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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 1439 EST on 12/01/2016. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

28.4

28.3

03/01/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023894

HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS

83

83.0

11/01/2005

12

N Equal to record.

VIC

E Central

086383

COLDSTREAM

91

91.0

31/01/2010

11

N Equal to record.


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:38EST, 12/01/2016.

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 27.6 -4.1 14.7 -2.3 12.9 0.0 5.4 7.9 353 (14.7) 35/12
BUNBURY 26.6 -3.1 18.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 31/14
MANDURAH 26.3 -3.0 19.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 28/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +2.1 24.0 -0.8 24.2 20.0 2.8 12.0 246 (10.3) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.6 +4.2 22.8 +1.3 20.6 0.0 11.2 9.3 230 ( 9.6) 70/19
WHYALLA AERO 40.7 +10.7 25.0 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 61/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 37.9 +8.6 22.4 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 34/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.7 +3.5 14.6 +3.5 11.3 0.0 7.4 6.4 240 (10.0) 35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.0 +3.7 25.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 41.6 9.9 246 (10.3) 48/18
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.1 24.4 +0.7 24.9 2.6 6.0 10.5 308 (12.8) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 -0.3 25.0 +0.7 23.2 0.4 5.4 12.6 379 (15.8) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 30.5 +0.4 21.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 269 (11.2) 26/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.2 +3.3 23.0 +0.9 22.6 0.0 11.6 -- 254 (10.6) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 -0.1 20.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 30/12
COOLANGATTA 28.3 0.0 18.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 -0.4 19.9 -1.3 18.3 0.0 7.4 13.1 273 (11.4) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.1 +2.1 17.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 31/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.4 +6.5 20.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 9.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +0.9 17.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 39/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 35.9 +7.9 17.3 -0.7 11.5 0.0 24.4 10.5 346 (14.4) 39/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 39.5 +6.4 19.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 50/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 34.6 +8.1 21.1 +2.3 18.8 0.0 9.0 12.1 490 (20.4) 43/14
RICHMOND RAAF 36.8 +6.9 18.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 31.5 +6.6 20.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 30/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 38.9 +7.2 18.7 +2.4 14.8 0.0 11.0 6.9 242 (10.1) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 39.2 +6.8 17.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 55/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.1 +8.8 21.7 +5.0 18.8 0.0 12.6 7.7 243 (10.1) 44/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 38.7 +9.1 16.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 55/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.5 +5.8 16.4 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 54/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 35.5 +10.4 13.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 61/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 29.6 +5.3 13.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 43/16
HOBART AIRPORT 23.5 +1.0 16.2 +4.2 14.3 0.0 7.4 6.6 403 (16.8) 41/13
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

45.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
44.7 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
44.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
44.0 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
43.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
43.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+13.5 : 39.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.7 : 38.9 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+12.5 : 38.2 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
+12.3 : 38.6 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+12.3 : 38.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

29.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.6 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
28.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA

+12.6 : 25.1 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.4 : 26.3 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.2 : 24.1 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
+9.5 : 23.6 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.5 : 23.9 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

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

15.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
18.9 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
19.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS

-6.8 : 29.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
-5.7 : 27.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
-5.4 : 27.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-5.2 : 32.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.2 : 25.4 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-5.2 : 27.8 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

5.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.5 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
8.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-4.7 : 10.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.4 : 12.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.4 : 18.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-3.7 : 13.8 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.7 : 12.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West 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.
93.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
55.2 REEF PARK N Coast--Barron QLD
53.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
47.6 LAURA POST OFFICE S Peninsula QLD
38.0 GILBERTON Upper Carpentaria QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
53.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
47.6 LAURA POST OFFICE
Upper Carpentaria
38.0 GILBERTON
N Coast--Barron
93.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
55.2 REEF PARK

13.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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6.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
6.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
6.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
5.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

755 (31.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
694 (28.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
679 (28.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
664 (27.7) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
592 (24.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
91/06 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/15 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
83/08 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
80/13 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
80/12 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N 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
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
16.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 32.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.4mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BULMAN
7.2mm in 7 min to 21:51 61.7mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS
6.2mm in 16 min to 18:46 23.2mm/h
8.6mm in 10 min to 18:56 51.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(250/ 65 ) at 08:39
VICTORIA
E Central
COLDSTREAM COMPARISON : 89(260/ 67 ) at 16:46
COLDSTREAM : 91(290/ 46 ) at 16:45