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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1721 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

WA

Gt Southern

010917

WANDERING

29.8

29.5

01/05/2002

12

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 17:20EST, 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 26.1 +2.1 10.6 -2.3 8.6 0.0 4.2 -- 303 (12.6) 31/14
PERTH AIRPORT 26.9 +5.2 8.7 -1.8 5.2 0.0 4.6 9.8 299 (12.5) 28/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.0 +1.1 8.6 -1.2 6.6 0.4 2.4 5.3 148 ( 6.2) 26/11
BUNBURY 24.8 +3.7 9.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 34/15
MANDURAH 24.5 -- 13.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 34/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -0.8 22.0 -0.1 19.8 0.0 7.6 7.8 456 (19.0) 52/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.5 -1.5 2.4 -5.9 0.7 0.0 4.0 10.9 298 (12.4) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 22.5 +2.0 8.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 176 ( 7.3) 24/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.9 +2.9 14.5 +4.3 -- 0.6 -- 6.5 141 ( 5.9) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.5 +1.4 7.2 -0.1 6.0 2.0 0.6 1.6 338 (14.1) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.3 +0.4 12.1 -1.8 9.1 0.0 8.0 10.3 376 (15.7) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 +0.2 21.7 +1.8 19.2 0.0 6.8 5.8 551 (23.0) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +1.7 16.2 -1.4 12.1 0.0 7.2 8.8 359 (15.0) 46/14
MACKAY M.O 24.6 +0.4 16.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 458 (19.1) 43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 +1.1 14.2 0.0 12.8 0.0 4.6 -- 242 (10.1) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 -0.1 13.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 329 (13.7) 39/20
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +0.3 11.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.5 +1.4 14.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 41/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 +1.2 10.6 -2.2 8.6 0.0 3.4 9.1 312 (13.0) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 +1.4 8.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 34/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.7 +3.4 5.2 -3.5 -0.4 0.0 3.4 -- 112 ( 4.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.2 +1.8 11.5 -0.2 9.5 0.0 3.0 9.6 331 (13.8) 34/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +1.5 11.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 +2.6 6.5 -3.6 4.2 0.0 2.0 10.4 209 ( 8.7) 26/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.6 +2.2 4.5 -3.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 27 ( 1.1) 17/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.5 +3.3 5.2 +0.5 -4.1 0.2 1.8 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +0.3 2.6 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.7 +2.7 11.2 +0.3 8.1 0.0 4.0 10.1 318 (13.3) 24/01
RICHMOND RAAF 22.9 +2.3 1.8 -6.1 -0.9 0.0 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +3.3 11.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 18/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.1 +3.5 1.4 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.8 +3.5 7.9 +2.0 4.2 0.0 0.8 7.8 104 ( 4.3) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.3 +1.6 9.6 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.5 +3.5 7.6 +0.2 5.8 0.0 3.4 8.0 151 ( 6.3) 18/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.0 +2.7 8.2 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.0 +2.4 8.0 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 21/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.9 +3.2 12.9 +4.3 10.0 4.8 1.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.4 +1.3 5.9 -1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 360 (15.0) 41/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.2 +2.6 9.4 +3.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 340 (14.2) 26/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 +1.4 5.7 +0.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 34/23
HOBART AIRPORT 18.2 +3.0 8.4 +1.8 3.2 0.0 4.8 4.9 553 (23.0) 52/11
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

35.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
34.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+10.2 : 31.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.8 : 30.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+9.6 : 29.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 28.2 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+7.1 : 9.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.7 : 14.4 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+6.5 : 11.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+6.5 : 13.2 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
+6.1 : 3.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

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

6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.1 : 19.6 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-3.7 : 19.2 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-2.3 : 30.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
-2.1 : 30.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-2.1 : 29.1 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

-2.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.0 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
-2.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.9 : 2.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.6 : 1.1 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.6 : 0.2 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.4 : -1.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.3 : -2.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N 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.
99.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
57.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
31.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON) Islands ISL
26.4 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
24.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL

VICTORIA
W Coast
26.4 WEEAPROINAH

ISLANDS
Islands
99.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
57.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
31.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (KINGSTON)
24.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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4.0 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
2.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1688 (70.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1349 (56.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1077 (44.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
946 (39.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
903 (37.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
902 (37.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
855 (35.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
855 (35.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
846 (35.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
810 (33.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
794 (33.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
733 (30.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
708 (29.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
697 (29.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
677 (28.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
641 (26.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
620 (25.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
608 (25.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
104/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/02 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
76/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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.
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
16.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 5.3mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 5.0mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 14.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 6.3mm/h
61.0mm in 6 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(320/ 83 ) at 08:38
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(270/ 76 ) at 11:31
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(280/ 63 ) at 16:00