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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 1438 EST on 08/01/2016. 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 maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

39.0

38.7

06/01/2016

15

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

34.0

06/01/2016

17

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

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

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

24.8

19.5

29/01/2013

11

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068228

BELLAMBI AWS

32.6

32.1

18/01/2008

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 14:37EST, 08/01/2016.

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 43.0 +11.3 22.2 +5.2 20.9 0.0 11.8 12.6 550 (22.9) 57/03
BUNBURY 39.0 +9.3 21.8 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 43/07
MANDURAH 41.0 +11.7 24.5 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 46/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +1.6 28.2 +3.4 27.3 0.0 8.2 9.8 481 (20.0) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.0 -1.4 17.5 -4.0 15.5 0.0 10.0 -- 297 (12.4) --
WHYALLA AERO 29.0 -1.0 19.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 693 (28.9) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.9 +1.6 17.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 39/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.1 -2.1 11.3 +0.2 7.1 0.0 7.0 12.8 593 (24.7) 50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.0 +1.7 19.4 -4.3 17.8 0.0 10.8 -- 241 (10.0) --
CAIRNS AERO 35.0 +3.5 20.6 -3.1 18.6 0.0 8.0 -- 193 ( 8.0) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.4 +3.0 22.8 -1.5 20.8 0.0 10.0 12.3 210 ( 8.8) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 32.0 +1.9 23.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 39.1 +7.2 24.0 +1.9 22.6 0.0 12.4 -- 314 (13.1) --
BUNDABERG AERO 34.0 +3.9 20.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 35/18
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +0.7 19.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 43/17
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 -0.7 21.0 -0.2 19.8 0.0 8.0 13.0 354 (14.8) 35/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.0 0.0 15.1 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 379 (15.8) 39/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 16.2 -2.7 -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 -2.6 18.1 -0.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 655 (27.3) --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 -5.0 16.2 -1.8 13.6 36.8 8.4 -- 699 (29.1) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.0 -4.1 13.1 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 -4.2 16.9 -1.9 16.1 35.0 2.0 7.6 836 (34.8) --
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 -5.9 16.3 -1.3 -- 15.2 -- -- 377 (15.7) --
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -2.9 16.2 -2.8 -- 20.2 -- -- 782 (32.6) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.1 -2.6 12.2 -4.1 10.9 0.0 4.8 13.7 262 (10.9) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 -5.4 16.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.3 0.0 18.5 +1.8 17.0 0.0 16.0 -- 363 (15.1) 41/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.8 -1.8 14.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 43/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.5 -1.2 13.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.0 -1.1 13.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 734 (30.6) 46/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.0 +1.7 15.3 +3.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 37/21
HOBART AIRPORT 22.7 +0.2 14.5 +2.5 14.5 0.0 7.2 10.1 459 (19.1) 35/12
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

46.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
43.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
43.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
43.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

+11.9 : 39.2 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+11.7 : 41.0 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+11.6 : 38.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+11.3 : 43.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+10.9 : 42.0 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
+10.9 : 38.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

31.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
29.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+8.3 : 21.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.2 : 25.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 24.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 20.9 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.9 : 25.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

11.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.1 : 19.0 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.0 : 15.0 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-8.2 : 18.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-8.0 : 19.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 : 21.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.2 : -2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.9 : 16.3 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 12.6 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-5.6 : 10.1 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N 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.
82.0 BRAMWELL N Peninsula QLD
71.2 DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA) Hunter Valley NSW
60.0 FRENCHS FOREST (FRENCHS FOREST RD) Sydney--east NSW
59.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
55.6 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
82.0 BRAMWELL
Brisbane/SE Coast
59.2 JIMNA FORESTRY

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
71.2 DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA)
55.6 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)
54.0 DUNGOG (UPPER MYALL CREEK)
Sydney--east
60.0 FRENCHS FOREST (FRENCHS FOREST RD)
51.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE)
50.6 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST)

Reports not yet available

1059 (44.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1045 (43.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1000 (41.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
942 (39.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
921 (38.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
916 (38.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
889 (37.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
884 (36.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
876 (36.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
863 (36.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
855 (35.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
837 (34.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
836 (34.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
814 (33.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
812 (33.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
805 (33.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
805 (33.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
798 (33.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
790 (32.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
789 (32.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
787 (32.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
782 (32.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
780 (32.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
768 (32.0) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
767 (32.0) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
762 (31.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
747 (31.1) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
743 (31.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
736 (30.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
736 (30.7) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
734 (30.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
732 (30.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
724 (30.2) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
715 (29.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
699 (29.1) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
698 (29.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
691 (28.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
689 (28.7) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
687 (28.6) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
676 (28.2) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
664 (27.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
651 (27.1) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
648 (27.0) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
645 (26.9) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
645 (26.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
643 (26.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
636 (26.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
635 (26.5) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
635 (26.5) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
632 (26.3) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
629 (26.2) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
629 (26.2) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
627 (26.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
622 (25.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
621 (25.9) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
619 (25.8) FORREST Eucla WA
616 (25.7) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
615 (25.6) REDESDALE N Central VIC
614 (25.6) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
611 (25.5) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
611 (25.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
609 (25.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
83/12 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
81/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/19 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
80/16 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
78/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
4.8mm in 14 min to 00:53 20.6mm/h
KALUMBURU
11.6mm in 29 min to 00:00 24.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 14.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BRADSHAW
10.4mm in 13 min to 17:00 48.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
38.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 76.4mm/h
38.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 38.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 102(170/ 91 ) at 02:22
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 83(190/ 69 ) at 14:07
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 83(200/ 69 ) at 13:41
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 78(200/ 69 ) at 16:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(320/ 69 ) at 15:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(260/ 63 ) at 20:30
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(260/ 63 ) at 21:00