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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2020 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

-0.7

-0.5

17/06/2006

12

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 20:20EST, 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 22.5 +1.6 9.6 -1.4 6.2 0.0 4.8 -- 371 (15.5) 37/04
PERTH AIRPORT 19.2 +0.3 6.5 -2.5 2.6 0.0 2.6 8.9 412 (17.2) 35/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.2 -0.4 0.9 -7.2 -0.4 0.0 -- 9.4 148 ( 6.2) 22/11
BUNBURY 17.2 -1.2 0.1 -8.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 18/11
MANDURAH 18.9 -- 7.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 28/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 -0.1 20.2 +0.3 19.1 0.0 6.6 11.0 411 (17.1) 48/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.9 -2.9 9.8 +4.7 9.4 0.0 5.2 8.1 430 (17.9) 48/09
WHYALLA AERO 15.9 -1.4 6.1 0.0 -- 1.4 5.4 -- 309 (12.9) 24/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.3 +0.2 7.3 -0.8 4.6 1.4 1.4 2.9 245 (10.2) 31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 +0.7 7.2 +1.4 3.8 1.8 1.0 5.3 499 (20.8) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.6 -3.3 12.1 +2.1 10.0 0.0 7.2 3.6 435 (18.1) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +2.8 17.3 -0.5 13.7 0.0 4.8 9.5 326 (13.6) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 +2.0 14.7 +0.1 12.5 0.0 3.6 10.6 195 ( 8.1) 31/16
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.1 14.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.1 270 (11.3) 41/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.1 -1.4 11.1 +0.2 8.0 0.0 3.8 -- 167 ( 7.0) 30/01
BUNDABERG AERO 20.0 -2.6 12.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 308 (12.8) 43/11
NAMBOUR DPI 17.0 -4.6 11.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.4 -0.7 5.8 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 18.8 -2.5 9.2 -1.3 1.6 0.0 4.0 4.9 362 (15.1) 52/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.4 -2.6 4.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 650 (27.1) 57/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.4 -2.4 4.9 -1.2 0.0 0.0 2.6 -- 255 (10.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.9 -1.5 4.2 -4.9 1.4 0.0 2.0 8.5 225 ( 9.4) 37/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -2.5 4.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -1.0 9.6 +1.7 7.7 0.0 5.2 9.5 852 (35.5) 68/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.6 -1.3 7.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 30/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 5.6 -4.9 1.3 -1.3 -0.5 9.6 1.0 1.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.8 -3.6 4.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 37/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.5 -2.1 9.8 +1.3 5.9 0.0 3.8 7.2 659 (27.5) 65/02
RICHMOND RAAF 16.7 -1.3 8.5 +3.6 3.5 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 43/04
BELLAMBI AWS 15.4 -2.3 10.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 546 (22.8) 83/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 12.0 -0.2 3.6 +2.6 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.1 -1.7 4.1 +0.4 1.8 3.8 0.6 5.2 369 (15.4) 41/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -1.3 4.9 +1.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 352 (14.7) 44/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.2 -0.8 4.8 -0.4 2.5 0.2 2.0 6.9 400 (16.7) 26/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.0 -1.0 4.7 +1.0 -- 1.8 1.2 -- 411 (17.1) 34/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 -0.6 4.0 +0.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 363 (15.1) 30/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 +2.1 7.7 +0.8 5.0 2.8 1.0 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.9 -0.7 6.3 0.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 528 (22.0) 46/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.2 +0.4 1.4 -2.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 463 (19.3) 37/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.9 -1.2 -0.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 30/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.4 +0.5 2.1 -2.5 -1.9 0.4 1.4 3.6 459 (19.1) 50/00
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

34.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
32.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.7 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
31.7 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
31.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+4.6 : 34.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
+2.8 : 25.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
+2.8 : 28.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
+2.6 : 25.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+2.5 : 29.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

**S** +8.1 : 16.1 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 6.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+4.7 : 9.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.1 : 16.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
**W** +3.8 : 17.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

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

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 13.8 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.6 : 16.5 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-6.8 : 17.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-6.3 : 16.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-6.2 : 16.7 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

-5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-4.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.5 : -0.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-8.6 : -3.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.0 : 0.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-7.8 : -2.6 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West 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.
46.0 YACKANDANDAH Lower NE VIC
31.4 CRANBOURNE SOUTH E Central VIC
31.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
30.8 MONBULK (BULB FARM) E Central VIC
28.2 GLADYSDALE (LITTLE FEET FARM) E Central VIC

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1652 (68.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1569 (65.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1534 (63.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1164 (48.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1126 (46.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1056 (44.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1023 (42.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1006 (41.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
960 (40.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
958 (39.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
943 (39.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
942 (39.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
901 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
897 (37.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
852 (35.5) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
844 (35.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
829 (34.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
816 (34.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
804 (33.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
802 (33.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
797 (33.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
789 (32.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
789 (32.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
784 (32.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
769 (32.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
743 (31.0) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
741 (30.9) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
728 (30.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
728 (30.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
724 (30.2) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
705 (29.4) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
700 (29.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
680 (28.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
675 (28.1) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
674 (28.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
663 (27.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
660 (27.5) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
659 (27.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
650 (27.1) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
639 (26.6) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
638 (26.6) PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
629 (26.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
622 (25.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
618 (25.8) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
614 (25.6) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
609 (25.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
602 (25.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
600 (25.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
113/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/01 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
107/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
102/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
98/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
93/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/23 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
None reported None reported