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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 1403 EST on 02/12/2016. 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

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039341

BYRNESTOWN TM

68.8

62.2

28/12/2010

14

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

30.0

30.0

27/12/2011

34

1 N Equal to record.


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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 14:03EST, 02/12/2016.

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 25.2 -3.7 11.0 -3.9 9.5 0.0 9.0 10.2 505 (21.0) 41/13
BUNBURY 23.4 -3.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 39/19
MANDURAH 22.5 -4.4 16.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 41/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.9 25.5 +0.2 25.1 0.0 7.0 8.2 341 (14.2) 30/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.6 +5.2 22.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 54/10
WHYALLA AERO 26.7 -1.5 10.8 -5.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 52/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.1 -2.9 11.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 28/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.9 0.0 3.7 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 43/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.7 +4.6 18.5 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 246 (10.3) 30/08
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +0.6 21.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 30/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.4 +1.9 25.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 33.2 +3.1 20.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 37.2 +5.1 21.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 39/16
BUNDABERG AERO 30.3 +0.8 18.5 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 287 (12.0) 41/16
COOLANGATTA 27.9 +0.7 17.3 -2.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 354 (14.8) 50/17
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -0.4 19.0 -1.1 16.7 3.2 6.4 10.8 384 (16.0) 57/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 33.4 +6.0 15.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 65/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.4 +4.5 18.4 +0.9 12.8 0.0 8.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 +0.4 13.7 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 267 (11.1) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.0 +4.8 13.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 39/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.4 +4.2 14.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 50/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.9 +5.2 18.7 +1.2 16.2 0.0 7.4 8.1 472 (19.7) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 34.6 +6.2 14.7 -1.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 39/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.0 +1.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 37/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.5 +1.1 13.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.2 +1.0 13.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 35/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.0 -0.1 10.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 1.8 10.6 245 (10.2) 50/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.9 +1.5 10.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 26/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.1 +2.1 8.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 34/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.1 +2.5 7.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 34/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.9 +1.5 12.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 34/20
HOBART AIRPORT 21.4 +0.7 13.4 +2.7 13.1 14.6 4.6 4.2 266 (11.1) 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

45.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
45.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+9.6 : 45.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.4 : 42.5 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 40.5 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+7.1 : 34.4 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+7.1 : 43.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

31.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
31.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
30.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
30.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
30.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.6 : 28.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.4 : 31.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 14.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.7 : 31.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 25.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

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

11.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
14.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.7 : 20.7 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-6.5 : 22.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.2 : 21.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 19.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

3.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
4.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
4.4 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
4.7 DARTMOOR W Coast VIC

-7.5 : 4.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
-7.4 : 10.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-7.2 : 5.1 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-7.2 : 6.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-6.9 : 6.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) 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.
68.8 BYRNESTOWN TM Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
60.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Peninsula QLD
50.4 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
49.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
47.2 CONWAYS N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.4 PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
49.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT
47.2 CONWAYS

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
60.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION
Wide Bay/Burnett
68.8 BYRNESTOWN TM

Reports not yet available

855 (35.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
825 (34.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
814 (33.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
805 (33.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
804 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
754 (31.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
720 (30.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
702 (29.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
688 (28.7) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
656 (27.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
652 (27.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
642 (26.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
637 (26.5) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
616 (25.7) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
611 (25.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
93/16 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
80/18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/15 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
76/16 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
76/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns 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
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
21.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.6mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.8mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.8mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
39.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 78.8mm/h
39.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 39.4mm/h
39.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 39.4mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
49.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 98.0mm/h
49.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 49.0mm/h
49.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 49.2mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
18.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 37.6mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.8mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.8mm/h
BULMAN
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.7mm/h
19.6mm in 27 min to 00:57 43.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 20.8mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 22.8mm/h
22.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 45.6mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.8mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.4mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
13.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.6mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
BRISBANE
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
MOBILE RFSI NERONG
7.6mm in 10 min to 09:10 45.6mm/h
Hunter Valley
MAITLAND AIRPORT AWS
3.0mm in 2 min to 15:35 90.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 15:37 96.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
12.0mm in 30 min to 02:30 24.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 19.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
ST HELENS AERODROME
12.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.4mm/h
Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT
7.4mm in 17 min to 00:00 26.1mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.6mm/h
GROVE (RESEARCH STATION)
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
19.0mm in 30 min to 04:00 38.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 19.0mm/h
6.0mm in 17 min to 04:17 21.2mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 27.2mm/h
41.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 82.8mm/h
41.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 41.4mm/h
41.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 41.4mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 80( 10/ 67 ) at 19:30
Darling Downs E
OAKEY AERO : 93(280/ 35 ) at 17:09
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 74( 50/ 70 ) at 16:47
Hunter Valley
MAITLAND AIRPORT AWS : 96(150/ 69 ) at 15:37