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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1859 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 daily rainfall

VIC

W Gippsland

085291

MT BAW BAW

94.6

66.6

12/09/2007

11

1 N

VIC

E Central

086372

DUNNS HILL

32.0

27.6

12/09/2004

16

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

0.4

0.4

12/09/2004

18

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-6.5

-5.6

20/09/1994

19

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AERO

24.4

24.2

06/09/2009

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

29.0

30.9

01/09/2004

32

1 P


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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 04:56EST, 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 20.6 -1.4 10.1 +0.8 7.0 0.0 3.2 -- 207 ( 8.6) 31/14
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 -0.3 10.9 +2.0 9.5 1.6 3.2 6.2 -- 39/19
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.5 +0.2 8.8 +0.8 6.3 0.0 3.6 8.2 375 (15.6) 39/10
BUNBURY 17.8 -0.4 10.5 +2.0 -- 7.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 54/19
MANDURAH 18.8 -- 13.8 -- -- 1.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 55/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 -0.1 25.7 +2.7 24.7 0.0 6.2 8.9 425 (17.7) 37/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.8 -0.5 5.9 -4.5 4.4 0.0 6.4 11.3 224 ( 9.3) 30/16
WHYALLA AERO 16.4 -5.1 5.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 285 (11.9) 28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -3.5 10.6 +0.9 9.8 0.0 1.8 1.3 178 ( 7.4) 21/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 -1.0 5.9 -0.4 3.0 0.6 0.2 4.6 315 (13.1) 31/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.7 -3.5 4.5 -9.7 2.4 0.0 8.2 11.2 327 (13.6) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.1 +3.1 19.5 +0.8 18.2 0.0 5.6 10.8 230 ( 9.6) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +3.4 18.1 +0.8 14.8 0.0 7.4 10.6 369 (15.4) 34/09
MACKAY M.O 26.3 +1.1 15.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 419 (17.5) 35/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 +3.4 11.0 -2.6 7.4 0.0 7.8 -- 237 ( 9.9) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +0.8 13.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 290 (12.1) 30/09
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +1.1 10.0 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +1.6 9.8 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 37/16
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 +1.7 8.8 -3.9 4.4 0.0 4.0 11.2 255 (10.6) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.5 -2.9 7.8 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 363 (15.1) 44/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 -2.0 7.2 -1.3 1.9 0.0 3.4 -- 195 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 -1.8 6.6 -4.3 2.6 0.0 3.4 11.0 208 ( 8.7) 28/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.3 -0.2 4.9 -4.5 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.6 +0.4 9.7 +0.7 5.5 0.0 4.2 10.3 430 (17.9) 54/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.2 -0.1 8.4 +0.7 4.6 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.7 -5.3 4.2 0.0 1.8 2.2 1.6 4.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -3.8 2.0 -4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 281 (11.7) 39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 +0.2 10.3 0.0 4.1 0.0 3.6 11.2 353 (14.7) 52/14
RICHMOND RAAF 20.1 -2.6 6.2 -1.9 1.4 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 50/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -0.6 11.1 -1.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 57/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.0 -2.2 3.6 +0.4 0.5 2.0 1.6 8.5 310 (12.9) 48/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.5 -3.1 5.6 +0.5 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.9 321 (13.4) 30/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.3 -3.8 7.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 35/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -3.4 6.6 -0.8 4.9 0.0 5.4 6.8 350 (14.6) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 -2.4 2.5 -2.9 -- 0.2 3.4 -- 433 (18.0) 43/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 -2.9 7.0 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 476 (19.8) 39/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.4 -2.8 9.7 +1.8 9.0 0.8 1.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.0 -2.8 8.8 +2.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 541 (22.5) 43/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -4.0 5.0 +0.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 520 (21.7) 37/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.4 -0.1 9.6 +4.5 -- 5.0 -- -- -- 48/09
HOBART AIRPORT 10.9 -4.4 9.4 +3.4 8.4 5.0 1.6 0.7 790 (32.9) 55/01
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

40.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
39.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
39.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
38.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

**S** +7.1 : 36.1 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
+5.5 : 21.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.4 : 37.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+4.5 : 37.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+4.4 : 38.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.7 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.1 : 25.1 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 9.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+5.3 : 9.2 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+5.2 : 26.7 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
+5.1 : 8.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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

-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.1 : 7.8 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-7.7 : 6.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-7.4 : 7.1 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.3 : 9.0 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-7.1 : 10.1 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-4.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
-2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-12.0 : -4.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.9 : 3.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.7 : 4.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.1 : 2.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.9 : 5.2 URANDANGI Northwest 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.
96.2 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON) NW Slopes S NSW
94.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
59.2 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI) E Central VIC
49.6 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
48.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
96.2 NIANGALA (MOUNT SANDON)

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
49.6 CABBAGE TREE CREEK
W Gippsland
94.6 MT BAW BAW
E Central
59.2 WARBURTON EAST (ARRABRI)

TASMANIA
E Coast
48.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

.....

0.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW

1437 (59.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1391 (58.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
1368 (57.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1046 (43.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
985 (41.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
925 (38.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
916 (38.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
804 (33.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
800 (33.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
790 (32.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
780 (32.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
773 (32.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
764 (31.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
744 (31.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
727 (30.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
720 (30.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
706 (29.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
699 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
699 (29.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
681 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
677 (28.2) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
667 (27.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
660 (27.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
660 (27.5) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
648 (27.0) RHYLL E Central VIC
647 (27.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
647 (27.0) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
641 (26.7) CERBERUS E Central VIC
634 (26.4) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
630 (26.3) ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
628 (26.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
616 (25.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
611 (25.5) SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
608 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
100/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/00 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
87/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
80/13 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
80/23 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
6.4mm in 11 min to 19:11 34.9mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.2mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 100(300/ 76 ) at 01:46
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 80(240/ 72 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 82(190/ 67 ) at 03:00
E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 93(190/ 72 ) at 00:00
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 80(210/ 67 ) at 16:30
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(180/ 67 ) at 03:18