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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 22/05/2015. 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
Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040121

MALENY TAMARIND ST

17.2

17.0

19/05/2003

13

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

1.7

1.8

13/05/2001

18

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

16.8

17.0

23/05/2011

11

1 N


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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, 22/05/2015.

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 19.0 -2.8 9.6 -0.8 7.1 0.0 3.4 7.2 567 (23.6) 43/04
BUNBURY 18.8 -2.4 6.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 34/10
MANDURAH 20.3 -1.0 9.1 -4.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 266 (11.1) 34/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +0.3 22.9 +0.8 22.4 0.0 4.0 10.9 234 ( 9.8) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.4 -4.6 11.5 +3.3 9.5 0.0 5.6 5.3 343 (14.3) 37/08
WHYALLA AERO 14.3 -6.1 8.1 -0.6 -- 4.0 -- -- 430 (17.9) 31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.4 -4.5 7.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 1.8 1.5 116 ( 4.8) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -1.9 6.5 -0.8 3.5 0.8 0.6 4.9 420 (17.5) 39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.7 -1.1 18.7 +4.9 17.0 0.0 8.0 -- 365 (15.2) 48/21
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +2.7 19.8 -0.1 17.8 0.0 4.0 9.3 -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 +1.6 21.1 +3.5 19.4 0.0 4.8 9.5 291 (12.1) 30/14
MACKAY M.O 28.0 +3.8 19.6 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 255 (10.6) 18/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 +4.0 17.9 +3.8 16.0 0.0 3.8 -- 139 ( 5.8) 37/22
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +2.9 15.9 +1.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 34/12
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +0.9 18.8 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 30/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 +1.3 16.5 +3.7 14.9 0.4 3.0 4.4 202 ( 8.4) 35/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.1 -2.7 14.8 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.8 -2.5 12.8 +4.1 -- 9.6 2.8 -- 135 ( 5.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0 -3.4 16.6 +4.9 -- 1.2 -- -- -- 30/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -3.9 14.9 +4.5 -- 7.2 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 26/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.6 +1.3 14.3 +4.3 -- 2.8 -- -- 331 (13.8) 34/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.3 -2.9 4.1 -0.5 -2.8 5.8 1.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -0.9 7.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 24/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.7 +0.7 14.8 +3.9 11.7 0.2 4.0 5.8 308 (12.8) 52/18
RICHMOND RAAF 21.5 +1.0 9.9 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.7 +0.1 14.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 52/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.4 -0.9 3.3 -2.5 1.2 0.0 0.8 6.9 154 ( 6.4) 21/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.0 -2.6 6.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.7 -5.3 8.0 +0.6 6.0 0.0 2.4 5.0 313 (13.0) 35/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.6 -1.6 8.6 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 35/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.9 -1.7 9.1 +4.0 -- 4.6 -- -- 300 (12.5) 39/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 -2.4 5.9 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 503 (21.0) 37/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.2 -2.6 3.7 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 37/10
HOBART AIRPORT 11.7 -3.5 4.9 -1.7 0.9 0.0 1.6 0.1 299 (12.5) 28/10
Max
° C
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° 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

38.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
36.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+5.0 : 28.3 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.8 : 31.0 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
+4.7 : 27.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.7 : 25.1 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+4.5 : 32.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.5 : 31.8 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
25.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.1 : 12.2 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+8.2 : 16.5 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+8.1 : 15.9 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+7.6 : 9.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+7.6 : 12.5 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW

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

0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.2 : 20.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-8.0 : 15.7 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.6 : 15.5 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.4 : 12.8 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-7.3 : 15.8 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

-2.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.9 : 1.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-7.8 : -0.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.6 : 3.1 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-6.3 : 2.5 FORREST Eucla WA
-5.7 : 4.8 EUCLA 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.
57.0 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC
50.4 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
42.0 HELIDON TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
39.6 FERNY CREEK E Central VIC
33.0 SCONE (STONEY CREEK) Hunter Valley NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
42.0 HELIDON TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
33.0 SCONE (STONEY CREEK)

VICTORIA
E Central
39.6 FERNY CREEK
W Coast
57.0 WYELANGTA
50.4 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE)

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
9.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

984 (41.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
944 (39.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
804 (33.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
790 (32.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
776 (32.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
770 (32.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
752 (31.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
746 (31.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
692 (28.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
672 (28.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
669 (27.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
658 (27.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
646 (26.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
637 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
636 (26.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
628 (26.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
621 (25.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
606 (25.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
600 (25.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/03 FORREST Eucla WA
104/10 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
83/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
74/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
74/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
COBAR MO
7.2mm in 16 min to 12:30 27.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
CW Plains N
TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.6mm/h
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
23.8mm in 30 min to 15:00 47.6mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 23.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 24.6mm/h
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h
CW Slopes S
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
4.0mm in 11 min to 17:30 21.8mm/h
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
16.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 32.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 16.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 17.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
12.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 25.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 106(200/ 80 ) at 03:59
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS : 104(260/ 74 ) at 10:46
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 72(230/ 63 ) at 04:30