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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 1621 EST on 16/02/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

29.5

29.3

09/02/2016

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

44.0

43.0

02/02/2003

13

1 P

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

42.0

41.9

14/02/2016

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

43.0

43.0

03/02/2002

13

1 N Equal to record.


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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 16:20EST, 16/02/2016.

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 34.0 +2.1 17.6 +0.1 16.1 0.0 11.8 12.1 533 (22.2) --
BUNBURY 31.7 +1.7 15.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 44/07
MANDURAH 34.4 +4.6 17.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 41/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +2.3 23.7 -1.0 23.6 5.2 7.2 10.7 403 (16.8) 70/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.9 +1.8 20.3 -0.4 17.9 0.0 16.0 12.6 337 (14.0) 37/08
WHYALLA AERO 23.6 -6.0 18.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 605 (25.2) 52/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.3 -5.1 15.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 34/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.2 -3.0 10.3 -1.4 7.9 1.0 4.8 9.0 464 (19.3) 54/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.2 +5.9 21.9 -1.4 19.2 0.0 10.6 11.1 216 ( 9.0) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 33.1 +1.9 21.1 -2.7 19.2 0.0 7.4 11.8 181 ( 7.5) 28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 35.3 +4.2 22.8 -1.3 21.2 0.0 8.0 12.1 183 ( 7.6) 28/11
MACKAY M.O 31.9 +2.3 22.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.7 244 (10.2) 24/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.2 +4.0 22.7 +0.6 21.6 0.2 7.2 -- 161 ( 6.7) 26/16
BUNDABERG AERO 32.5 +2.6 20.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 30.5 +2.2 20.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 50/13
BRISBANE AERO 30.3 +1.4 20.3 -0.8 19.5 0.0 9.2 12.5 397 (16.5) 44/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.6 +5.5 16.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 41/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 38.9 +7.9 21.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 9.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +1.6 17.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.4 +2.8 22.8 +4.7 19.5 0.0 8.0 8.4 384 (16.0) 46/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.6 +3.9 20.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 39/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.3 +0.9 22.4 +3.4 20.5 0.0 8.0 6.9 578 (24.1) 35/01
RICHMOND RAAF 32.4 +3.5 22.2 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 28/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 -0.1 20.8 +1.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 557 (23.2) 39/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.6 -0.2 12.0 -4.4 9.0 0.0 9.6 12.9 335 (14.0) 50/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.9 -2.2 13.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 41/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.7 -3.9 15.0 -1.5 15.0 0.0 8.0 11.8 394 (16.4) 41/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.8 -2.7 13.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 37/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.7 -2.6 11.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.7 -1.3 6.3 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 54/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 -5.2 9.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT 22.8 +0.5 11.1 -0.9 8.1 0.0 7.8 3.4 652 (27.2) 76/15
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

45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.5 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
44.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
44.0 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
44.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+9.2 : 40.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+9.0 : 40.9 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 39.1 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.8 : 43.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.6 : 43.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
30.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.5 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+5.7 : 26.0 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+5.6 : 22.7 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
+5.4 : 22.9 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
+5.3 : 28.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+4.9 : 22.5 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW

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

8.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-8.5 : 12.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-7.9 : 9.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.4 : 25.7 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.2 : 11.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.0 : 25.4 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-7.0 : 12.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-7.4 : 6.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 5.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.2 : 15.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-6.0 : 5.5 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-5.9 : 9.7 ESPERANCE 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.
42.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
32.4 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
30.0 ELIZABETH VALLEY N Rivers NT
30.0 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD N Rivers NT
28.0 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA

12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
12.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
4.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
3.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1582 (65.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1085 (45.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1081 (45.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1025 (42.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
996 (41.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
987 (41.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
975 (40.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
926 (38.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
926 (38.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
920 (38.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
878 (36.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
846 (35.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
824 (34.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
801 (33.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
794 (33.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
780 (32.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
772 (32.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
760 (31.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
749 (31.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
746 (31.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
736 (30.7) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
725 (30.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
721 (30.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
721 (30.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
713 (29.7) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
703 (29.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
699 (29.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
698 (29.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
696 (29.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
694 (28.9) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
691 (28.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
685 (28.5) DALWALLINU Central West WA
678 (28.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
676 (28.2) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
675 (28.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
674 (28.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
654 (27.3) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
652 (27.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
629 (26.2) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
623 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
621 (25.9) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
617 (25.7) FOWLERS GAP AWS Far Northwest NSW
606 (25.3) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
606 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
605 (25.2) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
133/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
115/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
111/16 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
109/13 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
107/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
106/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
104/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
104/15 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
94/14 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
91/19 CAPE GRIM N Coast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
4.6mm in 13 min to 21:13 21.2mm/h
CHARLES POINT
8.0mm in 16 min to 22:00 30.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
7.4mm in 5 min to 21:23 88.8mm/h
2.8mm in 2 min to 21:25 84.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 18.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.6mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
5.8mm in 14 min to 17:00 24.9mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
13.0mm in 21 min to 21:21 37.1mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 20.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.4mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
WARRA
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
SCOTTS PEAK DAM
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
42.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 84.4mm/h
42.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 42.2mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
9.2mm in 17 min to 04:54 32.5mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(240/ 85 ) at 23:23
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 106(260/ 61 ) at 19:12
LOW HEAD : 83(300/ 65 ) at 18:16
CAPE GRIM : 91(230/ 72 ) at 20:27
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 83(260/ 65 ) at 22:20
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 95(310/ 56 ) at 15:30
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 133(330/100 ) at 14:35
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(310/ 70 ) at 16:30
TUNNACK FIRE STATION : 76(330/ 69 ) at 15:35
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 106(260/ 76 ) at 16:00
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 74(230/ 63 ) at 20:00
LOW ROCKY POINT : 109(300/ 83 ) at 15:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(300/ 83 ) at 15:49
MOUNT READ : 111(300/ 72 ) at 17:03
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(300/ 65 ) at 16:39
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 104(280/ 78 ) at 21:41