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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 21/05/2016. 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

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

152.6

26.0

19/05/2010

13

132.8

01/03/2009

15

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

0.0

0.0

06/05/2012

15

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT

5.8

14.0

07/05/1996

32

10.0

03/08/1990

35

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AIRPORT

6.0

9.6

31/05/2006

16

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014401

WARRUWI AIRPORT

16.6

17.8

29/05/1967

48

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

10.3

15.0

14/05/1998

17

12.0

17/10/1997

19

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

34.4

34.2

19/05/2016

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056243

GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS

23.9

23.7

04/05/2007

17

1 N


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:38EST, 27/05/2016.

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 22.0 +0.2 8.6 -1.8 7.5 0.0 2.8 8.5 169 ( 7.0) 31/13
BUNBURY 20.2 -1.0 7.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 54/23
MANDURAH 20.1 -1.2 11.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 63/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.8 +2.8 24.3 +2.2 23.9 0.0 6.6 11.0 -- 34/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.4 +0.4 9.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.1 -0.3 7.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.9 0.0 14.0 +3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 17/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.6 +1.5 9.1 +1.8 -- 4.4 -- -- -- 17/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.9 +3.1 19.5 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 41/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +0.4 22.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +2.8 20.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 44/13
MACKAY M.O 25.9 +1.7 19.9 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 337 (14.0) 41/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 +3.8 16.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 28/09
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +4.9 15.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.5 +3.4 12.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 26/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.2 +3.7 12.0 -0.8 9.4 0.0 4.0 10.0 170 ( 7.1) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.7 +4.9 9.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 30/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.0 +2.7 5.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 3.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.4 +3.0 5.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 +3.2 13.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 620 (25.8) 46/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 7.9 +3.3 0.0 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.3 +1.4 3.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 +2.6 12.0 +1.1 5.7 0.0 4.0 9.2 -- 39/10
RICHMOND RAAF 25.0 +4.5 5.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 22/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.6 +3.0 14.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 44/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +0.3 10.0 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.5 +0.9 12.1 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 35/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.6 -0.4 8.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- 0.8 251 (10.5) 17/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -0.2 10.2 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 37/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -0.2 8.0 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 21/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.8 +1.2 8.9 +3.2 -- 2.6 -- -- 477 (19.9) 26/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.5 +0.7 3.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 26/01
HOBART AIRPORT 15.4 +0.2 7.1 +0.5 3.2 3.4 2.8 6.6 563 (23.5) 70/00
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 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+7.9 : 29.3 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.9 : 24.2 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
+7.5 : 25.8 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+7.5 : 28.5 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.5 : 28.3 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA

27.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+9.2 : 19.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.9 : 9.7 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.9 : 18.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.7 : 12.1 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+6.7 : 9.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

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

5.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.6 : 16.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-4.5 : 16.2 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.1 : 23.3 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-3.7 : 19.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-3.6 : 17.3 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.2 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.6 : -2.2 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.5 : -2.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.7 : 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-6.5 : 12.2 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
-6.4 : -0.3 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD

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.
152.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
55.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
37.6 COWCOWING Cent Wheatbelt WA
32.6 COODARDY E Gascoyne WA
30.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
152.6 MARBLE BAR
E Gascoyne
32.6 COODARDY
Cent Wheatbelt
37.6 COWCOWING

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
30.6 BUTLERS GORGE

ISLANDS
Islands
55.6 CAPE WESSEL

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
9.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

.....

1.7 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1822 (75.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1698 (70.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1482 (61.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1440 (60.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1367 (57.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1281 (53.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1272 (53.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1239 (51.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1237 (51.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1139 (47.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1111 (46.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1050 (43.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1044 (43.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
993 (41.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
991 (41.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
951 (39.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
936 (39.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
900 (37.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
848 (35.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
846 (35.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
845 (35.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
826 (34.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
811 (33.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
797 (33.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
777 (32.4) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
765 (31.9) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
764 (31.8) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
743 (31.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
729 (30.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
723 (30.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
721 (30.0) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
714 (29.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
711 (29.6) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
707 (29.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
673 (28.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
666 (27.8) NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
656 (27.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
651 (27.1) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
624 (26.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
614 (25.6) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
614 (25.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
605 (25.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
604 (25.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
604 (25.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
600 (25.0) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
96/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

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