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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 09/02/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200283

WILLIS ISLAND

28.5

28.2

04/02/2016

57

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

27.6

27.2

22/02/2003

14

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

25.2

24.4

03/02/2016

14

24.6

23/11/2008

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

46.0

45.2

01/02/2013

14

1 N

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

41.3

39.9

15/02/2005

13

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

39.6

39.4

12/02/2013

15

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009965

BUNBURY

40.0

39.7

21/02/2006

19

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009977

MANDURAH

39.9

39.5

15/02/2005

13

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009998

NORTH WALPOLE

39.4

38.0

13/02/2013

11

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

30.5

28.1

15/02/2004

24

1 N


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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, 09/02/2016.

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 42.6 +10.7 20.7 +3.2 17.8 0.0 13.2 12.5 476 (19.8) 41/09
BUNBURY 40.0 +10.0 22.4 +6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 30/08
MANDURAH 39.9 +10.1 24.3 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 35/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +1.2 26.4 +1.7 26.3 0.6 4.8 5.8 238 ( 9.9) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.3 +1.2 19.7 -1.0 18.0 0.0 13.4 12.4 413 (17.2) 63/16
WHYALLA AERO 27.8 -1.8 18.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 598 (24.9) 54/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.5 +0.1 15.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 31/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +0.8 12.7 +1.0 9.1 0.0 7.2 10.3 494 (20.6) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +2.9 26.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 41.6 10.3 353 (14.7) 34/01
CAIRNS AERO 35.0 +3.8 27.0 +3.2 26.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.9 27.0 +2.9 25.0 4.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O 27.8 -1.8 24.7 +1.3 -- 23.4 -- -- 704 (29.3) 50/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +0.3 23.8 +1.7 23.3 0.0 6.2 -- -- 31/17
BUNDABERG AERO 30.0 +0.1 21.2 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 479 (20.0) 46/15
COOLANGATTA 29.4 +1.1 20.0 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 427 (17.8) 50/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 -0.3 18.6 -2.5 17.5 0.0 8.0 12.2 380 (15.8) 43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.7 -0.4 16.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 589 (24.5) 43/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.0 +1.0 17.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.2 -0.3 17.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 37/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.1 -0.5 17.9 -0.2 14.8 0.6 22.6 10.2 283 (11.8) 39/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.7 0.0 15.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 35/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.1 +0.7 19.4 +0.4 15.7 0.0 4.6 12.6 370 (15.4) 30/14
RICHMOND RAAF 30.3 +1.4 16.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 31/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.6 +0.8 17.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 26/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.3 +3.5 17.2 +0.8 14.6 0.0 7.0 12.9 199 ( 8.3) 37/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.2 +4.1 18.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 37/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.7 +6.1 20.6 +4.1 19.0 0.0 11.2 12.7 324 (13.5) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.8 +2.3 17.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 37/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.2 +4.9 17.5 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 43/16
BALLARAT AERODROME -- -- 14.4 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 29.9 +5.4 18.6 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 31/16
HOBART AIRPORT 26.5 +4.2 16.1 +4.1 14.0 0.0 5.6 12.5 331 (13.8) 37/08
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

46.0 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
44.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
44.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
43.7 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+14.4 : 39.4 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
+13.2 : 40.6 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
+12.8 : 41.3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+12.8 : 39.9 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+12.3 : 39.6 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA

29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
28.2 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 25.5 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+7.2 : 25.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+6.8 : 25.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+6.7 : 22.8 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 22.4 KARNET Lower West WA

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

15.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.1 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
19.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.0 : 29.7 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-4.8 : 22.7 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
-4.5 : 21.3 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.1 : 24.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-4.1 : 19.1 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
7.5 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
7.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.5 : 11.3 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.3 : 11.6 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.1 : 9.9 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-5.0 : 7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S 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.
82.6 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
72.0 CARMILA BEACH ROAD Central Coast E QLD
60.0 BOUNDARY CREEK ALERT Central Coast E QLD
56.8 DARWIN RIVER DAM N Rivers NT
51.6 MYSTERY PARK Central Coast E QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
56.8 DARWIN RIVER DAM

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
72.0 CARMILA BEACH ROAD
60.0 BOUNDARY CREEK ALERT
51.6 MYSTERY PARK

ISLANDS
Islands
82.6 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

13.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

9.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
8.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
8.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
7.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1163 (48.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1030 (42.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1014 (42.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
916 (38.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
872 (36.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
835 (34.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
813 (33.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
797 (33.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
795 (33.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
744 (31.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
733 (30.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
704 (29.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
685 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
663 (27.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
662 (27.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
655 (27.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
641 (26.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
632 (26.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
613 (25.5) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
611 (25.5) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
600 (25.0) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
80/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
70/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
68/04 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
68/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
6.4mm in 7 min to 14:30 54.9mm/h
PORT KEATS AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 14:00 20.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
MAREEBA AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
13.8mm in 14 min to 20:22 59.1mm/h
9.2mm in 8 min to 20:30 69.0mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 27.8mm/h
7.6mm in 19 min to 20:51 24.0mm/h
34.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 34.6mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
WOOLSHED
16.6mm in 30 min to 19:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.6mm/h
14.8mm in 30 min to 20:00 29.6mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 31.4mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 18.0mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.7mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 69 ) at 18:30