Australian Weather News -- 29 MAY 2018

Tuesday 29 MAY 2018

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2018

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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 1545 EST on 04/06/2018. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Previous monthly record

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Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Lowest minimum temperature

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

1.4

2.3

31/05/2006

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AWS

83.0

29/05/2007

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
		See actual temperatures
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 15:44EST, 04/06/2018.

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	21.5	-0.3	7.8	-2.6	6.4	0.2	0.0	8.9	217 ( 9.0)	24/12
BUNBURY	20.0	-1.2	5.9	-3.4	--	0.6	--	--	118 ( 4.9)	37/14
MANDURAH	19.4	-1.9	11.5	-2.1	--	0.6	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	30/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.3	+1.3	20.8	-1.3	19.6	0.0	5.4	10.9	210 ( 8.8)	41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.8	+0.8	12.0	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	37/12
WHYALLA AERO	19.8	-0.6	7.7	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	514 (21.4)	50/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.8	-3.1	12.6	+2.4	--	1.2	--	--	341 (14.2)	54/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.3	-1.8	9.9	+2.6	--	17.6	--	--	623 (26.0)	76/05
MOUNT ISA AERO	29.1	+1.3	12.2	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	48/11
CAIRNS AERO	24.2	-3.4	20.6	+0.7	--	5.0	--	--	523 (21.8)	44/19
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.0	+0.4	17.2	-0.4	--	0.6	--	--	340 (14.2)	43/14
MACKAY M.O	23.3	-0.9	18.3	+1.2	--	0.2	--	--	537 (22.4)	39/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.9	+0.9	15.6	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	342 (14.3)	28/09
BUNDABERG AERO	24.3	-0.3	14.5	+0.4	--	0.2	--	--	366 (15.3)	30/09
COOLANGATTA	23.6	+0.5	14.3	+0.2	--	0.8	--	--	242 (10.1)	24/13
BRISBANE AERO	22.6	-0.9	15.6	+2.8	15.0	7.2	1.4	5.8	279 (11.6)	26/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.0	+0.2	12.2	+2.4	--	0.2	--	--	542 (22.6)	35/04
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	23.5	+3.2	7.8	-0.9	--	0.0	1.4	--	--	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.3	+1.9	7.6	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	21/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.7	+3.4	7.6	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	122 ( 5.1)	31/14
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION	19.6	+3.9	0.4	-3.0	-7.3	0.0	1.0	--	--	--
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	16.0	+1.8	3.4	-1.2	-2.9	0.0	0.6	--	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.9	+4.0	6.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	48/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.4	+5.4	11.1	+0.2	9.3	0.0	2.4	9.5	276 (11.5)	46/21
RICHMOND RAAF	25.4	+4.9	4.0	-3.6	--	0.0	--	--	52 ( 2.2)	24/12
BELLAMBI AWS	23.4	+3.8	13.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	296 (12.3)	30/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	17.1	--	-0.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	144 ( 6.0)	37/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.4	-2.9	7.8	+2.0	--	0.2	--	--	311 (13.0)	31/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.5	-2.1	3.7	-1.7	--	4.4	--	--	104 ( 4.3)	39/06
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.0	-1.0	12.5	+5.1	--	2.0	--	7.5	336 (14.0)	48/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.6	-0.6	10.5	+4.8	--	8.8	--	--	400 (16.7)	44/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.0	-0.6	10.6	+5.5	--	12.8	--	--	300 (12.5)	39/20
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	16.9	+0.3	11.4	+3.1	10.0	2.4	5.0	7.6	820 (34.2)	61/00
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.0	-1.6	8.8	+3.1	--	8.4	--	--	746 (31.1)	50/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.0	-0.8	8.3	+3.3	--	4.8	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	57/14
HOBART AIRPORT	17.2	+2.0	10.8	+4.2	6.1	0.0	1.0	2.2	310 (12.9)	63/18
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

36.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
35.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.2 : 25.6 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+5.9 : 28.5 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+5.7 : 25.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
+5.5 : 25.3 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+5.4 : 25.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+5.4 : 26.0 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
25.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 14.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+7.5 : 12.6 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+7.5 : 13.7 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
+7.3 : 12.7 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+7.2 : 8.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.5 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.9 : 11.2 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.7 : 11.1 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.7 : 13.0 GUNDAGAI (NANGUS RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-4.6 : 11.4 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-4.4 : 14.1 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA

-4.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-1.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.2 : 1.4 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-7.5 : 2.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-7.2 : 2.2 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-7.1 : 0.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.9 : 3.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields 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.

45.4 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
40.0 CALOUNDRA AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
31.8 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
31.6 BARRINGTON POST OFFICE N Coast TAS
30.2 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD) N Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1316 (54.8) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1253 (52.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1231 (51.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1017 (42.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
983 (41.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
964 (40.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
945 (39.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
941 (39.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
926 (38.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
923 (38.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
911 (38.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
907 (37.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
889 (37.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
887 (37.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
865 (36.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
820 (34.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
816 (34.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
812 (33.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
809 (33.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
806 (33.6) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
796 (33.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
790 (32.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
785 (32.7) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
776 (32.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
775 (32.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
766 (31.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
746 (31.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
746 (31.1) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
739 (30.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
735 (30.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
731 (30.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
720 (30.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
715 (29.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
708 (29.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
699 (29.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
697 (29.0) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
697 (29.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
689 (28.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
681 (28.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
679 (28.3) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
643 (26.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
642 (26.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
642 (26.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
641 (26.7) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
640 (26.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
639 (26.6) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
638 (26.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
629 (26.2) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
626 (26.1) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
623 (26.0) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
623 (26.0) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
623 (26.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
622 (25.9) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
619 (25.8) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
615 (25.6) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
611 (25.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
610 (25.4) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
610 (25.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
605 (25.2) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC

118/14 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
113/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/19 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
107/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/23 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
102/16 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
100/12 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
98/11 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
94/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/06 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/12 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
91/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
91/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/19 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
91/11 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West SCOTT RIVER AG STATION 10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.8mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert COWLEY BEACH (DEFENCE) 10.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 20.0mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett LADY ELLIOT ISLAND 11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.2mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 14.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 29.2mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 19.6mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 14.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 11.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 14.6mm/h TASMANIA N Coast SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 98(250/ 70 ) at 11:45 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(250/ 65 ) at 14:04 Adelaide/Lofty ROSEWORTHY AWS : 91(280/ 46 ) at 12:19 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 100(320/ 82 ) at 07:30 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 89(340/ 67 ) at 05:48 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(270/ 69 ) at 14:30 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(290/ 69 ) at 10:34 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 91(290/ 63 ) at 07:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 115(270/ 78 ) at 14:30 CAPE GRIM : 100(320/ 80 ) at 12:39 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/102 ) at 20:28 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 106(260/ 89 ) at 21:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 54 ) at 22:30 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 85( 10/ 65 ) at 12:47 LOW ROCKY POINT : 91(280/ 69 ) at 19:31 MOUNT READ : 102(320/ 52 ) at 16:03 King Island KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(320/ 67 ) at 11:21 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 93(280/ 80 ) at 15:30