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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1651 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040555

TOOLARA (KELLY)

4.8

4.9

27/07/2003

12

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 04:40EST, 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 18.6 -0.9 12.8 +3.3 11.0 4.6 3.6 -- 476 (19.8) 43/04
PERTH AIRPORT 18.4 +0.5 12.9 +4.8 11.1 10.2 2.6 5.7 557 (23.2) 50/04
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.9 -0.9 10.6 +3.1 9.0 11.4 3.8 4.9 659 (27.5) 55/14
BUNBURY 16.6 -0.6 12.3 +5.1 -- 16.6 -- -- 634 (26.4) 55/06
MANDURAH 17.3 -- 12.9 -- -- 6.4 -- -- 767 (32.0) 55/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.3 -1.2 17.0 -2.2 15.6 0.0 10.4 11.1 382 (15.9) 48/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.9 +1.2 0.2 -3.8 -1.4 0.0 3.0 10.4 138 ( 5.8) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.0 -0.9 6.0 +0.7 -- 0.2 3.0 -- 186 ( 7.8) 50/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 +0.7 7.0 -0.5 5.8 0.0 1.4 4.6 166 ( 6.9) 35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.7 +0.6 -0.5 -5.7 -2.0 0.2 0.8 5.1 144 ( 6.0) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.9 -2.8 2.0 -6.6 -0.4 0.0 4.4 10.5 284 (11.8) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.7 -1.0 12.0 -5.0 7.7 0.0 3.6 11.0 326 (13.6) 43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.0 -2.1 6.7 -6.9 2.0 0.0 5.8 10.9 266 (11.1) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 19.0 -2.3 8.0 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 314 (13.1) 26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.4 -1.7 3.7 -5.8 0.2 0.0 4.8 -- 244 (10.2) 43/09
BUNDABERG AERO 19.4 -2.6 5.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 318 (13.3) 48/10
NAMBOUR DPI 19.0 -2.1 7.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.4 -1.1 6.1 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 41/10
BRISBANE AERO 19.7 -1.2 7.0 -1.8 2.0 0.0 6.2 10.0 561 (23.4) 44/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.2 -4.4 3.0 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 640 (26.7) 50/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.1 -2.0 4.0 -0.7 -1.0 0.0 1.4 -- 152 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.2 -0.5 7.5 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.2 9.0 319 (13.3) 55/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -1.5 8.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.7 -0.3 9.0 +2.7 8.2 18.8 2.2 3.1 444 (18.5) 48/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.3 -1.2 8.6 +4.0 6.8 13.8 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.4 +2.1 0.8 -0.6 -3.0 0.6 1.0 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +0.1 -0.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.7 -2.3 8.8 +1.7 7.4 6.2 3.2 4.5 660 (27.5) 54/12
RICHMOND RAAF 16.9 -0.5 5.9 +2.4 2.5 2.6 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 35/11
BELLAMBI AWS 15.1 -1.7 9.3 -0.7 -- 17.8 -- -- 438 (18.3) 46/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.6 +2.3 0.6 +0.7 -2.2 0.0 1.2 9.2 252 (10.5) 52/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.8 +2.1 -1.5 -4.2 -4.8 0.0 1.0 8.4 146 ( 6.1) 15/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.4 +1.4 -0.3 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.0 2.2 -2.1 0.5 0.0 1.2 6.0 134 ( 5.6) 43/02
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.6 +0.6 -1.0 -3.9 -- 0.2 1.4 -- 274 (11.4) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 +0.9 -1.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 18/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.0 +1.6 5.0 -1.0 2.5 0.0 0.4 -- 87 ( 3.6) 15/14
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.5 -0.3 1.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 26/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 +1.3 -0.6 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 41/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.3 -1.3 -2.3 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 13/05
HOBART AIRPORT 10.0 -2.4 2.2 -1.9 0.7 0.0 0.8 6.2 281 (11.7) 30/10
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

31.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
30.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

**S** +4.6 : 19.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+4.3 : 24.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+3.0 : 9.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+2.9 : 14.4 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
+2.7 : 12.0 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
+2.7 : 21.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 11.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 10.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 12.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+6.1 : 10.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+6.1 : 9.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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

-2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.1 : 18.1 THANGOOL WINSTON STREET Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.1 : 13.7 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-4.6 : 8.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.4 : 12.2 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-4.3 : 21.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

-9.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.2 : 0.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-9.0 : 1.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-8.6 : 5.4 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-8.3 : 3.0 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-8.3 : 6.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

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.
41.9 SOUTH DANDALUP DAM Lower West WA
41.6 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
41.4 COMBIENBAR E Gippsland VIC
40.6 GOONGERAH E Gippsland VIC
36.0 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
3.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1464 (61.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1278 (53.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1035 (43.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
891 (37.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
865 (36.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
858 (35.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
853 (35.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
834 (34.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
825 (34.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
767 (32.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
739 (30.8) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
739 (30.8) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
710 (29.6) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
698 (29.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
678 (28.3) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
667 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
667 (27.8) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
660 (27.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
659 (27.5) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
653 (27.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
649 (27.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
642 (26.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
635 (26.5) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
634 (26.4) BUNBURY Lower West WA
634 (26.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
611 (25.5) BICKLEY Lower West WA
606 (25.3) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
87/05 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
70/10 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
70/20 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA

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
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
NORAH HEAD AWS
7.0mm in 9 min to 04:39 46.7mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h
Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
13.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(260/ 65 ) at 06:01
CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(230/ 63 ) at 05:46