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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 1440 EST on 02/12/2015. 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 wind gust (km/h)

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

89

83.0

02/12/2012

12

N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056238

ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS

100

83.0

07/12/2007

11

N

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

WA

Central West

008290

NORTH ISLAND

45.1

42.2

19/12/2010

11

1 N

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071032

THREDBO AWS

59.4

49.9

22/12/2007

11

1 N


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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 14:40EST, 09/12/2015.

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 29.1 +0.2 13.9 -1.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 13.1 648 (27.0) --
BUNBURY 27.2 -0.1 9.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 37/09
MANDURAH 30.2 +3.3 13.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 536 (22.3) 35/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.9 25.1 -0.2 24.9 1.2 5.2 7.8 268 (11.2) 28/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.5 +0.1 20.5 +0.3 19.1 7.4 12.4 11.8 351 (14.6) 43/12
WHYALLA AERO 25.1 -3.1 11.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 68/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.7 -7.3 14.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 50/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.7 -6.2 6.8 -3.2 2.7 2.4 6.0 8.0 562 (23.4) 70/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.7 -5.4 24.0 +1.0 22.5 0.4 13.4 0.0 431 (18.0) 46/15
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +1.4 22.7 -0.7 21.1 0.0 6.4 8.1 253 (10.5) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.2 +0.7 25.8 +1.7 24.9 0.0 11.0 8.3 443 (18.5) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 32.0 +1.9 25.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- 7.0 301 (12.5) 26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.1 +3.0 22.9 +1.7 21.0 0.0 20.0 -- 345 (14.4) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.5 +1.0 22.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 39/12
COOLANGATTA 28.5 +1.3 23.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 553 (23.0) 43/10
BRISBANE AERO 29.2 +1.1 21.9 +1.8 20.1 0.2 8.0 8.2 590 (24.6) 46/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.2 +2.8 18.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 34/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.5 +6.6 17.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 10.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +4.4 17.1 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 258 (10.8) 44/18
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 38.3 +11.1 15.4 -1.1 11.0 0.0 6.4 10.7 327 (13.6) 37/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.4 +7.2 15.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 91/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 37.9 +12.2 20.0 +2.5 16.3 0.0 8.0 10.4 434 (18.1) 65/22
RICHMOND RAAF 38.8 +10.4 15.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 44/12
BELLAMBI AWS 30.0 +6.2 18.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 52/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.0 +2.6 16.3 +2.5 12.9 0.0 7.6 5.4 261 (10.9) 48/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.1 +0.9 17.7 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 43/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.6 -2.5 13.2 -1.6 10.5 0.0 8.6 11.1 471 (19.6) 55/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.8 -1.6 15.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 50/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.5 -2.5 13.4 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 473 (19.7) 59/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.1 -2.5 8.3 -1.1 -- 4.6 -- -- 563 (23.5) 55/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.2 -4.2 14.2 +3.6 -- 7.8 -- -- 433 (18.0) 46/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.7 -1.0 13.2 +2.5 9.5 1.0 6.8 6.8 482 (20.1) 48/23
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

45.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.1 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+15.1 : 38.7 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+13.7 : 36.5 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+13.0 : 37.4 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+12.3 : 38.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+12.2 : 37.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+12.2 : 37.1 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

29.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
29.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.9 : 14.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.0 : 22.5 NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+7.5 : 23.3 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+7.2 : 18.8 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+7.0 : 23.1 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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

9.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.9 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
10.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.7 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.5 : 16.4 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-10.1 : 20.2 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-9.5 : 15.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-9.0 : 16.9 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
-8.7 : 30.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
3.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.0 : 4.7 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-6.9 : 7.7 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-6.4 : 4.8 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.0 : 5.7 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-6.0 : 7.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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.
63.0 YAPPAR RIVER Gulf Country QLD
61.4 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
48.2 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
40.2 CONWAYS N Rivers NT
40.2 GERIATRIC PARK N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
40.2 CONWAYS
40.2 GERIATRIC PARK

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
63.0 YAPPAR RIVER
61.4 NORMANTON AIRPORT
Central Highlands
48.2 EMERALD AIRPORT

13.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

6.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
6.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
6.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
5.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
5.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

1426 (59.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1322 (55.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1087 (45.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1083 (45.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
1064 (44.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
966 (40.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
958 (39.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
921 (38.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
884 (36.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
877 (36.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
857 (35.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
849 (35.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
848 (35.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
845 (35.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
822 (34.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
812 (33.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
805 (33.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
805 (33.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
803 (33.5) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
798 (33.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
794 (33.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
786 (32.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
773 (32.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
770 (32.1) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
761 (31.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
756 (31.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
751 (31.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
751 (31.3) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
747 (31.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
747 (31.1) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
740 (30.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
739 (30.8) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
736 (30.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
721 (30.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
720 (30.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
717 (29.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
716 (29.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
716 (29.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
714 (29.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
692 (28.8) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
683 (28.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
682 (28.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
679 (28.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
677 (28.2) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
671 (28.0) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
664 (27.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
651 (27.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
648 (27.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
648 (27.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
648 (27.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
647 (27.0) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
645 (26.9) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
641 (26.7) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
634 (26.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
633 (26.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) DALWALLINU Central West WA
627 (26.1) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
627 (26.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
625 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
623 (26.0) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
617 (25.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
615 (25.6) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
614 (25.6) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
603 (25.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
602 (25.1) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
601 (25.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
115/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
109/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/02 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
100/15 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
93/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
91/16 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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