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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 1335 EST on 08/12/2009. 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
Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

40.9

40.9

06/12/2009

16

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

WA

E Kimberley

002032

WARMUN

45.7

45.5

06/12/2009

46

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Interior

013007

BALGO HILLS

45.1

45.0

06/12/2004

23

1

NT

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

43.5

43.4

27/12/1992

28

1


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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 09:08EST, 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 28.8 -0.7 16.0 -0.3 13.4 0.0 8.0 -- 595 (24.8) 59/13
PERTH AIRPORT 29.5 +0.6 18.0 +3.2 17.3 0.0 9.4 11.2 547 (22.8) 52/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.8 -5.3 13.3 +0.9 12.6 4.4 3.0 -- -- --
BUNBURY 27.1 0.0 15.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 50/09
MANDURAH 28.4 -- 17.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 54/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.7 +3.1 25.6 +0.3 26.5 0.0 6.6 9.0 295 (12.3) 50/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.6 +7.2 19.0 -1.2 16.7 0.0 17.0 11.8 343 (14.3) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 27.3 -0.8 16.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 287 (12.0) 54/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.1 +1.1 14.1 -1.4 11.6 0.0 18.2 6.0 174 ( 7.3) 28/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.1 -3.8 13.3 +3.4 11.6 0.0 4.0 0.3 311 (13.0) 31/18
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.5 +4.3 27.4 +4.3 24.2 0.0 11.4 12.3 277 (11.5) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 -0.6 24.8 +1.4 24.0 1.4 9.4 2.8 507 (21.1) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +0.9 24.5 +0.4 22.2 0.0 12.0 12.1 502 (20.9) 46/13
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 20.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.2 +2.1 20.3 -0.9 18.8 0.0 9.4 -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.5 +1.1 21.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 305 (12.7) 34/15
NAMBOUR DPI 31.0 +1.8 19.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.3 +2.1 22.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 50/14
BRISBANE AERO 29.4 +1.1 22.5 +2.4 21.2 0.0 10.8 12.7 640 (26.7) 54/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 35.3 +7.6 18.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 570 (23.8) 44/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 40.0 +9.0 19.2 +1.7 10.6 0.0 10.2 -- 143 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 30.2 +3.9 20.4 +2.3 17.6 0.0 5.4 11.7 383 (16.0) 61/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +4.3 19.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 38.7 +11.5 17.0 +0.5 14.7 0.0 5.8 10.4 429 (17.9) 48/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 34.1 +7.2 20.9 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 34/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.5 +5.1 10.8 -0.5 5.5 0.0 3.8 13.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.2 +5.7 14.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 46/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.3 +6.6 21.6 +4.1 20.2 0.0 8.2 11.1 552 (23.0) 59/21
RICHMOND RAAF 39.1 +10.4 17.6 +1.6 12.6 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS 25.6 +1.5 20.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 59/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 31.5 +5.4 12.6 +1.2 8.8 0.0 8.6 13.4 179 ( 7.5) 41/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.9 +4.5 11.6 -2.1 8.7 0.0 8.6 13.6 138 ( 5.8) 43/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.9 +2.5 13.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.1 +2.0 15.0 +0.2 13.6 0.0 10.0 11.9 266 (11.1) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.8 +3.4 11.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 23.2 -- 255 (10.6) 39/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.1 +1.1 10.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.1 -1.1 15.3 +2.4 13.6 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.5 -0.4 12.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.7 -1.9 9.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 28/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.4 -1.0 11.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 35/12
HOBART AIRPORT 19.0 -1.6 13.4 +2.7 11.4 0.0 4.2 6.2 352 (14.7) 39/12
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

46.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
46.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
46.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
45.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
45.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+11.5 : 38.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+11.4 : 38.8 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+11.1 : 39.4 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
+10.9 : 39.2 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
+10.9 : 36.9 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+7.4 : 27.3 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 28.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+6.4 : 27.4 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.3 : 25.7 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+6.2 : 26.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

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

7.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
**S** 8.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
12.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

**W** -10.2 : 20.1 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
-9.1 : 18.1 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.0 : 21.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-8.8 : 22.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-8.7 : 22.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC

-5.8 : 12.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-5.2 : 8.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-4.8 : 18.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-4.7 : 19.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
31.0 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
24.4 DANEWOOD VALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
24.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
23.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

13.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
13.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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4.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
3.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1244 (51.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
883 (36.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
872 (36.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
847 (35.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
804 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
802 (33.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
785 (32.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
760 (31.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
735 (30.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
709 (29.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
**S** 693 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
681 (28.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
679 (28.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
665 (27.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
664 (27.7) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
660 (27.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
658 (27.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
646 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
640 (26.7) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
624 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
98/20 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
74/16 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
74/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
9.0mm in 17 min to 14:30 31.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 29.2mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.8mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 20:30 5.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 22:30 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
8.4mm in 20 min to 19:50 25.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
19.6mm in 26 min to 12:00 45.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 20.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.4mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
YULARA AERO : 98(260/ 46 ) at 20:46
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 63 ) at 13:30