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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0139 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 minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018115

NEPTUNE ISLAND

15.7

15.7

15/08/2009

49

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 01:39EST, 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 20.7 +0.7 13.2 +4.3 13.0 2.6 -- -- 370 (15.4) 52/10
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 +1.4 11.2 +3.2 9.7 8.8 2.8 3.2 471 (19.6) 57/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.0 +3.9 9.7 +2.2 7.9 3.4 3.4 8.3 633 (26.4) 70/12
BUNBURY 19.0 +1.6 13.5 +6.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 676 (28.2) 63/11
MANDURAH 18.8 -- 14.6 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 798 (33.3) 67/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.1 18.1 -2.3 17.2 0.0 6.0 11.2 286 (11.9) 43/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.4 +5.8 7.2 +1.2 4.8 0.0 4.0 10.3 234 ( 9.8) 30/11
WHYALLA AERO 27.0 +8.5 11.8 +5.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 433 (18.0) 44/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.6 +5.0 14.2 +6.0 10.0 0.0 4.0 9.3 338 (14.1) 44/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.9 +4.8 10.1 +4.6 7.4 0.0 2.8 5.5 504 (21.0) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.2 -0.1 4.6 -5.7 2.5 0.0 5.6 10.7 231 ( 9.6) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.7 -0.9 15.8 -1.6 13.8 0.0 7.6 10.1 508 (21.2) 55/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.9 -1.1 10.7 -4.0 5.7 0.0 5.2 10.3 264 (11.0) 41/10
MACKAY M.O 21.4 -1.2 12.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 359 (15.0) 37/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.2 -0.6 8.6 -2.1 5.9 0.0 4.4 -- 199 ( 8.3) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.7 +0.4 9.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 8.0 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.1 -0.2 8.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.4 -0.3 8.2 -1.4 5.8 0.0 3.4 10.0 284 (11.8) 26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.2 +0.7 5.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 34/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.2 +4.3 6.3 +0.5 0.6 0.0 2.6 -- 53 ( 2.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.7 -0.1 5.6 -2.6 1.8 0.0 2.0 10.0 202 ( 8.4) 37/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.8 6.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 +4.0 5.1 -1.7 -- 0.2 13.0 -- 111 ( 4.6) 24/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.5 +4.5 5.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 26 ( 1.1) 21/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.5 +4.6 2.8 +0.7 -4.2 0.2 0.8 3.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +5.2 3.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +3.6 9.8 +1.7 5.9 0.0 2.4 9.6 274 (11.4) 30/19
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 +2.3 3.1 -1.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 14 ( 0.6) 17/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 +2.1 12.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 35/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.0 +4.0 -3.0 -4.0 -3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.7 +5.2 5.9 +2.3 3.9 2.8 1.8 9.6 329 (13.7) 22/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +4.1 3.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.8 +7.6 5.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.0 8.9 176 ( 7.3) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.8 +4.1 4.6 +0.7 0.5 0.0 6.4 -- 205 ( 8.5) 30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.2 +4.0 3.2 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.6 +3.6 11.2 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.5 +3.1 5.8 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 499 (20.8) 57/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.0 +1.3 9.0 +5.4 -- 1.8 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 37/19
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 +4.6 9.0 +4.3 4.9 0.0 0.4 2.7 343 (14.3) 76/18
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

34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.3 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 30.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 29.2 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 27.6 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+8.7 : 26.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+8.5 : 27.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

23.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.7 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 13.2 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.7 : 17.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.6 : 15.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+7.4 : 14.8 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+7.4 : 12.7 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA

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

2.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.3 : 26.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-2.5 : 22.2 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.5 : 23.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.4 : 24.3 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.3 : 23.9 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.6 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-6.5 : 6.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.1 : 6.7 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-6.0 : 13.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-5.8 : 5.5 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-5.7 : 4.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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.
26.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
25.0 WALPOLE Lower West WA
23.4 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
23.0 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
21.8 PEACEFUL BAY Lower West WA

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1541 (64.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1205 (50.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1120 (46.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1106 (46.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
969 (40.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
919 (38.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
886 (36.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
849 (35.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
798 (33.3) MANDURAH Lower West WA
789 (32.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
789 (32.9) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
786 (32.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
779 (32.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
777 (32.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
775 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
761 (31.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
707 (29.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
702 (29.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
700 (29.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
687 (28.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
681 (28.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
676 (28.2) BUNBURY Lower West WA
673 (28.0) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
667 (27.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
657 (27.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
653 (27.2) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
652 (27.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
651 (27.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
650 (27.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
649 (27.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
649 (27.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
647 (27.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
642 (26.8) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
636 (26.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
633 (26.4) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
626 (26.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
624 (26.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
614 (25.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
611 (25.5) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
605 (25.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
600 (25.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
115/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/07 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
100/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/10 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA

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
BICKLEY
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
7.4mm in 21 min to 15:00 21.1mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 95(280/ 80 ) at 10:57
CAPE LEEUWIN : 100(310/ 70 ) at 07:02
BUSSELTON JETTY : 85(310/ 72 ) at 13:25
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 82(330/ 63 ) at 09:50
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(350/ 65 ) at 11:17
TASMANIA
Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT : 76(300/ 65 ) at 18:47
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(330/ 63 ) at 16:42
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(260/ 85 ) at 18:29
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(280/ 56 ) at 18:04
DROUGHTY HILL : 93(300/ 65 ) at 16:20
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 100(310/ 67 ) at 17:30