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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1746 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

10/08/2009

14

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


The day in charts
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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
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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 20.4 +0.4 12.4 +3.5 11.0 1.2 2.8 -- 348 (14.5) 28/16
PERTH AIRPORT 17.5 -0.9 10.6 +2.6 9.4 6.0 3.4 1.8 376 (15.7) 34/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.8 -0.3 6.6 -0.9 4.7 4.8 2.4 7.0 413 (17.2) 37/12
BUNBURY 17.4 +0.1 5.8 -1.8 -- 11.8 -- -- 253 (10.5) 55/21
MANDURAH 17.8 -- 11.9 -- -- 6.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 67/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.2 18.9 -1.5 18.3 0.0 7.4 10.9 264 (11.0) 35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.6 +9.0 12.6 +6.6 6.6 0.0 9.4 11.0 391 (16.3) 55/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 +1.0 6.2 +0.3 -- 0.4 4.4 -- 371 (15.5) 37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 +0.4 11.3 +3.1 -- 0.6 1.4 5.8 244 (10.2) 30/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 +2.1 5.1 -0.4 1.6 1.4 0.6 9.1 312 (13.0) 30/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 +4.3 5.0 -5.3 3.7 0.0 5.6 11.0 116 ( 4.8) 26/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +2.2 17.6 +0.2 16.2 0.0 6.2 7.9 384 (16.0) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 +0.8 14.5 -0.2 12.2 0.0 5.8 10.7 331 (13.8) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 23.1 +0.6 15.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 292 (12.2) 28/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 +2.0 14.5 +3.9 13.2 0.2 2.8 -- 287 (12.0) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.2 +0.9 11.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 191 ( 8.0) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +1.5 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.5 +1.2 7.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +0.2 8.6 -1.0 4.2 0.0 2.4 10.1 265 (11.0) 31/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.3 9.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 31/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.7 +4.8 10.6 +4.8 5.6 0.8 2.4 -- 103 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.3 +2.5 12.6 +4.4 7.3 0.0 2.8 7.9 -- 48/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +2.0 4.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 -0.1 9.4 +2.6 5.1 0.0 3.0 2.7 223 ( 9.3) 37/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 -0.6 5.9 +0.6 2.6 0.0 -- -- 19 ( 0.8) 21/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.7 +2.7 6.5 +4.4 1.5 5.2 3.4 3.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.2 +3.7 9.7 +6.3 -- 6.8 -- -- 336 (14.0) 55/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 -0.1 9.2 +1.1 4.6 0.0 1.2 2.4 257 (10.7) 50/17
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 -1.0 4.9 +0.5 1.1 0.0 -- -- 12 ( 0.5) 54/17
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 +0.3 11.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 44/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.6 +2.6 2.8 +1.8 0.4 1.6 1.4 3.3 99 ( 4.1) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.8 +3.3 5.6 +2.0 7.9 0.4 2.2 6.7 382 (15.9) 50/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.7 +2.7 5.9 +2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 43/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 +1.3 6.8 +1.6 4.3 0.2 3.8 5.1 403 (16.8) 48/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 +1.7 8.5 +4.6 -- 0.8 2.0 -- 387 (16.1) 46/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.7 +2.4 7.0 +4.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 378 (15.8) 41/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 +1.2 9.5 +2.8 7.8 0.6 0.8 -- 172 ( 7.2) 17/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.8 -1.2 8.6 +2.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 286 (11.9) 34/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 +2.3 6.4 +2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 539 (22.5) 44/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.1 +0.4 8.6 +5.0 -- 3.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 54/17
HOBART AIRPORT 11.0 -2.5 7.9 +3.2 7.7 0.0 0.6 0.0 305 (12.7) 31/12
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

35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 32.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.1 : 31.1 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+9.0 : 31.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 31.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 29.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.5 : 14.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+9.3 : 14.6 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+8.8 : 11.8 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+8.6 : 14.4 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
+8.5 : 13.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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

1.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.1 : 10.2 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-3.7 : 16.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.3 : 9.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
-3.2 : 27.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-3.2 : 9.4 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

-30.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-34.2 : -30.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-7.5 : 8.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-5.4 : 7.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-5.3 : 5.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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.
70.4 CRANBROOK (CRANBROOK HOUSE) E Coast TAS
55.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
45.0 ST MARYS (CULLENSWOOD) E Coast TAS
44.4 CORNWALL E Coast TAS
42.0 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE) E Coast TAS

TASMANIA
E Coast
70.4 CRANBROOK (CRANBROOK HOUSE)
55.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER)
45.0 ST MARYS (CULLENSWOOD)
44.4 CORNWALL
42.0 GRAY (BLUEBERRY COTTAGE)

11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

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
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

917 (38.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
797 (33.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
774 (32.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
765 (31.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
744 (31.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
740 (30.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
723 (30.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
688 (28.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
668 (27.8) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
667 (27.8) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
661 (27.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
624 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
621 (25.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
615 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
604 (25.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
78/08 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
76/09 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
76/05 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
76/ SWAN ISLAND 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT
5.6mm in 14 min to 14:30 24.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 70(330/ 63 ) at 23:03