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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0616 EST on 24/05/2012. 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

QLD

Central Highlands

035219

CAIRO

65.0

50.4

17/11/2000

36

1 y

NSW

Hunter Valley

061376

ERARING (PAYTEN ST)

56.8

53.0

20/11/1993

18

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

SA

Northeast

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

-1.0

-0.7

16/11/2006

12

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

26.9

26.8

30/11/2001

59

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

16.4

17.3

25/11/1996

25

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094020

DOVER

0.9

1.4

05/11/2006

21

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 06:16EST, 24/05/2012.

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 25.9 -1.2 10.6 -3.2 6.0 0.0 8.0 -- 440 (18.3) 48/15
PERTH AIRPORT 23.0 -2.8 7.2 -5.4 5.1 0.0 6.4 12.3 386 (16.1) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.7 -1.1 9.6 -1.2 8.3 0.6 4.6 10.3 371 (15.5) 44/12
BUNBURY 21.4 -2.8 7.3 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 285 (11.9) 41/16
MANDURAH 21.1 -- 12.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 -0.3 23.6 -1.7 23.0 0.0 5.6 7.5 294 (12.3) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 -1.6 11.7 -6.2 10.7 0.0 7.2 12.9 219 ( 9.1) 30/16
WHYALLA AERO 29.7 +3.2 12.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 290 (12.1) 48/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.9 +2.8 14.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 8.2 283 (11.8) 43/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.7 +4.3 7.7 -0.7 5.6 0.0 5.8 11.3 383 (16.0) 52/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.0 -1.4 21.7 +0.3 17.3 0.0 8.4 11.5 318 (13.3) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.8 21.7 -0.6 20.2 0.0 7.6 8.5 447 (18.6) 41/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 -2.2 21.0 -1.9 19.0 0.2 6.4 11.5 329 (13.7) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 26.7 -2.5 17.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 -- 35/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 -2.2 18.0 -1.5 16.2 0.0 5.6 -- 239 (10.0) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 -0.5 16.7 -2.2 16.5 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 43/12
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -2.0 16.0 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.0 -0.8 15.5 -2.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 265 (11.0) 52/21
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 -0.1 16.0 -2.0 14.1 0.0 3.0 12.2 301 (12.5) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.1 -1.6 12.2 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 561 (23.4) 43/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.8 -5.5 12.0 -3.0 10.6 6.4 3.8 -- 378 (15.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.3 -6.6 15.4 -0.7 15.2 73.8 -- 0.0 523 (21.8) 43/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -5.9 14.0 -1.0 -- 74.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.9 -5.5 13.1 -1.2 12.6 3.2 3.6 1.0 399 (16.6) 28/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 -5.8 12.8 -0.3 -- 38.2 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 22/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.8 -5.3 6.0 -3.1 3.2 0.0 3.8 5.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.3 -5.1 9.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 553 (23.0) 50/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.7 -5.3 13.8 -1.5 12.5 5.2 4.8 2.5 618 (25.8) 46/06
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 -7.6 12.0 -1.9 -- 3.4 -- -- 267 (11.1) 30/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -3.8 13.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 579 (24.1) 39/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.0 -6.7 5.2 -3.6 2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 -3.6 6.6 -4.1 3.8 0.0 5.4 12.8 396 (16.5) 41/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.9 -3.1 7.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 31/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.2 -0.2 12.7 +0.2 10.4 0.0 6.4 11.5 288 (12.0) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.7 -1.9 8.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 41/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.9 -2.3 8.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 41/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.6 +2.7 10.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 22.1 +1.1 5.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 37/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.7 +0.1 7.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 41/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 -1.3 10.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 28/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.2 +0.2 4.1 -5.1 0.2 0.0 5.2 10.8 290 (12.1) 39/18
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

42.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.4 NGUKURR N Rivers NT

+6.8 : 25.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+6.1 : 23.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+4.7 : 29.9 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.6 : 23.1 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+4.4 : 24.2 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+5.8 : 18.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+3.9 : 18.3 PORT PIRIE NYRSTAR COMPARISON Lower North SA
+3.7 : 16.4 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+3.4 : 27.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+3.4 : 12.1 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

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

7.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
10.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.4 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

-9.7 : 10.4 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-9.5 : 19.7 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-9.3 : 18.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-9.1 : 18.3 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW
-9.1 : 10.9 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC

-9.6 : 14.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-9.5 : 9.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 10.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-9.1 : 16.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-9.0 : 16.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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.
102.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW
94.4 HARRINGTON (CROWN ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
84.8 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
84.6 UPPER ORARA (AURANIA) MidNorth Coast N NSW
76.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Highlands
65.0 CAIRO

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
51.8 OLD KOREELAH (MCPHERSON)
MidNorth Coast N
102.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
84.6 UPPER ORARA (AURANIA)
73.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO
62.6 KALANG (SPICKETTS CK (NOONANNIE))
62.0 BELLWOOD (NAMBUCCA HEADS (NAMBUCCA RESOR
61.6 THORA POST OFFICE
61.0 CRESCENT HEAD
54.4 THUMB CREEK (FIGTREE)
51.6 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)
MidNorth Coast S
94.4 HARRINGTON (CROWN ST)
84.8 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST)
76.0 BUNGWAHL
76.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)
75.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH
74.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
72.0 HANNAM VALE (HANNAM VALE ROAD)
71.8 LANSDOWNE POST OFFICE
60.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
60.2 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE
58.0 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST)
58.0 UPPER LANSDOWNE (MONTEREY)
57.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS
53.4 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD)
50.0 WOOTTON
Hunter Valley
63.4 MORISSET (BALCOLYN (BAY STREET))
56.8 ERARING (PAYTEN ST)
56.2 WAMBERAL (TERRIGAL MEMORIAL COUNTRY CLUB
53.4 DORA CREEK (DORA ST)

13.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
12.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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2.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1213 (50.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
955 (39.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
845 (35.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
841 (35.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
770 (32.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
756 (31.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
755 (31.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
748 (31.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
748 (31.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
729 (30.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
723 (30.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
702 (29.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
689 (28.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
688 (28.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
673 (28.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
671 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
662 (27.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
652 (27.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
652 (27.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
649 (27.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
639 (26.6) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
638 (26.6) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
613 (25.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
603 (25.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
80/19 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
78/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
76/18 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/10 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
72/12 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
18.2mm in 17 min to 08:30 64.2mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 19.6mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 09:00 27.2mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 32.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.7mm/h
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
7.6mm in 41 min to 19:00 11.1mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
14.8mm in 53 min to 06:53 16.8mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.0mm/h
41.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 41.2mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
4.6mm in 11 min to 15:00 25.1mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 22:30 20.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.4mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
8.4mm in 19 min to 00:00 26.5mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.2mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.3mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
11.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 5.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 80(120/ 67 ) at 21:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 70( 50/ 63 ) at 06:00