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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1611 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

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

38.8

38.1

04/04/2009

16

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 16:11EST, 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 20.6 -7.0 17.4 +2.0 16.6 0.0 5.2 -- 593 (24.7) 35/01
PERTH AIRPORT 20.9 -4.6 14.5 +1.6 13.4 0.0 3.6 0.3 404 (16.8) 35/18
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.5 -4.3 12.9 +1.3 12.5 3.0 1.8 1.7 185 ( 7.7) 21/23
BUNBURY 21.5 -2.6 11.5 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 35/17
MANDURAH 20.9 -- 16.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 31/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.3 24.8 +0.8 24.3 0.0 4.8 11.1 231 ( 9.6) 26/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.5 +0.3 13.4 +0.8 12.4 0.0 6.8 11.0 194 ( 8.1) 30/12
WHYALLA AERO 32.0 +8.4 14.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 183 ( 7.6) 35/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.2 +7.6 16.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 3.2 10.6 156 ( 6.5) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.3 +7.9 11.2 +2.5 10.5 0.2 2.2 10.4 168 ( 7.0) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.3 +1.4 18.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 48/16
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -0.2 24.2 +2.6 22.3 0.4 4.4 4.3 472 (19.7) 43/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 +0.2 21.8 +1.3 19.4 0.0 3.0 3.2 298 (12.4) 34/10
MACKAY M.O 25.5 -1.2 22.6 +2.5 -- 3.6 -- 0.7 639 (26.6) 52/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 -0.6 20.8 +3.0 20.9 2.2 5.4 -- 388 (16.2) 44/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.2 -0.2 20.6 +3.1 -- 0.2 4.2 -- 459 (19.1) 43/11
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.1 19.0 +3.6 -- 36.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.4 +0.1 17.6 +0.6 -- 16.6 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 -1.0 17.8 +1.6 16.8 27.0 1.0 5.3 300 (12.5) 30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.2 -1.2 14.8 +1.5 -- 6.2 -- -- 714 (29.8) 46/05
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.2 +3.1 15.2 +2.4 11.0 0.0 4.8 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.3 +1.3 14.1 -1.1 12.0 0.2 1.8 10.5 153 ( 6.4) 21/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +1.7 13.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.1 +4.5 11.6 -1.6 9.5 0.0 3.8 10.3 242 (10.1) 28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.4 +4.8 11.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 15/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.6 +3.1 7.8 +0.6 2.0 0.0 2.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.5 +3.0 11.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 24/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.4 +5.5 16.8 +2.7 14.3 0.0 5.4 10.6 316 (13.2) 28/14
RICHMOND RAAF 28.0 +4.1 11.1 -0.2 8.8 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 15/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 +1.9 17.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.2 +5.2 7.8 +1.1 5.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.5 +6.0 12.0 +2.9 9.5 0.0 3.0 10.6 144 ( 6.0) 24/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.3 +4.9 11.4 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.7 +7.2 14.4 +4.3 11.8 0.0 5.2 10.5 231 ( 9.6) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.4 +6.8 10.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 124 ( 5.2) 24/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.2 +6.0 12.9 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.1 +9.8 16.4 +5.6 13.7 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 29.4 +9.4 12.2 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 48/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.3 +6.7 13.8 +6.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 336 (14.0) 35/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.2 +1.3 9.1 +1.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.9 +3.8 9.6 +0.9 6.0 0.0 1.8 10.0 255 (10.6) 26/10
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

40.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
39.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
38.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+10.9 : 30.9 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+10.5 : 30.7 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+10.4 : 35.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 30.0 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+9.8 : 30.1 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+8.6 : 15.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+8.5 : 23.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.0 : 15.4 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC
+7.5 : 17.7 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+7.4 : 19.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

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

10.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
12.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.1 : 20.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
-8.7 : 17.6 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-7.8 : 21.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-7.8 : 19.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-7.1 : 19.8 DALWALLINU Central West WA

0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
1.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-3.0 : 13.6 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-2.8 : 19.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-2.7 : 8.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-2.4 : 5.1 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-2.3 : 3.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 : 3.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-2.3 : 3.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands 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.
72.8 NARANGBA - BROWNS CRK ROAD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
66.8 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
62.0 MORAYFIELD MARK ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61.0 MORAYFIELD ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
59.2 MOORINA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
50.2 HORN ISLAND
Central Coast E
66.8 WOOLSHED
56.4 WATTLEVALE STATION
Brisbane/SE Coast
72.8 NARANGBA - BROWNS CRK ROAD
62.0 MORAYFIELD MARK ST
61.0 MORAYFIELD ALERT
59.2 MOORINA
57.2 DUNWICH

11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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3.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1078 (44.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
955 (39.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
887 (37.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
854 (35.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
840 (35.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
781 (32.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
714 (29.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
705 (29.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
686 (28.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
681 (28.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
654 (27.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
639 (26.6) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
611 (25.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
76/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
74/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/17 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
68/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
67/08 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/03 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
14.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.0mm/h
7.0mm in 21 min to 05:52 20.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 15.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h
13.2mm in 25 min to 06:25 31.7mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 25.2mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 17.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
9.2mm in 52 min to 11:00 10.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h
None reported