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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1744 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 maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

32.3

32.3

09/08/2009

14

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature +/- normal
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Actual temperatures
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Actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation
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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 22.2 +2.2 14.8 +5.9 12.5 2.2 2.6 -- 356 (14.8) 50/13
PERTH AIRPORT 20.8 +2.4 14.1 +6.1 12.6 1.6 3.0 4.6 409 (17.0) 59/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.1 +1.0 5.8 -1.7 4.1 0.2 3.2 2.3 409 (17.0) 44/15
BUNBURY 18.1 +0.8 13.3 +5.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 55/16
MANDURAH 19.0 -- 14.1 -- -- 2.2 -- -- 293 (12.2) 57/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.9 20.8 +0.4 19.7 0.0 5.8 11.0 304 (12.7) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.7 +8.1 8.2 +2.2 4.9 0.0 7.4 10.9 256 (10.7) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 +0.2 11.9 +6.0 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 387 (16.1) 57/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.4 +1.7 12.1 +3.9 7.9 0.4 6.0 4.4 195 ( 8.1) 31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.4 -2.7 6.7 +1.2 7.2 5.2 1.2 0.2 373 (15.5) 35/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.4 +3.1 5.3 -5.0 3.6 0.0 5.8 11.0 192 ( 8.0) 24/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 +1.5 18.6 +1.2 16.8 0.0 7.4 8.2 422 (17.6) 34/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.5 -0.5 13.3 -1.4 9.9 0.0 6.0 10.0 332 (13.8) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +0.4 12.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 3.3 386 (16.1) 26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.2 -0.6 8.0 -2.6 5.6 0.0 5.8 -- 254 (10.6) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 +0.3 9.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 181 ( 7.5) 30/14
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 8.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.9 +0.6 8.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -0.5 8.3 -1.3 3.7 0.0 2.6 10.1 242 (10.1) 24/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 +0.9 6.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.4 +3.5 6.1 +0.3 -0.8 0.0 3.4 -- 119 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 +1.4 6.7 -1.5 2.0 0.0 2.2 9.3 242 (10.1) 44/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -0.6 3.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 +1.2 1.2 -5.6 -1.8 0.0 2.0 6.9 152 ( 6.3) 31/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.1 +0.1 1.8 -3.5 -1.7 0.2 -- -- 22 ( 0.9) 15/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.8 +3.8 2.0 -0.1 -4.0 0.0 2.2 7.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +5.0 2.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 44/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.1 -0.2 6.7 -1.4 2.0 0.0 1.8 4.1 257 (10.7) 26/18
RICHMOND RAAF 17.6 -2.2 0.2 -4.2 -1.8 0.0 -- -- 14 ( 0.6) 13/18
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -1.3 8.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 35/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.6 +1.6 -3.2 -4.2 -7.1 0.0 1.0 5.9 89 ( 3.7) 26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.7 +0.2 0.7 -2.9 -3.1 0.0 1.4 3.6 191 ( 8.0) 31/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -0.2 1.9 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.7 +2.5 7.9 +2.7 4.9 0.0 3.6 0.6 337 (14.0) 44/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.0 -0.7 3.3 -0.6 -- 0.43 5.8 -- 246 (10.3) 46/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.9 -2.4 2.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 44/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.8 -1.2 9.0 +2.3 6.4 0.0 2.0 -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.4 -2.6 7.1 +1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 35/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.8 -0.6 4.8 +1.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 505 (21.0) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.9 -1.8 8.4 +4.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 22/01
HOBART AIRPORT 10.4 -3.1 6.8 +2.1 6.3 5.0 1.0 0.0 288 (12.0) 26/11
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

35.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA

+8.6 : 31.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.2 : 31.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.2 : 30.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.1 : 30.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 28.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.9 : 16.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.6 : 11.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 13.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.9 : 13.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+6.6 : 12.2 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

0.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-4.7 : 9.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.5 : 9.8 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-4.3 : 8.3 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-4.2 : 11.2 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-4.2 : 8.8 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

-6.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW

-7.7 : -6.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 : 8.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.2 : -6.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.6 : -5.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast 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.
37.8 BEAUMARIS (SKYLINE DRIVE) E Coast TAS
36.0 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE) E Coast TAS
34.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
31.8 GRAY (DALMAYNE RD) E Coast TAS
26.6 SWANSEA (KELVEDON) E Coast TAS

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

746 (31.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
661 (27.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
613 (25.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
609 (25.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
76/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/15 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
72/13 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
72/15 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
68/08 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

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
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
7.0mm in 32 min to 10:32 13.1mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.2mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS
13.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.6mm/h
E Coast
ST HELENS AERODROME
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
None reported