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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 1404 EST on 21/12/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Illawarra

068192

CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS

81

78

05/12/2016

11

N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071032

THREDBO AWS

52.1

50.0

09/12/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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, 27/12/2016.

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 34.4 +5.5 15.8 +0.9 13.9 0.0 10.0 13.3 495 (20.6) 54/02
BUNBURY 31.3 +4.0 12.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 34/01
MANDURAH 31.1 +4.2 15.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 31/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.9 -3.7 25.0 -0.3 24.9 10.0 3.4 0.9 277 (11.5) 59/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.1 +1.7 27.3 +7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 41/01
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 -4.5 17.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 659 (27.5) 54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.8 -4.2 14.6 -1.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 35/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.2 -1.7 9.0 -1.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 405 (16.9) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.5 +0.4 24.9 +1.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 282 (11.8) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 33.5 +2.1 25.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 41/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +0.9 25.5 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 517 (21.5) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 29.9 -0.2 25.9 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 34/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.7 +1.6 23.3 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 20.7 +0.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 324 (13.5) --
COOLANGATTA 30.1 +2.9 20.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 35/20
BRISBANE AERO 28.5 +0.4 20.9 +0.8 19.8 0.0 8.0 8.0 323 (13.5) 44/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.9 +1.5 15.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 675 (28.1) 50/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.5 +2.6 18.7 +1.2 13.1 0.0 7.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.2 +2.7 13.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 39/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 35.1 +7.9 14.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.8 +4.6 16.7 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 46/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.6 +3.9 17.5 0.0 15.6 0.0 7.0 12.0 565 (23.5) 63/21
RICHMOND RAAF 36.9 +8.5 13.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 44/14
BELLAMBI AWS 26.8 +3.0 16.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 581 (24.2) 52/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 30.8 -- 9.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 54/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.4 +1.0 13.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 57/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +0.4 13.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 39/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.3 -0.8 17.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 10.0 13.1 427 (17.8) 48/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.7 -0.7 15.6 +3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 351 (14.6) 41/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.0 -2.0 16.4 +4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 362 (15.1) 44/10
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 23.2 -1.2 13.8 +1.8 13.6 2.2 13.0 9.0 628 (26.2) 52/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.9 -1.7 11.3 +1.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 44/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.4 -1.0 14.2 +3.6 -- 1.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 48/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.6 +0.9 15.1 +4.4 10.9 0.0 5.0 7.8 521 (21.7) 54/15
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

44.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
42.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.8 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+11.5 : 35.1 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+10.4 : 36.1 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+10.2 : 33.0 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW
+9.8 : 37.8 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
+9.6 : 34.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.9 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+7.1 : 27.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 23.7 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+6.6 : 12.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.1 : 20.3 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+5.8 : 22.0 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
+5.8 : 25.9 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

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

5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
10.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 30.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 28.0 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 31.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-6.4 : 20.5 PRICE Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

3.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.2 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-5.5 : 6.0 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
-4.7 : 15.8 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-4.0 : 10.0 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
-3.5 : 11.4 FORREST Eucla WA
-3.4 : 13.4 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.4 : 11.7 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.4 : 21.4 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-3.4 : 12.1 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW

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.
84.0 MARION DOWNS E Kimberley WA
62.6 EDITH FALLS RIDGE N Rivers NT
60.2 LAKEFIELD N Rivers NT
60.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
57.0 CARRANYA E Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
60.0 THEDA
54.0 DIGGERS REST
52.0 DOONGAN
E Kimberley
84.0 MARION DOWNS
57.0 CARRANYA
52.4 BEDFORD DOWNS AIRSTRIP

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.6 EDITH FALLS RIDGE
60.2 LAKEFIELD
53.0 TINDAL RAAF

Reports not yet available

1251 (52.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1135 (47.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1106 (46.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1100 (45.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
998 (41.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
989 (41.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
888 (37.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
880 (36.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
861 (35.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
848 (35.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
840 (35.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
838 (34.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
831 (34.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
825 (34.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
824 (34.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
804 (33.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
760 (31.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
760 (31.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
753 (31.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
751 (31.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
743 (31.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
736 (30.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
733 (30.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
730 (30.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
729 (30.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
728 (30.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
726 (30.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
725 (30.2) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
722 (30.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
714 (29.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
694 (28.9) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
687 (28.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
684 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
679 (28.3) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
675 (28.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
674 (28.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
668 (27.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
662 (27.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
662 (27.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
646 (26.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
645 (26.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
642 (26.8) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
638 (26.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
634 (26.4) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
626 (26.1) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
625 (26.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
625 (26.0) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
623 (26.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
619 (25.8) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
618 (25.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
616 (25.7) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
607 (25.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
606 (25.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
605 (25.2) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
604 (25.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
601 (25.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
122/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/07 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
111/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
107/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
94/05 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/06 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

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