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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
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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 24/02/2018. 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

Brisbane/SE Coast

040026

MUNGAR GAYNDAH ST

135.8

121.0

05/02/2003

17

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040790

MT GRAVATT ALERT

112.0

109.0

26/02/2013

11

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

29.1

28.2

18/02/2008

21

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Roper-McArthur

014627

BULMAN

59

59.0

26/02/2005

11

N Equal to record.

SA

Upper Murray

024048

RENMARK AERO

104

85.0

07/02/2009

11

96.0

30/06/2009

12

N

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

SA

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AWS

29.3

29.0

18/02/2001

15

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 14:02EST, 26/02/2018.

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 31.4 -0.5 16.8 -0.7 14.6 0.0 7.8 11.8 393 (16.4) 50/14
BUNBURY 26.6 -3.4 18.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 48/14
MANDURAH 28.1 -1.7 18.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 43/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +1.4 27.2 +2.5 26.3 0.8 5.8 8.4 401 (16.7) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.9 +3.8 28.0 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/03
WHYALLA AERO 34.9 +5.3 25.5 +7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 68/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.1 +5.7 24.4 +7.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 338 (14.1) 46/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 36.2 +11.0 18.0 +6.3 -- 9.2 -- -- 320 (13.3) 54/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.5 +3.2 26.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 39/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 -0.4 23.5 -0.3 -- 14.6 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -3.6 22.7 -1.4 -- 20.8 -- -- 360 (15.0) 44/23
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -3.0 22.9 -0.5 -- 27.4 -- -- 250 (10.4) 37/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 -0.4 22.9 +0.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 -0.4 22.8 +1.4 -- 41.4 -- -- 271 (11.3) 28/17
COOLANGATTA 25.2 -3.1 20.9 +0.1 -- 28.4 -- -- 431 (18.0) 46/09
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -3.1 21.9 +0.8 21.2 45.2 11.4 0.1 450 (18.8) 52/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.6 -4.5 16.4 -1.1 -- 5.4 -- -- 801 (33.4) 54/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.7 +2.7 19.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 7.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 -1.6 19.2 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 246 (10.3) 34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.9 +2.3 18.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 50/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 13.2 0.0 9.0 0.0 6.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.9 +3.2 19.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.8 +3.4 19.2 +0.2 16.3 0.0 6.2 9.4 379 (15.8) 61/17
RICHMOND RAAF 31.3 +2.4 15.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 26.3 +1.5 20.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 50/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.5 -- 14.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.7 +3.9 21.8 +5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 327 (13.6) 31/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.1 0.0 20.5 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 50/07
MILDURA AIRPORT 40.5 +8.9 26.8 +10.3 10.0 0.0 14.0 10.0 356 (14.8) 52/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.6 +1.1 18.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 30/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.5 +5.2 18.2 +3.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 46/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 34.5 +8.0 19.6 +5.5 18.7 0.2 4.2 4.7 286 (11.9) 65/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.8 +7.8 17.4 +5.9 -- 4.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 65/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.1 -4.4 13.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 21/16
HOBART AIRPORT 24.1 +1.8 12.4 +0.4 8.2 0.0 6.2 0.6 301 (12.5) 28/11
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

43.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
43.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
42.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
42.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
41.8 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

+11.7 : 41.8 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
+11.7 : 36.4 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
+11.7 : 35.9 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
+11.5 : 36.0 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.4 : 39.9 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

30.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.1 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
29.0 SMITHVILLE Far Northwest NSW
29.0 MULURULU Lower Darling NSW
29.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

+10.8 : 24.2 YONGALA Upper North SA
+10.6 : 25.3 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.3 : 26.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+10.0 : 28.2 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
+10.0 : 28.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
+10.0 : 25.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA

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

13.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
16.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
16.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.1 : 22.3 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-9.0 : 18.4 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-8.8 : 23.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.2 : 24.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-7.9 : 22.3 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

6.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.1 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

-6.6 : 7.1 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-4.1 : 20.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-4.0 : 18.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-3.5 : 8.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-3.4 : 21.3 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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.
139.0 GOOMBOORIAN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
135.8 MUNGAR GAYNDAH ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
128.0 MCALLISTER STATION Gulf Country QLD
120.4 BURDEKIN SHIRE COUNCIL Central Coast E QLD
112.0 MT GRAVATT ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
51.8 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
128.0 MCALLISTER STATION
Upper Carpentaria
56.2 GREGORY SPRINGS STATION
N Coast--Barron
57.6 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
N Coast--Herbert
108.8 UPPER STONE EXELBY
76.0 YABULU QLD NICKEL
Central Coast E
120.4 BURDEKIN SHIRE COUNCIL
103.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
91.3 HAMILTON ISLAND
91.0 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
85.5 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
83.8 HOME HILL POST OFFICE
73.4 ALVA BEACH
73.0 INKERMAN BRIDGE ALERT
58.0 REEVES ALERT
57.0 MOUNT JUKES
55.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
52.0 MT JUKES
Wide Bay/Burnett
96.4 WOODGATE STORE
76.0 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE
62.0 OLD RANGE RD ALERT
50.0 NEARUM RD ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
139.0 GOOMBOORIAN
135.8 MUNGAR GAYNDAH ST
112.0 MT GRAVATT ALERT
102.0 GOOMBOORIAN ALERT
89.0 MOY POCKET TM
87.6 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
87.0 RAINBOW BEACH
87.0 MACLEAN BRIDGE ALERT
86.0 CAROLE PARK ALERT
84.0 COORAN TM
83.0 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD
82.8 PALMWOODS
82.0 WOLFFDENE ALERT
77.0 WOODFORD EATON LANE
76.0 CALAMVALE ALERT
74.8 WOODFORD STANMORE
74.2 MT KANIGAN AL
74.0 TEWANTIN RSL PARK
74.0 LUSCOMBE ALERT
73.2 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT
73.0 UPPER CHERWELL ALERT
73.0 YARRAHAPPINI ALERT
73.0 GYMPIE ALERT
72.0 FORESTDALE(JOHNSON RD)AL
72.0 WATERFORD ALERT
72.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
69.0 GYMPIE
68.1 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
68.0 YARRAHAPPINI TM
67.8 IMBIL POST OFFICE
67.0 GREENBANK(THOMPSON RD)AL
67.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM
66.2 BRISBANE BOTANIC GARDENS MT COOT-THA
66.0 ZACHARIAH TM
66.0 HOWARD ALERT
65.8 IMBIL ALERT
65.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL
65.0 MIVA
64.0 BRISBANE ROAD ALERT
64.0 LAHEYS LOOKOUT ALERT
63.4 EBBW VALE
63.0 REGENTS PARK
62.8 BRISBANE
61.8 MT TAMBORINE FERN ST
60.0 BEAUDESERT ALERT
59.0 CLEARVIEW TM
59.0 KANDANGA TM
59.0 KARALEE
58.1 WAMURAN
58.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT
58.0 ROMANI ALERT
57.2 WONGAWALLAN ALERT
57.0 GREENBANK THOMPSON ROAD
56.0 CLEARVIEW ALERT
56.0 LANDSBOROUGH
54.2 BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
52.2 KENILWORTH TOWNSHIP
52.0 BENOBBLE ALERT
50.0 BUNDAMBA SCHOOL ALERT
50.0 BROOWEENA TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
63.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)

ISLANDS

56.8 REDLAND (ALEXANDRA HILLS)

Reports not yet available

1006 (41.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1004 (41.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
869 (36.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
856 (35.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
849 (35.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
845 (35.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
813 (33.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
801 (33.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
797 (33.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
794 (33.1) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
758 (31.6) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
724 (30.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
718 (29.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
715 (29.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
714 (29.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
703 (29.3) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
698 (29.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
694 (28.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
689 (28.7) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
684 (28.5) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
682 (28.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
671 (28.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
669 (27.9) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
667 (27.8) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
664 (27.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
659 (27.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
657 (27.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
656 (27.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
655 (27.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
654 (27.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
644 (26.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
644 (26.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
641 (26.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
640 (26.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
636 (26.5) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
621 (25.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
614 (25.6) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
611 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
610 (25.4) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
609 (25.4) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
608 (25.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
104/14 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
81/08 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
74/09 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
74/11 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
72/23 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
72/01 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
72/16 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
72/14 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
72/16 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
72/10 MOUNT READ W Coast 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