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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0028 EST on 24/05/2012. 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

Goldfields

012262

OLDFIELD LOC 1137 COMP.

19.2

16.2

20/08/2006

13

1 y

VIC

W Coast

090040

FORREST STATE FOREST

63.0

58.7

21/08/1951

105

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014612

LARRIMAH

2.6

3.8

16/08/1999

12

1 Y

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

0.4

0.5

29/08/2001

12

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

6.3

6.5

05/08/2006

17

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

5.7

6.0

16/08/2002

16

1 Y

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU

1.5

2.9

11/08/2010

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040004

AMBERLEY AMO

26.4

24.3

08/08/1998

14

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

31.0

29.4

31/08/2004

11

1 Y

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

61.8

58.0

10/08/2007

15

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 00:28EST, 24/05/2012.

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 19.3 -0.7 12.8 +3.9 10.7 17.0 0.4 -- 602 (25.1) 50/03
PERTH AIRPORT 18.4 0.0 7.4 -0.6 6.9 19.2 1.8 7.5 279 (11.6) 50/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.6 -0.5 10.2 +2.7 8.8 11.2 3.2 4.8 308 (12.8) 61/13
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.7 5.9 -1.7 -- 13.6 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 46/13
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 10.0 -- -- 17.4 -- -- 274 (11.4) 44/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -0.1 18.0 -2.4 16.1 0.0 9.6 11.2 370 (15.4) 30/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.9 +1.3 1.4 -4.6 -0.1 0.0 4.0 11.1 199 ( 8.3) 44/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.5 0.0 1.2 -4.7 -- 0.2 4.2 -- 244 (10.2) 63/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 -0.5 7.2 -1.0 -- 0.2 1.4 6.2 250 (10.4) 39/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.0 -2.1 4.8 -0.7 3.0 0.8 2.0 1.7 398 (16.6) 39/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.4 -2.9 0.9 -9.4 -1.0 0.0 5.2 11.1 296 (12.3) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 25.6 -1.0 11.9 -5.5 6.3 0.0 5.8 11.1 364 (15.2) 39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.9 -2.1 9.1 -5.6 5.5 0.0 6.6 11.1 362 (15.1) 31/10
MACKAY M.O 19.5 -3.0 10.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 318 (13.3) 31/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.4 -2.4 8.1 -2.5 5.2 0.0 6.2 -- 300 (12.5) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 20.7 -2.6 7.2 -3.7 6.4 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 43/12
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -2.5 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.7 -1.6 5.5 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 28/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.0 -1.8 9.6 0.0 7.5 0.0 6.6 10.1 743 (31.0) 48/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.2 -5.5 4.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 856 (35.7) 63/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.4 -1.5 5.7 -0.1 2.3 0.8 1.2 -- 286 (11.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.5 -0.3 8.2 0.0 5.3 0.0 3.6 10.6 372 (15.5) 35/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -1.2 10.0 +3.3 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 -0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 765 (31.9) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.1 -0.9 7.4 +2.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.0 0.0 2.2 +0.1 -4.0 2.2 2.2 3.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.1 -4.4 6.5 +3.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 423 (17.6) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.0 -2.3 9.5 +1.4 5.1 0.0 2.6 10.6 729 (30.4) 61/11
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 -0.8 3.0 -1.4 -- -- -- -- -- 46/10
BELLAMBI AWS 16.2 -1.8 10.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 67/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.3 +2.3 -2.1 -3.1 -4.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 -0.9 4.1 +0.5 -0.7 0.2 1.6 9.6 402 (16.8) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.0 0.0 1.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 21/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.6 -1.6 2.2 -3.0 -1.4 0.0 3.6 8.5 361 (15.0) 26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.3 -0.4 5.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 463 (19.3) 24/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 -0.3 7.1 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 24/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.6 -1.4 9.6 +2.9 8.5 1.8 0.8 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.8 -1.2 7.4 +1.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 444 (18.5) 26/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 -0.2 6.6 +2.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 461 (19.2) 41/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 +0.2 2.7 -0.9 -- 0.1 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 22/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 0.0 3.9 -0.8 -- 0.2 2.4 6.5 511 (21.3) 28/10
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

33.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+4.7 : 9.6 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+4.6 : 8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.1 : 12.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+3.4 : 9.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.4 : 6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.7 : 13.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.3 : 20.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 14.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.0 : 11.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+6.6 : 14.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-6.2 : 10.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.1 : 15.1 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-6.0 : 13.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
-6.0 : 11.0 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-5.9 : 19.7 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA

-4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.7 : 1.5 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-9.4 : 3.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-9.4 : 0.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.1 : 5.1 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-8.7 : 7.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD

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.
79.0 CAPE HILLSBOROUGH NAT PK Central Coast E QLD
71.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
69.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL
63.0 FORREST STATE FOREST W Coast VIC
51.4 NAMBUNG STATION Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
51.4 NAMBUNG STATION

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
79.0 CAPE HILLSBOROUGH NAT PK

VICTORIA
W Coast
63.0 FORREST STATE FOREST

ISLANDS
Islands
71.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
69.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE)

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

3.9 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1483 (61.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1438 (59.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1295 (54.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1278 (53.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1275 (53.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1014 (42.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
999 (41.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
979 (40.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
966 (40.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
918 (38.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
856 (35.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
829 (34.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
801 (33.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
786 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
765 (31.9) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
765 (31.9) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
762 (31.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
755 (31.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
737 (30.7) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
729 (30.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
715 (29.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
715 (29.8) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
709 (29.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
699 (29.1) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
697 (29.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
683 (28.5) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
683 (28.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
665 (27.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
659 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
658 (27.4) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
657 (27.4) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
656 (27.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
654 (27.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
652 (27.2) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
652 (27.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
648 (27.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
644 (26.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
632 (26.3) ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
632 (26.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
628 (26.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
626 (26.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
619 (25.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
616 (25.7) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
616 (25.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
610 (25.4) UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
83/18 FORREST Eucla WA
83/18 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
83/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
81/07 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
80/07 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West 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
Lower West
ESPERANCE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION
742.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 742.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
2.8mm in 2 min to 03:00 84.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.0mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 20.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 17.4mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : ***(360/159 ) at 06:28
Goldfields
LAVERTON AERO : 74(270/ 63 ) at 05:23