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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 1609 EST on 19/12/2013. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061250

PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)

1.2

1.7

08/12/2013

38

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Eucla

011053

RED ROCKS POINT

46.0

45.5

30/12/2009

12

45.5

30/12/2009

13

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

87

74.0

28/12/2012

11

N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

59

57

17/12/2013

12

N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

30.8

27.8

01/12/1993

21

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

27.9

24.7

23/12/2006

12

1 N

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

48.6

37.6

10/12/2003

21

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 16:08EST, 19/12/2013.

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 28.0 -1.6 20.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 54/14
PERTH AIRPORT 29.4 +0.5 19.0 +4.1 19.0 0.0 9.2 9.0 474 (19.8) 46/23
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.6 -1.5 16.1 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 35/11
BUNBURY 27.2 -0.1 16.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 46/21
MANDURAH 24.2 -2.7 19.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 37/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.3 25.8 +0.5 25.3 0.6 5.2 5.5 236 ( 9.8) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.8 +5.4 19.2 -1.0 16.2 0.0 12.4 9.1 281 (11.7) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 40.1 +11.9 15.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 41.0 +14.0 23.8 +8.2 -- 0.0 11.2 11.8 340 (14.2) 43/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 35.6 +12.7 8.6 -1.4 5.7 0.0 5.8 13.0 325 (13.5) 28/06
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.0 +2.9 25.4 +2.4 23.8 0.0 14.4 11.2 429 (17.9) 43/08
CAIRNS AERO 31.7 +0.3 24.7 +1.3 23.3 0.0 10.8 11.2 739 (30.8) 55/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.5 23.9 -0.2 21.3 0.0 13.6 10.7 571 (23.8) 52/16
MACKAY M.O 30.0 -0.1 23.2 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- 11.2 432 (18.0) 48/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +0.1 20.5 -0.7 19.6 0.0 9.6 -- 418 (17.4) 48/17
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 0.0 18.9 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 404 (16.8) 55/17
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +0.4 17.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 48/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 -1.2 19.3 -0.8 17.5 0.0 7.8 12.6 368 (15.3) 44/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.2 -2.2 15.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 685 (28.5) 48/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.6 +2.7 18.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 9.4 -- 162 ( 6.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.5 -0.8 15.8 -2.3 9.3 0.0 7.0 12.6 263 (11.0) 26/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 -0.1 13.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.1 -0.1 15.3 -1.2 12.3 0.0 8.0 13.2 421 (17.5) 39/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.9 +5.6 13.4 +2.2 5.5 0.0 6.0 13.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.2 +5.0 18.8 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 41/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.3 +0.6 20.0 +2.5 17.2 0.2 10.0 12.9 543 (22.6) 41/14
RICHMOND RAAF 29.4 +1.0 16.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 31/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.4 +0.6 18.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 34/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 37.7 +8.3 21.2 +7.4 19.2 0.0 11.0 13.5 313 (13.0) 35/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.6 +8.4 18.8 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.9 +9.8 17.9 +3.1 13.0 0.0 10.6 12.8 259 (10.8) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 36.2 +8.8 13.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 26/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.6 +9.6 15.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 35/04
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.9 +2.7 13.9 +1.0 13.3 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.2 +9.6 10.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 39/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.1 +0.7 14.9 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 24.2 +3.5 14.0 +3.3 13.1 0.0 5.2 11.3 403 (16.8) 43/16
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

46.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
45.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
45.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
44.9 LEONORA Goldfields WA
44.8 EYRE Eucla WA
44.8 FORREST Eucla WA

+21.8 : 46.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+20.3 : 45.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+19.4 : 44.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+17.8 : 44.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.5 : 40.0 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA

29.5 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
29.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.2 MAY DOWNS Northwest QLD
29.2 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.9 : 24.7 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.7 : 24.5 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.7 : 23.1 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.6 : 21.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.4 : 23.5 EUCLA Eucla WA

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

16.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
17.7 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
18.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.9 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS

-8.0 : 19.2 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 20.8 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-4.7 : 31.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-4.5 : 21.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.5 : 20.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

4.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC

-4.3 : 13.3 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-3.9 : 13.5 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.8 : 9.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.7 : 13.1 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.6 : 19.0 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula 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.
88.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
42.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
35.0 WINVIC Central Highlands QLD
34.2 CARNARVON STATION Central Highlands QLD
31.0 BLACKWATER AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
42.0 BLACK POINT

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
35.0 WINVIC
34.2 CARNARVON STATION
31.0 BLACKWATER AIRPORT

ISLANDS
Islands
88.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

13.7 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
13.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

.....

6.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
5.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1167 (48.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
1046 (43.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
922 (38.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
906 (37.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
837 (34.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
828 (34.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
807 (33.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
789 (32.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
788 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
762 (31.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
755 (31.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
739 (30.8) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
734 (30.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
721 (30.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
692 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
689 (28.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
685 (28.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
678 (28.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
642 (26.8) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
639 (26.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
617 (25.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
612 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
87/21 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
83/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/16 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
65/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
65/23 BICKLEY Lower West WA
65/12 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
65/14 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
65/22 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
65/10 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
65/03 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
6.0mm in 7 min to 18:00 51.4mm/h
4.0mm in 2 min to 18:18 120.0mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.6mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
9.4mm in 18 min to 12:00 31.3mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.6mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
CAPE DON
14.8mm in 15 min to 12:45 59.2mm/h
12.0mm in 45 min to 13:30 16.0mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 26.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.4mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.4mm/h
CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT
4.0mm in 6 min to 13:36 40.0mm/h
14.4mm in 24 min to 14:00 36.0mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 18.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 19.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.7mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.4mm/h
72.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 72.6mm/h
77.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 77.6mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
7.0mm in 11 min to 12:44 38.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO : 87( 70/ 65 ) at 21:19
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(120/ 72 ) at 23:10
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT : 87( 90/ 69 ) at 13:18