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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 27/05/2015. 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

WA

E Gascoyne

007300

TEN SIXTY SIX

28.4

28.4

23/05/2015

12

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

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070328

BOMBALA AWS

-7.2

-6.5

24/05/2015

20

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT

36.2

36.0

25/05/2003

12

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, 27/05/2015.

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 20.0 -1.8 7.5 -2.9 5.9 0.0 2.0 6.3 250 (10.4) 28/12
BUNBURY 19.3 -1.9 9.6 +0.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 28/13
MANDURAH 20.1 -1.2 11.9 -1.7 -- 2.2 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 24/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.9 22.2 +0.1 21.7 0.0 5.6 10.8 298 (12.4) 39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.2 +3.2 11.4 +3.2 10.1 0.0 2.4 8.3 181 ( 7.5) 26/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.6 +3.2 10.2 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.0 +2.1 12.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 1.0 6.7 58 ( 2.4) 24/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.5 +1.4 5.0 -2.3 2.0 0.0 1.4 4.5 221 ( 9.2) 26/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.3 +2.5 13.6 -0.2 12.2 0.0 4.6 10.4 195 ( 8.1) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +0.1 20.6 +0.7 19.9 4.0 3.2 5.5 497 (20.7) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.9 16.9 -0.7 14.0 0.0 8.0 9.9 462 (19.3) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 23.3 -0.9 17.8 +0.7 -- 12.8 -- -- 526 (21.9) 48/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.8 -0.2 16.8 +2.7 14.5 0.0 4.4 -- 359 (15.0) 39/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 -0.8 14.1 0.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 329 (13.7) 34/15
COOLANGATTA 22.8 -0.3 12.8 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 266 (11.1) 26/10
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 -1.0 12.1 -0.7 11.0 0.0 3.6 5.8 320 (13.3) 26/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.8 -2.0 8.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 28/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.6 -3.7 7.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 29 ( 1.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -0.7 9.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 17/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -1.0 9.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 21/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 -0.7 8.7 -1.3 5.0 0.0 1.8 7.7 221 ( 9.2) 26/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -5.1 4.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 22/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.8 -1.2 8.4 -2.5 6.0 0.0 2.0 5.9 286 (11.9) 28/10
RICHMOND RAAF 16.7 -3.8 5.2 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 11/20
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 -1.4 9.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 22/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.2 -3.1 2.5 -3.3 -0.6 0.0 1.8 5.1 170 ( 7.1) 17/03
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -3.8 2.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.2 +3.2 9.8 +2.4 6.0 0.0 1.4 3.6 94 ( 3.9) 21/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 -2.2 1.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.6 -2.0 2.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 22/04
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.8 -0.8 -1.4 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.2 3.1 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 13/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 -0.4 5.5 -1.1 2.1 0.0 1.0 6.1 281 (11.7) 18/00
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

36.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.2 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.2 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.1 NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 26.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.6 : 25.4 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+4.3 : 35.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+4.2 : 35.2 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
+4.2 : 29.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.2 : 15.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+6.1 : 17.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.7 : 16.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 16.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
+5.2 : 12.9 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+5.2 : 15.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

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

6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-10.4 : 15.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-9.8 : 17.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.4 : 20.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-6.9 : 22.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.0 : 25.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

-7.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-5.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.9 : -7.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : -7.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 : -5.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.7 : -5.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6 : -6.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.
31.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.4 TEN SIXTY SIX E Gascoyne WA
24.0 BULLOO DOWNS E Gascoyne WA
18.8 TUREE CREEK E Gascoyne WA
17.7 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

2.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
2.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
2.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
1.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
1.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1036 (43.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
930 (38.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
916 (38.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
890 (37.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
888 (37.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
876 (36.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
857 (35.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
841 (35.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
814 (33.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
753 (31.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
739 (30.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
706 (29.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
692 (28.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
674 (28.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
660 (27.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
645 (26.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
635 (26.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
619 (25.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
610 (25.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
607 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
107/04 FORREST Eucla WA
104/01 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
70/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/02 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
65/08 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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.
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
12.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 108(270/ 87 ) at 05:34
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS : 104(250/ 61 ) at 01:24