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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0201 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

4.0

6.3

13/08/2010

18

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

0.6

3.1

02/08/2003

17

1.5

21/07/2007

17

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091009

BURNIE (ROUND HILL)

13.3

12.7

30/08/2005

46

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091107

WYNYARD AIRPORT

12.9

12.4

30/08/2005

26

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

6.3

7.1

14/08/2009

12

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 02:00EST, 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 19.7 -0.3 6.7 -2.2 6.0 1.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 28/10
PERTH AIRPORT 19.5 +1.1 4.1 -3.9 3.8 0.0 2.4 9.6 235 ( 9.8) 35/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.2 +1.1 5.5 -2.0 2.8 4.6 1.8 7.5 244 (10.2) 15/12
BUNBURY 18.6 +1.2 7.6 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 24/12
MANDURAH 19.4 -- 9.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 24/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.2 19.5 -0.9 18.4 0.0 5.0 10.3 295 (12.3) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.5 -1.1 9.7 +3.7 6.9 0.0 7.0 10.7 361 (15.0) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -3.0 7.0 +1.1 -- 3.4 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 43/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 0.0 7.2 -1.0 4.2 4.4 1.0 4.2 163 ( 6.8) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 +0.7 9.2 +3.7 8.7 7.6 0.4 3.5 325 (13.5) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.1 +2.8 8.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 4.2 9.9 158 ( 6.6) 50/15
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 +0.6 11.3 -6.1 4.0 0.0 6.2 6.2 183 ( 7.6) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +1.5 7.9 -6.8 0.6 0.0 6.0 10.6 214 ( 8.9) 28/15
MACKAY M.O 24.9 +2.3 10.8 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 282 (11.8) 35/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 +2.0 5.5 -5.2 2.0 0.0 4.8 -- 142 ( 5.9) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 24.0 +0.7 4.6 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 35/12
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +0.5 5.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.6 +0.3 2.5 -7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 34/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +0.9 5.0 -4.6 0.9 0.0 6.0 10.1 348 (14.5) 41/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.4 -1.1 3.5 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 44/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.8 -3.1 4.5 -1.3 -0.1 1.0 1.2 -- 128 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.4 -2.4 3.2 -5.0 -0.4 3.4 1.6 9.4 204 ( 8.5) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -2.2 1.0 -5.7 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.3 -1.3 6.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 50/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.6 -1.4 6.8 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.2 -2.7 0.8 -1.3 -3.5 2.6 0.6 1.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -3.3 2.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 +0.8 5.7 -2.4 1.8 0.0 0.8 9.8 412 (17.2) 48/10
RICHMOND RAAF 17.8 -1.9 -0.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 44/15
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 -0.9 9.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 48/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.0 0.0 -3.0 -4.0 -3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.7 -1.8 4.4 +0.8 -- 0.4 0.2 3.5 194 ( 8.1) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.9 -4.0 6.3 +2.6 -- 3.6 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 18/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.1 -4.1 6.5 +1.3 3.6 0.0 1.0 0.0 200 ( 8.3) 28/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.1 -2.6 3.4 -0.5 6.0 4.2 0.8 -- 241 (10.0) 21/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.7 -2.5 5.9 +3.3 -- 14.8 -- -- 252 (10.5) 35/22
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.6 -2.4 8.1 +1.4 5.6 1.2 0.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 0.0 5.8 +2.1 -- 5.2 -- -- 297 (12.4) 54/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 -0.1 11.1 +7.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 530 (22.1) 54/22
HOBART AIRPORT 11.7 -1.8 9.6 +4.9 9.4 1.2 0.2 1.4 384 (16.0) 31/10
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

35.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+4.4 : 33.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+4.1 : 30.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.1 : 8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
+3.9 : 33.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+3.9 : 16.0 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+8.9 : 12.9 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+8.6 : 9.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+7.8 : 10.2 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+7.5 : 11.1 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+7.5 : 9.8 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

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

-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 12.9 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-6.3 : 14.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-5.5 : 12.9 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
-5.3 : 13.3 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-5.3 : 5.3 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.1 : 2.3 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-8.5 : 10.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-8.2 : -0.1 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-8.2 : 6.4 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.9 : 2.5 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
56.4 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
41.0 WELDBOROUGH E Coast TAS
40.0 NICHOLSON (YENDALOCK) E Gippsland VIC
33.6 DARGO E Gippsland VIC
33.0 CAPE BARREN ISLAND (LONG BEACH) Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
40.0 NICHOLSON (YENDALOCK)
33.6 DARGO

TASMANIA
N Coast
56.4 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN)
E Coast
41.0 WELDBOROUGH
Flinders Is/Bass St
33.0 CAPE BARREN ISLAND (LONG BEACH)

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1134 (47.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1112 (46.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
979 (40.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
926 (38.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
852 (35.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
829 (34.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
772 (32.2) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
759 (31.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
749 (31.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
742 (30.9) SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
717 (29.9) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
607 (25.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
83/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
81/18 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
81/14 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
81/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
28.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 56.0mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 28.0mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 28.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MT NOWA NOWA
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.6mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 20.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.8mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 15.6mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.6mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 15.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.0mm/h
ORBOST
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
MT MOORNAPA
11.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 93(140/ 74 ) at 10:50
TASMANIA
E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 82(170/ 63 ) at 18:15
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(140/ 67 ) at 15:30