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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0511 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

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

61.0

54.0

31/10/1999

15

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

28.4

28.3

16/10/2010

12

1 Y 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 05:11EST, 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 25.8 +1.4 13.7 +2.8 10.7 0.0 8.6 -- 722 (30.1) 61/18
PERTH AIRPORT 28.1 +5.6 11.9 +1.7 8.9 0.0 8.8 12.4 454 (18.9) 48/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.8 +1.1 9.5 +0.4 6.4 0.0 4.0 9.4 186 ( 7.8) 30/15
BUNBURY 25.2 +4.5 10.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 46/15
MANDURAH 24.3 -- 13.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 48/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.5 +3.3 26.2 +1.2 25.5 0.0 7.6 10.9 351 (14.6) 52/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.2 +0.2 15.9 +1.1 15.0 0.0 9.4 11.7 318 (13.3) 41/08
WHYALLA AERO 19.5 -4.4 10.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 505 (21.0) 39/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.7 -3.1 8.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- 12.5 230 ( 9.6) 31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.2 -2.7 3.8 -3.3 1.3 0.0 3.8 2.3 288 (12.0) 22/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.3 +1.7 16.9 -1.7 15.6 0.0 8.4 11.8 296 (12.3) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 23.1 +2.5 21.4 0.0 6.2 11.3 517 (21.5) 39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.6 20.5 -0.2 18.0 0.0 7.8 11.8 421 (17.5) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 26.0 -1.6 18.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 377 (15.7) 31/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 -0.6 17.9 +0.9 16.5 0.0 6.6 -- 248 (10.3) 26/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +1.5 15.4 -1.2 15.9 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.4 +1.0 16.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 41/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 -0.1 15.3 -0.4 11.8 0.0 5.4 10.1 302 (12.6) 52/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.4 +0.7 12.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 59/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.3 -7.8 15.0 +2.9 15.0 21.0 6.0 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 -0.9 14.8 +1.0 11.6 0.0 4.4 7.4 416 (17.3) 39/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 0.0 15.0 +3.1 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.0 -7.6 15.8 +3.8 16.0 10.8 6.0 0.0 345 (14.4) 52/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.3 -8.4 13.8 +3.1 -- 17.8 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 35/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.2 -1.3 9.5 +2.9 2.4 38.0 2.0 4.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -7.1 13.2 +3.8 -- 14.6 -- -- 263 (11.0) 37/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.9 -5.6 14.2 +1.1 12.9 23.0 7.4 0.0 610 (25.4) 67/04
RICHMOND RAAF 16.4 -8.6 12.2 +1.2 -- 6.2 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/05
BELLAMBI AWS 16.3 -5.3 12.5 -1.4 -- 25.6 -- -- 635 (26.5) 57/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.1 -3.3 8.8 +2.7 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.2 -0.2 11.0 +3.3 9.2 6.4 1.8 9.5 146 ( 6.1) 28/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +0.6 8.2 +0.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 26/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.6 -2.2 6.8 -3.0 4.9 0.0 4.0 11.1 313 (13.0) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.8 -1.1 5.6 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 397 (16.5) 28/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.1 -1.2 7.2 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 375 (15.6) 37/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.4 -2.2 11.1 +1.6 -- 1.8 -- -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 14.7 -4.1 3.8 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 31/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.2 -1.4 2.6 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 410 (17.1) 35/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 -1.1 6.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 30/11
HOBART AIRPORT 19.3 +2.0 3.3 -4.2 -1.4 0.0 3.8 12.1 488 (20.3) 35/10
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

42.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
40.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 36.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 36.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 30.8 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 28.6 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
27.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 24.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 28.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+8.0 : 20.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 21.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.8 : 12.0 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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

8.5 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
8.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.0 : 15.2 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.9 : 14.9 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-9.7 : 15.4 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.7 : 12.8 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.5 : 20.4 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.5 : 16.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW

-7.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-3.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-7.9 : 2.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.2 : 1.0 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.2 : -2.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.8 : 0.2 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.7 : 0.4 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

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.
74.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
61.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
53.4 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON C Tablelands S NSW
49.5 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP) Hunter Valley NSW
47.4 SWANSEA (CATHERINE ST) Hunter Valley NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
49.5 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP)
47.4 SWANSEA (CATHERINE ST)
C Tablelands S
61.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
53.4 ORANGE AIRPORT COMPARISON

ISLANDS
Islands
74.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

12.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

1.6 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

968 (40.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
918 (38.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
912 (38.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
879 (36.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
878 (36.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
846 (35.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
813 (33.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
792 (33.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
787 (32.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
760 (31.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
746 (31.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
728 (30.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
722 (30.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
708 (29.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
701 (29.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
688 (28.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
685 (28.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
676 (28.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
667 (27.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
667 (27.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
663 (27.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
644 (26.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
631 (26.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
606 (25.3) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
604 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
602 (25.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
80/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
67/14 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
67/04 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
65/19 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
65/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
65/12 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
65/17 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
65/14 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
65/10 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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
MILINGIMBI AWS
13.2mm in 26 min to 17:30 30.5mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
JIMNA FORESTRY
14.0mm in 30 min to 22:00 28.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.6mm/h
COOLANGATTA
5.4mm in 4 min to 22:07 81.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.4mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h
BRISBANE AERO
17.2mm in 15 min to 22:21 68.8mm/h
7.6mm in 9 min to 22:30 50.7mm/h
28.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 28.2mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 30.2mm/h
BRISBANE
14.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.0mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 25.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.4mm/h
REDCLIFFE
21.4mm in 30 min to 22:30 42.8mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 21.6mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 21.4mm/h
BEAUDESERT DRUMLEY STREET
7.8mm in 10 min to 20:30 46.8mm/h
20.2mm in 30 min to 21:00 40.4mm/h
28.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 28.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
CASINO AIRPORT AWS
19.0mm in 27 min to 19:57 42.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 21.6mm/h
27.0mm in 30 min to 20:30 54.0mm/h
48.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 48.6mm/h
35.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 35.0mm/h
57.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 19.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
None reported