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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0239 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

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

14.0

13.0

17/08/2011

15

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 02:38EST, 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 18.6 -1.4 4.3 -4.6 4.0 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 31/10
PERTH AIRPORT 18.6 +0.2 4.4 -3.6 3.0 0.0 3.2 10.4 302 (12.6) 34/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.2 -0.9 6.9 -0.6 3.9 4.8 1.0 5.4 289 (12.0) 28/09
BUNBURY 16.2 -1.2 4.7 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 28/12
MANDURAH 17.8 -- 9.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 24/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.8 17.5 -2.9 16.4 0.0 7.6 11.1 400 (16.7) 46/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.7 +4.1 4.2 -1.8 2.6 0.0 6.8 11.1 241 (10.0) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 18.1 -0.4 8.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 384 (16.0) 39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.2 +0.6 12.7 +4.5 6.1 0.0 3.6 9.4 360 (15.0) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 +1.3 9.3 +3.8 5.4 0.4 3.6 7.0 446 (18.6) 59/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.8 +1.5 9.3 -1.0 6.9 0.0 6.4 11.2 327 (13.6) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +1.6 18.6 +1.2 16.5 0.0 7.8 11.0 505 (21.0) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +0.1 13.9 -0.8 9.9 0.0 5.4 10.2 323 (13.5) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +0.1 17.9 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- 4.5 501 (20.9) 44/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +1.4 14.2 +3.5 11.3 0.0 7.6 -- 394 (16.4) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +2.1 15.1 +4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 504 (21.0) 46/11
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -1.5 15.0 +6.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.2 -0.1 14.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 35/08
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +0.5 11.9 +2.3 10.8 0.0 4.0 6.1 401 (16.7) 34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.3 +0.8 7.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 44/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.4 +5.5 7.2 +1.4 1.9 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.3 +0.5 11.9 +3.7 8.9 0.0 2.8 8.3 425 (17.7) 26/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.8 10.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.1 +3.5 4.0 -2.8 1.6 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 21/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.8 +3.8 4.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.6 +5.7 0.3 -1.8 -3.8 0.2 2.8 9.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +4.4 4.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.6 +3.3 9.4 +1.3 6.3 0.0 4.0 10.6 334 (13.9) 34/15
RICHMOND RAAF 23.2 +3.5 4.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 +1.6 12.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 46/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 +6.0 -3.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.3 +6.8 1.2 -2.4 -0.7 0.0 2.0 10.5 160 ( 6.7) 37/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +5.8 2.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 31/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.6 +7.4 6.6 +1.4 0.5 0.0 3.6 10.5 269 (11.2) 48/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.1 +7.4 7.0 +3.1 3.0 0.0 1.5 -- 280 (11.7) 43/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.3 +7.1 2.5 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 48/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.7 +6.7 11.4 +4.7 8.1 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.5 +4.1 4.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 567 (23.6) 50/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.8 +2.1 8.5 +4.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) --
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 +6.0 11.4 +6.7 8.1 0.0 4.8 6.3 494 (20.6) 85/13
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

**S** 34.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
33.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

**S** +13.8 : 34.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.8 : 26.1 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+8.5 : 28.0 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+8.4 : 26.0 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+8.4 : 26.6 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

23.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.7 : 17.6 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+8.4 : 11.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
+8.1 : 12.0 DOVER Southeast TAS
+7.8 : 7.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+7.6 : 8.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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

3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-3.4 : 16.8 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.2 : 20.5 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-2.9 : 16.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-2.7 : 13.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-2.7 : 15.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

-9.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.6 : -9.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 : 12.9 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
-5.9 : -0.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 6.8 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-5.3 : 7.8 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-5.3 : 9.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-5.3 : 10.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

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.
51.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
37.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
35.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL
26.2 WYLIE CREEK (ALOOMBA) N Tablelands W NSW
20.2 RANGE VIEW Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
20.2 RANGE VIEW

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
26.2 WYLIE CREEK (ALOOMBA)

ISLANDS
Islands
51.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
37.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)
35.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE)

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

4.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
3.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1320 (55.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1211 (50.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1195 (49.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1130 (47.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1079 (45.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1044 (43.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
981 (40.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
968 (40.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
939 (39.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
869 (36.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
865 (36.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
826 (34.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
821 (34.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
803 (33.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
792 (33.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
777 (32.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
775 (32.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
774 (32.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
750 (31.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
742 (30.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
732 (30.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
719 (30.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
717 (29.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
716 (29.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
677 (28.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
666 (27.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
661 (27.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
660 (27.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
656 (27.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
641 (26.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
627 (26.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
126/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
124/11 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
120/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/13 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
109/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
109/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
104/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
96/13 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/12 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
94/13 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
94/12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/15 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
93/14 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS

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.
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.3mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 6.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 74(200/ 63 ) at 20:02
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(220/ 65 ) at 19:41
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(280/ 61 ) at 20:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 95(320/ 54 ) at 12:51
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 124(310/ 43 ) at 11:12
SMITHTON AERODROME : 80(260/ 67 ) at 17:06
LOW HEAD : 76(300/ 65 ) at 13:17
E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 91(280/ 58 ) at 15:12
FRIENDLY BEACHES : 93(300/ 43 ) at 15:00
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 96(280/ 76 ) at 14:33
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 109(300/ 74 ) at 13:36
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 124(310/104 ) at 16:27
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 121(250/ 78 ) at 19:03
TASMAN ISLAND : 104(300/ 85 ) at 14:22
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(260/ 56 ) at 19:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(280/ 72 ) at 13:30
CAMPANIA (KINCORA) : 95(280/ 70 ) at 13:46
DROUGHTY HILL : 152(270/102 ) at 13:50
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 109(330/ 76 ) at 12:20
MOUNT READ : 95(340/ 58 ) at 12:30
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 78(260/ 63 ) at 15:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 109(270/ 96 ) at 14:39