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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0129 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

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

25.8

24.0

15/08/2001

11

1 n

WA

Murchison

007065

NALBARRA

35.0

34.0

16/08/1978

89

1 y

QLD

N Peninsula

027000

AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL

37.2

28.2

30/08/1974

90

1 y

QLD

N Peninsula

027005

COEN POST OFFICE

34.6

24.0

16/08/1975

122

1 y

QLD

N Peninsula

027006

COEN AIRPORT EVAP

28.2

8.0

01/08/1980

57

1 y

QLD

N Peninsula

027015

MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION

25.0

14.8

07/08/1995

99

1 y

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

7.6

7.2

08/08/2010

16

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Peninsula

027063

ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE

33.8

4.0

23/08/2007

11

1 y

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

82.8

42.5

11/08/1982

54

1 n

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031017

COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP

65.2

23.0

24/08/1988

27

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031063

MT SHERIDAN

32.0

30.4

30/08/2010

12

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031102

DAINTREE TEA

78.0

77.0

06/08/1999

45

1 n

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031112

SHIPTONS FLAT

87.0

32.0

21/08/1982

51

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031127

DAINTREE VILLAGE

62.0

59.0

18/08/1995

30

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031141

BELLENDEN KER TOP STN

277.0

232.0

08/08/2000

37

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031144

HAPPY VALLEY

147.0

112.0

30/08/2010

55

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031208

TREE HOUSE CREEK

183.0

160.0

04/08/2000

11

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

61.0

11.0

17/08/2002

11

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Murchison

007045

MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT

18.8

18.8

30/08/1950

60

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

25.9

25.9

24/08/2010

15

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

34.3

34.1

29/08/2007

14

1 Y

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

35.0

33.2

29/08/2007

22

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 01:28EST, 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 18.2 -1.8 12.2 +3.3 12.2 15.0 3.0 -- 253 (10.5) 30/00
PERTH AIRPORT 15.7 -2.7 11.8 +3.8 11.4 5.2 2.0 0.0 264 (11.0) 41/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.4 -0.7 5.9 -1.6 4.7 2.2 1.8 4.2 225 ( 9.4) 46/16
BUNBURY -- -- 9.1 +1.5 -- 1.6 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) --
MANDURAH 15.0 -- 11.5 -- -- 6.8 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +3.3 20.7 +0.3 19.1 0.0 6.8 11.3 378 (15.8) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.0 +4.4 3.2 -2.8 2.2 0.0 5.2 11.3 288 (12.0) 43/15
WHYALLA AERO 25.3 +6.8 12.3 +6.4 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 452 (18.8) 61/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 +3.4 14.1 +5.9 8.8 0.0 3.8 4.4 323 (13.5) 52/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 +0.9 9.2 +3.7 7.5 0.8 2.2 0.3 392 (16.3) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.6 +5.3 19.0 +8.7 18.2 0.0 4.6 10.3 328 (13.7) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +2.1 21.3 +3.9 20.6 32.2 2.0 4.3 476 (19.8) 50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 +1.4 21.1 +6.4 19.5 0.0 6.4 7.1 597 (24.9) 55/13
MACKAY M.O 24.1 +1.6 18.2 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 34/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.3 +0.5 14.5 +3.9 12.3 0.0 4.6 -- 305 (12.7) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.3 +1.0 12.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 30/10
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +0.5 11.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.1 +0.8 10.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 26/20
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 +0.6 10.4 +0.8 8.6 0.0 4.0 10.7 259 (10.8) 26/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 +1.4 7.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 26/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.6 +3.7 6.6 +0.8 3.3 0.0 2.4 -- 69 ( 2.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.8 +1.0 8.9 +0.7 5.6 0.6 3.2 10.5 198 ( 8.3) 41/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.8 8.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.5 +3.9 2.8 -4.0 0.8 0.0 2.4 9.9 176 ( 7.3) 30/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.8 +1.8 6.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 24/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.5 +1.5 1.6 -0.5 -4.8 0.0 1.4 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +1.7 1.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.2 +2.9 12.2 +4.1 6.2 0.0 3.2 9.7 226 ( 9.4) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 23.1 +3.3 6.3 +1.9 -- -- -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 +2.0 11.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 48/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.2 +1.2 1.6 +0.6 -1.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.8 +1.3 1.8 -1.8 -0.8 0.0 1.6 7.9 126 ( 5.3) 22/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.2 -0.8 2.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.5 +4.3 5.5 +0.3 0.2 0.0 3.2 9.2 298 (12.4) 43/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.2 -1.5 5.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 136 ( 5.7) 37/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 -1.3 4.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 34/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.1 -0.9 8.9 +2.2 7.9 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.9 +0.9 7.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 48/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.3 -1.1 6.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 547 (22.8) 61/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 -0.1 5.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 44/22
HOBART AIRPORT 15.2 +1.7 9.2 +4.5 6.6 0.0 3.0 0.2 318 (13.3) 35/19
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

37.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.3 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
36.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.9 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
35.9 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
35.9 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
35.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+11.3 : 35.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+9.7 : 28.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.2 : 32.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.5 : 34.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 25.9 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

+11.7 : 18.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+11.6 : 16.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+10.7 : 17.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+10.5 : 17.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+10.4 : 17.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

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

1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.4 : 12.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 12.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 13.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-5.5 : 12.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-5.4 : 13.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

-8.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

**S** -5.8 : 0.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-5.0 : -1.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
-4.5 : -1.2 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-4.0 : 2.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-3.9 : 1.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S 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.
277.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
183.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
147.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
134.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE N Coast--Barron QLD
124.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
50.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION
S Peninsula
82.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
277.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
183.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
147.0 HAPPY VALLEY
134.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
124.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
108.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
106.0 DEERAL
96.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
90.4 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
87.0 TOPAZ ALERT
87.0 SHIPTONS FLAT
78.0 DAINTREE TEA
74.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM
66.0 MT SOPHIA
65.2 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP
62.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
61.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
58.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
51.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
N Coast--Herbert
83.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
80.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
77.8 DARADGEE
69.0 CORSIS ALERT
65.0 RUSSELL RIVER
61.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
60.6 INNISFAIL

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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0.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1089 (45.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
931 (38.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
905 (37.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
899 (37.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
886 (36.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
819 (34.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
725 (30.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
692 (28.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
672 (28.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
611 (25.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
610 (25.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
106/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/17 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
89/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
84.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 168.8mm/h
84.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 84.4mm/h
84.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 28.0mm/h
W Gascoyne
SHARK BAY AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
Lower West
HOPETOUN NORTH
59.0mm in 6 hr to 12:00 9.8mm/h
Goldfields
LEONORA
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
LEONORA AERO
7.0mm in 39 min to 08:39 10.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
12.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.4mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM
11.9mm in 30 min to 23:00 23.8mm/h
14.3mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 80(350/ 70 ) at 08:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 89(360/ 69 ) at 23:00
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 80(360/ 67 ) at 20:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(330/ 67 ) at 10:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(320/ 74 ) at 22:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 102(330/ 78 ) at 16:25
MOUNT READ : 93(350/ 54 ) at 18:00