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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 1438 EST on 22/01/2016. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009617

BRIDGETOWN

46.6

38.2

06/01/2011

16

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009851

MANYPEAKS

30.0

25.0

24/01/2011

13

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009852

CHEYNE BEACH

25.0

18.6

24/01/2011

13

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

26.8

27.7

20/01/2016

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

106

83.0

03/01/2005

11

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 14:38EST, 01/02/2016.

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 28.4 -3.3 16.5 -0.5 15.4 0.0 6.4 8.6 404 (16.8) 41/13
BUNBURY 25.1 -4.6 -- -- -- 16.6 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 26.4 -2.9 17.5 -1.4 -- 3.6 -- -- 365 (15.2) 34/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.5 -2.3 26.6 +1.8 26.2 4.0 1.8 0.7 214 ( 8.9) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.3 -2.1 22.4 +0.9 21.5 18.2 14.2 -- 333 (13.9) 43/02
WHYALLA AERO 38.1 +8.1 23.6 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 57/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.7 +7.4 23.8 +6.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.8 +5.6 14.4 +3.3 12.2 0.0 8.0 11.5 392 (16.3) 35/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.1 +1.8 24.4 +0.7 23.2 3.2 4.2 -- 193 ( 8.0) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +1.3 22.9 -0.8 21.4 0.0 10.4 6.1 403 (16.8) 44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.9 +1.5 25.2 +0.9 23.5 0.0 12.6 11.8 443 (18.5) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 29.7 -0.4 20.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- 12.2 323 (13.5) 22/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.2 +2.3 19.1 -3.0 17.9 0.0 8.6 -- 214 ( 8.9) 31/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +0.1 18.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.2 +0.9 20.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 461 (19.2) 44/11
BRISBANE AERO 29.3 +0.3 19.1 -2.1 16.6 0.4 8.0 12.9 442 (18.4) 48/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.8 +4.8 16.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 35/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.3 +6.4 23.4 +4.5 -- 0.0 10.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 31.3 +3.7 19.9 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 30/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 35.2 +7.2 20.8 +2.8 17.7 0.0 12.0 -- 337 (14.0) 78/19
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 31.2 +4.7 20.0 +6.6 14.7 0.0 10.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.7 +5.6 21.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 63/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 37.8 +11.3 23.4 +4.6 21.1 0.0 11.6 6.9 441 (18.4) 65/17
RICHMOND RAAF 38.6 +8.7 21.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 55/17
BELLAMBI AWS 28.0 +3.1 22.2 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 65/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.4 +2.7 23.2 +6.9 19.0 0.0 10.6 3.9 411 (17.1) 63/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 38.0 +5.6 20.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 55/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.9 -0.4 24.0 +7.3 22.8 0.0 12.8 3.4 357 (14.9) 30/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.2 +5.6 20.3 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 46/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.6 +4.9 21.4 +7.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- 37/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.0 +4.9 16.0 +5.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 474 (19.8) 35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.1 +0.8 15.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 46/13
HOBART AIRPORT 23.5 +1.0 13.8 +1.8 10.5 0.0 9.0 11.9 383 (16.0) 37/13
Max
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+/- 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

43.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
40.2 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
40.1 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
40.1 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
40.1 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

+11.3 : 37.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+11.2 : 37.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.5 : 37.5 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.5 : 38.6 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+10.0 : 38.4 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW

31.0 MOUNT IVE NW Pastoral SA
29.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
29.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
29.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+10.9 : 24.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+9.4 : 25.1 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+8.9 : 24.9 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+8.7 : 25.2 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
+8.6 : 24.3 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC

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

14.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
18.0 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
18.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-11.0 : 18.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-10.1 : 30.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-10.1 : 27.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-10.1 : 20.8 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.9 : 22.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.3 : 15.1 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 14.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-6.6 : 14.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-6.6 : 16.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.8 : 16.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne 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.
86.6 GNOWANGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
61.4 DUBBO AIRPORT (OLD TOWER) CW Plains N NSW
60.0 GREENBUSHES Lower West WA
59.5 INGLEBOURNE Cent Wheatbelt WA
57.2 KOJONUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
60.0 GREENBUSHES
53.6 KENDENUP
Cent Wheatbelt
86.6 GNOWANGERUP
59.5 INGLEBOURNE
57.2 KOJONUP
56.6 TWOLGANUP
50.4 NYERILUP

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
61.4 DUBBO AIRPORT (OLD TOWER)

12.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
11.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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3.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1022 (42.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
941 (39.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
795 (33.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
791 (33.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
729 (30.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
682 (28.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
671 (28.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
664 (27.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
657 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
636 (26.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
610 (25.4) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
609 (25.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
601 (25.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
601 (25.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
106/16 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
94/20 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
85/03 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
83/19 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
80/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
None reported None reported