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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1901 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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001013

WYNDHAM

15.9

16.0

26/04/2008

44

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 19:00EST, 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 29.3 +1.7 16.3 +0.9 15.0 0.0 6.8 -- 523 (21.8) 48/05
PERTH AIRPORT 26.1 +0.6 11.4 -1.5 7.0 0.0 5.8 4.4 388 (16.2) 46/07
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.4 +0.6 12.4 +0.8 11.1 0.0 2.8 8.3 265 (11.0) 34/14
BUNBURY 23.5 -0.5 8.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 22/16
MANDURAH 24.9 -- 13.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 30/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 -2.1 19.9 -4.1 16.7 0.0 5.4 11.2 337 (14.0) 43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.3 +0.1 9.3 -3.3 7.9 0.0 6.8 11.1 259 (10.8) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 22.9 -0.8 15.9 +4.2 -- 0.2 7.2 -- 187 ( 7.8) 37/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 -0.3 15.9 +3.5 -- 0.8 1.8 9.5 136 ( 5.7) 28/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 -3.4 12.0 +3.3 12.0 12.8 0.8 0.7 144 ( 6.0) 24/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.6 -1.3 12.6 -5.9 10.1 0.0 5.0 11.3 243 (10.1) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 +1.2 23.7 +2.1 22.5 1.2 2.2 1.3 380 (15.8) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.5 22.5 +1.9 20.5 0.0 4.2 10.1 306 (12.8) 31/10
MACKAY M.O 26.3 -0.4 19.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 422 (17.6) 35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 -2.4 18.0 +0.1 16.3 0.0 3.8 -- 210 ( 8.8) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +0.3 19.3 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 364 (15.2) --
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.1 19.0 +3.5 -- 22.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.6 +1.2 18.5 +1.5 -- 15.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 30/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -0.4 19.4 +3.1 18.7 8.4 2.6 9.7 299 (12.5) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.5 -1.9 15.9 +2.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 659 (27.5) 44/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.7 +1.5 13.1 +0.3 7.9 0.0 4.4 -- 101 ( 4.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 +1.4 14.8 -0.4 12.9 1.2 2.0 7.6 181 ( 7.5) 35/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.9 13.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.7 -0.9 12.1 -1.1 11.0 0.2 2.8 3.2 188 ( 7.8) 21/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.9 -1.7 10.3 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 13/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.6 -0.9 6.8 -0.4 3.8 0.0 2.2 8.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.8 -3.7 11.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 35/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 -0.3 13.9 -0.2 10.8 0.0 3.8 1.7 268 (11.2) 21/09
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -4.1 9.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 28 ( 1.2) 18/18
BELLAMBI AWS 24.9 +2.7 16.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 39/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.0 -4.0 4.0 -2.7 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.4 -5.1 10.6 +1.5 8.7 0.0 1.2 0.3 176 ( 7.3) 30/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -2.7 10.5 +2.4 -- 2.8 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 24/05
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.8 +1.3 13.7 +3.6 8.6 1.4 2.8 7.2 181 ( 7.5) 21/06
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.6 -4.0 11.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.6 -4.6 9.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 18/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.1 -2.2 14.1 +3.3 11.8 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.2 -3.9 10.4 +1.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 50/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.8 -1.8 8.3 +0.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 -1.8 12.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 26/10
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 -0.7 11.0 +2.3 8.5 0.0 3.2 6.5 295 (12.3) 37/11
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

36.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
35.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
35.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
35.1 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
35.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
35.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
35.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+6.2 : 33.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+5.3 : 36.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 33.7 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.0 : 34.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.0 : 33.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.8 : 15.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+6.7 : 17.6 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+6.6 : 18.4 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+6.6 : 17.7 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
**W** +6.2 : 19.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

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

5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.5 : 15.5 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-7.2 : 15.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-6.0 : 15.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 : 16.1 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.0 : 19.2 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW

0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.2 : 5.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.0 : 11.7 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 10.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 13.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-7.7 : 15.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

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.
54.6 MONDURAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
52.6 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
50.0 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
44.2 PEACHESTER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.6 COMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
54.6 MONDURAN
Brisbane/SE Coast
52.6 MAROOCHYDORE AERO
50.0 EUMUNDI - CRESCENT RD
44.2 PEACHESTER
40.6 COMO

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.7 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

821 (34.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
792 (33.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
775 (32.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
743 (31.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
741 (30.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
736 (30.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
702 (29.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
691 (28.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
678 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
659 (27.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
638 (26.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
636 (26.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
632 (26.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
602 (25.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
76/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
65/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
57/15 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
57/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
55/16 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 22.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 18.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
COBAR AIRPORT AWS
4.8mm in 11 min to 20:00 26.2mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.6mm/h
SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:27 5.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 22:27 5.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(320/ 69 ) at 12:08