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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1633 EST on 10/05/2014. 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

QLD

Darling Downs W

042036

BAWNDUGGIE TM

22.4

16.4

25/05/2010

12

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015511

CURTIN SPRINGS

18.0

17.3

03/05/1993

21

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

34.0

34.0

22/05/2003

15

1 P Equal to record.


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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 16:32EST, 10/05/2014.

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 22.2 -1.9 14.7 +1.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 30/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.2 +0.4 11.5 +1.1 10.7 3.6 3.4 8.8 402 (16.8) 52/13
BUNBURY 21.1 -0.1 13.5 +4.2 -- 14.8 -- -- 541 (22.5) 44/08
MANDURAH 21.3 0.0 15.2 +1.6 -- 2.0 -- -- 709 (29.5) 55/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.1 22.0 -0.1 20.9 0.0 8.6 11.2 330 (13.8) 34/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.7 +6.7 11.0 +2.8 9.5 0.0 5.8 9.1 240 (10.0) 31/08
WHYALLA AERO 15.1 -5.3 11.8 +3.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 354 (14.8) 46/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.0 -4.9 12.0 +1.8 -- 1.8 2.6 -- 325 (13.5) 41/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.2 +2.1 7.8 +0.5 7.2 0.0 2.2 0.7 401 (16.7) 52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.2 +4.4 11.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +1.4 21.7 +1.8 20.4 0.0 5.4 9.1 476 (19.8) 43/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 -0.5 16.6 -1.0 12.5 0.0 6.0 10.7 328 (13.7) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 24.9 +0.7 14.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 44/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 -0.4 16.1 +2.0 13.4 0.0 3.8 -- 266 (11.1) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +1.2 14.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 50/11
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +0.6 15.3 +1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 350 (14.6) 43/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +0.2 12.6 -0.2 10.5 0.4 4.0 8.9 378 (15.8) 39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 -1.0 11.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 627 (26.1) 55/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.8 +1.5 7.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 158 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 +0.6 13.7 +2.0 -- 0.2 2.8 -- 468 (19.5) 31/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.3 12.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 24/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.1 +0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 22/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.7 +0.5 2.8 -1.8 -3.2 1.2 1.2 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +1.0 7.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 30/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.4 +0.4 11.7 +0.8 11.0 0.6 3.0 3.0 558 (23.3) 30/00
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 +0.2 7.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 21/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 -0.7 14.4 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 377 (15.7) 39/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.5 +2.2 6.4 +0.6 2.7 0.0 3.0 7.0 357 (14.9) 28/03
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.8 +0.2 3.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.3 +2.3 8.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -0.2 4.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 39/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.2 -0.4 3.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 31/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.6 +1.9 7.0 -1.7 4.7 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.2 -0.4 5.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 534 (22.3) 54/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +0.4 1.8 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 28/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 +1.8 2.0 -4.6 -0.4 0.0 1.2 7.8 287 (12.0) 34/12
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 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 29.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.3 : 29.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+5.9 : 31.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.6 : 34.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
+5.1 : 30.4 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.7 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.4 : 17.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 16.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.9 : 18.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.7 : 15.7 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 23.7 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

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

4.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.9 : 13.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-5.8 : 15.8 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.3 : 15.1 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.3 : 14.5 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
-5.1 : 21.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.1 : 17.3 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

-6.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.8 : -4.4 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-7.4 : -0.7 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-7.3 : -4.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.1 : -3.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-6.8 : -0.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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.
48.2 BERRING Cent Wheatbelt WA
43.8 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
42.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
39.8 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.0 ASHBURTON DOWNS E Gascoyne WA

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

1269 (52.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1047 (43.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1043 (43.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1035 (43.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1019 (42.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
973 (40.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
904 (37.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
851 (35.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
844 (35.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
804 (33.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
769 (32.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
765 (31.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
763 (31.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
743 (31.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
737 (30.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
735 (30.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
732 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
729 (30.4) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
710 (29.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
709 (29.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
704 (29.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
704 (29.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
698 (29.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
696 (29.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
686 (28.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
680 (28.3) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
674 (28.1) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
661 (27.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
657 (27.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
650 (27.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
636 (26.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
631 (26.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
629 (26.2) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
627 (26.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
621 (25.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
607 (25.3) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
606 (25.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/12 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
93/09 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
85/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
81/02 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/02 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
78/09 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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
DARDANUP
14.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.7mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
10.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 20.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
42.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 84.0mm/h
42.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 42.0mm/h
42.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 42.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 93(340/ 78 ) at 12:00
ISLANDS
Islands
CATO ISLAND : 80(130/ 63 ) at 08:00