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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0151 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

SA

W Agricultural

018204

ELLISTON (THREE LAKES)

19.0

16.0

05/08/2003

11

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

Upper North

019062

YONGALA

-10.7

-10.1

19/08/1970

54

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 01:51EST, 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 23.0 +3.0 6.3 -2.6 5.0 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 48/10
PERTH AIRPORT 20.5 +2.1 5.9 -2.1 1.9 0.0 3.0 9.7 389 (16.2) 48/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.6 -0.5 2.7 -4.8 -0.9 0.0 2.0 9.5 266 (11.1) 43/12
BUNBURY 19.5 +2.1 5.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 41/11
MANDURAH 19.3 -- 9.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 50/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -0.3 19.5 -0.9 18.6 0.0 7.4 7.5 321 (13.4) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.9 -0.7 7.9 +1.9 7.2 0.0 4.6 8.5 191 ( 8.0) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 18.2 -0.3 7.0 +1.1 -- 0.2 3.8 -- 388 (16.2) 52/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.3 -1.3 7.6 -0.6 -- 3.8 -- 6.3 315 (13.1) 41/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 +0.4 6.3 +0.8 3.5 0.8 1.1 7.8 300 (12.5) 30/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.3 +1.0 15.3 +5.0 13.5 0.0 4.8 10.0 218 ( 9.1) 31/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.7 +0.1 19.2 +1.8 18.2 2.2 1.6 6.0 504 (21.0) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.5 +0.5 13.5 -1.2 8.8 0.0 7.6 9.9 481 (20.0) 43/12
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.8 16.2 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- 9.1 390 (16.3) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.7 -0.1 15.3 +4.6 14.2 0.0 3.2 -- 369 (15.4) 31/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +0.6 11.4 +0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 372 (15.5) 35/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 9.0 +0.9 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.5 +1.2 7.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 +1.1 8.7 -0.9 7.0 0.0 2.8 9.0 285 (11.9) 24/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.5 +1.0 9.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 31/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.3 +4.4 11.4 +5.6 4.5 0.0 3.0 -- 129 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 +3.5 10.8 +2.6 6.2 0.0 2.8 6.8 445 (18.5) 34/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +1.8 5.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.0 +5.4 4.4 -2.4 2.6 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 30/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.8 +4.8 5.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 35/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.4 +4.5 6.5 +4.4 -2.4 0.0 3.2 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.6 +6.2 8.6 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 52/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +6.2 10.8 +2.7 6.1 0.0 5.8 7.7 358 (14.9) 35/22
RICHMOND RAAF 23.8 +4.1 4.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 35/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +4.3 14.3 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 52/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 0.0 7.0 +6.0 3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.0 -0.5 9.9 +6.3 8.7 11.4 6.0 0.6 416 (17.3) 31/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -2.0 9.9 +6.2 -- 14.6 -- -- 247 (10.3) 30/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.4 +0.2 5.5 +0.3 1.5 2.8 0.6 6.6 180 ( 7.5) 48/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.5 -0.2 8.7 +4.8 -- 10.6 -- -- 310 (12.9) 34/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +0.2 6.7 +4.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 +0.1 10.4 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 +0.2 1.7 -2.0 -- 1.6 -- -- 394 (16.4) 28/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.1 +1.4 7.2 +3.6 -- 0.7 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 37/20
HOBART AIRPORT 9.9 -3.6 9.4 +4.7 9.6 3.6 0.6 0.0 256 (10.7) 41/15
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

33.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
32.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 24.6 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+7.1 : 25.5 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+6.3 : 23.4 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+6.2 : 23.6 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 24.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+6.2 : 24.0 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+10.1 : 13.4 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+9.9 : 13.4 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+9.4 : 14.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+9.3 : 13.5 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+8.9 : 14.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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

1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.2 : 12.7 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-4.8 : 8.0 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
-4.7 : 9.6 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-4.3 : 8.8 DOVER Southeast TAS
-4.3 : 9.0 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) Southeast TAS

-2.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.4 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-1.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5 : 1.5 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-6.9 : 1.1 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.9 : -2.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 2.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-5.6 : 1.6 CARNEGIE Interior 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.
74.0 FERN TREE (GRAYS ROAD) Southeast TAS
52.8 LESLIE VALE Southeast TAS
52.2 HOBART (WATERWORKS RESERVE) Southeast TAS
51.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
49.0 ADVENTURE BAY (BLIGH MUSEUM) Southeast TAS

TASMANIA
Southeast
74.0 FERN TREE (GRAYS ROAD)
52.8 LESLIE VALE
52.2 HOBART (WATERWORKS RESERVE)
51.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON
49.0 ADVENTURE BAY (BLIGH MUSEUM)

10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
9.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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1.7 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1124 (46.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1017 (42.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
861 (35.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
785 (32.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
777 (32.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
774 (32.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
742 (30.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
706 (29.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
684 (28.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
684 (28.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
684 (28.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
670 (27.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
632 (26.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
76/16 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
67/08 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
67/23 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
67/00 MOUNT BULLER 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET)
45.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 7.5mm/h
PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
COLDSTREAM
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
None reported