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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0630 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

WA

Gt Southern

010896

YOOROOGA

25.8

23.0

16/11/2001

25

1 y

QLD

Central Coast E

033127

KELSEY CREEK DITTMER RD

141.4

96.0

29/11/1987

48

1 y

QLD

Central Coast E

033158

HECATE

98.8

79.5

17/11/1961

51

1 y

QLD

Central Coast E

033269

ROMA PEAK ALERT

23.0

19.0

14/11/2001

11

1 n

QLD

Central Coast E

033270

UPPER DON ALERT

29.0

26.0

14/11/2001

11

1 n

QLD

Central Coast E

033306

EMU CREEK ALERT

55.0

47.0

23/11/2004

11

1 n

NSW

NW Slopes S

055066

WALLABADAH (WOODTON)

80.2

67.4

30/11/2002

113

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

28.9

28.3

25/11/2006

45

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

28.4

28.3

30/11/2007

20

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 06:29EST, 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 24.8 -2.3 15.8 +2.0 14.8 2.0 7.2 -- 449 (18.7) 57/15
PERTH AIRPORT 22.2 -3.6 11.5 -1.1 11.1 6.8 3.8 10.1 372 (15.5) 50/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.2 -3.6 12.8 +2.0 11.9 13.8 1.0 7.5 261 (10.9) 48/13
BUNBURY 21.3 -2.9 12.9 +0.9 -- 8.8 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 46/10
MANDURAH 20.5 -- 15.6 -- -- 7.6 -- -- 268 (11.2) 50/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 -0.6 25.3 0.0 24.8 8.4 5.8 10.8 287 (12.0) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.5 +1.9 15.8 -2.1 14.9 0.0 11.2 12.5 265 (11.0) 39/09
WHYALLA AERO 36.6 +10.1 15.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 341 (14.2) 44/03
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.1 +7.0 15.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 3.4 5.0 132 ( 5.5) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.8 +5.4 8.5 +0.1 6.5 0.4 0.8 5.0 285 (11.9) 55/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.6 -0.8 22.5 +1.1 20.3 0.2 10.0 3.7 361 (15.0) 74/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.2 +1.6 22.8 +0.5 20.8 0.0 7.4 10.5 348 (14.5) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 -3.0 23.1 +0.2 21.9 1.4 4.0 2.1 444 (18.5) 37/09
MACKAY M.O 27.3 -1.9 22.4 +0.7 -- 25.4 -- 4.4 472 (19.7) 35/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 -2.0 19.3 -0.2 18.3 0.0 6.2 -- 357 (14.9) 26/07
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 -1.3 17.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 34/11
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -3.0 16.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +0.4 15.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 -0.4 17.3 -0.7 13.7 0.0 5.4 12.2 299 (12.5) 37/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.4 +0.7 14.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 587 (24.5) 39/05
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.7 -4.6 16.8 +1.8 16.8 46.8 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.0 +0.1 18.6 +2.5 16.4 0.0 6.6 1.8 530 (22.1) 30/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.1 18.0 +3.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.6 +3.2 18.3 +4.0 17.8 3.8 4.8 5.5 271 (11.3) 39/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.9 +2.8 16.7 +3.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.0 +0.9 10.8 +1.7 9.8 6.6 5.2 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.8 +1.4 16.2 +2.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.6 +5.6 19.6 +4.3 18.0 11.6 7.2 9.3 417 (17.4) 37/13
RICHMOND RAAF 29.4 +2.8 17.9 +4.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.2 +1.1 18.6 +3.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 318 (13.3) 43/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 27.2 +4.5 13.4 +4.6 -- 3.6 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.3 +5.6 17.0 +6.3 13.5 0.0 5.0 13.3 261 (10.9) 31/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.5 +4.5 15.2 +3.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.4 +10.0 14.8 +2.3 10.0 0.0 8.0 9.9 335 (14.0) 48/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.7 +8.1 11.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 326 (13.6) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.8 +7.6 11.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.7 +8.8 14.0 +2.8 11.5 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 22.7 +1.7 10.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 26/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.2 +7.6 6.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 39/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.4 0.0 7.5 -1.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 34/17
HOBART AIRPORT 18.7 -0.3 10.2 +1.0 9.6 0.6 5.0 3.9 362 (15.1) 31/12
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 TELFER AERO Interior WA
45.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
45.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
45.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
45.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+15.0 : 40.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.6 : 37.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.0 : 37.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 38.2 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+10.1 : 39.9 FORREST Eucla WA
+10.1 : 36.6 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

30.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
28.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+10.0 : 28.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.4 : 22.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.5 : 29.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.7 : 22.4 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+7.5 : 22.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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

11.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
14.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.5 : 19.5 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 18.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 16.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-6.2 : 18.9 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.1 : 16.0 SHANNON Lower West WA

-0.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.3 : 4.7 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-4.6 : 19.4 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-4.5 : 14.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-3.6 : 20.3 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
-3.6 : 20.9 PINE CREEK COUNCIL N Rivers 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.
141.4 KELSEY CREEK DITTMER RD Central Coast E QLD
133.6 HAMILTON ISLAND Central Coast E QLD
104.6 WILSON BEACH Central Coast E QLD
99.0 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
98.8 HECATE Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
63.0 EMU VALLEY STATION
Central Coast E
141.4 KELSEY CREEK DITTMER RD
133.6 HAMILTON ISLAND
104.6 WILSON BEACH
99.0 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
98.8 HECATE
96.0 PROSERPINE FULLER ST
80.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT
67.0 LETHEBROOK
64.7 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT
55.0 EMU CREEK ALERT
Northwest
57.0 TRANBY

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
96.0 TAMWORTH (HILLGROVE)
80.2 WALLABADAH (WOODTON)
78.6 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
70.0 TAMWORTH (OXLEY LANE)
68.4 WINTON (DALBLAIR)
62.5 MOORE CREEK (ELIZABETH DRIVE)
60.4 CURLEWIS (WONGALEE)
60.0 MOONBI (BELLEVUE)
59.0 DURI (RIVERLODGE)
59.0 BENDEMEER (CAROLINE ST)
58.0 GOONOO GOONOO STATION
56.0 WINTON (MEROO)
50.2 OGUNBIL (AMAROO)
50.0 SOMERTON (GLEN BURN)
N Tablelands W
62.0 KENTUCKY (VALE VIEW)
N Tablelands E
50.0 YARROWITCH (MARETTO)
Hunter Valley
56.0 ELLERSTON (POITREL)

13.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
1.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

882 (36.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
803 (33.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
789 (32.9) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
753 (31.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
752 (31.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
745 (31.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
**S** 694 (28.9) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
689 (28.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
688 (28.7) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
665 (27.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
653 (27.2) FORREST Eucla WA
649 (27.0) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
642 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
624 (26.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
609 (25.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
603 (25.1) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
87/22 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
83/08 FORREST Eucla WA
81/19 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
80/22 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
76/19 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.0mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NOONAMAH AWS
14.2mm in 30 min to 04:00 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.2mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 04:30 28.8mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 28.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
10.2mm in 21 min to 17:51 29.1mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.4mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 16.8mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
11.6mm in 56 min to 18:30 12.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
7.2mm in 12 min to 21:25 36.0mm/h
2.8mm in 2 min to 21:27 84.0mm/h
10.6mm in 20 min to 21:47 31.8mm/h
MOUNT ISA AERO
6.8mm in 9 min to 14:54 45.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.2mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
22.8mm in 43 min to 23:43 31.8mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
7.8mm in 13 min to 20:00 36.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.2mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
21.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.6mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.8mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.8mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
5.2mm in 15 min to 01:00 20.8mm/h
ALVA BEACH
14.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 14.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
11.4mm in 43 min to 19:00 15.9mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS
6.8mm in 7 min to 17:18 58.3mm/h
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 17.4mm/h
7.6mm in 14 min to 05:14 32.6mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 19.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 17.0mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h
6.2mm in 16 min to 08:16 23.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
North Coast
GRAFTON AIRPORT
12.4mm in 23 min to 14:30 32.3mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.4mm/h
15.6mm in 24 min to 15:00 39.0mm/h
31.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 31.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 27.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
MOUNT GININI AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
Snowy Mtns
PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS
5.4mm in 7 min to 00:07 46.3mm/h
KHANCOBAN AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT : 87(280/ 65 ) at 22:59
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 117(300/ 83 ) at 15:45