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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 06/05/2016. 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

WA

W Kimberley

003024

UDIALLA

74.0

66.4

10/05/1997

46

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033263

BOUNDARY CREEK ALERT

29.0

22.0

12/05/2005

12

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033270

UPPER DON ALERT

36.0

18.0

12/05/2005

13

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

26.0

25.8

04/05/2005

65

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

26.4

25.1

03/05/2005

19

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

26.0

24.8

18/05/2010

12

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

25.2

25.0

27/05/1998

55

1 N

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

23.8

23.0

10/05/2003

18

1 N

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU AIRPORT

24.0

23.8

03/05/2016

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040043

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

26.7

26.7

02/05/1957

57

1 N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:37EST, 07/05/2016.

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 21.6 -0.2 11.8 +1.4 10.5 0.2 2.2 2.8 249 (10.4) 28/18
BUNBURY 19.7 -1.5 10.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 21/13
MANDURAH 21.0 -0.3 15.5 +1.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 26/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.5 25.0 +2.9 24.6 4.6 4.0 10.5 325 (13.5) 39/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.6 +8.6 14.6 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 28.2 +7.8 8.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 46/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.5 +5.6 12.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 39/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.2 +5.1 11.3 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 497 (20.7) 61/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.5 +5.7 13.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +3.1 22.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +4.0 21.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +2.8 21.4 +4.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 +4.2 20.3 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +3.1 16.5 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 269 (11.2) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +2.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 +2.4 15.5 +2.7 14.3 0.0 5.2 10.1 326 (13.6) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.8 +4.0 10.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 34/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.3 +4.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +4.2 11.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.8 +5.5 11.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 28/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.9 +2.7 2.2 -2.4 -1.0 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +3.0 7.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 24/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +4.5 13.5 +2.6 10.1 0.0 4.0 10.1 306 (12.8) 34/15
RICHMOND RAAF 25.4 +4.9 7.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 22/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +3.1 14.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 39/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.4 +3.1 6.0 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 21/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +2.7 10.5 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.4 +6.4 8.2 +0.8 4.0 0.0 2.3 8.5 173 ( 7.2) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.5 +4.3 8.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 37/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.2 +3.6 9.1 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.0 +5.4 6.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 635 (26.5) 61/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 +2.1 10.0 +5.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 483 (20.1) 52/17
HOBART AIRPORT 21.4 +6.2 9.3 +2.7 8.7 0.0 3.4 3.8 477 (19.9) 52/19
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

47.0 BULMAN N Rivers NT
38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+9.8 : 30.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.7 : 31.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.6 : 31.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 29.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.4 : 30.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

28.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.5 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.1 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+10.9 : 24.0 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+10.4 : 21.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+9.4 : 26.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
+9.2 : 23.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.1 : 24.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

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

5.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-4.7 : 19.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-4.2 : 20.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.2 : 16.7 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.0 : 15.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-2.9 : 17.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.7 : -3.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 : -3.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 : -2.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 : 4.3 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.4 : -2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro 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.
74.0 UDIALLA W Kimberley WA
41.0 CAMBALLIN W Kimberley WA
38.0 FOSSIL DOWNS W Kimberley WA
36.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
36.0 UPPER DON ALERT Central Coast E QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
74.0 UDIALLA
41.0 CAMBALLIN
38.0 FOSSIL DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
36.0 UPPER DON ALERT

TASMANIA
W Coast
36.8 MOUNT READ

10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.9 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
9.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

.....

2.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1618 (67.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1527 (63.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1371 (57.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1249 (52.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1210 (50.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1114 (46.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1101 (45.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1032 (43.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1001 (41.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
973 (40.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
962 (40.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
950 (39.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
947 (39.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
940 (39.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
874 (36.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
871 (36.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
863 (36.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
837 (34.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
828 (34.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
821 (34.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
802 (33.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
801 (33.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
795 (33.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
766 (31.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
760 (31.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
755 (31.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
746 (31.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
722 (30.1) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
711 (29.6) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
647 (27.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
635 (26.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
632 (26.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
629 (26.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
603 (25.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
603 (25.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
120/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
118/18 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/00 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
100/21 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.
None reported None reported