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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0739 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

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039104

MONTO TOWNSHIP

25.0

24.1

21/11/1971

37

1 P


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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 07:39EST, 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 25.2 -2.0 17.5 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 50/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 -2.9 11.9 -0.8 10.3 1.4 4.2 11.9 453 (18.9) 43/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.0 -1.8 10.4 -0.4 9.3 4.0 3.0 11.2 353 (14.7) 43/14
BUNBURY 21.2 -3.1 9.5 -2.6 -- 6.6 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/14
MANDURAH 21.9 -2.8 14.2 -1.3 -- 6.4 -- -- 499 (20.8) 37/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 -0.4 23.3 -2.0 23.3 30.6 7.0 11.3 352 (14.7) 28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.6 +5.0 18.4 +0.6 17.6 0.0 9.6 12.2 223 ( 9.3) 35/17
WHYALLA AERO 40.6 +14.2 22.1 +8.2 -- 0.0 9.0 -- 339 (14.1) 54/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.8 +11.7 21.8 +7.8 -- 0.0 8.4 8.9 269 (11.2) 61/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.4 +13.0 13.5 +5.1 12.4 0.0 5.4 7.8 376 (15.7) 70/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.4 -1.0 22.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 41/23
CAIRNS AERO 32.0 +1.4 22.9 +0.6 21.5 0.0 6.8 11.3 394 (16.4) 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +0.2 23.2 +0.3 20.2 0.0 11.0 9.9 514 (21.4) 44/10
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +0.4 23.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 437 (18.2) 35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 -0.2 20.7 +1.2 19.6 0.0 9.2 -- 325 (13.5) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +1.2 18.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 39/10
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +0.1 17.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.8 +2.0 18.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.2 +0.5 20.7 +2.6 18.1 0.0 6.2 3.8 295 (12.3) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.4 +0.9 16.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 607 (25.3) 44/05
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.6 +0.3 17.1 +2.1 15.7 38.0 4.2 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.9 +3.0 18.8 +2.7 17.6 0.0 3.8 3.8 228 ( 9.5) 37/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.5 -0.4 18.7 +3.7 -- 59.8 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 35/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 -1.6 18.3 +4.0 -- 6.2 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.7 -0.4 17.3 +4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.6 +4.6 12.9 +3.8 12.0 2.0 1.4 3.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.9 +3.6 16.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.0 +2.0 17.0 +1.7 16.0 1.6 0.4 9.6 213 ( 8.9) 37/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.3 +0.8 16.3 +2.3 -- 3.8 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 24/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +0.2 17.1 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 37/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 30.0 +7.3 10.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.5 +7.8 16.6 +5.8 13.9 0.0 5.6 12.6 264 (11.0) 26/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.9 +6.0 15.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 31/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.7 +10.3 20.8 +8.3 17.6 0.0 8.0 12.3 337 (14.0) 46/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.6 +10.0 16.1 +5.9 12.0 0.0 4.8 -- 253 (10.5) 52/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.2 +10.0 15.5 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 55/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 35.0 +13.1 15.2 +4.0 17.8 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.7 +11.1 16.2 +8.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 78/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.2 -2.2 8.0 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 31/21
HOBART AIRPORT 20.4 +1.4 10.0 +0.8 2.5 0.0 4.4 1.5 349 (14.5) 35/19
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

41.5 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
41.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
41.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

+14.9 : 39.8 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+14.5 : 33.6 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.4 : 36.5 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.4 : 36.8 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+14.2 : 40.6 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

28.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
27.3 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+12.8 : 25.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+12.4 : 24.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 24.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+12.1 : 24.7 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+11.4 : 23.6 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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

11.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
14.7 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
15.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.0 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 21.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-5.5 : 21.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 20.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.8 : 19.7 KARNET Lower West WA
-4.8 : 23.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

3.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-4.0 : 19.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-3.9 : 6.7 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-3.6 : 21.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-3.4 : 6.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-3.4 : 20.9 LARRIMAH 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.
75.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
59.8 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
59.8 NOWENDOC (BEAUFORT) MidNorth Coast S NSW
59.0 HARRINGTON (CROWN ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
58.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
75.0 THEDA
56.4 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.2 TIMBER CREEK
55.2 HIDDEN VALLEY
54.8 GERIATRIC PARK
53.4 OENPELLI
51.0 BRADSHAW HOMESTEAD

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
59.8 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
59.8 NOWENDOC (BEAUFORT)
59.0 HARRINGTON (CROWN ST)

12.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

2.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

846 (35.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
815 (34.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
796 (33.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
767 (32.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
764 (31.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
710 (29.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
702 (29.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
699 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
683 (28.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
615 (25.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
613 (25.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
612 (25.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
607 (25.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
606 (25.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
107/15 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
98/16 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
93/13 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
93/17 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
87/14 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
87/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BORROLOOLA
8.0mm in 11 min to 17:00 43.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 14.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 18.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
19.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.0mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
9.2mm in 15 min to 22:30 36.8mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.2mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
YARRAM AIRPORT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT)
8.4mm in 8 min to 20:00 63.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.2mm/h
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT
3.8mm in 11 min to 18:32 20.7mm/h
W Central
SHEOAKS
5.6mm in 7 min to 17:13 48.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND
11.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
NARACOORTE AERODROME : 93(290/ 59 ) at 14:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
HORSHAM AERODROME : 87(320/ 65 ) at 15:28
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 76(280/ 65 ) at 15:23
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 93(300/ 33 ) at 18:05
W Central
SHEOAKS : 98(290/ 52 ) at 17:13
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 108(250/ 69 ) at 16:38
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(320/ 63 ) at 23:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(330/ 67 ) at 14:48
TASMAN ISLAND : 76(360/ 63 ) at 09:00