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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2302 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

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032019

JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD

52.0

52.0

16/07/2008

12

1 y Equal to record.

QLD

Far SW

045002

BULLOO DOWNS

47.0

42.7

06/07/1956

84

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

26.0

26.0

25/07/2010

30

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

25.3

24.7

25/07/2010

28

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Arnhem

014507

ALYANGULA POLICE

24.9

24.9

05/07/2010

28

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

23.2

22.7

26/07/2010

35

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Roper-McArthur

014707

WOLLOGORANG

24.4

22.5

12/07/1990

27

1 Y

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

26.2

26.0

26/07/2010

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029038

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

23.5

23.3

04/07/2010

38

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003030

BIDYADANGA

35.5

35.5

30/07/1992

52

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

E Pilbara

004019

MANDORA

35.8

35.7

31/07/1992

48

1 Y

WA

E Pilbara

004035

ROEBOURNE

34.8

33.9

17/07/2010

52

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

31.4

31.0

24/07/2002

14

1 Y

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

70

68.0

06/07/2005

27

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 23:02EST, 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 7.7 -1.8 6.7 0.4 1.4 -- 301 (12.5) 28/06
PERTH AIRPORT 19.3 +1.4 11.6 +3.5 10.4 4.4 2.6 5.0 354 (14.8) 31/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.9 +2.1 8.4 +0.9 5.4 1.6 2.0 8.7 338 (14.1) 34/11
BUNBURY 17.7 +0.5 9.3 +2.1 -- 3.6 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 21/22
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 11.5 -- -- 6.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 37/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +3.7 25.2 +6.0 24.7 0.0 9.8 9.4 520 (21.7) 52/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.0 +5.3 9.3 +5.3 9.0 1.8 2.2 8.2 222 ( 9.3) 22/15
WHYALLA AERO 15.2 -1.7 -0.3 -5.6 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 168 ( 7.0) 21/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.3 +1.0 7.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 1.4 8.1 227 ( 9.5) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 +0.9 1.2 -4.0 -0.9 0.0 0.2 7.8 133 ( 5.5) 28/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 +5.3 16.9 +8.3 15.6 0.0 3.0 8.1 284 (11.8) 28/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +3.1 21.3 +4.3 20.8 15.6 2.0 6.8 546 (22.8) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 +1.6 21.5 +7.9 20.9 0.0 5.6 1.2 468 (19.5) 46/16
MACKAY M.O 20.6 -0.7 18.6 +5.8 -- 3.2 -- 0.3 554 (23.1) 46/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.3 +0.2 16.1 +6.6 14.7 0.0 3.0 -- 356 (14.8) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.3 +1.3 14.9 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 41/13
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -1.1 15.0 +7.3 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.5 +1.0 14.0 +4.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 345 (14.4) 46/14
BRISBANE AERO 19.2 -1.7 12.8 +4.0 11.8 0.0 3.6 2.2 326 (13.6) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.4 +0.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 55/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.0 +3.9 8.4 +3.7 4.3 0.0 3.0 -- 265 (11.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.5 -1.2 10.2 +2.7 7.7 42.6 5.0 3.3 440 (18.3) 35/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +0.3 7.0 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.8 -0.2 8.0 +1.7 6.0 2.4 1.2 0.7 223 ( 9.3) 30/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.6 +0.1 9.7 +5.1 -- 4.2 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.6 +2.3 2.8 +1.4 -5.0 0.2 2.0 8.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +3.1 4.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 37/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.9 -0.1 8.1 +1.0 6.4 2.8 1.6 3.2 313 (13.0) 21/14
RICHMOND RAAF 16.8 -0.6 8.5 +5.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 13/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.9 +0.1 9.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 17/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 +3.0 -1.0 -0.9 -3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.8 +3.1 0.6 -2.1 -2.4 0.0 0.8 9.3 156 ( 6.5) 24/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.0 +2.0 -1.2 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 15/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.3 +1.0 4.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.8 6.9 302 (12.6) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.4 +1.4 -2.8 -5.7 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 179 ( 7.5) 18/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.2 +0.7 -0.4 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 24/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 +1.7 3.9 -2.1 1.9 0.0 0.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.9 +0.1 3.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 24/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 +2.1 -2.1 -5.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 31/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.7 +3.1 0.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 17/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.9 +2.5 7.2 +3.1 2.5 0.0 1.2 2.1 335 (14.0) 30/14
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

36.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+8.4 : 31.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 34.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 31.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+6.9 : 32.6 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+6.8 : 31.6 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.8 : 28.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+13.1 : 24.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
+11.1 : 23.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+10.3 : 22.2 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
+9.6 : 22.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
+9.3 : 15.8 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

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

3.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-6.7 : 11.3 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-6.1 : 11.7 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-5.5 : 14.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-3.6 : 15.9 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-3.3 : 19.8 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD

-12.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.6 : -8.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 : -3.0 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-6.0 : -1.0 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
-5.8 : -1.4 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-5.8 : -4.2 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC

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.
61.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
60.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
58.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
52.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD
49.4 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
60.0 TOPAZ
58.0 TOPAZ ALERT
49.4 TREE HOUSE CREEK
N Coast--Herbert
61.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
52.0 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD

10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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1.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1231 (51.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1183 (49.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1094 (45.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
909 (37.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
879 (36.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
869 (36.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
860 (35.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
853 (35.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
816 (34.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
800 (33.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
777 (32.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
751 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
716 (29.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
681 (28.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
670 (27.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
661 (27.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
621 (25.9) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
612 (25.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
610 (25.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
70/13 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
70/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
67/15 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
65/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
63/08 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
63/16 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S 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
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Far SW
BALLERA GAS FIELD
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
4.8mm in 11 min to 15:11 26.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
10.2mm in 16 min to 17:00 38.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.6mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 21.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
None reported