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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 1441 EST on 23/05/2015. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

1.7

1.7

21/05/2015

18

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

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Alice Springs

015635

YULARA AIRPORT

67

59

14/05/2015

12

N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

16.6

16.6

30/05/2010

11

1 N


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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 14:41EST, 23/05/2015.

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 22.2 +0.4 10.8 +0.4 9.9 0.0 3.4 9.2 453 (18.9) 31/05
BUNBURY 20.7 -0.5 8.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 22/03
MANDURAH 20.3 -1.0 10.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 24/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.3 22.6 +0.5 22.0 0.0 4.6 10.1 243 (10.1) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.8 -6.2 1.5 -6.7 -0.9 0.0 4.6 7.9 295 (12.3) 43/09
WHYALLA AERO 15.0 -5.4 8.1 -0.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 308 (12.8) 30/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 -2.3 6.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 0.8 -- -- 22/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -4.0 8.5 +1.2 6.8 0.6 1.2 0.7 333 (13.9) 28/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.7 -5.1 12.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 628 (26.2) 50/02
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +3.1 20.2 +0.3 17.8 0.0 5.2 10.6 261 (10.9) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +3.0 21.7 +4.1 19.5 0.0 8.0 9.8 351 (14.6) 46/06
MACKAY M.O 25.6 +1.4 18.7 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 46/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.0 -2.0 18.0 +3.9 16.9 1.4 4.6 -- 266 (11.1) 48/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.3 -2.3 16.8 +2.7 -- 5.4 -- -- 314 (13.1) 44/12
COOLANGATTA 21.1 -2.0 13.2 -0.9 -- 9.6 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 46/23
BRISBANE AERO 19.5 -4.0 14.9 +2.1 12.6 0.6 2.8 9.9 325 (13.5) 65/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.4 -7.4 7.8 -2.0 -- 4.8 -- -- 466 (19.4) 46/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.5 -3.8 10.3 +1.6 -- 4.0 1.6 -- 122 ( 5.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 -0.8 11.0 -0.7 -- 17.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 59/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -2.2 13.4 +3.0 -- 7.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 52/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.0 -3.3 12.2 +2.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 342 (14.3) 72/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 6.1 +1.5 2.5 1.2 1.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -2.0 7.8 +1.3 -- 23.4 -- -- 245 (10.2) 44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.4 -2.6 12.5 +1.6 10.4 9.4 3.4 1.4 584 (24.3) 87/12
RICHMOND RAAF 16.8 -3.7 10.9 +3.3 -- 3.4 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 57/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -2.3 13.0 0.0 -- 13.4 -- -- 647 (27.0) 91/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 +0.2 6.9 +1.1 1.2 0.2 1.6 8.9 165 ( 6.9) 37/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -0.7 8.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 35/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.1 -0.9 8.1 +0.7 6.0 0.0 1.6 7.3 316 (13.2) 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 -0.8 8.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 -1.1 6.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 43/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.8 -2.8 7.2 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 493 (20.5) 43/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 -2.4 0.6 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 21/12
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 -1.1 6.2 -0.4 3.7 0.0 0.6 8.2 273 (11.4) 30/12
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

36.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+3.4 : 36.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
+3.2 : 35.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+3.2 : 35.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+3.1 : 30.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
+3.0 : 30.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
+3.0 : 36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
25.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.9 : 25.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+5.9 : 10.0 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+5.9 : 12.4 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
+5.8 : 9.1 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+5.8 : 21.3 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

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

2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.5 : 14.3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-8.8 : 14.4 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-8.7 : 14.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.6 : 15.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.3 : 14.8 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.1 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.6 EYRE Eucla WA

-10.8 : -1.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.1 : -0.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-8.9 : 1.7 HOPETOUN NORTH 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.
60.6 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
56.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON W Gippsland VIC
47.0 BOWMANS CREEK (GRENELL) Hunter Valley NSW
46.0 ROCKLEY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
43.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
46.0 ROCKLEY

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
47.0 BOWMANS CREEK (GRENELL)
43.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)
Illawarra
60.6 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
56.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

2.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1038 (43.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1028 (42.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1012 (42.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
840 (35.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
818 (34.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
790 (32.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
774 (32.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
764 (31.8) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
735 (30.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
683 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
670 (27.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
668 (27.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
645 (26.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
628 (26.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
628 (26.2) MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
622 (25.9) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
619 (25.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
617 (25.7) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
611 (25.5) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
608 (25.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
96/13 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
91/11 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
91/16 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/14 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
87/12 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
87/13 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.2mm/h
TAREE AIRPORT AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
NORAH HEAD AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h
COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
12.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
GOSFORD AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 11:30 20.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.6mm/h
10.0mm in 24 min to 11:54 25.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 20.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.7mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.4mm/h
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.0mm/h
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK AWS (ARCHERY CENTRE)
13.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 89(190/ 63 ) at 15:00
NORAH HEAD AWS : 93(190/ 70 ) at 13:30
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO : 82(170/ 63 ) at 10:45
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 91(170/ 67 ) at 12:00
SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 87(190/ 63 ) at 13:04
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 115(170/ 93 ) at 10:30
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 91(200/ 70 ) at 11:00
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 83(180/ 63 ) at 10:30
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(210/ 63 ) at 07:30
ULLADULLA AWS : 74(190/ 65 ) at 17:23
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 82(160/ 65 ) at 06:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(240/ 67 ) at 18:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(260/ 70 ) at 16:11