Australian Weather News -- 26 MAY 2013

Sunday 26 MAY 2013

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1920 EST on 31/05/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-8.5

-8.0

02/05/2013

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

TAS

Southeast

094087

MOUNT WELLINGTON

80.8

80.0

16/05/2011

1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
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10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
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4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
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10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 13:48EST, 27/05/2013.

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 COMPARISON	25.9	+1.9	13.9	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	330 (13.8)	30/03
PERTH AIRPORT	24.8	+3.1	14.4	+4.0	11.7	0.0	3.6	7.9	385 (16.0)	30/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	21.4	+2.4	6.1	-3.7	--	0.0	--	--	201 ( 8.4)	21/15
BUNBURY	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
MANDURAH	21.2	-0.1	14.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	24/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.6	-2.4	18.5	-3.6	17.3	0.0	5.6	9.6	442 (18.4)	44/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.0	-4.0	3.0	-5.2	1.7	0.0	4.0	10.3	291 (12.1)	39/10
WHYALLA AERO	18.2	-2.3	5.4	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	26/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	18.5	-0.5	11.5	+1.3	--	0.6	--	6.0	64 ( 2.7)	24/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.2	+0.1	7.9	+0.6	4.8	0.0	0.2	0.8	325 (13.5)	28/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	25.4	-2.4	6.5	-7.3	3.2	0.0	18.4	10.3	437 (18.2)	39/09
CAIRNS AERO	26.7	-0.9	15.9	-4.0	12.0	0.0	6.8	8.9	507 (21.1)	44/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.9	-0.7	11.2	-6.4	6.5	0.0	5.0	10.5	237 ( 9.9)	39/22
MACKAY M.O	22.3	-1.9	13.2	-3.9	--	0.0	--	9.9	401 (16.7)	54/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.0	-2.0	11.3	-2.9	8.7	0.0	3.6	--	143 ( 6.0)	31/11
BUNDABERG AERO	24.6	0.0	12.3	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	43/13
COOLANGATTA	22.8	-0.3	15.5	+1.3	--	0.2	--	--	504 (21.0)	35/01
BRISBANE AERO	23.1	-0.4	11.3	-1.5	8.9	0.0	4.6	8.2	391 (16.3)	34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	18.7	-1.1	8.0	-1.9	--	0.2	--	--	274 (11.4)	26/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.0	+0.7	4.8	-3.9	--	0.0	3.6	--	125 ( 5.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.4	0.0	12.0	+0.3	--	0.0	7.6	9.5	516 (21.5)	35/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.7	+0.3	10.1	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	290 (12.1)	30/07
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.4	+0.1	7.6	-2.5	5.1	0.2	9.6	--	302 (12.6)	34/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	20.9	+0.6	4.1	-4.2	--	0.2	--	--	26 ( 1.1)	13/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.0	-0.2	2.9	-1.8	-8.5	0.0	2.0	9.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	19.8	-0.1	0.2	-6.5	--	0.2	--	--	211 ( 8.8)	26/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	20.2	+0.2	8.6	-2.3	6.2	0.0	1.8	10.1	315 (13.1)	28/06
RICHMOND RAAF	20.1	-0.4	1.9	-5.8	--	0.2	--	--	16 ( 0.7)	13/11
BELLAMBI AWS	20.0	+0.4	9.9	-3.1	--	4.6	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	24/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	16.5	-0.8	1.3	-4.6	-0.6	0.0	8.0	4.8	140 ( 5.8)	34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	12.8	-4.8	1.3	-4.2	--	0.2	--	--	39 ( 1.6)	9/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.8	-0.2	5.7	-1.7	3.0	0.0	--	4.2	166 ( 6.9)	28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.4	-0.8	0.2	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	161 ( 6.7)	26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	-1.5	1.0	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	31/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.3	-0.4	11.1	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.4	-1.2	2.8	-2.9	--	0.2	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	30/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.6	+2.8	5.7	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	309 (12.9)	28/12
HOBART AIRPORT	16.7	+1.5	12.6	+6.0	8.5	0.0	4.0	7.2	796 (33.2)	59/15
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

32.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
31.9 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
31.4 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.3 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT
31.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+5.8 : 26.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.2 : 26.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.9 : 25.8 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.6 : 17.6 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+4.4 : 24.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.3 : 12.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+7.7 : 11.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+7.0 : 12.6 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
+7.0 : 11.6 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.9 : 11.2 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.9 : 9.7 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 : 23.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-5.6 : 23.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 22.3 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-5.0 : 24.9 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

-7.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-8.5 : -7.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.9 : 5.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.7 : 7.9 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
-7.4 : 0.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E 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.

30.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
21.2 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
15.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
11.0 SELLICKS BEACH Adelaide/Lofty SA

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

2086 (86.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1939 (80.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1619 (67.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1324 (55.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1264 (52.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1230 (51.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1174 (48.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1155 (48.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1134 (47.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1101 (45.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1096 (45.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1051 (43.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
951 (39.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
935 (39.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
895 (37.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
879 (36.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
868 (36.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
863 (36.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
855 (35.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
847 (35.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
840 (35.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
821 (34.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
815 (34.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
811 (33.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
807 (33.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
806 (33.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
796 (33.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
791 (33.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
762 (31.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
737 (30.7) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
733 (30.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
721 (30.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
715 (29.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
682 (28.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
680 (28.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
673 (28.0) WARRA W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
660 (27.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
645 (26.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
636 (26.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
633 (26.4) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
612 (25.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
609 (25.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
601 (25.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

111/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/16 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
96/12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
96/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Pilbara LEARMONTH AIRPORT 5.0mm in 13 min to 23:43 23.1mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 7.2mm in 12 min to 09:00 36.0mm/h 29.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 58.8mm/h 29.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 29.4mm/h 30.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 30.2mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 11:00 7.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 5.0mm/h CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 7.6mm in 13 min to 09:13 35.1mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(260/ 63 ) at 13:16 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 82(250/ 69 ) at 08:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(300/ 76 ) at 11:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(250/ 82 ) at 07:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 98(220/ 54 ) at 17:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(250/ 76 ) at 12:20 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 96(250/ 70 ) at 12:15