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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2223 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

NT

Alice Springs

015524

IDRACOWRA

119.0

61.7

29/07/1908

91

108.0

31/01/1974

99

1 y

NT

Alice Springs

015600

NEW CROWN

34.9

32.0

08/07/2005

54

1 y

NT

Alice Springs

015605

LILLA CREEK

28.2

23.0

23/07/1998

18

1 y

NT

Alice Springs

015627

HORSESHOE BEND

65.4

31.6

24/07/1998

31

1 y

NT

Alice Springs

015638

GLEN HELEN LODGE

24.4

10.3

12/07/1997

14

1 y

SA

NE Pastoral

017038

MARREE (MUNDOWDNA)

44.6

11.7

21/07/1955

21

1 y

SA

NE Pastoral

017058

MARREE (DULKANINNA)

63.0

49.0

09/07/2005

27

1 y

SA

NE Pastoral

017129

MARREE (WILPOORINNA)

30.0

15.5

20/07/1998

12

1 y

SA

NE Pastoral

017130

MARREE (CALLANNA)

69.2

21.0

08/07/2005

13

53.5

12/12/2008

14

1 y

NSW

Far Northwest

046090

MILPARINKA (MILPA)

57.5

57.4

14/07/1976

39

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015528

YUENDUMU

16.0

15.1

24/07/2005

19

1 Y

NT

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

17.2

16.4

02/07/1965

60

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

19.5

19.5

08/07/2001

17

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

21.9

21.5

25/07/2009

13

1 Y

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P.

14.0

14.0

26/07/2000

12

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061390

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

12.5

12.4

12/07/2010

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

C Tablelands N

062101

MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS

11.3

11.0

06/07/1996

18

1 Y

TAS

Central Plateau

096071

LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK

7.0

7.0

04/07/1994

21

1 Y 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 22:23EST, 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 19.4 -0.1 11.8 +2.3 8.3 1.0 2.6 -- 488 (20.3) 22/00
PERTH AIRPORT 17.3 -0.6 8.3 +0.2 6.2 5.8 3.0 6.7 421 (17.5) 28/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 15.7 -0.1 5.5 -2.0 5.2 17.0 1.8 5.8 460 (19.2) --
BUNBURY 17.1 -0.1 4.3 -2.9 -- 5.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 24/13
MANDURAH 17.0 -- 10.0 -- -- 6.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 26/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 0.0 21.6 +2.4 21.1 0.0 7.0 9.3 359 (15.0) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.2 -0.5 15.9 +11.9 17.2 4.2 3.6 0.8 392 (16.3) 37/02
WHYALLA AERO 19.6 +2.7 8.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 377 (15.7) 74/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 +3.2 11.7 +4.2 6.3 0.0 2.0 5.1 365 (15.2) 65/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 +1.7 8.2 +3.0 6.5 0.6 2.4 5.0 474 (19.8) 83/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.1 +5.4 11.0 +2.4 9.8 0.0 4.4 10.2 128 ( 5.3) 35/23
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 +0.8 20.2 +3.2 18.8 1.8 4.6 2.5 488 (20.3) 39/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.8 +0.7 18.7 +5.1 16.4 0.0 6.4 3.0 451 (18.8) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 23.6 +2.3 16.8 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- 8.7 332 (13.8) 22/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.6 +1.5 15.1 +5.6 13.0 0.0 3.0 -- 258 (10.8) 26/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 +2.6 12.0 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 30/11
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +2.9 11.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.8 +2.3 11.7 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +1.3 11.1 +2.3 7.8 0.0 1.6 9.8 260 (10.8) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.5 +2.9 7.9 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 34/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.3 +4.2 11.1 +6.4 8.5 1.2 0.2 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.4 +3.7 10.6 +3.1 7.9 0.4 0.8 7.4 173 ( 7.2) 41/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +2.3 12.0 +5.7 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 +2.6 9.6 +3.3 8.5 0.0 0.8 2.6 67 ( 2.8) 17/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.7 +1.2 10.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 21/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.5 +3.2 7.2 +5.8 0.0 2.8 2.0 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.6 +4.4 9.6 +6.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 54/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.7 +1.7 11.1 +4.0 6.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 184 ( 7.7) 39/19
RICHMOND RAAF 18.1 +0.7 9.7 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 26/13
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 +1.5 12.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 65/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.2 +2.9 3.0 +3.1 1.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.8 +3.1 4.9 +2.2 2.2 0.0 2.6 0.4 207 ( 8.6) 59/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.3 +3.3 3.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 59/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.5 +0.2 7.2 +2.9 5.4 0.0 2.4 1.5 342 (14.3) 63/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.8 +1.8 6.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 304 (12.7) 57/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.0 +0.5 5.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 50/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.8 +3.4 9.7 +3.7 6.0 0.0 1.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.8 +3.0 5.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 68/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.4 +2.4 5.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 646 (26.9) 65/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 +2.9 4.0 +1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 34/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.3 +3.9 2.5 -1.6 -2.7 0.0 3.4 2.8 296 (12.3) 48/13
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

36.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.9 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
34.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 34.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+8.1 : 29.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+8.0 : 30.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.4 : 30.7 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+7.0 : 26.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+7.0 : 25.9 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+12.0 : 16.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+11.9 : 15.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+11.6 : 19.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+11.2 : 17.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+11.2 : 17.4 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

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

4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.5 : 13.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 14.4 FORREST Eucla WA
-3.8 : 14.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-3.7 : 15.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.6 : 15.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-3.6 : 15.1 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.2 : 2.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA
**S** -6.1 : -1.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.4 : 1.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.1 : 2.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : -0.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-3.8 : 3.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne 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.
119.0 IDRACOWRA N Plateau NT
69.2 MARREE (CALLANNA) NE Pastoral SA
67.0 CLIFTON HILLS NE Pastoral SA
65.4 HORSESHOE BEND N Plateau NT
63.0 MARREE (DULKANINNA) NE Pastoral SA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
119.0 IDRACOWRA
65.4 HORSESHOE BEND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
69.2 MARREE (CALLANNA)
67.0 CLIFTON HILLS
63.0 MARREE (DULKANINNA)

NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
57.5 MILPARINKA (MILPA)
54.0 PACKSADDLE STATION

TASMANIA
W Coast
54.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)

10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

.....

0.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1149 (47.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1104 (46.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1018 (42.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
998 (41.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
940 (39.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
932 (38.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
923 (38.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
895 (37.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
868 (36.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
788 (32.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
786 (32.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
770 (32.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
750 (31.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
736 (30.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
726 (30.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
717 (29.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
686 (28.6) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
684 (28.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
677 (28.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
669 (27.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
664 (27.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
658 (27.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
652 (27.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
646 (26.9) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
643 (26.8) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
625 (26.0) FORREST Eucla WA
618 (25.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
612 (25.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
611 (25.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
124/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
115/22 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
102/20 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
100/18 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/23 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
91/23 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

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
Goldfields
SALMON GUMS RES.STN.
1.8mm in 1 min to 00:31 108.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
YULARA AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.4mm/h
6.6mm in 33 min to 20:00 12.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 13.6mm/h
7.8mm in 43 min to 20:43 10.9mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h
7.0mm in 32 min to 23:32 13.1mm/h
PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
SW Slopes S
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
5.0mm in 7 min to 22:49 42.9mm/h
KHANCOBAN AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Riverina W
GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS
7.2mm in 11 min to 22:28 39.3mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
N Central
MANGALORE AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
SALMON GUMS RES.STN. : 111(360/ 28 ) at 01:07
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
WUDINNA AERO : 78(280/ 65 ) at 14:05
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 74(260/ 65 ) at 18:06
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 74(290/ 63 ) at 14:31
KADINA AWS : 74(280/ 65 ) at 16:55
MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 78(280/ 65 ) at 16:39
Murray Valley
RENMARK AERO : 82(290/ 63 ) at 16:46
Mallee/Upper SE
LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) : 74(280/ 63 ) at 16:53
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91( 20/ 72 ) at 23:51
GREEN CAPE AWS : 91( 10/ 70 ) at 23:48
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 102(360/ 56 ) at 09:41
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 100(360/ 63 ) at 17:45
FALLS CREEK : 109(330/ 52 ) at 22:54
MT HOTHAM : 124( 10/ 82 ) at 22:25
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 80(300/ 67 ) at 20:41
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(350/ 70 ) at 09:30
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 100( 10/ 69 ) at 19:00