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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0041 EST on 24/05/2012. 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 00:41EST, 24/05/2012.

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 18.4 -1.6 10.3 +1.4 9.9 7.8 3.2 -- 275 (11.5) 37/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.6 +0.2 4.5 -3.5 3.0 0.0 2.6 8.2 292 (12.2) 37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.8 +0.7 3.2 -4.3 1.2 0.2 2.6 6.5 277 (11.5) 46/23
BUNBURY 17.6 +0.3 4.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 37/16
MANDURAH 17.5 -- 7.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 46/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +1.7 21.9 +1.5 20.9 0.0 8.4 11.2 328 (13.7) 41/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.0 +3.4 8.1 +2.1 6.8 0.0 7.2 7.9 361 (15.0) 57/14
WHYALLA AERO 18.3 -0.2 3.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 221 ( 9.2) 61/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.3 -0.4 4.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 2.0 4.5 238 ( 9.9) 44/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.1 -2.0 1.3 -4.2 -0.5 0.2 1.4 8.7 367 (15.3) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.0 +3.7 6.6 -3.7 4.7 0.0 5.4 10.8 249 (10.4) 31/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +2.5 17.7 +0.3 15.1 0.0 7.0 11.1 402 (16.8) 39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +0.2 17.7 +3.0 15.2 0.0 7.0 9.9 231 ( 9.6) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 22.6 +0.1 14.1 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- 10.5 277 (11.5) 28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +0.4 8.5 -2.1 5.6 0.0 5.8 -- 158 ( 6.6) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 23.1 -0.2 8.9 -2.0 8.0 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 8.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.0 -0.3 6.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -1.7 7.4 -2.2 2.0 0.0 6.2 10.7 339 (14.1) 28/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.6 -0.1 5.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.3 -2.6 4.3 -1.5 1.7 0.0 3.2 -- 174 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.3 -2.5 8.0 -0.2 2.6 0.0 3.2 10.5 308 (12.8) 34/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -2.2 2.0 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.7 -1.9 4.9 -1.9 0.6 0.0 6.6 10.2 576 (24.0) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.5 -1.5 1.8 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.5 -0.5 -- -- -- 2.4 -- 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.3 -3.2 -0.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 26/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.4 -1.9 7.5 -0.6 1.1 0.0 4.4 10.4 582 (24.3) 37/02
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -2.3 1.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 22/00
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -2.2 8.0 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 39/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 12.3 -0.7 -1.3 -2.3 -4.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.5 -2.0 -1.4 -5.0 -4.3 3.0 1.8 9.8 297 (12.4) 15/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -2.9 -1.0 -4.8 -- 3.8 -- -- 245 (10.2) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.2 -2.0 -1.3 -6.5 -5.1 0.0 2.2 8.6 248 (10.3) 34/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.0 -2.7 -1.6 -5.5 -- 1.4 2.4 -- 331 (13.8) 18/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -2.2 -2.4 -4.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 240 (10.0) 24/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.8 -0.2 4.8 -1.9 2.2 1.4 1.8 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.6 -1.4 4.1 -1.8 -- 1.8 -- -- 506 (21.1) 35/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.7 -1.7 -0.8 -4.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 44/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 0.0 -0.9 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 22/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 +0.2 3.0 -1.7 -0.6 1.0 1.8 9.5 456 (19.0) 43/14
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

36.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.4 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
35.4 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+4.7 : 34.3 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+4.5 : 26.0 REDLANDS HRS Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.2 : 31.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+4.1 : 32.6 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.1 : 33.1 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.1 : 32.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 20.6 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 19.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 15.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 14.0 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 11.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

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

-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.1 : 14.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.6 : 14.5 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-4.6 : 13.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-4.5 : 16.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-4.3 : 12.2 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW

-7.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.3 : -1.4 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-6.9 : -2.9 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-6.6 : -0.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
-6.5 : -1.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
-6.5 : -2.2 HORSHAM POLKEMMET RD Wimmera S 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.
29.0 MAR-LEE Darling Downs E QLD
21.0 AMBERLEY (DNR) TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
20.6 TIBRADDEN Central West WA
18.2 FORREST STATE FOREST W Coast VIC
18.0 WARRINE Central West WA

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW

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4.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
3.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
1.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1467 (61.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1347 (56.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1219 (50.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1217 (50.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1212 (50.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1148 (47.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1085 (45.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1017 (42.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
947 (39.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
937 (39.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
868 (36.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
834 (34.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
809 (33.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
767 (32.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
763 (31.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
751 (31.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
746 (31.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
736 (30.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
700 (29.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
692 (28.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
680 (28.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
670 (27.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
656 (27.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
646 (26.9) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
641 (26.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
623 (26.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
618 (25.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
612 (25.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
611 (25.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
94/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
78/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

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
W Gascoyne
CARNARVON AIRPORT
6.0mm in 9 min to 08:48 40.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 74(360/ 67 ) at 22:07
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(230/ 80 ) at 02:40
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(257/ 63 ) at 00:40
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(310/ 65 ) at 13:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 95(210/ 72 ) at 02:24
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(250/ 69 ) at 02:15