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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 1442 EST on 30/05/2015. 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 daily rainfall

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

14.0

13.2

18/05/2004

15

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017130

MARREE (CALLANNA)

18.6

17.0

02/05/2000

16

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009964

ROCKY GULLY

1.2

1.6

25/05/2004

18

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010905

JACUP

1.2

2.0

31/05/1995

19

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

14.8

15.1

30/05/2009

16

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

18.2

17.8

26/05/2012

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, 30/05/2015.

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 21.1 -0.7 7.7 -2.7 4.9 0.0 1.4 8.9 292 (12.2) 35/23
BUNBURY 18.6 -2.6 4.8 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 18/10
MANDURAH 19.4 -1.9 8.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 24/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.6 22.2 +0.1 21.3 0.0 5.4 6.4 326 (13.6) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.5 +6.5 9.6 +1.4 8.6 0.0 4.0 10.1 180 ( 7.5) 24/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.4 -3.0 7.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 18/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 -1.8 10.8 +0.6 -- 3.8 1.8 -- 133 ( 5.5) 18/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -1.9 5.7 -1.6 3.7 8.4 1.2 5.9 442 (18.4) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 +3.8 12.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +1.4 21.9 +2.0 20.7 0.0 5.6 9.6 517 (21.5) 46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.9 21.5 +3.9 19.6 0.8 6.0 8.9 418 (17.4) 39/09
MACKAY M.O 24.3 +0.1 18.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.7 +1.7 17.5 +3.4 15.7 0.0 4.6 -- 291 (12.1) 26/09
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +2.1 15.5 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 286 (11.9) 22/13
COOLANGATTA 25.5 +2.4 12.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 31/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 +0.6 13.0 +0.2 10.4 0.0 3.0 9.7 236 ( 9.8) 24/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 +2.6 10.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 30/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.5 -4.8 12.8 +4.1 -- 1.6 2.0 -- 44 ( 1.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.6 +0.2 15.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 24/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.3 -4.1 11.9 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 18/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.2 -1.1 12.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 37/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -2.1 12.9 +6.4 -- 5.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 30/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 +1.1 15.7 +4.8 14.3 0.2 2.0 0.6 285 (11.9) 31/11
RICHMOND RAAF 19.4 -1.1 8.6 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 28/04
BELLAMBI AWS 21.0 +1.4 15.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 34/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.8 -0.5 10.2 +4.4 7.6 0.4 1.2 6.0 236 ( 9.8) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -1.8 9.1 +3.7 -- 11.2 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 -1.1 9.2 +1.8 6.5 0.0 2.2 6.3 246 (10.3) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.8 -1.4 7.8 +2.1 -- 2.2 -- -- -- 24/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.6 -2.0 2.1 -3.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 24/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 -1.2 1.4 -4.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 31/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 -2.8 3.4 -1.6 -- 13.4 -- -- 362 (15.1) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 -1.9 5.2 -1.4 2.8 1.6 1.6 7.3 543 (22.6) 54/02
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

37.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 29.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.3 : 32.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+6.1 : 31.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.9 : 29.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.5 : 32.2 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+5.5 : 30.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.9 : 14.7 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+8.3 : 15.3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+8.0 : 15.7 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+8.0 : 12.7 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+7.9 : 14.6 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+7.9 : 13.1 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

0.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.1 : 15.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-8.8 : 16.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-7.6 : 14.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.5 : 12.9 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.4 : 11.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

-3.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.3 : 0.4 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 1.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-8.0 : 1.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-7.3 : 4.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-7.3 : 1.2 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt 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.
58.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
33.1 INDEE E Pilbara WA
32.0 TALLANGATTA DCNR Lower NE VIC
31.8 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
29.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
33.1 INDEE

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
29.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS

VICTORIA
Lower NE
32.0 TALLANGATTA DCNR
31.8 HUNTERS HILL

ISLANDS
Islands
58.4 CAPE WESSEL

10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
9.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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2.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
1.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1701 (70.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1342 (55.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1271 (53.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1210 (50.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1204 (50.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1193 (49.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1185 (49.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1110 (46.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1028 (42.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
985 (41.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
929 (38.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
901 (37.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
888 (37.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
884 (36.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
875 (36.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
870 (36.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
853 (35.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
847 (35.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
839 (35.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
838 (34.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
835 (34.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
826 (34.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
807 (33.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
804 (33.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
798 (33.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
773 (32.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
770 (32.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
754 (31.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
741 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
738 (30.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
717 (29.9) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
700 (29.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
689 (28.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
688 (28.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
685 (28.5) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
647 (27.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
633 (26.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
630 (26.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
610 (25.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
602 (25.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
 137/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/02 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/00 LOW HEAD N 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
13.6mm in 30 min to 04:30 27.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 15.2mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 05:00 22.8mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 25.0mm/h
7.4mm in 18 min to 05:18 24.7mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 20.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.2mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 14.0mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
7.8mm in 34 min to 00:00 13.8mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h
8.6mm in 10 min to 19:19 51.6mm/h
4.4mm in 3 min to 19:22 88.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
TAREE AIRPORT AWS : 104(270/104 ) at 00:01
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 96(260/ 54 ) at 05:37
LOW HEAD : 91(290/ 76 ) at 00:57
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 137(310/119 ) at 02:28
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 113(270/ 76 ) at 09:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 54 ) at 12:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(280/ 67 ) at 00:29
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78(240/ 67 ) at 02:36
LOW ROCKY POINT : 93(280/ 52 ) at 02:16
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(310/ 65 ) at 03:49
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL : 83(100/ 65 ) at 11:25
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(270/ 72 ) at 03:10