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Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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The information on this page fills gradually as it becomes available.

For weather news as it breaks, the sites on the Weather and Climate Media Reports page are recommended.


Records set or equalled today

None known


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 14:10EST, 28/05/2018.

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 21.0 -0.8 12.2 +1.8 11.0 5.6 1.8 5.6 414 (17.3) 52/11
BUNBURY 19.6 -1.6 15.3 +6.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 466 (19.4) 59/08
MANDURAH 20.4 -0.9 15.8 +2.2 -- 5.0 -- -- 558 (23.3) 50/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +1.2 22.0 -0.1 20.9 0.0 5.6 10.8 236 ( 9.8) 26/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.7 +6.7 9.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 -2.5 14.7 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 50/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.4 +0.5 16.9 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 30/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.3 +3.2 9.3 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 453 (18.9) 35/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.8 +1.0 13.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 34/09
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 -0.3 20.9 +1.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 559 (23.3) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 +1.0 17.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 50/14
MACKAY M.O 23.3 -0.9 17.8 +0.7 -- 8.8 -- -- 597 (24.9) 46/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.9 -1.1 15.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 46/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 +0.9 15.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 54/12
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +0.1 15.2 +1.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 397 (16.5) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -2.2 13.7 +0.9 12.8 1.2 2.6 5.6 337 (14.0) 35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.4 -0.4 9.6 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 440 (18.3) 46/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.0 +0.7 9.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +0.4 8.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 22/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 +0.7 6.3 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 24/13
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +0.5 6.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 28/04
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.5 +2.5 10.0 -0.9 8.0 0.0 2.6 7.6 292 (12.2) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 +1.5 3.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 18/12
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 +1.9 13.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 34/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.3 -- -2.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 18/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.3 +1.0 7.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 24/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 0.0 4.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 44/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.5 +4.5 6.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 2.7 3.0 278 (11.6) 39/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.8 +1.6 7.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 26/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 +0.6 6.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 30/23
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 19.9 +3.3 7.7 -0.6 6.2 0.0 4.4 3.6 469 (19.5) 61/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 +1.8 7.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 +1.4 4.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 15/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 -2.2 1.9 -4.7 -1.7 0.0 1.4 3.2 280 (11.7) 28/08
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

36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.2 DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 KANGAROO FLATS (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
35.0 MOUNT BUNDEY SOUTH (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
35.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
35.0 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

+6.8 : 25.1 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+6.7 : 29.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 28.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.4 : 25.2 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC
+6.3 : 23.3 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.6 : 18.3 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 17.2 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 16.8 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 15.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+7.8 : 15.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+7.8 : 15.0 HAWKER Upper North SA

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

7.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
7.5 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
7.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-7.6 : 7.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.8 : 7.5 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.6 : 23.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.3 : 20.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-4.4 : 8.6 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-4.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : -3.0 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-7.2 : -4.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 : -3.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.9 : -6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.9 : -1.2 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

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.
27.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA
26.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
23.2 MUNDARING Lower West WA
21.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
19.4 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD

Reports not yet available

1225 (51.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1162 (48.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1104 (46.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1001 (41.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
984 (41.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
914 (38.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
914 (38.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
881 (36.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
875 (36.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
866 (36.1) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
857 (35.7) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
832 (34.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
824 (34.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
810 (33.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
788 (32.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
765 (31.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
761 (31.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
760 (31.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
739 (30.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
707 (29.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
705 (29.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
700 (29.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
682 (28.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
681 (28.4) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
672 (28.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
670 (27.9) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
667 (27.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
650 (27.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
646 (26.9) FORREST Eucla WA
645 (26.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
635 (26.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
632 (26.3) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
630 (26.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
628 (26.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
83/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/20 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
74/08 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
72/03 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
70/15 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
70/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.0mm in 12 min to 20:00 35.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(280/ 69 ) at 05:00
BUSSELTON JETTY : 78(290/ 65 ) at 05:37