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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
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The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available, with some not available until the next day. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 20 and 50 minutes past the hour.

For weather news as it breaks that is tagged and organised, use the links on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page.


Records set or equalled today

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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

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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 14:01EST, 27/05/2017.

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 19.9 -1.9 9.7 -0.7 8.6 3.8 2.8 6.7 240 (10.0) 31/11
BUNBURY 18.9 -2.3 11.7 +2.4 -- 8.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/00
MANDURAH 18.5 -2.8 14.5 +0.9 -- 1.8 -- -- 370 (15.4) 35/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.1 24.3 +2.2 23.4 0.0 6.4 10.9 361 (15.0) 50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.2 +5.2 8.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 24/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.3 +2.9 5.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 30/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.9 +3.0 12.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.5 3.9 -3.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 274 (11.4) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 +2.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.7 21.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 577 (24.0) 50/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 -0.4 16.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/12
MACKAY M.O 24.9 +0.7 15.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +0.3 13.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 26/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 14.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 28/15
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.4 12.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 21/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 +0.3 12.7 -0.1 11.1 0.0 3.6 9.6 298 (12.4) 21/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 +0.9 11.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 22/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.1 -0.2 6.2 -2.5 3.7 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -0.3 9.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 18/07
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -0.5 5.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 24/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 4.0 -0.6 -2.9 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -0.2 1.7 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 -1.0 9.8 -1.1 7.3 0.0 1.8 9.8 311 (13.0) 35/16
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 -0.6 4.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 24/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 -0.7 11.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 30/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 17/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.2 +0.9 6.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 21/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.6 -2.0 8.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 15/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.0 5.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- 7.6 149 ( 6.2) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 +0.5 5.7 0.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 17/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -0.2 6.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 17/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 17.4 +0.8 11.3 +3.0 9.9 0.0 0.8 4.4 420 (17.5) 44/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +0.4 5.1 -0.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 373 (15.5) 30/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.3 -0.5 2.6 -2.4 -- 2.4 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 22/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 -0.1 7.7 +1.1 1.7 0.0 1.2 8.0 342 (14.3) 35/12
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 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+5.4 : 28.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+5.2 : 28.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.0 : 25.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.0 : 37.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+5.0 : 25.8 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 12.1 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+5.3 : 14.3 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.2 : 8.7 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+5.0 : 14.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+4.8 : 10.0 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

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

3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.3 : 17.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.9 : 19.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
-3.9 : 22.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-3.7 : 16.2 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-3.7 : 16.6 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.7 : 17.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-0.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-6.7 : 3.4 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-6.3 : 3.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.1 : 2.3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.0 : 2.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.9 : 2.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
24.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
23.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
22.4 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
16.0 SAVAGE RIVER MINE W Coast TAS
13.8 BENWERRIN W Coast VIC

Reports not yet available

1414 (58.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1126 (46.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1040 (43.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1016 (42.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
974 (40.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
963 (40.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
948 (39.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
935 (39.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
839 (35.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
804 (33.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
797 (33.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
789 (32.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
775 (32.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
773 (32.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
758 (31.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
706 (29.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
705 (29.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
696 (29.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
687 (28.6) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
673 (28.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
659 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
645 (26.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
639 (26.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
627 (26.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
87/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
68/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
63/01 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
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND
5.6mm in 11 min to 09:11 30.5mm/h
WAROONA
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(310/ 72 ) at 03:00