Australian Rainfall and Temperature Extremes
May 1998

Data sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

01
120.0 Bellenden Ker Top Station Qld
110.0 Babinda PO Qld
107.4 Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, Nanango Qld
97.0 Bellenden Ker Bottom Station Qld
39.0 Bidyadanga, Mandora WA
3.3 Mt Wellington Tas
28.1 Troughton Is WA
-4.5 Liawenee Tas
+9.1
30.0 Eyre WA
-3.6
13.6 Moorabbin Vic
+10.0
27.0 Musgrave Qld
-7.7
-1.9 Ballarat Vic
02
136.0 Lady Elliot Is Qld
100.0 Auburn Qld
87.4 Wombalano, Chinchilla Qld
83.2 Silkwood PO Qld
39.0 Bidyadanga Broome WA
3.0 Crackenback NSW
27.3 Troughton Is WA
-2.3 Charlotte Pass NSW
+9.3
36.6 Gascoyne Jn WA
-5.0
17.3 Narrabri West NSW
+10.5
21.0 Springsure Qld
-7.9
0.4 Scoresby Vic
03
218.5 Maria River NSW
165.0 Hill Street Port Macquarie NSW
149.0 Port Macquarie AP NSW
138.0 Nabiac NSW
38.9 Roebourne WA
5.0 Crackenback NSW
26.8 =Troughton Is WA, Willis Is Qld
-1.5 Liawenee Tas
+10.4
=32.0 Moora WA
=34.0 Eneabba WA
-4.4
16.0 Parramatta NSW
+10.5
17.6 Mitchell Qld
-7.5
2.0 Eyre WA
04
174.4 Bingil Bay El Arish Qld
152.4 Strathdee Mundubbera Qld
141.8 Silkwood PO Qld
98.2 Glenrock Mundubbera Qld
38.7 Mardie WA
4.6 Mt Wellington Tas
26.8 Troughton Is WA
-3.6 Charlotte Pass NSW
+12.5
33.4 Northam WA
-7.9
10.0 Kerang Vic
+10.6
17.4 Texas Qld
-6.4
2.1 Ceduna SA
05
148.0 Coonambula, Eidsvold Qld
122.4 Brigalow Res Stn, Taroom Qld
121.0 Bargara PO Qld
119.0 Rockybar, Cracow Qld
38.9 Mardie WA
4.5 Mt Wellington Tas
26.9 Troughton Is WA
-1.0 Lake St Clair Tas
+10.1
31.0 Eyre WA
-4.3
13.4 Grenfell NSW
+10.3
12.5 Woolbrook NSW
-4.4
=5.3 Parafield AP SA
=4.8 Edinburgh AP SA
06
101.2 Mayflower Village Gerringong NSW
98.8 Tamol Wattamolla NSW
88.2 Pearsons Lane Robertson NSW
86.6 Torokina Moss Vale NSW
37.9 Nyang WA
5.0 Crackenback NSW
26.2 Troughton Is
-1.5 Liawenee Tas
+8.8
33.6 Three Rivers WA
-5.9
25.5 Wollogorang NT
+8.4
12.8 Barraba NSW
-5.5
4.2 Parafield SA
07
67.0 Bamaga Qld
60.0 Dixie Musgrave Qld
52.8 Lockhart R Qld
45.0 Strathmay, Coen Qld
37.6 Gascoyne Jn WA
0.3 Mt Wellington Tas
26.5 Willis Is Qld
-3.4 Mt Buller Vic
+11.2
34.8 Eneabba WA
-8.6
13.0 Kingaroy Qld
+7.0
=17.0 Dandaragan WA
=16.0 Bencubbin WA
-10.5
-1.0 Eyre WA
08
71.0 Mourilyan Harbour Innisfail Qld
57.2 Lockhart R AP Qld
52.0 Cowarmup Margaret River WA
51.2 El Arish Bingal Bay Qld
35.0 = Mardie WA, Jabiru AP NT
-2.5 Mt Hotham Vic
25.5 Troughton Is WA
-5.3 Mt Hotham Vic
+10.5
30.9 Wongan Hills Res Stn WA
-6.3
-2.0 Crackenback NSW
+12.3
21.3 Paynes Find WA
-7.2
0.0 Nonning SA
09
55.8 C Tribulation Qld
54.0 Kalongba Laguna NSW
50.0 Cubbagudta, Daintree Qld
44.0 Westbourne, Boyup Brook WA
38.0 Roebourne PO WA
-0.9 Mt Buller Vic
27.0 Coconut Is Qld
-6.0 Crackenback NSW
+7.8
38.0 Roebourne PO WA
-8.1
11.0 Kadina SA
+12.4
19.6 Hyden WA
-8.2
10.1 Broome AP WA
10
53.4 Green Grove Dongara WA
36.2 Mount Rumney Tas
30.8 Hazelmere 1 Tree Bridge Manjimup WA
30.2 Cowaramup Margaret River WA
37.6 Marble Bar WA
4.3 Mt Read Tas
26.4 Warruwi NT
-6.5 Woolbrook NSW
+9.0
32.0 Yeelirrie WA
-5.5
16.4 Coonamble AP NSW
+9.8
18.5 Balgair WA
-9.8
-5.9 Armidale NSW
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

11
88.6 Arena Mingenew WA
87.2 Perenjori Perangery WA
85.0 Yandanooka, Mingenew WA
84.4 Highfields Carnamah WA
36.2 Elliott NT
1.6 Mt Hotham Vic
26.2 Willis Is Qld
-4.4 Armidale NSW
+7.7
30.3 Leonora WA
-5.3
=25.4 Marble Bar WA
=16.6 Coonamble AP NSW
+8.8
17.3 Ceduna SA
-8.3
-4.4 Armidale NSW
12
66.4 Yantumara Dingo Qld
31.3 Alyangula NT
31.0 Mt Read Tas
31.0 Dandaraga Sandstone WA
37.0 Warmun Halls Creek WA
1.1 Mt Wellington Tas
27.8 Warruwi NT
-4.0 Thredbo Village NSW
+10.7
31.6 Eucla AP WA
-4.5
18.0 Brewarrina NSW
+8.3
25.0 Larrimah NT
-5.1
6.4 Grafton NSW
13
79.0 Bellenden Ker Top Station Qld
75.0 Bunda NT
58.0 C Fourcroy NT
34.2 Bemerside Ingham
36.4 Douglas River NT
1.9 Mt Wellington Tas
27.1 =Troughton Is WA, Warruwi NT
-3.0 Liawenee Tas
+12.5
33.4 Eucla AP WA
-8.2
23.0 Wave Hill New Station NT
+8.6
25.2 Victoria River Downs NT
-6.0
3.0 Flinders Is AP Tas
14
79.0 Bellenden Ker Top Station Qld
60.4 Yamba NSW
55.0 Theda Kalumburu WA
51.0 Woombah NSW
35.7 Flying Fox NT
8.7 Mt Read Tas
26.4 Warruwi NT
-4.6 Charlotte Pass NSW
+7.4
26.0 Cleve SA
-3.7
28.0 Croydon Qld
+10.6
19.1 Ceduna SA
-6.1
-1.9 Grove Res Stn Tas
15
140.0 Gairloch Qld
135.0 Dunk Island Qld
123.2 Bemerside Ingham Qld
121.0 Macknade Sugar Mill Qld
35.8 =Flying Fox, Elliott NT
5.8 =Falls Ck, Mt Hotham Vic
27.7 Troughton Is WA
0.0 Bushy Park Tas
+7.7
26.2 Lameroo PO SA
-7.9
22.5 Port Hedland AP WA
+10.4
13.8 Coonabarabran NSW
-4.2
0.0 Bushy Park Tas
16
160.0 Teewah Tewantin Qld
121.0 Mt Cotton West Qld
120.2 Coolum Bowls Club Qld
120.0 Tewantin RSL Park Qld
36.0 Douglas River NT
3.5 Mt Wellington Tas
27.6 Troughton Is WA
-2.6 Liawenee Tas
+8.0
30.0 Balgair WA
-4.2
28.0 Bidyadanga Broome WA
+10.4
13.8 Coonabarabran NSW
-4.8
1.7 Bridgetown WA
17
106.2 Narara, Gosford NSW
74.4 Peats Ridge NSW
73.6 Dog Trap Rd Ourimbah NSW
73.0 Devlin Garah NSW
35.3 Douglas River NT
5.0 Crackenback NSW
27.1 =Warruwi NT, Horn Island Qld
-1.7 Liawenee Tas
+8.7
27.2 Lameroo SA
-4.0
14.5 Parkes NSW
+10.8
17.9 Mitchell Qld
-5.6
-1.4 Grove Res Stn Tas
18
101.2 Avalon Beach NSW
98.0 Bexley Bowling Club NSW
97.4 Ingleside NSW
96.0 Palm Beach NSW
37.0 Mango Farm Daly River NT
4.5 Mt Wellington Tas
27.4 Warruwi Nt
-1.1 Charlotte Pass NSW
+10.8
31.7 Eucla AP WA
-4.0
13.1 Woolbrook NSW
+9.9
19.4 Three Rivers WA
-4.2
4.8 Flinders Is AP Tas
19
229.0 Castle Cove NSW
148.0 Epping NSW
147.2 Wahroonga NSW
146.0 Darkes Forest NSW
37.0 Fitzroy Crossing AP WA
7.7 Mt Read Tas
27.0 Cadjebut Fitzroy Crossing WA
-1.0 Lake St Clair Tas
+10.3
18.0 Perisher Valley NSW
-6.7
16.5 Texas Qld
+9.8
13.2 Coonabarabran NSW
-6.1
1.6 Nyngan AP NSW
20
135.0 Mount View Rouchel Upper NSW
115.4 Schofields NSW
78.2 St Clair NSW
43.6 Rokeby Nat park Coen Qld
39.0 Yuendumu NT
2.0 Crackenback NSW
28.0 Batchelor NT
-0.4 Mt Hotham Vic
+14.2
39.0 Yuendumu NT
-4.7
=16.2 Whyalla SA
=11.8 Melbourne AP Vic
+12.6
22.1 Three Rivers WA
-5.7
1.5 Kyancutta SA
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

21
80.6 Montrose Vic
64.2 Southport Tas
60.0 Cascade Norfolk Is
56.2 Norfolk Is Comparison Station
37.0 Bidyadanga, Broome WA
2.0 Mt Hotham Vic
27.0 Coconut Is Qld
-2.3 Renmark AP SA
+9.2
33.0 Warburton AP WA
-7.6
9.5 Woolbrook NSW
+8.7
24.7 Onslow WA
-8.6
-0.9 Walpeup WA
22
69.6 Yarraloola, Onslow WA
43.0 Wanna, Gascoyne Jn WA
38.6 Moonera Medura WA
36.0 Norfolk Is Comparison Station
35.4 =Mandora, Marble Bar WA
4.7 Mt Hotham Vic
25.9 Horn Island Qld
-3.5 Liawenee Tas
+6.4
29.4 Oodnadatta SA
-6.0
11.0 Longerenong Vic
+11.0
18.2 Kyancutta SA
-8.5
=2.0 Springsure Qld
=4.0 Baralaba Qld
23
65.0 Balfour Tas
36.0 Adventure Bay Bruny Is Tas
33.6 Corinna Tas
32.8 Cradle Mtn Visitors Centre
35.8 Mandora WA
-1.0 Crackenback NSW
26.7 Batchelor NT
-4.4 Glen Innes AP NSW
+6.4
27.4 Kyancutta SA
-5.4
0.9 Charlotte Pass NSW
+8.1
16.5 Curtin Springs NT
-8.9
-0.2 Oakey AP Qld
24
77.0 Mt Read Tas
68.6 Weeaproinah Vic
57.0 Wyelangta Vic
44.4 Lake Margaret Tas
35.8 Mardie WA
-1.0 Crackenback NSW
26.0 =Coconut Is Qld
-3.1 Mt Hotham Vic
+9.7
28.0 Stanthorpe Qld
-7.2
9.0 Yass NSW
+7.7
16.0 Yeelirrie WA
-8.9
5.6 Mt Isa AP Qld
25
72.0 Cowaramup Margaret River WA
39.8 Little Bidwell Bendock Vic
39.0 Mt Baw Baw Vic
32.0 Korumburra PO Vic
35.0 Bidyadanga, Broome WA
1.7 Falls Ck Vic
26.7 Troughton Is WA
-5.3 Glen Innes AP NSW
+9.2
29.0 Ravensthorpe WA
-7.7
14.2 Coonamble AP NSW
+11.0
=18.2 Hyden WA
-7.7
-2.6 Tenterfield NSW
26
38.2 Mt Lawley, Perth WA
38.0 Subiaco Treatment Plant WA
37.2 Pickering Brook, Kalamunda WA
37.0 Jarrahdale Mine Serpentine WA
37.0 Huntly Dewllingup WA
35.0 Bidyadanga, Broome WA
6.0 Crackenback NSW
26.1 Troughton Is WA
-4.2 Charlotte Pass NSW
+10.1
31.0 Eyre WA
-7.5
19.8 Gascoyne Jn WA
+10.8
=19.2 Norseman WA
=18.4 Southern Cross WA
-9.0
-0.3 Oakey AP Qld
27
114.0 Minderoo Onslow WA
59.6 Onslow WA
47.6 Manfred Meekatharra WA
43.6 Tamala Denham WA
34.1 Marble Bar WA
5.3 Mt Hotham Vic
26.0 =Coconut Is Qld, Barrow Is WA
-4.6 Cooma Visitors Centre NSW
+7.8
28.7 Eucla AP WA
-8.2
21.6 Nyang WA
+8.7
17.0 Yeelirrie WA
-8.5
7.5 Wollogorang NT
28
184.3 Onslow WA
121.4 Urala, Onslow WA
83.0 Mt Read Tas
69.4 Kooline, Onslow WA
35.0 Bidyadanga, Broome WA
6.7 Mt Hotham Vic
24.8 Willis Is Qld
-2.6 Armidale Uni NSW
+7.6
28.5 Eucla AP WA
-9.5
21.1 Pannawonica WA
+7.8
16.5 Balgair WA
-9.3
7.3 Victoria River Downs NT
29
101.4 Wundi Northampton WA
84.7 Urala Onslow WA
67.0 Robe Mardie
65.0 Pindral Outcamp Mardie
64.0 Onslow WA
34.7 Elliott NT
5.8 Mt Hotham Vic
25.3 Warruwi NT
-5.0 Cootamundra AP NSW
+6.7
24.0 Bairnsdale AP Vic
-6.9
17.9 Three Rivers WA
+7.9
10.0 Tarraleah Tas
-8.6
-2.0 Applethorpe Qld
30
58.0 Tully Qld
56.0 Tully Sugar Mill Qld
43.0 Dunk Island Resort Qld
37.0 Topaz, Malanda Qld
35.1 Douglas River NT
-0.7 Mt Wellington Tas
25.4 Warruwi NT
-5.0 Woolbrook NSW
+7.0
25.0 Tenterfield NSW
-5.7
10.4 Corryong Vic
 
+8.0
14.6 Bairnsdale Vic
-8.7
-4.8 Armidale Uni NSW
31
38.0 Dalrymple Heights Qld
36.0 Tully Qld
23.0 Cubbagudta, Daintree Qld
19.6 Greenhaven, Millaa Millaa Qld
38.0 Kowanyama AP Qld
2.5 Mt Read Tas
25.3 Darwin AP NT
-6.1 Liawenee Tas
+6.0
29.0 Yeelirrie WA
-5.8
18.0 Casino AP NSW
+6.9
18.3 Clermont Qld
-7.3
-2.6 Launceston AP Tas
  Highest rainfall Maximum temps -- highest and lowest Minimum temps -- highest and lowest Greatest max temp variations from normal Greatest min temp variations from normal

Monthly totals and averages

735.0 Bellenden Ker Top Station Qld
576.4 Bingil Bay El Arish Qld
522.8 Silkwood PO Qld
511.0 Wyee PO NSW
34.9 Douglas River NT
5.2 Mt Hotham Vic
25.7 Troughton Is WA
-0.9 Charlotte Pass NSW
+4.1
32.8 Telfer AP WA
-2.0
19.9 Coonamble AP NSW
+5.8
15.3 Three Rivers WA
-1.9
12.6 Mt Isa AP Qld
Daiy extremes during the month
229.0 (19) Castle Cove NSW
184.3 (28) Onslow WA
174.4 (04) Bingil Bay El Arish Qld
165.0 (03) Port Macquarie Town NSW
39.0 =(01) Bidyadanga Broome WA, (01) Mandora WA, (20) Yuendumu NT
-2.5 (08) Mt Hotham Vic
28.1 (01) Troughton Is WA
-6.5 (10) Woolbrook NSW
+14.2
39.0 (20) Yuendumu NT
-9.5
21.1 (28) Pannawonica WA
+12.6
22.1 (20) Three Rivers WA
-10.5
-1.0 (07) Eyre WA