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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1732 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 wind gust (km/h)

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

55

54.0

06/08/2001

12

Y


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Actual temperatures
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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 04:46EST, 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 20.9 +0.9 7.3 -1.6 6.5 0.2 2.6 -- 280 (11.7) 35/16
PERTH AIRPORT 20.9 +2.5 6.6 -1.4 4.5 0.0 1.6 5.6 242 (10.1) 48/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.7 +2.6 8.7 +1.2 6.8 0.2 2.0 6.4 257 (10.7) 61/21
BUNBURY 19.3 +2.0 9.1 +1.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 57/23
MANDURAH 18.9 -- 11.7 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 52/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +0.7 17.4 -3.0 16.4 0.0 5.8 10.6 228 ( 9.5) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.2 +0.6 1.8 -4.2 -1.1 0.0 5.8 10.9 201 ( 8.4) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 25.1 +6.6 4.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 166 ( 6.9) 48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.2 +3.5 8.6 +0.4 -- 0.2 0.6 7.4 227 ( 9.5) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 +1.2 6.6 +1.1 5.1 2.2 1.6 4.7 356 (14.8) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.3 0.0 11.1 +0.8 6.0 0.0 6.8 10.8 337 (14.0) 31/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +1.4 15.8 -1.6 14.0 0.0 6.0 10.1 536 (22.3) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.3 12.7 -2.0 9.7 0.0 5.8 9.8 318 (13.3) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 22.4 -0.1 13.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.9 360 (15.0) 37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +1.4 11.3 +0.7 9.1 0.0 4.4 -- 246 (10.3) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 +1.1 10.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 241 (10.0) 37/14
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +0.5 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.7 +0.4 8.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 26/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -0.2 9.9 +0.3 5.9 0.2 2.8 9.8 276 (11.5) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.3 +0.6 6.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 35/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.7 +0.8 3.6 -2.2 -1.5 0.0 2.8 -- 102 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.7 -1.1 7.0 -1.2 2.6 0.0 2.6 7.9 305 (12.7) 28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.7 6.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.7 +0.1 4.1 -2.7 0.5 0.0 2.2 8.4 253 (10.5) 30/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.2 +0.2 2.1 -3.2 -1.3 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.4 +1.4 1.8 -0.3 -2.5 0.0 1.8 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +0.8 -0.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 22/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 +0.7 7.0 -1.1 2.8 0.0 2.8 9.9 338 (14.1) 26/15
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 -1.2 0.6 -3.8 -2.3 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 17/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.7 -0.3 10.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 34/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.9 -0.1 -1.7 -2.7 -5.2 0.0 2.6 2.7 326 (13.6) 28/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.9 +2.4 1.6 -2.0 -1.2 0.0 1.2 6.4 123 ( 5.1) 22/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -1.2 5.7 +1.9 -- 5.4 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 18/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.8 +3.6 5.1 -0.1 1.6 0.0 2.0 9.3 195 ( 8.1) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.5 +0.8 7.5 +3.6 -- 2.0 1.5 -- 167 ( 7.0) 35/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 0.0 7.1 +4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 39/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 +1.6 8.3 +1.6 5.5 5.2 1.0 -- 79 ( 3.3) 30/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.3 +1.3 5.1 -0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 287 (12.0) 50/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +0.8 2.2 -1.5 -- 2.8 -- -- 316 (13.2) 44/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -1.3 0.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 43/23
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 +0.5 4.8 +0.1 1.7 0.0 3.4 7.1 516 (21.5) 48/13
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 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.5 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
33.5 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+11.0 : 30.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.0 : 28.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.9 : 28.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.2 : 29.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.0 : 27.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.0 : 9.0 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+4.9 : 7.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+4.6 : 7.1 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
**S** +3.9 : 5.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.8 : 7.6 KYABRAM DPI Lower North VIC

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

-0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-2.2 : 30.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-1.9 : 29.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-1.8 : 29.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-1.7 : 28.7 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-1.7 : 14.3 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-1.7 : 18.5 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-1.7 : 1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 : 27.9 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

-6.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.4 : 4.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-6.7 : 9.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.5 : 2.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.5 : 5.6 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-6.3 : 7.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS 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.
36.0 MOUNTAIN RIVER Southeast TAS
26.0 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
25.0 OUTTRIM E Central VIC
24.2 SORELL (WHITLEA) Southeast TAS
23.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1244 (51.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
953 (39.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
870 (36.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
814 (33.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
782 (32.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
771 (32.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
741 (30.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
719 (30.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
667 (27.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
662 (27.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
625 (26.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/22 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/20 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
72/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
70/19 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
70/22 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(260/ 63 ) at 23:37
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(320/ 63 ) at 20:30