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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 1438 EST on 19/05/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:37EST, 19/05/2016.

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 23.0 +1.2 11.9 +1.5 10.4 2.2 1.0 -- 234 ( 9.8) --
BUNBURY 20.0 -1.2 12.4 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) --
MANDURAH 21.0 -0.3 14.0 +0.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +3.0 25.0 +2.9 24.1 0.0 3.8 -- 317 (13.2) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.0 0.0 9.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) --
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 -1.4 7.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 +1.1 9.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +0.9 9.6 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 369 (15.4) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.0 +5.2 13.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) --
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +1.4 22.5 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 497 (20.7) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +1.4 18.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) --
MACKAY M.O 26.0 +1.8 20.6 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.0 +2.0 16.3 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) --
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +4.4 13.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) --
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +1.9 11.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) --
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 +2.5 14.2 +1.4 11.2 0.0 3.2 -- 268 (11.2) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.0 +6.2 11.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 10.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -0.4 9.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 +1.7 9.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 3.7 -0.9 -1.0 0.0 0.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -0.9 8.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 +2.0 12.8 +1.9 8.2 0.0 6.6 -- 411 (17.1) --
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 +1.5 4.8 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) --
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 +2.4 13.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 -0.3 5.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -0.6 8.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.0 5.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.0 +0.8 9.8 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 +0.4 8.1 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.0 +1.4 8.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.2 4.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) --
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 +1.8 9.2 +2.6 5.2 0.0 2.2 -- 480 (20.0) --
Max
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° 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 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
37.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+6.9 : 30.0 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.8 : 30.0 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.8 : 30.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 27.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+6.4 : 35.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.4 : 37.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL

+7.2 : 17.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.1 : 17.1 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+7.1 : 18.7 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 23.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+6.9 : 16.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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

0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.3 : 1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.7 : 0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.3 : 2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.7 : 7.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-2.9 : 20.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

-7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.7 : 0.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-7.9 : -7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6 : -4.9 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 : -6.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : -4.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) 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.
24.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.4 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
12.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS

Reports not yet available

1494 (62.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1478 (61.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1394 (58.1) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1062 (44.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1059 (44.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
987 (41.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
981 (40.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
958 (39.9) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
901 (37.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
893 (37.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
854 (35.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
789 (32.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
771 (32.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
745 (31.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
744 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
739 (30.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
735 (30.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
691 (28.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
673 (28.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
668 (27.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
647 (27.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
621 (25.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
601 (25.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
Reports not yet available

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
9.6mm in 8 min to 21:19 72.0mm/h
6.0mm in 11 min to 21:30 32.7mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 23:00 8.3mm/h

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(270/ 56 ) at 23:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(330/ 65 ) at 21:47
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(250/ 67 ) at 01:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 102(280/ 76 ) at 02:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(300/ 74 ) at 23:30