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Dec

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07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Nov

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02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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30            

Oct

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05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Sept

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07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

Aug

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03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Jul

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06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    

Jun

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08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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29 30          

May

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04 05 06 07 08 09 10
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Apr

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Mar

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Feb

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02 03 04 05 06 07 08
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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1601 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

QLD

Darling Downs E

041483

WONGA

50.0

36.0

29/06/2005

29

1 y

TAS

E Coast

092099

NUGENT (TWILIGHT VALLEY)

137.0

58.4

25/06/1998

27

117.2

19/12/1995

28

1 y

TAS

Midlands

093049

MOUNT SEYMOUR

63.0

25.0

05/06/2009

16

56.8

03/07/1990

19

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Midlands

093052

MOUNT MORRISTON (MACQUARIE RIVER)

30.2

29.4

10/06/2004

14

1 n

TAS

Southeast

094069

GROVE (COMPARISON)

70.8

59.7

07/06/1956

58

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094087

MOUNT WELLINGTON

114.2

110.6

05/06/2009

29

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Southeast

094089

HUONVILLE (TUTTON AVENUE)

62.0

51.6

09/06/1983

40

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094090

RISDON VALE (POPLAR ROAD)

58.2

41.4

22/06/2005

30

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094104

GLAZIERS BAY

49.0

27.0

05/06/2009

11

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Southeast

094151

LONGLEY (TELOPEA)

87.2

79.0

05/06/2009

34

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Southeast

094172

TEA TREE (THE POINT)

47.4

33.4

14/06/1988

24

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094175

LUCASTON (BAKERS CREEK ROAD)

58.8

54.0

09/06/1983

31

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094177

RICHMOND (STRATHAYR)

37.4

34.0

25/06/1998

21

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094179

JUDBURY (HUON RIVER)

43.8

21.2

29/06/2004

14

1 n

TAS

Southeast

094182

BELOW CRAIGBOURNE DAM (COAL RIVER)

76.6

25.6

05/06/2009

12

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Southeast

094188

BERRIEDALE (MOORILLA ESTATE)

41.2

33.6

05/06/2009

14

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

TAS

Southeast

094190

YARLINGTON (BLACKS PINNACLE)

41.4

39.8

22/06/2005

16

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094195

TUNNACK FIRE STATION

57.8

50.8

22/06/2005

12

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094200

LOWER LONGLEY (LOMATIA VALE)

118.6

100.4

22/06/2005

14

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094204

TEA TREE POINT

44.2

24.4

30/06/2003

11

1 n

TAS

Southeast

094205

KETTERING (GROOMBRIDGES ROAD)

30.0

29.6

25/06/1998

12

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094207

WOODSDALE (STALWORTH)

62.6

41.6

22/06/2005

12

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094210

ROKEBY (GRANGE ROAD EAST)

57.0

33.0

25/06/1998

12

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094211

BELLERIVE (YORK STREET)

44.8

42.0

22/06/2005

12

1 y

TAS

Derwent Valley

095016

OSTERLEY

46.2

41.9

07/06/1954

97

1 y

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

38.0

34.4

26/06/1995

17

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095069

MOLESWORTH (GLEN DHU ROAD)

43.0

28.4

22/06/2005

14

1 y

TAS

Central Plateau

096080

MIENA (BERRY DRIVE)

29.8

23.2

22/06/2005

12

1 y

TAS

W Coast

097081

DENISON RIVER

43.0

27.2

22/06/2005

16

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014609

NGUKURR

36.0

35.8

01/06/1962

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 04:34EST, 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 20.1 -0.8 13.6 +2.6 11.4 0.2 2.4 -- 352 (14.7) 55/20
PERTH AIRPORT 16.5 -2.4 9.5 +0.5 7.5 0.8 1.2 0.1 361 (15.0) 52/18
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 -0.7 7.6 -0.5 4.6 0.2 1.6 0.1 273 (11.4) 57/17
BUNBURY 17.6 -0.8 10.1 +2.0 -- 1.6 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 68/16
MANDURAH 18.2 -- 13.3 -- -- 5.4 -- -- 475 (19.8) 81/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 +0.5 21.1 +1.2 20.4 0.0 6.2 10.2 262 (10.9) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.6 +2.8 12.2 +7.1 8.8 0.0 5.4 10.3 416 (17.3) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.8 -0.5 9.4 +3.3 -- 4.6 2.6 -- 349 (14.5) 43/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -2.1 11.6 +3.5 8.3 3.4 0.8 0.0 253 (10.5) 26/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.3 2.0 -3.8 1.0 0.2 0.8 5.2 239 (10.0) 21/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.6 +3.7 8.1 -1.9 6.6 0.0 4.8 8.6 122 ( 5.1) 48/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 +1.2 17.7 -0.1 13.4 0.0 3.4 9.8 234 ( 9.8) 21/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 +1.8 14.3 -0.3 12.9 0.0 3.4 7.7 195 ( 8.1) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 25.7 +3.8 14.0 0.0 -- 0.2 -- 9.9 217 ( 9.0) 31/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +4.0 15.4 +4.5 13.0 0.0 2.6 -- 130 ( 5.4) 30/16
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +1.3 14.9 +3.3 -- 0.2 0.6 -- 74 ( 3.1) 28/20
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 +0.4 14.0 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.4 -1.7 13.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 26/22
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -0.9 13.3 +2.8 11.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 162 ( 6.8) 30/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.2 -2.8 11.3 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 26/05
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.4 -0.4 5.9 -0.2 1.6 0.0 1.4 -- 89 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.4 0.0 10.8 +1.7 10.3 0.8 0.6 2.9 137 ( 5.7) 17/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -1.2 8.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.7 +1.1 4.2 -3.7 2.1 0.0 2.0 8.2 214 ( 8.9) 26/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.9 +1.0 4.5 -2.0 1.0 0.2 -- -- 21 ( 0.9) 18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.6 +0.1 1.5 -1.1 -1.2 0.0 0.0 6.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.4 0.0 1.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 26/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 +1.4 9.0 +0.5 3.2 0.0 1.8 8.8 354 (14.8) 30/03
RICHMOND RAAF 18.2 +0.2 4.2 -0.7 0.9 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 13/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 +1.1 10.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 37/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.5 +0.3 3.1 +2.1 1.2 0.0 1.4 6.2 284 (11.8) 26/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.1 +0.3 5.4 +1.7 1.6 0.4 1.0 5.0 160 ( 6.7) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -0.5 6.9 +3.0 -- 4.4 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 46/05
MILDURA AIRPORT 11.8 -4.2 9.5 +4.3 6.2 3.8 1.4 3.1 211 ( 8.8) 26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.7 +0.7 4.3 +0.6 -- 3.4 1.0 -- 169 ( 7.0) 30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 -0.4 5.5 +1.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 21/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.4 +2.4 7.1 +0.2 4.5 0.0 0.8 -- 104 ( 4.3) 21/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.0 +0.4 1.3 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 18/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 +1.6 5.6 +1.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 387 (16.1) 28/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 +0.2 4.1 +1.2 -- 10.2 -- -- 20 ( 0.8) 15/16
HOBART AIRPORT 12.3 -0.6 9.5 +4.9 10.5 34.4 0.2 0.1 534 (22.3) 41/00
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

36.0 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
35.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 28.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+6.5 : 30.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+6.5 : 28.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+5.9 : 36.0 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
+5.1 : 31.5 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+5.1 : 28.0 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.3 : 14.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 15.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+7.7 : 14.8 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+7.4 : 15.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.4 : 8.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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

-0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9 : 14.7 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-5.4 : 16.1 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-5.3 : 17.7 ROLLESTON Central Highlands QLD
-5.3 : 15.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-5.0 : 15.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

-5.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.0 : 1.3 GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
-4.6 : 2.4 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-4.3 : -0.5 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-4.2 : 0.6 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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.
137.0 NUGENT (TWILIGHT VALLEY) E Coast TAS
118.6 LOWER LONGLEY (LOMATIA VALE) Southeast TAS
114.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91.2 KAOOTA (HEAVENS ECHO) Southeast TAS
90.4 FERN TREE (GRAYS ROAD) Southeast TAS

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
50.0 WONGA

TASMANIA
E Coast
137.0 NUGENT (TWILIGHT VALLEY)
70.2 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)
68.4 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD)
64.4 TOOMS LAKE (TOOMS RIVER)
58.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)
56.2 ROSEMOUNT FLAT
54.0 BUCKLAND (KENT STREET)
51.2 KELLEVIE
Midlands
63.0 MOUNT SEYMOUR
52.0 BIRRALEE CREEK
Southeast
118.6 LOWER LONGLEY (LOMATIA VALE)
114.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON
91.2 KAOOTA (HEAVENS ECHO)
90.4 FERN TREE (GRAYS ROAD)
87.2 LONGLEY (TELOPEA)
76.6 BELOW CRAIGBOURNE DAM (COAL RIVER)
75.4 LONGLEY (RIVER BEND ROAD)
70.8 GROVE (COMPARISON)
67.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION)
65.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)
62.6 WATTLE HILL
62.6 WOODSDALE (STALWORTH)
62.0 HUONVILLE (TUTTON AVENUE)
61.6 LUNAWANNA
61.0 COLLINSVALE
60.0 LESLIE VALE
59.6 SNUG PLAINS (CATARACT FALLS)
58.8 LUCASTON (BAKERS CREEK ROAD)
58.2 RISDON VALE (POPLAR ROAD)
58.2 RICHMOND (COAL RIVER)
57.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION
57.4 HASTINGS CHALET
57.0 ROKEBY (GRANGE ROAD EAST)
57.0 BRIDGEWATER (TREATMENT PLANT)
56.0 SOUTHPORT (HUON HIGHWAY)
52.8 MANGALORE (MANGALORE FARM)
52.4 BAGDAD POST OFFICE
52.0 ORIELTON
50.6 BUCKLAND (PULCHELLA)
50.2 TARANNA (PARKS & WILDLIFE)
50.2 KOONYA HEIGHTS

ISLANDS
Islands
51.7 HOME ISLAND

10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

.....

0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
**S** 0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

1154 (48.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1150 (47.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
882 (36.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
729 (30.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
718 (29.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
714 (29.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
669 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
622 (25.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
89/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/17 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
81/17 MANDURAH Lower West WA
80/10 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/17 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
76/05 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION
5.8mm in 33 min to 22:30 10.5mm/h
MINGENEW
12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.4mm/h
Lower West
CAPE NATURALISTE
6.6mm in 33 min to 15:33 12.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h
BUSSELTON
4.6mm in 6 min to 16:00 46.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
4.0mm in 11 min to 15:26 21.8mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
5.0mm in 11 min to 15:58 27.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
COBAR MO
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
CAMPANIA (KINCORA)
102.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 34.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 87(290/ 65 ) at 17:19
CAPE LEEUWIN : 85(300/ 67 ) at 17:32