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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2249 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 minimum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

24.5

24.4

05/07/1998

18

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 22:49EST, 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 20.5 +1.0 6.5 -3.0 3.8 0.0 2.6 -- 329 (13.7) 28/12
PERTH AIRPORT 20.4 +2.5 3.7 -4.4 1.5 0.0 1.8 9.4 199 ( 8.3) 35/09
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.5 +2.7 4.8 -2.7 2.1 0.0 0.8 8.6 216 ( 9.0) 17/09
BUNBURY 19.6 +2.4 3.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 24/10
MANDURAH 19.9 -- 8.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 24/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +2.2 22.2 +3.0 21.2 0.0 8.2 10.9 317 (13.2) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.1 -3.6 2.9 -1.1 1.9 0.0 4.0 7.2 399 (16.6) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 14.6 -2.3 5.5 +0.2 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 165 ( 6.9) 26/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.6 -2.7 8.3 +0.8 4.9 0.0 0.4 0.0 112 ( 4.7) 18/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.0 -0.1 7.6 +2.4 5.0 0.2 0.4 1.7 201 ( 8.4) 18/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 +2.1 10.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +2.5 20.8 +3.8 19.3 0.0 5.0 5.8 623 (26.0) 50/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.9 +1.8 13.6 0.0 10.0 0.0 7.0 9.5 292 (12.2) --
MACKAY M.O 21.3 0.0 15.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- 9.0 519 (21.6) 48/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.5 +0.4 5.8 -3.7 5.0 0.0 5.0 -- 232 ( 9.7) 37/09
BUNDABERG AERO 22.9 +0.9 8.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 41/09
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -0.1 8.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.2 -0.3 12.5 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 43/03
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -0.3 7.8 -1.0 4.7 0.0 2.8 9.8 362 (15.1) 35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.2 -0.4 3.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.5 +1.4 2.8 -1.9 -1.1 0.0 2.2 -- 176 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -0.1 10.9 +3.4 5.9 0.0 3.4 6.1 510 (21.3) 41/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.7 8.0 +1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.5 +0.5 6.7 +0.4 5.5 8.0 2.4 -- 397 (16.5) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 +0.9 6.9 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 18/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.5 +2.2 0.0 -1.4 -8.7 0.2 2.2 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.2 +1.0 0.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 24/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.2 -0.8 7.7 +0.6 3.8 0.4 2.0 5.8 485 (20.2) 43/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.4 +1.0 0.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 0.0 10.9 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 499 (20.8) 43/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.3 +4.0 -1.4 -1.3 -4.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0 +3.3 -0.8 -3.5 -3.4 0.0 4.0 9.7 131 ( 5.5) 17/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +2.7 0.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.9 -0.4 5.2 +0.9 5.9 0.0 0.8 1.9 221 ( 9.2) 22/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 +2.3 1.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 213 ( 8.9) 22/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +1.9 1.8 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 28/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.6 -0.8 9.5 +3.5 8.0 2.0 0.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.4 -1.4 9.1 +3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 21/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 +1.4 6.1 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 322 (13.4) 26/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +1.6 2.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 15/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 +2.0 3.6 -0.5 -2.6 0.0 1.4 8.0 301 (12.5) 31/13
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

34.6 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
34.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
33.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
33.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+5.5 : 6.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+5.0 : 11.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+5.0 : 6.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.9 : 16.5 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.7 : 7.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.0 : 22.7 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
+7.7 : 19.0 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+6.8 : 25.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
+6.1 : 18.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+5.9 : 21.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
+5.9 : 24.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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

2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.7 : 16.1 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.7 : 17.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-3.9 : 16.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-3.9 : 10.4 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-3.9 : 22.5 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

-6.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-10.2 : -4.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.3 : -2.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.9 : -3.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.8 : -0.4 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.7 : -1.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt 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.
45.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
21.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP) Hunter Valley NSW
17.0 NEWCASTLE (BLACKSMITHS) Hunter Valley NSW
15.6 BLACK SPUR E Central VIC
15.2 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
9.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1103 (46.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1073 (44.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
978 (40.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
951 (39.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
892 (37.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
888 (37.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
823 (34.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
781 (32.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
738 (30.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
734 (30.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
687 (28.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
687 (28.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
652 (27.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
631 (26.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
623 (26.0) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
611 (25.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
70/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/08 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
67/06 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
65/06 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
65/01 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
6.2mm in 13 min to 13:43 28.6mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.6mm/h
8.0mm in 20 min to 20:20 24.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
26.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 8.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : ***(120/*** ) at 15:57