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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 26/05/2016. 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

N Peninsula

027061

SOUTHWELL STATION

57.0

57.0

09/05/2006

17

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058158

MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)

2.2

2.7

30/05/2000

40

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT

36.1

36.0

01/05/2016

12

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, 26/05/2016.

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 18.9 -2.9 9.9 -0.5 8.3 2.2 2.8 7.5 354 (14.8) 35/14
BUNBURY 18.1 -3.1 8.8 -0.5 -- 5.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 54/21
MANDURAH 18.6 -2.7 12.9 -0.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 307 (12.8) 54/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.1 24.6 +2.5 24.0 0.0 5.0 9.8 248 (10.3) 28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.7 +6.7 11.3 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -5.0 10.5 +1.8 -- 6.8 -- -- 475 (19.8) 50/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -4.4 11.2 +1.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 30/03
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.4 -4.7 10.1 +2.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 370 (15.4) 46/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.1 +4.3 14.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +1.1 21.9 +2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 369 (15.4) 34/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +1.5 21.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/11
MACKAY M.O 25.6 +1.4 19.2 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 22/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +4.2 17.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 22/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 +3.0 10.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 22/08
COOLANGATTA 24.1 +1.0 7.0 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 24/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +0.5 8.5 -4.3 1.7 0.0 5.4 10.0 228 ( 9.5) 24/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.9 +4.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.6 -0.7 3.4 -5.3 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.3 0.2 -10.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 18/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.3 +1.0 9.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 605 (25.2) 48/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.9 -1.3 1.7 -2.9 -5.6 0.2 2.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -2.5 -0.9 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 21/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 +1.7 9.8 -1.1 5.9 0.0 3.2 8.7 504 (21.0) 35/09
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 +1.2 0.5 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 26/17
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 -0.5 11.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 35/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 -2.7 1.3 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 17/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -2.8 2.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.9 -5.1 7.8 +0.4 1.0 0.0 2.6 0.2 262 (10.9) 39/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 -1.0 3.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 39/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.6 -2.0 4.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 43/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.8 -2.8 5.0 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 57/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -3.4 -0.7 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 9/09
HOBART AIRPORT 10.5 -4.7 2.7 -3.9 2.7 0.0 1.2 2.0 425 (17.7) 30/03
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

36.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
36.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
36.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+8.7 : 31.9 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.0 : 29.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 29.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.6 : 32.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+6.5 : 29.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.7 : 20.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.5 : 17.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.8 : 18.2 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+6.4 : 16.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.3 : 16.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.6 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-7.5 : 7.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-7.0 : 14.6 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.0 : 13.4 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-6.9 : 13.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-6.9 : 16.3 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

-7.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-10.4 : 2.2 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-10.2 : 0.2 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-10.2 : -5.3 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-9.8 : -4.4 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-9.6 : -7.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W 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.
57.0 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD
25.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
23.0 WILMINGTON Upper North SA
22.6 STRAWBERRY Central West WA
22.0 KALBARRI Central West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
22.6 STRAWBERRY
22.0 KALBARRI

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Upper North
23.0 WILMINGTON

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
57.0 SOUTHWELL STATION
Gulf Country
25.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
8.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

.....

0.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.1 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1131 (47.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1006 (41.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
946 (39.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
944 (39.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
943 (39.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
807 (33.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
788 (32.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
762 (31.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
743 (31.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
726 (30.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
714 (29.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
676 (28.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
675 (28.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
666 (27.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
664 (27.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
652 (27.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
651 (27.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
647 (27.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
645 (26.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
632 (26.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
619 (25.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
611 (25.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
605 (25.2) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
604 (25.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
96/02 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/21 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/21 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
76/16 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
CUMMINS AERO
14.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 8.3mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
KADINA AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
16.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 33.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 19.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
14.8mm in 30 min to 16:30 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 19.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
CAPE SORELL
13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 74(280/ 65 ) at 21:49
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 83(340/ 69 ) at 02:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 87(330/ 65 ) at 21:29
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(230/ 65 ) at 04:00