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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 1445 EST on 30/01/2015. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

28.4

28.4

21/01/2015

17

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

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

TAS

E Coast

092045

LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT)

55.2

53.0

21/01/2008

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:44EST, 30/01/2015.

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 37.8 +6.1 22.0 +5.0 20.3 0.0 10.6 7.0 385 (16.0) 41/14
BUNBURY 35.0 +5.3 19.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 43/18
MANDURAH 33.8 +4.5 23.0 +4.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 282 (11.8) 39/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.2 22.2 -2.6 22.8 30.2 5.8 9.1 318 (13.3) 35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.5 -4.9 13.0 -8.5 11.9 0.0 12.2 13.0 328 (13.7) 43/14
WHYALLA AERO 29.9 -0.1 17.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 580 (24.2) 54/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.2 +0.9 16.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 356 (14.8) 54/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.8 -0.4 9.9 -1.2 8.3 0.0 6.8 13.8 614 (25.6) 52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.9 +0.6 22.5 -1.2 18.9 0.0 14.4 -- 471 (19.6) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 36.3 +4.8 23.8 +0.1 20.6 0.0 6.6 12.2 201 ( 8.4) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.9 +1.5 27.1 +2.8 23.9 0.0 7.8 12.6 249 (10.4) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 29.9 -0.2 22.7 -0.8 -- 28.4 -- 8.8 314 (13.1) 54/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 -2.2 22.2 +0.1 21.9 2.4 4.0 -- 359 (15.0) 39/17
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 -1.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/16
COOLANGATTA 28.0 -0.3 20.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 43/08
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -1.3 19.6 -1.6 18.9 1.4 4.6 11.0 368 (15.3) 37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.6 -1.4 14.8 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 459 (19.1) 37/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.4 -5.5 14.3 -4.6 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 284 (11.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.0 -1.0 17.9 -1.6 15.4 0.2 4.0 -- 603 (25.1) 43/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 -2.5 17.3 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 428 (17.8) 50/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.7 -4.3 15.3 -2.7 14.1 3.0 3.4 -- 437 (18.2) 54/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.6 -6.9 6.9 -6.5 -- -- -- 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.3 -5.8 10.9 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 44/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 -4.8 15.2 -3.6 11.9 5.2 2.8 12.2 683 (28.5) 65/16
RICHMOND RAAF 25.1 -4.8 14.4 -3.2 -- 22.6 -- -- 264 (11.0) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -2.9 15.0 -4.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 621 (25.9) 59/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 -5.4 14.1 -2.2 13.0 0.0 8.0 12.6 375 (15.6) 37/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.0 -7.4 14.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 46/20
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.8 -2.5 15.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 46/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.6 -4.0 10.6 -3.5 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 398 (16.6) 41/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.3 -5.4 12.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 54/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.4 -4.7 9.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 767 (32.0) 55/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.2 -3.1 11.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 48/08
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 -6.6 11.5 -0.5 10.5 0.4 5.2 0.2 598 (24.9) 48/15
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

41.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
40.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+9.9 : 39.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+8.9 : 37.5 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+8.3 : 35.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6 : 35.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+7.0 : 37.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA

28.4 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
28.3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
28.0 CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
27.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+9.3 : 24.8 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 23.6 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 21.8 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.9 : 25.7 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+7.7 : 23.0 KARNET Lower West WA

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

4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-11.4 : 15.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-11.2 : 14.3 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-11.0 : 14.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-11.0 : 13.0 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-10.9 : 6.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.3 : 6.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.1 : 4.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-8.5 : 13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.4 : 7.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.2 : 0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-8.2 : 0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-8.2 : 16.1 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest 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.
78.0 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
75.0 MYROODAH W Kimberley WA
72.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
70.2 UPPER ULAM ROAD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
60.0 MOURA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
75.0 MYROODAH
55.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
78.0 PORT KEATS AERO
72.6 CAPE DON
55.6 MANINGRIDA AERO

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
57.8 BLACKDOWN TABLELAND AL
Wide Bay/Burnett
70.2 UPPER ULAM ROAD
60.0 MOURA POST OFFICE
55.6 WESTWOOD TM
50.8 MELROSE

13.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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3.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1324 (55.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1145 (47.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1070 (44.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1004 (41.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
933 (38.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
892 (37.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
868 (36.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
841 (35.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
836 (34.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
826 (34.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
800 (33.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
798 (33.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
776 (32.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
767 (32.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
764 (31.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
764 (31.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
763 (31.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
758 (31.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
752 (31.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
745 (31.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
743 (31.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
738 (30.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
732 (30.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
730 (30.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
728 (30.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
722 (30.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
712 (29.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
709 (29.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
700 (29.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
695 (29.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
689 (28.7) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
683 (28.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
682 (28.4) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
681 (28.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
680 (28.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
673 (28.0) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
669 (27.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
667 (27.8) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
663 (27.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
662 (27.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
660 (27.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
657 (27.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
656 (27.3) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
643 (26.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
641 (26.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
637 (26.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
630 (26.3) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
629 (26.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
624 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
621 (25.9) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
619 (25.8) REDESDALE N Central VIC
614 (25.6) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
613 (25.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
602 (25.1) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
601 (25.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
96/16 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
93/10 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
80/15 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
76/08 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
74/14 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
74/22 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
4.4mm in 6 min to 18:11 44.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
12.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
CURTIN AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
W Pilbara
YANDI MINE
9.6mm in 13 min to 15:26 44.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
Lower West
PERTH METRO
9.4mm in 25 min to 12:25 22.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
14.2mm in 30 min to 19:00 28.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.3mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 11.3mm/h
MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP
20.2mm in 12 min to 15:51 101.0mm/h
12.8mm in 9 min to 16:00 85.3mm/h
33.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 33.4mm/h
25.0mm in 29 min to 16:29 51.7mm/h
59.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 59.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 27.2mm/h
61.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 20.3mm/h
61.0mm in 6 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS
15.2mm in 30 min to 17:30 30.4mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.3mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
31.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 63.6mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 31.8mm/h
29.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 58.8mm/h
61.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 61.2mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 38.4mm/h
71.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 23.7mm/h
71.0mm in 6 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.6mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT)
55.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 55.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
8.8mm in 18 min to 21:00 29.3mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.6mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 8.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
YANDI MINE : 91(150/ 24 ) at 15:26
E Gascoyne
PARABURDOO AERO : 96(210/ 43 ) at 16:56
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 83(190/ 69 ) at 06:30
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(200/ 65 ) at 17:00
TASMANIA
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 82(180/ 63 ) at 21:15