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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2358 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

N Kimberley

001013

WYNDHAM

1.4

0.4

02/08/2010

43

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

0.2

0.2

05/08/2004

12

1 n Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

Wimmera S

079100

HORSHAM AERODROME

8.8

10.0

10/08/2008

13

1 Y

VIC

Wimmera S

079105

STAWELL AERODROME

7.8

8.5

10/08/2008

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 23:58EST, 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 25.6 +5.6 6.7 -2.2 1.5 0.0 3.6 -- 342 (14.3) 30/07
PERTH AIRPORT 24.2 +5.8 6.9 -1.1 4.9 0.0 3.0 9.8 289 (12.0) 37/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.1 +3.0 8.9 +1.4 7.0 0.2 0.2 6.8 297 (12.4) 28/14
BUNBURY 21.4 +4.1 8.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 22/13
MANDURAH 21.5 -- 10.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 31/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 -0.7 21.5 +1.1 20.2 0.0 9.4 9.2 497 (20.7) 41/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.5 -6.1 0.1 -5.9 -1.6 0.0 3.6 10.6 301 (12.5) 28/15
WHYALLA AERO 13.3 -5.2 4.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 222 ( 9.3) 50/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.5 -4.2 8.5 +0.3 -- 8.6 1.0 2.8 243 (10.1) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -2.2 7.6 +2.1 7.4 15.0 0.8 3.5 382 (15.9) 50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.0 -4.3 4.4 -5.9 2.2 0.0 4.8 10.9 384 (16.0) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 -0.6 15.2 -2.2 12.8 0.0 7.0 10.0 488 (20.3) 43/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.0 -2.0 6.8 -7.9 3.2 0.0 6.8 10.4 297 (12.4) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 20.7 -1.8 9.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 343 (14.3) 37/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.7 -1.1 6.4 -4.2 2.8 0.0 5.0 -- 287 (12.0) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -0.3 8.9 -2.0 6.6 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 24/08
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.2 -0.1 6.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 34/10
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -0.2 7.6 -2.0 7.4 0.0 3.4 10.2 515 (21.5) 30/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 -0.8 6.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 30/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.8 -0.1 4.3 -1.5 1.4 0.0 2.0 -- 133 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 -0.8 8.1 -0.1 -- 0.2 4.0 10.1 571 (23.8) 34/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -0.2 9.0 +2.3 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.9 +0.3 6.7 -0.1 4.9 16.8 2.6 9.9 527 (22.0) 34/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.9 -0.1 4.0 -1.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 22/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.8 -3.2 -1.8 -3.9 -8.7 0.4 1.0 8.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.0 -4.5 -0.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 +0.8 8.6 +0.5 5.2 0.0 4.0 10.2 622 (25.9) 28/12
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 -0.8 3.6 -0.8 -- -- -- -- -- 21/19
BELLAMBI AWS 17.5 -0.5 10.2 -0.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 496 (20.7) 34/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 8.6 -4.4 1.2 +0.2 -2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.1 -4.4 5.9 +2.3 1.3 0.0 1.4 0.6 128 ( 5.3) 21/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.6 -5.4 1.2 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) --
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.3 -3.9 8.0 +2.8 5.3 0.0 1.8 3.0 227 ( 9.5) 39/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.2 -3.5 4.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 273 (11.4) 26/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -3.1 7.4 +4.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 34/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.8 -1.2 9.5 +2.8 7.1 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 11.6 -3.4 5.4 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 43/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.2 -4.2 4.8 +1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 330 (13.8) 35/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.8 -0.9 2.9 -0.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.7 +1.2 5.5 +0.8 0.1 0.0 0.6 1.9 270 (11.3) 26/01
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

32.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.0 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
31.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+7.6 : 29.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+7.3 : 30.2 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.6 : 24.4 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+6.6 : 27.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.4 : 24.5 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

+6.7 : 21.5 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+6.1 : 10.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
**S** +5.9 : 8.2 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+5.1 : 10.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.0 : 24.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL

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

-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.0 : 23.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-8.9 : 23.1 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-8.2 : 16.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 21.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 21.6 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-7.3 : 18.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.5 : 3.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.9 : 6.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
-7.5 : -1.3 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.4 : 8.3 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-7.4 : 3.2 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E 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.
36.0 CULLENDORE (ASHGLEN) N Tablelands W NSW
34.2 WAUKIVORY MidNorth Coast S NSW
30.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL
30.6 TAHLEE (CARRINGTON (CHURCH ST)) Hunter Valley NSW
30.4 CLARENCETOWN (MILL DAM FALLS (WILLIAMS R Hunter Valley NSW

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

0.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

909 (37.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
878 (36.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
840 (35.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
832 (34.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
789 (32.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
694 (28.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
678 (28.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
667 (27.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
622 (25.9) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
618 (25.8) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
615 (25.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
612 (25.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
612 (25.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
85/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
80/08 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
70/15 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
68/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/14 HOGAN ISLAND 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
ROBE AIRFIELD
8.4mm in 42 min to 04:30 12.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
5.0mm in 11 min to 02:30 27.3mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
21.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 42.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 21.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 80(170/ 72 ) at 08:02