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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 1516 EST on 20/05/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

34.2

33.9

23/05/2003

21

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 15:15EST, 20/05/2016.

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 19.0 -2.8 12.3 +1.9 11.8 0.0 1.6 -- 178 ( 7.4) --
BUNBURY 20.0 -1.2 11.5 +2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) --
MANDURAH 20.0 -1.3 14.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +2.0 24.8 +2.7 25.1 0.0 6.8 -- 274 (11.4) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0 +3.0 7.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) --
WHYALLA AERO 21.0 +0.6 6.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 -0.4 13.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 31/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +0.9 10.0 +2.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 473 (19.7) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.6 +2.8 22.7 +8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 44/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +2.4 21.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 +2.4 19.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) --
MACKAY M.O 26.0 +1.8 20.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 +4.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +4.4 15.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) --
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +0.9 14.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) --
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 +4.1 14.1 +1.3 11.5 0.0 2.4 7.1 256 (10.7) 24/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.0 +4.2 13.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.0 +1.7 8.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +1.6 8.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 +2.7 9.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 -1.2 5.3 +0.7 -4.0 0.0 4.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -0.9 3.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.0 +4.0 11.8 +0.9 8.0 0.0 4.0 -- 424 (17.7) --
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 +3.5 4.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) --
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 +2.4 13.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.0 +1.7 5.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -0.6 8.3 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.0 6.6 -0.8 3.0 0.0 4.0 -- 207 ( 8.6) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.8 +0.6 8.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 54/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.0 -0.6 7.6 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.0 +1.4 9.4 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 555 (23.1) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.2 10.9 +5.9 -- 11.2 -- -- 415 (17.3) --
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 -2.2 10.6 +4.0 7.5 4.0 2.8 -- 453 (18.9) --
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

37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
36.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+6.3 : 27.5 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+6.1 : 29.6 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+5.9 : 27.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+5.7 : 28.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+5.7 : 25.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.9 : 22.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+8.2 : 24.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+7.6 : 19.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 12.6 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+6.9 : 21.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-9.0 : 15.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.3 : 15.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-6.3 : 18.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.0 : 19.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.9 : 10.8 DOVER Southeast TAS

-4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-1.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : 1.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.1 : -4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.1 : -4.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 : -1.6 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.4 : -1.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S 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.
61.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
33.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
33.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
32.2 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD) W Coast TAS
32.0 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS

TASMANIA
N Coast
32.0 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN)
W Coast
61.4 MOUNT READ
33.8 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)
33.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
32.2 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD)

Reports not yet available

1396 (58.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1344 (56.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1322 (55.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1230 (51.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1184 (49.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1177 (49.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1174 (48.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1061 (44.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1048 (43.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
1031 (43.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1009 (42.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
965 (40.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
957 (39.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
921 (38.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
901 (37.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
862 (35.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
859 (35.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
836 (34.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
829 (34.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
828 (34.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
815 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
761 (31.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
754 (31.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
723 (30.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
721 (30.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
683 (28.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
682 (28.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
680 (28.3) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
660 (27.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
648 (27.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
637 (26.5) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
636 (26.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
623 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
609 (25.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
609 (25.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
603 (25.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
602 (25.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
143/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
124/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/11 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
87/16 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
80/06 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
80/08 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
80/23 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
4.6mm in 11 min to 14:00 25.1mm/h
TASMANIA
Central Plateau
BUTLERS GORGE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
W Coast
WARRA
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
MOUNT READ
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
30.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 61.6mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 30.8mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 30.8mm/h
CAPE WESSEL
12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.6mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(330/ 76 ) at 19:00
SW Slopes S
CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS : 83(270/ 67 ) at 14:04
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 98(310/ 61 ) at 08:30
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(230/ 63 ) at 23:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 124(270/ 74 ) at 18:00
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 87(234/ 67 ) at 21:10
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 87(290/ 69 ) at 09:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT : 93(280/ 67 ) at 07:49
DEVONPORT AIRPORT : 102(290/ 69 ) at 08:07
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 135(270/ 98 ) at 08:00
LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) : 102(290/ 61 ) at 07:11
SMITHTON AERODROME : 87(280/ 69 ) at 07:40
LOW HEAD : 89(290/ 70 ) at 08:30
CAPE GRIM : 109(280/ 82 ) at 08:00
E Coast
LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) : 104(320/ 67 ) at 09:38
SWAN ISLAND : 100(300/ 69 ) at 09:37
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 111(260/ 89 ) at 12:11
Southeast
HOBART AIRPORT : 83(290/ 65 ) at 12:00
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 143(320/124 ) at 07:42
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(310/ 89 ) at 06:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 98(250/ 43 ) at 23:07
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 104(260/ 69 ) at 11:44
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 95(260/ 76 ) at 13:39
CAMPANIA (KINCORA) : 102(260/ 41 ) at 11:46
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 91(250/ 76 ) at 12:37
DENNES POINT : 89(260/ 67 ) at 10:47
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME : 89(320/ 63 ) at 06:11
LOW ROCKY POINT : 122(280/ 91 ) at 09:18
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 128(320/ 91 ) at 06:12
MOUNT READ : 143(310/ 76 ) at 06:27
King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(310/ 65 ) at 05:00
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 113(260/ 70 ) at 20:14
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 117(270/ 95 ) at 19:17