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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 1437 EST on 18/01/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

28.7

28.4

11/01/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:37EST, 18/01/2016.

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 31.3 -0.4 17.6 +0.6 16.3 0.0 9.6 9.2 309 (12.9) 34/11
BUNBURY 29.7 0.0 17.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 52/17
MANDURAH 28.9 -0.4 21.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 50/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +2.5 24.3 -0.5 25.0 4.8 4.8 8.8 257 (10.7) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.0 -2.4 16.0 -5.5 14.4 0.0 9.2 12.2 268 (11.2) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 35.7 +5.7 14.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.6 +7.3 15.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 28/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 34.5 +9.3 11.0 -0.1 5.7 0.0 8.0 13.1 419 (17.5) 50/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.5 +4.2 25.8 +2.1 -- 0.0 40.8 9.4 272 (11.3) 63/19
CAIRNS AERO 33.4 +1.9 24.6 +0.9 23.2 1.6 9.0 10.5 338 (14.1) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +0.5 25.0 +0.7 23.5 0.0 11.0 9.9 490 (20.4) 43/20
MACKAY M.O 27.1 -3.0 22.8 -0.7 -- 16.0 -- 0.0 390 (16.3) 46/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.7 -0.2 23.4 +1.3 23.1 0.0 10.4 -- 493 (20.5) 46/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 -0.6 20.4 -1.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 52/12
COOLANGATTA 27.4 -0.9 18.6 -2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 500 (20.8) 50/12
BRISBANE AERO 27.3 -1.7 16.1 -5.1 14.9 0.0 6.2 10.1 401 (16.7) 44/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.9 -2.1 14.7 -2.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 761 (31.7) 54/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.7 -3.2 -- -- -- 0.0 6.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 -2.6 16.4 -1.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 332 (13.8) 34/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -4.5 16.9 -1.1 15.0 3.0 27.4 7.1 401 (16.7) 34/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.9 -5.2 14.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 608 (25.3) 44/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.1 -1.4 16.3 -2.5 13.5 0.4 5.6 11.8 531 (22.1) 37/08
RICHMOND RAAF 24.9 -5.0 14.4 -3.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 308 (12.8) 26/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 -2.1 15.9 -3.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 445 (18.5) 22/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.5 -3.2 13.7 -2.6 10.6 0.0 9.6 11.0 379 (15.8) 39/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.6 -1.8 14.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 24/07
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.7 +3.4 17.9 +1.2 13.0 0.0 8.0 13.1 254 (10.6) 31/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.9 +0.3 13.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 34/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.5 +0.8 14.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 41/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.6 +4.5 10.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 46/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.1 +1.8 9.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 26.3 +3.8 14.3 +2.3 9.7 0.0 7.6 11.2 428 (17.8) 46/17
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

40.9 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.4 : 39.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+11.0 : 39.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 35.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.7 : 35.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

29.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
29.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
28.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 21.0 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 19.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 24.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 29.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.2 : 20.9 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

15.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
17.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
17.3 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW

-7.6 : 22.4 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.6 : 31.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-7.5 : 24.3 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-6.8 : 17.3 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-6.5 : 23.3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW

1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.3 : 15.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-7.2 : 3.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 : 4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 : 4.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.
84.2 DUCABROOK AL Central Highlands QLD
83.0 MOUNT AMHURST E Kimberley WA
70.4 SIDDINS CREEK E Kimberley WA
69.8 LOCHINGTON Central Highlands QLD
65.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
83.0 MOUNT AMHURST
70.4 SIDDINS CREEK
W Kimberley
65.2 CURTIN AERO

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
84.2 DUCABROOK AL
69.8 LOCHINGTON
59.0 KULUMUR RANGE ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
59.0 BOLTON POINT (THE RIDGE WAY)

13.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
13.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

7.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
6.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1420 (59.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1355 (56.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1063 (44.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
905 (37.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
884 (36.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
826 (34.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
823 (34.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
761 (31.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
750 (31.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
711 (29.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
689 (28.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
656 (27.3) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
655 (27.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
649 (27.0) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
647 (27.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
636 (26.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
629 (26.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
629 (26.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
622 (25.9) YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
608 (25.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
608 (25.3) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
76/18 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
74/18 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
70/00 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/12 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
68/14 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
68/19 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
68/13 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
68/17 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest 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
Cent Wheatbelt
LAKE KING AG STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h
Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT
4.8mm in 6 min to 16:24 48.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BORROLOOLA AIRPORT
4.8mm in 3 min to 13:53 96.0mm/h
2.4mm in 1 min to 13:54 144.0mm/h
1.8mm in 1 min to 13:55 108.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.6mm/h
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
10.4mm in 21 min to 20:00 29.7mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
12.4mm in 30 min to 08:00 24.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 12.8mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 11:00 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.0mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
6.8mm in 15 min to 05:59 27.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
6.4mm in 11 min to 11:48 34.9mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.8mm/h
18.0mm in 30 min to 13:30 36.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 24.2mm/h
18.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 37.6mm/h
36.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 36.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 20.4mm/h
54.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 18.0mm/h
82.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 13.7mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
5.8mm in 7 min to 12:52 49.7mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.0mm/h
11.4mm in 11 min to 14:30 62.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.6mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 28.8mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.6mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.0mm/h
8.0mm in 33 min to 16:30 14.5mm/h
MACKAY M.O
17.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 34.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 18.6mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 11:00 25.6mm/h
30.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 30.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.7mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 17.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 18.0mm/h
12.0mm in 30 min to 13:30 24.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.0mm/h
6.6mm in 12 min to 13:50 33.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 19.6mm/h
7.2mm in 20 min to 14:50 21.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h
59.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 19.7mm/h
96.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.8mm/h
6.6mm in 13 min to 18:00 30.5mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.4mm/h
Central Highlands
LOCHINGTON
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Central West
LONGREACH AERO
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h
Northwest
TREPELL AIRPORT
4.0mm in 3 min to 17:23 80.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
12.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.4mm/h
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
14.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h
POINT FAWCETT
4.2mm in 11 min to 17:00 22.9mm/h
None reported