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Provisional records set or equalled today

Preparation of this section goes through three stages:

  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
  2. Within a few days, AWN checks the data for obvious errors, flags items "C" for "Checked" in the comments column and adds notes about possible errors.
  3. About 5 months later, the whole Daily Weather Summary is updated to include late-arriving data and quality-control information from the BoM. At that time the "C" flags are removed.

This section is now at stage 2. For more information on records, the quality flags in the comments column and BoM quality control go here.

Prepared at 1528 EST on 24/12/2019.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken 		Comments and quality flags
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

28.5

28.3

18/12/2017

22

1 N C

QLD

Warrego

044010

BOLLON MARY ST

30.8

30.5

28/12/1987

63

1 N C

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE

47.3

47.0

29/12/2017

22

47.3

02/01/2014

23

1 N C

QLD

Channel Country

038026

BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT

48.0

48.0

19/12/2018

20

1 N C Equal to record.

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

46.8

46.8

20/12/2018

18

1 P C Equal to record.

NSW

NW Plains W

052020

MUNGINDI POST OFFICE

47.0

47.0

22/12/2019

55

1 N C 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 15:26EST, 24/12/2019.

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 32.3 +3.3 15.5 +0.6 13.9 0.0 7.8 12.9 354 (14.8) 35/13
BUNBURY 29.1 +1.8 15.7 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 31/20
MANDURAH 28.0 +1.0 19.9 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 37/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.8 27.4 +2.1 27.0 0.0 6.6 9.7 264 (11.0) 26/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 44.4 +8.9 23.4 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 46/15
WHYALLA AERO 29.8 +1.4 20.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 50/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.7 +7.4 18.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.8 +4.7 6.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 42.7 +5.4 22.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 33.2 +1.7 23.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +1.2 24.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 31.2 +1.0 22.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.1 +0.9 24.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 31.9 +2.3 20.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 35/10
COOLANGATTA 30.7 +3.3 21.2 +1.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 43/14
BRISBANE AERO 29.4 +1.2 22.1 +2.0 22.3 0.0 -- 8.2 347 (14.5) 26/05
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.3 +1.7 18.0 +1.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 768 (32.0) 55/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 -2.5 19.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 495 (20.6) 26/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 -3.2 17.8 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 485 (20.2) 26/01
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 30.8 +3.8 13.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 43/00
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 29.8 +5.0 11.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 41/14
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.2 +1.6 18.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 672 (28.0) 50/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +0.6 16.4 -1.2 16.4 0.0 6.4 2.4 563 (23.5) 37/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.8 -2.1 15.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 50/04
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 -1.0 15.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 43/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.4 +5.3 8.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 31/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.0 +4.5 17.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 37/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.5 +4.9 15.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.1 +6.8 17.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 10.6 10.0 277 (11.5) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.7 +4.1 10.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 41/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.5 +6.0 8.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 43/19
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 24.0 -0.6 12.6 +0.5 10.4 0.0 8.8 9.7 480 (20.0) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.1 +4.4 8.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 653 (27.2) 41/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.5 -1.1 10.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 -3.4 11.1 +0.2 9.4 0.0 7.8 1.3 353 (14.7) 43/16
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

48.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
47.3 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
47.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
47.0 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
47.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

+12.4 : 47.0 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+11.7 : 46.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 47.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.5 : 43.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+10.5 : 44.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

32.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
32.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
31.3 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
31.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
31.0 WINDORAH AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+10.8 : 30.8 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+10.3 : 29.1 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.3 : 28.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+9.0 : 19.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+8.9 : 30.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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

10.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
14.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.8 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
14.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
15.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
15.0 SPRING BAY NTC AWS E Coast TAS

-6.2 : 23.0 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-5.6 : 22.2 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.6 : 23.4 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.7 : 15.3 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
-4.6 : 18.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-0.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.9 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.3 : 1.9 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-8.2 : 3.3 YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-8.1 : 3.5 POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
-8.1 : 3.1 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-6.9 : 8.3 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
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.
26.6 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
22.0 EDITH FALLS RIDGE N Rivers NT
21.0 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
20.0 FOELSCHE HEADLAND N Rivers NT
18.4 MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT

12.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
10.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
9.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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3.5 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

 1025 (42.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
941 (39.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
823 (34.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
768 (32.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
735 (30.6) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
734 (30.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
725 (30.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
700 (29.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
697 (29.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
689 (28.7) MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON) Hunter Valley NSW
677 (28.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
672 (28.0) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
672 (28.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
671 (28.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
663 (27.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
662 (27.6) SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
656 (27.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
653 (27.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
652 (27.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
646 (26.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
627 (26.1) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
626 (26.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
626 (26.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
616 (25.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
600 (25.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
117/15 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
85/14 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
81/18 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
78/03 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
78/11 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

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
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
4.0mm in 6 min to 15:30 40.0mm/h
7.6mm in 3 min to 15:33 152.0mm/h
3.4mm in 2 min to 15:35 102.0mm/h
4.2mm in 3 min to 15:40 84.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.8mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 22.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
 W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
4.8mm in 7 min to 18:30 41.1mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 18:31 108.0mm/h
13.8mm in 6 min to 18:37 138.0mm/h
5.6mm in 6 min to 18:44 56.0mm/h
7.6mm in 16 min to 19:00 28.5mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 34.8mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 32.8mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h
CURTIN AERO
19.2mm in 13 min to 18:23 88.6mm/h
8.6mm in 5 min to 18:28 103.2mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 31.4mm/h
7.0mm in 19 min to 18:49 22.1mm/h
39.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 39.6mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 13.3mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
24.2mm in 30 min to 04:30 48.4mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 24.2mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 26.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.7mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.8mm/h
MOUNT BUNDEY NORTH (DEFENCE)
11.6mm in 17 min to 02:00 40.9mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 18.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO : 117( 80/ 72 ) at 15:33
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO : 82(110/ 65 ) at 14:09
W Pilbara
FORTESCUE DAVE FORREST AP : 109( 60/ 50 ) at 15:23
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM : 78(120/ 63 ) at 03:14
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76( 30/ 63 ) at 11:30