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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 1420 EST on 20/12/2018.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014909

CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU

40.7

39.9

06/12/2012

15

40.0

08/11/2018

17

1 N C

NT

Alice Springs

015594

ARLTUNGA

43.6

43.4

18/12/2018

19

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

45.5

44.0

12/12/2018

27

1 N C Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

47.1

47.1

12/12/2018

23

47.1

12/12/2018

24

1 N C Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

48.0

47.4

29/12/2017

19

1 N C

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

46.7

46.4

19/12/2017

17

1 N C

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

45.3

45.3

19/12/2017

20

1 N C Equal to record.

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

46.4

45.9

18/12/2017

22

1 N C

NSW

Upper Darling

048027

COBAR MO

44.9

44.1

31/12/2005

57

1 N C

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

46.1

46.1

31/12/2005

27

1 N C Equal to record.


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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 28.4 -0.6 15.2 +0.3 12.7 0.0 11.6 13.2 475 (19.8) 43/15
BUNBURY 25.5 -1.8 11.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 39/11
MANDURAH 24.8 -2.2 16.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 43/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +1.5 28.0 +2.7 27.7 0.0 9.2 7.8 476 (19.8) 35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.4 +7.0 27.7 +7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 41/14
WHYALLA AERO 35.7 +7.4 20.6 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 508 (21.2) 54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.9 +7.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.5 +1.5 13.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 28/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 44.2 +7.0 25.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 46/11
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +1.0 24.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 54/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.8 +1.3 26.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 28/13
MACKAY M.O 30.8 +0.6 24.7 +1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 424 (17.7) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 0.0 23.8 +2.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 394 (16.4) 37/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +1.3 23.2 +2.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 555 (23.1) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 29.3 +1.9 21.5 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 266 (11.1) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.8 +0.6 22.7 +2.6 21.0 1.6 3.2 10.5 272 (11.3) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.9 +1.4 18.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 600 (25.0) 41/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.5 +6.4 22.4 +4.9 -- 0.0 8.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +2.3 21.8 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 30/22
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.5 +0.2 20.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 43/20
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 32.5 +5.6 17.3 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 61/17
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 30.3 +5.6 15.5 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 41/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.7 +7.1 21.9 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 46/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.6 -1.3 20.2 +2.6 20.1 1.4 5.6 0.0 607 (25.3) 44/19
RICHMOND RAAF 26.3 -2.6 19.4 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 -0.2 20.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 24/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.3 -- 17.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 35/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.2 +3.7 20.6 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 34/03
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.5 +2.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.7 +7.4 21.7 +6.8 -- 0.0 3.2 11.2 -- 44/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.3 +3.7 17.0 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.3 +0.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 26.1 +1.5 16.1 +4.0 15.3 0.0 3.6 5.0 371 (15.5) 28/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.2 +3.5 13.4 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.3 -0.2 13.9 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 23.3 +2.5 10.7 -0.1 5.5 0.0 5.8 10.9 332 (13.8) 34/16
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

48.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
47.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
47.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
46.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
46.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

+12.2 : 44.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+11.9 : 43.4 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+11.8 : 43.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+11.7 : 45.8 WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW

31.0 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.2 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
30.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
29.9 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.6 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
29.6 HALLS CREEK METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE E Kimberley WA

+11.3 : 28.5 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.1 : 29.9 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.5 : 22.8 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+9.5 : 24.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+9.3 : 22.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

12.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
15.3 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
16.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
16.5 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS

-6.2 : 25.5 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.0 : 31.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-4.9 : 21.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.8 : 34.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-4.8 : 23.5 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW

2.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
5.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
6.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-5.1 : 5.9 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.4 : 6.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.4 : 12.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-4.2 : 7.5 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 8.4 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt 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.
97.2 OLD DELAMERE N Rivers NT
44.2 EMMA GORGE N Kimberley WA
43.2 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB N Rivers NT
42.4 DIGGERS REST N Kimberley WA
38.9 MOOLOOLOO N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
44.2 EMMA GORGE
42.4 DIGGERS REST

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
97.2 OLD DELAMERE
43.2 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB
38.9 MOOLOOLOO

13.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.1 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

7.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
5.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

879 (36.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
792 (33.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
785 (32.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
783 (32.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
766 (31.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
761 (31.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
758 (31.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
751 (31.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
733 (30.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
694 (28.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
688 (28.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
683 (28.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
671 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
642 (26.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
642 (26.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
632 (26.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
628 (26.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
619 (25.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
600 (25.0) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
600 (25.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
81/15 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
76/22 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
76/18 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
76/20 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
70/01 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
70/19 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
11.0mm in 23 min to 15:23 28.7mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.0mm/h
BRADSHAW-KOOLENDONG VALLEY (DEFENCE)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
3.8mm in 11 min to 07:00 20.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
13.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.4mm/h
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
7.2mm in 21 min to 16:30 20.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
4.8mm in 3 min to 21:47 96.0mm/h
11.6mm in 13 min to 22:00 53.5mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 18.4mm/h
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.8mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
11.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 22.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.2mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT
7.0mm in 15 min to 23:28 28.0mm/h
9.4mm in 20 min to 23:50 28.2mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
15.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 31.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.4mm/h
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
5.2mm in 2 min to 17:43 156.0mm/h
5.4mm in 2 min to 17:45 162.0mm/h
8.4mm in 3 min to 17:48 168.0mm/h
6.4mm in 2 min to 17:50 192.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:51 84.0mm/h
33.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 33.6mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 41.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
SCONE AIRPORT AWS
6.6mm in 14 min to 19:14 28.3mm/h
16.6mm in 16 min to 19:30 62.3mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 26.2mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 23.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
19.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 38.0mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.6mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 26.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
GOSFORD AWS
13.8mm in 30 min to 20:00 27.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
1.6mm in 1 min to 16:18 96.0mm/h
10.4mm in 8 min to 16:28 78.0mm/h
4.4mm in 2 min to 16:30 132.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.2mm/h
6.8mm in 4 min to 16:34 102.0mm/h
5.8mm in 6 min to 16:40 58.0mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 33.2mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
14.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 29.6mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 19.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE)
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.6mm/h
18.8mm in 28 min to 18:58 40.3mm/h
4.2mm in 2 min to 19:00 126.0mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 32.6mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 31.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.7mm/h
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
12.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 24.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
20.8mm in 8 min to 19:00 156.0mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 25.2mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 31.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.2mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
PENRITH LAKES AWS
11.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 22.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.8mm/h
24.4mm in 30 min to 19:30 48.8mm/h
35.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 35.8mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.8mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 76(230/ 63 ) at 02:21
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) : 115(190/ 95 ) at 17:45