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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2002 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

NSW

NW Slopes N

054159

BUKKULLA (ASHFORD ROAD)

44.4

41.2

03/06/2008

24

1 y

NSW

N Tablelands W

056194

TENTERFIELD (KOOKYNIE)

40.8

40.2

07/06/2007

16

1 y

NSW

North Coast

058171

MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)

320.0

243.0

30/06/2005

32

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

29.0

29.0

02/06/2010

11

1 P 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 20:02EST, 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 24.2 +3.3 11.7 +0.7 8.5 0.0 3.2 -- 319 (13.3) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 21.4 +2.5 5.6 -3.4 4.0 0.0 1.6 8.6 202 ( 8.4) 28/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.4 -0.2 6.8 -1.3 5.3 0.0 1.8 2.0 256 (10.7) 28/10
BUNBURY 20.1 +1.7 6.2 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 31/15
MANDURAH 20.9 -- 10.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 21/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.7 -0.9 19.4 -0.5 18.0 0.0 7.6 10.7 357 (14.9) 39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.4 -1.4 1.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 225 ( 9.4) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.1 -0.2 6.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 184 ( 7.7) 18/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 +1.5 5.6 -2.5 2.8 0.0 1.4 9.2 86 ( 3.6) 22/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.7 +1.9 4.8 -1.0 2.9 0.0 0.2 2.1 104 ( 4.3) 21/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.3 -2.6 10.1 +0.1 6.6 0.0 4.6 10.4 401 (16.7) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 +1.9 22.0 +4.2 20.4 0.4 4.0 3.6 238 ( 9.9) 17/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.1 +1.5 20.6 +6.0 20.1 3.8 5.2 3.7 361 (15.0) 43/04
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +1.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 7.2 263 (11.0) 37/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.9 -2.6 11.9 +1.0 10.4 0.0 3.2 -- 152 ( 6.3) 17/07
BUNDABERG AERO 22.5 -0.1 13.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 182 ( 7.6) 26/12
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +1.4 13.0 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.4 +0.3 16.6 +5.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 43/09
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 +1.4 12.9 +2.4 9.2 0.0 1.8 8.6 307 (12.8) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.6 -0.4 9.6 +2.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.4 +0.6 11.2 +5.1 10.9 5.0 1.0 -- 188 ( 7.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.9 -2.5 14.1 +5.0 13.5 59.4 1.6 0.1 380 (15.8) 43/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -2.5 13.0 +5.0 -- 11.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 +2.6 10.8 +2.9 9.3 1.6 2.8 5.9 304 (12.7) 57/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.1 +1.2 12.4 +5.9 -- 13.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 26/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.0 +3.5 4.0 +1.4 -2.0 0.0 1.0 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +3.3 8.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 31/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.2 +1.6 14.2 +5.7 13.2 17.0 2.4 0.8 542 (22.6) 61/22
RICHMOND RAAF 19.7 +1.7 10.4 +5.5 7.0 1.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 37/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 +1.2 13.4 +2.4 -- 51.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 50/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.5 +3.3 4.5 +3.5 2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +3.8 4.2 +0.5 0.5 0.0 1.6 5.7 176 ( 7.3) 17/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.7 +3.5 3.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 17/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.4 +1.4 5.2 0.0 3.1 0.0 1.2 9.0 217 ( 9.0) 22/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 +2.4 1.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 135 ( 5.6) 15/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 +3.2 6.7 +3.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 21/04
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.7 +1.7 7.1 +0.2 4.9 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 16.5 +1.9 6.5 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 21/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.3 +3.5 3.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 28/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 +0.8 5.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 22/15
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 +2.6 6.2 +1.6 2.1 0.0 0.8 8.6 308 (12.8) 28/07
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

34.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
34.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
32.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 24.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.3 : 30.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 26.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.0 : 28.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.9 : 23.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

**S** +11.1 : 19.1 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+9.9 : 10.8 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+9.4 : 11.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+8.4 : 11.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+8.3 : 11.5 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+8.3 : 8.3 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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

4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.8 : 15.8 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-4.0 : 16.8 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
-3.7 : 16.3 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.6 : 20.5 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-3.6 : 15.6 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.6 : 10.4 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
-3.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.1 : 2.4 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 5.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.5 : 3.2 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC
-4.3 : 3.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.3 : 2.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.3 : 16.1 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
-4.3 : 1.6 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

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.
320.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH) North Coast NSW
247.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN) North Coast NSW
174.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
170.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
154.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER) North Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
55.2 TENTERFIELD (ABERFELDIE)
53.0 TINGHA (CRYSTAL HILL)
North Coast
320.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)
247.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
174.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT
170.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
154.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
149.0 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE)
136.0 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
134.0 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)
127.0 WOODBURN POST OFFICE
125.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD)
104.2 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL)
90.0 CORAKI (UNION ST)
86.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE)
83.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
82.0 EWING BRIDGE CORNDALE (COOPERS CK)
80.8 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
78.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED
76.6 NEW ITALY (VINEYARD HAVEN)
72.6 WOOMBAH (EMU DRIVE)
68.2 THE CHANNON
67.0 TUNCESTER (LEYCESTER CREEK)
63.2 YAMBA PILOT STATION
55.4 WOOLI BEACH
51.8 GULMARRAD (COLONIAL DRIVE)
MidNorth Coast N
110.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE)
63.8 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)
59.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO
59.4 LOWER BUCCA
57.0 BELLWOOD (NAMBUCCA HEADS (NAMBUCCA RESOR
51.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK)
Hunter Valley
51.0 CONGEWAI (GREENOCK)
Illawarra
55.4 WOMBARRA (REEF AVE)
51.2 DARKES FOREST (KINTYRE)
51.0 BELLAMBI AWS

10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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0.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.4 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

850 (35.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
799 (33.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
630 (26.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
626 (26.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
614 (25.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/08 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
74/21 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
70/15 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
68/19 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
67/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
None reported None reported