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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 26/05/2015. 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
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032170

NASH'S CROSSING ALERT

31.0

26.0

09/05/2007

12

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

21.5

22.0

22/05/2000

15

1 N

WA

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

14.7

16.0

09/05/1997

17

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

54

50.0

03/05/2008

11

N

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

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

25.7

24.8

17/05/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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, 26/05/2015.

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 22.1 +0.3 10.0 -0.4 8.2 0.0 1.0 8.5 180 ( 7.5) 31/16
BUNBURY 20.4 -0.8 7.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 18/14
MANDURAH 21.1 -0.2 11.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 17/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.9 19.7 -2.4 18.5 0.0 8.0 10.5 330 (13.8) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.1 -0.9 7.5 -0.7 5.9 0.0 3.8 2.5 220 ( 9.2) 26/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 -1.4 5.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 17/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.7 +1.8 10.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 4.0 7.7 37 ( 1.5) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 +1.6 5.0 -2.3 2.5 0.0 0.8 8.8 241 (10.0) 18/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 +2.2 8.2 -5.6 7.0 0.0 5.0 10.4 175 ( 7.3) 28/12
CAIRNS AERO 25.3 -2.3 21.8 +1.9 21.1 1.2 6.2 2.6 547 (22.8) 52/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.3 20.5 +2.9 17.6 0.0 8.0 7.6 431 (18.0) 54/13
MACKAY M.O 23.6 -0.6 18.2 +1.1 -- 6.4 -- -- 615 (25.6) 46/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.7 -0.3 15.3 +1.2 12.9 0.2 6.2 -- 411 (17.1) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.7 -0.9 15.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 43/11
COOLANGATTA 23.0 -0.1 15.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 31/02
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 -1.0 12.6 -0.2 11.2 0.0 4.6 9.3 359 (15.0) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.7 -1.1 7.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 43/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.3 -1.0 7.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 64 ( 2.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -0.7 8.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 26/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 -0.7 10.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 26/02
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -0.5 8.9 -1.1 7.0 0.2 1.8 7.7 268 (11.2) 26/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.4 4.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 26/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 -0.3 9.2 -1.7 6.9 0.0 2.6 6.0 268 (11.2) 24/09
RICHMOND RAAF 16.5 -4.0 5.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 13/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -0.3 11.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 28/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.3 0.0 4.5 -1.3 1.7 0.0 1.4 7.0 205 ( 8.5) 17/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -2.4 2.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 15/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.7 +1.7 5.7 -1.7 4.0 0.0 1.2 6.3 126 ( 5.3) 15/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 -2.2 2.7 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 18/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 -2.2 3.0 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 17/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 +0.1 4.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 30/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 -2.5 0.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 17/15
HOBART AIRPORT 12.8 -2.4 3.7 -2.9 1.0 0.0 0.4 3.8 234 ( 9.8) 31/11
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
34.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.6 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.5 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+3.0 : 15.2 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+2.9 : 29.6 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+2.7 : 33.7 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+2.6 : 31.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+2.6 : 19.1 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.0 : 18.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.0 : 15.2 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
+4.8 : 17.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+4.3 : 13.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+4.1 : 16.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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

4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-12.5 : 14.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-11.9 : 15.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-11.0 : 20.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-9.9 : 21.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-9.2 : 19.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

-5.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.0 : 7.0 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-7.9 : 0.5 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.1 : -5.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-7.0 : -4.3 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.9 : -3.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

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.
61.2 MILLSTREAM W Pilbara WA
36.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
36.0 COOLAWANYAH W Pilbara WA
34.0 MOUNT FLORANCE W Pilbara WA
33.2 CARDWELL RANGE N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
61.2 MILLSTREAM
36.0 COOLAWANYAH
34.0 MOUNT FLORANCE
E Gascoyne
36.0 PARABURDOO AERO

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
33.2 CARDWELL RANGE

10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
9.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

.....

2.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1172 (48.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1073 (44.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1033 (43.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1014 (42.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
987 (41.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
958 (39.9) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
907 (37.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
831 (34.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
820 (34.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
778 (32.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
752 (31.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
739 (30.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
685 (28.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
668 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
661 (27.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
631 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
616 (25.7) HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
616 (25.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
615 (25.6) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
107/00 FORREST Eucla WA
104/23 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
81/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/08 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
68/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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
E Gascoyne
NEWMAN AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
10.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 108( 10/102 ) at 01:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS : 104(260/ 32 ) at 23:29
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(320/ 63 ) at 22:03