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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2240 EST on 23/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 22:40EST, 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 16.4 -3.1 6.5 -3.0 3.1 0.0 2.2 -- 294 (12.3) 28/11
PERTH AIRPORT 17.9 0.0 6.2 -1.9 5.0 0.0 2.2 6.4 201 ( 8.4) 22/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.7 -1.1 8.1 +0.6 6.6 6.6 1.2 7.7 268 (11.2) 22/11
BUNBURY 17.2 0.0 2.5 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 21/13
MANDURAH 16.8 -- 8.2 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 22/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +2.6 20.3 +1.1 19.5 0.0 6.4 11.1 310 (12.9) 39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.1 -3.6 6.5 +2.5 4.5 0.0 3.4 8.5 232 ( 9.7) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 16.2 -0.7 3.2 -2.1 -- 6.7 2.9 -- 240 (10.0) 24/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.2 -0.1 6.3 -1.2 3.6 12.4 2.4 7.2 148 ( 6.2) 31/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 0.0 0.5 -4.7 -1.5 0.4 0.4 8.7 197 ( 8.2) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.8 +0.1 10.2 +1.6 3.6 0.0 20.4 10.4 240 (10.0) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +3.0 18.6 +1.6 17.1 0.2 4.2 9.7 435 (18.1) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +1.8 14.6 +1.0 12.4 0.0 5.8 9.7 332 (13.8) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 23.5 +2.2 17.7 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- 7.8 341 (14.2) 26/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +4.5 12.7 +3.2 11.6 0.0 2.2 -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 +2.6 11.9 +1.8 10.6 1.2 -- -- 294 (12.3) 30/14
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 +0.9 11.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +3.0 10.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 34/15
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -0.8 9.3 +0.5 5.8 0.0 2.8 2.3 234 ( 9.8) 28/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.9 +3.3 9.9 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 44/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.4 -2.7 7.8 +3.1 4.7 0.0 2.0 -- 90 ( 3.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.5 +4.8 12.2 +4.7 7.4 0.0 2.4 3.6 409 (17.0) 37/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.0 -3.7 7.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.3 +0.3 4.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 11.0 -- 213 ( 8.9) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.0 +0.5 3.4 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 18/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.6 +0.3 1.2 -0.2 -5.4 0.0 2.0 6.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +1.3 1.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 31/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.7 -1.3 9.1 +2.0 4.6 0.0 3.6 0.8 302 (12.6) 31/14
RICHMOND RAAF 17.6 +0.2 3.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 14.5 -2.3 11.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 46/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.0 -1.3 0.6 +0.7 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.0 -1.7 4.7 +2.0 3.6 0.6 1.0 0.8 107 ( 4.5) 15/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.5 +0.5 5.0 +1.8 -- 1.6 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 21/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.5 -1.8 7.0 +2.7 8.2 4.2 2.4 5.3 248 (10.3) 22/04
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.2 -0.8 3.2 +0.3 -- 3.4 3.4 -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.7 -0.8 0.5 -1.9 -- 4.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 26/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.0 +0.6 7.4 +1.4 4.8 8.6 1.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.7 -1.1 3.4 -2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 456 (19.0) 35/00
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8 -0.2 2.1 -1.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 284 (11.8) 24/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.9 -1.7 1.3 -0.9 -- 12.4 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 21/14
HOBART AIRPORT 12.1 -0.3 -0.1 -4.2 -3.0 1.6 0.8 7.4 296 (12.3) 35/13
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

34.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 25.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.3 : 26.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.3 : 25.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.9 : 18.8 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.8 : 27.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.8 : 23.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.8 : 24.1 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

+7.9 : 20.1 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.6 : 13.9 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+7.3 : 19.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+7.2 : 20.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

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

-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-4.3 : 17.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.2 : 12.1 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.1 : 12.4 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-4.1 : 11.4 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-3.9 : 18.9 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

-5.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.2 : -1.2 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
-5.4 : 8.5 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-5.4 : -0.8 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-5.4 : -2.0 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-5.1 : 0.4 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

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.
40.6 MITCHELL PARK (MARION) Adelaide/Lofty SA
29.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
27.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
26.2 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS
25.0 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE) N Tablelands W NSW

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.5 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1118 (46.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1050 (43.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
853 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
789 (32.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
699 (29.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
633 (26.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
629 (26.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
614 (25.6) TELFER AERO Interior WA
612 (25.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
602 (25.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
601 (25.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
93/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
74/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
65/17 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
10.2mm in 19 min to 21:49 32.2mm/h
4.0mm in 11 min to 22:00 21.8mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
7.0mm in 32 min to 14:00 13.1mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 7.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(310/ 80 ) at 03:05