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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0737 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

WA

E Kimberley

002009

GIBB RIVER

71.0

65.5

20/11/1950

87

1 n

NT

Darwin-Daly

014256

COOINDA AERODROME

126.0

86.0

10/11/2005

14

1 y


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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 07:37EST, 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 24.6 -2.6 11.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 35/16
PERTH AIRPORT 24.1 -1.7 13.6 +0.9 12.1 0.0 6.4 5.8 370 (15.4) 57/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.9 -1.9 14.9 +4.1 13.5 1.8 6.8 1.2 427 (17.8) 46/15
BUNBURY 22.1 -2.2 17.0 +4.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 430 (17.9) 48/16
MANDURAH 21.8 -2.9 18.1 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 475 (19.8) 52/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -3.3 25.3 0.0 24.7 0.4 4.6 1.4 225 ( 9.4) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.3 +1.7 19.6 +1.8 19.4 0.4 6.6 9.1 356 (14.8) 30/17
WHYALLA AERO 33.2 +6.8 15.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 343 (14.3) 39/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.9 +7.8 16.5 +2.5 17.2 0.0 7.0 12.5 300 (12.5) 37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.5 +9.1 6.9 -1.5 5.6 0.0 6.4 9.0 341 (14.2) 46/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.6 -0.8 25.1 +3.7 24.1 0.0 8.0 3.5 266 (11.1) 30/20
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +0.4 22.4 +0.1 21.4 0.6 6.4 6.7 435 (18.1) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 0.0 22.9 0.0 19.5 0.0 11.0 12.0 515 (21.5) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 29.8 +0.7 23.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- 12.1 375 (15.6) 35/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.9 -0.3 20.6 +1.1 18.5 0.0 8.6 -- 296 (12.3) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 +1.5 19.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 37/07
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +0.1 18.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +1.8 20.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 26/00
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 +1.1 21.2 +3.1 20.0 0.0 8.4 6.5 477 (19.9) 31/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.1 +1.6 17.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 44/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.1 -1.2 17.7 +2.7 15.8 2.8 2.8 -- 198 ( 8.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.9 0.0 20.6 +4.5 19.2 0.0 5.0 3.5 524 (21.8) 28/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -1.9 18.9 +3.9 -- 10.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 34/19
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 -5.4 16.5 +2.2 16.3 16.2 2.4 -- 378 (15.8) 21/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.4 -3.7 16.2 +3.1 -- 3.8 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 17/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.7 -3.3 11.1 +2.0 9.0 13.8 2.8 0.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.4 -3.9 15.7 +2.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 332 (13.8) 54/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 -1.7 15.7 +0.4 15.4 10.6 2.4 0.0 447 (18.6) 21/02
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -6.7 15.5 +1.5 -- 10.2 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 17/13
BELLAMBI AWS 20.8 -1.2 15.7 +0.1 -- 5.6 -- -- 349 (14.5) 22/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.0 +1.3 10.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.1 +3.4 13.8 +3.0 11.2 0.0 4.4 11.6 336 (14.0) 26/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.5 +1.6 12.8 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.5 +6.1 13.5 +1.0 10.6 0.0 5.0 11.2 -- 41/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.8 +4.2 9.0 -1.2 7.5 0.0 3.2 -- 280 (11.7) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.9 +3.7 10.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 31/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 28.2 +6.3 10.4 -0.8 8.3 0.0 6.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.6 +5.0 7.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 41/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 -1.1 5.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 30/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.9 -0.1 8.4 -0.8 4.6 0.0 9.0 7.2 553 (23.0) 34/13
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

42.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
41.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.1 FORREST Eucla WA
41.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.0 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA

+17.9 : 42.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+13.9 : 39.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.8 : 38.1 EYRE Eucla WA
+13.2 : 39.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.6 : 37.2 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

28.7 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.2 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.7 : 16.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+7.6 : 16.8 YONGALA Upper North SA
+7.6 : 22.0 PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON Lower North SA
+7.3 : 20.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.2 : 17.8 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA

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

11.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
13.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.7 : 27.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-9.8 : 29.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-9.2 : 23.2 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-9.0 : 23.2 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.7 : 20.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

-1.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
1.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-6.4 : 0.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-5.7 : 3.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-5.3 : 1.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.3 : 1.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-5.2 : 3.8 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
-5.2 : 4.8 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

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.
126.0 COOINDA AERODROME N Rivers NT
74.2 DUNDEE BEACH SCHOOL N Rivers NT
73.2 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
71.0 GIBB RIVER E Kimberley WA
64.4 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
71.0 GIBB RIVER

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
126.0 COOINDA AERODROME
74.2 DUNDEE BEACH SCHOOL
73.2 CAPE DON
64.4 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
53.8 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER
52.0 WATERLOO

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
63.0 ROUCHEL BROOK (ALBANO)

13.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1587 (66.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1093 (45.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1062 (44.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
886 (36.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
857 (35.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
820 (34.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
778 (32.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
744 (31.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
690 (28.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
681 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
667 (27.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
608 (25.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
76/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
72/14 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
72/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
70/12 FORREST Eucla 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
16.6mm in 44 min to 12:00 22.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
WYNDHAM
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
Lower West
MYALUP AG STATION
13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
12.0mm in 19 min to 10:22 37.9mm/h
7.6mm in 8 min to 10:30 57.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 20 min to 10:50 31.2mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 33.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
NOONAMAH AWS
10.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 20.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.8mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 18.2mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
14.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
CAPE DON
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 17.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 25.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
21.0mm in 30 min to 11:30 42.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 22.2mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 28.8mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
DALY WATERS AWS
14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.2mm/h
17.0mm in 30 min to 20:00 34.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 25.8mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 23.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.7mm/h
TIMBER CREEK
58.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
43.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 14.3mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
23.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 46.0mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 24.2mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.2mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.7mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
17.4mm in 30 min to 11:00 34.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.4mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 27.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
8.0mm in 12 min to 21:00 40.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
12.0mm in 26 min to 15:26 27.7mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.8mm/h
8.2mm in 3 min to 17:13 164.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.8mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.8mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 20.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.4mm/h
26.4mm in 30 min to 21:00 52.8mm/h
36.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 36.6mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.0mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 21:30 24.4mm/h
38.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 38.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.8mm/h
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
None reported