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Records set or equalled today

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The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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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 14:02EST, 03/05/2017.

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 26.8 +5.0 11.6 +1.2 9.9 0.0 5.4 8.0 484 (20.2) 48/00
BUNBURY -- -- 10.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 26/06
MANDURAH 25.2 +3.9 12.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 26/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.1 22.2 +0.1 21.5 0.0 4.6 10.0 173 ( 7.2) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.8 +0.8 6.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 -2.7 11.9 +3.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 378 (15.8) 44/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -1.9 10.0 -0.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 -0.7 6.5 -0.8 -- 5.2 -- -- 335 (14.0) 46/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 +4.6 12.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 31/14
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +2.3 19.7 -0.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 354 (14.8) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 +2.2 20.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 26.4 +2.2 18.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 28/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +2.4 16.9 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 +2.2 17.9 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 31/11
COOLANGATTA 25.4 +2.3 13.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.3 +2.8 14.4 +1.6 12.1 0.0 4.8 8.5 261 (10.9) 22/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.9 +3.1 13.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 22/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.9 +4.6 13.4 +4.7 9.7 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +4.3 11.5 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 21/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.0 +5.7 10.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 35/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.8 +3.9 6.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 35/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.6 +4.6 14.3 +3.4 8.0 0.0 5.0 8.4 323 (13.5) 48/23
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 +3.7 9.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.9 +2.3 15.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 50/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.0 -- 5.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 37/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.7 +0.4 5.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 41/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -1.2 9.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 41/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.5 -1.5 11.0 +3.6 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 276 (11.5) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.5 -1.7 7.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 35/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 14.8 -1.8 6.8 -1.5 4.6 2.0 2.6 6.6 434 (18.1) 48/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 -1.1 4.6 -1.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 380 (15.8) 46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.3 -0.5 6.8 +1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 350 (14.6) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 -2.2 6.5 -0.1 3.2 0.0 2.0 7.9 478 (19.9) 61/13
Max
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+/- 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

36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.3 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
34.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.8 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
34.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.3 : 34.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.2 : 34.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.1 : 33.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 29.4 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+6.6 : 29.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA

27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 20.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.1 : 18.3 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
+7.9 : 14.8 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+7.7 : 16.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.6 : 16.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

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

-0.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.5 : 0.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.0 : -0.4 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-5.8 : 2.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.9 : 4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.8 : 9.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-1.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-7.4 : -0.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 2.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.8 : 4.9 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-4.7 : 2.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-4.6 : 6.1 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.6 : 5.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt 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.
36.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
34.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.6 KIMBERLEY DOWNS W Kimberley WA
31.6 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
28.4 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA

Reports not yet available

1785 (74.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1333 (55.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1288 (53.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1231 (51.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1215 (50.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1077 (44.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1057 (44.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
998 (41.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
954 (39.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
951 (39.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
908 (37.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
857 (35.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
847 (35.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
791 (33.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
761 (31.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
755 (31.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
745 (31.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
735 (30.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
722 (30.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
711 (29.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
703 (29.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
701 (29.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
675 (28.1) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
670 (27.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
668 (27.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
658 (27.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
654 (27.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
652 (27.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
602 (25.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
120/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/07 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/02 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a programming error, downpours shown for WA, NT, SA, QLD and ISLANDS between 9 and 10am local times are wrong and should be ignored. The error will be corrected as soon as possible.
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
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
16.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 33.2mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.6mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 16.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
25.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.8mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.4mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 10:00 20.4mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 35.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 104(240/ 89 ) at 12:23
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 69(250/ 63 ) at 12:56
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 102(260/ 63 ) at 07:50
CAPE GRIM : 78(230/ 65 ) at 09:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(320/ 91 ) at 05:17
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 93(240/ 59 ) at 09:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(260/ 63 ) at 12:30
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 83(220/ 65 ) at 07:44
LOW ROCKY POINT : 89(290/ 70 ) at 02:47
ISLANDS
Islands
BROWSE ISLAND : 106(100/ 46 ) at 07:33
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(260/ 65 ) at 05:12