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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2152 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008051

GERALDTON AIRPORT

-4.4

-2.5

26/07/1979

54

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

26.2

26.2

02/07/2010

14

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

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

26.0

25.9

02/07/2010

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

S Peninsula

028007

MUSGRAVE

22.6

22.0

22/07/2008

19

1 Y

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

24.8

24.7

01/07/1981

37

1 Y

QLD

Gulf Country

029038

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

23.3

23.2

10/07/1989

38

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008051

GERALDTON AIRPORT

-0.4

0.8

27/07/1990

68

0.5

26/06/1973

71

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009037

BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN

1.3

1.7

21/07/1987

43

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009053

PEARCE RAAF

-1.9

-1.0

22/07/2006

53

1 Y

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

-3.5

-2.6

13/07/2006

15

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

30.9

30.6

03/07/2010

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

CW Plains S

050017

WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS

7.8

8.2

09/07/2008

12

8.0

11/08/2008

13

1 Y


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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 21:52EST, 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 18.3 -1.2 -0.4 -9.9 -4.4 0.0 3.4 -- 425 (17.7) 43/10
PERTH AIRPORT 17.4 -0.5 -0.2 -8.3 -1.5 0.0 1.8 7.9 211 ( 8.8) 26/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.4 -1.4 6.9 -0.6 7.3 0.0 0.8 5.3 -- --
BUNBURY 16.7 -0.5 2.7 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 30/13
MANDURAH 16.0 -- 5.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 18/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 +2.1 21.7 +2.5 21.1 0.0 7.0 10.3 489 (20.4) 48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.5 -4.2 6.8 +2.8 5.2 0.0 2.2 2.2 344 (14.3) 18/00
WHYALLA AERO 15.8 -1.1 -0.4 -5.7 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 147 ( 6.1) 24/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.0 -0.3 3.0 -4.5 -0.1 0.0 -- 8.9 125 ( 5.2) 22/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 +0.5 3.1 -2.1 2.2 0.2 0.4 4.4 163 ( 6.8) 26/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.7 +3.0 12.3 +3.7 11.0 0.0 5.2 8.9 365 (15.2) 28/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.7 0.0 21.2 +4.2 20.4 0.2 4.6 1.1 629 (26.2) 52/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.0 -1.1 20.0 +6.4 19.2 0.0 6.2 0.1 319 (13.3) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 20.0 -1.3 14.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- 6.5 607 (25.3) 44/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.8 -1.3 6.9 -2.6 4.0 0.0 4.4 -- 319 (13.3) 26/11
BUNDABERG AERO 21.3 -0.7 6.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 34/10
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -1.1 7.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.3 -0.2 7.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 19.7 -1.2 5.5 -3.3 1.2 0.0 5.0 9.6 452 (18.8) 35/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.6 -2.0 0.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 35/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.0 -0.1 1.2 -3.5 -2.5 0.0 1.2 -- 153 ( 6.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.8 +0.1 8.4 +0.9 4.6 0.0 3.2 9.2 435 (18.1) 41/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +0.3 6.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.8 -0.2 6.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- 9.6 468 (19.5) 30/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.2 -0.3 4.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +1.9 -1.8 -3.2 -7.2 0.2 1.0 2.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -2.6 -0.1 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 299 (12.5) 26/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.9 -1.1 7.3 +0.2 3.3 0.0 3.2 8.8 527 (22.0) 52/14
RICHMOND RAAF 17.6 +0.2 0.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.2 -0.6 10.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 35/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.5 +1.2 -3.7 -3.6 -5.0 0.4 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 7.6 -5.1 -0.1 -2.8 -2.0 0.2 0.6 1.5 192 ( 8.0) 15/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.8 -2.2 1.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.9 -2.4 -0.5 -4.8 -3.5 0.0 1.0 7.8 81 ( 3.4) 18/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.7 -1.3 -0.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 13/04
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.9 -1.6 3.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 21/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.8 -0.6 8.4 +2.4 4.9 0.0 0.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.3 -1.5 7.7 +2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 343 (14.3) 28/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.3 -0.7 4.6 +1.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 15/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.1 -2.5 -1.0 -3.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 9/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 +1.3 5.0 +0.9 0.9 0.0 1.0 3.8 323 (13.5) 39/12
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 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.1 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.8 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
33.5 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+4.5 : 30.2 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+4.5 : 28.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+4.1 : 30.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.0 : 33.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+3.8 : 30.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

+9.0 : 22.6 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+9.0 : 22.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+8.9 : 20.2 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+8.3 : 20.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+8.0 : 23.3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+8.0 : 20.8 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

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

1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
2.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.9 : 18.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-7.7 : 21.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-7.3 : 19.8 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-7.2 : 20.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.7 : 7.3 WYALONG POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
-6.7 : 7.2 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-6.7 : 20.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

-7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.4 : -1.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-9.9 : -3.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-9.9 : -0.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-8.5 : -1.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-8.5 : -3.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

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.
61.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.6 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
27.6 PORT SMITH W Kimberley WA
22.8 SECOND BEACH Lower West WA
22.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
27.6 PORT SMITH
Lower West
22.8 SECOND BEACH
22.4 ESPERANCE

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
27.6 TREE HOUSE CREEK

ISLANDS
Islands
61.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

10.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
9.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

.....

0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1164 (48.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1094 (45.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1037 (43.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
982 (40.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
937 (39.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
880 (36.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
876 (36.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
835 (34.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
835 (34.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
828 (34.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
778 (32.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
776 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
748 (31.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
712 (29.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
678 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
658 (27.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
655 (27.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
636 (26.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
617 (25.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
609 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
607 (25.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
81/16 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
76/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/03 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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