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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 17/02/2016. 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

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

28.0

28.0

12/02/2016

14

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

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

43.2

43.0

10/02/2016

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

34.0

33.9

21/02/1998

23

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

44.1

44.0

15/02/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

41.6

41.4

01/02/2013

14

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

43.5

42.0

15/02/2016

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031037

LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

38.8

37.5

04/02/2016

47

38.7

19/12/1995

48

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094155

TASMAN ISLAND

11.2

11.7

28/02/2008

13

1 N

TAS

W Coast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

5.4

5.5

28/02/2008

19

1 N

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

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

101.9

89.8

23/02/2000

26

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 17/02/2016.

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 39.5 +7.6 19.2 +1.7 18.2 0.0 10.6 11.5 -- 68/02
BUNBURY 36.2 +6.2 17.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 41/06
MANDURAH 39.1 +9.3 19.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 41/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +3.0 22.9 -1.8 23.6 17.6 9.2 11.9 454 (18.9) 59/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.0 -2.1 19.0 -1.7 17.5 0.0 13.2 12.3 381 (15.9) 46/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.8 -4.8 16.5 -1.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 555 (23.1) 52/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.4 -5.0 15.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 35/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.3 -3.9 11.8 +0.1 9.5 1.0 5.8 11.0 600 (25.0) 46/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 41.8 +6.5 26.3 +3.0 22.9 0.0 11.8 11.8 294 (12.3) 43/03
CAIRNS AERO 36.6 +5.4 22.2 -1.6 20.0 0.0 6.4 11.6 182 ( 7.6) 28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.9 +3.8 23.3 -0.8 22.1 0.0 10.0 12.0 221 ( 9.2) 26/12
MACKAY M.O 32.8 +3.2 23.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 226 ( 9.4) 28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.3 +4.1 22.2 +0.1 20.4 0.0 7.4 -- 172 ( 7.2) 26/16
BUNDABERG AERO 32.1 +2.2 21.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 28/09
COOLANGATTA 29.0 +0.7 20.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) --
BRISBANE AERO 31.8 +2.9 21.2 +0.1 19.0 0.0 8.6 11.3 375 (15.6) 39/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 36.0 +8.9 17.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 52/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.1 +6.1 21.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 9.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.4 +2.9 20.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 52/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.5 +0.9 20.6 +2.5 15.0 0.0 7.0 9.9 335 (14.0) 48/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.3 -1.4 14.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 50/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +0.1 21.1 +2.1 15.0 0.0 7.0 10.8 405 (16.9) 48/13
RICHMOND RAAF 29.1 +0.2 16.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 41/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.2 -0.6 19.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 46/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.2 -3.6 13.7 -2.7 10.2 0.0 9.4 12.6 324 (13.5) 46/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.3 -4.8 15.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 43/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.7 -4.9 13.9 -2.6 12.5 0.0 12.0 11.5 392 (16.3) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.7 -8.8 14.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 57/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.1 -6.2 13.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.5 -6.5 10.3 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 508 (21.2) 55/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 -5.2 7.3 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 50/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 -6.5 8.5 -3.5 6.5 6.6 7.6 9.6 647 (27.0) 65/13
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

46.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
44.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
43.9 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
43.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
43.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

+10.5 : 40.4 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+10.2 : 41.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+9.8 : 39.5 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
+9.6 : 38.1 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+9.3 : 39.1 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+9.3 : 35.1 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW

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

+9.1 : 27.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+8.6 : 29.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.7 : 27.7 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+5.8 : 25.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.5 : 28.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

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

2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-12.1 : 5.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-11.4 : 5.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-10.9 : 2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-10.7 : 10.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-10.6 : 7.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.4 : 5.9 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
-6.8 : 7.9 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.7 : 1.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.6 : -1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-6.5 : 0.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
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.
53.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
51.0 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA
50.0 BRAMWELL N Peninsula QLD
45.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
43.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
45.0 THEDA
W Kimberley
51.0 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
50.0 BRAMWELL

TASMANIA
W Coast
53.6 WARRA
43.2 MOUNT READ

12.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

7.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
7.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

 1551 (64.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1407 (58.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1312 (54.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1295 (54.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1268 (52.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1238 (51.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1216 (50.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1203 (50.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1173 (48.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1140 (47.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1093 (45.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1040 (43.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1022 (42.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1009 (42.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1006 (41.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
947 (39.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
922 (38.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
842 (35.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
841 (35.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
834 (34.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
818 (34.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
793 (33.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
791 (33.0) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
791 (33.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
781 (32.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
778 (32.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
751 (31.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
726 (30.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
723 (30.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
719 (30.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
717 (29.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
713 (29.7) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
709 (29.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
708 (29.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
699 (29.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
686 (28.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
677 (28.2) TELFER AERO Interior WA
674 (28.1) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
674 (28.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
658 (27.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
652 (27.2) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) BICKLEY Lower West WA
647 (27.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
646 (26.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
635 (26.5) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
634 (26.4) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
628 (26.2) DALWALLINU Central West WA
625 (26.0) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
622 (25.9) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
612 (25.5) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
608 (25.3) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
605 (25.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
602 (25.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
600 (25.0) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
600 (25.0) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
600 (25.0) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
600 (25.0) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
600 (25.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
 115/12 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
104/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/16 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
100/04 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/02 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
93/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 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
5.8mm in 8 min to 02:00 43.5mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.8mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.7mm/h
NGUKURR AIRPORT
20.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 20.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.7mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
13.6mm in 30 min to 23:30 27.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.6mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
 Gulf Country
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
4.0mm in 12 min to 20:17 20.0mm/h
 N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
11.4mm in 12 min to 17:26 57.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.0mm/h
4.8mm in 3 min to 17:33 96.0mm/h
8.8mm in 18 min to 17:51 29.3mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 29.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h
 VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MOUNT BAW BAW
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
16.0mm in 23 min to 00:00 41.7mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 19.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
8.2mm in 16 min to 12:46 30.7mm/h
4.0mm in 12 min to 12:58 20.0mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 20.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(230/ 65 ) at 17:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(240/ 83 ) at 03:05
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(220/ 83 ) at 03:43
CAPE GRIM : 96(230/ 61 ) at 03:40
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(240/ 65 ) at 06:29
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(240/ 78 ) at 16:49
TASMAN ISLAND : 108(220/ 67 ) at 12:41
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(250/ 65 ) at 16:09
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 100(250/ 78 ) at 05:39
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 76(230/ 65 ) at 02:30
MOUNT READ : 78(210/ 65 ) at 05:50
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(250/ 74 ) at 20:30