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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 12/02/2016. 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

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

90.2

76.8

03/02/2004

13

1 N

VIC

W Central

087168

SHEOAKS

895.6

112.4

03/02/2005

20

112.4

03/02/2005

21

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

44.5

44.5

10/02/2009

21

1 N Equal to record.

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

47.0

46.6

19/02/2007

13

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

43.8

43.8

12/02/2004

20

1 N Equal to record.


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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, 12/02/2016.

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 35.2 +3.3 19.0 +1.5 16.5 0.0 11.8 12.3 312 (13.0) 34/15
BUNBURY 31.5 +1.5 18.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 30/20
MANDURAH 30.0 +0.2 22.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 41/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +2.4 25.1 +0.4 24.7 2.2 7.8 10.9 424 (17.7) 55/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.9 +3.8 18.2 -2.5 15.8 0.0 16.4 12.7 384 (16.0) 46/12
WHYALLA AERO 30.9 +1.3 18.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 622 (25.9) 54/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.2 +2.8 15.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 76/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.5 +1.3 11.9 +0.2 8.1 0.0 4.8 11.6 -- 43/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.4 +1.1 21.9 -1.4 21.6 1.8 4.8 -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.4 24.1 +0.3 23.2 1.2 5.0 6.4 331 (13.8) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +0.1 24.6 +0.5 22.3 0.0 9.4 6.8 400 (16.7) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 29.6 0.0 21.9 -1.5 -- 11.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 46/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +0.6 21.8 -0.3 20.7 0.0 8.8 -- 396 (16.5) 34/09
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +0.3 20.5 -0.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 444 (18.5) 48/14
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +0.4 20.2 -0.6 -- 10.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 43/11
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +0.7 19.2 -1.9 18.4 0.0 9.8 12.1 405 (16.9) 41/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.5 +0.4 16.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 575 (24.0) 48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.9 +3.9 19.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 8.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +0.2 16.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 34/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.4 +0.8 15.3 -2.8 11.3 0.0 7.2 -- 281 (11.7) 37/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.7 +3.0 17.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 57/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.9 +1.5 20.4 +1.4 15.3 0.0 10.4 9.6 460 (19.2) 35/15
RICHMOND RAAF 30.3 +1.4 16.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 26.1 +1.3 19.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 471 (19.6) 26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.8 +4.0 15.9 -0.5 12.2 0.0 9.8 11.3 294 (12.3) 52/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.2 +4.1 17.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.2 +4.6 17.5 +1.0 15.0 0.0 8.0 12.5 261 (10.9) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.9 +2.4 15.7 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 37/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.0 +4.7 15.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 43/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.5 +2.5 13.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 44/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.7 +1.2 14.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 22.2 -0.1 12.8 +0.8 10.6 0.0 5.6 8.8 314 (13.1) 43/15
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

47.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
46.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
45.9 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
45.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
45.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
45.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
45.1 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA

+16.8 : 43.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+16.2 : 43.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+13.9 : 44.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+13.5 : 43.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+12.9 : 43.5 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA

+8.2 : 27.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+6.1 : 22.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.0 : 24.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+5.9 : 24.4 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+5.5 : 23.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

13.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.5 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-5.0 : 23.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-4.4 : 20.0 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-3.6 : 22.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-3.4 : 23.0 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-3.1 : 27.7 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

3.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.4 CORRYONG AIRPORT Lower NE VIC
5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.2 : 10.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
-5.0 : 16.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-4.5 : 15.0 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-4.4 : 15.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-4.3 : 12.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley 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.
895.6 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
90.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
89.6 HIGHBURY STATION N Peninsula QLD
69.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
68.0 YAPPAR RIVER Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
67.4 OENPELLI AIRPORT
64.2 MOUNT FELIX
54.8 KING ASH BAY

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
89.6 HIGHBURY STATION
Gulf Country
90.2 NORMANTON AIRPORT
68.0 YAPPAR RIVER
64.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Herbert
61.0 MUTARNEE STORE

VICTORIA
W Central
895.6 SHEOAKS

ISLANDS
Islands
69.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

13.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

6.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
6.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
6.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1092 (45.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
990 (41.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
972 (40.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
878 (36.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
854 (35.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
853 (35.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
824 (34.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
785 (32.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
775 (32.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
754 (31.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
749 (31.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
735 (30.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
719 (30.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
690 (28.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
690 (28.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
683 (28.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
679 (28.3) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
673 (28.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
671 (28.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
651 (27.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
646 (26.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
643 (26.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
629 (26.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
622 (25.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
617 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
76/11 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
76/10 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
74/16 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
70/03 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/17 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TRUSCOTT
11.6mm in 9 min to 15:20 77.3mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.6mm in 30 min to 19:30 21.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
53.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 17.7mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
2.4mm in 1 min to 15:00 144.0mm/h
BULMAN
20.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 40.0mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.4mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.3mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
10.8mm in 30 min to 01:30 21.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.3mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h
BORROLOOLA AIRPORT
6.4mm in 14 min to 15:30 27.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
14.0mm in 30 min to 04:00 28.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 15.0mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 28.4mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 28.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 17.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
HORN ISLAND
14.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 14.0mm/h
5.2mm in 7 min to 05:00 44.6mm/h
15.6mm in 30 min to 05:30 31.2mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 21.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
10.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 24.0mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 22.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.8mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
11.6mm in 30 min to 14:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
69.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 139.2mm/h
69.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 69.6mm/h
69.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 69.6mm/h
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
8.0mm in 19 min to 22:30 25.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
4.2mm in 12 min to 15:49 21.0mm/h
4.2mm in 11 min to 16:00 22.9mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.6mm/h
None reported