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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2205 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

Goldfields

012318

WALLING ROCK

31.6

26.0

13/06/1996

17

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 22:05EST, 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 18.5 -2.4 13.2 +2.2 13.0 7.4 1.2 -- 339 (14.1) 30/06
PERTH AIRPORT 18.8 -0.1 7.0 -2.0 4.3 0.0 1.6 9.9 382 (15.9) 39/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.5 +0.9 6.8 -1.3 5.0 0.8 1.2 6.7 216 ( 9.0) 22/11
BUNBURY 18.6 +0.2 1.1 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 26/14
MANDURAH 18.1 -- 8.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 26/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 0.0 16.4 -3.6 14.2 0.0 5.4 10.7 330 (13.8) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.7 +6.9 7.5 +2.4 5.5 0.0 4.8 8.7 187 ( 7.8) 24/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 +1.4 6.0 -0.1 -- 0.4 0.6 -- 148 ( 6.2) 35/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 +1.5 9.7 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- 6.7 183 ( 7.6) 52/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 +0.9 8.0 +2.3 6.0 1.2 2.0 4.5 427 (17.8) 68/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.5 +2.6 5.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 26/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 +1.5 13.1 -4.8 9.3 0.0 4.0 10.5 209 ( 8.7) 26/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +1.1 15.0 +0.4 11.1 0.0 4.8 4.9 148 ( 6.2) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 22.1 +0.2 16.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- 1.0 266 (11.1) 30/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +3.0 10.6 -0.3 8.0 0.0 2.8 -- 122 ( 5.1) 22/16
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +2.4 9.7 -1.9 9.1 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 18/15
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +2.4 10.0 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.1 +2.0 10.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 21/11
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +1.0 9.7 -0.8 6.0 0.0 2.8 2.1 181 ( 7.5) 18/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.1 +2.1 9.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 30/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.9 +3.1 8.4 +2.3 4.4 0.0 2.0 -- 108 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 +0.7 8.9 -0.2 6.5 0.0 1.6 7.2 156 ( 6.5) 18/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +0.6 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.1 +1.5 8.7 +0.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 349 (14.5) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.8 +0.9 7.3 +0.8 -- 4.8 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.8 -0.7 0.2 -2.3 -5.5 5.2 0.0 5.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -0.9 3.6 -1.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 24/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 +0.6 10.3 +1.7 6.8 0.8 3.0 9.2 353 (14.7) 37/00
RICHMOND RAAF 18.6 +0.6 4.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.2 -0.5 10.5 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 288 (12.0) 43/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.0 -0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.3 -3.5 5.0 +1.3 3.1 4.2 0.0 1.4 105 ( 4.4) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -2.2 2.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.5 +1.5 5.6 +0.4 1.7 0.4 1.2 6.7 165 ( 6.9) 48/04
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.1 +1.1 0.7 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.1 +1.9 -0.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 44/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.3 +2.3 7.7 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.0 +2.4 7.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 +1.6 1.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 59/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 0.0 7.7 +4.8 -- 3.2 -- -- 344 (14.3) 68/12
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 +3.2 7.3 +2.7 2.5 1.0 2.4 5.8 518 (21.6) 78/15
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

32.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
31.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.9 : 26.8 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 27.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 24.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+7.1 : 27.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.1 : 26.4 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+7.1 : 27.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.3 : 14.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.5 : 21.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+7.8 : 14.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.4 : 20.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

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

-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.1 : 14.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-4.9 : -1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 : 12.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-4.7 : -1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.3 : 14.8 FORREST Eucla WA

-7.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.3 : 11.3 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-7.6 : 5.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.1 : 12.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
-6.8 : 1.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-6.7 : -1.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West 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.
85.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
41.0 QUOBBA W Gascoyne WA
36.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.2 DUNWICH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
31.6 WALLING ROCK Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Gascoyne
41.0 QUOBBA
Goldfields
31.6 WALLING ROCK

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
32.2 DUNWICH

TASMANIA
W Coast
85.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)
36.6 MOUNT READ

10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

1.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1835 (76.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1411 (58.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1363 (56.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1307 (54.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1197 (49.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1066 (44.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
982 (40.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
964 (40.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
916 (38.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
913 (38.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
855 (35.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
827 (34.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
817 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
806 (33.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
731 (30.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
716 (29.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
701 (29.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
670 (27.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
654 (27.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
619 (25.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
614 (25.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
124/13 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
122/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
115/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
111/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
107/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
107/13 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
106/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/20 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/15 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
96/13 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
94/14 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
94/12 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
93/15 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
93/17 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
93/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
VICTORIA
W Coast
PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)
12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.4mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
3.8mm in 11 min to 15:56 20.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 6.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(250/ 76 ) at 15:49
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 74(280/ 65 ) at 14:21
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 93(300/ 69 ) at 14:01
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(250/ 70 ) at 22:30
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 76(249/ 63 ) at 22:00
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(310/ 39 ) at 15:23
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 85(280/ 67 ) at 17:03
AIREYS INLET : 83(280/ 63 ) at 16:41
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 87(270/ 67 ) at 13:59
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 87(280/ 72 ) at 15:42
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 104(240/ 89 ) at 19:00
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 95(280/ 74 ) at 14:13
LOW HEAD : 82(330/ 65 ) at 16:00
CRESSY RESEARCH STATION : 76(330/ 63 ) at 14:16
E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 91(290/ 50 ) at 18:30
SWAN ISLAND : 93(310/ 70 ) at 17:30
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 87(330/ 65 ) at 13:49
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 122(330/ 80 ) at 12:24
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(330/ 80 ) at 11:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 76(310/ 65 ) at 14:40
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(290/ 58 ) at 14:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(260/ 67 ) at 18:22
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 98(330/ 56 ) at 10:39
STRAHAN AERODROME : 95(320/ 76 ) at 12:43
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 122(320/ 59 ) at 09:27
MOUNT READ : 108(330/ 76 ) at 13:53
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(320/ 63 ) at 13:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 115(300/ 91 ) at 18:50