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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 03/02/2016. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Victoria

014802

CAMFIELD

135.4

97.4

20/02/2002

44

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018188

COFFIN BAY

75.8

30.0

19/02/2011

25

49.6

27/03/2006

30

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

44.0

34.0

19/02/2011

20

1 N

SA

W Agricultural

018192

NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)

49.6

46.8

19/02/2011

20

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

28.2

27.5

07/02/2012

12

27.9

08/01/2006

13

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

26.7

26.6

01/02/2016

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Northwest

037039

WINTON AIRPORT

29.0

29.0

16/02/2003

12

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Channel Country

038003

BOULIA AIRPORT

33.2

32.3

18/02/1926

124

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009204

GOOSEBERRY HILL

11.0

11.0

01/02/2016

14

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

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

13.8

13.8

01/02/2016

13

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

WA

SW & S Coast

009977

MANDURAH

11.8

12.8

01/02/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Goldfields

012044

MUNGLINUP WEST

8.4

8.6

10/02/2006

12

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

38.4

34.0

09/02/2005

20

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

36.5

35.5

23/02/2008

20

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

68

67.0

07/02/2009

11

N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040093

GYMPIE

63

61.0

22/02/2004

11

N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040908

TEWANTIN RSL PARK

67

61.0

24/02/2012

11

N

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

80

80.0

23/02/2009

11

N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:38EST, 13/02/2016.

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 27.7 -4.2 9.7 -7.8 7.9 0.0 7.2 12.7 548 (22.8) 39/14
BUNBURY 26.4 -3.6 7.1 -8.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 37/16
MANDURAH 24.1 -5.7 11.8 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 43/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.1 24.7 0.0 24.7 10.2 6.4 3.7 425 (17.7) 46/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.2 +2.1 27.6 +6.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 463 (19.3) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 25.8 -3.8 22.2 +4.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 460 (19.2) 63/06
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.8 -4.6 19.3 +2.1 -- 13.2 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 46/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.3 -0.9 14.4 +2.7 11.2 0.0 8.0 0.0 300 (12.5) 30/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 +1.3 25.8 +2.5 24.0 0.0 8.6 9.0 398 (16.6) 35/16
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +0.8 26.1 +2.3 25.6 0.4 6.0 -- 195 ( 8.1) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.6 +1.5 27.9 +3.8 27.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 34.2 +4.6 26.6 +3.2 -- 0.8 -- 7.9 336 (14.0) 44/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 38.0 +6.8 23.8 +1.7 24.8 34.2 10.6 -- 318 (13.3) --
BUNDABERG AERO 33.5 +3.6 21.7 +0.3 -- 42.0 -- -- 492 (20.5) 48/15
COOLANGATTA 31.7 +3.4 23.2 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 31/10
BRISBANE AERO 36.3 +7.4 22.6 +1.5 20.7 0.0 6.8 4.8 531 (22.1) 55/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.4 +2.3 21.4 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 76/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.9 +0.9 15.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 8.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.2 -0.3 20.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.3 -1.3 16.7 -1.4 13.9 0.0 7.0 13.1 374 (15.6) 34/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.9 -0.7 9.4 -3.8 4.0 0.1 3.3 6.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.1 -2.6 11.4 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 26/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 -0.3 16.4 -2.6 13.5 0.4 5.0 12.9 408 (17.0) 35/08
RICHMOND RAAF 29.0 +0.1 14.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 35/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 -0.1 16.3 -2.9 -- 15.2 -- -- 275 (11.5) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.2 -1.6 13.1 -3.3 10.4 0.0 4.2 11.9 277 (11.5) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.7 -1.4 14.4 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 22/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.6 +4.0 18.6 +2.1 15.0 0.0 5.2 6.6 246 (10.3) 52/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.1 +0.6 12.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.2 -0.1 13.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 35/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.3 +2.3 11.2 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 335 (14.0) 39/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 30.6 +6.1 15.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 34/17
HOBART AIRPORT 31.8 +9.5 16.0 +4.0 13.5 0.2 6.0 12.5 327 (13.6) 39/08
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

43.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.3 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
41.2 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
41.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+12.4 : 33.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+10.5 : 30.4 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
+10.4 : 28.9 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+10.3 : 32.0 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+9.5 : 31.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

33.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
32.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
31.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
30.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
30.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+9.2 : 33.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.5 : 32.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.2 : 31.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+6.9 : 27.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.6 : 30.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.6 : 30.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

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

16.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
17.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
18.2 PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
18.2 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

-13.7 : 22.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-10.7 : 26.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-10.0 : 22.4 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-9.9 : 22.7 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-9.4 : 27.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.5 : 6.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-9.3 : 13.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.3 : 7.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.9 : 13.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-8.8 : 7.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-8.8 : 5.8 WANDERING 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.
135.4 CAMFIELD N Rivers NT
75.8 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
75.8 COFFIN BAY W Agricultural SA
65.4 BOOROONDARRA Central Highlands QLD
64.2 NUTWOOD DOWNS N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
135.4 CAMFIELD
64.2 NUTWOOD DOWNS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
75.8 COFFIN BAY
62.4 NULLARBOR

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
64.0 THE GAP TM
Central Highlands
65.4 BOOROONDARRA
Wide Bay/Burnett
61.4 BINGERA SUGAR MILL
59.0 BUNDABERG ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
75.8 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

13.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
13.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
12.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

.....

3.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

903 (37.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
855 (35.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
841 (35.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
834 (34.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
805 (33.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
776 (32.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
751 (31.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
740 (30.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
698 (29.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
692 (28.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
689 (28.7) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
680 (28.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
675 (28.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
673 (28.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
670 (27.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
670 (27.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
669 (27.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
658 (27.4) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
655 (27.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
653 (27.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) FORREST Eucla WA
650 (27.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
644 (26.8) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
633 (26.4) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
603 (25.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
601 (25.0) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
100/10 BICKLEY Lower West WA
83/08 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
80/18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/06 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
76/16 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

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.
None reported None reported