Australian Weather News -- 24 MAY 2016

Tuesday 24 MAY 2016

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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 25/05/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Site

Today

Previous monthly record

Previous all time record
if equalled or broken

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Date

Years

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Date

Years

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

N Tablelands W

056013

GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN

-10.5

25/05/2001

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091284

BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS)

0.0

0.5

23/05/2008

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039128

BUNDABERG AERO

31.2

30.7

10/05/2016

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

32.1

29.1

24/05/2010

1 N

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

28.7

26.7

10/05/2004

1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:36EST, 25/05/2016.

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	19.4	-2.4	13.0	+2.6	12.8	18.6	2.8	6.1	547 (22.8)	98/05
BUNBURY	17.0	-4.2	14.5	+5.2	--	14.2	--	--	680 (28.3)	72/00
MANDURAH	18.6	-2.7	14.8	+1.2	--	10.2	--	--	889 (37.0)	76/01
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+1.3	24.1	+2.0	24.0	0.0	7.4	10.4	312 (13.0)	30/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.6	+4.6	7.5	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	31/16
WHYALLA AERO	22.5	+2.1	5.1	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	244 (10.2)	43/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.0	+2.1	10.6	+0.4	--	0.4	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.1	+2.0	8.5	+1.2	--	3.6	--	--	327 (13.6)	31/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.0	+1.2	19.8	+6.0	--	0.6	--	--	--	35/10
CAIRNS AERO	26.3	-1.3	22.5	+2.6	--	1.6	--	--	433 (18.0)	39/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.8	+1.2	21.1	+3.5	--	0.0	--	--	284 (11.8)	31/13
MACKAY M.O	26.3	+2.1	19.8	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	26/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.1	+5.1	18.7	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	24/14
BUNDABERG AERO	31.2	+6.6	16.8	+2.7	--	0.0	--	--	215 ( 9.0)	28/14
COOLANGATTA	24.5	+1.4	13.6	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	306 (12.8)	31/11
BRISBANE AERO	25.4	+1.9	13.8	+1.0	--	0.0	4.0	9.7	322 (13.4)	30/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	19.1	-1.2	5.6	-3.1	--	0.0	4.6	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.0	+1.6	5.5	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	228 ( 9.5)	28/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	21.2	+0.9	9.4	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	587 (24.5)	50/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	10.9	-3.3	3.8	-0.8	-3.6	0.4	1.4	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.4	-2.5	1.3	-5.2	--	0.0	--	--	317 (13.2)	39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.3	+2.3	11.4	+0.5	7.6	0.0	7.6	9.9	732 (30.5)	63/01
RICHMOND RAAF	23.0	+2.5	2.2	-5.4	--	0.0	--	--	288 (12.0)	35/13
BELLAMBI AWS	20.7	+1.1	11.9	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	445 (18.5)	46/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.8	-1.5	6.6	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	377 (15.7)	41/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	16.2	-1.4	8.2	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	331 (13.8)	34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.1	+1.1	5.1	-2.3	0.0	0.0	3.2	8.1	236 ( 9.8)	21/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	15.8	-1.4	7.0	+1.3	--	0.2	--	--	309 (12.9)	31/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.9	-0.7	7.4	+2.3	--	0.6	--	--	287 (12.0)	35/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.7	+0.1	7.3	+1.6	--	0.2	--	--	448 (18.7)	31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	13.1	-2.7	1.8	-3.2	--	0.6	--	--	200 ( 8.3)	21/15
HOBART AIRPORT	12.1	-3.1	7.5	+0.9	3.5	6.2	1.4	7.5	420 (17.5)	44/09
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.5 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
35.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+7.7 : 28.5 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+7.5 : 28.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.6 : 31.2 BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.6 : 31.2 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.6 : 28.7 FORREST Eucla WA

27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 18.8 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
+8.4 : 20.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+8.3 : 19.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.0 : 19.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+7.9 : 16.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.9 : 19.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 17.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-6.0 : 23.8 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 3.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.6 : 25.9 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.5 : 18.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-7.9 : -6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.8 : 0.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-6.7 : -1.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.2 : 2.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.0 : -5.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.

51.6 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
48.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
44.6 BUNGENDORE Lower West WA
44.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
43.4 MOUNT WILLIAM

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
51.6 JARRAHWOOD
48.0 DWELLINGUP
44.6 BUNGENDORE
44.0 WITCHCLIFFE

ISLANDS

43.4 MOUNT WILLIAM

Reports not yet available

1712 (71.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1488 (62.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1266 (52.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1236 (51.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1228 (51.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1226 (51.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1165 (48.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1121 (46.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1048 (43.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1039 (43.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1031 (43.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1012 (42.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
996 (41.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
965 (40.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
961 (40.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
932 (38.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
889 (37.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
887 (37.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
833 (34.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
816 (34.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
803 (33.5) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
798 (33.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
783 (32.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
778 (32.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
778 (32.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
777 (32.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
777 (32.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
775 (32.3) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
770 (32.1) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
766 (31.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
757 (31.5) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
751 (31.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
751 (31.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
738 (30.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
732 (30.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
716 (29.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
716 (29.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
714 (29.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
697 (29.0) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
696 (29.0) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
688 (28.7) LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
688 (28.7) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
681 (28.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
680 (28.3) BUNBURY Lower West WA
677 (28.2) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
672 (28.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
670 (27.9) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
665 (27.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
664 (27.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
664 (27.7) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
662 (27.6) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
660 (27.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
660 (27.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
647 (27.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
647 (27.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
646 (26.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
641 (26.7) MANJIMUP Lower West WA
634 (26.4) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
629 (26.2) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
624 (26.0) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
622 (25.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
621 (25.9) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
620 (25.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
610 (25.4) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
607 (25.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
601 (25.0) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

102/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
100/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/05 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
96/00 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
94/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
91/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/18 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AG STATION 11.4mm in 30 min to 00:30 22.8mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.8mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.6mm/h Lower West JANDAKOT AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h SWANBOURNE 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h PERTH METRO 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h BICKLEY 10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.4mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.4mm/h 28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.3mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.4mm/h CAPE LEEUWIN 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h DWELLINGUP 12.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.2mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 13.8mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h BUSSELTON AERO 4.8mm in 3 min to 02:50 96.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h BRIDGETOWN 10.2mm in 30 min to 03:30 20.4mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h WITCHCLIFFE 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h 5.8mm in 3 min to 02:00 116.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h STYLES TOWER 3.8mm in 11 min to 00:28 20.7mm/h 4.4mm in 11 min to 03:11 24.0mm/h DONNYBROOK AG STATION 11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.2mm/h LANCELIN EAST AG STATION 8.8mm in 19 min to 05:47 27.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.6mm/h PEMBERTON AG STATION 11.0mm in 30 min to 02:30 22.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.6mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.2mm/h SOUTH PERTH AG STATION 10.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.2mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.0mm/h VASSE AG STATION 6.4mm in 19 min to 00:19 20.2mm/h WAROONA 11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.2mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers POINT STUART 15.6mm in 30 min to 06:00 31.2mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.2mm/h 16.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h Gulf Country KOWANYAMA AIRPORT 10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 6.8mm in 9 min to 01:57 45.3mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 13.8mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West PERTH AIRPORT : 98(320/ 69 ) at 05:28 ROTTNEST ISLAND : 96(340/ 80 ) at 00:56 OCEAN REEF : 76(340/ 65 ) at 04:00 CAPE LEEUWIN : 102(290/ 83 ) at 01:39 CAPE NATURALISTE : 91(330/ 70 ) at 00:02 BUSSELTON AERO : 82(340/ 65 ) at 00:30 BUSSELTON JETTY : 96(330/ 76 ) at 00:29 NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 80(240/ 69 ) at 13:11 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(230/ 65 ) at 18:03 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(260/ 72 ) at 06:00 KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 78(218/ 63 ) at 07:30 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(250/ 69 ) at 00:31 Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 102(220/ 56 ) at 00:00 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 91(260/ 69 ) at 01:30