm/h
15.0mm in 8 min to 17:52 112.5mm/h
7.8mm in 7 min to 17:59 66.9mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 31.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
32.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 32.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
15.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.2mm/h
None reported