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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1607 EST on 18/05/2012. 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014279

WALKER CREEK

117.0

101.4

05/01/2008

17

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031147

LIZARD ISLAND RESORT

210.0

185.0

11/01/1979

36

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028007

MUSGRAVE

24.9

25.7

29/01/2009

18

1 Y


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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 16:07EST, 18/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 28.8 -2.8 19.3 +1.0 18.1 0.0 9.4 -- 786 (32.8) 59/16
PERTH AIRPORT 30.6 -1.0 18.5 +1.6 17.4 0.0 10.6 10.0 610 (25.4) 44/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.7 -4.0 14.8 +1.1 13.9 0.4 3.8 7.2 417 (17.4) --
BUNBURY 29.7 +0.3 15.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 545 (22.7) 44/18
MANDURAH 27.0 -- 17.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 591 (24.6) 52/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 0.0 24.7 -0.1 24.6 22.2 7.0 6.0 370 (15.4) 41/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.8 +1.4 17.6 -3.8 15.9 0.0 10.6 13.1 203 ( 8.5) 30/16
WHYALLA AERO 39.9 +10.0 16.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 10.8 -- 320 (13.3) 65/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 40.2 +11.1 22.0 +5.0 -- 0.0 10.2 10.3 202 ( 8.4) 34/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.8 +2.6 8.2 -2.9 5.6 0.0 3.6 7.1 298 (12.4) 30/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.2 +2.9 16.9 -6.9 13.8 0.0 9.0 -- 175 ( 7.3) 34/19
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 0.0 24.4 +0.7 24.0 6.4 5.0 0.0 413 (17.2) 55/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.0 +2.7 26.4 +2.2 24.0 0.0 9.2 10.1 456 (19.0) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 30.7 +0.6 26.8 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 355 (14.8) 39/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.2 +1.3 23.2 +1.1 21.7 0.0 7.2 -- 216 ( 9.0) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 32.0 +1.9 22.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 214 ( 8.9) 35/15
NAMBOUR DPI 31.0 +1.7 19.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 30.2 +2.1 18.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 30/08
BRISBANE AERO 30.5 +1.5 20.2 -0.9 16.4 0.0 8.4 10.5 386 (16.1) 34/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.2 +3.1 17.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 39/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.1 +4.2 16.9 -1.9 11.1 0.0 7.1 -- 92 ( 3.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 31.4 +4.5 18.0 -1.4 14.4 0.0 9.4 11.8 340 (14.2) 30/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 32.5 +5.1 14.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.1 +6.2 13.2 -4.8 11.1 0.0 10.6 12.9 334 (13.9) 34/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 32.3 +4.8 14.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 18/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 31.8 +5.3 15.1 +1.9 5.2 0.0 7.4 12.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.9 +3.8 12.6 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 22/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.9 +4.5 20.0 +1.3 15.5 0.0 9.0 12.8 363 (15.1) 46/15
RICHMOND RAAF 39.6 +9.8 15.8 -1.6 11.3 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 35/19
BELLAMBI AWS 26.1 +1.3 18.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 26/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 35.8 +7.8 12.2 -1.0 6.6 0.0 13.0 11.1 313 (13.0) 50/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 38.5 +6.9 15.2 -1.0 11.7 0.0 12.0 10.6 269 (11.2) 52/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 37.3 +5.1 15.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 55/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 40.8 +8.6 18.8 +2.2 16.1 0.0 13.2 13.0 294 (12.3) 35/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.5 +4.0 13.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 331 (13.8) 39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.1 +4.6 13.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 37/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 28.5 +2.6 16.0 +1.7 15.9 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.8 -0.8 14.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 34/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 31.0 +6.0 12.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 41/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.6 -0.6 10.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 46/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.5 -1.0 7.8 -4.2 3.5 0.0 5.6 12.7 433 (18.0) 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

44.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
43.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
43.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
43.0 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
43.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
43.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+15.0 : 42.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+14.9 : 43.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.9 : 38.6 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+12.4 : 41.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+12.3 : 40.6 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

**S** 31.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
29.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
28.9 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

**S** +11.1 : 31.1 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 14.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.2 : 12.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.9 : 29.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.7 : 22.7 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.7 : 21.5 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

11.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.8 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.2 : 24.9 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-8.0 : 24.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-7.6 : 26.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 24.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-7.0 : 21.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-9.3 : 1.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-8.2 : 16.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-8.1 : 8.3 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-7.6 : 12.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains 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.
210.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT N Coast--Barron QLD
117.0 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
103.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE N Rivers NT
97.8 BURRELL'S CREEK N Rivers NT
95.0 MOUNT BUNDY STATION N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
71.0 COOLAWANYAH

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
117.0 WALKER CREEK
103.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
97.8 BURRELL'S CREEK
95.0 MOUNT BUNDY STATION
67.4 BATCHELOR AERO
61.6 MCMINNS LAGOON
59.2 HUMPTY DOO COLLARD ROAD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
56.0 STRATHBURN STATION
N Coast--Barron
210.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT
90.6 CAPE FLATTERY
55.0 MT SOPHIA
53.2 SHIPTONS FLAT
52.9 HOPE VALE

13.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

.....

5.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.5 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.4 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

**S** 1010 (42.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
986 (41.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
919 (38.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
872 (36.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
858 (35.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
857 (35.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
836 (34.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
810 (33.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
807 (33.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
803 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
786 (32.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
767 (32.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
745 (31.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
742 (30.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
716 (29.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
713 (29.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
704 (29.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
703 (29.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
700 (29.2) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
694 (28.9) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
693 (28.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
688 (28.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
679 (28.3) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
677 (28.2) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
675 (28.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) DALWALLINU Central West WA
641 (26.7) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
639 (26.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
635 (26.5) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
633 (26.4) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
604 (25.2) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
68/13 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
68/16 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
68/11 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
68/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
67/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
67/15 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
67/21 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron 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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
6.0mm in 9 min to 13:39 40.0mm/h
4.2mm in 12 min to 13:51 21.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
28.0mm in 30 min to 15:00 56.0mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 30.6mm/h
15.0mm in 30 min to 15:30 30.0mm/h
43.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 43.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.0mm/h
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.7mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 19:30 6.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
MUSGRAVE
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 14.7mm/h
9.6mm in 28 min to 19:28 20.6mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h
71.0mm in 2 hr to 20:00 35.5mm/h
78.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 26.0mm/h
CAPE WESSEL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 01:57 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 02:57 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:57 5.0mm/h
None reported