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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
Noteworthy weather today
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Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1856 EST on 06/05/2008. 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 maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

36.0

36.0

16/05/2005

13

1 P Equal to record.


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Actual temperatures
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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 19:16EST, 06/05/2008.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 28.0 +4.0 13.2 +0.3 9.5 0.0 6.6 -- 319 (13.3) --
PERTH AIRPORT 27.0 +5.3 7.8 -2.7 5.7 0.0 3.2 -- 234 ( 9.8) --
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 +3.1 9.9 +0.1 7.0 0.0 1.4 -- 202 ( 8.4) --
BUNBURY 24.0 +2.8 6.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) --
MANDURAH 24.0 -- 13.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.0 19.6 -2.5 17.0 0.0 8.0 -- 385 (16.0) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 +5.0 9.7 +1.4 7.3 0.0 7.2 -- 215 ( 9.0) --
WHYALLA AERO 21.0 +0.5 7.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.0 +0.1 12.0 +1.9 9.6 0.4 2.4 -- 199 ( 8.3) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 +0.9 9.6 +2.4 7.6 1.8 1.8 -- 389 (16.2) --
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 +2.2 16.8 +2.9 11.2 0.0 7.4 -- 295 (12.3) --
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +1.4 21.3 +1.4 19.7 0.0 6.2 -- 461 (19.2) --
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +1.4 17.9 +0.3 15.0 0.0 7.8 -- 399 (16.6) --
MACKAY M.O 25.0 +0.8 15.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +1.0 12.9 -1.3 11.8 0.0 4.8 -- 213 ( 8.9) --
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 12.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 167 ( 7.0) --
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +2.3 12.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +3.0 12.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) --
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +3.5 11.5 -1.3 8.0 0.0 3.6 -- 289 (12.0) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.0 +2.3 8.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 4.4 -4.3 -1.5 0.0 3.4 -- 69 ( 2.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.0 +1.7 9.1 -2.6 4.2 0.0 0.6 -- 206 ( 8.6) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +1.6 8.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.0 +3.8 7.3 -2.8 5.0 0.0 3.2 -- 301 (12.5) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.0 +2.7 5.5 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 3.8 -0.9 0.0 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +3.3 2.0 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.0 +3.1 11.1 +0.3 6.0 0.0 3.4 -- 271 (11.3) --
RICHMOND RAAF 21.0 +0.4 5.9 -2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) --
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +3.5 13.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.5 7.5 +4.4 5.2 0.0 2.8 -- 231 ( 9.6) --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.0 +1.8 8.6 +2.7 8.8 1.0 1.4 -- 161 ( 6.7) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +0.4 8.4 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.0 +1.0 8.4 +1.0 5.2 0.0 3.6 -- 239 (10.0) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.0 +1.8 2.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 160 ( 6.7) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.0 +0.5 3.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.0 +2.3 10.0 +1.4 6.9 0.4 1.4 -- 94 ( 3.9) --
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.0 +2.1 7.7 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +0.4 2.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.3 7.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) --
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 +1.9 7.3 +0.8 2.3 0.2 1.4 -- 266 (11.1) --
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

38.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+10.6 : 34.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+10.3 : 34.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.4 : 33.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+8.9 : 31.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 32.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
25.1 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 18.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.5 : 22.7 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.4 : 15.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+6.0 : 16.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.8 : 17.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

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

1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.9 : 1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.8 : 5.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.8 : 4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 : 3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.4 : 3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.3 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

-9.0 : -4.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.8 : 8.4 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 0.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
-7.5 : -2.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.5 : 10.5 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley 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.
277.4 INGLEWOOD ALERT
65.2 BAMBAROO N Coast--Herbert QLD
24.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
17.0 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
65.2 BAMBAROO

TASMANIA
N Coast
17.0 SMITHTON AERODROME
W Coast
24.2 MOUNT READ
17.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

ISLANDS

277.4 INGLEWOOD ALERT

Reports not yet available

1047 (43.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
950 (39.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
848 (35.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
826 (34.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
785 (32.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
752 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
730 (30.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
715 (29.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
705 (29.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
669 (27.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
664 (27.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
658 (27.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
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.
TASMANIA
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.2mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(300/ 67 ) at 01:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(320/ 63 ) at 09:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(270/ 65 ) at 05:03
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(290/ 65 ) at 13:57