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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 1442 EST on 10/05/2015. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

1.2

4.5

09/05/2006

15

1 N

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

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

23.4

21.6

06/05/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
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 14:41EST, 10/05/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 23.0 +1.2 6.6 -3.8 5.0 0.0 2.0 7.7 217 ( 9.0) 31/12
BUNBURY 20.9 -0.3 7.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 26/13
MANDURAH 21.9 +0.6 11.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 28/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 +0.5 20.1 -2.0 18.2 0.0 8.0 11.0 427 (17.8) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.0 -1.0 3.0 -5.2 1.0 0.0 3.4 10.8 284 (11.8) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 20.7 +0.3 13.8 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 41/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.9 -1.0 12.3 +2.1 -- 5.8 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 39/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.7 +0.6 10.6 +3.3 10.0 2.4 1.8 3.9 502 (20.9) 70/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.5 +0.7 12.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +1.1 18.1 -1.8 16.3 0.0 5.6 10.8 -- 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +1.9 13.8 -3.8 10.0 0.0 6.8 10.5 280 (11.7) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 25.2 +1.0 13.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 31/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.9 +0.9 12.6 -1.5 8.6 0.0 5.2 -- 184 ( 7.7) 24/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +0.8 12.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 24/13
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +0.9 11.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 43/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +0.4 10.8 -2.0 9.2 0.0 4.0 10.3 264 (11.0) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 -1.0 5.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 37/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 -0.9 4.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 52 ( 2.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -0.7 7.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 18/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -1.0 7.4 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 21/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.9 -0.4 8.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 43/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -0.9 5.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 +2.2 11.3 +0.4 7.5 0.0 2.8 10.3 469 (19.5) 46/12
RICHMOND RAAF 21.2 +0.7 4.0 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.5 +0.9 13.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 48/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 -0.2 7.9 +2.1 7.5 0.0 1.8 1.9 300 (12.5) 37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 -2.2 9.9 +4.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 253 (10.5) 39/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 -1.0 10.2 +2.8 10.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 277 (11.5) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.8 -1.4 9.1 +3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 282 (11.8) 46/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.7 -0.9 9.3 +4.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 384 (16.0) 46/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +1.1 8.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 483 (20.1) 57/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +0.4 8.4 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 57/22
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 +0.6 10.2 +3.6 7.5 0.0 2.2 3.0 625 (26.0) 70/00
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

35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.3 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 24.4 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+4.6 : 21.5 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+4.0 : 27.9 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
+4.0 : 18.6 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+4.0 : 33.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.9 : 10.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.6 : 12.6 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+6.5 : 12.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+6.3 : 11.7 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+5.7 : 8.9 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+5.7 : 13.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

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

1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.0 : 3.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.9 : 7.0 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-4.2 : 11.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-3.9 : 2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.9 : 10.6 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.6 : 1.2 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-10.1 : -0.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8 : -0.1 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.8 : -0.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.6 : 8.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast 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.
47.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
41.8 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
28.2 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC
28.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
26.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

2104 (87.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1743 (72.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1605 (66.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1377 (57.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1313 (54.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1265 (52.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1248 (52.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1183 (49.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1145 (47.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1112 (46.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1083 (45.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1083 (45.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1058 (44.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1018 (42.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
993 (41.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
974 (40.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
956 (39.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
916 (38.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
887 (37.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
886 (36.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
886 (36.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
843 (35.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
807 (33.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
790 (32.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
785 (32.7) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
784 (32.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
772 (32.2) WARRA W Coast TAS
770 (32.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
764 (31.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
763 (31.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
754 (31.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
741 (30.9) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
729 (30.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
729 (30.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
728 (30.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
702 (29.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
702 (29.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
701 (29.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
700 (29.2) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
700 (29.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
697 (29.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
691 (28.8) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
687 (28.6) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
686 (28.6) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
666 (27.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
659 (27.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
652 (27.2) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
639 (26.6) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
637 (26.5) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
636 (26.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
633 (26.4) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
624 (26.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
611 (25.5) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
605 (25.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
130/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
126/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
111/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
109/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
106/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
102/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/18 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/23 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
94/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/23 FALLS CREEK 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.
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM
21.6mm in 13 min to 11:43 99.7mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 23.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 21.6mm/h
W Coast
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
TASMANIA
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 82(300/ 63 ) at 16:38
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 111(310/ 76 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 80(270/ 63 ) at 23:30
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91(350/ 48 ) at 22:30
MOUNT HOTHAM : 98(350/ 54 ) at 18:09
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(280/ 61 ) at 02:27
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 72(265/ 63 ) at 02:20
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 78(310/ 63 ) at 12:30
PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) : 83(290/ 65 ) at 17:51
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 106(270/ 80 ) at 23:30
CAPE GRIM : 83(220/ 65 ) at 17:20
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 130(320/100 ) at 23:28
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 119(250/ 98 ) at 01:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(250/ 72 ) at 01:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 96(310/ 70 ) at 23:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 93(310/ 65 ) at 21:30
MOUNT READ : 102(120/ 45 ) at 21:46
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(300/ 95 ) at 22:18