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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1622 EST on 23/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 16:21EST, 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 27.3 -0.3 11.4 -4.0 8.8 0.0 4.8 -- 414 (17.3) 48/09
PERTH AIRPORT 24.7 -0.8 8.4 -4.5 6.9 0.0 4.6 10.4 292 (12.2) 31/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.4 -3.4 13.7 +2.1 10.0 1.2 2.6 7.9 316 (13.2) 48/07
BUNBURY 23.0 -1.1 7.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 30/12
MANDURAH 23.0 -- 15.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 -0.6 23.7 -0.3 23.1 6.4 4.8 10.5 244 (10.2) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.3 -0.9 12.3 -0.3 11.8 0.0 7.6 11.1 359 (15.0) 22/09
WHYALLA AERO 23.9 +0.3 7.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 225 ( 9.4) 48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.4 -0.2 9.1 -3.3 5.9 0.0 -- 5.6 170 ( 7.1) 44/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.2 -0.2 6.5 -2.2 5.2 0.0 3.0 6.9 270 (11.3) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.7 +1.8 22.7 +4.2 21.3 0.0 11.6 9.3 468 (19.5) 35/00
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.4 24.7 +3.1 23.2 0.0 2.6 4.2 307 (12.8) 35/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 +1.2 23.1 +2.6 21.5 0.0 4.6 10.1 275 (11.5) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -0.1 22.1 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- 9.3 269 (11.2) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +1.6 20.3 +2.5 19.4 0.0 6.4 -- 192 ( 8.0) 30/19
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 -0.9 18.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 342 (14.3) 41/10
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.1 18.0 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.2 -1.1 17.7 +0.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 41/09
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -0.7 14.9 -1.3 12.1 0.0 4.0 10.3 431 (18.0) 34/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.1 -2.3 10.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 39/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.0 -4.1 7.6 -5.2 3.8 7.8 2.0 -- 171 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.8 -1.2 14.9 -0.3 12.1 7.0 4.2 10.4 472 (19.7) 48/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -1.2 11.0 -2.7 -- 6.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.2 -2.4 11.8 -1.4 9.0 10.4 2.2 7.4 356 (14.8) 34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.3 -2.3 11.6 -0.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 22/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.1 -2.4 2.6 -4.6 -4.5 0.2 2.0 9.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.5 -4.0 4.8 -5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 21/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 -3.1 11.9 -2.2 7.6 0.0 3.0 10.5 580 (24.2) 44/00
RICHMOND RAAF 22.1 -1.8 8.0 -3.3 4.0 0.4 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 22/09
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -2.8 13.4 -2.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 41/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.8 -3.2 2.8 -3.9 0.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.4 -3.1 5.2 -3.9 1.6 0.0 3.0 10.3 273 (11.4) 15/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -4.5 5.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 15/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.7 -1.8 8.2 -1.9 5.1 0.0 3.8 8.7 249 (10.4) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.1 -3.5 3.9 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 18/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.7 -3.5 3.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 26/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.4 +0.1 8.7 -2.1 5.9 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.8 -1.2 5.4 -3.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 39/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.2 -2.4 1.2 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 37/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.7 -3.2 3.0 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 22/21
HOBART AIRPORT 16.9 -1.2 2.9 -5.8 -1.1 0.0 2.6 8.4 425 (17.7) 31/15
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

40.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
40.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+6.7 : 39.9 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.3 : 40.0 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 40.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 40.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+5.2 : 37.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.4 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 24.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.4 : 27.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+6.0 : 27.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
+5.7 : 26.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+5.5 : 23.5 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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

5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : 17.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-5.6 : 24.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-5.4 : 22.7 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-5.3 : 22.1 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
-5.3 : 16.5 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.6 : -3.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-8.6 : -1.8 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-8.6 : -2.4 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-8.1 : -1.0 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-8.1 : -2.5 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast 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.
88.0 DUNBAR STATION Gulf Country QLD
36.4 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
33.6 LAKE TYERS E Gippsland VIC
32.0 LAKE EVELLA N Rivers NT
31.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
36.4 NGUKURR
32.0 LAKE EVELLA

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
88.0 DUNBAR STATION

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
33.6 LAKE TYERS

ISLANDS
Islands
31.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)

11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

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1.6 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

958 (39.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
946 (39.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
934 (38.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
789 (32.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
**S** 694 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
656 (27.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
625 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
610 (25.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
605 (25.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
605 (25.2) TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
74/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/11 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
68/07 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
63/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
61/06 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

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
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
10.4mm in 29 min to 10:59 21.5mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
10.8mm in 30 min to 08:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
31.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 62.8mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 31.4mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 24.4mm/h
43.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 43.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.2mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 14.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.7mm/h
None reported