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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 1447 EST on 28/02/2015. 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 daily rainfall

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

420.0

227.1

15/02/1957

106

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

28.5

24.4

01/02/2007

25

24.4

01/02/2007

29

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:46EST, 28/02/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 27.1 -4.8 21.0 +3.5 19.4 0.0 8.0 10.6 370 (15.4) 46/14
BUNBURY 26.5 -3.5 19.4 +3.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 321 (13.4) 48/15
MANDURAH 25.4 -4.4 20.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 46/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +1.5 26.6 +1.9 26.0 1.6 5.8 2.3 359 (15.0) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.8 +4.7 20.9 +0.2 19.9 0.0 11.8 11.9 290 (12.1) 34/16
WHYALLA AERO 39.0 +9.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.9 +5.5 18.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 120 ( 5.0) 31/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +0.8 11.6 -0.1 8.9 0.0 5.2 4.2 300 (12.5) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.6 +3.3 24.2 +0.9 -- 5.4 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 52/19
CAIRNS AERO 31.7 +0.5 22.6 -1.2 20.8 0.0 6.6 10.3 219 ( 9.1) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.8 +2.7 25.5 +1.4 23.0 0.0 10.4 11.0 308 (12.8) 35/10
MACKAY M.O 30.6 +1.0 22.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 264 (11.0) 28/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 0.0 23.7 +1.6 22.2 0.0 6.6 -- 164 ( 6.8) 26/11
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +1.0 20.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 30/16
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +0.2 21.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.7 -0.2 21.5 +0.4 20.9 2.2 6.4 8.4 278 (11.6) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.2 +0.2 17.6 -1.1 -- 10.4 4.0 -- 103 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.1 +0.3 20.1 +0.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 323 (13.5) 24/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +0.3 19.7 +1.3 -- 5.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.6 0.0 19.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.9 +1.2 16.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 37/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.0 +0.6 21.2 +2.2 19.4 0.4 4.6 8.4 348 (14.5) 31/08
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 -0.1 18.1 +0.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.2 +0.4 19.4 +0.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 347 (14.5) 28/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.7 +1.9 15.1 -1.3 12.7 0.0 6.6 12.3 240 (10.0) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.5 +0.4 14.5 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.3 +3.7 18.5 +2.0 13.7 0.0 7.6 9.9 293 (12.2) 26/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.6 +0.1 13.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.4 +2.1 11.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.6 +1.6 8.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 30/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.5 -2.0 14.4 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 297 (12.4) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.0 -3.3 12.7 +0.7 11.4 2.8 5.4 3.0 360 (15.0) 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

42.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.2 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
42.0 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
42.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
42.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

+12.6 : 38.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.8 : 39.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 38.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.2 : 37.9 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 38.4 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

28.5 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.1 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
28.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+5.9 : 20.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 20.5 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 19.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+5.3 : 21.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.2 : 21.1 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.2 : 20.7 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
15.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-6.9 : 26.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.6 : 28.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.6 : 26.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.3 : 30.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
-6.1 : 21.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.6 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-9.0 : 2.6 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-4.9 : 5.9 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
-4.2 : 10.0 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-4.2 : 7.3 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-4.2 : 8.9 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-4.2 : 13.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N 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.
420.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
78.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
69.0 BUKKULLA (RFS) NW Slopes N NSW
68.0 FRASER RANGE Goldfields WA
63.5 WITTITRIN MidNorth Coast N NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
78.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH
W Kimberley
420.0 BIDYADANGA
Goldfields
68.0 FRASER RANGE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
69.0 BUKKULLA (RFS)
MidNorth Coast N
63.5 WITTITRIN
MidNorth Coast S
57.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

12.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

3.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

706 (29.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
705 (29.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
702 (29.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
647 (27.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
631 (26.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
83/17 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
67/22 FORREST Eucla WA
65/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
65/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
61/16 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
5.6mm in 4 min to 15:39 84.0mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 22.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
CURTIN AERO
17.2mm in 30 min to 12:00 34.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 19.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 17.2mm/h
E Pilbara
MANDORA
14.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h
W Pilbara
YANDI MINE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
E Gascoyne
MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT
4.6mm in 11 min to 19:00 25.1mm/h
Lower West
ALBANY AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
16.4mm in 22 min to 17:00 44.7mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.4mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h
CAPE DON
25.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 25.2mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
19.6mm in 30 min to 14:30 39.2mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 20.4mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 23.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.0mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
10.8mm in 13 min to 13:00 49.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.0mm/h
24.0mm in 30 min to 13:30 48.0mm/h
37.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 37.0mm/h
25.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 50.8mm/h
49.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 49.4mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 26.6mm/h
64.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 21.3mm/h
65.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 10.8mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
8.4mm in 22 min to 15:22 22.9mm/h
8.6mm in 8 min to 15:30 64.5mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 18.4mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.6mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.2mm/h
6.4mm in 6 min to 18:06 64.0mm/h
10.2mm in 20 min to 18:30 30.6mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 34.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 13.3mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 20.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.7mm/h
63.0mm in 6 hr to 21:30 10.5mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
10.6mm in 22 min to 14:52 28.9mm/h
10.6mm in 8 min to 15:00 79.5mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 21.2mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 28.4mm/h
35.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 35.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
NGAYAWILI
7.4mm in 9 min to 21:00 49.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 21.2mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
4.2mm in 11 min to 03:14 22.9mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 11:00 21.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
Gulf Country
MOUNT ISA AERO
8.2mm in 12 min to 19:17 41.0mm/h
9.0mm in 8 min to 19:25 67.5mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 21.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
Northwest
CARTERS BORE
5.4mm in 14 min to 19:14 23.1mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
JIMNA FORESTRY
32.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 64.8mm/h
36.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 36.4mm/h
33.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 33.6mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.3mm/h
COOLANGATTA
7.2mm in 19 min to 23:30 22.7mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.6mm/h
KINGAROY AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 07:00 20.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
18.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 36.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
OAKEY AERO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
DALBY AIRPORT
4.2mm in 3 min to 04:30 84.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.6mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 05:00 25.6mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 22.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
6.8mm in 10 min to 03:25 40.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.2mm/h
5.4mm in 16 min to 03:51 20.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
11.8mm in 30 min to 11:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.2mm/h
North Coast
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
11.4mm in 15 min to 21:00 45.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.6mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON
4.4mm in 13 min to 20:30 20.3mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 15.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 16.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
11.6mm in 30 min to 08:00 23.2mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 18.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LAVERTON AERO : 83(250/ 65 ) at 17:20
TASMANIA
W Coast
MT MUELLER : 9(***/352 ) at 08:00