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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1741 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

NSW

Upper Darling

048015

BREWARRINA HOSPITAL

-2.1

-2.1

06/08/1994

38

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

Illawarra

068241

ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)

-2.0

-1.0

17/08/2005

11

-2.0

15/06/2006

12

Y

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

-49.0

-1.0

08/08/2006

12

-2.0

07/07/2004

13

1 P

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

32.3

32.2

01/08/2009

14

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 04:47EST, 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 23.0 +3.0 9.5 +0.6 6.7 0.2 2.0 -- 244 (10.2) 28/06
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 +2.6 11.9 +3.9 10.1 2.4 1.0 4.8 244 (10.2) 35/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.3 -1.8 10.0 +2.5 7.7 3.6 2.0 6.4 299 (12.5) 28/15
BUNBURY 17.9 +0.6 8.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 31/09
MANDURAH 21.4 -- 12.5 -- -- 0.4 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 31/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.8 18.5 -1.9 17.0 0.0 5.6 11.1 299 (12.5) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.1 +5.5 4.4 -1.6 1.7 0.0 6.2 11.0 187 ( 7.8) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 21.8 +3.3 6.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 289 (12.0) 44/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.8 +0.1 7.4 -0.8 3.7 0.0 -- 0.0 207 ( 8.6) 24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -2.2 5.3 -0.2 2.9 0.0 2.4 0.0 390 (16.3) 31/06
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.6 +2.3 7.5 -2.8 6.5 0.0 6.2 11.0 177 ( 7.4) 30/15
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +1.3 14.1 -3.3 10.9 0.0 8.0 11.0 482 (20.1) 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 0.0 11.6 -3.1 10.0 0.0 6.6 10.4 186 ( 7.8) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 22.4 -0.1 12.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- 9.2 285 (11.9) 41/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 -0.2 13.5 +2.9 11.7 0.0 6.2 -- 298 (12.4) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 22.7 -0.6 10.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 431 (18.0) 30/12
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.0 -0.3 10.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 28/04
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -1.3 7.6 -2.0 4.7 0.0 5.0 9.8 420 (17.5) 30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.1 +0.4 5.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 41/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.7 +1.8 1.9 -3.9 -4.1 0.0 3.4 -- 143 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -1.7 3.1 -5.1 -1.6 0.0 3.0 9.7 295 (12.3) 18/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -1.0 5.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.9 -0.7 4.0 -2.8 0.3 0.0 3.2 8.8 351 (14.6) 28/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 +0.3 0.6 -4.7 -3.3 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 15/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +2.0 -1.2 -3.3 -6.2 0.0 2.8 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.8 +0.3 -2.6 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 24/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 +0.3 5.1 -3.0 0.9 0.0 2.6 8.4 359 (15.0) 26/15
RICHMOND RAAF 17.7 -2.1 -1.4 -5.8 -2.8 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 17/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.0 -1.0 5.8 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 24/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.3 +0.3 -4.9 -5.9 -8.7 0.0 2.4 7.1 150 ( 6.3) 21/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.2 -0.3 -2.2 -5.8 -7.0 0.0 1.0 8.2 127 ( 5.3) 21/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2 -2.8 -1.0 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 15/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.7 +1.5 1.0 -4.2 -4.5 0.0 3.0 7.7 254 (10.6) 34/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.5 -2.2 -1.2 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.8 -2.5 -1.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 22/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.6 -0.4 6.6 -0.1 2.4 0.0 2.4 -- 141 ( 5.9) 26/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.8 +0.8 2.1 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 310 (12.9) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -1.4 1.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +0.5 8.8 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 31/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 -0.2 6.4 +1.7 4.0 0.2 1.4 0.7 399 (16.6) 34/14
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 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.5 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 32.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.4 : 29.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+8.0 : 31.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.9 : 30.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.3 : 9.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.8 : 11.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.4 : 11.0 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.3 : 11.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 8.7 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+6.1 : 11.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 10.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

-0.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.6 : 12.9 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
-4.1 : 11.4 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-3.9 : 10.9 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-3.8 : 10.1 MARYBOROUGH N Central VIC
-3.8 : 9.8 REDESDALE N Central VIC

-49.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-9.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-7.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

-53.2 : -49.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-8.7 : -4.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.3 : -7.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.2 : -3.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.2 : -2.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW

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.
44.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
31.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
28.8 RENISON BELL W Coast TAS
27.6 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
27.0 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

1474 (61.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1162 (48.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1079 (45.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1062 (44.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
979 (40.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
948 (39.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
915 (38.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
854 (35.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
848 (35.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
821 (34.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
797 (33.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
734 (30.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
732 (30.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
722 (30.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
722 (30.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
720 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
719 (30.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
699 (29.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
623 (26.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
614 (25.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
610 (25.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
89/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
78/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W 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

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 76(270/ 65 ) at 03:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(330/ 70 ) at 01:17