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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0236 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

NSW

Snowy Mtns

071041

THREDBO VILLAGE

13.0

10.7

07/08/1973

31

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes S

072161

CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS

8.2

7.6

28/08/2005

15

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 02:36EST, 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 18.8 -1.2 8.8 -0.1 8.0 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 39/08
PERTH AIRPORT 18.1 -0.3 12.0 +4.0 9.0 8.0 3.4 10.1 438 (18.3) 52/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 13.7 -2.4 8.3 +0.8 7.2 6.8 3.2 6.5 495 (20.6) 44/06
BUNBURY 16.4 -1.0 8.3 +0.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 473 (19.7) 50/01
MANDURAH 17.2 -- 13.0 -- -- 5.4 -- -- 657 (27.4) 54/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -0.8 16.5 -3.9 15.4 0.0 9.8 10.7 458 (19.1) 59/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.9 +2.3 2.7 -3.3 0.3 0.0 7.4 11.1 305 (12.7) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 25.6 +7.1 4.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 261 (10.9) 44/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.2 +6.6 7.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 2.4 10.7 222 ( 9.3) 39/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.0 +6.9 8.3 +2.8 4.9 0.0 3.8 10.0 430 (17.9) 39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.0 -0.3 10.7 +0.4 7.6 0.0 7.0 11.2 417 (17.4) 43/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.1 +0.5 18.0 +0.6 13.8 0.0 8.6 11.0 544 (22.7) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 +1.3 11.5 -3.2 7.2 0.0 4.0 11.3 301 (12.5) 37/09
MACKAY M.O 22.0 -0.6 15.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- 7.3 573 (23.9) 54/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +1.6 14.7 +4.0 10.9 0.0 5.4 -- 360 (15.0) 46/09
BUNDABERG AERO 23.4 +0.1 14.1 +3.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 490 (20.4) 52/09
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -1.5 15.0 +6.9 -- 30.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.3 -1.0 14.4 +4.0 -- 7.0 -- -- 489 (20.4) 54/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.7 0.0 12.2 +2.6 10.9 1.0 3.6 5.2 404 (16.8) 41/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.1 -0.4 9.1 +1.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 587 (24.5) 50/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.9 +4.0 7.4 +1.6 1.5 0.0 4.0 -- 228 ( 9.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 +0.4 13.1 +4.9 11.2 19.0 2.0 8.3 489 (20.4) 39/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -1.2 13.0 +6.3 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.2 +0.6 8.4 +1.6 6.1 0.0 2.4 -- 78 ( 3.3) 26/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.6 +0.6 5.4 +0.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 21 ( 0.9) 18/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.8 +6.9 -0.2 -2.3 -4.2 0.4 1.4 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +2.9 4.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 +1.6 10.0 +1.9 7.7 0.6 1.4 10.3 267 (11.1) 31/16
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 -0.7 4.8 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.5 +0.5 11.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 37/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.0 +7.0 -3.0 -4.0 -2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 +3.9 0.6 -3.0 -1.2 0.0 2.6 10.5 169 ( 7.0) 15/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.5 +2.6 2.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 17/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.1 +5.9 4.8 -0.4 -1.0 0.0 5.0 10.4 211 ( 8.8) 37/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.0 +3.3 0.3 -3.6 -1.0 0.0 2.2 -- 133 ( 5.5) 24/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.3 +4.1 1.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.5 +5.5 7.5 +0.8 4.9 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.8 +4.4 2.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.8 +3.1 9.1 +5.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 299 (12.5) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 21.4 +7.9 8.8 +4.1 5.4 1.2 4.6 9.0 340 (14.2) 48/13
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

33.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+11.5 : 30.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.4 : 21.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+9.2 : 30.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.1 : 28.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.1 : 13.9 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

23.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+15.4 : 13.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.7 : 8.2 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+8.1 : 5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+7.6 : 12.7 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
+7.2 : 11.3 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.2 : 13.4 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

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

6.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.4 : 16.5 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.3 : 30.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
-3.0 : 20.6 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.0 : 27.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-2.9 : 28.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-2.9 : 30.6 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-3.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : 6.5 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.5 : 8.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
-6.4 : 13.0 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
-6.0 : 10.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-5.8 : 13.2 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

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.
47.0 BINNA BURRA ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
46.0 KYOGLE (LARKIN STREET) North Coast NSW
40.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.8 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.8 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK) North Coast NSW

11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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6.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
5.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1328 (55.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1289 (53.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1162 (48.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1027 (42.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1014 (42.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1003 (41.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
992 (41.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
935 (39.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
871 (36.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
860 (35.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
844 (35.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
838 (34.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
835 (34.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
829 (34.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
821 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
820 (34.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
813 (33.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
795 (33.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
727 (30.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
714 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
694 (28.9) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
690 (28.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
665 (27.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
664 (27.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
663 (27.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
657 (27.4) MANDURAH Lower West WA
629 (26.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
609 (25.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
603 (25.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
102/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/02 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/00 CAPE NATURALISTE 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 87(250/ 78 ) at 02:38
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 72(150/ 63 ) at 06:00
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 63 ) at 05:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 85(150/ 69 ) at 21:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(330/ 65 ) at 17:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(320/ 72 ) at 15:00