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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0036 EST on 24/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 00:35EST, 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 20.1 +0.1 9.7 +0.8 7.0 0.2 2.4 -- 233 ( 9.7) 39/09
PERTH AIRPORT 19.4 +1.0 4.6 -3.4 2.6 0.0 2.2 10.2 221 ( 9.2) 31/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.2 +1.1 6.6 -0.9 4.8 0.2 1.2 8.8 264 (11.0) 28/11
BUNBURY 17.7 +0.4 4.0 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 24/13
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 28/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 0.0 19.1 -1.3 18.1 0.0 5.8 11.0 240 (10.0) 31/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.4 -3.2 4.5 -1.5 2.2 0.0 5.8 11.1 326 (13.6) 31/09
WHYALLA AERO 16.8 -1.7 8.3 +2.4 -- 4.2 6.8 -- 488 (20.3) 54/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -2.7 11.0 +2.8 10.0 6.6 -- 3.4 578 (24.1) 54/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.5 -2.6 8.8 +3.3 9.3 8.0 1.2 0.5 652 (27.2) 57/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.9 -0.4 8.3 -2.0 6.6 0.0 5.8 10.9 211 ( 8.8) 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 +0.6 14.5 -2.9 9.8 0.0 4.8 10.6 159 ( 6.6) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.6 +0.6 14.0 -0.7 11.8 0.0 5.0 10.9 187 ( 7.8) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 26.0 +3.5 11.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 253 (10.5) 31/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.5 +3.7 7.9 -2.7 6.0 0.0 4.0 -- 144 ( 6.0) 34/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 +1.5 9.4 -1.5 8.6 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 43/15
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +2.5 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.0 +1.7 8.4 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 41/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 +4.2 8.9 -0.7 4.5 0.0 3.8 10.2 342 (14.3) 43/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 +1.6 8.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 59/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.2 +1.3 8.3 +2.5 3.6 0.6 2.2 -- 170 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.8 +4.0 8.5 +0.3 4.2 0.0 2.8 10.5 416 (17.3) 52/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +2.8 4.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 +2.6 4.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 80/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.0 +1.0 5.9 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.8 -1.2 1.6 -0.5 0.6 0.4 1.2 6.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -1.6 6.3 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 370 (15.4) 50/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 +3.0 13.3 +5.2 10.8 0.0 6.4 7.3 434 (18.1) 61/12
RICHMOND RAAF 20.9 +1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 57/11
BELLAMBI AWS 20.3 +2.3 11.8 +1.3 -- -- -- -- -- 65/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 13.8 +0.8 5.7 +4.7 3.0 0.6 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.2 -1.3 6.8 +3.2 3.3 0.0 2.0 1.4 345 (14.4) 46/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -2.9 7.2 +3.4 -- 1.8 -- -- 279 (11.6) 46/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.1 -2.1 8.1 +2.9 6.0 1.0 2.6 3.8 521 (21.7) 61/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 -0.6 7.7 +3.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 505 (21.0) 37/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.2 -0.1 8.2 +5.7 -- 9.8 -- -- 473 (19.7) 41/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.7 +0.7 10.8 +4.1 8.5 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.4 +0.4 8.1 +2.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 511 (21.3) 57/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +0.4 7.3 +3.6 -- 9.6 -- -- 917 (38.2) 54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 -0.2 8.0 +4.4 -- 4.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 37/11
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +4.2 8.4 +3.7 6.5 0.0 2.2 5.9 275 (11.5) 48/22
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

36.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 18.4 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+4.9 : 19.6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+4.7 : 22.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+4.6 : 24.7 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+4.4 : 25.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+4.4 : 20.6 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.0 : 12.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+6.9 : 5.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.9 : 10.9 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.8 : 9.8 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+6.6 : 10.3 NOOJEE (SLIVAR) W Gippsland VIC

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

-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.1 : 15.8 FORREST Eucla WA
-4.5 : 14.5 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-4.5 : 15.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.5 : 13.3 HAWKER Upper North SA
-4.4 : 21.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.1 : -1.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 3.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.0 : 1.7 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.9 : 0.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 10.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA

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.
57.4 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
54.0 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
49.8 PICCADILLY (MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
45.0 ALDGATE Adelaide/Lofty SA
44.6 CUDLEE CREEK (MILLBROOK) Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
57.4 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
54.0 URAIDLA
49.8 PICCADILLY (MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN)
45.0 ALDGATE
44.6 CUDLEE CREEK (MILLBROOK)

11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1285 (53.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1171 (48.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1133 (47.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1133 (47.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1121 (46.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1118 (46.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
1115 (46.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1073 (44.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
965 (40.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
953 (39.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
919 (38.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
917 (38.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
915 (38.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
913 (38.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
905 (37.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
897 (37.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
897 (37.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
879 (36.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
878 (36.6) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
877 (36.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
854 (35.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
845 (35.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
838 (34.9) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
837 (34.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
830 (34.6) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
810 (33.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
808 (33.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
794 (33.1) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
791 (33.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
779 (32.5) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
771 (32.1) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
766 (31.9) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
766 (31.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
757 (31.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
748 (31.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
718 (29.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
713 (29.7) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
711 (29.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
708 (29.5) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
706 (29.4) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
704 (29.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
691 (28.8) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
691 (28.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
686 (28.6) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
684 (28.5) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
682 (28.4) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
678 (28.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
678 (28.3) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
677 (28.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
670 (27.9) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
663 (27.6) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
660 (27.5) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
657 (27.4) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
653 (27.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
653 (27.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
652 (27.2) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
650 (27.1) PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
649 (27.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
649 (27.0) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
646 (26.9) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
641 (26.7) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
640 (26.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
635 (26.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
616 (25.7) FORREST Eucla WA
616 (25.7) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
100/13 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/01 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
91/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/16 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/23 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(240/ 67 ) at 00:30
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(260/ 63 ) at 00:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 83(310/ 65 ) at 12:34
Illawarra
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 80(270/ 63 ) at 13:46
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 82(250/ 63 ) at 12:38
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 95(320/ 76 ) at 14:03
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 91(350/ 59 ) at 03:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(260/ 67 ) at 21:00
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(267/ 65 ) at 23:10
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 89(250/ 74 ) at 16:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(310/ 69 ) at 20:08
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(250/ 70 ) at 23:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(260/ 74 ) at 21:00
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 82(260/ 63 ) at 22:30