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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2156 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

W Kimberley

003059

NITA DOWNS

41.0

35.6

07/07/1978

30

1 n

NT

Alice Springs

015528

YUENDUMU

81.0

74.0

08/07/1978

59

1 y

NT

Alice Springs

015550

WYCLIFFE WELL

23.1

13.0

06/07/1995

21

1 y

QLD

Northwest

037119

THORNER STATION

25.6

18.0

26/07/1996

20

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014042

OENPELLI

23.6

23.1

13/07/2006

12

1 Y

NT

Arnhem

014507

ALYANGULA POLICE

22.5

22.0

13/07/2006

11

1 Y

NT

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

23.0

21.6

04/07/2001

12

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

22.5

20.8

07/07/2005

12

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

21.0

20.6

17/07/2001

13

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014960

PINE CREEK COUNCIL

22.6

22.0

05/07/2001

11

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

26.0

26.0

02/07/2009

30

1 P Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014042

OENPELLI

25.5

24.9

10/07/1988

46

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

25.9

25.5

25/07/1974

31

1 Y

NT

Arnhem

014401

WARRUWI

25.8

25.3

06/07/1966

42

1 Y

NT

Arnhem

014507

ALYANGULA POLICE

24.9

24.5

07/07/1996

28

1 Y

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

23.8

23.5

13/07/2006

11

1 Y

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS

23.6

23.0

22/07/2008

12

1 Y

NT

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

22.7

22.7

02/07/1996

35

1 Y Equal to record.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014704

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE

23.2

22.5

12/07/1990

25

1 Y

NT

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

22.4

21.5

18/07/1998

16

1 Y

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

26.0

26.0

04/07/2010

16

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

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

24.8

24.8

04/07/2010

37

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

QLD

Gulf Country

029012

CROYDON TOWNSHIP

23.0

22.9

16/07/1986

46

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

-3.7

-3.5

04/07/2010

15

-3.6

17/06/2006

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

-3.7

-3.4

03/07/2010

14

-3.4

03/07/2010

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-5.2

-5.1

16/07/2007

26

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

18.4

20.4

12/07/2006

11

18.8

19/06/2006

11

1 Y

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

13.1

13.6

09/07/1986

36

13.6

09/07/1986

38

1 Y

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

6.6

7.0

03/07/2001

14

7.0

03/07/2001

15

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 21:56EST, 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 18.6 -0.9 2.4 -7.1 -2.4 0.0 3.0 -- 363 (15.1) 31/16
PERTH AIRPORT 16.6 -1.3 -0.5 -8.6 -2.1 0.0 1.0 7.7 137 ( 5.7) 18/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.9 +0.1 4.4 -3.1 2.1 0.0 1.2 5.4 199 ( 8.3) 28/12
BUNBURY 16.8 -0.4 0.2 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 22/11
MANDURAH 17.2 -- 5.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 18/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.9 -0.6 23.3 +4.1 22.9 0.0 7.0 1.1 352 (14.7) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 9.6 -10.1 8.3 +4.3 8.0 2.8 0.2 0.0 223 ( 9.3) 31/22
WHYALLA AERO 15.0 -1.9 -0.1 -5.4 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 154 ( 6.4) 21/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.1 -1.2 2.4 -5.1 -1.1 0.0 3.4 8.0 149 ( 6.2) 18/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -1.2 2.0 -3.2 -0.3 0.0 1.2 2.6 214 ( 8.9) 31/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.4 +0.7 12.7 +4.1 10.3 0.0 7.8 0.2 300 (12.5) 41/22
CAIRNS AERO 25.6 -0.1 20.4 +3.4 19.9 0.0 3.4 0.5 577 (24.0) 44/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +1.8 20.3 +6.7 20.1 0.0 6.6 2.4 343 (14.3) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +1.4 15.3 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- 7.6 450 (18.8) 34/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.4 +0.3 11.9 +2.4 9.5 0.0 3.0 -- 202 ( 8.4) 26/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.2 +0.2 10.9 +0.8 9.4 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 30/11
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -1.1 12.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.9 +0.4 13.1 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 330 (13.8) 34/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.7 -0.2 10.2 +1.4 8.1 0.0 3.2 8.6 341 (14.2) 28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 -0.1 5.8 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 334 (13.9) 41/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.0 +0.9 3.7 -1.0 -0.9 0.0 1.0 -- 111 ( 4.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.5 -0.2 7.0 -0.5 4.7 0.0 1.8 6.2 401 (16.7) 31/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.7 6.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.4 -1.6 8.4 +2.1 -- 9.64 8.2 -- 331 (13.8) 26/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.4 -2.1 7.9 +3.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 15/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.8 -5.8 0.2 0.8 6.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.1 +0.9 3.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 37/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.8 -3.2 8.0 +0.9 6.3 0.0 3.4 0.1 389 (16.2) 28/15
RICHMOND RAAF 14.3 -3.1 3.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 15/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.3 -0.5 10.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 35/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.7 +1.4 -3.3 -3.2 -5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.1 +1.4 -1.2 -3.9 -2.4 0.2 0.4 7.1 96 ( 4.0) 24/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -0.9 1.8 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 22/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.9 -2.4 -1.0 -5.3 -3.4 0.2 1.0 2.1 109 ( 4.5) 21/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 6.6 -6.4 1.8 -1.1 -- 0.4 2.6 -- 108 ( 4.5) 17/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.2 -2.3 4.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 15/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.3 +0.9 5.9 -0.1 3.8 0.0 0.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.6 -1.2 4.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 21/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.0 -2.0 5.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 15/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -0.3 -0.1 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 15/15
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 +3.5 5.3 +1.2 0.5 0.0 1.8 7.8 389 (16.2) 34/05
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

33.9 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
33.2 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
33.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 32.4 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.4 : 31.9 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.2 : 16.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+4.7 : 27.3 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.4 : 33.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+11.2 : 23.2 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+10.5 : 22.4 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
+10.5 : 21.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+9.0 : 23.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
+9.0 : 21.2 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

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

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

-12.5 : 18.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-12.2 : 13.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-10.9 : 15.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-10.5 : 11.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-10.4 : 19.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-11.1 : -5.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-10.1 : -3.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.7 : -0.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-8.6 : -0.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-8.4 : -3.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt 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.
81.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
58.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
57.0 WARRAWAGINE E Pilbara WA
55.0 YARRIE E Pilbara WA
54.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
58.7 MANDORA
57.0 WARRAWAGINE
55.0 YARRIE
51.2 MARBLE BAR
51.0 CARLINDIE
Interior
54.0 TELFER AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
81.0 YUENDUMU

9.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
8.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
8.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
8.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
8.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

1169 (48.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1100 (45.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1077 (44.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1031 (43.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1015 (42.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
921 (38.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
900 (37.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
866 (36.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
816 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
775 (32.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
705 (29.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
704 (29.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
702 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
699 (29.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
679 (28.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
671 (28.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
626 (26.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
622 (25.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
606 (25.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
80/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/12 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
74/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
63/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/19 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
61/03 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