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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 1352 EST on 01/05/2018. 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

NSW

Illawarra

068088

SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)

50.8

44.2

24/04/2007

14

1 N


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 13:52EST, 01/05/2018.

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 30.5 +5.0 14.8 +1.8 11.2 0.0 4.8 7.7 416 (17.3) 41/14
BUNBURY 23.4 -0.7 9.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 35/17
MANDURAH 23.6 -0.3 20.3 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 37/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.8 +0.1 23.5 -0.5 22.7 0.0 6.6 7.3 261 (10.9) 26/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 -0.2 8.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 46/12
WHYALLA AERO 23.9 +0.1 7.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 24/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.0 +0.3 8.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 21/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.3 -0.2 3.0 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 21/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.1 -0.7 14.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 -0.5 19.5 -2.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 499 (20.8) 63/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.3 18.1 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 25.7 -1.0 19.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 +1.0 17.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 -0.4 15.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 41/16
COOLANGATTA 22.4 -3.0 16.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 50/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 -1.3 14.2 -2.1 12.2 0.0 4.0 8.0 385 (16.0) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.9 -1.4 8.9 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 39/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.5 -1.7 10.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -3.0 14.3 +0.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 288 (12.0) 37/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 -5.4 11.6 -1.6 -- 24.8 -- -- 283 (11.8) 34/12
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 19.8 -0.3 4.4 -2.3 -1.7 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.4 -1.1 8.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 31/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 -3.1 11.9 -2.3 10.8 11.0 5.0 6.3 529 (22.0) 46/11
RICHMOND RAAF 22.4 -1.4 8.4 -3.0 -- 7.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.9 -2.2 12.4 -3.1 -- 14.0 -- -- 488 (20.3) 44/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.8 -- 2.9 -- -- 5.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 18/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 -0.4 4.8 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 21/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.3 0.0 4.9 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.0 -0.6 5.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 238 ( 9.9) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.7 -0.9 4.1 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 22/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.5 +1.3 3.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 22/00
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 20.9 +0.6 7.5 -2.6 5.1 0.0 2.4 9.9 287 (12.0) 22/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.2 +2.6 4.6 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 358 (14.9) 21/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.7 +0.8 4.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 22/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.3 -0.8 10.2 +1.4 9.8 0.0 3.8 0.2 460 (19.2) 50/14
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

35.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
35.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
35.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+8.5 : 31.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.4 : 32.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+7.5 : 30.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+6.9 : 29.6 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.8 : 30.9 EYRE Eucla WA

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
27.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.3 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+5.5 : 20.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.2 : 20.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+4.7 : 20.3 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+4.0 : 19.4 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+3.6 : 20.7 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
+3.6 : 16.4 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

9.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.2 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
11.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.4 : 18.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
-4.7 : 19.5 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.1 : 18.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-4.0 : 22.1 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-3.9 : 12.9 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-4.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 11.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-8.0 : 14.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.9 : 15.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 1.2 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-6.6 : 15.6 PORT KEATS AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 1.5 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-6.6 : 1.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.
50.8 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET) Illawarra NSW
32.0 CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT Illawarra NSW
31.6 COLLAROY (LONG REEF GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
30.4 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB) Sydney--east NSW
29.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
29.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
Sydney--east
31.6 COLLAROY (LONG REEF GOLF CLUB)
30.4 ROSE BAY (ROYAL SYDNEY GOLF CLUB)
Illawarra
50.8 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)
32.0 CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT

Reports not yet available

1488 (62.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1126 (46.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1105 (46.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1093 (45.5) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
937 (39.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
884 (36.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
868 (36.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
810 (33.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
783 (32.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
776 (32.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
756 (31.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
750 (31.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
728 (30.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
718 (29.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
717 (29.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
715 (29.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
687 (28.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
682 (28.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
682 (28.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
660 (27.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
653 (27.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
629 (26.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
625 (26.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
614 (25.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
604 (25.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
601 (25.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
102/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
100/18 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/14 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/16 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.4mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
1.4mm in 1 min to 11:09 84.0mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 12:00 22.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 89(150/ 76 ) at 14:41
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(150/ 65 ) at 17:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 74 ) at 16:30
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 100(250/ 74 ) at 15:42
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(270/ 61 ) at 17:00