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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0525 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

QLD

Maranoa

043006

MOOGA HILLS TM

29.4

28.0

26/10/2001

11

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014609

NGUKURR

31.2

29.7

06/10/2011

17

30.7

03/01/1963

20

1 N 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 05:25EST, 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 COMPARISON 22.5 -2.0 9.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 34/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 +0.3 7.6 -2.6 5.6 0.0 5.2 11.4 307 (12.8) 34/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.7 +2.0 9.7 +0.6 8.2 0.6 4.4 5.8 197 ( 8.2) 35/14
BUNBURY 20.8 0.0 7.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 28/19
MANDURAH 21.1 -0.3 12.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 24/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +0.3 24.2 -0.8 23.4 0.4 7.8 8.3 355 (14.8) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.2 +2.3 11.5 -3.3 10.6 0.0 7.2 10.3 231 ( 9.6) 52/16
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 -4.8 13.2 +2.7 -- 1.0 1.8 -- 315 (13.1) 43/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.6 -3.2 14.3 +2.9 -- 0.0 2.6 5.4 209 ( 8.7) 35/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.2 +0.3 12.0 +4.9 11.0 0.0 1.8 2.2 155 ( 6.5) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.4 +1.8 15.9 -2.7 13.4 0.0 6.2 10.9 272 (11.3) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 -0.9 18.4 -2.2 14.6 0.0 3.8 10.6 205 ( 8.5) 28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +0.1 21.8 +1.1 18.3 0.0 7.0 10.9 410 (17.1) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +2.8 21.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 43/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 +1.4 17.4 +0.4 15.5 0.0 4.0 -- 258 (10.8) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 +0.7 15.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 41/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.6 14.0 +0.1 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +0.1 14.3 -1.9 -- 4.2 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -0.5 15.5 -0.2 14.2 2.8 2.4 8.4 192 ( 8.0) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.6 -2.9 12.4 -0.4 -- 6.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 31/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.8 -2.3 12.3 +0.1 9.7 6.4 0.4 -- 47 ( 2.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -2.5 13.3 -0.5 10.8 0.0 0.2 7.9 217 ( 9.0) 24/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.4 -1.5 11.2 -0.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 22/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 -1.3 12.3 +0.3 -- 1.6 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.1 -1.6 12.0 +1.3 -- 1.6 -- -- -- 15/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.9 -3.6 8.2 +1.6 8.0 6.5 1.9 0.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.7 -3.0 11.8 +2.4 -- 19.8 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 28/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 -0.7 14.3 +1.1 13.0 1.4 2.2 6.3 255 (10.6) 31/10
RICHMOND RAAF 21.8 -3.1 12.9 +1.8 -- 2.2 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 22/18
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 -1.5 13.6 -0.3 -- 5.2 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 22/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.0 -2.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.8 -1.6 12.3 +4.6 11.6 0.2 0.8 1.7 257 (10.7) 15/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -0.1 11.1 +3.0 -- 4.2 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 41/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.6 -1.2 14.0 +4.2 13.1 0.0 2.0 1.8 212 ( 8.8) 35/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.4 +0.5 5.5 -2.0 3.0 0.0 1.4 -- 96 ( 4.0) 28/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.7 +0.4 7.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 28/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.5 +0.8 13.1 +3.6 11.4 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.4 +0.8 6.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 30/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 +0.5 9.7 +2.8 -- 5.8 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 17/17
HOBART AIRPORT 14.9 -2.4 10.2 +2.7 9.6 3.6 0.4 2.2 112 ( 4.7) 26/15
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

41.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
41.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
40.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
40.3 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+4.1 : 25.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+3.8 : 27.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+3.8 : 34.5 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
+3.7 : 28.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+3.7 : 25.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

31.2 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
26.4 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
26.4 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
26.3 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
26.0 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT

+8.5 : 31.2 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
+5.8 : 12.5 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+5.7 : 12.2 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+5.6 : 11.6 YONGALA Upper North SA
+5.6 : 11.2 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

5.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.2 : 28.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-6.5 : 17.2 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-6.5 : 19.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-6.3 : 17.5 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-6.2 : 28.6 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
**S** 0.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.3 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

**W** -7.4 : 9.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-6.3 : 10.6 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-6.0 : 9.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 13.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.8 : 11.5 WATARRKA N Plateau 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.
59.2 NEVERTIRE (CLYDE ST) CW Plains N NSW
44.0 BUNDALEER Darling Downs E QLD
43.0 BULLENGAROOK SOUTH W Central VIC
39.0 NEVERTIRE (HEATHERBRAE) CW Plains N NSW
35.0 DERBYSHIRE DOWNS Warrego QLD

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
44.0 BUNDALEER
Warrego
35.0 DERBYSHIRE DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
59.2 NEVERTIRE (CLYDE ST)
39.0 NEVERTIRE (HEATHERBRAE)

VICTORIA
W Central
43.0 BULLENGAROOK SOUTH

11.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

1.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
1.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

853 (35.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
734 (30.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
698 (29.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
674 (28.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
670 (27.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
657 (27.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
628 (26.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
607 (25.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
59/15 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
57/15 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
55/15 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
54/13 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
54/14 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
54/07 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
5.8mm in 13 min to 17:00 26.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
FOWLERS GAP AWS
9.0mm in 54 min to 21:00 10.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h
Illawarra
MOSS VALE AWS
5.0mm in 15 min to 15:30 20.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
13.0mm in 29 min to 22:30 26.9mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.8mm/h
W Coast
HAMILTON AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 20.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h
None reported