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Provisional records set or equalled today

Obvious errors have been corrected, however this is realtime data which has not yet been validated. Full validation of official records by the BoM Quality Management System (QMS) is a much more complex process and may take some months. Go here for further information on this records section and how the QMS works. These provisional records are based on data received as at 1408 EST on 07/12/2018.

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

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT

27.2

26.3

07/12/2012

17

1 N C

NT

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AIRPORT

27.3

27.2

07/12/2012

22

1 N C

NT

Darwin-Daly

014909

CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU

26.3

26.2

03/12/2018

14

26.3

27/01/2013

14

1 N C Previous December record set earlier this month. Equal to previous all-time record.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

42.2

40.3

06/12/2009

20

40.3

06/12/2009

20

1 N C

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

40.8

40.5

27/12/1992

29

1 N C

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

44.7

44.7

06/12/2009

24

1 N C Equal to record.

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

40.7

39.8

04/12/2018

20

39.9

10/11/2015

20

1 N C Previous December record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

44.0

44.0

05/12/2009

19

44.0

05/12/2009

19

1 P C Equal to record.


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Data is as received at 14:07EST, 07/12/2018.

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 22.8 -6.1 13.0 -1.9 12.7 0.6 7.2 10.1 451 (18.8) 46/04
BUNBURY 20.7 -6.6 12.6 -1.0 -- 4.8 -- -- 245 (10.2) 31/15
MANDURAH 21.5 -5.4 13.5 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 348 (14.5) 44/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +2.0 29.4 +4.1 29.3 0.2 8.0 9.5 362 (15.1) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.4 +3.0 17.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 44/11
WHYALLA AERO 40.4 +12.2 17.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 50/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 40.1 +13.1 22.8 +7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 31/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 36.2 +13.3 14.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 44/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.0 +3.9 23.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 55/18
CAIRNS AERO 34.3 +2.9 23.7 +0.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 50/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.2 +0.7 22.6 -1.5 -- 10.6 -- -- 536 (22.3) 55/17
MACKAY M.O 28.2 -1.9 22.9 -0.1 -- 25.2 -- -- 614 (25.6) 61/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -3.2 21.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 532 (22.2) 54/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 -1.5 19.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 587 (24.5) 55/16
COOLANGATTA 26.4 -0.8 18.1 -1.8 -- 7.0 -- -- 574 (23.9) 57/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 -1.9 18.4 -1.7 16.0 3.2 6.2 10.0 451 (18.8) 50/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.1 -2.3 13.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 764 (31.8) 61/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.2 -0.7 16.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 9.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.2 -1.3 16.9 +0.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 281 (11.7) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.9 -1.3 16.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 52/15
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -0.8 12.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 34/23
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 24.5 +0.2 9.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 35/07
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.1 +0.9 16.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 554 (23.1) 43/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.9 +1.2 17.7 +0.2 16.9 1.6 3.6 4.7 318 (13.3) 57/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.7 -0.7 16.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 39/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 -0.4 16.8 -0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 48/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.3 -- 12.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 31/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.4 +3.0 17.7 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 37/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.1 +4.9 15.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 34/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.6 +9.5 17.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 10.0 11.5 202 ( 8.4) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 35.1 +7.7 16.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 37/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.8 +9.8 16.1 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 44/12
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 35.1 +10.7 12.5 +0.5 9.5 0.0 7.8 12.8 353 (14.7) 57/07
BALLARAT AERODROME 33.9 +11.3 10.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.5 +4.1 12.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 31.2 +10.5 10.8 +0.1 6.9 0.2 5.8 11.0 341 (14.2) 34/04
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

45.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
44.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
44.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
44.6 FORREST Eucla WA
44.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+17.6 : 40.7 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+17.4 : 44.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+17.2 : 36.8 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+16.8 : 41.4 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+16.0 : 43.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

30.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
30.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.1 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+11.8 : 25.4 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 25.1 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 24.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+10.2 : 24.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 23.2 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 23.9 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

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

16.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
16.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
17.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
17.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
18.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS

-10.2 : 19.1 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.6 : 17.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.2 : 16.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.1 : 19.4 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.4 : 26.0 MULLEWA Central West WA

0.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-20.5 : 0.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 14.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.5 : 9.5 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.4 : 12.7 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.7 : 17.6 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert 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.
159.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
104.8 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
67.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE N Coast--Barron QLD
54.0 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST N Coast--Barron QLD
52.4 INNOT HOT SPRINGS TOWNSHIP N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
67.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
54.0 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST
52.4 INNOT HOT SPRINGS TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Herbert
159.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
104.8 BINGIL BAY
Central Coast E
51.0 LANSDOWN CSIRO

13.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

.....

9.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1264 (52.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1236 (51.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1037 (43.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1013 (42.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
991 (41.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
966 (40.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
940 (39.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
927 (38.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
897 (37.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
856 (35.7) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
808 (33.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
788 (32.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
764 (31.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
756 (31.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
747 (31.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
742 (30.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
739 (30.8) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
735 (30.6) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
714 (29.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
711 (29.6) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
702 (29.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
691 (28.8) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
681 (28.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
678 (28.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
665 (27.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) ROSSLYN BAY NTC AWS Central Coast E QLD
653 (27.2) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
652 (27.2) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
627 (26.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
627 (26.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
626 (26.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
614 (25.6) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
613 (25.5) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
606 (25.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
91/16 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
83/15 TELFER AERO Interior WA
83/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/14 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
81/14 FORREST Eucla WA
81/19 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

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
KALUMBURU
15.6mm in 29 min to 15:00 32.3mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 18.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE)
7.8mm in 22 min to 21:30 21.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
14.2mm in 16 min to 16:00 53.2mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.4mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
25.0mm in 21 min to 13:51 71.4mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 13:52 84.0mm/h
7.8mm in 8 min to 14:00 58.5mm/h
35.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 35.2mm/h
37.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 37.6mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
14.4mm in 30 min to 03:00 28.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.4mm/h
14.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 29.2mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 29.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
16.0mm in 16 min to 19:00 60.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 18.8mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 24.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
4.6mm in 6 min to 18:30 46.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.6mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
5.6mm in 11 min to 23:58 30.5mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
18.2mm in 25 min to 05:28 43.7mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 19.6mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.6mm/h
LUCINDA POINT
7.4mm in 19 min to 09:49 23.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.4mm/h
COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE)
10.6mm in 30 min to 00:00 21.2mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 29.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h
MOUNT STUART (DEFENCE)
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
TOWNSVILLE - AIR WEAPONS RANGE (DEFENCE)
17.0mm in 12 min to 18:50 85.0mm/h
7.4mm in 10 min to 19:00 44.4mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 25.0mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 27.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
MACKAY AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
ALVA BEACH
11.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 23.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 19.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.8mm/h
WOOLSHED
12.8mm in 30 min to 15:30 25.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.4mm/h
16.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 33.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.2mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.0mm/h
OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.4mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
TINDAL RAAF : 85(140/ 63 ) at 16:06
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 74(140/ 63 ) at 19:35
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(140/ 63 ) at 06:13
Far SW
BALLERA GAS FIELD : 80( 80/ 63 ) at 13:05
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83( 30/ 65 ) at 13:09