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Records set or equalled today

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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:57EST, 15/05/2012.

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 21.1 -0.9 12.4 +3.1 10.5 0.0 4.2 -- 391 (16.3) 59/13
PERTH AIRPORT 18.4 -1.7 14.0 +5.1 12.0 0.4 2.2 2.2 -- 76/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.4 -0.9 11.9 +3.9 9.0 0.0 4.8 3.4 499 (20.8) 83/11
BUNBURY 17.5 -0.7 13.7 +5.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 539 (22.5) 81/08
MANDURAH 18.1 -- 15.1 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 706 (29.4) 94/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.2 23.5 +0.5 23.0 9.2 7.4 10.5 302 (12.6) 24/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 +2.0 7.6 -2.8 5.6 0.0 6.2 11.4 208 ( 8.7) 35/12
WHYALLA AERO 25.8 +4.3 3.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 201 ( 8.4) 48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 +3.6 4.8 -4.9 1.2 0.0 0.6 11.1 126 ( 5.3) 41/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 -0.7 3.9 -2.4 2.8 0.2 1.4 5.3 241 (10.0) 31/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.3 -1.9 6.3 -7.9 3.5 0.0 6.4 11.2 233 ( 9.7) 34/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +1.7 17.3 -1.4 13.0 0.0 7.0 8.5 211 ( 8.8) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +3.0 13.8 -3.5 11.2 0.0 9.8 10.6 213 ( 8.9) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 27.5 +2.3 14.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 349 (14.5) 28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 +2.7 10.6 -3.0 7.9 0.0 7.2 -- 191 ( 8.0) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 +1.6 12.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 176 ( 7.3) 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +1.1 9.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +0.1 6.5 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 +1.2 7.9 -4.8 3.0 0.0 5.6 10.6 328 (13.7) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 -1.4 9.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 37/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.1 -0.3 5.7 -2.8 0.7 0.0 3.8 -- 194 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -0.8 5.4 -5.5 1.0 0.0 3.8 10.7 207 ( 8.6) 30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -1.1 5.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 +1.0 8.7 -0.3 3.4 0.0 7.4 11.1 548 (22.8) 44/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.2 +0.9 6.7 -1.0 2.6 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 28/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.5 -2.5 3.1 -1.1 -2.5 0.0 0.8 8.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -3.1 0.2 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 41/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 +1.0 9.6 -0.7 3.3 0.0 5.0 10.9 495 (20.6) 46/09
RICHMOND RAAF 22.1 -0.6 4.5 -3.6 0.5 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 -0.4 11.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 50/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.0 -2.2 5.7 +2.5 3.4 0.0 3.6 10.9 516 (21.5) 46/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.1 -1.5 5.4 +0.3 1.4 0.0 1.0 10.6 216 ( 9.0) 30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS -- -- 2.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.4 0.0 2.4 -5.0 -1.6 0.0 2.8 11.6 218 ( 9.1) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 -2.4 1.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 296 (12.3) 26/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 -2.8 0.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.8 -2.4 10.5 +2.6 8.8 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.5 -3.3 9.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 28/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 -2.6 5.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 30/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 +1.7 2.1 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 28/10
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 -2.2 8.8 +2.8 7.4 0.6 2.0 8.6 635 (26.5) 50/09
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

39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
38.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+10.4 : 31.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.0 : 31.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.8 : 31.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.6 : 32.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.5 : 27.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
25.1 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT

+6.8 : 11.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 11.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 12.2 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+6.2 : 11.0 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.2 : 12.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

2.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

**W** -6.1 : 9.6 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
-4.8 : 7.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-4.6 : 19.1 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-4.6 : 12.6 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.2 : 11.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-4.2 : 13.1 HUME RESERVOIR SW Slopes S NSW

-3.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.9 : 3.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.0 : -1.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-7.9 : 6.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.7 : -0.9 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
-7.4 : -0.1 WARWICK 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.
35.0 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE N Rivers NT
34.2 DARWIN RIVER DAM N Rivers NT
30.8 KOONYA HEIGHTS Southeast TAS
26.4 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS N Rivers NT
26.4 FORTESCUE BAY Southeast TAS

11.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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2.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1249 (52.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1225 (51.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1032 (43.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1029 (42.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1001 (41.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
999 (41.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
973 (40.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
913 (38.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
900 (37.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
852 (35.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
802 (33.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
790 (32.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
774 (32.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
759 (31.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
706 (29.4) MANDURAH Lower West WA
671 (28.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
663 (27.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
635 (26.5) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
619 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
616 (25.7) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
604 (25.2) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
117/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
109/08 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
106/16 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
106/09 SHANNON Lower West WA
100/17 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
98/16 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
96/14 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
96/12 BICKLEY Lower West WA
96/14 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
94/09 MANDURAH Lower West WA
91/08 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
91/14 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

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
Lower West
COLLIE EAST
10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
PEARCE RAAF : 85(300/ 65 ) at 15:00
JANDAKOT AERO : 91(310/ 39 ) at 08:22
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 106(280/ 65 ) at 16:23
OCEAN REEF : 93(300/ 69 ) at 13:31
SWANBOURNE : 96(300/ 54 ) at 14:09
BICKLEY : 96(290/ 37 ) at 12:08
GARDEN ISLAND HSF : 100(300/ 52 ) at 17:41
CAPE LEEUWIN : 117(300/100 ) at 08:47
CAPE NATURALISTE : 109(290/ 91 ) at 08:44
ESPERANCE AERO : 85(290/ 69 ) at 23:04
ESPERANCE : 93(250/ 58 ) at 18:39
BUSSELTON JETTY : 119(260/ 67 ) at 13:47
HOPETOUN NORTH : 91(300/ 56 ) at 14:25
SHANNON : 106(320/ 58 ) at 09:53
MANDURAH : 85(310/ 70 ) at 10:51
Cent Wheatbelt
KATANNING : 82(300/ 63 ) at 12:28
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 72(290/ 63 ) at 16:39
CHEADANUP : 95(330/ 58 ) at 14:44
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(240/ 72 ) at 06:30