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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2221 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

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031197

UPPER RUDD CREEK ALERT

22.0

17.0

11/06/2006

11

1 n

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

13.2

13.8

15/06/1985

36

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P.

14.2

14.9

18/06/2004

13

1 N


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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 22:21EST, 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 21.3 +0.4 10.2 -0.8 8.3 0.0 4.6 -- 492 (20.5) 52/10
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 +0.9 11.2 +2.2 8.2 0.0 4.0 8.4 492 (20.5) 50/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.8 +1.2 7.1 -1.0 4.3 0.0 1.8 8.3 379 (15.8) 43/11
BUNBURY 19.3 +0.9 6.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 43/11
MANDURAH 19.0 -- 12.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 55/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 27.0 -3.6 16.8 -3.2 16.7 0.0 5.6 10.6 483 (20.1) 48/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 14.0 -5.8 -2.1 -7.2 -3.4 0.0 4.0 10.1 342 (14.3) 43/13
WHYALLA AERO 12.8 -4.5 11.4 +5.3 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 397 (16.5) 37/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.8 -2.3 10.4 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- 2.9 227 ( 9.5) 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.5 -0.3 8.6 +2.9 7.6 0.2 0.8 1.2 300 (12.5) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 17.8 -7.1 6.0 -4.0 -- 11.22 -- -- 502 (20.9) 41/17
CAIRNS AERO 24.5 -1.5 20.7 +2.8 18.6 0.0 4.0 0.4 327 (13.6) 31/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 18.5 -7.1 13.3 -1.3 11.9 6.2 3.0 0.4 402 (16.8) 43/22
MACKAY M.O 15.8 -6.1 10.0 -4.0 -- 15.6 -- 0.0 543 (22.6) 52/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 15.9 -7.6 10.3 -0.6 9.9 7.0 2.6 -- 260 (10.8) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 15.0 -7.6 10.3 -1.3 10.2 3.6 -- -- 269 (11.2) 31/19
NAMBOUR DPI 16.0 -5.6 8.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 16.8 -4.3 7.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 35/07
BRISBANE AERO 15.5 -5.8 8.2 -2.3 4.4 0.0 2.4 0.0 269 (11.2) 31/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.2 -4.8 5.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.3 -0.5 5.4 -0.7 0.1 0.0 1.8 -- 139 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.6 -2.8 7.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 4.8 0.0 292 (12.2) 41/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -3.4 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.1 -0.5 10.5 +2.6 -- 4.2 -- -- 484 (20.2) 43/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.8 -1.1 9.6 +3.1 -- 5.8 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.8 +1.3 1.7 -0.8 -3.8 0.2 2.2 8.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +0.4 1.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 35/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.7 -1.9 11.6 +3.0 8.8 5.6 0.2 6.1 739 (30.8) 63/20
RICHMOND RAAF 16.5 -1.5 6.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 43/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.7 -3.0 11.7 +0.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 680 (28.3) 59/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.0 +1.8 0.0 -1.0 -3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.2 +1.4 -0.5 -4.2 -3.2 0.0 1.0 8.9 266 (11.1) 24/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -0.3 -1.4 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.0 -1.0 4.8 -0.4 3.0 0.0 2.2 8.8 319 (13.3) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 +1.0 -0.9 -4.6 -5.0 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 +2.1 -1.8 -5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.3 +2.3 10.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.0 +0.4 8.0 +1.8 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 +1.2 5.0 +1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 493 (20.5) 44/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 +2.4 -0.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 9/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 +0.2 7.0 +2.4 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.2 228 ( 9.5) 15/18
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

30.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
30.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
29.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
29.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+4.1 : 17.5 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS
+3.2 : 15.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+2.8 : 16.1 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+2.8 : 14.5 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
+2.6 : 16.6 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
+2.6 : 14.6 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+2.6 : 15.1 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.0 : 21.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+5.7 : 11.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.3 : 11.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+5.3 : 9.2 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+5.1 : 10.2 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW

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

-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-13.1 : 12.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-12.5 : 14.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-11.9 : 14.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-11.6 : 13.5 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-10.5 : 13.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-7.2 : 4.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 5.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.2 : -2.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.2 : -5.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.0 : -2.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina 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.
44.4 ULCANBAH Central West QLD
44.1 WENTWORTH Central Coast W QLD
42.0 CAIRO Central Highlands QLD
42.0 BULLIWALLAH Central West QLD
40.6 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1123 (46.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1047 (43.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1041 (43.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
945 (39.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
943 (39.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
940 (39.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
863 (36.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
856 (35.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
849 (35.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
830 (34.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
784 (32.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
752 (31.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
741 (30.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
739 (30.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
726 (30.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
709 (29.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
705 (29.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
680 (28.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
668 (27.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
652 (27.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
646 (26.9) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
638 (26.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
605 (25.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
106/06 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
83/01 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
74/03 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
74/14 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
74/16 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 72(150/ 63 ) at 15:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 95(170/ 70 ) at 21:00
VICTORIA
N Central
EILDON FIRE TOWER : 106(120/ 13 ) at 06:33