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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1714 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:43EST, 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 16.0 -3.5 3.5 -6.0 -0.5 0.0 2.0 -- 362 (15.1) 34/09
PERTH AIRPORT 16.0 -1.9 4.5 -3.6 3.0 0.0 1.2 2.8 259 (10.8) 18/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.8 -1.0 8.5 +1.0 7.0 0.6 2.4 3.8 387 (16.1) 31/12
BUNBURY 15.6 -1.6 5.6 -1.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 21/16
MANDURAH 15.2 -- 9.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 21/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +2.9 18.9 -0.3 18.0 0.0 6.4 8.8 284 (11.8) 44/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.1 -2.6 2.8 -1.2 0.2 0.0 6.0 10.6 309 (12.9) 44/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.8 +1.9 4.4 -0.9 -- 0.8 0.8 -- 341 (14.2) 43/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.7 -0.6 10.1 +2.6 -- 1.2 5.4 1.6 243 (10.1) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 +0.9 5.9 +0.7 4.0 4.4 1.0 5.8 361 (15.0) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.2 -1.5 12.0 +3.4 11.2 0.0 8.8 9.9 482 (20.1) 46/03
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 +2.4 16.7 -0.3 13.8 0.0 4.6 2.0 381 (15.9) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 +1.2 13.9 +0.3 11.9 0.0 5.4 9.8 284 (11.8) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 23.1 +1.8 14.5 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- 10.2 301 (12.5) 22/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 +3.6 12.1 +2.6 10.0 0.0 2.6 -- 169 ( 7.0) 24/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +3.6 12.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 173 ( 7.2) 28/12
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +3.9 13.0 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.2 +3.7 15.3 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 35/16
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +2.8 10.7 +1.9 7.1 0.0 3.2 9.9 278 (11.6) 44/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.4 +0.8 9.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 52/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 +0.6 6.7 +2.0 2.3 1.2 1.8 -- 195 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 +1.4 10.8 +3.3 6.7 0.0 1.0 10.0 348 (14.5) 41/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -0.2 5.6 -0.7 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.0 +1.0 7.3 +1.0 4.3 2.6 0.4 9.6 282 (11.8) 37/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 +0.9 5.5 +0.9 1.9 2.2 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.5 -0.8 1.2 -0.2 -0.8 9.6 2.0 1.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 11.2 -4.0 2.2 -0.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 31/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.7 +1.7 8.0 +0.9 4.5 9.4 0.4 9.0 373 (15.5) 48/18
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 +1.3 2.5 -1.0 -- 7.8 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 34/17
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 +1.4 9.5 -0.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 54/22
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.0 +0.7 -1.0 -0.9 -3.7 6.2 1.6 7.5 226 ( 9.4) 46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 9.7 -3.0 3.3 +0.6 -1.4 1.6 1.2 0.9 176 ( 7.3) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 8.8 -4.2 1.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 27 ( 1.1) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 +1.6 3.8 -0.5 1.3 0.0 1.4 8.5 263 (11.0) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.7 -0.3 -1.7 -4.6 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 80 ( 3.3) 31/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.4 -0.1 -1.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 43/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.4 +3.0 8.6 +2.6 5.5 0.0 1.6 -- 139 ( 5.8) 34/14
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.5 +0.7 7.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 65/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 +0.6 2.0 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 417 (17.4) 46/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 +1.3 6.3 +4.1 -- 0.1 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.3 -0.1 5.4 +1.3 0.9 0.0 1.6 4.1 329 (13.7) 46/18
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

36.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.6 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+5.0 : 24.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+4.9 : 28.0 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
+4.8 : 36.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+4.8 : 27.6 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.6 : 25.4 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 21.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+8.5 : 23.2 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+8.1 : 9.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.4 : 22.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
+7.4 : 6.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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

-1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 8.8 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-5.5 : 8.5 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 : 9.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 : 7.9 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-4.8 : 14.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 13.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

-6.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.0 : -0.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : -3.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-6.6 : -1.2 PAYNES FIND E 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.
29.6 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
26.0 TOGARI (PARTRIDGE ROAD) N Coast TAS
23.6 MARRAWAH N Coast TAS
22.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.0 POWELLTOWN DNRE E Central VIC

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

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2.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
0.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

1318 (54.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1034 (43.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1003 (41.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
959 (40.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
929 (38.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
811 (33.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
748 (31.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
746 (31.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
733 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
713 (29.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
702 (29.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
700 (29.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
695 (29.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
689 (28.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
654 (27.3) TELFER AERO Interior WA
643 (26.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
641 (26.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
641 (26.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
630 (26.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
616 (25.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
610 (25.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
604 (25.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
111/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
93/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/12 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.
None reported None reported