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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1839 EST on 31/05/2013. 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 minimum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

25.8

25.4

16/05/2010

14

1 N

QLD

Channel Country

038000

BEDOURIE POLICE STATION

21.1

20.8

16/05/2007

16

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015664

WALUNGURRU

34.9

34.5

03/05/2013

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NW Pastoral

016001

WOOMERA AERODROME

31.4

31.1

24/05/1994

65

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016065

ANDAMOOKA

33.0

31.8

03/05/1997

43

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016090

COOBER PEDY AIRPORT

33.0

33.0

08/05/2012

19

1 N Equal to record.

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

33.0

31.0

05/05/2005

16

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

31.0

31.0

12/05/2002

15

1 N Equal to record.

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

34.2

34.0

08/05/2012

16

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017031

MARREE COMPARISON

34.0

33.9

01/05/1942

75

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

32.1

30.3

01/05/2002

28

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

32.6

31.3

01/05/2013

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

Upper North

019017

HAWKER

30.0

29.4

05/05/1978

47

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040068

DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE

28.3

28.3

16/05/2001

52

1 N Equal to record.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Illawarra

068228

BELLAMBI AWS

94

94.0

26/05/2012

11

N Equal to record.


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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 18:39EST, 31/05/2013.

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 COMPARISON 26.9 +2.8 13.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 35/17
PERTH AIRPORT 23.4 +1.6 11.2 +0.8 10.3 0.0 1.0 9.0 297 (12.4) 37/04
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.7 -0.3 12.2 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 28/16
BUNBURY 22.4 +1.2 11.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 28/08
MANDURAH 24.2 +2.9 14.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 26/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +2.4 25.1 +3.0 24.5 0.0 7.2 7.0 458 (19.1) 46/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.9 +8.9 12.1 +3.9 9.0 0.0 7.0 10.7 248 (10.3) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 25.4 +5.0 14.4 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 30/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.5 +0.6 14.8 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- 6.8 167 ( 7.0) 31/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.2 -0.9 6.4 -0.9 2.0 3.6 1.8 9.4 493 (20.5) 41/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.9 +5.1 21.3 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +1.2 22.4 +2.5 21.3 2.2 4.0 5.7 505 (21.0) 43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +1.7 19.4 +1.8 16.5 0.0 7.4 10.6 436 (18.2) 43/10
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +1.2 19.9 +2.8 -- 2.6 -- 8.9 531 (22.1) 37/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 +1.1 15.1 +1.0 12.1 0.0 5.0 -- 313 (13.0) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +2.9 12.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 24/12
COOLANGATTA 26.6 +3.5 10.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 24/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 +4.1 11.9 -0.9 9.8 0.0 4.8 10.1 274 (11.4) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.6 +3.8 10.4 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 357 (14.9) 46/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.5 +6.2 8.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 39 ( 1.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 +3.7 10.6 -1.1 6.9 0.0 4.0 -- 291 (12.1) 31/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +4.9 8.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 37/18
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.5 +4.2 10.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 52/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.3 +4.0 7.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 37/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.7 +4.5 9.0 +4.4 -1.8 0.0 3.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +6.2 3.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 37/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.1 +5.1 12.9 +2.0 10.3 0.0 4.4 6.2 337 (14.0) 61/13
RICHMOND RAAF 25.6 +5.1 7.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 48/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 +4.0 15.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 94/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.7 +3.4 7.3 +1.5 4.0 0.0 3.4 9.3 142 ( 5.9) 41/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +2.1 6.6 +1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.7 +1.7 11.1 +3.7 9.0 0.0 5.2 9.8 310 (12.9) 43/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 -1.0 10.1 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 48/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -0.2 8.9 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 46/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.1 +0.4 11.3 +2.6 -- 1.8 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 -1.6 6.0 +0.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 600 (25.0) 52/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 -2.1 5.2 +0.2 -- 9.8 -- -- 450 (18.8) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.0 -3.2 5.1 -1.5 1.9 4.4 6.2 7.4 671 (28.0) 55/02
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

38.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+11.8 : 34.2 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+11.2 : 32.1 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.1 : 33.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+10.9 : 34.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+10.8 : 31.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.6 : 21.1 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+8.1 : 17.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.0 : 19.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+7.9 : 16.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+7.9 : 15.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

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

-0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.3 : 1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.0 : -0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.2 : -0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-6.1 : 2.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-5.5 : 0.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 0.0 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-4.5 : -3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.4 : -2.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.1 : 4.5 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
-4.1 : -0.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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.
54.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
53.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
49.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
48.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
45.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
W Coast
54.8 MOUNT READ
53.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE
49.2 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)
48.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM
45.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

5.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1612 (67.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1394 (58.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1384 (57.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1349 (56.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1323 (55.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1290 (53.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1149 (47.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1132 (47.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1072 (44.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1070 (44.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1052 (43.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1047 (43.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1046 (43.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1026 (42.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1025 (42.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1014 (42.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1005 (41.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
982 (40.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
976 (40.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
974 (40.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
931 (38.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
892 (37.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
890 (37.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
888 (37.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
887 (37.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
872 (36.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
862 (35.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
843 (35.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
841 (35.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
798 (33.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
789 (32.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
783 (32.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
777 (32.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
776 (32.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
760 (31.7) RHYLL E Central VIC
750 (31.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
750 (31.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
747 (31.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
746 (31.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
737 (30.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
732 (30.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
727 (30.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
722 (30.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
719 (30.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
714 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
714 (29.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
708 (29.5) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
699 (29.1) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
671 (28.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
671 (28.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
658 (27.4) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
657 (27.4) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
657 (27.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
657 (27.4) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
652 (27.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
643 (26.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
640 (26.7) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
627 (26.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
604 (25.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
600 (25.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
118/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
118/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
113/05 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
109/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
100/08 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
98/00 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/03 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
94/04 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
91/11 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/04 CAPE SORELL W 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
11.2mm in 30 min to 08:00 22.4mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 19.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 7.0mm/h
WARRUWI
11.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(190/ 63 ) at 16:00
GREEN CAPE AWS : 83(230/ 63 ) at 13:40
Snowy Mtns
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 98(290/ 58 ) at 01:00
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(230/ 89 ) at 08:19
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 117(240/ 98 ) at 06:36
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 93(229/ 69 ) at 06:30
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 74(210/ 63 ) at 01:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 100(210/ 72 ) at 05:30
CAPE GRIM : 95(230/ 74 ) at 04:15
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(290/ 63 ) at 05:39
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(230/ 69 ) at 03:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 113(220/ 78 ) at 05:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(250/ 63 ) at 10:18
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(250/ 48 ) at 11:20
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 89(250/ 69 ) at 03:00
MOUNT READ : 74(230/ 63 ) at 00:08
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(250/ 70 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(230/ 65 ) at 22:30
HOGAN ISLAND : 119(300/ 96 ) at 00:02