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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2309 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

WA

E Kimberley

002067

KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT

5.0

3.3

02/07/1999

17

1 y

QLD

Central Highlands

035273

CHILGERRIE HILL

27.0

26.6

24/07/2001

12

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040209

POINT LOOKOUT

172.0

75.8

25/07/2006

14

112.6

03/04/2009

15

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040886

MT BINGA

61.2

47.2

28/07/1996

17

1 y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041493

THE DEEP CROSSING

41.2

28.6

27/07/2001

16

1 y

NSW

Hunter Valley

061209

PUTTY TEA ROOMS

30.0

27.9

18/07/1965

24

1 n

NSW

Hunter Valley

061376

ERARING (PAYTEN ST)

43.6

37.0

03/07/1997

17

1 y

NSW

Hunter Valley

061389

WYEE (RUTLEYS ROAD)

41.2

39.4

14/07/1999

13

1 y

NSW

C Tablelands S

063280

SACKVILLE FERRY (HAWKESBURY RIVER)

19.4

13.0

03/07/2003

12

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

21.5

20.9

31/07/2007

35

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

23.6

23.6

03/07/2010

11

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033119

MACKAY M.O

20.1

20.0

03/07/2010

51

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040284

BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION

16.3

16.0

16/07/2008

12

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040913

BRISBANE

17.0

16.8

01/07/2005

11

1 Y

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

12.3

11.3

15/07/2008

16

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

33.0

32.7

17/07/2008

19

1 Y

NT

Roper-McArthur

014626

DALY WATERS AWS

35.6

34.9

28/07/2010

41

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

35.2

35.0

14/07/2005

14

1 Y

QLD

N Peninsula

027058

HORN ISLAND

30.9

30.9

24/07/2010

16

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

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

34.2

33.5

01/07/2009

13

1 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 23:08EST, 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 18.6 -0.9 8.2 -1.3 6.6 9.2 3.2 -- 277 (11.5) 41/09
PERTH AIRPORT 17.3 -0.6 10.6 +2.5 8.9 18.0 2.4 5.1 354 (14.8) 48/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.0 -1.8 8.0 +0.5 5.8 6.2 2.6 4.5 298 (12.4) 48/13
BUNBURY 16.8 -0.4 9.7 +2.5 -- 6.8 -- -- 256 (10.7) 37/16
MANDURAH 16.6 -- 12.7 -- -- 11.6 -- -- 519 (21.6) 98/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +2.8 21.5 +2.3 20.8 0.0 7.6 11.1 411 (17.1) 37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.6 +9.9 11.0 +7.0 10.1 0.0 5.2 8.7 357 (14.9) 50/16
WHYALLA AERO 20.8 +3.9 10.6 +5.3 -- 4.0 4.0 -- 291 (12.1) 37/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.2 -0.1 11.2 +3.7 -- 9.8 1.2 0.2 257 (10.7) 31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.4 +1.3 4.4 -0.8 3.5 0.0 1.4 2.2 297 (12.4) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +7.8 13.7 +5.1 12.3 0.0 4.4 9.3 157 ( 6.5) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +2.9 22.1 +5.1 20.7 0.8 6.6 9.3 545 (22.7) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +3.2 21.3 +7.7 19.9 0.0 6.0 8.9 432 (18.0) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 23.7 +2.4 20.1 +7.3 -- 0.2 -- 6.2 303 (12.6) 21/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 +4.2 16.8 +7.3 15.6 1.0 2.2 -- 176 ( 7.3) 21/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 +4.7 17.2 +7.1 -- 11.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) --
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 +0.9 16.0 +8.3 -- 12.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +2.9 16.2 +6.3 -- 27.4 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 34/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +1.7 16.0 +7.2 13.9 7.8 2.6 4.2 237 ( 9.9) 28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 12.3 +6.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 413 (17.2) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.4 +0.3 11.1 +6.4 8.0 15.4 1.0 -- 66 ( 2.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.4 +3.7 12.3 +4.8 9.0 34.4 0.2 5.2 285 (11.9) 21/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +2.3 10.0 +3.7 -- 22.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.1 -1.9 10.6 +4.3 9.7 16.0 0.6 0.0 243 (10.1) 30/03
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.2 -1.3 9.0 +4.4 -- 32.4 -- -- 35 ( 1.5) 17/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.0 +2.7 7.4 +6.0 4.5 8.2 0.4 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.1 +0.9 10.3 +7.3 -- 7.4 -- -- 244 (10.2) 30/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.5 +0.5 11.6 +4.5 10.4 21.4 1.4 0.6 440 (18.3) 26/00
RICHMOND RAAF 15.3 -2.1 8.2 +4.7 -- 20.4 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 15/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.6 -0.2 12.6 +2.6 -- 39.2 -- -- 441 (18.4) 39/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 +3.0 5.1 +5.2 6.0 3.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.1 +2.4 10.7 +8.0 9.4 4.0 0.8 0.3 265 (11.0) 21/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 +1.8 5.8 +2.6 -- 6.2 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 +2.6 8.7 +4.4 5.6 0.6 2.4 4.4 205 ( 8.5) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.2 +1.2 8.3 +5.4 -- 6.4 0.6 -- 258 (10.8) 22/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 +0.9 7.3 +4.9 -- 15.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 22/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.9 +1.5 7.5 +1.5 6.4 4.4 1.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.7 -0.1 7.9 +2.5 -- 5.4 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 18/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.5 +0.5 7.1 +3.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 336 (14.0) 52/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.1 +2.5 5.9 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 15/03
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 +1.1 4.4 +0.3 0.5 0.0 1.8 2.4 227 ( 9.5) 21/06
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

36.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
36.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
36.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

**S** +12.0 : 36.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+10.0 : 32.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+9.9 : 29.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.9 : 30.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.7 : 34.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+12.8 : 12.3 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+11.4 : 15.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
+11.0 : 21.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+10.5 : 17.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+10.4 : 16.6 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.8 : 12.4 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.9 : 13.4 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-3.2 : 14.2 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-2.8 : 15.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
-2.8 : 12.1 SHANNON Lower West WA

-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-3.2 : 5.2 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
-3.0 : 0.4 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-2.8 : -1.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.5 : 3.6 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC
-2.5 : 4.9 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.
172.0 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68.8 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
64.0 KIAMA BOWLING CLUB Illawarra NSW
63.6 FOXGROUND ROAD Illawarra NSW
63.0 IMBIL FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
61.4 GOONDICUM
Brisbane/SE Coast
172.0 POINT LOOKOUT
63.0 IMBIL FORESTRY
61.2 MT BINGA

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
54.2 UPPER ORARA (AURANIA)
51.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE)
Illawarra
68.8 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
64.0 KIAMA BOWLING CLUB
63.6 FOXGROUND ROAD
62.2 BERKELEY (NORTHCLIFFE DRIVE)
58.0 GERRINGONG (MAYFLOWER VILLAGE)
56.8 KIAMA (BRIGHTON ST)
56.7 TOOLIJOOA (NYORA)
55.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)
52.0 ALBION PARK POST OFFICE
50.0 BLACKBUTT (TAMMAR PLACE)

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.8 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
9.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
9.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

998 (41.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
881 (36.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
776 (32.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
776 (32.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
746 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
735 (30.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
711 (29.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
706 (29.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
703 (29.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
674 (28.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
662 (27.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
647 (27.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
630 (26.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
623 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
601 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
98/00 MANDURAH Lower West WA
81/03 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
80/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
74/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
72/16 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

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
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h
SWANBOURNE
7.6mm in 19 min to 00:28 24.0mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 00:30 96.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 16.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
BUSSELTON
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.8mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
8.4mm in 22 min to 20:30 22.9mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.4mm/h
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
19.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 19.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
POINT LOOKOUT
142.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 47.3mm/h
TOOLARA (KELLY)
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
CW Slopes S
PARKES AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.6mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 14:30 21.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.2mm/h
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
29.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.7mm/h
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 82(240/ 63 ) at 03:04
MANDURAH : 98(300/ 37 ) at 00:06