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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1536 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

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

16.8

16.0

28/06/2003

11

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

5.8

6.0

07/06/1994

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 04:30EST, 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 20.5 -0.4 5.8 -5.2 2.4 0.0 2.4 -- 296 (12.3) 31/11
PERTH AIRPORT 21.4 +2.5 7.4 -1.6 5.8 0.0 1.2 8.6 241 (10.0) 26/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.6 +2.0 11.0 +2.9 10.5 0.8 0.0 5.5 327 (13.6) 39/12
BUNBURY 20.3 +1.9 10.0 +1.9 -- 1.6 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 37/12
MANDURAH 19.3 -- 11.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 39/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.4 +0.8 19.3 -0.6 17.7 0.0 6.0 10.3 241 (10.0) 30/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.8 -3.0 4.0 -1.1 1.6 0.0 4.0 10.2 294 (12.3) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.5 -0.8 10.4 +4.3 -- 2.2 2.2 -- 514 (21.4) 37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 +1.0 7.0 -1.1 -- 7.4 3.8 9.1 204 ( 8.5) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 +2.2 3.7 -2.1 2.8 0.2 0.4 8.9 202 ( 8.4) 15/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.7 -2.2 13.0 +3.0 11.1 0.0 6.2 10.4 364 (15.2) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.7 +0.7 18.7 +0.9 16.5 0.0 6.0 1.6 261 (10.9) 22/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 +2.0 14.2 -0.4 12.0 0.0 4.0 9.9 206 ( 8.6) 28/14
MACKAY M.O 25.7 +3.8 13.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 272 (11.3) 22/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +4.9 9.5 -1.4 7.4 0.0 4.4 -- 160 ( 6.7) 24/18
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +2.4 11.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 147 ( 6.1) 41/23
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +3.4 11.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.4 +0.3 9.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 22/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 +1.4 11.3 +0.8 8.5 0.0 3.0 5.3 298 (12.4) 26/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.5 +1.5 8.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 31/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.8 +2.0 7.2 +1.1 2.1 0.8 2.2 -- 93 ( 3.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 +1.3 8.8 -0.3 5.9 0.0 1.2 5.1 198 ( 8.3) 28/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +1.4 6.3 -1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 +2.4 5.1 -2.8 2.1 0.0 1.2 9.3 138 ( 5.8) 37/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 +1.5 4.2 -2.3 0.6 0.2 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 21/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +0.7 0.5 -2.1 -4.5 1.6 0.4 5.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.2 +0.8 3.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 28/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.1 +0.5 7.3 -1.2 4.0 2.2 0.8 8.6 270 (11.3) 41/14
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 +1.8 1.7 -3.2 -1.2 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 +0.5 11.3 +0.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 43/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.6 +0.4 0.7 -0.3 -2.8 0.2 1.6 5.6 164 ( 6.8) 21/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.1 +2.3 3.8 +0.1 -0.7 0.0 2.0 8.8 190 ( 7.9) 15/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 +0.7 0.5 -3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.7 8.2 +3.0 8.7 7.6 3.0 4.4 383 (16.0) 37/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 +1.0 1.4 -2.3 -- 0.62 4.2 -- 214 ( 8.9) 18/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.7 +2.5 4.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 22/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.7 +1.7 5.6 -1.3 3.0 0.0 1.4 -- 52 ( 2.2) 13/19
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.7 +0.1 3.0 -3.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 24/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 +3.0 0.9 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) 28/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.9 -2.2 5.3 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 39/05
HOBART AIRPORT 8.9 -4.0 4.1 -0.5 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.9 190 ( 7.9) 18/04
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

34.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.5 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
32.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 27.3 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
+5.0 : 28.1 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
+4.9 : 28.4 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.7 : 24.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.6 : 28.3 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
+4.6 : 24.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 10.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.4 : 11.3 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.3 : 11.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 10.7 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 10.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 10.9 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

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

-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.3 : 9.8 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
-6.0 : 19.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-5.3 : 23.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-5.3 : 6.6 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-5.2 : 23.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-5.2 : 8.4 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.9 : 5.8 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-8.4 : -1.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.3 : 5.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-7.2 : -2.5 YEELIRRIE 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.
37.1 ROBERTSTOWN Murray Valley SA
36.6 MARRABEL Adelaide/Lofty SA
36.6 WIRRABARA Upper North SA
33.0 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
33.0 GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
1.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

964 (40.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
899 (37.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
873 (36.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
847 (35.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
811 (33.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
791 (33.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
787 (32.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
769 (32.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
708 (29.5) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
686 (28.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
667 (27.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
652 (27.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
650 (27.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
649 (27.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
638 (26.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
630 (26.3) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
627 (26.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
624 (26.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
74/07 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
70/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
67/06 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
65/07 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
65/21 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
65/00 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
65/00 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
7.2mm in 12 min to 18:30 36.0mm/h
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
W Gippsland
MT MOORNAPA
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h
None reported