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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 08/05/2016. 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

003001

COUNTRY DOWNS

97.0

78.0

23/05/2004

39

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003028

ANNA PLAINS

111.6

67.8

27/05/1950

86

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003040

CAMBALLIN

58.0

48.5

20/05/1968

41

1 N

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

67.0

36.8

19/05/2010

14

1 P

WA

E Pilbara

004019

MANDORA

134.2

79.8

26/05/1921

88

1 N

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

69.6

49.0

09/05/1997

40

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015638

GLEN HELEN LODGE

50.0

31.6

20/05/1990

17

1 N

NT

Alice Springs

015664

WALUNGURRU AIRPORT

49.0

43.0

08/05/2004

14

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

26.2

25.7

03/05/2010

12

1 N

NT

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

25.0

25.0

02/05/2016

15

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Barkly

015131

ELLIOTT

24.8

23.3

01/05/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

27.8

27.3

17/05/2010

20

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

25.5

25.5

30/05/2010

19

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

28.9

27.5

27/05/2004

14

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP

27.9

27.3

16/05/2010

15

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

27.9

27.6

04/05/2016

37

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Victoria

014829

LAJAMANU AIRPORT

25.7

24.0

05/05/2016

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

26.0

26.0

02/05/2016

39

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

27.0

27.0

03/05/2016

13

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

19.9

19.2

10/05/2005

18

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

19.5

19.0

21/05/1999

15

1 N

SA

Northeast

020062

YUNTA AIRSTRIP

16.5

16.4

14/05/2007

15

1 N

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032141

LUCINDA POINT

26.0

26.0

01/05/2016

23

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central West

036031

LONGREACH AERO

22.0

22.0

01/05/2016

48

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040043

CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

26.7

26.7

05/05/2016

57

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056229

GUYRA HOSPITAL

21.4

20.8

06/05/2016

30

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

24.8

24.8

03/05/2007

12

1 N Equal to record.

VIC

E Central

086127

WONTHAGGI

26.1

25.7

08/05/2002

44

1 N

VIC

E Central

086375

CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS

26.5

25.2

01/05/1997

24

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090035

COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND)

25.8

25.0

08/05/2002

13

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090180

AIREYS INLET

27.8

25.9

08/05/2002

20

1 N


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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, 08/05/2016.

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 18.8 -3.0 10.8 +0.4 10.3 12.6 2.0 8.1 268 (11.2) 59/15
BUNBURY 17.7 -3.5 7.6 -1.7 -- 10.6 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 50/11
MANDURAH 18.3 -3.0 12.8 -0.8 -- 12.6 -- -- 319 (13.3) 54/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.9 25.8 +3.7 24.9 0.0 4.8 6.2 390 (16.3) 37/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.7 +0.7 14.9 +6.7 -- 7.2 -- -- 250 (10.4) 52/20
WHYALLA AERO 19.9 -0.5 13.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 50/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.3 +5.4 12.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 48/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.5 +3.4 8.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 31/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.6 +7.8 18.4 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.5 +2.9 23.6 +3.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 35/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 +2.9 23.3 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 26.4 +2.2 19.7 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 +3.1 18.2 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 30/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.0 +3.4 16.7 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 46/12
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +3.1 15.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 +2.4 16.3 +3.5 15.0 0.0 4.6 8.8 257 (10.7) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.2 +3.4 14.6 +4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 451 (18.8) 31/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.9 +5.6 11.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 3.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +3.7 11.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 24/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 +3.9 9.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 26/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +6.3 9.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 24/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +4.5 12.2 +1.3 9.1 0.0 5.6 8.7 265 (11.0) 26/13
RICHMOND RAAF 26.4 +5.9 5.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +3.1 13.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 30/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.3 +7.0 9.4 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 22/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.0 +6.4 7.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 15/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 +3.7 11.9 +4.5 7.0 0.0 4.6 1.5 256 (10.7) 34/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.6 +7.4 11.5 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +6.4 9.0 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 24/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.6 +9.0 11.6 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 520 (21.7) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.7 +1.9 7.2 +2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 9/14
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +1.2 7.0 +0.4 4.3 0.0 4.0 1.8 422 (17.6) 26/05
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

37.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.7 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
36.7 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.6 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
36.5 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD

+11.7 : 27.8 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+10.9 : 27.9 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+10.8 : 25.8 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
+10.7 : 24.8 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+10.3 : 25.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

28.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
27.9 DUM IN MIRRIE AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
27.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+12.6 : 25.7 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+11.1 : 22.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+11.1 : 16.5 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+11.1 : 26.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+10.8 : 18.7 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

9.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.3 : 12.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.6 : 13.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.3 : 16.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-5.3 : 13.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
-5.0 : 24.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

-2.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.5 : 10.8 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
-3.3 : -2.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 : -0.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.1 : -1.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 : 5.6 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
-2.9 : -2.0 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.
134.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
111.6 ANNA PLAINS W Kimberley WA
97.0 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA
90.2 WINDJANA GORGE W Kimberley WA
82.0 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
111.6 ANNA PLAINS
97.0 COUNTRY DOWNS
90.2 WINDJANA GORGE
82.0 NAPIER DOWNS
68.0 KIMBERLEY DOWNS
67.0 WEST ROEBUCK
63.2 BIDYADANGA
63.2 MYROODAH
58.0 CAMBALLIN
53.4 CYGNET BAY
53.2 KIMBOLTON
50.6 KILTO STATION
E Pilbara
134.2 MANDORA
Interior
69.6 TELFER AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
50.0 GLEN HELEN LODGE

9.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
9.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
8.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
8.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

.....

0.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1250 (52.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
979 (40.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
970 (40.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
894 (37.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
776 (32.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
766 (31.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
760 (31.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
749 (31.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
745 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
691 (28.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
688 (28.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
678 (28.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
647 (27.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
624 (26.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
623 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
609 (25.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
603 (25.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
601 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
87/20 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
83/04 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
76/11 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
76/02 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
74/16 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
74/20 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
74/23 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

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
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
17.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 34.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 17.2mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.8mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h
KALUMBURU
5.2mm in 11 min to 11:00 28.4mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
8.4mm in 13 min to 06:30 38.8mm/h
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
DERBY AERO
10.2mm in 30 min to 01:00 20.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 14.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h
6.0mm in 8 min to 16:52 45.0mm/h
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
8.2mm in 15 min to 19:00 32.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.4mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 16.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
46.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 15.3mm/h
Goldfields
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.0mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
6.8mm in 13 min to 17:30 31.4mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)
4.8mm in 12 min to 22:30 24.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.8mm/h
W Agricultural
NULLARBOR
8.0mm in 7 min to 19:58 68.6mm/h
4.2mm in 2 min to 20:00 126.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.8mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 27.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
13.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.2mm/h
24.8mm in 30 min to 09:30 49.6mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 24.8mm/h
None reported