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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1820 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

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

38.4

26.8

16/05/2010

25

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014907

LITCHFIELD

38.4

37.5

07/05/1986

22

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

25.2

24.9

21/05/2007

12

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

25.0

25.0

25/05/2010

25

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

24.4

24.4

25/05/2010

14

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 18:20EST, 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 20.5 -3.5 12.8 -0.1 10.6 0.0 3.0 -- 449 (18.7) 28/15
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 -1.3 8.6 -1.9 7.4 11.6 2.0 8.2 372 (15.5) 21/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.9 -2.0 9.8 0.0 9.0 8.4 2.8 7.6 321 (13.4) 24/03
BUNBURY 19.5 -1.6 8.1 -1.4 -- 1.8 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 26/11
MANDURAH 18.6 -- 11.7 -- -- 7.6 -- -- 337 (14.0) 22/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.1 24.4 +2.3 23.8 0.6 4.2 7.8 263 (11.0) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.5 +0.5 14.6 +6.3 14.3 1.6 2.4 9.7 483 (20.1) 46/03
WHYALLA AERO 16.3 -4.2 14.1 +5.4 -- 0.1 4.1 -- 346 (14.4) 46/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.2 -1.8 12.9 +2.7 11.1 0.0 2.4 0.0 268 (11.2) 31/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 -0.1 9.0 +1.7 7.9 0.2 0.6 0.8 311 (13.0) 30/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.2 -0.7 11.8 -2.1 11.0 0.0 0.4 4.9 164 ( 6.8) 24/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +0.9 21.6 +1.7 19.9 0.0 5.2 9.5 337 (14.0) 24/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 -0.7 13.8 -3.8 10.9 0.0 4.8 9.1 163 ( 6.8) 31/11
MACKAY M.O 23.2 -1.0 13.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 295 (12.3) 21/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.8 -0.2 9.7 -4.5 7.4 0.0 4.2 -- 195 ( 8.1) 21/16
BUNDABERG AERO 21.1 -3.6 15.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 351 (14.6) 28/08
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -1.7 17.0 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.2 15.9 +1.6 -- 2.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 -1.5 12.7 -0.1 9.7 0.0 3.2 4.5 428 (17.8) 30/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.4 -1.6 8.2 -1.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 357 (14.9) 46/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.7 -0.6 9.2 +0.5 5.8 0.0 3.2 -- 229 ( 9.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -0.3 14.2 +2.5 12.4 12.8 4.0 4.3 405 (16.9) 28/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -1.5 13.0 +2.5 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.9 +0.7 10.1 0.0 -- 0.2 -- 6.4 370 (15.4) 26/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.8 +0.4 7.5 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 22/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.3 -1.9 5.2 +0.5 -0.2 0.0 1.8 6.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -3.5 10.3 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 331 (13.8) 41/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 0.0 12.0 +1.1 9.1 0.0 1.4 4.6 360 (15.0) 31/23
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 -0.7 8.4 +0.5 5.6 1.8 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 15/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.7 0.0 12.6 -0.5 -- 7.8 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.9 +1.3 8.0 +4.8 7.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 +1.1 10.7 +4.8 8.8 0.0 2.0 1.1 276 (11.5) 31/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -0.7 6.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 22 ( 0.9) 22/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.9 -0.1 10.3 +2.9 8.8 0.2 0.4 1.3 141 ( 5.9) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.9 -0.4 10.5 +4.7 -- 1.8 1.0 -- 253 (10.5) 37/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.1 -3.5 8.4 +3.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 41/22
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.0 +0.3 10.9 +2.3 7.8 0.4 1.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.4 -0.7 10.9 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 37/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.9 -1.7 8.9 +3.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 399 (16.6) 44/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 -1.5 5.9 +0.8 -- 4.2 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 15/10
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 +0.4 3.7 -2.9 -0.1 0.0 0.8 2.3 243 (10.1) 26/13
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

34.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
34.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.3 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
34.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+4.1 : 16.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+4.0 : 18.3 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
+3.5 : 34.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+2.8 : 29.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
+2.8 : 19.5 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

**S** +9.5 : 24.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+9.1 : 25.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+8.5 : 24.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+8.4 : 20.3 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+8.3 : 25.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT

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

3.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.1 : 12.4 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
-6.6 : 12.7 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-6.5 : 13.8 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
-6.2 : 12.7 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 15.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

-3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-2.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-1.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-1.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-7.0 : 11.0 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.8 : 9.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-6.6 : -2.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.5 : 3.0 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : 11.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD

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.
38.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.4 LITCHFIELD N Rivers NT
31.5 WYCLIFFE WELL N Plateau NT
31.2 MOORLEAH N Coast TAS
29.0 CEDUNA (MALTEE) W Agricultural SA

11.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

821 (34.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
774 (32.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
772 (32.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
764 (31.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
745 (31.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
740 (30.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
726 (30.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
707 (29.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
672 (28.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
662 (27.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
642 (26.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
629 (26.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
626 (26.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
624 (26.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
87/21 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
81/21 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
78/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
76/20 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
70/20 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.
None reported None reported