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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0508 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 minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

26.1

26.1

22/10/2010

12

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 05:08EST, 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 28.6 +4.2 7.8 -3.1 5.5 0.0 8.6 -- 607 (25.3) 59/15
PERTH AIRPORT 27.1 +4.6 12.9 +2.7 9.5 0.0 3.8 11.9 509 (21.2) 50/05
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 +1.2 6.2 -2.9 4.0 0.4 2.0 12.2 170 ( 7.1) 30/13
BUNBURY 21.9 +1.2 8.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 39/14
MANDURAH 23.9 -- 12.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 391 (16.3) 48/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.7 25.7 +0.7 25.4 0.0 7.6 11.6 404 (16.8) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.7 +1.7 13.4 -1.4 12.5 0.0 7.0 12.6 223 ( 9.3) 30/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.2 -5.7 13.8 +3.3 -- 4.0 12.0 -- 535 (22.3) 46/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.6 -3.2 12.6 +1.2 12.2 4.0 -- 10.5 297 (12.4) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 -0.8 8.6 +1.5 7.2 2.4 4.2 8.8 480 (20.0) 41/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +0.5 19.1 +0.5 17.2 0.0 6.4 11.3 236 ( 9.8) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 0.0 21.9 +1.3 21.2 15.4 5.0 7.5 450 (18.8) 44/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 -0.1 20.1 -0.6 18.1 0.0 4.0 11.9 376 (15.7) 41/11
MACKAY M.O 25.7 -1.9 20.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 479 (20.0) 43/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 -1.8 16.7 -0.3 14.7 0.0 6.2 -- 296 (12.3) 28/07
BUNDABERG AERO 27.2 +0.3 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.7 13.0 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.4 0.0 13.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 -1.2 14.2 -1.5 11.9 0.0 5.8 12.0 260 (10.8) 30/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.7 0.0 11.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.2 +3.1 11.1 -1.0 7.9 2.0 1.6 -- 105 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 -0.3 13.5 -0.3 11.1 0.0 6.2 11.9 358 (14.9) 37/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 0.0 13.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.1 +7.5 10.4 -1.6 7.9 1.0 4.6 9.2 270 (11.3) 43/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 29.7 +6.0 10.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.5 +3.0 11.4 +4.8 3.5 0.0 4.0 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +3.3 10.6 +1.2 -- 4.6 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 44/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.6 +8.1 15.8 +2.7 11.3 0.0 8.0 6.9 408 (17.0) 52/21
RICHMOND RAAF 29.2 +4.2 9.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 50/15
BELLAMBI AWS 27.9 +6.3 17.4 +3.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 342 (14.3) 57/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.9 +1.5 9.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.8 -1.6 13.6 +5.9 11.5 0.0 4.4 0.4 175 ( 7.3) 34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -2.6 14.8 +6.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 28/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.4 -3.4 14.1 +4.3 14.2 3.2 10.0 8.9 328 (13.7) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.5 -1.4 14.3 +6.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 246 (10.3) 39/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.2 -2.1 13.1 +6.8 -- 10.2 -- -- 370 (15.4) 37/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.3 -2.3 12.8 +3.3 -- 6.8 -- -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 16.1 -2.7 12.3 +4.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 428 (17.8) 41/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 -2.8 8.8 +2.6 -- 2.2 -- -- 504 (21.0) 43/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.2 +2.2 12.1 +5.2 -- 8.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 37/02
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 +0.4 13.2 +5.7 11.5 0.0 8.0 9.6 578 (24.1) 57/23
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

41.2 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+8.1 : 30.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+8.0 : 31.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+7.8 : 40.3 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+7.5 : 39.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+7.5 : 31.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

28.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
27.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+8.3 : 14.5 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.2 : 14.5 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+8.1 : 9.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.0 : 7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.8 : 15.0 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
+7.8 : 8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

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

3.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : 21.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 17.0 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.9 : 12.5 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-5.8 : 22.2 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
-5.7 : 18.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

0.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
0.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.7 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
2.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-7.3 : 0.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.4 : 3.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-5.2 : 1.7 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.3 : 4.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-4.3 : 2.5 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West 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.
61.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
53.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD
51.0 MACLEAY ISLAND Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
45.5 GOSTWYCK BRIDGE (PATERSON RIVER) Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
53.0 HAPPY VALLEY
N Coast--Herbert
61.0 CORSIS ALERT
53.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
Brisbane/SE Coast
51.0 MACLEAY ISLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
45.5 GOSTWYCK BRIDGE (PATERSON RIVER)

12.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

3.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1238 (51.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1070 (44.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
955 (39.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
905 (37.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
876 (36.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
853 (35.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
853 (35.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
848 (35.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
792 (33.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
784 (32.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
772 (32.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
762 (31.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
727 (30.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
719 (30.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
714 (29.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
704 (29.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
702 (29.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
691 (28.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
676 (28.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
668 (27.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
667 (27.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
661 (27.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
647 (27.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
639 (26.6) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
636 (26.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
635 (26.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
628 (26.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
610 (25.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
608 (25.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
608 (25.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
607 (25.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
606 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
100/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
83/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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
PORT KEATS AERO
9.8mm in 24 min to 14:54 24.5mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
804.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 268.0mm/h
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
7.0mm in 8 min to 14:17 52.5mm/h
5.2mm in 3 min to 14:20 104.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
15.4mm in 9 min to 16:30 102.7mm/h
10.6mm in 22 min to 16:52 28.9mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 30.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h
Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.6mm/h
MT NOWA NOWA
11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
20.0mm in 3 hr to 17:00 6.7mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 9.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(240/ 65 ) at 14:30
TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 76(350/ 63 ) at 00:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 80 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(300/ 76 ) at 00:03
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(320/ 67 ) at 07:00
DROUGHTY HILL : 89(230/ 67 ) at 15:10
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(320/ 70 ) at 00:01