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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 1627 EST on 31/05/2017. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

Hunter Valley

061250

PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)

-2.2

-2.1

08/05/1971

38

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-9.8

-9.0

08/05/2017

38

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

CW Slopes S

065070

DUBBO AIRPORT AWS

-4.0

-2.6

29/05/2006

19

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094020

DOVER

8.1

8.2

29/05/2000

24

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094212

CAMPANIA (KINCORA)

8.7

9.0

29/05/2000

14

1 N


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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 16:26EST, 31/05/2017.

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 25.4 +3.6 11.4 +1.0 8.0 0.0 3.6 8.2 434 (18.1) 37/02
BUNBURY 21.1 -0.1 6.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 30/14
MANDURAH 20.6 -0.7 11.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 30/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +0.3 22.5 +0.4 21.0 0.0 6.6 10.6 397 (16.5) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.5 -2.5 4.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 54/12
WHYALLA AERO 16.2 -4.2 7.9 -0.8 -- 1.4 -- -- 276 (11.5) 37/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.1 -3.8 9.7 -0.5 -- 16.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -3.0 6.7 -0.6 -- 10.8 -- -- 403 (16.8) 57/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.3 -1.5 7.6 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 37/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +0.4 19.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 512 (21.3) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.7 +0.1 18.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 25.2 +1.0 18.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 31/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +0.5 18.6 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 24/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 +0.2 16.6 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 22/09
COOLANGATTA 22.3 -0.8 12.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 24/08
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 -0.5 12.2 -0.6 9.4 0.0 5.8 8.4 251 (10.5) 30/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.4 -0.4 6.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 28/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.5 -4.8 1.4 -7.3 -1.5 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -1.8 4.4 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 18/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.9 -3.4 4.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 43/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -2.4 -7.0 -9.8 0.2 1.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.8 -5.1 -4.0 -10.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 -1.0 6.8 -4.1 3.4 0.0 3.4 9.7 480 (20.0) 39/16
RICHMOND RAAF 18.3 -2.2 -0.4 -8.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 15/12
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 -1.7 8.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 39/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.6 -- -4.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 43/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.4 -6.9 -1.2 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 28/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.4 -8.2 6.0 +0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.6 -3.4 7.6 +0.2 -- 0.2 1.8 4.9 245 (10.2) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.8 -5.4 4.4 -1.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 258 (10.8) 39/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -4.5 4.6 -0.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 283 (11.8) 41/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 13.4 -3.2 8.8 +0.5 7.1 0.4 2.6 4.6 552 (23.0) 52/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.9 -4.7 5.5 -0.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 472 (19.7) 50/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 -1.8 2.0 -3.0 -- 12.2 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 39/05
HOBART AIRPORT 8.8 -6.4 7.7 +1.1 1.9 3.6 1.6 0.8 401 (16.7) 52/06
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

40.9 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
34.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.1 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+4.6 : 30.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.5 : 26.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+4.5 : 25.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.3 : 27.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.1 : 30.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+4.9 : 21.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+4.5 : 18.6 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.4 : 23.5 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+4.3 : 14.1 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.2 : 14.4 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-8.2 : 9.4 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-8.2 : 9.5 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-8.1 : 14.8 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITOR INFORMATION CENT Upper Darling NSW
-7.7 : 7.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-7.6 : 1.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.5 : -4.0 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-9.6 : -2.2 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-9.2 : -0.5 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-9.0 : -3.2 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
-8.9 : 0.3 EYRE Eucla 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.
39.4 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
28.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
27.0 URAIDLA Adelaide/Lofty SA
26.8 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
25.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

Reports not yet available

1342 (55.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1075 (44.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
982 (40.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
965 (40.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
961 (40.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
961 (40.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
921 (38.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
888 (37.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
880 (36.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
872 (36.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
859 (35.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
836 (34.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
825 (34.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
820 (34.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
807 (33.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
784 (32.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
783 (32.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
776 (32.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
771 (32.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
766 (31.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
753 (31.4) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
746 (31.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
745 (31.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
709 (29.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
700 (29.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
690 (28.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
660 (27.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
636 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
623 (26.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
615 (25.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
609 (25.4) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
608 (25.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
117/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
100/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/06 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/02 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
81/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
16.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.0mm/h
MOUNT LOFTY
25.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 50.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 25.0mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
11.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 22.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.2mm/h
MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS
13.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 13.2mm/h
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
10.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.8mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(260/ 54 ) at 16:07
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 78(210/ 67 ) at 15:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 117(310/ 39 ) at 02:22
CAPE GRIM : 89(230/ 70 ) at 02:48
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(200/ 65 ) at 09:43
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78(210/ 63 ) at 07:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 96(300/ 82 ) at 06:30