Friday 01 JAN 2016
 

Home page

DWS ARCHIVE
2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Before 2003

About the DWS

 

2016

Dec

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31  

Nov

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30        

Oct

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
          01 02
03 04 05 06 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31            

Sep

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
      01 02 03 04
05 06 07 08 09 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30    

Aug

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31        

Jul

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Jun

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
    01 02 03 04 05
06 07 08 09 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      

May

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
            01
02 03 04 05 06 07 08
09 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31          

Apr

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30  

Mar

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
  01 02 03 04 05 06
07 08 09 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31      

Feb

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
08 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29            

Jan

M Tu W Th F Sa Su
        01 02 03
04 05 06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Monthly summaries:
from BoM

Find a place:
Google Maps |
Aust Gazetteer|
Geonames

Weather terms:
WeatherZone | BoM |
American Met Soc | NOAA | uk.sci.weather | India Meteorological Department

National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

If you are looking for weather news as it happens, use the links on the Severe weather real-time news reports page.


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 1503 EST on 02/01/2016. 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

SA

NE Pastoral

017089

KALAMURINA

130.8

56.1

21/01/1885

30

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

30.6

30.6

04/01/1995

40

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

18.6

23.0

10/01/2012

14

1 N

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

SA

NE Pastoral

017043

OODNADATTA AIRPORT

40.3

37.5

16/01/2005

11

1 N


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

See actual temperatures
10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 15:03EST, 02/01/2016.

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 35.0 +3.3 16.8 -0.2 15.6 0.0 13.2 12.2 686 (28.6) 85/01
BUNBURY 31.7 +2.0 14.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 555 (23.1) 48/07
MANDURAH 34.8 +5.5 16.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 48/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.9 27.4 +2.6 26.1 0.0 7.0 11.2 579 (24.1) 46/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.7 -9.7 16.4 -5.1 15.7 0.8 2.2 -- 634 (26.4) 65/17
WHYALLA AERO 29.1 -0.9 21.4 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.0 +5.7 21.7 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.0 -0.2 16.9 +5.8 9.1 0.0 12.8 3.6 503 (21.0) 50/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.7 -4.6 22.9 -0.8 -- 13.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 48/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 -2.6 23.0 -0.7 22.7 0.6 1.5 3.0 297 (12.4) 30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 -0.3 24.5 +0.2 22.9 0.0 8.6 5.5 406 (16.9) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 30.6 +0.5 23.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 9.7 343 (14.3) 28/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.1 +1.2 21.1 -1.0 19.5 0.0 9.2 -- 326 (13.6) 41/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.6 -0.5 17.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 41/17
COOLANGATTA 28.1 -0.2 19.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 537 (22.4) 48/15
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 -1.5 18.2 -3.0 17.5 0.0 10.4 11.5 456 (19.0) 41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 -1.7 14.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 610 (25.4) 55/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.1 +2.2 16.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 9.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 -1.9 14.4 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.2 -2.8 13.7 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 35/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +1.3 17.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 39/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 0.0 18.6 -0.2 14.3 0.0 11.0 12.3 426 (17.8) 41/13
RICHMOND RAAF 29.9 0.0 14.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.9 -1.0 17.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.6 +4.9 21.5 +5.2 18.5 0.0 8.4 8.8 209 ( 8.7) 65/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.6 +5.2 20.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 54/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.7 +3.4 24.7 +8.0 23.0 0.0 11.4 1.1 200 ( 8.3) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 37.1 +7.5 21.4 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 37/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 37.3 +7.6 24.8 +10.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 50/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.8 +7.7 16.3 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 46/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 33.5 +9.2 17.0 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 48/19
HOBART AIRPORT 21.3 -1.2 17.6 +5.6 15.5 0.0 6.0 4.5 403 (16.8) 43/11
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

44.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA
44.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
43.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+11.6 : 38.1 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+11.3 : 32.0 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
+10.9 : 36.8 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+10.6 : 40.6 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

30.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
29.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.9 : 24.2 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+10.8 : 24.8 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+10.4 : 23.5 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.2 : 26.7 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+10.2 : 18.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

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

12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
16.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
17.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.0 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

-17.6 : 18.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-13.5 : 24.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-12.4 : 26.3 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-11.8 : 27.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-9.9 : 30.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

6.3 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
7.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
9.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
9.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-6.5 : 15.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 17.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-6.0 : 12.0 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.0 : 13.3 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.8 : 17.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.8 : 6.3 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W 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.
202.0 AUGUSTUS DOWNS STATION Gulf Country QLD
130.8 KALAMURINA NE Pastoral SA
80.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION Gulf Country QLD
74.0 LAURA POST OFFICE S Peninsula QLD
54.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE N Peninsula QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
130.8 KALAMURINA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
54.0 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
S Peninsula
74.0 LAURA POST OFFICE
Gulf Country
202.0 AUGUSTUS DOWNS STATION
80.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION
51.0 SWEERS ISLAND

12.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

.....

1.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1273 (53.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1229 (51.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1101 (45.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
987 (41.1) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
979 (40.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
967 (40.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
893 (37.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
872 (36.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
848 (35.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
845 (35.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
842 (35.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
827 (34.5) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
816 (34.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
801 (33.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
792 (33.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
791 (33.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
779 (32.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
773 (32.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
772 (32.2) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
766 (31.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
762 (31.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
759 (31.6) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
758 (31.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
753 (31.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
746 (31.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
725 (30.2) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
723 (30.1) DALWALLINU Central West WA
714 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
710 (29.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
704 (29.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
703 (29.3) TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
696 (29.0) BICKLEY Lower West WA
692 (28.8) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
686 (28.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
685 (28.5) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
684 (28.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
674 (28.1) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
657 (27.4) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
651 (27.1) FORREST Eucla WA
648 (27.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
635 (26.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
634 (26.4) ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
634 (26.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
629 (26.2) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
622 (25.9) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
621 (25.9) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
618 (25.8) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
614 (25.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
611 (25.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
610 (25.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
605 (25.2) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
604 (25.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
602 (25.1) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
85/01 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
80/03 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
76/03 BICKLEY Lower West WA
74/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
70/17 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
70/05 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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.
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
8.8mm in 21 min to 16:51 25.1mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 27.2mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 22.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.6mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
4.2mm in 2 min to 14:30 126.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
10.6mm in 23 min to 13:00 27.7mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
9.4mm in 20 min to 20:00 28.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.0mm/h
LAKE JULIUS AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 20.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
16.8mm in 30 min to 03:00 33.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
4.0mm in 6 min to 03:30 40.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 23.0mm/h
12.4mm in 19 min to 09:19 39.2mm/h
6.8mm in 11 min to 09:30 37.1mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 19.2mm/h
22.6mm in 30 min to 10:00 45.2mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 41.8mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 31.6mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h
55.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 18.3mm/h
17.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 34.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 18.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 17.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
11.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.8mm/h
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h
34.2mm in 24 min to 09:24 85.5mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 34.2mm/h

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(190/ 72 ) at 19:00