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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1331 EST on 19/05/2010. 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

014204

THE PINES

62.0

58.0

07/05/1990

40

1 n

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

46.2

40.0

28/05/2004

11

1

NT

Darwin-Daly

014960

PINE CREEK COUNCIL

46.0

18.2

06/05/2004

11

1

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

23.4

23.4

03/05/2002

11

1 Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

34.6

34.2

11/05/2010

14

1 Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 13:31EST, 19/05/2010.

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 22.5 -1.5 11.6 -1.3 7.2 0.0 3.6 -- 296 (12.3) 28/14
PERTH AIRPORT 24.6 +2.9 11.8 +1.3 9.4 0.0 2.8 6.7 450 (18.8) 41/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 +3.1 9.5 -0.3 6.8 0.0 1.0 8.2 271 (11.3) 28/09
BUNBURY 23.0 +1.9 7.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 22/10
MANDURAH 20.3 -- 11.2 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.8 -1.2 25.1 +3.0 24.8 0.0 3.2 1.8 315 (13.1) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.3 -1.7 4.6 -3.7 2.9 0.0 4.6 10.3 199 ( 8.3) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.1 -1.4 6.8 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 +1.1 6.5 -3.7 2.0 0.0 1.6 9.4 91 ( 3.8) 17/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 -0.6 5.0 -2.3 3.7 0.0 2.2 5.3 167 ( 7.0) 21/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.1 -2.8 12.0 -1.9 10.9 0.4 0.0 10.0 228 ( 9.5) 34/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 +0.5 21.5 +1.6 19.8 0.4 1.8 6.0 333 (13.9) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 -0.3 18.8 +1.2 18.0 0.0 2.0 7.8 274 (11.4) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 22.9 -1.3 15.9 -1.2 -- 9.2 -- 7.7 332 (13.8) 31/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.5 -0.5 13.2 -1.0 10.4 0.0 1.4 -- 199 ( 8.3) 31/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.4 -1.3 11.8 -2.4 -- 7.8 0.8 -- 356 (14.8) 31/09
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +0.3 9.0 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.8 -1.3 11.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/23
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +0.4 9.4 -3.4 4.8 0.0 1.4 9.6 305 (12.7) 34/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.8 -1.2 6.7 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 -0.9 7.0 -1.7 2.7 0.0 0.7 -- 61 ( 2.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 -1.3 9.7 -2.0 7.6 5.6 2.4 8.7 242 (10.1) 39/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -4.5 11.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.8 -3.4 11.5 +1.4 11.0 19.8 0.8 0.8 359 (15.0) 39/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.6 -3.8 12.2 +3.9 -- 6.2 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.6 +0.4 3.5 -1.2 -4.2 0.0 0.8 2.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -0.3 4.5 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 24/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.6 -4.4 12.4 +1.5 12.0 22.0 1.0 0.0 404 (16.8) 54/02
RICHMOND RAAF 18.0 -2.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 17.8 -1.9 13.0 -0.1 -- 9.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 52/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.4 +0.8 1.0 -2.2 -2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.3 +2.0 1.9 -4.0 3.7 0.0 0.6 9.1 159 ( 6.6) 22/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +2.0 1.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 17/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.1 +1.1 3.6 -3.8 1.2 0.0 1.6 9.1 136 ( 5.7) 18/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.9 +1.6 2.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 160 ( 6.7) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.2 +1.6 1.9 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 24/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.6 +1.9 6.9 -1.7 5.1 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.4 +1.3 4.0 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 26/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.5 +1.9 1.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 21/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 -1.0 3.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 9/10
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 -1.2 5.4 -1.2 0.9 0.0 1.4 1.6 292 (12.2) 30/00
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

35.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
34.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
33.2 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
33.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD

+5.7 : 26.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.5 : 24.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 25.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 24.9 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.2 : 24.0 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 21.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+7.9 : 24.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+7.7 : 24.3 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+7.7 : 20.1 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 24.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 21.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

6.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.6 : 23.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-9.5 : 21.7 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-9.2 : 22.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
-9.0 : 20.5 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-8.9 : 23.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

-7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.9 : 1.9 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-7.7 : -6.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 : 1.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.5 : 3.7 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.3 : 0.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
80.8 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
77.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB Sydney--east NSW
62.0 THE PINES N Rivers NT
56.0 SANS SOUCI (PUBLIC SCHOOL) Sydney--east NSW
48.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.0 THE PINES
48.2 DOUGLAS RIVER

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
77.0 CRONULLA SOUTH BOWLING CLUB
56.0 SANS SOUCI (PUBLIC SCHOOL)
Illawarra
80.8 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

10.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
10.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.8 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

849 (35.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
716 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
677 (28.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
601 (25.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
68/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
63/11 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
55/09 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
55/14 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
54/00 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
54/02 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
54/00 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

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
TROUGHTON ISLAND
12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
TRUSCOTT
6.2mm in 6 min to 21:06 62.0mm/h
8.2mm in 44 min to 21:50 11.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.6mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
20.8mm in 30 min to 07:00 41.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 20.8mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
W Kimberley
CYGNET BAY
49.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.2mm/h
E Pilbara
PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT
6.8mm in 15 min to 20:45 27.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.4mm/h
KARRATHA AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
MARBLE BAR
8.0mm in 46 min to 21:46 10.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.0mm/h
W Pilbara
BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PORT KEATS AERO
23.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
BRADSHAW
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
35.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 35.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 19.6mm/h
60.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 20.0mm/h
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
12.6mm in 19 min to 15:00 39.8mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.0mm/h
None reported