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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 1437 EST on 16/05/2016. 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 minimum temperature

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

15.6

15.1

06/05/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

32.2

32.0

14/05/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

28.1

26.9

01/05/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

South Coast

069147

MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS

27.2

26.7

01/05/2016

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

VIC

E Gippsland

084016

GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

26.6

25.0

25/05/1994

57

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

26.5

25.7

04/05/2010

19

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

54

50

13/05/2016

11

N Previous record set earlier this month.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 16/05/2016.

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 21.8 0.0 8.7 -1.7 7.3 0.2 2.4 7.1 307 (12.8) 50/16
BUNBURY 21.1 -0.1 9.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 43/12
MANDURAH 20.6 -0.7 15.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 50/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.1 25.0 +2.9 23.9 0.0 9.2 11.1 435 (18.1) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.4 +5.4 5.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 26/15
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 +0.1 15.3 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 31/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.0 +2.1 13.2 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.9 +1.8 10.4 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 50/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.0 +4.2 12.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 26/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +1.1 22.6 +2.7 -- 9.6 -- -- 603 (25.1) 50/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +1.7 17.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 25.9 +1.7 19.4 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.7 +1.7 15.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 +2.8 14.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 31/12
COOLANGATTA 25.4 +2.3 13.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 +2.4 12.6 -0.2 10.7 0.0 2.6 10.1 274 (11.4) 26/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.4 +4.6 12.2 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 389 (16.2) 26/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.1 +3.8 8.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +4.8 8.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 21/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.0 +5.7 6.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 48/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.6 +7.4 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 3.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.1 +3.2 5.1 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.0 +6.0 12.4 +1.5 8.3 0.0 2.2 5.2 284 (11.8) 34/12
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 +4.0 4.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 26/13
BELLAMBI AWS 22.6 +3.0 16.7 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 43/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 +4.8 11.5 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +4.5 9.5 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.3 +5.3 13.6 +6.2 10.5 0.0 2.4 10.3 271 (11.3) 35/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.9 +2.7 10.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.2 +3.6 5.6 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.7 +4.1 8.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 585 (24.4) 52/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 +2.1 14.2 +9.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 70/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 +1.7 11.6 +5.0 7.8 0.2 3.6 5.7 467 (19.5) 89/13
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

36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.5 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
35.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+9.7 : 26.6 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
+9.2 : 26.5 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
+8.9 : 28.1 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+8.3 : 27.2 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+8.3 : 22.4 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+8.3 : 32.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

28.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.8 : 12.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+9.6 : 12.9 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+9.5 : 14.9 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+9.2 : 14.2 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+9.1 : 12.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

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

5.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-2.9 : 23.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-1.3 : 20.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-1.3 : 24.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
-1.2 : 7.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-1.1 : 25.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

-1.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW

-9.0 : 5.6 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.7 : 0.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-5.2 : -0.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 : 5.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.1 : 4.1 EYRE Eucla 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.
39.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
33.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
31.6 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
27.0 MT SHERIDAN N Coast--Barron QLD
26.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1449 (60.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1368 (57.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1316 (54.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1309 (54.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1275 (53.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1239 (51.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1096 (45.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1042 (43.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1030 (42.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
995 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
994 (41.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
989 (41.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
973 (40.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
937 (39.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
929 (38.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
915 (38.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
903 (37.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
893 (37.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
881 (36.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
871 (36.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
844 (35.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
819 (34.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
814 (33.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
810 (33.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
810 (33.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
807 (33.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
794 (33.1) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
793 (33.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
789 (32.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
773 (32.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
749 (31.2) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
733 (30.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
725 (30.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
689 (28.7) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
686 (28.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
684 (28.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
678 (28.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
668 (27.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
666 (27.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
660 (27.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
640 (26.7) BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
637 (26.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
635 (26.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
625 (26.0) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
625 (26.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
619 (25.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
617 (25.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
605 (25.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
139/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
128/11 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
118/09 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
113/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
109/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
109/08 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
106/14 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
102/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
102/09 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
100/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/16 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
98/14 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
96/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/13 LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
93/12 WARRA W Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.2mm/h
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT
5.2mm in 14 min to 14:30 22.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.2mm in 7 min to 13:00 61.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 119(290/ 96 ) at 09:37
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(320/ 61 ) at 08:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 61 ) at 14:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 109(270/ 83 ) at 12:30
LOW HEAD : 93(270/ 63 ) at 13:23
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 106(240/ 80 ) at 14:35
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 98(260/ 80 ) at 16:45
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 83(290/ 63 ) at 13:03
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 133(320/115 ) at 13:57
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 115(270/ 87 ) at 12:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 96(300/ 28 ) at 15:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(270/ 54 ) at 12:41
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(270/ 80 ) at 14:07
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 87(260/ 67 ) at 14:40
W Coast
WARRA : 93(300/ 39 ) at 12:35
LOW ROCKY POINT : 98(270/ 70 ) at 14:36
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 109(300/ 82 ) at 09:30
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(260/ 67 ) at 14:55
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(270/ 87 ) at 14:23