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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1910 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009552

GREENBUSHES

64.0

60.2

01/04/2005

105

1 y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041096

MT KYNOCH

34.6

27.4

23/04/2008

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 19:10EST, 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 19.1 +3.7 16.8 0.2 5.8 -- 312 (13.0) 37/13
PERTH AIRPORT 25.7 +0.2 18.8 +5.9 17.0 3.2 6.2 6.5 449 (18.7) 46/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.4 +3.6 14.8 +3.2 12.2 0.8 3.0 5.5 323 (13.5) 55/11
BUNBURY 25.2 +1.2 19.8 +8.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 468 (19.5) 50/01
MANDURAH 24.0 -- 21.5 -- -- 1.2 -- -- 646 (26.9) 54/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.2 24.3 +0.3 23.4 0.0 7.4 11.5 364 (15.2) 48/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.9 -2.3 6.2 -6.4 5.2 0.0 6.0 11.0 272 (11.3) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 0.0 6.7 -5.0 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 170 ( 7.1) 26/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.8 +1.2 10.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 122 ( 5.1) 24/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.3 -1.1 10.3 +1.6 8.7 0.0 1.8 0.8 272 (11.3) 17/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.8 -0.1 16.0 -2.5 12.8 0.0 7.6 10.7 347 (14.5) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 +1.2 21.8 +0.2 20.0 0.0 6.4 10.4 442 (18.4) 44/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +0.7 20.9 +0.3 16.4 0.0 5.8 10.8 299 (12.5) 44/13
MACKAY M.O 26.7 0.0 21.4 +1.2 -- 0.6 -- 10.0 343 (14.3) 41/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 -0.8 19.8 +1.9 18.0 0.0 4.4 -- 234 ( 9.8) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +0.6 18.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 41/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.1 18.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.9 +0.5 17.4 +0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 288 (12.0) 41/20
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 0.0 16.6 +0.3 16.0 0.0 4.0 9.6 314 (13.1) 34/23
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 -1.0 15.0 +1.6 -- 6.4 -- -- 512 (21.3) 41/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.0 +1.8 11.3 -1.5 6.4 0.0 4.2 -- 191 ( 8.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.1 -1.9 17.1 +1.9 14.6 0.0 3.6 1.7 440 (18.3) 30/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.9 15.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.6 0.0 12.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.0 -0.6 11.5 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 19 ( 0.8) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.6 +0.1 5.2 -2.0 1.0 0.0 1.6 10.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.3 -0.2 8.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 34/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 -1.8 13.7 -0.4 11.6 12.8 1.2 7.9 250 (10.4) --
RICHMOND RAAF 22.9 -1.0 10.5 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 15/18
BELLAMBI AWS 21.6 -0.6 14.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 37/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.0 +1.0 0.0 -6.7 -1.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.1 -1.4 2.4 -6.7 0.8 0.0 2.2 10.5 129 ( 5.4) 15/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.2 -2.2 5.1 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 15/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.1 -2.4 6.7 -3.4 2.4 0.0 2.6 10.1 173 ( 7.2) 22/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.5 -2.1 2.7 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.4 -1.8 3.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 31/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.1 -0.2 12.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.2 -1.9 8.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 30/07
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.3 -0.3 4.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 26/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.1 -0.8 7.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 22/11
HOBART AIRPORT 14.3 -3.8 9.9 +1.2 7.4 0.0 2.4 6.6 505 (21.0) 35/12
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

36.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
36.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
36.1 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.6 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+11.7 : 36.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.6 : 34.4 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+11.3 : 34.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+11.3 : 34.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.8 : 34.8 EYRE Eucla WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.4 : 19.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+9.1 : 17.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.4 : 17.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+8.3 : 19.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+8.0 : 19.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

5.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 14.2 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-5.3 : 12.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-4.9 : 27.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.6 : 11.7 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
-4.4 : 25.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-0.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-9.3 : 4.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
**S** -8.9 : 7.9 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-7.6 : 9.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 6.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
-7.1 : 5.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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.
86.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
64.0 GREENBUSHES Lower West WA
40.8 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
40.8 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
36.0 BIDELLIA Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
64.0 GREENBUSHES
40.8 BRIDGETOWN
40.8 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON
36.0 BIDELLIA

ISLANDS
Islands
86.0 CAPE WESSEL

11.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.7 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
1.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1420 (59.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1174 (48.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1103 (46.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
976 (40.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
956 (39.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
917 (38.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
860 (35.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
834 (34.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
822 (34.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
819 (34.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
800 (33.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
780 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
772 (32.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
763 (31.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
763 (31.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
725 (30.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
678 (28.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
651 (27.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
646 (26.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
605 (25.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
601 (25.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
601 (25.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
78/07 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
72/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
72/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
70/03 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
67/14 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
67/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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
Lower West
DWELLINGUP
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
BUSSELTON
16.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
14.6mm in 34 min to 00:00 25.8mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 23.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
26.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 26.4mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.3mm/h
VASSE AG STATION
11.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
5.2mm in 12 min to 10:30 26.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
14.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.0mm/h
24.0mm in 25 min to 12:00 57.6mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 30.4mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 29.2mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 17.0mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(260/ 67 ) at 03:27