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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1606 EST on 23/05/2012. 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

Alice Springs

015587

ANNITOWA

60.0

43.0

25/04/1983

37

1 y

ISL

Islands

200790

CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

146.6

127.8

14/04/1984

38

1 n

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

34.2

20.6

26/04/1997

22

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 16:06EST, 23/05/2012.

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 25.7 -1.9 14.4 -1.0 11.2 0.0 2.8 -- 250 (10.4) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 25.0 -0.5 15.1 +2.2 12.7 0.0 5.0 9.2 298 (12.4) 31/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.6 +1.8 12.8 +1.2 10.9 0.0 3.0 6.3 289 (12.0) 31/15
BUNBURY 22.9 -1.2 11.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 31/15
MANDURAH 23.3 -- 14.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 28/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 -0.2 25.6 +1.6 24.6 0.0 5.0 6.3 332 (13.8) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.1 +0.9 13.4 +0.8 12.5 0.0 6.0 11.1 229 ( 9.5) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 25.7 +2.1 15.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 275 (11.5) 46/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.8 +5.2 15.5 +3.1 12.6 0.0 2.4 5.6 134 ( 5.6) 31/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 +0.3 13.3 +4.6 12.3 7.2 2.0 2.3 233 ( 9.7) 22/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 +0.4 20.2 +1.7 17.5 0.0 5.0 10.8 257 (10.7) 31/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +0.5 22.6 +1.0 21.3 1.4 3.4 6.0 517 (21.5) 41/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.0 21.2 +0.7 18.3 0.2 3.0 8.0 308 (12.8) 34/18
MACKAY M.O 26.0 -0.7 21.1 +1.0 -- 3.6 -- 7.4 634 (26.4) 52/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +0.1 20.0 +2.2 20.0 0.0 4.6 -- 390 (16.3) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.1 -0.3 19.2 +1.7 -- 0.8 3.8 -- 603 (25.1) 48/13
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.1 19.0 +3.6 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.2 -0.1 18.8 +1.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 325 (13.5) 34/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.5 -1.5 17.8 +1.6 16.0 1.0 3.8 3.9 357 (14.9) 34/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.1 -0.3 14.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 659 (27.5) 46/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.5 +2.4 15.1 +2.3 11.6 0.2 4.0 -- 127 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.1 -1.9 17.6 +2.4 16.2 8.8 3.2 0.8 314 (13.1) 31/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +1.3 14.1 +0.4 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.4 +1.8 13.2 0.0 11.5 0.0 3.2 8.8 190 ( 7.9) 30/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.3 +1.7 12.5 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.6 +2.1 10.3 +3.1 4.0 0.0 1.0 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +1.8 14.3 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 35/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +2.6 17.4 +3.3 14.3 0.2 4.4 9.3 238 ( 9.9) 28/14
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 +2.1 13.8 +2.5 11.0 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 21/17
BELLAMBI AWS 24.3 +2.2 18.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.7 +4.7 11.2 +4.5 9.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 +4.9 13.0 +3.9 9.6 0.0 3.8 6.8 212 ( 8.8) 24/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +2.8 11.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 26/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.4 +4.9 17.6 +7.5 14.8 0.0 6.0 5.8 364 (15.2) 28/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.2 +6.6 17.2 +9.0 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 224 ( 9.3) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.4 +6.2 13.2 +5.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 30/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 29.4 +9.1 17.5 +6.7 14.7 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 30.2 +10.2 14.3 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 57/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.2 +7.6 13.1 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.8 +3.9 10.4 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 21/17
HOBART AIRPORT 24.0 +5.9 10.4 +1.7 6.2 0.0 1.2 4.5 256 (10.7) 28/16
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

41.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
39.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+11.4 : 31.5 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+10.5 : 30.7 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+10.2 : 30.2 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+10.1 : 34.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+9.9 : 29.5 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
27.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+10.3 : 17.4 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+10.2 : 18.9 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+9.6 : 16.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+9.5 : 18.6 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
+9.0 : 17.2 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
+9.0 : 15.9 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS

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

10.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 22.1 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-4.2 : 21.5 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-4.2 : 17.9 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-3.6 : 18.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 : 25.5 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

0.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-4.8 : 11.4 KALBARRI Central West WA
-2.3 : 20.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-2.1 : 11.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
-1.8 : 9.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-1.8 : 19.0 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
146.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
69.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM N Coast--Barron QLD
60.0 ANNITOWA N Plateau NT
47.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
45.2 TULLAH (MEREDITH STREET) W Coast TAS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
60.0 ANNITOWA

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
47.0 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
69.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM

TASMANIA
W Coast
45.2 TULLAH (MEREDITH STREET)

ISLANDS
Islands
146.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1053 (43.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1045 (43.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1029 (42.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
967 (40.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
906 (37.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
864 (36.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
840 (35.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
837 (34.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
778 (32.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
764 (31.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
714 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
699 (29.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
667 (27.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
659 (27.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
634 (26.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
626 (26.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
614 (25.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
603 (25.1) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
72/14 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
67/13 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
65/16 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
65/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/02 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ANDAMOOKA
38.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)
11.4mm in 16 min to 14:30 42.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.3mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 21.2mm/h
NE Pastoral
OODNADATTA AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.2mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER
4.4mm in 3 min to 16:21 88.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
16.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.6mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
28.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 28.0mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
POUND CREEK
13.0mm in 47 min to 17:00 16.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
E Central
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
COLDSTREAM COMPARISON
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h
CERBERUS
7.2mm in 15 min to 18:15 28.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h
COLDSTREAM
10.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.2mm/h
N Central
REDESDALE
15.6mm in 30 min to 19:30 31.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
Western Plains
WESTMERE
6.0mm in 7 min to 19:07 51.4mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)
13.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.4mm/h
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT
1.4mm in 1 min to 17:30 84.0mm/h
8.8mm in 5 min to 17:35 105.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
20.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 6.7mm/h

VICTORIA
E Central
FRANKSTON AWS : 95(250/ 63 ) at 18:17