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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1310 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 minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

30.0

10/03/2010

11

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 13:10EST, 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 27.5 -3.4 16.3 -1.6 14.9 0.0 5.6 -- 606 (25.3) 61/14
PERTH AIRPORT 26.6 -3.0 16.1 +0.3 14.2 0.0 9.8 10.4 535 (22.3) 50/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.4 -3.7 14.6 +1.2 11.8 0.2 5.0 9.1 321 (13.4) 37/10
BUNBURY 24.8 -2.7 14.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 41/10
MANDURAH 24.1 -- 17.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 491 (20.5) 46/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +1.5 26.0 +1.5 25.5 0.0 6.8 7.6 272 (11.3) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.6 -1.1 19.2 +1.7 18.1 0.0 6.6 5.9 234 ( 9.8) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 34.4 +7.1 16.8 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 39/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.9 +8.6 16.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 5.8 8.2 -- 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 29.5 +6.4 12.9 +2.4 9.3 0.0 5.2 8.4 307 (12.8) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.9 -1.4 22.0 +0.2 19.6 0.0 8.6 10.8 337 (14.0) 35/09
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +0.5 23.0 0.0 21.8 2.0 6.6 10.1 529 (22.0) 50/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 -0.2 21.5 -1.4 18.2 0.8 6.2 8.0 357 (14.9) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 27.5 -1.1 21.8 -0.4 -- 4.6 -- 8.5 664 (27.7) 55/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.2 20.2 -0.6 18.9 0.0 8.2 -- 386 (16.1) 48/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.9 -0.2 19.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 536 (22.3) 55/15
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -2.9 19.0 +0.8 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +0.2 18.6 -1.0 -- 4.6 -- -- 336 (14.0) 52/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.3 -0.7 18.5 -0.8 17.9 0.6 6.0 7.5 365 (15.2) 43/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.0 -2.4 13.9 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 627 (26.1) 43/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.8 -0.3 15.3 -1.3 9.9 0.0 3.4 -- 127 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.3 +0.4 16.4 -1.7 14.5 0.0 4.0 6.4 338 (14.1) 48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 -0.6 16.0 -0.7 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.9 -0.3 11.9 -4.4 11.0 0.0 3.8 9.1 169 ( 7.0) 31/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.7 +0.7 12.4 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 29 ( 1.2) 22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.2 -0.6 9.5 -1.1 5.4 0.0 2.8 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.4 -0.7 13.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 37/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.8 +1.6 17.9 +0.5 17.9 0.0 5.8 11.0 280 (11.7) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 27.8 +0.9 13.3 -2.2 11.1 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.3 +1.4 16.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.8 +2.3 10.1 -0.6 8.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 +0.6 12.9 -0.5 13.2 0.0 4.0 11.1 167 ( 7.0) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.6 +0.7 12.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 46/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.3 +6.0 17.4 +3.6 14.5 0.0 8.0 10.1 216 ( 9.0) 28/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.2 +2.9 11.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 110 ( 4.6) 21/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.5 +4.5 13.6 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 30/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 32.2 +8.3 18.5 +5.3 15.2 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 32.1 +8.9 13.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 43/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 27.8 +5.6 15.3 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 37/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.9 +6.4 12.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 31/16
HOBART AIRPORT 26.0 +5.3 16.3 +5.6 11.6 0.0 6.2 8.4 355 (14.8) 31/12
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

41.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
39.5 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
39.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+11.9 : 30.0 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+11.6 : 36.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.5 : 24.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+10.3 : 37.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 37.0 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.2 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+9.7 : 22.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.0 : 17.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+8.4 : 24.3 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 20.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.4 : 21.6 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+7.4 : 21.4 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+7.4 : 25.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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

15.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
17.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
17.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.7 : 19.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-9.6 : 19.2 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-8.1 : 21.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.8 : 19.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 26.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA

-1.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
5.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-7.0 : 17.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-4.8 : 7.9 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-4.7 : 5.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.7 : 6.2 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.6 : 8.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 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.
161.2 BROADLEIGH DOWNS Central Coast W QLD
50.0 MARION DOWNS E Kimberley WA
43.9 NEWHAVEN N Plateau NT
41.2 GIBB RIVER E Kimberley WA
40.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
50.0 MARION DOWNS
41.2 GIBB RIVER

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
40.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
N Plateau
43.9 NEWHAVEN

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast W
161.2 BROADLEIGH DOWNS

11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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7.5 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
7.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
7.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
6.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
6.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
5.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
4.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1170 (48.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1020 (42.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
994 (41.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
960 (40.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
877 (36.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
852 (35.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
849 (35.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
830 (34.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
827 (34.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
808 (33.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
804 (33.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
766 (31.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
727 (30.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
706 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
694 (28.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
677 (28.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
670 (27.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
668 (27.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
659 (27.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
658 (27.4) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) FORREST Eucla WA
648 (27.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
611 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
607 (25.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
89/17 FORREST Eucla WA
80/12 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
78/08 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/14 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
70/16 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
Eucla
EUCLA
6.8mm in 14 min to 22:30 29.1mm/h
8.2mm in 22 min to 22:52 22.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.8mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS
17.2mm in 32 min to 12:30 32.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 20.6mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 89(230/ 70 ) at 18:00
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 69(150/ 63 ) at 02:56
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 72(110/ 65 ) at 04:56
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(130/ 69 ) at 09:00