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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1528 EST on 18/05/2012. 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

NT

Alice Springs

015612

PAPUNYA

73.4

70.0

23/01/1974

47

1 y

NT

Alice Springs

015633

PALM VALLEY

71.4

42.8

11/01/1984

27

1 n

NT

Alice Springs

015654

MEREENIE

51.5

49.0

13/01/1999

20

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

164.0

152.2

06/01/2005

15

152.2

06/01/2005

19

1 n

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

26.6

26.6

10/01/2005

12

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

37.0

36.0

19/01/2003

11

1 P


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 15:28EST, 18/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 28.4 -3.2 18.1 -0.2 16.7 0.0 10.0 -- 702 (29.3) 44/00
PERTH AIRPORT 33.1 +1.5 15.4 -1.5 13.2 0.0 8.0 13.2 436 (18.2) 39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.3 +0.6 9.0 -4.7 5.1 0.0 4.2 13.1 203 ( 8.5) 37/13
BUNBURY 30.5 +1.1 14.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 44/17
MANDURAH 28.5 -- 19.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 43/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +0.6 25.0 +0.2 26.6 23.8 6.4 5.4 -- 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.2 -7.2 21.0 -0.4 21.8 33.0 2.2 3.3 631 (26.3) 67/16
WHYALLA AERO 39.9 +10.0 16.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 254 (10.6) 44/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 41.0 +11.9 26.7 +9.7 11.2 0.0 11.8 -- 305 (12.7) 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 38.3 +13.1 12.5 +1.4 11.1 0.0 7.2 9.6 265 (11.0) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 -2.4 23.5 -0.3 -- 7.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 39/17
CAIRNS AERO 32.3 +0.9 24.7 +1.0 23.3 0.0 6.0 7.3 305 (12.7) 28/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 -0.9 23.3 -0.9 21.7 32.0 9.0 3.1 367 (15.3) 46/20
MACKAY M.O 27.1 -3.0 23.5 0.0 -- 7.6 -- 0.0 492 (20.5) 50/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 -3.9 21.6 -0.5 21.5 25.4 6.6 -- 324 (13.5) 46/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 -1.3 21.9 +0.5 -- 19.0 2.6 -- 346 (14.4) 48/16
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 -1.3 21.0 +1.6 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.4 +1.3 21.1 +0.1 -- 18.4 -- -- 246 (10.3) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.0 -1.0 22.6 +1.5 20.9 6.6 5.4 6.8 306 (12.8) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.5 -1.6 18.8 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 674 (28.1) 50/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.7 -0.2 19.9 +1.1 14.1 3.8 7.2 -- 221 ( 9.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.9 +1.0 18.8 -0.6 17.9 0.0 5.4 12.6 263 (11.0) 30/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +1.1 19.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.0 -0.9 20.7 +2.7 19.4 0.0 6.6 8.1 416 (17.3) 34/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.9 -0.6 19.8 +3.1 -- 6.4 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 22/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.2 +0.7 14.7 +1.5 8.6 0.6 6.2 10.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.9 -1.2 20.3 +2.2 -- 5.6 -- -- 391 (16.3) 43/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.9 +0.5 21.0 +2.3 19.4 0.0 6.0 7.7 415 (17.3) 44/18
RICHMOND RAAF 29.8 0.0 17.9 +0.5 18.0 0.6 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 25.2 +0.4 20.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 44/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 32.3 +4.3 16.5 +3.3 13.9 0.0 9.4 10.5 341 (14.2) 31/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.5 +3.9 19.1 +2.9 16.1 0.0 10.4 12.7 322 (13.4) 41/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 36.4 +4.2 17.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 30/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.2 +6.0 15.3 -1.3 12.0 0.0 10.2 13.6 226 ( 9.4) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.8 +5.3 13.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 325 (13.5) 31/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 35.6 +6.1 15.1 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 36.6 +10.7 14.8 +0.5 11.8 0.0 6.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 37.9 +13.3 9.3 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 32.8 +7.8 8.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.9 +1.7 14.3 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 29.2 +6.7 12.6 +0.6 6.8 0.0 8.0 5.6 442 (18.4) 44/18
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

45.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
45.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
45.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
44.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
44.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

+17.8 : 43.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.4 : 43.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.1 : 39.8 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.7 : 36.2 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.5 : 43.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

30.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
30.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 26.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.9 : 26.5 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX COMPARISON Lower North SA
+8.7 : 25.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.6 : 24.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+7.5 : 26.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

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

17.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
20.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-12.8 : 25.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-12.6 : 25.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-10.7 : 26.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-10.6 : 27.8 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-10.6 : 23.7 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD

3.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.0 WARRA W Coast TAS

**S** -10.0 : 7.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-6.5 : 7.2 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-6.0 : 7.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-5.4 : 20.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-4.8 : 7.8 SHANNON Lower West WA

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.
164.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
140.1 BIGGENDEN POST OFFICE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
138.2 CLONCURRY MCILLWRAITH ST Gulf Country QLD
98.0 AMBO STATION Central West QLD
91.0 ZONIA DOWNS Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
75.0 WAITE RIVER
73.4 PAPUNYA
71.4 PALM VALLEY
69.0 WHITE GUMS (ILPARPA)
68.0 ARGADARGADA
62.6 HERMANNSBURG
60.0 MARQUA
59.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM
56.0 JERVOIS
51.5 MEREENIE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
59.0 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
S Peninsula
66.4 PALMERVILLE
Gulf Country
164.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT
138.2 CLONCURRY MCILLWRAITH ST
91.0 ZONIA DOWNS
71.0 BRIGHTLANDS STATION
58.2 FARLEY STATION
54.6 JULIA CREEK POST OFFICE
50.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
Upper Carpentaria
74.0 SPRING CREEK STATION
53.2 CLARKE HILLS STATION
Central Coast E
70.0 DALBEG
64.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
61.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
Central West
98.0 AMBO STATION
53.0 COREENA
50.4 SUMMER HILL
Northwest
59.0 STRADBROKE STATION
Wide Bay/Burnett
65.0 FAIRYMEAD SUGAR MILL
54.0 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
Brisbane/SE Coast
140.1 BIGGENDEN POST OFFICE
51.4 RIVERHEADS
50.0 MOORANG
Darling Downs W
64.8 CHERRY PARK

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
51.0 DANGLEMAH (RUTHERGLEN)
MidNorth Coast S
57.4 BOBIN (BOBIN CREEK)
52.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

14.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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3.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

935 (39.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
879 (36.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
856 (35.7) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
818 (34.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
785 (32.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
760 (31.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
731 (30.5) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
729 (30.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
721 (30.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
711 (29.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
702 (29.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
699 (29.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
697 (29.0) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
682 (28.4) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
674 (28.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
644 (26.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
639 (26.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
631 (26.3) ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
623 (26.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
619 (25.8) YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
614 (25.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
106/14 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/ SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
85/16 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
80/21 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E 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
NGAYAWILI
49.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 16.3mm/h
BULMAN AWS
13.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
49.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 16.3mm/h
N Plateau
TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT
14.4mm in 9 min to 15:39 96.0mm/h
7.2mm in 13 min to 15:52 33.2mm/h
31.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 31.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.0mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
5.6mm in 14 min to 16:55 24.0mm/h
JERVOIS
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
6.2mm in 13 min to 13:00 28.6mm/h
COCONUT ISLAND
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
44.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.7mm/h
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
20.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 20.6mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.7mm/h
27.0mm in 47 min to 21:47 34.5mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 28.2mm/h
MOUNT ISA AERO
25.4mm in 10 min to 17:30 152.4mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 27.8mm/h
2.2mm in 1 min to 17:31 132.0mm/h
17.8mm in 29 min to 18:00 36.8mm/h
47.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 47.8mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 16.0mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 28.2mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
17.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 17.0mm/h
68.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 68.6mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 30.8mm/h
116.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 38.7mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 20.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 17.6mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.3mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.2mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
MACKAY M.O
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
14.6mm in 15 min to 03:45 58.4mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 18.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
Darling Downs E
WARWICK
15.6mm in 30 min to 14:30 31.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 18.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
15.0mm in 30 min to 03:30 30.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 17.2mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 04:30 22.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(270/ 78 ) at 15:42