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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1843 EST on 25/05/2012. 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

Darwin-Daly

014239

LABELLE DOWNS

128.0

104.0

01/04/2011

17

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

E Central

086281

NYORA (POST OFFICE)

62.0

60.0

30/04/1974

41

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

26.0

26.4

05/04/2011

13

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 18:42EST, 25/05/2012.

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 29.0 +1.4 12.2 -3.2 9.5 0.0 6.2 -- 419 (17.5) 39/15
PERTH AIRPORT 26.8 +1.3 11.5 -1.4 9.5 0.0 6.2 9.2 360 (15.0) 35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.4 -0.4 10.3 -1.3 8.6 5.2 2.4 9.9 195 ( 8.1) 24/16
BUNBURY 23.2 -0.8 11.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 26/14
MANDURAH 23.8 -- 17.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -1.7 24.0 0.0 23.7 0.0 5.8 6.1 440 (18.3) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.6 +3.4 17.3 +4.7 15.4 0.0 7.6 10.0 343 (14.3) 37/01
WHYALLA AERO 22.8 -0.9 11.4 -0.3 -- 2.2 6.2 -- 130 ( 5.4) 22/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.4 -1.2 13.2 +0.8 -- 1.0 1.4 5.1 139 ( 5.8) 31/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.6 -2.8 8.9 +0.2 7.6 0.8 0.8 1.0 273 (11.4) 24/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.7 -0.2 8.5 -10.0 6.4 0.0 5.4 -- 104 ( 4.3) 24/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +0.8 18.3 -3.3 14.2 0.0 6.6 10.0 298 (12.4) 30/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 -0.9 20.6 0.0 16.5 0.0 5.0 10.0 298 (12.4) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 27.5 +0.8 19.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 297 (12.4) 22/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +1.1 18.4 +0.5 16.7 0.0 4.0 -- 137 ( 5.7) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 +1.1 18.0 +0.5 -- 8.4 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 24/13
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 +2.9 16.0 +0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.5 +2.1 15.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.8 +2.8 16.2 -0.1 14.2 0.0 3.2 10.5 254 (10.6) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.7 +1.3 12.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 39/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.9 -0.3 9.8 -3.0 4.4 0.0 4.6 -- 126 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 +1.1 10.6 -4.6 8.6 0.0 6.0 10.5 227 ( 9.5) 18/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.9 10.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.9 +1.3 10.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 393 (16.4) 37/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.7 +0.1 9.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.4 -4.1 4.0 -3.2 -0.7 0.0 3.0 6.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.7 -1.8 4.0 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.4 +1.5 13.7 -0.4 10.2 0.0 6.0 10.7 394 (16.4) 46/10
RICHMOND RAAF 23.4 -0.5 9.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/11
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +0.5 14.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 50/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.0 -2.0 7.0 +0.3 4.0 -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.3 -2.2 7.9 -1.2 4.9 0.4 1.4 8.8 174 ( 7.3) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -4.7 5.5 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.0 +0.5 12.0 +1.9 8.8 0.4 1.6 6.7 147 ( 6.1) 22/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.4 -3.2 6.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 182 ( 7.6) 15/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.0 -3.2 6.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 17/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.1 -0.2 12.4 +1.6 -- 1.2 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.0 -2.1 12.3 +2.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 516 (21.5) 35/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.5 -3.1 9.0 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 393 (16.4) 24/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.8 -0.1 9.6 +2.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.6 -3.5 12.2 +3.5 10.1 16.8 1.4 0.3 384 (16.0) 44/12
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

40.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
37.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
37.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
37.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+4.7 : 40.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+3.7 : 19.2 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
+3.7 : 34.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+3.4 : 31.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+3.4 : 37.6 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

**S** +7.0 : 20.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+5.0 : 11.3 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+4.7 : 11.3 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+4.7 : 10.4 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+4.7 : 17.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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

4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.9 : 26.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 14.3 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 : 13.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-6.6 : 6.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.1 : 10.2 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC

-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.0 : 8.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.1 : 12.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.1 : 10.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-6.9 : -0.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.8 : 4.4 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N 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.
128.0 LABELLE DOWNS N Rivers NT
106.0 LITCHFIELD N Rivers NT
90.4 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
84.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
80.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
128.0 LABELLE DOWNS
106.0 LITCHFIELD
90.4 CHANNEL POINT
80.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT
61.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
57.0 MOUNT BUNDY STATION

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
84.0 COCONUT ISLAND
68.0 BAMAGA
67.4 HORN ISLAND

VICTORIA
E Central
62.0 NYORA (POST OFFICE)

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

.....

0.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1281 (53.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
840 (35.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
809 (33.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
763 (31.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
711 (29.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
708 (29.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
691 (28.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
656 (27.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
636 (26.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
614 (25.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
612 (25.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
605 (25.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
80/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/22 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
70/13 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
67/09 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
63/08 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

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
POINT STUART AWS
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
6.0mm in 11 min to 11:00 32.7mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h
HORN ISLAND
8.6mm in 9 min to 08:00 57.3mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 19.6mm/h
24.6mm in 30 min to 09:00 49.2mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 33.2mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 14.7mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 523(170/ 11 ) at 18:00