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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 1621 EST on 10/12/2013. 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 wind gust (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

57

57

02/12/2013

12

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


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 16:22EST, 12/12/2013.

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 COMPARISON 31.0 +1.4 13.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 576 (24.0) 59/17
PERTH AIRPORT 29.2 +0.3 14.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 8.6 13.3 535 (22.3) 46/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.1 -4.0 12.1 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 34/17
BUNBURY 27.3 0.0 9.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 35/19
MANDURAH 26.4 -0.5 13.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.6 25.5 +0.2 25.1 7.6 4.4 10.5 251 (10.5) 30/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.9 +4.5 24.3 +4.1 21.9 0.0 13.8 9.1 300 (12.5) 61/16
WHYALLA AERO 21.4 -6.8 17.0 +1.1 -- 8.2 -- -- 463 (19.3) 46/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.4 -6.6 16.3 +0.7 -- 1.8 16.2 4.5 166 ( 6.9) 57/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.1 -3.8 11.2 +1.2 10.7 0.0 4.0 8.5 327 (13.6) 57/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.0 +3.9 26.7 +3.7 24.0 0.0 11.6 10.4 264 (11.0) 50/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +0.1 23.2 -0.2 21.6 7.2 6.2 11.2 477 (19.9) 43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +0.3 23.2 -0.9 20.5 0.0 12.6 12.6 568 (23.7) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 29.1 -1.0 24.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 30/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 -1.4 19.1 -2.1 17.8 0.0 10.2 -- 368 (15.3) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 -0.2 15.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 27.0 -0.2 17.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 46/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 -1.4 17.4 -2.7 13.5 0.0 8.6 13.1 325 (13.5) 46/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.2 +1.8 14.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.3 +4.4 18.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 8.6 -- 116 ( 4.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.7 +2.4 19.2 +1.1 12.3 0.0 7.2 10.5 557 (23.2) 61/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +1.4 16.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 43/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.7 +7.5 15.1 -1.4 12.3 0.0 6.8 9.3 286 (11.9) 37/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.7 +5.4 13.9 +2.7 13.9 0.0 10.4 11.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.5 +7.3 17.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 63/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.0 +6.3 20.0 +2.5 17.2 0.0 10.0 4.1 500 (20.8) 54/17
RICHMOND RAAF 34.5 +6.1 16.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 43/17
BELLAMBI AWS 27.8 +4.0 18.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 39/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.6 +4.2 19.8 +6.0 17.6 0.0 11.8 0.4 294 (12.3) 63/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.4 +1.2 18.1 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 50/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.2 -2.9 22.2 +7.4 20.3 0.0 12.0 5.5 316 (13.2) 46/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.8 -1.6 20.3 +8.1 -- 0.0 18.8 -- 294 (12.3) 55/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.5 -4.5 16.5 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 41/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.4 -5.8 16.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 17.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.6 -5.0 12.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 41/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.3 -4.1 12.5 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 252 (10.5) 50/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 -1.9 13.0 +2.3 12.7 0.0 5.2 7.9 448 (18.7) 37/11
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

44.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
44.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
44.3 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
44.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
44.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+9.1 : 29.0 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+8.4 : 34.3 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.0 : 35.5 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
+8.0 : 35.4 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+7.9 : 35.2 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
+7.9 : 33.6 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW

29.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.4 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
29.4 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.8 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+10.2 : 23.6 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
+9.2 : 21.6 KYABRAM Lower North VIC
+9.1 : 22.5 KERANG Lower North VIC
+8.5 : 21.9 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
+8.3 : 23.5 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

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

9.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
12.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
12.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.8 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

-11.1 : 18.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-10.8 : 16.5 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-10.4 : 19.7 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-10.2 : 20.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-10.0 : 20.3 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA

1.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.0 YASS (RURAL FIRE SERVICE) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.4 WARRA W Coast TAS
4.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.7 : 7.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-8.7 : 10.3 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-7.6 : 8.5 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-6.8 : 14.2 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.4 : 5.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-6.4 : 9.6 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW

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.
150.0 BLACKWOOD W Central VIC
109.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
42.8 LARRAWA AIRFIELD E Kimberley WA
39.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
29.0 LAVERTON Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
42.8 LARRAWA AIRFIELD
Goldfields
39.2 LAVERTON AERO
29.0 LAVERTON

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
109.4 COCONUT ISLAND

VICTORIA
W Central
150.0 BLACKWOOD

13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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1.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

991 (41.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
985 (41.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
984 (41.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
954 (39.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
880 (36.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
876 (36.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
865 (36.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
829 (34.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
793 (33.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
751 (31.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
734 (30.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
725 (30.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
700 (29.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
693 (28.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
683 (28.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
657 (27.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
651 (27.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
639 (26.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
639 (26.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
623 (26.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
621 (25.9) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
613 (25.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
609 (25.4) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
602 (25.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
102/12 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
98/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/16 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
89/14 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
85/07 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N 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.
None reported None reported