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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1845 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

SA

NW Pastoral

016034

HILTABA

20.2

17.8

30/04/1931

27

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Warrego

044021

CHARLEVILLE AERO

15.5

15.5

26/04/1983

70

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

17.6

18.0

27/04/1999

14

1 Y

NSW

Upper Darling

048245

BOURKE AIRPORT AWS

16.0

17.9

29/04/2004

12

1 Y


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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 18:45EST, 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 35.5 +7.9 13.7 -1.7 10.2 0.0 7.0 -- 409 (17.0) 41/09
PERTH AIRPORT 31.4 +5.9 10.9 -2.0 7.0 0.0 4.8 10.5 367 (15.3) 41/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.3 +4.5 8.1 -3.5 6.2 0.0 2.2 10.4 237 ( 9.9) 41/16
BUNBURY 29.1 +5.1 10.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/08
MANDURAH 28.6 -- 15.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 35/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -2.7 24.5 +0.5 24.0 1.4 4.4 4.1 359 (15.0) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0 -2.2 12.5 -0.1 11.2 0.0 6.8 11.1 284 (11.8) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 23.4 -0.3 15.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 243 (10.1) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.9 +1.3 13.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 2.4 10.2 232 ( 9.7) 35/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.5 +1.1 9.9 +1.2 8.0 2.0 1.0 6.0 154 ( 6.4) 31/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.8 -0.1 11.0 -7.5 9.4 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 31/21
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 18.3 -3.3 15.3 0.0 6.0 10.5 319 (13.3) 31/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 -0.5 20.2 -0.4 15.5 0.0 6.4 10.8 234 ( 9.8) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +0.3 19.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 250 (10.4) 21/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 +0.9 18.5 +0.6 16.5 0.0 4.2 -- 160 ( 6.7) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +1.2 17.6 +0.1 17.2 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 28/13
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +1.9 16.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.6 +1.2 15.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 +0.4 16.6 +0.3 14.3 0.0 4.0 10.3 238 ( 9.9) 28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.1 +0.7 12.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 39/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.7 -2.5 9.9 -2.9 4.8 0.0 4.6 -- 125 ( 5.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 -0.3 11.1 -4.1 8.5 0.0 1.2 9.0 181 ( 7.5) 30/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 -0.1 11.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 -0.4 10.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 39/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.3 -1.3 8.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.0 -3.5 2.8 -4.4 -1.1 0.0 2.2 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -3.2 8.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 24/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 -2.1 13.1 -1.0 10.4 0.0 6.0 5.9 426 (17.8) 50/15
RICHMOND RAAF 22.2 -1.7 6.6 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 28/19
BELLAMBI AWS 21.9 -0.3 14.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 54/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.0 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.6 -0.9 5.7 -3.4 3.1 0.0 3.0 9.2 161 ( 6.7) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.7 -0.7 6.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 30/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.2 -1.3 11.7 +1.6 9.3 0.0 3.6 8.9 200 ( 8.3) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.1 -0.5 7.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 159 ( 6.6) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.4 -0.8 10.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.1 +0.8 12.0 +1.2 -- 8.43 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.8 -0.3 8.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 41/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.2 +0.6 9.0 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 274 (11.4) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.4 -2.5 9.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/09
HOBART AIRPORT 14.3 -3.8 10.8 +2.1 10.1 2.2 0.4 0.6 508 (21.2) 31/04
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

39.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
37.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
37.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
37.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 33.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+8.1 : 34.4 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.9 : 35.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.9 : 28.1 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+6.7 : 31.7 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+5.7 : 10.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+5.6 : 25.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.3 : 13.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+5.1 : 10.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+4.9 : 15.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

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

4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-12.6 : 15.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-12.0 : 16.0 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-10.1 : 17.6 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-9.7 : 18.2 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-9.2 : 18.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-9.2 : 20.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD

-1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.9 : -1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.8 : 0.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-6.8 : -1.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.6 : 0.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W 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.
184.0 FARAWAY BAY N Kimberley WA
61.6 BULEY ROCKHOLE N Rivers NT
57.0 LAKE EVELLA N Rivers NT
48.8 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
46.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
184.0 FARAWAY BAY
48.8 TRUSCOTT
46.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
61.6 BULEY ROCKHOLE
57.0 LAKE EVELLA

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

3.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1149 (47.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
932 (38.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
905 (37.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
760 (31.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
687 (28.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
667 (27.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
613 (25.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
72/18 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
70/16 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
68/18 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
68/17 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
68/02 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS

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
TROUGHTON ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
TRUSCOTT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
5.2mm in 7 min to 12:56 44.6mm/h
8.0mm in 16 min to 13:21 30.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
15.8mm in 22 min to 14:30 43.1mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.6mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 15:00 22.4mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 28.0mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h
NOONAMAH AWS
10.8mm in 30 min to 14:30 21.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.8mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
11.8mm in 30 min to 08:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.8mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
19.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 38.4mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 27.8mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 24.0mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
HORN ISLAND
4.4mm in 6 min to 07:18 44.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
11.8mm in 19 min to 20:30 37.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.4mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 21:00 22.4mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 23.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.6mm/h
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
9.0mm in 22 min to 19:30 24.5mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.4mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
ORBOST
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h
W Gippsland
MT MOORNAPA
17.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
20.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 6.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.0mm/h
None reported