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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1501 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
Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

15.2

15.8

31/05/2000

14

1 Y

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

14.0

14.0

30/05/2000

12

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

E Central

086371

FRANKSTON AWS

9.0

10.8

26/05/2002

15

1 P


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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 04:26EST, 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 24.0 0.0 14.1 +1.2 13.0 0.0 3.6 -- 346 (14.4) 30/13
PERTH AIRPORT 24.3 +2.6 13.6 +3.1 11.5 0.4 2.4 4.9 331 (13.8) 26/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.7 -0.2 9.4 -0.4 6.7 0.0 2.6 1.0 342 (14.3) 26/04
BUNBURY 22.3 +1.2 11.9 +2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 26/12
MANDURAH 20.3 -- 16.1 -- -- 1.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.8 23.3 +1.2 22.6 0.0 7.2 10.8 330 (13.8) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 10.8 -12.2 8.3 0.0 8.4 12.4 0.4 0.0 373 (15.5) 22/19
WHYALLA AERO 18.0 -2.5 6.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 4.4 -- 231 ( 9.6) 22/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.3 -0.7 10.2 0.0 4.5 0.0 2.2 4.2 288 (12.0) 34/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 +0.4 4.8 -2.5 1.0 0.2 1.2 8.3 334 (13.9) 26/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.1 +1.2 15.1 +1.2 13.5 0.0 4.6 9.7 297 (12.4) 31/04
CAIRNS AERO 27.1 -0.5 21.1 +1.2 20.3 0.6 6.0 3.1 516 (21.5) 41/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 0.0 17.8 +0.2 17.0 0.0 6.0 5.7 373 (15.5) 48/12
MACKAY M.O 24.3 +0.1 19.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- 7.0 365 (15.2) 43/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.9 -0.1 16.9 +2.7 15.9 0.0 4.6 -- 299 (12.5) 41/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -1.7 15.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 400 (16.7) 44/13
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -3.7 15.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.7 -1.4 14.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 43/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.8 -1.8 12.0 -0.8 9.0 0.0 2.6 8.2 337 (14.0) 43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 -2.1 9.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 54/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.7 -1.6 9.5 +0.8 7.0 0.0 4.0 -- 304 (12.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -2.8 13.2 +1.5 11.0 3.4 3.4 2.8 444 (18.5) 39/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.2 -1.3 12.2 +1.7 -- 13.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -0.4 11.0 +0.9 9.7 7.2 1.0 3.5 297 (12.4) 41/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -1.8 11.0 +2.7 9.1 35.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 26/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.5 -1.7 5.7 +1.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.1 -2.9 7.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 55/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.6 -0.4 13.1 +2.2 11.6 5.2 1.2 2.8 -- 50/02
RICHMOND RAAF 16.4 -4.2 10.8 +2.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 24/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.4 -1.3 12.3 -0.8 -- 23.0 -- -- 599 (25.0) 52/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.8 -1.8 5.4 +2.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 4.5 289 (12.0) 31/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.2 +0.9 3.1 -2.8 -1.8 0.0 2.2 7.8 210 ( 8.8) 48/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.1 -0.6 1.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 44/02
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.5 -4.5 6.6 -0.8 7.8 0.0 2.0 0.6 363 (15.1) 30/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 +0.4 0.4 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.7 +0.1 5.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.0 -1.7 6.5 -2.1 3.6 0.0 1.4 -- 154 ( 6.4) 15/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.1 -3.0 8.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 26/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.0 +1.4 2.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 28/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 -2.9 -0.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 21/13
HOBART AIRPORT 10.5 -4.7 5.5 -1.1 2.6 0.4 2.4 0.3 228 ( 9.5) 24/09
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

35.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
34.3 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+3.5 : 24.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.3 : 27.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+3.3 : 25.4 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+3.2 : 25.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+2.9 : 22.5 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.0 : 10.4 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+5.7 : 16.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.1 : 17.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.9 : 16.4 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
+4.8 : 11.3 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-12.9 : 11.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-12.9 : 9.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-12.6 : 12.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-12.3 : 10.4 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-12.2 : 10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-12.2 : 12.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

**S** -5.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-3.0 CORRYONG AIRPORT Lower NE VIC
-2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

**S** -10.4 : -5.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-9.0 : -0.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.4 : 0.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.2 : 1.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

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.
57.7 BROOKLYN (SANDBROOK INLET) Sydney--east NSW
54.4 HEATHER STATION Warrego QLD
51.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
50.8 MCLEOD CREEK
47.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
54.4 HEATHER STATION

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
51.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
Hunter Valley
47.0 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB
Sydney--east
57.7 BROOKLYN (SANDBROOK INLET)

ISLANDS

50.8 MCLEOD CREEK

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

.....

0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1046 (43.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1029 (42.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
985 (41.0) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
980 (40.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
946 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
931 (38.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
811 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
805 (33.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
765 (31.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
746 (31.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
739 (30.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
736 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
696 (29.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
678 (28.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
677 (28.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
662 (27.6) RHYLL E Central VIC
658 (27.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
655 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
655 (27.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
639 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
623 (26.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
622 (25.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
617 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
604 (25.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
76/01 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
70/18 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/18 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
68/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
Lower West
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Channel Country
WINDORAH POST OFFICE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
39.4mm in 25 min to 00:25 94.6mm/h
6.4mm in 2 min to 00:27 192.0mm/h
50.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 50.8mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS : 167(270/ 83 ) at 00:25