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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 2300 EST on 20/01/2016. 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 daily rainfall

WA

Lower West

009037

BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN

48.2

44.6

29/01/1990

51

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009585

NANNUP

90.0

55.6

07/01/1976

108

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009592

PEMBERTON

73.2

60.4

07/01/1976

73

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009980

KARRI VALLEY RESORT

71.0

30.0

03/01/2007

11

70.0

21/12/2008

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009989

THOMSON BROOK

51.6

33.4

24/01/2011

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009997

RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT

53.0

27.6

24/01/2011

11

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT

36.4

36.1

13/01/2016

34

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 23:00EST, 20/01/2016.

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 25.9 -5.8 12.8 -4.2 10.4 0.0 5.2 5.5 360 (15.0) 44/17
BUNBURY -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 22.8 -6.5 17.2 -1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 357 (14.9) 31/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.3 26.3 +1.5 25.5 0.0 6.4 10.8 300 (12.5) 30/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.0 +2.6 25.9 +4.4 22.0 0.0 10.6 9.5 284 (11.8) 57/18
WHYALLA AERO 40.0 +10.0 23.4 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 61/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 35.9 +6.6 21.7 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 37/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 37.7 +12.5 8.9 -2.2 4.5 0.0 7.4 7.8 334 (13.9) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.1 +0.8 23.1 -0.6 22.1 0.0 9.2 8.3 428 (17.8) 44/02
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +0.5 24.1 +0.4 23.4 9.2 8.1 -- 369 (15.4) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.1 25.3 +1.0 23.9 1.0 9.0 11.1 467 (19.5) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 29.9 -0.2 25.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 443 (18.5) 31/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +1.0 20.8 -1.3 19.2 0.0 10.0 -- 365 (15.2) 39/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 -0.2 18.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 35/09
COOLANGATTA 27.6 -0.7 17.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 28/04
BRISBANE AERO 28.8 -0.2 19.2 -2.0 17.3 0.0 9.2 12.7 304 (12.7) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.0 +1.0 14.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 39/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.4 +1.5 17.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 7.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -0.2 14.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.8 +4.8 15.9 -2.1 13.7 0.0 6.0 13.3 265 (11.0) 26/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.2 +2.7 13.8 +0.4 6.4 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.3 +2.2 14.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 33.3 +6.8 19.1 +0.3 14.6 0.0 8.0 13.0 411 (17.1) 44/16
RICHMOND RAAF 34.3 +4.4 15.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 24/15
BELLAMBI AWS 30.3 +5.4 18.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 34/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 38.5 +6.8 16.8 +0.5 13.1 0.0 8.4 11.7 206 ( 8.6) 39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 40.0 +7.6 16.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 50/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 41.1 +8.8 19.7 +3.0 17.0 0.0 11.8 11.3 235 ( 9.8) 41/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 39.1 +9.5 15.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 48/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 39.2 +9.5 18.6 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 68/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 36.1 +11.0 10.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 57/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.3 +3.0 15.2 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/15
HOBART AIRPORT 24.7 +2.2 13.9 +1.9 10.4 0.0 5.6 7.3 327 (13.6) 43/14
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

45.0 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
43.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.8 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
42.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
42.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

+13.3 : 39.1 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+13.0 : 37.8 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.5 : 37.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+12.3 : 39.9 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 38.5 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

30.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
29.1 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
29.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+11.7 : 26.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 25.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 29.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.6 : 26.5 HAWKER Upper North SA
+8.6 : 25.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.6 : 23.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

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

16.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.8 SHANNON Lower West WA
18.7 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
19.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
19.2 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

-14.1 : 23.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-13.7 : 21.6 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-13.2 : 23.7 MULLEWA Central West WA
-13.1 : 21.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-12.8 : 22.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

6.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
7.2 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
7.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
7.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.4 : 15.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.4 : 14.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.6 : 13.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-7.3 : 17.2 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 11.5 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
90.0 NANNUP Lower West WA
86.0 DURANILLIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
84.9 STYLES TOWER Lower West WA
73.6 GREENBUSHES Lower West WA
73.2 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
90.0 NANNUP
84.9 STYLES TOWER
73.6 GREENBUSHES
73.2 PEMBERTON
72.0 WARNER GLEN
71.0 KARRI VALLEY RESORT
70.0 BALINGUP
53.0 RAVENSCLIFFE ALERT
51.6 THOMSON BROOK
50.1 MARGARET RIVER
Cent Wheatbelt
86.0 DURANILLIN
63.0 WICKEPIN SOUTH

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
71.2 FOELSCHE HEADLAND
54.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
63.8 LANDS END STATION
56.6 DEVONCOURT STATION

13.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
13.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
13.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

5.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
4.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1095 (45.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
804 (33.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
740 (30.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
732 (30.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
730 (30.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
679 (28.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
665 (27.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
664 (27.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
642 (26.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
615 (25.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
612 (25.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
78/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/12 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
78/18 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
76/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/07 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE 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
Lower West
BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN
10.4mm in 30 min to 08:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.4mm/h
25.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 50.4mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 35.6mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 33.2mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.7mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
14.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
STYLES TOWER
11.3mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.4mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 22.0mm/h
19.5mm in 1 hr to 06:30 19.5mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
BADGINGARRA AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 08:00 22.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.6mm/h
23.0mm in 30 min to 08:30 46.0mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 34.2mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 28.6mm/h
FRANKLAND
14.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.8mm/h
16.6mm in 30 min to 10:00 33.2mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 31.4mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 25.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.8mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 24.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.8mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 22.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h
MANJIMUP AG STATION
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:00 20.4mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
10.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.2mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
12.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 12.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 17.2mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
WANDERING
9.8mm in 22 min to 19:00 26.7mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
Goldfields
LAVERTON AERO
1.4mm in 1 min to 12:29 84.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 12:30 96.0mm/h
9.8mm in 6 min to 12:36 98.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 18.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
MOUNT BURAMINYA
7.4mm in 11 min to 18:53 40.4mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
6.4mm in 8 min to 09:08 48.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h
LAJAMANU AIRPORT
54.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 18.0mm/h
N Plateau
RABBIT FLAT
2.8mm in 1 min to 15:31 168.0mm/h
21.6mm in 12 min to 15:43 108.0mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 33.2mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 28.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
41.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.7mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 02:00 20.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 19.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
12.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 24.0mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.4mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
NEW MAY DOWNS
8.8mm in 8 min to 15:48 66.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
15.4mm in 17 min to 09:17 54.4mm/h
7.6mm in 6 min to 09:24 76.0mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 29.4mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 31.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 6.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
8.4mm in 7 min to 00:30 72.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(330/ 63 ) at 16:00