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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 22/02/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014404

MILINGIMBI AIRPORT

28.7

28.1

07/02/2008

11

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

39.0

38.9

21/02/1996

25

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

41.0

41.0

04/02/2003

14

1 P Equal to record.

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

43.0

43.0

15/02/2016

13

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:38EST, 22/02/2016.

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 26.7 -5.2 17.8 +0.3 15.6 0.0 8.4 9.2 409 (17.0) 35/13
BUNBURY 26.4 -3.6 16.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 41/10
MANDURAH 25.4 -4.4 20.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 31/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.3 +3.9 27.4 +2.7 26.8 0.2 7.0 9.9 352 (14.7) 30/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.3 +4.2 23.9 +3.2 21.4 0.0 9.6 12.3 277 (11.5) 52/17
WHYALLA AERO 35.5 +5.9 14.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 50/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.0 +7.6 17.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.4 +4.2 7.1 -4.6 3.1 0.0 3.6 11.7 356 (14.8) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.8 +6.5 22.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 34/17
CAIRNS AERO 35.4 +4.2 27.0 +3.2 24.8 0.0 7.2 10.1 266 (11.1) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.3 +2.2 27.3 +3.2 25.9 2.8 9.8 7.8 454 (18.9) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 30.4 +0.8 23.0 -0.4 -- 6.8 -- -- 319 (13.3) 68/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.8 +1.6 22.9 +0.8 22.1 8.4 8.2 -- 274 (11.4) 48/20
BUNDABERG AERO 31.1 +1.2 21.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 48/09
COOLANGATTA 30.0 +1.7 22.1 +1.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 370 (15.4) 46/14
BRISBANE AERO 30.2 +1.3 22.8 +1.7 21.9 0.0 8.0 11.9 378 (15.8) 44/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.4 +0.3 18.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 617 (25.7) 54/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.6 +3.6 21.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 9.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +0.5 20.0 +1.6 -- 45.6 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.6 +1.0 18.7 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 417 (17.4) 41/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.0 +3.3 20.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 46/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +0.3 20.6 +1.6 19.3 25.8 45.4 4.8 612 (25.5) 46/05
RICHMOND RAAF 29.6 +0.7 20.0 +2.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.2 -0.6 20.3 +1.1 -- 14.4 -- -- 491 (20.5) 28/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.5 +3.7 18.9 +2.5 13.4 0.0 8.4 12.8 357 (14.9) 34/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.4 +3.3 13.6 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.4 +3.8 13.3 -3.2 10.8 0.0 7.4 11.3 300 (12.5) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.6 +2.1 10.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.3 +2.0 12.3 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 30/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.4 +4.4 10.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 659 (27.5) 46/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.6 +1.1 10.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 39/12
HOBART AIRPORT 24.3 +2.0 10.3 -1.7 7.9 0.0 6.2 12.3 389 (16.2) 37/14
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

43.9 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.4 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

+9.2 : 33.7 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.5 : 34.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 41.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+7.7 : 40.8 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 37.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
29.0 CARTERS BORE Northwest QLD

+5.7 : 26.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+5.2 : 19.6 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+4.9 : 23.1 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.7 : 26.3 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+4.6 : 24.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW

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

15.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
18.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.8 : 28.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.1 : 28.9 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.7 : 27.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
-6.6 : 30.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-6.3 : 28.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.3 : 26.8 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

-0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
4.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
4.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-7.4 : 4.6 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-7.3 : 4.3 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-7.0 : 8.8 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
-6.9 : 9.4 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
-6.9 : 7.7 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
84.5 NYMBOIDA (NYMBOIDA RIVER) MidNorth Coast N NSW
76.8 MOPPY LOOKOUT (BARRINGTON TOPS) MidNorth Coast S NSW
49.0 OLD BAR (EUCALYPT CLOSE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
48.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
48.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER) MidNorth Coast S NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
48.4 WEIPA AERO

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
84.5 NYMBOIDA (NYMBOIDA RIVER)
MidNorth Coast S
76.8 MOPPY LOOKOUT (BARRINGTON TOPS)
49.0 OLD BAR (EUCALYPT CLOSE)
48.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER)

12.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
12.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
12.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
12.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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9.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
7.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
7.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
4.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1084 (45.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
845 (35.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
794 (33.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
724 (30.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
710 (29.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
696 (29.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
669 (27.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
659 (27.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
657 (27.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
651 (27.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
649 (27.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
646 (26.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
628 (26.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
617 (25.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
608 (25.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
602 (25.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
81/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
78/17 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
78/23 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
76/15 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/18 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
1.4mm in 1 min to 18:15 84.0mm/h
10.2mm in 6 min to 18:21 102.0mm/h
2.2mm in 1 min to 18:22 132.0mm/h
5.2mm in 3 min to 18:25 104.0mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 22.4mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
8.2mm in 11 min to 22:42 44.7mm/h
8.0mm in 14 min to 23:00 34.3mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.4mm/h
9.0mm in 22 min to 23:22 24.5mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 28.8mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.6mm/h
Lower West
MOUNT BARKER AG STATION
5.0mm in 13 min to 18:13 23.1mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
10.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
11.4mm in 11 min to 20:41 62.2mm/h
25.4mm in 19 min to 21:00 80.2mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 38.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h
10.2mm in 21 min to 21:21 29.1mm/h
48.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 48.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.4mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
7.6mm in 5 min to 02:30 91.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
11.6mm in 23 min to 03:00 30.3mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
21.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 43.2mm/h
36.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 36.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 24.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
13.0mm in 26 min to 05:00 30.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
10.2mm in 30 min to 02:00 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 67 ) at 15:30