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I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1512 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

SW & S Coast

009974

FRENCHMAN BAY

55.0

45.4

17/04/2002

12

1 y

WA

Goldfields

012093

YUNDAMINDRA

51.0

48.0

13/04/1973

107

1 n

NT

Roper-McArthur

014705

CALVERT HILLS

141.2

79.0

01/04/2010

39

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

263.3

83.8

13/04/1971

36

1 y

NT

Roper-McArthur

014718

REDBANK MINE

269.2

80.2

25/04/1983

29

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029000

ALMORA STATION

149.0

51.0

07/04/2006

22

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029004

BURKETOWN POST OFFICE

230.0

210.3

05/04/1921

118

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029069

WESTMORELAND STATION

338.6

159.0

22/04/1998

46

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029100

GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION

140.0

51.6

28/04/1968

55

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029152

LAWN HILL GORGE NPWS

142.4

65.2

23/04/1998

25

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029159

ESCOTT STATION

185.0

42.0

06/04/1999

13

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029163

KINGFISHER CAMP

250.0

96.2

06/04/2000

13

186.0

17/03/2006

16

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029164

BOWTHORN STATION

303.0

63.0

29/04/2006

12

121.4

29/12/1997

14

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

21.9

19.4

05/04/2004

21

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

27.9

27.9

16/04/1998

18

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

28.6

27.6

28/04/2006

13

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NT

Roper-McArthur

014704

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE

61

61.0

11/04/1994

24

N Equal to record.


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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 15:12EST, 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 26.1 -1.5 20.8 +5.4 19.6 0.0 6.0 -- 578 (24.1) 43/13
PERTH AIRPORT 29.5 +4.0 16.7 +3.8 15.3 0.0 7.2 10.2 406 (16.9) 37/21
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 -1.9 15.9 +4.3 15.9 23.6 3.4 2.0 598 (24.9) 54/05
BUNBURY 28.3 +4.2 16.7 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 43/17
MANDURAH 27.6 -- 18.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 48/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.4 26.0 +2.0 25.0 0.0 6.4 5.3 305 (12.7) 48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.0 +1.8 14.1 +1.5 13.2 0.0 9.8 10.1 330 (13.8) 48/13
WHYALLA AERO 28.7 +5.1 14.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 30/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.7 +4.1 16.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 194 ( 8.1) 52/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.1 +0.7 10.4 +1.7 7.6 0.4 1.6 10.1 352 (14.7) 39/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.7 -7.2 22.0 +3.5 20.0 0.2 2.6 0.0 452 (18.8) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.7 -2.5 22.0 +0.4 20.4 20.4 1.0 0.0 415 (17.3) 35/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 -0.1 22.3 +1.8 20.5 0.2 2.2 4.6 203 ( 8.5) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 28.6 +1.9 20.5 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- 8.4 289 (12.0) 34/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +0.7 22.0 +4.2 21.0 0.0 2.4 -- 184 ( 7.7) 30/17
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 +1.6 20.9 +3.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 273 (11.4) 37/15
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +0.9 19.0 +3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.8 +2.5 18.4 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 270 (11.3) 43/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.9 18.8 +2.6 17.7 0.0 4.0 9.0 306 (12.8) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.3 +0.9 16.2 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 452 (18.8) 41/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.2 +1.1 11.8 -1.0 7.3 0.0 5.6 -- 151 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.5 +1.5 15.6 +0.4 13.5 0.0 4.2 9.4 320 (13.3) 37/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +1.0 15.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.0 +0.4 14.4 +1.2 13.2 0.0 4.2 8.6 390 (16.3) 41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.3 -0.3 14.5 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 26/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.2 +1.7 7.5 +0.3 3.2 0.0 3.6 10.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.8 +2.3 11.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 31/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 -0.7 17.2 +3.1 13.7 0.0 5.8 9.4 564 (23.5) 46/14
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 +0.6 14.3 +3.0 -- -- -- -- -- 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 -0.6 17.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 475 (19.8) 46/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.7 +0.7 7.1 +0.4 6.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.0 +3.5 10.2 +1.1 8.7 0.0 3.6 11.0 165 ( 6.9) 24/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +2.7 10.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 21/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.6 +2.1 11.5 +1.4 9.7 0.0 7.2 11.1 258 (10.8) 28/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.2 +2.6 12.5 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 37/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.3 +1.1 12.0 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 43/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.9 +1.6 16.1 +5.3 13.0 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.4 -0.6 12.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.3 -0.3 10.2 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 466 (19.4) 37/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.7 -1.2 12.8 +5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 37/10
HOBART AIRPORT 15.2 -2.9 10.6 +1.9 9.8 1.0 3.8 0.3 450 (18.8) 31/23
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

41.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+8.6 : 38.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.5 : 33.8 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.5 : 37.6 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.4 : 34.2 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 39.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 36.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.6 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.9 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+7.5 : 18.8 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 15.8 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+7.2 : 24.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.1 : 21.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 18.9 EYRE Eucla WA

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

4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
9.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-10.0 : 23.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-7.8 : 25.9 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-7.3 : 26.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 24.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.3 : 27.6 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT

-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-3.0 : 22.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
-2.6 : 8.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-2.4 : 9.8 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-2.4 : 25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
-2.3 : 22.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara 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.
338.6 WESTMORELAND STATION Gulf Country QLD
303.0 BOWTHORN STATION Gulf Country QLD
276.3 HOPE VALE N Coast--Barron QLD
269.2 REDBANK MINE N Rivers NT
263.3 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
50.2 TRUSCOTT
Lower West
74.0 METTLER
55.0 FRENCHMAN BAY
Goldfields
51.0 YUNDAMINDRA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
269.2 REDBANK MINE
263.3 WOLLOGORANG
141.2 CALVERT HILLS
58.0 BENMARA

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
75.0 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK
51.0 VIOLET VALE STATION
Gulf Country
338.6 WESTMORELAND STATION
303.0 BOWTHORN STATION
250.0 KINGFISHER CAMP
235.2 BURKETOWN AIRPORT
230.0 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE
211.2 BEAMESBROOK
185.0 ESCOTT STATION
149.0 ALMORA STATION
142.4 LAWN HILL GORGE NPWS
140.0 GREGORY DOWNS OUTSTATION
127.4 LAWN HILL
120.6 CENTURY MINE
101.0 SWEERS ISLAND
74.0 RIVERSLEIGH TM
73.0 AUGUSTUS DOWNS STATION
72.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND
50.5 STIRLING STATION
N Coast--Barron
276.3 HOPE VALE
181.0 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
115.6 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP
109.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
108.6 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
76.2 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
69.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT
65.0 DEERAL
61.0 HAPPY VALLEY
59.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
55.5 REEF PARK
51.0 HAZELMERE
51.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
N Coast--Herbert
53.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
76.4 GRAFTON SOUTH (SOUTH GRAFTON (YEERONG))

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

0.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

885 (36.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
872 (36.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
869 (36.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
811 (33.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
791 (33.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
771 (32.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
762 (31.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
750 (31.3) BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
748 (31.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
729 (30.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
707 (29.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
696 (29.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
685 (28.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
663 (27.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
655 (27.3) BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
648 (27.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
646 (26.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
622 (25.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
606 (25.3) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
72/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
68/02 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
68/06 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
65/19 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/16 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ALBANY AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
17.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.0mm/h
WELLSTEAD AG STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
JACUP
4.8mm in 7 min to 19:00 41.1mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
HOLT ROCK AG STATION
6.8mm in 11 min to 20:58 37.1mm/h
7.0mm in 32 min to 21:30 13.1mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
6.0mm in 13 min to 11:30 27.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
SCHERGER RAAF
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
Gulf Country
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
20.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 20.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.7mm/h
13.8mm in 16 min to 06:26 51.8mm/h
55.4mm in 34 min to 07:00 97.8mm/h
72.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 72.2mm/h
37.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 37.6mm/h
113.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 37.7mm/h
CENTURY MINE
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.8mm/h
11.6mm in 30 min to 11:00 23.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 20.6mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 18.6mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
14.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.4mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.3mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
17.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 34.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 20.2mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 22.0mm/h
None reported