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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1756 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

24.5

24.3

17/05/2010

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

21.6

21.5

02/05/1994

17

1 Y

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

24.7

24.1

19/05/2010

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 17:56EST, 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 27.8 +3.8 11.2 -1.7 9.3 0.0 4.6 -- 344 (14.3) 26/10
PERTH AIRPORT 27.8 +6.1 7.5 -3.0 6.5 0.0 3.0 9.4 215 ( 9.0) 37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.6 +1.7 6.8 -3.0 4.2 0.0 0.6 9.3 183 ( 7.6) 30/15
BUNBURY 25.9 +4.8 7.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 22/12
MANDURAH 25.3 -- 12.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 24/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.7 25.5 +3.4 25.1 1.6 5.6 2.5 352 (14.7) 30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 14.9 -8.1 12.9 +4.6 12.8 4.8 3.6 0.0 298 (12.4) 22/01
WHYALLA AERO 19.2 -1.3 11.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 170 ( 7.1) 30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.0 +2.0 11.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 1.4 5.0 108 ( 4.5) 24/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.6 +1.5 3.7 -3.6 2.4 0.2 0.4 9.5 96 ( 4.0) 22/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.6 -1.3 12.0 -1.9 11.0 0.0 4.0 2.2 179 ( 7.5) 44/19
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 -0.1 19.8 -0.1 17.6 0.0 5.2 9.9 457 (19.0) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 -0.7 13.6 -4.0 10.0 0.0 7.4 7.0 312 (13.0) 28/10
MACKAY M.O 23.5 -0.7 13.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- 8.4 338 (14.1) 30/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.9 -2.1 9.5 -4.7 6.8 0.0 5.0 -- 189 ( 7.9) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 -1.6 13.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 250 (10.4) 30/15
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -0.7 13.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.3 16.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 -0.6 12.2 -0.6 12.6 0.0 2.6 6.8 296 (12.3) 24/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.4 -1.6 9.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 31/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.3 +1.0 7.9 -0.8 2.9 0.0 2.6 -- 156 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 -0.2 9.9 -1.8 7.3 0.4 2.6 8.1 415 (17.3) 30/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +0.5 10.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -0.4 9.1 -1.0 7.9 6.8 1.8 5.2 342 (14.3) 24/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.2 -0.2 8.9 +0.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 35 ( 1.5) 21/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.8 -0.4 4.0 -0.7 -4.2 0.0 1.2 6.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -0.4 5.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 26/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.3 -0.7 10.6 -0.3 8.0 1.8 2.8 6.1 322 (13.4) 26/09
RICHMOND RAAF 19.1 -1.5 5.2 -2.7 2.7 2.4 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 13/20
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 -0.8 13.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 28/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.2 -1.4 1.1 -2.1 -1.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 -0.3 2.2 -3.7 -1.9 0.0 2.0 3.9 109 ( 4.5) 15/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -1.2 2.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 13/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.8 +0.8 8.0 +0.6 6.0 0.0 1.6 4.9 -- 52/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.5 +0.2 1.3 -4.5 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 73 ( 3.0) 13/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.5 +0.9 2.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.1 +1.4 7.6 -1.0 4.2 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.9 +0.8 6.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 28/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.6 +2.0 2.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 21/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 -1.3 0.3 -4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 18/15
HOBART AIRPORT 12.1 -3.1 5.7 -0.9 2.0 3.0 1.2 -- 284 (11.8) --
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

35.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
34.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.3 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
34.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+7.2 : 25.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+6.8 : 27.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 25.9 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+6.7 : 25.2 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 26.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.5 : 25.7 KARNET Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+9.7 : 21.6 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+8.4 : 24.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+8.0 : 23.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+7.8 : 24.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+7.1 : 18.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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

0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.9 : 15.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-9.0 : 15.5 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-8.4 : 16.7 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-8.1 : 14.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 17.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

-7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

**S** -10.3 : -2.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-7.0 : 2.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.9 : -3.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.7 : 11.3 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-5.8 : 10.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT 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.
54.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
40.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
35.4 AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
33.8 TERREY HILLS AWS Sydney--east NSW
30.8 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
54.8 KALUMBURU
40.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND
30.8 TRUSCOTT

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
35.4 AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB
Sydney--east
33.8 TERREY HILLS AWS

10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
9.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
9.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
9.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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1.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

880 (36.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
828 (34.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
800 (33.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/12 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
**S** 72/15 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
57/21 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
57/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
54/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
54/16 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.6mm/h
TRUSCOTT
8.4mm in 20 min to 08:00 25.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.2mm/h
7.8mm in 39 min to 08:39 12.0mm/h
6.8mm in 14 min to 08:53 29.1mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CAPE DON
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
13.4mm in 30 min to 15:00 26.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
16.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
VICTORIA
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE
12.2mm in 30 min to 17:00 24.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h
None reported