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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 28/05/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

19.9

20.6

04/05/2011

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, 28/05/2015.

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 19.1 -2.7 7.0 -3.4 5.1 0.0 2.2 7.8 207 ( 8.6) 39/14
BUNBURY 18.1 -3.1 6.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 22/15
MANDURAH 18.3 -3.0 11.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +2.2 22.6 +0.5 22.1 0.0 5.2 11.0 294 (12.3) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.6 +5.6 13.6 +5.4 11.9 0.0 3.6 7.8 202 ( 8.4) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 24.1 +3.7 8.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.7 +0.8 11.6 +1.4 -- 0.2 1.8 7.4 60 ( 2.5) 24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 +1.6 8.4 +1.1 8.0 0.4 1.0 5.5 312 (13.0) 41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.8 +3.0 12.4 -1.4 11.1 0.0 5.6 10.4 239 (10.0) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +1.0 21.1 +1.2 19.7 2.2 4.2 10.1 493 (20.5) 41/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +1.2 18.7 +1.1 16.4 0.0 8.0 7.7 473 (19.7) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 23.7 -0.5 18.6 +1.5 -- 5.2 -- -- 491 (20.5) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +1.0 15.9 +1.8 17.1 0.0 4.6 -- 338 (14.1) 26/08
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 +0.6 14.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 26/09
COOLANGATTA 22.7 -0.4 14.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 24/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 -1.0 13.4 +0.6 12.5 0.0 2.6 8.3 261 (10.9) 24/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 -0.2 9.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 22/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.3 0.0 6.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 11 ( 0.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 +0.6 10.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.5 +0.1 9.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 21/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.3 -1.0 9.4 -0.6 6.3 0.0 2.2 5.1 226 ( 9.4) 30/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -2.7 4.6 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 17/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.3 +2.3 11.3 +0.4 8.9 0.0 3.2 8.3 278 (11.6) 26/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 -1.5 6.4 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 15/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.3 +1.7 12.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 24/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.9 -3.4 6.7 +0.9 -0.4 0.4 0.8 1.1 197 ( 8.2) 22/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.7 -2.9 5.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.6 +3.6 9.5 +2.1 5.0 0.0 4.0 8.0 157 ( 6.5) 24/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.8 +0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.5 +0.9 6.3 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 24/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.0 +1.4 6.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 43/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 -1.8 4.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 34/22
HOBART AIRPORT 17.5 +2.3 3.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 0.6 4.2 235 ( 9.8) 41/12
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

37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.4 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+5.6 : 28.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.2 : 28.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+4.9 : 30.1 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+4.6 : 31.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+4.6 : 27.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+9.2 : 16.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.0 : 17.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+6.9 : 15.9 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 13.7 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+6.6 : 15.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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

2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.9 : 19.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-11.4 : 19.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-10.4 : 21.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-10.1 : 17.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-10.1 : 17.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

-2.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC
-1.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-5.5 : 0.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
-5.4 : 3.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : 4.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.9 : -2.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 : 3.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.
29.0 WEELARRANA E Gascoyne WA
18.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
15.4 MOUNT FLORANCE W Pilbara WA
15.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
14.2 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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2.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
2.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

950 (39.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
810 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
801 (33.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
799 (33.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
796 (33.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
737 (30.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
692 (28.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
672 (28.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
658 (27.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
658 (27.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
654 (27.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
639 (26.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
631 (26.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
629 (26.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
621 (25.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
621 (25.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
618 (25.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
111/14 FORREST Eucla WA
104/00 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
89/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
85/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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 Pilbara
KARRATHA AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
ROEBOURNE AERO
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
W Pilbara
BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
11.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 111(260/ 69 ) at 14:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS : 104(280/102 ) at 01:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(310/ 63 ) at 22:52