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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 1437 EST on 17/01/2016. 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 maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

35.6

35.0

02/01/2003

15

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Darling Downs E

041522

DALBY AIRPORT

22.2

22.5

05/01/2016

23

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

QLD

Northwest

037010

CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP

26.5

26.3

15/01/2004

11

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes S

055202

GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS

30.0

28.1

05/01/2008

11

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061392

MURRURUNDI GAP AWS

48.3

43.9

05/01/2008

11

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands N

062101

MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS

21.4

21.4

12/01/2012

11

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

South Coast

069138

ULLADULLA AWS

28.7

26.6

22/01/2008

11

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073138

YOUNG AIRPORT

20.4

20.3

02/01/2006

11

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 14:37EST, 17/01/2016.

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 38.6 +6.9 22.0 +5.0 20.4 0.0 11.4 8.4 461 (19.2) 41/08
BUNBURY 35.1 +5.4 22.0 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 30/15
MANDURAH 32.5 +3.2 23.5 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.8 26.3 +1.5 25.6 0.0 5.4 8.6 255 (10.6) 68/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.1 -6.3 15.1 -6.4 13.1 0.0 9.2 11.0 411 (17.1) 31/08
WHYALLA AERO 30.7 +0.7 16.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 50/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.1 +0.8 15.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 35/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.7 +2.5 7.5 -3.6 1.7 0.0 5.8 12.8 493 (20.5) 44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.7 +2.4 27.2 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 41/00
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.1 24.7 +1.0 23.0 0.0 8.4 10.8 304 (12.7) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.1 26.4 +2.1 24.6 0.0 9.0 11.8 412 (17.2) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 31.5 +1.4 23.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- 7.7 259 (10.8) 37/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +0.3 23.3 +1.2 23.3 5.6 9.6 -- 339 (14.1) 50/21
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 -0.9 21.0 -0.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 414 (17.3) 50/12
COOLANGATTA 26.0 -2.3 17.8 -3.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 616 (25.7) 55/15
BRISBANE AERO 25.2 -3.8 19.1 -2.1 17.8 0.6 8.8 0.0 482 (20.1) 50/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.2 -7.8 14.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 753 (31.4) 57/04
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.5 -4.4 10.5 -8.4 -- 24.6 4.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -2.8 15.8 -2.5 -- 17.4 -- -- 376 (15.7) 43/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 -5.2 15.2 -2.8 -- 22.6 -- -- 605 (25.2) 48/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -5.7 12.2 -6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 618 (25.8) 57/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.9 -3.6 14.4 -4.4 14.9 7.2 6.0 7.2 787 (32.8) 52/11
RICHMOND RAAF 24.1 -5.8 13.4 -4.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 390 (16.3) 39/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.9 -4.0 14.8 -4.2 -- 5.4 -- -- 761 (31.7) 46/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 -3.4 11.7 -4.6 7.4 0.0 9.8 13.6 337 (14.0) 35/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.4 -3.0 10.7 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 35/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.2 -0.1 12.5 -4.2 11.0 0.0 12.4 10.6 451 (18.8) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.9 -1.7 10.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.5 -0.2 10.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 593 (24.7) 35/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.8 +1.7 9.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 683 (28.5) 46/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.6 +0.3 8.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.3 -1.2 10.4 -1.6 7.4 0.2 9.2 11.1 427 (17.8) 46/15
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

42.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
40.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
40.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
40.4 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+10.6 : 34.7 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
+9.6 : 37.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+9.2 : 35.6 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+9.0 : 35.5 SHANNON Lower West WA
+8.9 : 36.2 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+8.9 : 36.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
28.4 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.1 : 21.1 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.8 : 23.8 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+6.8 : 22.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+6.6 : 22.0 BUNBURY Lower West WA

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

13.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
14.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
14.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-14.2 : 21.2 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-12.8 : 21.9 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-11.4 : 24.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-10.9 : 25.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-10.2 : 22.2 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-10.2 : 24.0 SURAT Maranoa QLD

-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.4 : -1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-8.9 : 0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-8.9 : 4.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-8.8 : 2.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : 0.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

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.
67.0 SCONE (STONEY CREEK) Hunter Valley NSW
61.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
46.5 WOODSPRING Darling Downs E QLD
46.0 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP Hunter Valley NSW
46.0 UPPER CHICHESTER (SIMMONDS) Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
46.5 WOODSPRING

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
67.0 SCONE (STONEY CREEK)
61.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)
46.0 UPPER ALLYN TOWNSHIP
46.0 UPPER CHICHESTER (SIMMONDS)

13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
13.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

.....

7.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
7.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
6.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
5.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1310 (54.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1158 (48.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
1133 (47.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1004 (41.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
994 (41.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
959 (40.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
953 (39.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
953 (39.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
944 (39.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
940 (39.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
910 (37.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
874 (36.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
837 (34.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
805 (33.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
801 (33.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
787 (32.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
770 (32.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
761 (31.7) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
756 (31.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
755 (31.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
753 (31.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
751 (31.3) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
727 (30.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
726 (30.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
719 (30.0) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
715 (29.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
713 (29.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
709 (29.5) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
703 (29.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
702 (29.3) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
702 (29.3) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
702 (29.3) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
700 (29.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
698 (29.1) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
690 (28.8) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
689 (28.7) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
685 (28.5) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
683 (28.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
680 (28.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
678 (28.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
673 (28.0) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
671 (28.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
663 (27.6) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
660 (27.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
649 (27.0) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
646 (26.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
636 (26.5) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
634 (26.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
628 (26.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
624 (26.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
624 (26.0) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
624 (26.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
622 (25.9) FORREST Eucla WA
619 (25.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
616 (25.7) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
616 (25.7) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
606 (25.3) THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
605 (25.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
100/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/13 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
76/23 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
72/00 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
7.4mm in 7 min to 14:30 63.4mm/h
12.4mm in 28 min to 14:58 26.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.4mm/h
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
11.2mm in 10 min to 15:53 67.2mm/h
5.2mm in 3 min to 15:56 104.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 15:57 96.0mm/h
5.6mm in 3 min to 16:00 112.0mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 24.0mm/h
35.4mm in 30 min to 16:30 70.8mm/h
59.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 59.4mm/h
40.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 40.8mm/h
65.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 21.7mm/h
65.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 10.8mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
5.4mm in 11 min to 15:00 29.5mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.8mm/h
E Pilbara
MANDORA
10.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
5.0mm in 7 min to 16:00 42.9mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
16.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 32.4mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 24.2mm/h
17.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 35.2mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 33.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 25.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 17.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
19.2mm in 30 min to 05:00 38.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 20.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 19.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
41.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 83.6mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 41.8mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 41.8mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 100(140/ 80 ) at 00:02
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 91(150/ 76 ) at 00:00