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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1441 EST on 21/05/2015. 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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

5.5

7.6

30/05/2003

39

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

Kangaroo Is

022823

CAPE BORDA

12.4

12.7

24/05/2012

11

1 N


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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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 14:41EST, 21/05/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 17.0 -4.8 8.2 -2.2 5.6 0.2 1.2 9.3 392 (16.3) 52/10
BUNBURY 17.1 -4.1 5.7 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 30/14
MANDURAH 18.5 -2.8 8.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.1 22.8 +0.7 22.4 0.0 6.4 10.7 332 (13.8) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.7 +0.7 14.7 +6.5 11.7 0.0 4.8 5.8 172 ( 7.2) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -4.9 10.3 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 443 (18.5) 44/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.6 -3.3 10.8 +0.6 -- 3.0 1.4 7.8 230 ( 9.6) 34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.8 -3.3 11.3 +4.0 10.0 4.0 1.2 0.3 442 (18.4) 54/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.7 +5.9 14.0 +0.2 12.7 0.0 4.6 8.7 114 ( 4.8) 46/20
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +2.3 20.4 +0.5 18.9 0.0 5.2 10.9 349 (14.5) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.3 18.2 +0.6 15.9 0.0 7.6 8.8 261 (10.9) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 25.0 +0.8 19.3 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.6 +3.6 18.3 +4.2 17.2 0.0 3.6 -- 296 (12.3) 24/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 +2.4 14.1 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 21/14
COOLANGATTA 25.2 +2.1 14.6 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 +1.4 15.0 +2.2 13.5 0.0 0.6 9.2 168 ( 7.0) 30/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.6 +3.8 12.5 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 323 (13.5) 24/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.8 +5.5 12.7 +4.0 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.5 +4.1 14.1 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +4.8 10.2 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 +3.9 13.5 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 270 (11.3) 44/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.9 +0.7 8.2 +3.6 1.8 27.6 2 3.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.5 +1.6 12.2 +5.7 -- 14.2 -- -- 358 (14.9) 54/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.4 +5.4 14.8 +3.9 13.5 1.8 1.4 5.8 366 (15.3) 34/00
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 +4.0 12.5 +4.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.8 +1.2 15.4 +2.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 341 (14.2) 39/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.3 +1.0 8.3 +2.5 6.0 8.8 1.2 4.3 234 ( 9.8) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 0.0 10.3 +4.9 -- 12.8 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.8 -1.2 10.6 +3.2 7.5 3.2 5.3 8.5 289 (12.0) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.5 -0.7 10.2 +4.5 -- 4.2 -- -- -- 39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.4 -1.2 9.5 +4.4 -- 8.4 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 34/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 -1.1 8.3 +2.6 -- 4.6 -- -- 611 (25.5) 52/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 -1.9 7.7 +2.7 -- 11.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 22/21
HOBART AIRPORT 11.1 -4.1 9.3 +2.7 5.2 0.6 1.0 0.0 346 (14.4) 31/08
Max
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+/- 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

37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
36.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 30.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.6 : 30.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.6 : 29.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
+6.5 : 29.9 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.5 : 29.3 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+6.5 : 29.6 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

27.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.5 : 16.4 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
+8.4 : 15.4 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+8.2 : 18.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 13.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+7.3 : 22.2 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

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

3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.1 : 13.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-7.1 : 13.2 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.7 : 13.6 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 15.6 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 15.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

-0.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
0.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
0.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.5 : 5.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-7.7 : -0.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.3 : 2.4 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-7.1 : -0.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.1 : 1.0 BALLADONIA Eucla 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.
39.6 BATLOW POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
39.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
37.0 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
36.6 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
36.0 ALECTOWN (BRIDGEWATER) CW Plains S NSW

10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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0.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1361 (56.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1131 (47.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1070 (44.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
880 (36.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
863 (36.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
830 (34.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
814 (33.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
801 (33.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
791 (33.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
753 (31.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
719 (30.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
712 (29.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
708 (29.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
668 (27.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
664 (27.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
660 (27.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
653 (27.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
650 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
649 (27.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
638 (26.6) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
635 (26.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
622 (25.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
620 (25.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
616 (25.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
612 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
611 (25.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
111/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/09 FORREST Eucla WA
91/12 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/05 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/06 MOUNT BULLER 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CENTRE ISLAND
60.2mm in 2 hr to 11:30 30.1mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS
12.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.8mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS : 78(260/ 65 ) at 16:35
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 111(330/ 78 ) at 09:05
PERISHER VALLEY AWS : 91(270/ 52 ) at 12:17
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 87( 30/ 63 ) at 06:00