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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1041 EST on 19/01/2010. 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

SA

Northeast

020061

YUNTA (TEETULPA)

21.0

13.0

23/03/2000

13

1 y

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

29.4

11.0

19/03/1999

11

1 N

NSW

Lower Darling

047106

POONCARIE (HARCOURT)

31.2

22.4

27/03/1999

12

1 y

VIC

N Central

088164

EILDON FIRE TOWER

24.0

19.2

25/03/2008

13

1 N


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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 04:01EST, 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 27.9 -3.0 18.3 +0.4 17.4 0.0 6.8 -- 681 (28.4) 57/17
PERTH AIRPORT 28.3 -1.3 14.2 -1.6 11.1 0.0 7.0 11.0 427 (17.8) 39/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.4 -4.7 10.6 -2.8 7.5 0.0 3.6 8.4 234 ( 9.8) 37/09
BUNBURY 26.1 -1.4 8.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 43/16
MANDURAH 25.4 -- 15.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 46/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.6 23.4 -1.1 24.8 1.2 6.4 7.9 325 (13.5) 59/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.5 +4.8 21.9 +4.4 21.0 0.0 10.8 6.6 303 (12.6) 50/16
WHYALLA AERO 31.6 +4.3 15.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.7 +6.4 16.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 7.0 11.3 190 ( 7.9) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.5 +6.4 15.8 +5.3 15.9 0.0 4.0 8.7 257 (10.7) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.5 +1.2 22.4 +0.6 20.6 0.0 7.2 10.7 274 (11.4) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +1.4 24.5 +1.5 23.3 2.8 4.6 9.7 383 (16.0) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +1.2 24.4 +1.5 24.1 1.2 5.8 11.0 266 (11.1) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 27.1 -1.5 22.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- 0.8 561 (23.4) 54/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 -2.5 22.2 +1.4 21.8 1.8 3.2 -- 417 (17.4) 44/09
BUNDABERG AERO 24.9 -4.2 19.3 -0.6 -- 21.8 1.2 -- -- 46/02
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -2.9 20.0 +1.8 -- 29.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.9 -1.3 20.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 35/08
BRISBANE AERO 26.1 -1.9 20.6 +1.3 18.7 3.8 6.4 3.9 356 (14.8) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.7 -0.7 16.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 688 (28.7) 46/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.0 -0.1 18.6 +2.0 14.2 0.0 5.2 -- 108 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.9 +1.0 18.5 +0.4 18.1 0.0 3.2 11.0 145 ( 6.0) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.0 -0.3 18.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.0 +1.8 17.7 +1.4 15.2 0.0 5.0 5.7 341 (14.2) 35/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.9 +0.9 16.1 +0.8 15.3 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 15/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.0 -4.8 15.0 +4.4 13.0 20.6 6.2 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -1.7 18.3 +3.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.8 +0.6 19.6 +2.2 14.9 0.0 6.4 2.2 -- 28/19
RICHMOND RAAF 27.1 +0.2 16.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.7 -0.2 20.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 35/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.4 +0.9 17.1 +6.4 15.5 0.0 6.4 3.6 186 ( 7.8) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.2 -0.5 18.5 +5.1 18.0 8.6 5.0 5.9 302 (12.6) 30/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -2.1 17.1 +4.5 -- 5.8 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 31/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.3 +2.0 16.9 +3.1 15.5 14.0 3.0 11.0 166 ( 6.9) 24/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.2 +0.9 15.5 +3.8 -- 10.4 3.0 -- 224 ( 9.3) 48/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.7 +1.7 15.7 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 246 (10.3) 28/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.0 +5.1 17.7 +4.5 15.8 3.0 2.4 -- 144 ( 6.0) 15/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 25.9 +2.7 13.5 +1.7 -- 4.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 31/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.0 +5.8 12.9 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 446 (18.6) 39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.2 +4.7 14.9 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 25.5 +4.8 15.0 +4.3 12.6 0.0 5.8 3.8 213 ( 8.9) 30/13
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

42.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
41.1 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
40.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+10.0 : 28.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+8.6 : 32.6 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 30.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+8.1 : 31.4 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+8.0 : 32.3 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+8.0 : 29.8 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
27.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 15.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+7.5 : 11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+7.4 : 16.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+7.3 : 13.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+7.2 : 17.9 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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

13.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
16.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.1 : 19.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.0 : 21.9 GRENFELL (QUONDONG RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-5.4 : 19.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.3 : 22.9 COWRA AIRPORT COMPARISON CW Slopes S NSW
-5.3 : 24.4 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
6.1 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
6.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.4 : 6.1 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-5.2 : 8.0 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-5.2 : 8.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.2 : 7.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.4 : 9.6 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
-4.4 : 7.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West 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.
85.6 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
84.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
70.0 POONCARIE (KARPA KORA STATION) Lower Darling NSW
70.0 WENTWORTH (WOODLANDS) Lower Darling NSW
66.0 WARROO (GEERON) CW Plains S NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
64.8 CHANNEL ISLAND
59.6 GERIATRIC PARK
51.8 RAMINGINING

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
85.6 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP
Central Coast E
84.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO
Channel Country
52.0 TRINIDAD
Wide Bay/Burnett
53.2 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
Brisbane/SE Coast
54.2 FRASER ISLAND EURONG
53.6 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Lower Darling
70.0 POONCARIE (KARPA KORA STATION)
70.0 WENTWORTH (WOODLANDS)
Southwest Plains
53.0 NYMAGEE (BURTHONG)
CW Plains S
66.0 WARROO (GEERON)
C Tablelands S
51.0 BIGGA (BIRRELLAN)

12.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

1.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1328 (55.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1067 (44.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1036 (43.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1026 (42.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
984 (41.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
794 (33.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
778 (32.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
771 (32.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
767 (32.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
733 (30.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
712 (29.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
698 (29.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
681 (28.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
670 (27.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
657 (27.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
650 (27.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
647 (27.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
644 (26.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
644 (26.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
641 (26.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
610 (25.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
604 (25.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
81/06 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
80/10 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
78/17 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
68/17 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
68/08 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
42.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 42.0mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 14.3mm/h
NOONAMAH AWS
18.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.0mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 22.6mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
11.0mm in 8 min to 17:02 82.5mm/h
44.2mm in 19 min to 17:21 139.6mm/h
61.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 20.3mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
13.2mm in 22 min to 03:07 36.0mm/h
7.8mm in 4 min to 03:11 117.0mm/h
22.2mm in 19 min to 03:30 70.1mm/h
43.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 43.2mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 15.3mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
22.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 7.3mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
18.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 18.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 10.3mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
19.4mm in 17 min to 13:47 68.5mm/h
6.6mm in 13 min to 14:00 30.5mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 28.0mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 29.8mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
NGAYAWILI
55.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 18.3mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
14.6mm in 29 min to 01:29 30.2mm/h
20.4mm in 17 min to 01:46 72.0mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 38.0mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 14.3mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS
14.2mm in 55 min to 15:00 15.5mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
N Tablelands W
ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
7.2mm in 6 min to 16:43 72.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.8mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
25.2mm in 30 min to 16:30 50.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.2mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 31.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.3mm/h
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
SW Slopes N
YOUNG AIRPORT
16.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h
Riverina W
HAY AIRPORT AWS
8.0mm in 9 min to 20:12 53.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
OMEO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
E Central
COLDSTREAM
13.6mm in 26 min to 19:26 31.4mm/h
5.8mm in 34 min to 20:00 10.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
N Central
EILDON FIRE TOWER
18.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 36.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 80(150/ 63 ) at 06:30