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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2252 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

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

24.6

24.0

01/07/2010

20

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

25.6

25.0

23/07/1998

19

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AERO

24.6

23.3

01/07/2010

13

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

24.9

24.5

23/07/2010

18

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

30.9

30.9

04/07/2010

16

1 Y Equal to record. 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 22:52EST, 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 22.4 +2.9 6.4 -3.1 1.2 0.0 2.2 -- 309 (12.9) 39/09
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 +2.1 7.7 -0.4 4.5 0.0 3.2 7.2 337 (14.0) 35/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.5 +0.7 2.2 -5.3 0.4 0.0 2.0 6.1 172 ( 7.2) 30/13
BUNBURY 18.7 +1.5 1.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 34/11
MANDURAH 17.4 -- 8.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 30/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +3.0 24.8 +5.6 24.6 0.0 7.4 7.7 385 (16.0) 50/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.0 -2.7 3.2 -0.8 2.0 0.0 3.0 10.2 336 (14.0) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 13.6 -3.3 1.8 -3.5 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 192 ( 8.0) 28/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.3 -2.0 7.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- 0.0 76 ( 3.2) 21/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.9 -0.2 5.5 +0.3 3.1 0.0 2.0 0.9 133 ( 5.5) 17/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.0 +3.3 10.3 +1.7 7.4 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 31/17
CAIRNS AERO 23.4 -2.3 20.6 +3.6 19.4 3.4 3.6 0.0 606 (25.3) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.9 +0.8 18.6 +5.0 16.4 0.0 7.4 1.3 492 (20.5) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 22.5 +1.2 16.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- 8.6 586 (24.4) 43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 +1.7 12.9 +3.4 9.7 0.0 4.0 -- 314 (13.1) 35/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.3 +1.3 11.7 +1.6 10.6 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 37/11
NAMBOUR DPI 19.0 -2.1 14.0 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +1.3 13.8 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 366 (15.3) 37/10
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -0.5 9.6 +0.8 7.9 0.0 3.6 2.2 371 (15.5) 28/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.1 +0.5 6.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 507 (21.1) 44/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.3 +1.2 3.7 -1.0 -0.7 0.0 2.6 -- 176 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -0.1 9.6 +2.1 5.6 0.0 2.2 5.5 429 (17.9) 30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -0.7 7.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.4 +0.4 9.2 +2.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 301 (12.5) 28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.6 +0.1 8.7 +4.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.0 +1.7 1.0 -0.4 -5.0 0.2 1.4 7.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.2 0.0 2.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 26/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.3 -0.7 8.9 +1.8 7.2 4.8 2.6 3.9 371 (15.5) 28/23
RICHMOND RAAF 18.4 +1.0 7.6 +4.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.3 -0.5 8.5 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 318 (13.3) 24/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.5 +3.2 -2.5 -2.4 -5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0 +3.3 0.6 -2.1 -2.4 0.0 1.2 9.7 112 ( 4.7) 21/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.6 +1.6 1.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 22/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.4 -0.9 4.1 -0.2 1.7 0.0 1.0 3.3 228 ( 9.5) 22/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.9 -0.1 0.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 +0.1 7.5 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 18/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.4 0.0 8.9 +2.9 6.0 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.1 -0.7 7.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 24/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.1 +0.1 4.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 28/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 +0.5 1.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 26/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 +2.0 2.3 -1.8 -2.5 0.0 2.0 3.8 268 (11.2) 41/11
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

**S** 43.3 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT
35.2 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
34.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 35.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+5.0 : 11.2 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
+4.7 : 30.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.7 : 21.2 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+4.4 : 33.3 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.6 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD

+10.3 : 23.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+8.7 : 24.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
+8.5 : 22.1 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+8.4 : 21.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+7.6 : 14.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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

1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.6 : 18.0 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-4.6 : 10.4 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA
-4.1 : 17.9 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-3.6 : 18.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-3.5 : 12.1 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

-8.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.7 : -3.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.9 : -3.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.7 : -0.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.5 : 0.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.4 : -1.0 NORTHAM 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.
80.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
55.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
52.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
50.5 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
80.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
52.0 TOPAZ ALERT
50.5 TOPAZ
N Coast--Herbert
55.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
53.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
9.7 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
9.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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0.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1172 (48.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1005 (41.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
982 (40.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
975 (40.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
889 (37.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
862 (35.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
832 (34.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
778 (32.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
729 (30.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
728 (30.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
718 (29.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
713 (29.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
698 (29.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
676 (28.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
670 (27.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
620 (25.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
619 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
608 (25.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
80/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
70/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
70/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
65/12 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
65/11 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
65/02 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION
51.2mm in 12 min to 07:29 256.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION : ***(350/*** ) at 11:26