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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 24/05/2016. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Gulf Country

029037

MIRANDA DOWNS STATION

72.0

58.0

22/05/2016

98

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

17.4

3.8

10/05/2007

13

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

21.6

19.6

24/05/2012

22

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061366

NORAH HEAD AWS

28.1

27.1

17/05/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

26.9

26.3

17/05/2016

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 14:36EST, 24/05/2016.

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 20.3 -1.5 10.3 -0.1 8.4 4.8 1.8 6.7 307 (12.8) 44/12
BUNBURY 19.4 -1.8 12.4 +3.1 -- 8.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 57/23
MANDURAH 19.5 -1.8 13.9 +0.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 498 (20.8) 61/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.1 +3.1 25.9 +3.8 24.9 0.0 4.8 11.1 309 (12.9) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.1 +0.1 13.7 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 19.3 -1.1 7.1 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 24/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.0 +0.1 10.8 +0.6 -- 7.2 -- -- 250 (10.4) 35/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 -1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.6 -3.2 21.1 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.7 -1.9 23.5 +3.6 -- 22.4 -- -- 384 (16.0) 35/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 -0.4 23.1 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 493 (20.5) 34/00
MACKAY M.O 25.7 +1.5 20.9 +3.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 31/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +1.5 18.5 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 31/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +3.2 15.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 26/14
COOLANGATTA 25.9 +2.8 12.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 31/16
BRISBANE AERO 25.5 +2.0 13.7 +0.9 12.2 0.0 3.2 8.8 257 (10.7) 37/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 11.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.2 +6.9 11.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +5.8 10.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 31/21
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.4 +8.1 10.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 63/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 5.1 +0.5 -2.5 0.4 3 3.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +0.8 11.0 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 48/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.3 +8.3 13.2 +2.3 9.8 0.0 4.0 9.2 262 (10.9) 65/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.3 +6.8 7.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 68/12
BELLAMBI AWS 24.4 +4.8 17.3 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 55/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.6 -0.7 12.3 +6.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 50/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -1.8 10.4 +5.0 -- 3.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 59/05
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.5 +0.5 9.6 +2.2 5.0 1.4 4.0 9.4 436 (18.2) 39/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.7 -1.5 10.6 +4.9 -- 2.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 50/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 -1.1 10.0 +4.9 -- 5.4 -- -- 447 (18.6) 54/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.9 -0.7 7.3 +1.6 -- 5.2 -- -- 782 (32.6) 59/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 -1.5 8.8 +3.8 -- 13.2 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 57/04
HOBART AIRPORT 11.0 -4.2 10.3 +3.7 9.7 3.6 2.4 0.0 346 (14.4) 55/19
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 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
36.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+8.5 : 29.7 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+8.5 : 26.9 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.3 : 28.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+8.1 : 28.1 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+8.1 : 28.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+8.1 : 28.1 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

27.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.8 : 22.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+10.7 : 18.8 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.6 : 20.8 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
+10.3 : 22.2 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+9.5 : 15.3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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

-0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.3 : 16.0 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 16.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 26.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.3 : 23.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.3 : 22.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

-1.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.8 : -1.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.2 : 1.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 3.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 3.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
-6.4 : 8.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne 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.
84.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
72.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION Gulf Country QLD
66.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD
62.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
53.6 WALPOLE FORESTRY

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
66.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
Gulf Country
72.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION
62.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
72.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
54.4 WHITE CLIFF POINT

ISLANDS
Islands
84.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

Reports not yet available

1514 (63.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1340 (55.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1269 (52.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1244 (51.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1162 (48.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1049 (43.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1035 (43.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1022 (42.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
951 (39.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
933 (38.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
910 (37.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
906 (37.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
885 (36.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
874 (36.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
867 (36.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
852 (35.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
840 (35.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
838 (34.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
828 (34.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
808 (33.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
782 (32.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
773 (32.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
769 (32.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
760 (31.7) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
750 (31.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
749 (31.2) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
748 (31.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
733 (30.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
728 (30.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
696 (29.0) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
693 (28.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
687 (28.6) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
682 (28.4) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
680 (28.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
678 (28.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
660 (27.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
659 (27.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
646 (26.9) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
644 (26.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
639 (26.6) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
635 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
634 (26.4) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
630 (26.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
627 (26.1) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
624 (26.0) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
621 (25.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
620 (25.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
615 (25.6) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
612 (25.5) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
605 (25.2) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
600 (25.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
135/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
117/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
115/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
113/01 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
111/18 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
106/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/14 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
100/03 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
98/21 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
94/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/01 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
94/15 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
94/13 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
94/08 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
91/19 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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
Lower West
WITCHCLIFFE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h
HORN ISLAND
11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.0mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 01:30 30.4mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 20.4mm/h
8.6mm in 22 min to 01:52 23.5mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 25.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.7mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
5.4mm in 16 min to 04:25 20.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
MOUNT HOTHAM
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.2mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
10.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.2mm/h
7.0mm in 20 min to 04:20 21.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.8mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 18.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.4mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 39.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 22.4mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 17.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 23.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 76(340/ 63 ) at 23:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 98(350/ 61 ) at 22:00
CAPE NATURALISTE : 95(330/ 56 ) at 23:54
BUSSELTON JETTY : 100(350/ 83 ) at 23:17
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) : 95(270/ 56 ) at 01:08
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY) : 95(250/ 56 ) at 14:17
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 67(200/ 63 ) at 13:14
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 117(330/ 85 ) at 03:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 85(270/ 63 ) at 04:22
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 100(340/ 63 ) at 03:29
MOUNT HOTHAM : 113(340/ 80 ) at 01:30
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(210/ 76 ) at 08:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(270/ 46 ) at 11:01
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 96(247/ 63 ) at 13:50
E Central
FAWKNER BEACON : 91(270/ 72 ) at 01:52
W Coast
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(260/ 67 ) at 03:46
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 115(260/ 85 ) at 05:36
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(310/ 76 ) at 02:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(350/ 63 ) at 00:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 111(220/ 69 ) at 18:11
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(250/ 56 ) at 19:34
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 82(260/ 63 ) at 13:55
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 82(300/ 63 ) at 02:28
MOUNT READ : 93(240/ 59 ) at 15:00
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(260/ 72 ) at 16:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 130(270/ 96 ) at 13:05