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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1333 EST on 10/10/2009. 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

-2.0

1.0

24/10/2008

35

1 P

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039089

THANGOOL WINSTON STREET

2.6

3.4

01/10/1992

18

1

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

2.0

2.8

01/10/1962

35

1 P

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

1.4

3.0

01/10/2002

13

1

VIC

Upper North

081125

SHEPPARTON AIRPORT

-0.4

-0.4

23/10/2008

14

1 Equal to record.


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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 05:32EST, 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 9.2 -1.7 5.5 0.0 4.6 -- 340 (14.2) 39/16
PERTH AIRPORT 23.0 +0.5 8.2 -2.0 5.9 0.0 4.6 8.9 306 (12.8) 34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.5 -1.2 13.6 +4.5 13.1 0.4 3.4 1.1 216 ( 9.0) 22/13
BUNBURY 20.4 -0.3 10.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 30/18
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 12.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 34/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.1 +2.9 23.7 -1.3 23.0 0.0 8.0 11.0 247 (10.3) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.1 -2.9 6.7 -8.1 4.1 0.0 9.8 11.8 379 (15.8) 41/09
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 -6.2 8.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 360 (15.0) 39/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 -4.7 7.9 -3.5 3.1 0.0 3.6 10.1 284 (11.8) 34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 -1.4 2.0 -5.1 -1.5 0.0 1.8 11.5 333 (13.9) 44/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.4 -3.2 16.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 441 (18.4) 43/09
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +1.2 22.4 +1.8 20.3 0.0 7.0 7.9 355 (14.8) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +0.2 21.9 +1.2 20.0 0.0 11.0 11.1 421 (17.5) 46/12
MACKAY M.O 26.9 -0.7 17.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 355 (14.8) 34/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 -0.7 11.6 -5.4 9.9 0.0 10.0 -- 306 (12.8) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 25.9 -1.0 12.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 342 (14.3) 35/13
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -2.7 11.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +0.1 14.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 54/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -1.4 10.2 -5.5 5.1 0.0 6.6 11.7 359 (15.0) 43/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.5 -2.2 8.6 -4.2 -- -- -- -- 471 (19.6) 46/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.8 -4.3 9.8 -2.3 5.5 0.0 5.6 -- 258 (10.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.4 -2.2 13.2 -0.6 10.5 0.0 8.4 11.0 672 (28.0) 59/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 -4.1 11.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.7 -6.9 8.7 -3.3 7.2 3.8 6.8 1.9 742 (30.9) 50/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.1 -6.6 8.9 -1.8 6.5 0.4 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 44/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.4 -4.1 -0.7 -7.3 -4.0 0.0 3.2 10.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -3.4 4.6 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 48/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.9 -6.6 9.6 -3.5 6.0 0.0 5.2 4.7 966 (40.3) 59/15
RICHMOND RAAF 17.3 -7.7 8.7 -2.3 3.4 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 44/12
BELLAMBI AWS 15.7 -5.9 9.4 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 853 (35.5) 68/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 -4.4 -0.3 -6.4 -3.8 0.0 4.2 8.3 432 (18.0) 39/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.2 -1.2 2.7 -5.0 -2.1 0.0 5.4 9.5 318 (13.3) 34/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -3.4 3.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 34/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.4 -3.4 5.1 -4.7 2.9 0.0 6.6 11.3 369 (15.4) 39/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.2 -1.7 0.3 -7.2 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 340 (14.2) 31/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.7 -2.6 4.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 44/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.2 -1.4 7.5 -2.0 5.2 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.6 -3.2 3.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 50/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.2 -3.4 3.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 552 (23.0) 52/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 -2.0 4.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 41/09
HOBART AIRPORT 12.2 -5.1 5.2 -2.3 4.5 0.4 1.8 7.3 442 (18.4) 37/12
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

40.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
39.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+8.3 : 30.6 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 32.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.9 : 30.7 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 30.6 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.5 : 30.4 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
24.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 12.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.5 : 15.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.2 : 12.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+4.9 : 22.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+4.9 : 13.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.9 : 15.3 FORREST Eucla WA

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

-0.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.1 : 10.0 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
-8.7 : 14.3 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-8.5 : 17.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.3 : 0.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-12.7 : 1.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-12.0 : 1.8 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
**S** -11.9 : -1.5 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-11.2 : 1.6 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-11.2 : 2.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
29.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
28.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL
25.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
23.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON W Gippsland VIC
23.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

11.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
11.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.4 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1187 (49.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
966 (40.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
931 (38.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
931 (38.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
897 (37.4) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
856 (35.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
853 (35.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
852 (35.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
811 (33.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
796 (33.2) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
792 (33.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
755 (31.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
742 (30.9) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
740 (30.8) FORREST Eucla WA
736 (30.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
730 (30.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
716 (29.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
690 (28.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
672 (28.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
670 (27.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
646 (26.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
642 (26.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
636 (26.5) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
631 (26.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
624 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
604 (25.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
83/03 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
78/13 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
76/01 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
74/14 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
68/02 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/14 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

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

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 82(180/ 70 ) at 14:00