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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1416 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 average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

19.1

17.9

27/05/1975

15

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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 04:20EST, 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 29.0 +5.0 8.5 -4.4 4.4 0.0 4.6 -- 358 (14.9) 41/10
PERTH AIRPORT 24.6 +2.9 14.2 +3.7 11.9 0.0 5.4 9.5 595 (24.8) 67/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.9 0.0 6.7 -3.1 4.5 0.2 2.4 5.6 210 ( 8.8) 37/10
BUNBURY 22.6 +1.5 10.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 37/09
MANDURAH 23.9 -- 13.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 34/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.1 21.9 -0.2 20.8 0.0 8.0 10.9 433 (18.0) 43/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.0 -2.0 3.9 -4.4 2.0 0.0 5.6 10.5 285 (11.9) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 -2.1 7.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 26/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.8 -0.2 8.2 -2.0 4.7 0.0 2.2 9.1 128 ( 5.3) 28/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.4 +0.3 5.4 -1.9 3.1 0.0 1.2 4.6 118 ( 4.9) 26/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.8 -3.1 6.6 -7.3 4.9 0.0 4.8 10.7 307 (12.8) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 -0.3 20.3 +0.4 20.3 6.8 1.6 5.5 381 (15.9) 37/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.3 19.7 +2.1 19.0 3.0 3.4 7.0 318 (13.3) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 23.5 -0.7 18.2 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 532 (22.2) 43/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.7 -0.3 16.4 +2.2 16.0 1.2 4.8 -- 418 (17.4) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 18.9 -5.8 16.3 +2.1 -- 1.4 3.8 -- 427 (17.8) 31/02
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -2.7 14.0 +2.0 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.4 -0.7 14.2 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 324 (13.5) 28/08
BRISBANE AERO 21.0 -2.6 13.1 +0.3 9.2 0.0 4.4 1.3 366 (15.3) 24/05
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 -1.4 8.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.6 +1.3 5.3 -3.4 2.6 0.0 3.6 -- 145 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.9 -1.5 8.9 -2.8 6.7 0.2 3.0 9.0 331 (13.8) 26/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -1.5 9.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 -0.2 7.0 -3.1 4.6 0.0 2.6 9.9 240 (10.0) 28/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.1 +0.7 4.2 -4.1 1.3 0.0 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 18/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.5 +0.3 1.5 -3.2 -1.8 0.0 2.0 8.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +1.4 5.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.5 -0.5 9.1 -1.8 5.4 0.0 2.6 5.5 268 (11.2) 34/13
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 -0.2 3.9 -4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 22/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.6 -1.1 11.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 30/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.8 +1.2 1.4 -1.8 -3.1 0.0 2.0 8.5 81 ( 3.4) 26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.9 +2.6 5.3 -0.6 4.7 0.0 2.4 9.6 163 ( 6.8) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.5 +0.8 3.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 26/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.5 +0.5 5.0 -2.4 3.2 0.0 2.6 8.9 236 ( 9.8) 22/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.7 +1.4 6.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 194 ( 8.1) 24/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.9 +1.3 7.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 28/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.5 +0.8 9.5 +0.9 7.6 0.0 0.6 -- 59 ( 2.5) 15/10
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 16.4 -0.7 6.5 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 39/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.2 +0.6 3.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 24/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.0 +1.2 8.6 +3.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +1.4 6.6 0.0 3.2 0.0 1.2 9.0 153 ( 6.4) 31/23
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

34.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
33.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+5.1 : 31.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.0 : 29.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.9 : 31.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.6 : 30.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+4.4 : 27.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.5 : 15.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.6 : 14.7 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+4.8 : 15.1 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.8 : 15.0 THANGOOL WINSTON STREET Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.5 : 16.0 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD

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

3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.3 : 18.1 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.9 : 18.7 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.9 : 18.4 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.8 : 20.7 THANGOOL WINSTON STREET Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.8 : 18.9 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.2 : 1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.3 : 6.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.0 : 8.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-6.9 : -0.1 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.7 : 2.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
85.0 ELLIOTT HEADS ROAD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
62.0 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP N Coast--Herbert QLD
42.0 HALIFAX ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
40.4 HALIFAX MACROSSAN ST N Coast--Herbert QLD
37.8 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
62.0 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP
42.0 HALIFAX ALERT
40.4 HALIFAX MACROSSAN ST
37.8 LUCINDA POINT
Wide Bay/Burnett
85.0 ELLIOTT HEADS ROAD

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

825 (34.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
798 (33.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
779 (32.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
740 (30.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
728 (30.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
711 (29.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
690 (28.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
677 (28.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
644 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
642 (26.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
641 (26.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
605 (25.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
89/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
68/13 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
67/00 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
67/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
LUCINDA POINT
28.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 28.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 15.3mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
18.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 6.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
37.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 12.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 65 ) at 21:41