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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1450 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

TAS

N Coast

091319

WEST PINE

41.4

36.0

07/05/1997

16

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 04:25EST, 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 26.3 +2.3 10.5 -2.4 6.9 0.0 6.2 -- 392 (16.3) 46/09
PERTH AIRPORT 22.3 +0.6 9.6 -0.9 5.7 0.0 2.2 9.4 417 (17.4) 54/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.9 0.0 6.0 -3.8 4.3 0.0 2.0 9.2 272 (11.3) 30/14
BUNBURY 22.4 +1.3 6.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 35/14
MANDURAH 22.2 -- 11.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 39/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 -0.3 20.9 -1.2 19.9 0.0 4.4 11.0 306 (12.8) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.0 -3.0 9.0 +0.7 7.1 0.0 6.8 2.7 294 (12.3) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.0 -3.5 9.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 26/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.5 -1.5 8.7 -1.5 -- 1.8 0.6 7.4 169 ( 7.0) 22/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 -0.2 6.8 -0.5 5.1 1.0 0.6 4.5 293 (12.2) 34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 +2.1 10.1 -3.8 8.9 0.0 4.2 9.2 147 ( 6.1) 26/10
CAIRNS AERO 22.6 -5.0 20.3 +0.4 19.4 14.2 4.2 0.2 392 (16.3) 39/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +0.2 19.5 +1.9 17.3 0.4 1.2 4.8 289 (12.0) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 22.7 -1.5 17.6 +0.5 -- 4.4 -- 8.3 479 (20.0) 41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 -1.2 15.8 +1.6 12.1 0.0 3.6 -- 307 (12.8) 28/09
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 -1.6 15.9 +1.7 -- 0.8 3.6 -- 425 (17.7) 37/10
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -2.7 16.0 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.2 15.7 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 255 (10.6) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.7 -1.9 14.7 +1.9 11.0 0.0 2.6 3.1 287 (12.0) 26/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.0 -1.0 7.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 34/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.7 +1.4 8.9 +0.2 5.3 0.0 2.6 -- 83 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 -1.3 12.5 +0.8 10.8 0.4 1.2 2.7 233 ( 9.7) 22/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +1.0 11.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.4 +0.2 10.8 +0.7 9.0 0.8 1.2 3.4 182 ( 7.6) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.7 +2.3 8.8 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.4 +1.2 7.1 +2.4 0.5 0.0 0.6 2.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +2.1 8.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.2 +3.2 12.6 +1.7 9.1 0.0 0.6 8.4 255 (10.6) 28/12
RICHMOND RAAF 21.8 +1.2 9.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 13/14
BELLAMBI AWS -- -- 14.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.3 5.0 +1.8 1.3 0.0 1.6 0.3 136 ( 5.7) 26/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.1 -2.2 12.8 +6.9 11.5 3.8 2.2 0.0 278 (11.6) 21/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +0.4 11.6 +6.0 -- 4.2 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 18/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.2 -1.8 6.8 -0.6 4.8 2.2 1.8 4.4 208 ( 8.7) 22/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.1 -0.2 10.4 +4.6 -- 11.4 1.4 -- 333 (13.9) 17/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -0.2 8.9 +3.7 -- 16.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 21/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.4 +1.7 12.8 +4.2 9.4 4.0 1.8 -- 172 ( 7.2) 46/07
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 17.0 -0.1 9.0 +1.3 -- 11.2 -- -- 341 (14.2) 31/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.2 +0.6 4.7 -1.0 -- 10.4 -- -- 431 (18.0) 26/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.5 +0.7 11.9 +6.8 -- 6.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 44/03
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 +1.3 11.1 +4.5 9.4 4.6 4.4 7.9 276 (11.5) 37/12
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

35.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.6 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+4.3 : 27.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+4.3 : 26.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+4.1 : 17.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.0 : 28.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+4.0 : 23.4 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 13.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.7 : 11.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+8.1 : 11.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+7.8 : 13.5 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+7.5 : 11.9 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC

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

3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.8 : 16.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.9 : 17.6 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 17.8 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-5.0 : 22.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.6 : 13.9 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW

-0.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
0.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
0.8 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
1.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
1.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-7.9 : -0.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.9 : 0.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 4.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-6.5 : 15.5 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
-6.4 : 7.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-6.4 : 4.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne 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.
64.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
61.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
58.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
51.0 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
51.0 YARRABAH COMM COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
64.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
61.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
51.0 YARRABAH COMM COUNCIL
N Coast--Herbert
58.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
51.0 DARADGEE

VICTORIA
Wimmera S
50.5 GLENORCHY

11.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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0.4 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1099 (45.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1080 (45.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1053 (43.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
888 (37.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
880 (36.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
845 (35.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
837 (34.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
835 (34.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
807 (33.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
773 (32.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
751 (31.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
749 (31.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
740 (30.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
691 (28.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
688 (28.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
687 (28.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
681 (28.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
660 (27.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
652 (27.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
651 (27.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
651 (27.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
644 (26.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
636 (26.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
601 (25.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
91/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
72/05 MOUNT 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.
None reported

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 72 ) at 23:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(350/ 63 ) at 00:57
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 70 ) at 22:00