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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 23/02/2016. 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

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

29.2

29.2

27/02/2013

15

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

27.7

27.0

03/02/2007

16

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

28.0

28.0

16/02/2016

14

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

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

29.7

29.2

03/02/2002

19

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

29.8

28.8

23/02/2008

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT

35.9

35.7

20/02/2016

34

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

39.0

39.0

21/02/2016

25

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


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 23/02/2016.

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 25.4 -6.5 17.3 -0.2 15.1 0.6 5.8 9.2 380 (15.8) 44/10
BUNBURY 24.2 -5.8 17.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 39/14
MANDURAH 24.0 -5.8 19.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 34/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +2.5 26.9 +2.2 26.2 0.0 7.4 11.8 279 (11.6) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.2 +6.1 20.3 -0.4 18.2 0.0 14.4 11.7 289 (12.0) 43/15
WHYALLA AERO 35.3 +5.7 21.2 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 28/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 39.5 +10.1 23.9 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 31/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.2 +3.0 14.8 +3.1 12.3 0.0 6.2 2.8 281 (11.7) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.8 +4.5 25.5 +2.2 -- 0.0 46.4 11.7 258 (10.8) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 34.1 +2.9 25.7 +1.9 24.2 0.0 9.6 8.7 389 (16.2) 50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 -0.1 25.8 +1.7 23.4 0.0 9.4 -- 439 (18.3) --
MACKAY M.O 29.2 -0.4 24.0 +0.6 -- 13.6 -- -- 643 (26.8) 61/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.4 +0.2 24.2 +2.1 23.9 0.2 8.2 -- 462 (19.3) 52/14
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +0.3 22.3 +0.9 -- 7.4 -- -- 480 (20.0) 55/14
COOLANGATTA 29.7 +1.4 22.5 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 478 (19.9) 48/10
BRISBANE AERO 29.8 +0.9 22.1 +1.0 20.7 1.8 10.2 12.0 413 (17.2) 48/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 -0.1 17.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 672 (28.0) 54/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.7 +3.7 18.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 9.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +0.5 18.5 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 34/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.6 +2.0 18.5 +0.4 12.3 0.0 26.0 10.0 272 (11.3) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.4 +3.7 19.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 39/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 31.1 +4.7 21.5 +2.5 17.4 0.2 3.8 11.6 339 (14.1) 41/15
RICHMOND RAAF 31.7 +2.8 18.7 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 28/12
BELLAMBI AWS 27.3 +2.5 20.5 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 43/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 36.0 +5.2 18.5 +2.1 16.0 0.0 8.4 9.5 254 (10.6) 28/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.4 +4.3 15.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 31/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.2 +9.6 18.4 +1.9 12.0 0.0 8.0 10.1 226 ( 9.4) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.8 +4.3 11.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 28/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.3 +5.0 13.8 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 37/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.0 +2.0 12.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.1 +2.6 15.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 23.4 +1.1 14.9 +2.9 14.6 0.0 5.8 6.8 226 ( 9.4) 39/18
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

44.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
44.0 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
43.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
43.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

+11.9 : 39.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.5 : 38.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.9 : 39.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 39.2 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.6 : 36.3 EUCLA Eucla WA

30.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
29.8 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
29.8 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.8 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+7.7 : 22.4 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.2 : 25.7 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+6.7 : 23.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.5 : 22.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.5 : 29.8 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

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

14.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.3 SHANNON Lower West WA
18.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
18.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.5 : 17.3 SHANNON Lower West WA
-9.2 : 18.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-8.9 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-8.5 : 24.6 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-8.5 : 18.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
7.2 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
7.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
7.4 OMEO Upper NE VIC

-4.7 : 9.6 MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
-4.6 : 7.2 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-3.7 : 10.1 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-3.5 : 19.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne 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.
48.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW
44.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
38.8 BLACKBUTT POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.2 KACHANA E Kimberley WA
37.0 HAMILTON ISLAND Central Coast E QLD

13.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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2.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1361 (56.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1161 (48.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1150 (47.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
932 (38.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
909 (37.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
908 (37.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
906 (37.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
836 (34.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
755 (31.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
741 (30.9) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
724 (30.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
721 (30.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
708 (29.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
693 (28.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
688 (28.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
678 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
672 (28.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
660 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
647 (27.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
643 (26.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
640 (26.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
618 (25.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
614 (25.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
613 (25.5) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
81/15 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
81/03 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
76/15 DALWALLINU Central West WA
76/16 FORREST Eucla WA
70/04 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/21 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
4.6mm in 11 min to 15:57 25.1mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.6mm/h
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
Lower West
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
9.8mm in 27 min to 01:27 21.8mm/h
8.8mm in 33 min to 02:00 16.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
MEDINA AG STATION
11.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
11.8mm in 22 min to 00:52 32.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
4.6mm in 12 min to 13:30 23.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(110/ 70 ) at 05:34