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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 15/12/2009. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070310

TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE

-0.5

0.0

20/12/2004

23

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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 09:37EST, 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 29.2 -0.3 14.4 -1.9 12.1 0.0 9.8 -- 333 (13.9) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 28.5 -0.4 11.6 -3.2 10.4 0.0 10.8 12.8 344 (14.3) 35/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.0 -0.1 13.2 +0.8 9.2 0.0 11.6 12.1 317 (13.2) 35/12
BUNBURY 28.1 +1.0 13.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 41/16
MANDURAH 26.4 -- 20.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 43/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.2 -4.4 24.3 -1.0 24.3 31.8 2.8 0.1 461 (19.2) 35/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.7 -1.7 16.7 -3.5 14.7 0.0 10.6 13.0 335 (14.0) 52/11
WHYALLA AERO 31.8 +3.7 14.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 426 (17.8) 31/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.3 +4.3 14.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 18.2 13.3 251 (10.5) 28/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.9 +2.0 8.5 -1.4 4.6 0.0 2.4 13.5 306 (12.8) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.0 -3.2 24.3 +1.2 22.0 0.0 12.2 3.6 593 (24.7) 57/09
CAIRNS AERO 33.0 +1.6 22.6 -0.8 19.5 0.4 8.6 10.9 415 (17.3) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +0.8 25.0 +0.9 22.1 0.6 12.6 10.7 514 (21.4) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 22.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 333 (13.9) 31/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.1 +2.0 23.6 +2.4 22.0 0.0 8.8 -- 248 (10.3) 39/14
BUNDABERG AERO 31.7 +2.3 22.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 8.2 -- 256 (10.7) 41/15
NAMBOUR DPI 30.0 +0.8 20.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.4 +2.2 20.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +1.3 23.2 +3.1 21.8 1.6 7.6 5.9 436 (18.2) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.7 +2.0 19.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 46/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.4 +5.4 20.8 +3.3 14.1 0.0 10.8 -- 216 ( 9.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.0 +1.7 20.5 +2.4 18.2 0.0 7.8 1.1 283 (11.8) 26/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +1.9 18.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.5 -2.7 19.4 +2.9 16.8 0.2 7.6 0.4 462 (19.3) 41/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.8 -4.1 19.1 +3.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 22/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 30.0 +5.6 12.5 +1.2 6.0 0.0 6.4 13.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.2 +3.7 18.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 46/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.7 -1.0 19.6 +2.1 19.8 0.0 9.0 0.0 631 (26.3) 41/23
RICHMOND RAAF 22.2 -6.5 18.2 +2.2 18.3 1.4 -- -- 317 (13.2) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.9 -2.2 17.4 -0.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 31/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.7 -0.4 15.5 +4.1 15.2 0.0 9.4 10.1 351 (14.6) 52/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.6 +4.2 11.5 -2.2 8.1 0.0 13.0 13.7 320 (13.3) 44/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.0 +2.6 13.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.1 +2.0 15.4 +0.6 13.9 0.0 9.0 13.6 336 (14.0) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.8 +1.4 11.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 19.4 -- 488 (20.3) 39/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.3 +1.3 10.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 37/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.1 -3.1 14.5 +1.6 14.4 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.7 -4.2 7.8 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 39/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.5 -1.1 7.1 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 428 (17.8) 37/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.5 -0.9 10.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 39/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.5 -3.1 8.6 -2.1 4.6 0.0 2.6 9.0 399 (16.6) 35/15
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

44.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
43.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

+19.5 : 44.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+18.0 : 43.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+15.3 : 40.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+14.3 : 41.6 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+14.3 : 39.6 EYRE Eucla WA

**S** 33.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
30.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.1 LEONORA Goldfields WA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.0 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA

+11.0 : 27.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.7 : 23.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.7 : 23.4 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.9 : 23.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 29.1 LEONORA Goldfields WA

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

11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
14.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
14.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-11.6 : 25.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-10.6 : 27.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
**S** -9.8 : 24.5 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-9.4 : 25.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-8.1 : 30.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

-2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
**S** -0.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

**S** -11.3 : -0.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : 2.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.9 : 17.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-5.9 : 1.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

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.
133.4 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
132.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
115.8 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
113.2 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
110.6 GORRIE N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
133.4 CHANNEL POINT
132.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
115.8 PIRLANGIMPI
110.6 GORRIE
110.0 BEATRICE HILL
95.0 WEST ELSEY
90.0 POINT STUART AWS
90.0 LAKEFIELD
86.3 NITMILUK RANGERS
81.4 EDITH FARMS ROAD
73.6 NITMILUK RIDGE
73.4 CDU KATHERINE RURAL CAMPUS
70.4 MARGARET DOWNS
69.0 TANUMBIRINI
68.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM
64.8 ACACIA, MOCATTO ROAD
62.6 KATHERINE RESEARCH FARM
59.2 OENPELLI
59.2 YEURALBA RIDGE
57.8 SHOAL BAY
56.0 FLYING FOX
54.6 GERIATRIC PARK
54.4 CAVE CREEK STATION
53.6 FANNY CREEK
53.0 MATARANKA HOMESTEAD RESORT
51.8 EDITH FALLS RIDGE

ISLANDS
Islands
113.2 POINT FAWCETT

13.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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1.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1004 (41.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
991 (41.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
**S** 962 (40.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
927 (38.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
834 (34.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
738 (30.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
736 (30.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
654 (27.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
631 (26.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
631 (26.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
76/15 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
72/09 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
68/14 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
67/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/13 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
30.2mm in 30 min to 05:00 60.4mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 30.2mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 05:30 24.0mm/h
42.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 42.2mm/h
17.4mm in 30 min to 06:00 34.8mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 29.4mm/h
67.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 22.3mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 06:30 21.6mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 28.2mm/h
13.4mm in 30 min to 07:00 26.8mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 24.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
CAPE DON
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
14.0mm in 57 min to 11:27 14.7mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.6mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 14.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 17.6mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 13:30 7.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 7.0mm/h
WARRUWI
12.6mm in 30 min to 04:00 25.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
30.4mm in 42 min to 12:30 43.4mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 33.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
10.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 20.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
21.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 21.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
Central Highlands
EMERALD AIRPORT
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.2mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
THANGOOL AIRPORT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.6mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
7.4mm in 14 min to 16:00 31.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES POST OFFICE
30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
11.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 23.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.8mm/h
16.4mm in 30 min to 03:30 32.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 16.6mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 22.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.2mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 07:00 24.8mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 19.0mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 07:30 24.0mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 24.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.3mm/h
None reported