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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1604 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 maximum temperature

TAS

W Coast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

22.8

22.6

07/04/2001

15

1 Y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 16:03EST, 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 24.9 -2.7 15.6 +0.2 12.9 0.0 7.0 -- 285 (11.9) 30/14
PERTH AIRPORT 28.1 +2.6 17.6 +4.7 14.6 0.0 5.2 10.5 291 (12.1) 31/19
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.2 +3.4 13.3 +1.7 11.6 0.0 2.8 10.8 468 (19.5) 31/01
BUNBURY 26.7 +2.6 13.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/17
MANDURAH 26.5 -- 17.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 -0.3 23.9 -0.1 23.5 2.0 4.4 8.9 371 (15.5) 39/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.8 +0.6 13.0 +0.4 12.0 0.0 5.8 11.2 200 ( 8.3) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 +0.9 14.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 304 (12.7) 34/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.6 +2.0 15.5 +3.1 -- 0.8 9.6 5.6 150 ( 6.3) 21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.0 +2.6 15.1 +6.4 14.0 2.6 2.8 0.7 363 (15.1) 34/02
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +0.6 18.0 -0.5 15.1 0.0 4.2 9.6 214 ( 8.9) 31/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.6 -2.6 21.3 -0.3 21.2 13.6 4.6 0.0 430 (17.9) 44/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 -3.6 22.4 +1.9 21.1 0.4 5.8 0.1 438 (18.3) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 24.3 -2.4 21.0 +0.9 -- 8.2 -- 0.4 582 (24.3) 57/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 -2.1 20.9 +3.1 20.2 0.0 6.6 -- 403 (16.8) 48/12
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 -0.1 -- -- -- -- 4.0 -- 446 (18.6) 61/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.1 19.0 +3.6 -- 10.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.8 +1.5 19.2 +2.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 269 (11.2) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 -0.6 18.3 +2.1 17.2 3.4 3.4 4.6 316 (13.2) 41/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 -0.6 15.4 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 650 (27.1) 52/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.7 +2.6 16.1 +3.3 10.2 0.0 4.2 -- 143 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.8 -0.2 17.0 +1.8 15.4 8.6 2.2 5.0 247 (10.3) 31/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +1.6 15.8 +2.1 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.4 +1.8 13.1 -0.1 11.9 0.2 2.6 8.7 148 ( 6.2) 30/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.8 +2.2 13.0 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 18/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.5 +3.0 10.8 +3.6 4.0 0.2 3.8 8.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +2.5 15.9 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 31/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.4 +2.5 17.2 +3.1 14.6 0.0 2.8 9.6 248 (10.3) 26/13
RICHMOND RAAF 26.4 +2.5 14.2 +2.9 11.4 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 21/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 +1.9 17.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 15/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.0 +5.0 9.8 +3.1 8.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 +5.8 12.9 +3.8 9.6 0.0 3.8 10.3 209 ( 8.7) 26/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +3.5 11.2 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.8 +6.3 16.8 +6.7 14.6 0.0 7.2 9.4 350 (14.6) 37/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.5 +4.9 14.1 +5.9 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 230 ( 9.6) 26/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.2 +4.0 14.3 +6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 41/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.6 +7.3 16.1 +5.3 13.9 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 26.8 +6.8 13.2 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.3 +5.7 16.0 +8.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 34/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.4 +6.5 9.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 18/16
HOBART AIRPORT 20.1 +2.0 7.6 -1.1 4.2 0.0 1.8 7.3 198 ( 8.3) 26/14
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

41.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
39.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+12.0 : 22.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+9.2 : 34.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.0 : 34.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.0 : 34.7 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 33.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 32.8 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 34.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+10.4 : 17.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+9.5 : 17.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+8.7 : 15.4 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+8.6 : 16.0 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+8.5 : 16.1 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

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

12.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
14.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 24.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-5.1 : 24.4 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-4.8 : 25.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.8 : 24.3 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
-4.8 : 21.3 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD

-0.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.4 : 4.4 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.8 : 10.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
-2.1 : 22.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.0 : 10.0 FORREST Eucla 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.
130.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
115.2 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
95.6 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD
83.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
82.6 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
82.4 PUNSAND BAY
N Coast--Barron
130.0 HAPPY VALLEY
72.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
55.0 DEERAL
53.0 GLEN ALLYN
N Coast--Herbert
115.2 DARADGEE
95.6 RUSSELL RIVER
83.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
82.6 INNISFAIL
71.0 CORSIS ALERT
68.2 BINGIL BAY
56.2 TULLY SUGAR MILL
53.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
50.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD

11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.3 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1013 (42.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
992 (41.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
925 (38.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
904 (37.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
893 (37.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
828 (34.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
813 (33.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
807 (33.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
794 (33.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
740 (30.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
727 (30.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
72/14 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/15 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
67/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/11 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
63/18 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
63/18 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
32.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
19.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 19.4mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
4.6mm in 12 min to 02:12 23.0mm/h
11.4mm in 48 min to 03:00 14.3mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 16.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
8.8mm in 18 min to 09:30 29.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORTH EAST ISLAND
17.0mm in 3 hr to 13:21 5.7mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 14:21 8.3mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:21 10.3mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 16:21 5.7mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 7.0mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 13.7mm/h
68.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 22.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 72(110/ 63 ) at 10:00