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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0921 EST on 24/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011045

BALGAIR

1.5

4.8

06/12/2009

28

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 09:20EST, 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 29.5 0.0 15.0 -1.3 12.9 0.0 10.8 -- 611 (25.5) 54/16
PERTH AIRPORT 33.4 +4.5 13.2 -1.6 11.7 0.0 7.6 13.3 338 (14.1) 41/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.0 +1.9 12.2 -0.2 8.9 0.0 7.8 9.3 406 (16.9) 30/13
BUNBURY 31.0 +3.9 14.9 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 46/18
MANDURAH 28.9 -- 19.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 50/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -2.1 23.8 -1.5 23.9 18.0 4.8 1.4 342 (14.3) 44/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.8 +3.4 22.3 +2.1 21.6 0.0 11.4 13.2 180 ( 7.5) --
WHYALLA AERO 42.9 +14.8 15.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 323 (13.5) 52/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 39.6 +12.6 16.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 7.4 13.3 211 ( 8.8) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.2 +7.3 7.8 -2.1 3.5 0.0 4.6 14.0 302 (12.6) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.3 -2.9 22.8 -0.3 21.1 2.0 8.8 6.0 370 (15.4) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.3 +0.9 24.6 +1.2 22.9 0.0 3.6 11.8 188 ( 7.8) 28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 -0.4 25.8 +1.7 23.1 1.6 5.8 10.0 318 (13.3) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 28.4 -1.7 24.1 +1.2 -- 12.2 -- 2.1 379 (15.8) 31/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.5 -1.6 21.9 +0.7 21.6 6.2 2.2 -- 360 (15.0) 39/01
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 -0.1 21.6 +1.1 21.1 0.4 -- -- 372 (15.5) 37/17
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -2.2 21.0 +2.8 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.6 +1.4 20.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 44/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 0.0 19.2 -0.9 18.1 0.0 4.4 11.4 376 (15.7) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.5 -1.2 15.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 611 (25.5) 43/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.9 +1.9 19.2 +1.7 14.8 0.0 6.8 -- 109 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.6 +0.3 15.9 -2.2 13.8 0.0 7.2 12.9 224 ( 9.3) 24/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +0.4 14.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.0 +4.8 15.1 -1.4 13.2 0.0 8.0 10.6 307 (12.8) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 29.9 +3.0 14.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.4 +3.0 14.8 +3.5 7.1 0.0 4.0 13.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.9 +2.4 18.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.0 +1.3 19.4 +1.9 15.3 0.0 8.6 13.1 529 (22.0) 39/15
RICHMOND RAAF 32.0 +3.3 17.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 31/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.5 -0.6 18.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 30/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 31.0 +4.9 11.0 -0.4 9.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.9 +6.5 12.5 -1.2 9.6 0.0 8.0 13.6 186 ( 7.8) 44/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 34.0 +4.6 14.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 41/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.6 +7.5 16.3 +1.5 12.8 0.0 9.8 13.2 271 (11.3) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.2 +5.8 13.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 278 (11.6) 31/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.7 +5.7 13.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.7 -0.5 14.2 +1.3 7.6 0.0 28.0 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 20.9 -2.0 9.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 35/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.6 +4.0 10.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 546 (22.8) 35/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.2 -0.2 6.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 20.3 -0.3 11.0 +0.3 7.4 0.0 6.2 9.1 579 (24.1) 41/23
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

46.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
**S** 46.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
45.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
45.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

+18.3 : 45.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+17.3 : 43.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.5 : 40.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+15.4 : 42.8 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+15.1 : 42.3 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

29.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
29.1 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
28.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
28.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
28.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
28.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+8.6 : 29.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 28.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 28.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.2 : 28.8 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+7.1 : 27.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

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

10.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
13.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.6 : 28.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.3 : 29.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 30.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 27.7 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.0 : 29.5 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT

0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
1.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
1.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-13.0 : 1.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-7.0 : 1.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.4 : 3.2 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.4 : 2.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

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.
135.0 MOUNT CHARLTON Central Coast E QLD
122.8 CREDITON Central Coast E QLD
112.8 EAST MATHISON N Rivers NT
108.0 VIOLET VALE STATION S Peninsula QLD
88.5 MIRANI MARY STREET Central Coast E QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
112.8 EAST MATHISON
84.6 MARY RIVER RANGERS
78.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
76.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
75.0 SCOTT CREEK
71.0 MOUNT BUNDY STATION
67.0 MATARANKA HOMESTEAD RESORT
66.8 CAVE CREEK STATION
64.8 BRADSHAW
64.4 NITMILUK RANGERS
63.0 JINDARE
60.5 MATARANKA COUNCIL
60.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS
60.0 VENN
59.2 MATARANKA STATION
59.0 DELAMERE
55.8 DUNMARA ROADHOUSE
55.4 MOUNT STOW
55.0 MANBULLOO
54.0 COODARDIE
52.5 MANGO FARM
50.0 DORISVALE

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
108.0 VIOLET VALE STATION
65.0 MUSGRAVE
Gulf Country
77.8 GREGORY DOWNS STATION
Upper Carpentaria
57.4 LOW HOLM STATION
N Coast--Barron
70.0 UPPER BARRON
N Coast--Herbert
59.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
Central Coast E
135.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
122.8 CREDITON
88.5 MIRANI MARY STREET
87.0 MIRANI WEIR ALERT
83.6 DILKERA
81.0 GARGETT ALERT
80.4 DORAVILLE STATION
79.0 WHITEFORD'S ALERT
75.0 SARICH'S ALERT
73.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
68.0 MYUNA ALERT
62.0 MILLAROO ALERT
54.0 MACKAY AERO
54.0 MOUNT JUKES
Central Coast W
66.2 OXFORD DOWNS
62.4 MT DOUGLAS
Central West
50.0 BULLIWALLAH

ISLANDS
Islands
52.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

14.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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2.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.6 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
1.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1498 (62.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1205 (50.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
984 (41.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
962 (40.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
888 (37.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
836 (34.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
818 (34.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
817 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
809 (33.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
776 (32.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
764 (31.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
730 (30.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
727 (30.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
721 (30.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
720 (30.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
708 (29.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
700 (29.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
698 (29.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
697 (29.0) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
697 (29.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
696 (29.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
694 (28.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
667 (27.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
661 (27.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
648 (27.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
643 (26.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
612 (25.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
611 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
611 (25.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
83/15 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
80/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/18 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
70/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
70/16 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
70/13 FALLS CREEK 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
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
6.4mm in 17 min to 02:00 22.6mm/h
5.2mm in 7 min to 12:35 44.6mm/h
9.6mm in 8 min to 12:43 72.0mm/h
9.8mm in 17 min to 13:00 34.6mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 24.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
WYNDHAM
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
KALUMBURU
16.0mm in 18 min to 17:00 53.3mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
TRUSCOTT
8.4mm in 47 min to 18:47 10.7mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
7.0mm in 13 min to 17:13 32.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
15.2mm in 8 min to 18:35 114.0mm/h
12.6mm in 25 min to 19:00 30.2mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 29.2mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
5.4mm in 16 min to 06:00 20.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h
CAPE DON
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 17.6mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
12.2mm in 30 min to 00:00 24.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.2mm/h
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
18.8mm in 30 min to 10:00 37.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 20.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
48.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 16.0mm/h
BRADSHAW
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
2.8mm in 2 min to 16:00 84.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.8mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
17.8mm in 31 min to 16:00 34.5mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
Central Coast E
COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE
45.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.5mm/h
MACKAY AERO
9.4mm in 12 min to 07:00 47.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h
35.8mm in 30 min to 07:30 71.6mm/h
46.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 46.6mm/h
41.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 41.8mm/h
53.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 17.7mm/h
MACKAY M.O
4.8mm in 14 min to 07:30 20.6mm/h
Northwest
TREPELL AIRPORT
9.4mm in 20 min to 15:00 28.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 69 ) at 00:00