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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0417 EST on 24/05/2012. 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

NSW

North Coast

058080

WOOLI BEACH

157.0

111.0

27/10/2009

45

1 y

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059034

HICKEYS CREEK (MILLBANK (LINDALE))

85.0

72.0

04/10/2010

51

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

North Coast

059092

HALFWAY CREEK (PACIFIC HWY)

125.0

99.0

20/10/2004

38

1 y

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059139

NANA GLEN (COWLING CLOSE)

131.0

104.0

04/10/2010

24

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

27.0

26.6

21/10/1997

17

1 Y


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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 04:17EST, 24/05/2012.

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 23.6 -0.8 10.0 -0.9 8.1 0.0 6.2 -- 529 (22.0) 65/15
PERTH AIRPORT 23.4 +0.9 7.0 -3.2 3.9 0.0 5.2 10.2 424 (17.7) 57/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.8 -0.9 9.4 +0.3 6.1 0.2 2.2 2.9 263 (11.0) 52/12
BUNBURY 21.3 +0.6 5.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 55/15
MANDURAH 22.3 -- 11.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 50/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.6 +2.4 26.2 +1.2 26.0 0.0 8.2 10.6 394 (16.4) 39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.5 -2.5 16.5 +1.7 16.8 18.8 10.4 8.9 418 (17.4) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 21.2 -2.7 13.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 465 (19.4) 35/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.0 -0.8 9.0 -2.4 4.3 0.0 21.4 11.5 200 ( 8.3) 28/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.5 +0.6 6.7 -0.4 3.0 0.0 3.8 7.8 361 (15.0) 24/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.7 +3.1 26.0 +7.4 22.6 0.0 12.0 11.3 385 (16.0) 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 23.2 +2.6 21.0 0.4 6.0 11.0 464 (19.3) 37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +0.2 21.6 +0.9 18.9 0.0 7.2 11.5 349 (14.5) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 26.8 -0.8 19.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 255 (10.6) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.3 +2.6 19.5 +2.5 19.5 0.0 5.0 -- 170 ( 7.1) 26/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +2.1 19.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/12
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +1.3 16.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +1.1 15.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 39/17
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +1.9 16.4 +0.7 14.4 0.0 3.6 10.0 293 (12.2) 30/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.0 -0.7 14.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 39/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.6 +0.5 13.8 +1.7 11.6 0.2 3.8 -- 249 (10.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.7 -1.9 17.8 +4.0 17.2 61.2 6.8 4.6 669 (27.9) 52/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -2.0 17.0 +5.1 -- 8.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.4 -0.2 12.9 +0.9 11.3 14.02 4.2 -- 318 (13.3) 35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.1 -0.6 15.2 +4.5 -- 5.4 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 21/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.0 +3.5 8.7 +2.1 4.0 0.0 4.0 8.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +0.5 11.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.9 +0.4 16.4 +3.3 15.1 2.4 2.2 7.2 359 (15.0) 30/15
RICHMOND RAAF 24.6 -0.4 14.9 +3.9 -- 7.2 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 24/18
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 -1.5 15.6 +1.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 31/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 23.7 +4.3 6.6 +0.5 5.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.3 +3.9 11.3 +3.6 6.8 0.0 4.0 11.8 272 (11.3) 17/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +4.3 10.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.4 +3.6 11.1 +1.3 9.4 0.0 8.0 11.4 365 (15.2) 35/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.6 +4.7 11.6 +4.1 -- 0.2 3.7 -- 308 (12.8) 22/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.8 +4.5 10.1 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 31/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.6 +1.0 13.2 +3.7 12.3 1.8 4.2 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 17.5 -1.3 7.1 -0.5 -- 13.8 -- -- 351 (14.6) 28/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.3 +3.7 5.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 592 (24.7) 35/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 +1.1 10.2 +3.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 352 (14.7) 31/04
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 -0.3 12.1 +4.6 10.7 0.0 3.6 7.2 584 (24.3) 57/03
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

42.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
41.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+6.9 : 42.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.4 : 29.3 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.3 : 38.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.2 : 32.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+5.9 : 21.7 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
27.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+7.8 : 27.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+7.5 : 27.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+7.4 : 26.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+6.6 : 27.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+6.6 : 23.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.6 : 26.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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

8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 32.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-5.8 : 32.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-5.6 : 29.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.6 : 20.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-5.3 : 16.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW

**S** -3.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
2.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

**S** -10.9 : 2.9 WILUNA Interior WA
**S** -9.5 : -3.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : 7.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
**S** -6.3 : 7.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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.
195.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED North Coast NSW
185.0 WOOLI (SANDSTONE HILL) North Coast NSW
173.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK) MidNorth Coast N NSW
171.8 LOWER BUCCA MidNorth Coast N NSW
160.0 BELLINGEN (HYDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
195.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED
185.0 WOOLI (SANDSTONE HILL)
157.0 WOOLI BEACH
143.6 PILLAR VALLEY
105.4 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
103.5 TYNDALE (YAMBA DOWNS)
94.6 ULMARRA (NEWSAGENCY)
79.0 GRAFTON SOUTH (SOUTH GRAFTON (CLARENCE
77.3 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL
74.4 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
64.2 LAWRENCE ROAD (PRINGLES WAY)
61.4 KANGAROO CREEK (JALOOM)
59.4 GRAFTON SOUTH (SOUTH GRAFTON (YEERONG))
57.6 SEELANDS (BREAM PLACE)
MidNorth Coast N
173.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK)
171.8 LOWER BUCCA
160.0 BELLINGEN (HYDE STREET)
146.8 CORAMBA (GLENFIDDICH)
146.4 UPPER ORARA (AURANIA)
140.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE)
131.0 NANA GLEN (COWLING CLOSE)
125.0 HALFWAY CREEK (PACIFIC HWY)
123.0 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)
121.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
106.0 ORAMA (DARKWOOD ROAD)
97.0 THORA POST OFFICE
93.0 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE))
89.0 BOWRAVILLE (COW COWNTY)
86.4 COOKS CK (KALANG)
85.4 LOWANNA (GRAFTON ST)
85.0 HICKEYS CREEK (MILLBANK (LINDALE))
82.6 GIRRALONG
77.8 BELLBROOK (EAST STREET)
76.0 LEIGH (ROLLING ACRES)
75.0 BOWRAVILLE RECREATION CLUB
69.0 UPPER DARKWOOD
68.8 GLENREAGH (ERTS)
67.4 THUMB CREEK (FIGTREE)
67.4 DORRIGO (ELM STREET)
64.0 BELLBROOK (MACLEAY RIVER)
63.0 MILLBANK
61.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO
60.8 UPPER ORARA (DAIRYVILLE)
60.0 URUNGA (SUNSET PLACE)
52.8 MELDRUM (COOLAWARRAH)
51.4 WILLAWARRIN (DENLEIGH)
MidNorth Coast S
61.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
52.6 UPPER ROLLANDS PLAINS (GREENACRES)

11.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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3.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
2.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

1183 (49.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1065 (44.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1038 (43.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
957 (39.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
857 (35.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
825 (34.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
814 (33.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
806 (33.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
789 (32.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
784 (32.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
758 (31.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
754 (31.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
747 (31.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
727 (30.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
721 (30.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
719 (30.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
706 (29.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
684 (28.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
682 (28.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
670 (27.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
666 (27.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
664 (27.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
653 (27.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
650 (27.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
649 (27.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
644 (26.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
643 (26.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
621 (25.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
614 (25.6) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
611 (25.5) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
100/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
85/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/21 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

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
KALUMBURU
9.8mm in 31 min to 14:00 19.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.6mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h
N Plateau
WULUNGURRU
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
8.8mm in 44 min to 21:10 12.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
APPLETHORPE
18.2mm in 30 min to 17:30 36.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.2mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON AIRPORT
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(320/ 82 ) at 05:00
DROUGHTY HILL : 83(240/ 63 ) at 07:20
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(330/ 67 ) at 00:00