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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 1438 EST on 27/05/2016. 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

SA

W Agricultural

018171

MOUNT HOPE (FAIRVIEW)

51.4

47.0

31/05/1916

101

1 N

SA

Lower North

021130

RHYNIE

38.2

22.8

17/05/2008

13

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023012

OWEN

37.2

34.8

09/05/1989

89

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023043

HALBURY ROAD SALISBURY (HALBURY ROAD)

29.8

27.6

17/05/2008

14

1 N

SA

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AWS

34.6

32.6

24/05/2012

16

1 N

SA

County Light

023348

SHEA-OAK LOG (GREENOCK CREEK)

32.0

27.2

25/05/2010

11

1 N

SA

County Light

023369

GREENOCK

37.2

29.8

19/05/2002

14

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023858

GOULD CREEK (HERMITAGE)

40.2

37.6

17/05/2008

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023890

BELAIR (ST JOHNS)

43.6

39.2

18/05/2004

11

1 N

SA

Upper Murray

024048

RENMARK AERO

21.2

20.2

27/05/2008

18

1 N

SA

Lower Murray

024578

MORGAN (BRENDA PARK STATION)

22.8

16.8

29/05/2010

24

1 N

SA

Murray Mallee

025048

MERIBAH (MERALLEN)

24.0

12.6

29/05/2010

12

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084145

ORBOST

11.2

11.5

29/05/2006

13

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Maranoa

043091

ROMA AIRPORT

65

63.0

17/05/2008

17

N

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

80

61.0

05/05/1999

16

N

NSW

North Coast

058214

LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

68

61.0

04/05/2003

12

N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 27/05/2016.

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 19.1 -2.7 11.5 +1.1 10.4 2.4 2.0 4.7 287 (12.0) 37/10
BUNBURY 18.1 -3.1 10.8 +1.5 -- 12.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 50/09
MANDURAH 18.8 -2.5 14.5 +0.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 438 (18.3) 43/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +1.7 25.1 +3.0 24.3 0.0 0.6 10.6 239 (10.0) 28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 +9.0 15.3 +7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.2 -2.2 10.5 +1.8 -- 4.4 -- -- 482 (20.1) 30/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -1.9 11.4 +1.2 -- 24.2 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 -1.6 8.6 +1.3 -- 16.2 -- -- 382 (15.9) 41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.9 +6.1 16.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +1.7 20.4 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +1.7 18.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 26/13
MACKAY M.O 28.8 +4.6 18.5 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 249 (10.4) 24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.9 +4.9 14.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +3.2 8.7 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 43/14
COOLANGATTA 24.8 +1.7 9.8 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 46/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.7 +2.2 7.9 -4.9 4.6 0.0 4.2 9.1 195 ( 8.1) 46/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.6 +6.8 8.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 55/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.0 -5.3 9.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -3.3 4.4 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 26/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.8 -1.5 8.1 -1.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 48/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.7 -5.5 5.3 +0.7 3.3 19.0 1.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -4.0 6.2 -0.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 44/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 +1.8 12.7 +1.8 10.9 0.4 4.6 4.8 291 (12.1) 48/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 +1.2 8.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 52/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 +0.5 13.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 37/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.7 -4.6 6.8 +1.0 -- 10.8 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 39/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -3.5 6.9 +1.5 -- 15.2 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 31/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 -1.0 10.2 +2.8 -- 16.4 7.8 5.3 394 (16.4) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.6 -2.6 8.6 +2.9 -- 22.4 -- -- 249 (10.4) 35/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.2 -3.4 7.7 +2.6 -- 14.4 -- -- 292 (12.2) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.1 -3.5 7.5 +1.8 -- 11.6 -- -- 673 (28.0) 41/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -3.4 1.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 28/11
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 -2.0 5.3 -1.3 5.0 0.0 0.6 2.4 193 ( 8.0) 28/17
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

38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
36.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
36.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 32.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.8 : 31.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+8.7 : 32.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+8.6 : 31.7 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+8.6 : 33.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

27.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+9.6 : 11.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+9.4 : 20.8 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+9.4 : 19.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.2 : 20.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.2 : 19.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.2 : 18.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.6 : 14.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-7.2 : 14.3 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-7.1 : 17.1 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 17.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.8 : 15.0 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-6.8 : 17.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

-6.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-2.6 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-2.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-9.6 : 1.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-9.1 : -4.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.2 : -6.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.0 : -2.6 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.8 : 2.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.8 : 0.6 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N 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.
51.4 MOUNT HOPE (FAIRVIEW) W Agricultural SA
49.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
45.8 WILLIAMSTOWN Adelaide/Lofty SA
43.6 BELAIR (ST JOHNS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
43.0 INGLEWOOD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
51.4 MOUNT HOPE (FAIRVIEW)
Adelaide/Lofty
45.8 WILLIAMSTOWN
43.6 BELAIR (ST JOHNS)

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
49.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT

ISLANDS

43.0 INGLEWOOD

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1282 (53.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1069 (44.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1055 (44.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
916 (38.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
886 (36.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
860 (35.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
812 (33.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
788 (32.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
767 (32.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
752 (31.3) RHYLL E Central VIC
744 (31.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
722 (30.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
689 (28.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
673 (28.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
667 (27.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
659 (27.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
656 (27.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
638 (26.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
628 (26.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
616 (25.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
615 (25.6) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
614 (25.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
606 (25.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
100/04 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/02 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
80/03 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/16 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

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
PEMBERTON AG STATION
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower North
CLARE HIGH SCHOOL
12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
KADINA AWS
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
ROSEWORTHY AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.3mm/h
Murray Valley
LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
9.0mm in 8 min to 13:00 67.5mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WHITE CLIFFS AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.0mm/h
Lower Darling
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
15.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 31.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.8mm/h
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper North
YARRAWONGA
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
W Coast
CAPE SORELL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 100(330/ 83 ) at 05:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(230/ 65 ) at 20:00