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Dec

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Provisional records set or equalled today

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Reading

Date

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Reading

Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-4.1

-3.5

21/05/2018

1 N C Surprising, but consistent with air minimum of -2.1. However both air and grass minima were 9 to 15° below neighbouring stations, but Eyre station, based on sandy soil close to the Southern Ocean, has a history of verified exceptional extremes. 14/10/2019: BoM has verified reading is correct.

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

25.0

24.7

01/05/2016

1 N C

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

24/05/2011

N C Equal to record.

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:11EST, 12/05/2019.

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	24.0	+2.2	7.6	-2.8	4.7	0.0	--	9.6	340 (14.2)	31/10
BUNBURY	22.3	+1.2	3.5	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	129 ( 5.4)	28/12
MANDURAH	22.1	+0.9	10.7	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	22/10
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.7	-2.4	22.7	+0.5	22.5	0.0	7.6	6.2	439 (18.3)	44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	17.5	-5.7	2.5	-5.7	--	0.0	--	--	419 (17.5)	55/10
WHYALLA AERO	16.8	-3.7	7.6	-1.2	--	0.2	--	--	390 (16.3)	35/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.5	-1.5	9.5	-0.8	--	1.6	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.4	-0.7	7.4	0.0	--	1.4	--	--	439 (18.3)	39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	21.7	-6.3	10.4	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	680 (28.3)	55/09
CAIRNS AERO	29.2	+1.5	25.0	+5.1	--	0.0	--	--	552 (23.0)	54/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.3	+0.6	20.9	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	573 (23.9)	55/07
MACKAY M.O	23.3	-0.9	17.4	+0.2	--	0.2	--	--	450 (18.8)	46/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.3	-0.8	16.1	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	368 (15.3)	48/01
BUNDABERG AERO	22.8	-2.0	13.7	-0.5	--	2.2	--	--	363 (15.1)	48/01
COOLANGATTA	23.0	-0.3	11.9	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	406 (16.9)	31/12
BRISBANE AERO	22.5	-1.1	11.9	-1.1	8.5	8.4	6.8	10.4	546 (22.8)	63/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	15.6	-4.3	5.5	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	660 (27.5)	61/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.8	-4.6	6.8	-1.9	--	0.0	2.0	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.5	-0.1	4.0	-6.4	--	7.0	--	--	415 (17.3)	50/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.7	+1.3	10.2	+0.1	--	0.6	--	--	772 (32.2)	80/01
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	11.0	-5.3	3.7	+0.6	--	3.8	--	--	461 (19.2)	41/05
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	7.6	-6.5	1.7	-0.8	--	12.2	--	--	662 (27.6)	65/03
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	14.9	-5.2	7.4	+0.8	--	3.6	--	--	541 (22.5)	41/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.9	+0.8	10.1	-0.9	7.1	0.0	3.4	8.0	558 (23.3)	61/12
RICHMOND RAAF	22.1	+1.2	6.7	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	39/10
BELLAMBI AWS	20.5	+0.6	10.4	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	471 (19.6)	63/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.2	--	4.4	--	--	10.4	--	--	292 (12.2)	31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.5	-2.9	6.4	+0.5	--	6.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	35/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-1.4	6.0	+0.5	--	20.2	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	30/03
MILDURA AIRPORT	16.2	-2.9	5.7	-1.7	--	0.0	6.2	2.5	407 (17.0)	26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	13.7	-3.6	5.5	-0.3	--	4.2	--	--	347 (14.5)	31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.2	-2.5	4.9	-0.4	--	4.8	--	--	378 (15.8)	28/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	15.3	-1.4	8.3	0.0	6.3	11.8	2.4	2.4	571 (23.8)	44/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.6	-2.1	5.3	-0.4	--	13.0	--	--	471 (19.6)	34/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.2	+2.4	2.4	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	22/14
HOBART AIRPORT	16.6	+1.3	2.7	-3.9	-2.7	0.2	3.0	6.6	317 (13.2)	39/23
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

32.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
31.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
31.1 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.1 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+4.6 : 22.3 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.5 : 23.1 ALBANY Lower West WA
+4.5 : 24.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+4.4 : 24.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+4.0 : 24.1 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 MARION REEF Islands ISL
26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+5.1 : 25.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
+5.0 : 23.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
+4.5 : 21.8 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
+4.0 : 22.4 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
+3.9 : 5.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 9.2 WOOLBROOK (WOOLBROOK ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 23.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-7.6 : 23.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.6 : 20.8 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.2 : 22.2 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : 16.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-1.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.2 : -2.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.0 : 4.1 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-8.6 : 8.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-7.3 : 3.5 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-7.2 : 6.5 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.2 : 1.7 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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.

42.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
37.2 CANN RIVER E Gippsland VIC
35.8 MEREDITH (DARRA) W Central VIC
35.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
33.8 NIMMITABEL (COTTESLOE) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
8.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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3.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.2 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA

1241 (51.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1200 (50.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1035 (43.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
948 (39.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
922 (38.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
905 (37.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
905 (37.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
874 (36.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
858 (35.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
853 (35.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
830 (34.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
825 (34.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
822 (34.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
815 (34.0) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
807 (33.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
801 (33.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
796 (33.2) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
789 (32.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
781 (32.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
778 (32.4) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
776 (32.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
776 (32.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
775 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
772 (32.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
756 (31.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
750 (31.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
740 (30.8) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
733 (30.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
720 (30.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
717 (29.9) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
713 (29.7) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
713 (29.7) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
701 (29.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
695 (29.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
694 (28.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
684 (28.5) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
681 (28.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
673 (28.0) TELFER AERO Interior WA
673 (28.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
670 (27.9) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
668 (27.8) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
662 (27.6) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
660 (27.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
657 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
654 (27.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
653 (27.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
652 (27.2) GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
649 (27.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
647 (27.0) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
646 (26.9) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
645 (26.9) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
645 (26.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
634 (26.4) DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
631 (26.3) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
628 (26.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
624 (26.0) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
623 (26.0) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
620 (25.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
619 (25.8) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
619 (25.8) TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
616 (25.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
607 (25.3) WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
606 (25.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
601 (25.0) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

96/10 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
94/03 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
93/08 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
91/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/00 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
85/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 11.6mm in 30 min to 21:00 23.2mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.8mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MORUYA AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 8.2mm in 23 min to 07:23 21.4mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 14.6mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.0mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(240/ 72 ) at 09:00 GREEN CAPE AWS : 96(240/ 70 ) at 10:30 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(240/ 69 ) at 08:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(230/ 70 ) at 01:00 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(310/ 65 ) at 23:01 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 91(250/ 72 ) at 20:30 GANNET CAY : 74(180/ 63 ) at 07:00 HOGAN ISLAND : 72(240/ 63 ) at 01:00 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 83(250/ 67 ) at 20:30 BOUGAINVILLE REEF : 247(130/ 56 ) at 05:48