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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 20/02/2016. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT

20.8

21.0

05/02/2006

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014404

MILINGIMBI AIRPORT

36.6

36.3

13/02/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

27.8

25.9

06/02/2011

12

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 20/02/2016.

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 31.0 -0.9 19.8 +2.3 18.4 0.0 9.0 12.1 555 (23.1) 76/23
BUNBURY 27.2 -2.8 17.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 52/12
MANDURAH 29.3 -0.5 19.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 50/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +2.9 25.1 +0.4 25.1 0.0 7.2 8.9 354 (14.8) 57/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.5 +3.4 25.6 +4.9 24.6 0.0 15.4 9.7 357 (14.9) 48/19
WHYALLA AERO 25.5 -4.1 19.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 508 (21.2) 55/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.5 -4.9 15.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 37/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.4 -4.8 14.2 +2.5 10.7 1.6 3.6 5.5 330 (13.8) 41/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.7 +4.4 18.8 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 26/21
CAIRNS AERO 34.0 +2.8 24.6 +0.8 22.9 0.0 8.0 -- 184 ( 7.7) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.8 +3.7 28.2 +4.1 25.9 0.0 8.0 11.4 283 (11.8) 31/15
MACKAY M.O 33.7 +4.1 27.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- 9.4 314 (13.1) 35/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.5 +3.3 23.6 +1.5 22.7 1.2 8.4 -- 313 (13.0) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 31.6 +1.7 21.6 +0.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 30.0 +1.7 25.3 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) --
BRISBANE AERO 31.3 +2.4 25.1 +4.0 23.9 0.0 9.6 7.8 573 (23.9) 39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.6 +4.5 20.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 52/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.1 +6.1 20.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 8.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.3 +2.8 22.3 +3.9 -- 2.6 -- -- 349 (14.5) 43/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.5 +4.9 18.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 31/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.8 +3.1 16.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 41/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.9 +5.5 21.5 +2.5 17.1 0.0 8.0 11.1 372 (15.5) 43/17
RICHMOND RAAF 33.7 +4.8 18.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 31/17
BELLAMBI AWS 27.4 +2.6 21.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 43/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.6 +2.8 12.7 -3.7 8.8 0.0 8.0 13.2 190 ( 7.9) 41/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.9 +1.8 13.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 44/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.7 +0.1 15.8 -0.7 14.6 0.0 8.4 11.6 275 (11.5) 39/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 30.6 +1.1 13.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 41/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.6 -0.7 14.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 44/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.0 -3.0 12.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 41/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.9 -0.6 14.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 44/12
HOBART AIRPORT 20.1 -2.2 12.9 +0.9 10.5 0.4 3.4 7.7 315 (13.1) 54/14
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

45.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
45.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
45.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
44.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+9.4 : 45.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.6 : 45.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.5 : 42.9 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
+7.2 : 40.6 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 39.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
+7.0 : 29.4 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

31.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.6 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
29.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
29.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+6.0 : 31.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+5.8 : 25.8 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.9 : 25.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.8 : 27.6 AYR DPI RESEARCH STN Central Coast E QLD
+4.8 : 24.3 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

7.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
11.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-10.7 : 23.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-9.8 : 16.9 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-9.7 : 20.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.0 : 17.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-8.9 : 26.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.8 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-6.6 : 15.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.3 : 16.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.0 : 11.3 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-5.9 : 5.8 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE 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.
90.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
37.6 CHILDERS SOUTH Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
35.4 GIN GIN POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
30.0 KENILWORTH TOWNSHIP Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
29.4 GOOMBOORIAN ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
90.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
37.6 CHILDERS SOUTH
35.4 GIN GIN POST OFFICE
Brisbane/SE Coast
30.0 KENILWORTH TOWNSHIP
29.4 GOOMBOORIAN ALERT

13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

5.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
4.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1155 (48.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1103 (46.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
843 (35.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
831 (34.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
821 (34.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
775 (32.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
761 (31.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
756 (31.5) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
755 (31.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
739 (30.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
735 (30.6) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
733 (30.5) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
729 (30.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
710 (29.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
702 (29.3) DALWALLINU Central West WA
700 (29.2) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
700 (29.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
680 (28.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
672 (28.0) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
668 (27.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
666 (27.8) LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
661 (27.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
657 (27.4) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
656 (27.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
642 (26.8) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
642 (26.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
641 (26.7) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
641 (26.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
638 (26.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
637 (26.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
635 (26.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
626 (26.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
625 (26.0) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
625 (26.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
613 (25.5) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
612 (25.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
607 (25.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
606 (25.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
602 (25.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
600 (25.0) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
117/17 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
96/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/18 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
81/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/05 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
16.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 22.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.7mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
8.2mm in 15 min to 16:15 32.8mm/h
10.2mm in 15 min to 16:30 40.8mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 22.4mm/h
26.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 26.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
10.2mm in 16 min to 17:58 38.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h
14.8mm in 30 min to 18:30 29.6mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 26.6mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h
N Plateau
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
1.4mm in 1 min to 14:19 84.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
7.4mm in 15 min to 14:19 29.6mm/h
15.8mm in 11 min to 14:30 86.2mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 23.2mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
7.0mm in 5 min to 15:00 84.0mm/h
4.2mm in 3 min to 15:03 84.0mm/h
11.4mm in 7 min to 15:10 97.7mm/h
26.4mm in 20 min to 15:30 79.2mm/h
50.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 50.8mm/h
45.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 45.6mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 17.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
21.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 42.4mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.8mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 30.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.8mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
8.2mm in 15 min to 20:52 32.8mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.4mm/h
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
13.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 26.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 20.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT
12.6mm in 18 min to 22:50 42.0mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 20.6mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.6mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
30.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 60.0mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 30.0mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
10.4mm in 8 min to 15:20 78.0mm/h
6.0mm in 4 min to 15:24 90.0mm/h
3.2mm in 2 min to 15:26 96.0mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 27.2mm/h
5.0mm in 6 min to 15:36 50.0mm/h
9.4mm in 18 min to 16:00 31.3mm/h
45.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 45.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.0mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 15.7mm/h
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
24.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 48.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 25.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
OAKEY AERO
10.0mm in 5 min to 18:30 120.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 20.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
DALBY AIRPORT
10.0mm in 14 min to 17:30 42.9mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h
3.6mm in 2 min to 17:32 108.0mm/h
17.8mm in 8 min to 17:40 133.5mm/h
13.4mm in 17 min to 17:57 47.3mm/h
47.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 47.4mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 16.7mm/h
37.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 37.8mm/h
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT
11.2mm in 20 min to 19:20 33.6mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 22.0mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
14.0mm in 14 min to 18:59 60.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.4mm/h
7.2mm in 15 min to 19:15 28.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 25.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.2mm in 16 min to 15:00 27.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
DALBY AIRPORT : 117(290/ 56 ) at 17:32
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(310/ 91 ) at 14:18