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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0516 EST on 24/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 05:16EST, 24/05/2012.

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 30.2 +5.8 9.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 553 (23.0) 41/14
PERTH AIRPORT 33.9 +11.4 10.1 -0.1 8.0 0.0 6.8 12.2 391 (16.3) 39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.1 +4.4 9.3 +0.2 6.7 0.0 5.0 8.0 304 (12.7) 35/14
BUNBURY 27.7 +7.0 10.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 35/16
MANDURAH 31.2 -- 14.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 43/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.4 25.6 +0.6 25.0 0.0 6.6 11.1 275 (11.5) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.7 -5.3 16.3 +1.5 16.5 6.2 3.0 5.7 -- 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 22.8 -1.1 10.5 0.0 -- 0.0 10.6 -- 238 ( 9.9) 41/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.2 -0.6 10.8 -0.6 7.1 0.0 3.6 10.1 142 ( 5.9) 35/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 -0.2 4.5 -2.6 2.9 0.0 3.4 6.9 311 (13.0) 39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.8 +1.2 22.4 +3.8 18.6 0.0 10.0 10.2 -- --
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.1 20.2 -0.4 18.8 0.0 7.2 11.8 384 (16.0) 35/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 -0.1 20.9 +0.2 17.9 0.0 7.8 11.9 318 (13.3) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 27.0 -0.6 19.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 293 (12.2) 26/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +0.7 18.8 +1.8 17.0 0.0 5.8 -- 190 ( 7.9) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 +3.2 17.4 +0.8 18.2 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.7 17.0 +3.2 -- 10.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +0.6 17.6 +1.4 -- 21.6 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 26/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.5 -1.0 17.6 +1.9 16.0 3.2 4.8 7.6 274 (11.4) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 -1.7 15.3 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 37/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.0 -0.1 12.7 +0.6 10.2 0.0 3.0 -- 152 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.3 -1.3 14.6 +0.8 14.6 10.4 3.4 5.8 294 (12.3) 35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -1.0 11.0 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.1 +2.5 11.3 -0.7 9.7 1.8 2.4 9.6 368 (15.3) 30/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.4 +1.7 9.6 -1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.8 +2.3 9.2 +2.6 2.0 0.0 1.2 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +1.3 11.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 31/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +4.2 12.5 -0.6 9.6 0.2 3.8 12.1 525 (21.9) 37/14
RICHMOND RAAF 26.7 +1.7 9.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 28/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +0.7 12.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 31/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.8 +2.4 4.8 -1.3 3.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.8 +2.4 7.0 -0.7 4.6 0.0 3.4 12.5 111 ( 4.6) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.5 +1.9 8.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 34/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.8 +4.0 10.5 +0.7 5.6 0.0 6.0 12.5 194 ( 8.1) 48/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.9 +4.0 4.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 104 ( 4.3) 41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 +2.7 4.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 46/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.5 +2.9 10.7 +1.2 8.4 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 19.1 +0.3 6.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.4 +1.8 4.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 37/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 +1.3 9.1 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.9 +1.6 7.1 -0.4 1.1 0.0 6.0 3.6 392 (16.3) 31/22
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

42.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
41.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+11.8 : 35.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+11.7 : 34.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+11.5 : 37.8 ENEABBA Central West WA
+11.4 : 33.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+11.2 : 31.1 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.7 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 21.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.2 : 22.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 25.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.7 : 21.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.6 : 22.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

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

5.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.7 : 25.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 25.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 31.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.1 : 24.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-5.5 : 27.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

0.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
1.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-9.1 : 1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.6 : 7.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-5.6 : 5.1 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-5.1 : 5.0 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural 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.
50.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS N Rivers NT
48.4 KALBAR TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
42.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
41.5 ENGLESBERG VILLAGE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER) North Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
42.0 THEDA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
48.4 KALBAR TM
41.5 ENGLESBERG VILLAGE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
36.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)

12.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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3.7 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
3.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.3 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
1.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

844 (35.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
806 (33.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
778 (32.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
712 (29.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
702 (29.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
696 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
664 (27.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
647 (27.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
630 (26.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
72/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/12 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
67/18 TELFER AERO Interior WA
67/15 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
65/14 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
27.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 54.8mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 27.4mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 28.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.0mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
LAUNCESTON AIRPORT
5.4mm in 13 min to 18:30 24.9mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 5.0mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 5.0mm/h
28.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 57.2mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 28.6mm/h
None reported