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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1237 EST on 23/05/2012. 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

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

36.2

14.4

11/03/2009

11

1 n

NSW

Far Northwest

046032

WHITE CLIFFS (YALDA DOWNS)

30.0

11.0

28/03/2002

11

1 y

NSW

Far Northwest

046107

BROKEN HILL (KORALTA)

47.0

15.0

17/03/2001

11

1 y

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

21.2

21.0

03/03/1999

13

1 n

NSW

Upper Darling

048119

WANAARING (AVONDALE)

45.8

22.0

13/03/2009

11

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

38.8

37.5

21/03/1993

22

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.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 12:37EST, 23/05/2012.

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 27.7 -3.2 20.0 +2.1 19.4 0.0 8.4 -- 678 (28.3) 67/16
PERTH AIRPORT 28.0 -1.6 16.6 +0.8 13.2 0.0 9.0 11.3 457 (19.0) 54/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.1 -4.0 15.9 +2.5 15.8 0.0 4.0 4.8 281 (11.7) 50/11
BUNBURY 26.3 -1.2 11.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 50/13
MANDURAH 25.7 -- 16.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 485 (20.2) 57/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +0.5 25.4 +0.9 24.4 0.0 5.2 10.5 307 (12.8) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.7 -2.0 16.4 -1.1 15.2 1.4 5.4 11.8 283 (11.8) 31/13
WHYALLA AERO 33.3 +6.0 14.5 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 34/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.0 +7.7 18.7 +3.5 13.9 0.0 7.0 11.5 262 (10.9) 31/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.6 +9.5 10.1 -0.4 8.2 0.0 5.0 5.4 224 ( 9.3) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.1 -4.2 18.2 -3.6 16.2 0.0 4.0 10.8 360 (15.0) 43/13
CAIRNS AERO 34.7 +4.2 24.9 +1.9 22.5 0.0 5.4 10.7 248 (10.3) 35/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +1.6 25.4 +2.5 23.5 11.4 7.4 10.9 250 (10.4) 26/01
MACKAY M.O 29.8 +1.2 26.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- 6.0 366 (15.3) 31/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.1 -0.4 24.0 +3.2 23.1 0.0 5.4 -- 352 (14.7) 37/09
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 -2.2 21.6 +1.7 -- 4.8 4.7 -- 679 (28.3) 46/14
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -4.9 20.0 +1.8 -- 16.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.0 +0.8 21.4 +1.8 -- 5.8 -- -- 605 (25.2) 43/00
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 -1.4 21.5 +2.2 20.2 9.4 4.4 0.2 462 (19.3) 37/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -3.1 16.8 +0.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 1033 (43.0) 74/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.3 +3.2 17.7 +1.1 14.7 0.0 6.2 -- 331 (13.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.9 +1.0 18.8 +0.7 18.3 9.6 1.4 4.7 321 (13.4) 37/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.7 +0.4 18.8 +2.1 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.4 +1.2 18.3 +2.0 17.2 1.6 4.8 10.1 433 (18.0) 41/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.7 -0.3 14.8 -0.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.8 +1.0 13.0 +2.4 10.5 0.0 7.6 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.6 +1.5 18.2 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 581 (24.2) 46/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.5 +1.3 17.0 -0.4 12.8 0.0 4.4 7.9 272 (11.3) 48/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.5 -1.4 15.3 -0.2 13.6 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 28/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 +0.8 17.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 39/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.4 +0.9 11.1 +0.4 8.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.0 +1.3 16.9 +3.5 15.6 0.0 7.2 6.0 328 (13.7) 39/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS -- -- 15.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.3 -5.0 18.6 +4.8 16.0 0.0 8.8 0.0 303 (12.6) 37/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.8 +1.5 13.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 153 ( 6.4) 39/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.4 +2.4 14.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 39/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 31.3 +7.4 16.5 +3.3 13.9 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 33.9 +10.7 11.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.8 +5.6 10.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 43/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.5 +6.0 13.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 22.5 +1.8 11.2 +0.5 6.8 0.0 4.4 11.5 324 (13.5) 41/15
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

44.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
42.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
42.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
41.9 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+10.7 : 33.9 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+10.7 : 27.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+10.2 : 32.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+10.1 : 28.4 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
+10.1 : 31.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.2 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.0 : 13.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
+7.0 : 15.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+6.9 : 16.2 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.1 : 16.6 DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+5.6 : 13.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

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

17.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
17.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
18.2 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-8.6 : 21.9 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-8.4 : 22.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-8.3 : 22.4 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.2 : 25.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-8.1 : 28.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

1.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
2.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.1 : 6.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.9 : 10.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
-4.8 : 15.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.7 : 1.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

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.
56.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
56.0 GIRU NORTH Central Coast E QLD
55.5 RONNOC DOWNS Central Highlands QLD
53.0 BIRRABAN Central Highlands QLD
53.0 WANAARING (MYRNONG STATION) Far Northwest NSW

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
56.0 GIRU NORTH
Central Highlands
55.5 RONNOC DOWNS
53.0 BIRRABAN

NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
53.0 WANAARING (MYRNONG STATION)
52.6 BROKEN HILL (LANGAWIRRA)
52.0 BROKEN HILL (GLEN IDOL STATION)
Upper Darling
56.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE
52.0 TILPA (TONGO ROAD)

11.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

.....

1.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
1.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

1312 (54.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1262 (52.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1077 (44.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1033 (43.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
1014 (42.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
955 (39.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
945 (39.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
834 (34.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
813 (33.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
789 (32.9) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
773 (32.2) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
757 (31.5) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
753 (31.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
740 (30.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
738 (30.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
724 (30.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
704 (29.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
700 (29.2) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
679 (28.3) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
678 (28.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
672 (28.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
639 (26.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
635 (26.5) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
626 (26.1) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
611 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
605 (25.2) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
83/20 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
80/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/04 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/09 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
72/17 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
HOPETOUN NORTH
62.0mm in 6 hr to 21:00 10.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
12.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.8mm/h
48.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 16.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
35.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 11.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.4mm/h
WHITE CLIFFS AWS
15.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
Lower Darling
POONCARIE TELECENTRE
35.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.8mm/h
BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS
17.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 34.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 17.0mm/h
14.4mm in 28 min to 18:30 30.9mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 19.8mm/h
6.0mm in 17 min to 20:47 21.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:57 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 10:57 5.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 11:57 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(180/ 65 ) at 20:58