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The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0035 EST on 26/05/2012. 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

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

37.4

35.0

16/07/1996

17

1 n

WA

Goldfields

012043

KOOKYNIE

30.0

27.9

13/07/1963

91

1 y

WA

Goldfields

012318

WALLING ROCK

44.0

29.2

15/07/1996

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 00:35EST, 26/05/2012.

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 18.7 -0.8 11.1 +1.7 9.6 1.8 0.8 -- 302 (12.6) 22/13
PERTH AIRPORT 19.2 +1.3 9.1 +1.1 7.1 0.0 3.4 7.0 481 (20.0) 39/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 +1.8 0.4 -7.1 -1.9 0.0 1.8 8.3 137 ( 5.7) 30/15
BUNBURY 18.6 +1.4 1.5 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 24/10
MANDURAH 19.6 -- 8.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 28/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +2.3 20.2 +0.9 18.6 0.0 6.8 10.7 327 (13.6) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.6 +1.9 4.0 -0.1 2.9 0.0 3.4 10.3 194 ( 8.1) 35/14
WHYALLA AERO 15.8 -1.1 2.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 283 (11.8) 34/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.8 -0.5 6.6 -0.9 -- 1.4 3.0 6.4 163 ( 6.8) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.3 -1.9 5.9 +0.8 3.9 8.6 0.2 0.4 365 (15.2) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.3 -0.4 5.7 -2.9 2.7 0.04 17.8 10.4 305 (12.7) 34/15
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 +1.6 19.7 +2.6 17.0 0.0 3.4 9.8 503 (21.0) 39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.5 +0.4 16.6 +3.0 11.8 0.0 4.0 9.2 368 (15.3) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 21.2 -0.1 14.4 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- 7.8 361 (15.0) 26/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 +1.7 12.8 +3.3 11.4 0.2 3.0 -- 160 ( 6.7) 28/16
BUNDABERG AERO 23.4 +1.4 9.6 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 252 (10.5) 22/12
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +2.9 9.0 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.0 +0.5 13.5 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 24/00
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 +2.2 9.1 +0.2 7.0 0.0 2.6 9.9 273 (11.4) 26/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.7 +1.2 7.2 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 254 (10.6) 35/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.6 +1.5 7.1 +2.4 3.2 0.0 1.6 -- 96 ( 4.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.2 +0.5 9.2 +1.6 6.5 1.0 1.2 8.0 207 ( 8.6) 18/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +0.3 8.0 +1.6 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.1 +2.1 6.7 +0.3 -- 6.04 5.2 -- 80 ( 3.3) 43/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 +1.9 7.3 +2.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 17 ( 0.7) 26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.4 -2.0 5.4 +3.9 3.0 4.4 1.8 0.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -1.1 5.3 +2.2 -- 4.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 34/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.3 +2.3 9.3 +2.2 7.0 0.0 1.0 7.0 256 (10.7) 39/22
RICHMOND RAAF 19.3 +1.9 4.7 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 35/21
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 +2.3 10.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 43/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.0 +0.6 3.0 +3.1 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.4 -1.3 9.0 +6.3 8.2 4.4 0.8 5.3 -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.0 -2.0 8.4 +5.3 -- 8.8 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 34/07
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.0 3.4 -0.9 1.5 4.8 1.4 4.1 316 (13.2) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.4 -2.6 5.8 +2.9 -- 4.63 3.8 -- 342 (14.3) 31/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.3 -2.2 5.6 +3.2 -- 3.8 -- -- 300 (12.5) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.8 -0.6 9.1 +3.1 -- 9.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -0.1 4.5 +1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 523 (21.8) 30/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +1.7 4.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 24/22
HOBART AIRPORT 12.8 +0.4 3.7 -0.4 1.9 0.0 0.4 4.3 220 ( 9.2) 18/07
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

34.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.4 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
**S** 33.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 25.2 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.6 : 26.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.2 : 11.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+5.1 : 25.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.6 : 17.3 BURNIE (ROUND HILL) N Coast TAS

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.7 : 18.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+8.5 : 14.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 11.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.1 : 18.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.9 : 18.6 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

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

-0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : 11.5 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-6.2 : 10.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-5.4 : 13.1 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.3 : 7.6 MT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-3.7 : 11.3 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC

-2.6 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.4 : -2.6 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.1 : 0.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-6.9 : 1.2 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.9 : -1.5 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 1.8 ALBANY Lower West WA
-6.3 : -2.0 BRIDGETOWN 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.
51.4 WHITLANDS (BURDER'S LANE) Upper NE VIC
46.1 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET Upper NE VIC
44.0 WALLING ROCK Goldfields WA
42.4 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC
39.2 LIMA EAST (CHARNWOOD) Lower NE VIC

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
44.0 WALLING ROCK

VICTORIA
Lower NE
42.4 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS)
39.2 LIMA EAST (CHARNWOOD)
Upper NE
51.4 WHITLANDS (BURDER'S LANE)
46.1 MOUNT BUFFALO CHALET

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.3 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

981 (40.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
928 (38.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
790 (32.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
760 (31.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
749 (31.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
728 (30.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
715 (29.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
699 (29.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
688 (28.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
629 (26.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
615 (25.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
605 (25.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
70/01 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
70/23 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
59/23 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
57/11 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
57/22 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
57/12 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
57/00 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

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.
None reported None reported