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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1732 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 minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

0.0

2.8

24/05/2006

17

0.3

15/06/2006

19

1 Y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 17:31EST, 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 27.9 +3.9 10.7 -2.2 8.3 0.0 5.6 -- 364 (15.2) 46/11
PERTH AIRPORT 23.1 +1.4 8.4 -2.1 6.4 0.0 3.0 9.5 393 (16.4) 37/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.4 +3.5 4.3 -5.5 0.4 0.0 2.4 8.6 343 (14.3) 34/23
BUNBURY 21.5 +0.4 3.2 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 37/20
MANDURAH 21.5 -- 13.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 41/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -0.2 24.0 +1.9 23.1 0.0 6.8 4.5 365 (15.2) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.2 -1.8 6.5 -1.8 4.3 0.0 6.0 -- 295 (12.3) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -3.8 8.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 322 (13.4) 22/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.8 -2.2 8.9 -1.3 4.2 0.0 3.2 4.1 250 (10.4) 18/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -1.9 5.4 -1.9 3.4 2.2 1.4 7.2 354 (14.8) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.9 +2.0 18.5 +4.6 16.4 0.0 8.4 9.0 421 (17.5) 37/02
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +0.4 21.6 +1.7 19.8 0.0 4.8 5.7 347 (14.5) 41/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.7 20.1 +2.5 18.5 0.0 3.0 2.2 264 (11.0) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 25.5 +1.3 19.6 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- 6.8 300 (12.5) 30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 +4.0 14.8 +0.6 12.2 0.0 3.8 -- 126 ( 5.3) 30/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.9 +4.2 15.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 192 ( 8.0) 35/23
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +3.3 13.0 +1.0 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +3.1 12.5 -1.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +3.5 13.5 +0.7 11.6 2.8 0.8 9.4 -- 44/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.4 +1.4 11.3 +1.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 256 (10.7) 52/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.0 -1.3 7.3 -1.4 0.4 0.0 3.4 -- 185 ( 7.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.3 -1.1 10.4 -1.3 8.0 1.0 2.4 10.2 268 (11.2) 44/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -1.5 7.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 -2.0 4.7 -5.4 0.7 0.0 4.0 10.2 373 (15.5) 41/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.3 -2.1 8.3 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 35/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.8 -4.4 0.4 -4.3 -8.6 0.0 3.2 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -4.2 2.4 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 41/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -2.9 10.4 -0.5 6.3 0.0 8.0 10.2 625 (26.0) 46/10
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 -2.1 2.2 -5.7 -2.3 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 35/10
BELLAMBI AWS 17.7 -2.0 10.5 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 50/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.9 -1.7 -0.6 -3.8 -4.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.3 -3.0 2.9 -3.0 -2.7 0.0 3.2 9.8 332 (13.8) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -2.8 1.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 28/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.1 -2.9 1.5 -5.9 -0.5 0.0 4.0 9.3 329 (13.7) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 -3.2 3.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 366 (15.3) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 -2.6 0.6 -4.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 300 (12.5) 37/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 -0.6 8.5 -0.1 4.2 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.7 -2.4 6.2 -1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 506 (21.1) 35/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 -2.2 2.7 -3.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 30/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 -2.4 1.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 21/12
HOBART AIRPORT 11.4 -3.8 5.3 -1.3 -0.2 1.0 2.6 1.6 475 (19.8) 57/05
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

36.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 29.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+8.0 : 28.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6 : 29.1 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 27.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.7 : 22.9 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+4.7 : 22.3 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
+4.6 : 18.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+4.4 : 18.3 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+4.3 : 17.5 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
+4.3 : 20.2 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

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

-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.7 : 7.6 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-6.2 : 8.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 : 9.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.6 : 3.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-5.5 : 8.7 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.5 : 10.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.8 : 0.0 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-8.1 : -2.2 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-7.9 : -4.0 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.7 : -1.5 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-7.4 : -3.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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.
38.0 GOOMBOORIAN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.0 OXLEY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.8 PORTLAND W Coast VIC
32.0 NUMINBAH STATE FARM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.0 BEENHAM VALLEY RD Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
10.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
10.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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2.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1330 (55.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
**S** 1282 (53.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1272 (53.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1188 (49.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1110 (46.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1047 (43.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
981 (40.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
912 (38.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
890 (37.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
852 (35.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
818 (34.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
806 (33.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
734 (30.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
725 (30.2) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
706 (29.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
702 (29.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
697 (29.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
695 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
667 (27.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
655 (27.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
650 (27.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
625 (26.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
611 (25.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
111/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/02 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
3.4mm in 2 min to 18:36 102.0mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(220/ 63 ) at 10:48
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 111(230/ 93 ) at 03:02
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 83(275/ 65 ) at 01:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(240/ 82 ) at 00:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 65 ) at 02:01
TASMAN ISLAND : 100(220/ 35 ) at 04:11
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(250/ 67 ) at 03:11
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(***/ 80 ) at 04:06