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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 1640 EST on 07/12/2016. 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
Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

20.7

23.0

10/12/2002

14

1 N

NSW

Southwest Plains

049000

IVANHOE AERODROME AWS

20.6

20.8

14/12/2008

14

1 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 16:39EST, 07/12/2016.

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 -- -- 10.7 -4.2 8.1 0.0 11.8 12.7 455 (19.0) 43/12
BUNBURY 22.0 -5.3 7.8 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 35/17
MANDURAH 23.6 -3.3 14.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT -- -- 25.5 +0.2 25.0 1.2 4.4 9.0 196 ( 8.2) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.7 -0.7 21.9 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 325 (13.5) 50/17
WHYALLA AERO 23.2 -5.0 14.7 -1.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 425 (17.7) 34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.6 -3.4 12.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.9 -2.0 6.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 42.4 +5.3 20.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 41/16
CAIRNS AERO 33.4 +2.0 24.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +0.5 25.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 31.6 +1.5 22.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.0 +2.9 23.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 30.6 +1.1 23.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 43/14
COOLANGATTA 34.0 +6.8 19.8 -0.1 -- 17.4 -- -- 632 (26.3) --
BRISBANE AERO 28.9 +0.8 23.0 +2.9 22.2 4.8 10.0 6.6 793 (33.0) 61/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 36.0 +8.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 48/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.1 +5.2 23.4 +5.9 17.0 0.0 8.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +2.5 20.0 +3.2 -- 29.8 -- -- 289 (12.0) 41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.0 -0.2 21.2 +4.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 386 (16.1) 46/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.6 -2.7 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.7 +0.5 21.3 +5.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 43/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.8 -0.9 20.0 +2.5 19.0 10.6 7.0 0.0 480 (20.0) 39/21
RICHMOND RAAF 25.4 -3.0 20.7 +4.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 18/22
BELLAMBI AWS 24.2 +0.4 19.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 41/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.3 -5.1 19.4 +5.6 -- 4.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 35/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.1 -3.1 19.8 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 31/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.6 -2.5 15.6 +0.8 -- 0.4 4.0 8.0 240 (10.0) 28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.6 -1.8 13.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.8 -2.2 12.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.2 -2.4 9.1 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 432 (18.0) 34/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.1 +0.7 11.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 31/18
HOBART AIRPORT 18.7 -2.0 10.7 0.0 7.5 0.0 8.8 5.6 486 (20.3) 35/15
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

44.5 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
44.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
43.9 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
43.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

+10.4 : 43.5 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+10.2 : 36.1 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+9.6 : 37.3 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+9.5 : 33.7 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+9.4 : 43.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

30.0 WINDORAH AWS Channel Country QLD
29.3 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 23.4 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+8.3 : 17.1 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
+8.2 : 21.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+8.1 : 13.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.8 : 21.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.8 : 27.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-13.6 : 20.7 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-13.2 : 23.3 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-12.3 : 20.6 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-12.0 : 24.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-11.7 : 21.5 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW

-0.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
3.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS

-9.4 : 11.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.1 : 6.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.9 : 5.6 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-6.7 : 4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.3 : 8.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.3 : 6.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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.
69.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW
62.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
62.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
57.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN) North Coast NSW
50.8 MONA VALE GOLF CLUB Sydney--east NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
62.0 CYGNET BAY

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
69.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
62.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
57.0 BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN)
50.2 WOODBURN (CEDAR ST)
Sydney--east
50.8 MONA VALE GOLF CLUB

Reports not yet available

1216 (50.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
910 (37.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
888 (37.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
884 (36.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
876 (36.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
871 (36.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
856 (35.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
845 (35.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
807 (33.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
793 (33.0) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
756 (31.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
741 (30.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
729 (30.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
725 (30.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
720 (30.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
696 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
689 (28.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
679 (28.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
675 (28.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
665 (27.7) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
660 (27.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
652 (27.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
632 (26.3) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT MidNorth Coast N NSW
625 (26.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
625 (26.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
614 (25.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
610 (25.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
609 (25.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
 83/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
76/15 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
76/20 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
76/23 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
72/19 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N 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
CAPE LEVEQUE AIRPORT
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.8mm/h
 Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
4.4mm in 3 min to 18:13 88.0mm/h
9.6mm in 45 min to 19:00 12.8mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.2mm/h
TELFER AERO
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
25.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.4mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.4mm/h
PORT KEATS AIRPORT
34.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 69.2mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 34.6mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.6mm/h
 N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
12.6mm in 12 min to 19:15 63.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.6mm/h
 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
8.2mm in 17 min to 06:00 28.9mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.4mm/h
COOLANGATTA
11.0mm in 30 min to 06:00 22.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.2mm/h
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.4mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.6mm/h
13.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 27.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.8mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
20.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 40.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 20.4mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
21.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 42.4mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.2mm/h
 Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
11.6mm in 17 min to 03:30 40.9mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.8mm/h
17.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.6mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
22.0mm in 16 min to 00:00 82.5mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 22.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
7.8mm in 4 min to 00:04 117.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 00:05 96.0mm/h
36.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 36.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
6.6mm in 9 min to 03:17 44.0mm/h
4.4mm in 13 min to 03:30 20.3mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h
11.8mm in 24 min to 01:24 29.5mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.7mm/h
 MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
12.8mm in 18 min to 20:30 42.7mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
MOBILE RFSI NERONG
6.8mm in 10 min to 19:30 40.8mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.2mm/h
7.6mm in 10 min to 19:40 45.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.0mm/h
 Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
 Illawarra
CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS
4.6mm in 11 min to 13:00 25.1mm/h
 South Coast
BELOWRA NPWS
15.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.4mm/h
32.6mm in 10 min to 09:10 195.6mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 32.6mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 32.6mm/h
 Goulburn/Monaro
TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.8mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 01:30 21.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 19.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h
MOUNT GININI AWS
14.6mm in 30 min to 00:30 29.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
 ISLANDS

REDLAND (ALEXANDRA HILLS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
13.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.8mm/h
17.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD : 76(240/ 63 ) at 18:10
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 78(330/ 65 ) at 07:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 70(250/ 63 ) at 20:28