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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 1437 EST on 30/05/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:36EST, 30/05/2016.

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 18.7 -3.1 9.4 -1.0 7.7 0.4 4.6 4.4 295 (12.3) 26/21
BUNBURY 17.5 -3.7 4.2 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 18/14
MANDURAH 17.6 -3.7 11.3 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 22/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.2 24.6 +2.5 24.6 0.0 5.2 6.1 327 (13.6) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.2 +4.2 11.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/14
WHYALLA AERO 19.4 -1.0 6.5 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 39/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.3 -2.6 8.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.5 -4.6 7.9 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.7 +1.9 12.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 24/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +2.6 21.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 +2.9 20.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 24.6 +0.4 16.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +1.0 11.2 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 26/17
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 -0.8 9.2 -4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 284 (11.8) 34/10
COOLANGATTA 20.4 -2.7 6.3 -7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 -0.5 11.1 -1.7 6.1 0.0 17.0 9.5 522 (21.8) 34/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.7 -3.1 4.3 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 630 (26.3) 39/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.7 -4.6 8.0 -0.7 -- 1.0 1.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -2.2 7.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 28/03
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 -1.8 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 782 (32.6) 52/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.1 -5.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.3 -5.6 4.7 -1.8 -- 1.8 -- -- 350 (14.6) 34/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.9 -1.1 7.7 -3.2 2.8 4.2 1.6 9.8 449 (18.7) 44/21
RICHMOND RAAF 20.0 -0.5 -0.4 -8.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 21/10
BELLAMBI AWS 18.6 -1.0 10.5 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 463 (19.3) 43/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.1 -6.2 3.3 -2.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -3.5 0.5 -4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.7 -4.3 4.3 -3.1 2.0 0.0 0.6 0.7 187 ( 7.8) 17/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.3 -3.9 0.0 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -3.7 6.1 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 262 (10.9) 21/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.9 -4.7 6.1 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 318 (13.3) 22/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 -1.9 1.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 21/14
HOBART AIRPORT 12.0 -3.2 4.8 -1.8 1.2 2.2 1.6 0.7 233 ( 9.7) 34/13
Max
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Min
° C
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° 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 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
36.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
36.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+5.3 : 34.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+4.9 : 36.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
+4.6 : 33.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.0 : 20.1 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+6.9 : 24.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+6.3 : 23.4 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+6.1 : 21.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 22.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 22.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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

-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-6.9 : 13.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 14.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-6.8 : 12.1 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.7 : 9.6 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-6.6 : 11.7 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
-6.6 : 12.9 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.6 : 11.0 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-6.6 : -0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.6 : 11.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-8.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.8 : 3.2 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.8 : -8.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : 5.3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.5 : -5.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-8.0 : -0.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west 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.
24.4 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
22.0 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
21.4 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
21.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.6 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
8.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
8.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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1.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1291 (53.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1282 (53.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1209 (50.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1089 (45.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
971 (40.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
968 (40.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
958 (39.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
866 (36.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
801 (33.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
725 (30.2) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
695 (29.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
692 (28.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
659 (27.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
656 (27.3) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
651 (27.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
642 (26.8) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
639 (26.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
636 (26.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
630 (26.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
608 (25.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
85/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/00 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
76/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
68/02 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
68/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
68/01 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
16.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 16.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
13.8mm in 30 min to 13:30 27.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
7.2mm in 13 min to 17:00 33.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.6mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 83(250/ 65 ) at 06:29
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(250/ 65 ) at 00:00