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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 29/05/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Highest daily rainfall

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

46.8

45.0

16/05/2011

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, 29/05/2015.

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 18.5 -3.3 4.4 -6.0 2.2 0.0 3.6 5.4 294 (12.3) 34/10
BUNBURY 17.5 -3.7 7.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 26/15
MANDURAH 18.2 -3.1 10.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 24/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.6 23.1 +1.0 22.5 0.0 7.4 10.8 376 (15.7) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.7 +5.7 11.3 +3.1 9.0 0.0 5.6 7.5 227 ( 9.5) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.1 +1.7 9.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 30/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.2 +0.3 10.2 0.0 -- 0.0 1.4 5.3 64 ( 2.7) 39/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.3 +0.2 11.3 +4.0 9.4 7.6 1.0 3.4 443 (18.5) 57/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.1 +3.3 14.4 +0.6 12.5 0.0 5.4 -- 244 (10.2) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.5 22.3 +2.4 21.3 0.0 6.0 7.3 524 (21.8) 46/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.9 17.5 -0.1 15.0 0.0 5.2 9.6 410 (17.1) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 24.0 -0.2 18.6 +1.5 -- 2.8 -- 4.1 374 (15.6) 34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +1.6 16.9 +2.8 15.3 0.0 4.4 -- 273 (11.4) 28/09
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 +0.7 14.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 26/12
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +0.9 13.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 0.0 12.7 -0.1 11.7 0.0 1.8 9.9 262 (10.9) 26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 +1.6 9.7 -0.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 294 (12.3) 22/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.8 +0.5 10.5 +1.8 -- 1.0 1.4 -- 26 ( 1.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -0.7 13.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 28/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +0.4 12.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 18/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.4 +2.1 9.4 -0.6 5.6 0.0 2.0 -- 252 (10.5) 22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.7 -1.2 10.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 26/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.1 +3.1 11.6 +0.7 8.9 0.0 1.4 7.6 311 (13.0) 28/10
RICHMOND RAAF 20.5 0.0 6.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 18/23
BELLAMBI AWS 21.2 +1.6 13.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 28/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.5 +2.2 7.9 +2.1 5.0 0.6 0.6 6.9 278 (11.6) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.7 +1.1 7.4 +2.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 34/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.8 +1.8 9.2 +1.8 5.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 169 ( 7.0) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.3 +2.1 9.3 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.6 +2.0 6.0 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 34/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.1 +3.5 6.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 552 (23.0) 59/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.1 +0.3 6.5 +1.5 -- 13.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 59/12
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 +2.9 6.9 +0.3 3.2 0.0 1.4 6.6 401 (16.7) 65/16
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 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.2 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
36.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.6 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+5.7 : 28.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.7 : 30.9 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 31.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.3 : 32.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.3 : 30.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.9 : 16.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 17.1 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.9 : 16.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 16.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+7.6 : 13.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

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

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

-9.6 : 22.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-9.1 : 20.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-8.9 : 18.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-8.7 : 19.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-8.6 : 21.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

-1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-0.6 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.0 : 0.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.6 : 2.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-8.1 : -0.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 1.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.8 : 0.6 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : -0.8 YORK 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.
85.2 INDEE E Pilbara WA
46.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
35.2 PYRAMID STATION E Pilbara WA
30.0 BONNEY DOWNS E Pilbara WA
29.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
85.2 INDEE
46.8 ROEBOURNE AERO
35.2 PYRAMID STATION
30.0 BONNEY DOWNS
29.0 KARRATHA AERO

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
9.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

1.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1350 (56.3) TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
1125 (46.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
970 (40.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
959 (40.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
954 (39.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
942 (39.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
937 (39.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
904 (37.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
869 (36.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
867 (36.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
853 (35.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
850 (35.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
846 (35.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
807 (33.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
802 (33.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
796 (33.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
795 (33.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
767 (32.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
757 (31.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
744 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
741 (30.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
726 (30.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
718 (29.9) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
715 (29.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
713 (29.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
705 (29.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
691 (28.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
686 (28.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
678 (28.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
673 (28.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
667 (27.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
660 (27.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
655 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
640 (26.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
608 (25.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
126/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
118/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/22 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
106/07 FORREST Eucla WA
102/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
100/18 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/19 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/16 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/17 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/21 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
HUNTERS HILL
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
8.8mm in 12 min to 06:00 44.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.8mm/h
CAPE GRIM
5.4mm in 11 min to 03:11 29.5mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 106(150/104 ) at 07:16
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS : 104( 20/ 80 ) at 03:06
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(330/ 80 ) at 18:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91(350/ 52 ) at 16:00
MOUNT HOTHAM : 91(360/ 56 ) at 17:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 124(260/ 87 ) at 22:46
CAPE GRIM : 106(280/ 83 ) at 22:47
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(320/100 ) at 22:59
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(310/ 72 ) at 16:40
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 41 ) at 21:31
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 95(290/ 76 ) at 19:57
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(300/ 80 ) at 18:08
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(290/ 69 ) at 19:08