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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1555 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

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

67.7

48.4

09/04/2003

55

1 n

WA

Interior

013024

PRENTI DOWNS

46.4

33.0

12/04/1996

34

1 y


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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 15:55EST, 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 26.0 -1.6 12.4 -3.0 11.6 0.0 4.6 -- 365 (15.2) 35/15
PERTH AIRPORT 24.4 -1.1 13.8 +0.9 12.6 5.6 2.2 10.3 303 (12.6) 30/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.2 -0.6 11.8 +0.2 10.0 0.0 2.8 9.6 339 (14.1) 28/12
BUNBURY 22.5 -1.6 11.1 -0.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 26/14
MANDURAH 23.1 -- 15.9 -- -- 0.8 -- -- 269 (11.2) 28/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.9 24.8 +0.8 24.3 0.0 3.0 10.5 263 (11.0) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.2 -1.0 8.9 -3.7 7.7 0.0 3.6 11.2 205 ( 8.5) 24/14
WHYALLA AERO 26.8 +3.2 7.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 170 ( 7.1) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.0 +2.4 10.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 3.2 9.4 196 ( 8.2) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.5 +3.1 7.7 -1.0 5.7 0.0 1.6 10.1 274 (11.4) 24/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 +0.4 17.5 -1.0 14.2 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +0.4 22.8 +1.2 21.3 2.4 7.4 5.9 447 (18.6) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +0.6 21.6 +1.1 19.2 0.0 7.2 10.2 411 (17.1) 46/14
MACKAY M.O 26.7 0.0 21.3 +1.2 -- 6.0 -- 8.9 531 (22.1) 50/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +0.1 18.3 +0.5 16.9 0.0 6.4 -- 356 (14.8) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 -0.4 18.1 +0.6 -- 0.2 5.6 -- 434 (18.1) --
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -2.1 17.0 +1.6 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +0.9 17.6 +0.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 44/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.5 -1.5 16.2 0.0 14.1 5.4 5.0 0.7 345 (14.4) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.1 -1.3 13.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 499 (20.8) 48/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.6 +1.5 14.5 +1.7 9.3 0.0 4.6 -- 175 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 +1.1 13.4 -1.8 10.4 0.0 3.4 10.2 217 ( 9.0) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.9 +0.9 11.5 -2.2 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.7 -0.9 10.5 -2.7 8.5 0.0 3.4 5.6 201 ( 8.4) 34/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.5 -3.1 13.2 +1.3 -- 5.2 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.7 +1.2 7.9 +0.7 1.6 0.0 3.6 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +0.7 11.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.2 -1.7 17.8 +3.7 16.7 0.0 3.6 1.5 496 (20.7) 44/10
RICHMOND RAAF 21.8 -2.1 13.2 +1.9 9.2 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 21.8 -0.3 15.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 22/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.5 +2.5 9.3 +2.6 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.0 +2.5 10.4 +1.3 5.5 0.0 3.0 10.6 212 ( 8.8) 31/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +2.3 7.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 18/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.4 +1.9 7.4 -2.7 4.1 0.0 3.2 10.5 217 ( 9.0) 28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.1 +3.5 8.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 252 (10.5) 26/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.9 +2.7 9.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 34/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.9 +5.6 13.2 +2.4 11.4 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.4 +3.4 12.6 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 24/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.0 +3.4 7.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 441 (18.4) 43/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 +0.2 12.7 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 11/11
HOBART AIRPORT 20.5 +2.4 7.0 -1.7 4.4 0.0 2.0 8.5 332 (13.8) 26/20
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

37.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
37.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
37.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+11.4 : 35.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 32.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.8 : 18.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+7.2 : 15.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
+7.0 : 32.8 FORREST Eucla WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
27.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.3 : 23.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.1 : 19.1 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.8 : 20.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.0 : 26.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+5.8 : 11.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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

10.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.4 : 22.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.4 : 19.5 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.3 : 27.8 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-3.1 : 20.5 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW

-2.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

**S** -6.7 : 7.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-5.9 : 2.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-5.0 : 3.5 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.8 : 3.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-4.6 : 1.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-4.6 : 9.6 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West 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.
125.4 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
110.0 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT
74.5 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
70.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL N Coast--Herbert QLD
67.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
67.7 CARNEGIE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
125.4 ALYANGULA POLICE
110.0 POINT STUART AWS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
74.5 INGHAM COMPOSITE
70.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
56.0 MARCO STREET ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
50.0 WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK))

11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
10.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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3.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
1.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

921 (38.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
899 (37.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
826 (34.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
807 (33.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
806 (33.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
805 (33.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
741 (30.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
729 (30.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
717 (29.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
702 (29.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
655 (27.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
632 (26.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
627 (26.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
72/16 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/15 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/13 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
59/06 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
59/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett 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
E Gascoyne
NEWMAN AERO
9.8mm in 40 min to 18:00 14.7mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
5.0mm in 12 min to 19:00 25.0mm/h
6.8mm in 15 min to 20:00 27.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
10.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
11.4mm in 30 min to 19:00 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
WARRUWI
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
13.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INGHAM COMPOSITE
73.0mm in * hr to 03:00 6.1mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
POINT LOOKOUT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
BRISBANE AERO
13.0mm in 30 min to 10:30 26.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 15.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
12.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 24.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
18.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.7mm/h
None reported