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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1439 EST on 17/05/2016. 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 grass minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061250

PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)

18.5

17.9

03/05/2000

36

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040209

POINT LOOKOUT

23.3

22.8

10/05/2016

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:38EST, 17/05/2016.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 -0.8 8.2 -2.2 6.6 1.2 2.2 9.2 316 (13.2) 22/05
BUNBURY 19.7 -1.5 8.1 -1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 288 (12.0) 31/23
MANDURAH 19.7 -1.6 12.7 -0.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 28/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +3.0 24.1 +2.0 23.2 0.0 6.4 11.2 361 (15.0) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.8 +5.8 6.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 18/13
WHYALLA AERO 25.2 +4.8 10.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.4 +3.5 10.1 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.8 +3.7 6.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.1 +4.3 10.3 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 28/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +2.2 21.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 +2.4 17.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 26.1 +1.9 17.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 34/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 +2.1 15.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 +2.3 11.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 26/14
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +1.9 11.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 18/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 +2.3 12.3 -0.5 8.5 0.2 3.0 9.9 262 (10.9) 26/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.3 +5.5 12.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.9 +4.6 11.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +3.9 6.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.9 +4.6 10.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 31/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.6 +4.4 4.5 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 3 7.2 6.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.3 +3.4 8.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 22/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +4.5 12.0 +1.1 8.4 0.0 3.2 9.1 278 (11.6) 37/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.4 +4.9 5.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 22.1 +2.5 15.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.9 +3.6 6.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 21/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +2.8 6.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.5 +3.5 8.8 +1.4 6.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 181 ( 7.5) 31/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.7 +3.5 4.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.2 +1.6 4.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 37/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.6 +2.0 1.3 -4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 347 (14.5) 59/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 -0.3 2.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 54/23
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.9 6.9 +0.3 3.0 0.8 3.6 7.9 633 (26.4) 44/23
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

37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+8.2 : 27.4 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+7.6 : 28.3 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+7.6 : 20.6 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+7.4 : 28.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 29.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 36.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 13.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+6.6 : 23.3 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.2 : 16.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.2 : 22.2 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 13.2 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

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

4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.1 : 27.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-2.4 : 23.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-2.3 : 19.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.3 : 17.2 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.2 : 17.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

-27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
-4.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-10.4 : 4.2 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.7 : 0.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-5.2 : -4.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 : 4.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 0.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

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.
30.0 ALCAN MINESITE N Rivers NT
25.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
16.4 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
16.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
15.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

Reports not yet available

1766 (73.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1403 (58.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1296 (54.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1158 (48.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1139 (47.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1088 (45.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1068 (44.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1046 (43.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1021 (42.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
982 (40.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
958 (39.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
955 (39.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
913 (38.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
891 (37.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
874 (36.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
873 (36.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
864 (36.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
816 (34.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
806 (33.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
800 (33.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
770 (32.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
748 (31.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
743 (31.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
734 (30.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
731 (30.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
710 (29.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
690 (28.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
672 (28.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
659 (27.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
653 (27.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
641 (26.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
636 (26.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
621 (25.9) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
612 (25.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
606 (25.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
109/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
100/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/19 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
93/18 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
91/23 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
91/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.7mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
CERBERUS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
6.4mm in 16 min to 18:27 24.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
12.2mm in 18 min to 13:30 40.7mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
18.0mm in 18 min to 22:00 60.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.8mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 20.4mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 29.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(330/ 65 ) at 22:00
VICTORIA
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 82(300/ 72 ) at 20:30
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 85(320/ 67 ) at 18:31
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 91(330/ 52 ) at 23:15
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 109(270/ 69 ) at 22:49
CAPE GRIM : 85(280/ 67 ) at 23:00
BURNIE NTC AWS : 91(330/ 41 ) at 18:36
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 72 ) at 17:33
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(250/ 82 ) at 00:00
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 82(310/ 63 ) at 17:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 76(300/ 65 ) at 18:22
MOUNT READ : 83(290/ 63 ) at 22:03
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 98(320/ 83 ) at 22:56