Australian Weather News -- 23 MAY 2014

Friday 23 MAY 2014

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1714 EST on 24/05/2014. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

VIC

W Coast

090185

LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY)

34.2

32.6

25/05/2012

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

Upper North

019017

HAWKER

18.5

18.0

03/05/1997

1 N

VIC

Upper NE

083055

DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT)

9.0

20/05/2014

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

VIC

E Gippsland

084142

GELANTIPY

13.9

13.2

04/05/2000

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084145

ORBOST

16.3

14.5

16/05/2007

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094166

BULL BAY (LAURISTON)

2.0

2.5

23/05/2008

1 N

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature anomalies
		See actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 17:13EST, 24/05/2014.

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 COMPARISON	22.9	-1.2	15.3	+2.4	--	5.6	--	--	414 (17.3)	52/05
PERTH AIRPORT	21.0	-0.8	14.6	+4.2	14.1	27.8	1.8	6.1	404 (16.8)	59/16
BUNBURY	20.6	-0.6	14.4	+5.1	--	20.2	--	--	343 (14.3)	63/13
MANDURAH	20.3	-1.0	16.0	+2.4	--	34.2	--	--	554 (23.1)	76/18
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.4	+1.4	23.7	+1.6	23.1	0.0	6.0	11.2	307 (12.8)	43/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	26.8	+3.8	10.6	+2.4	9.7	1.0	2.0	10.2	239 (10.0)	22/15
WHYALLA AERO	21.5	+1.1	11.6	+2.9	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	22/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	21.8	+2.9	16.4	+6.2	--	0.4	1.4	--	114 ( 4.8)	24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.0	+0.9	14.0	+6.7	13.2	4.8	0.2	6.6	313 (13.0)	34/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.0	+4.2	12.4	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	26/12
CAIRNS AERO	26.0	-1.6	21.3	+1.4	20.8	7.4	3.2	2.2	459 (19.1)	37/20
TOWNSVILLE AERO	27.7	+0.1	21.0	+3.4	20.2	0.8	5.8	2.2	408 (17.0)	35/11
MACKAY M.O	24.6	+0.4	19.0	+1.9	--	0.2	--	5.5	349 (14.5)	28/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.8	+0.8	17.7	+3.6	16.6	0.0	4.0	--	327 (13.6)	26/08
BUNDABERG AERO	26.6	+2.0	16.7	+2.6	--	2.8	--	--	243 (10.1)	24/13
COOLANGATTA	24.6	+1.5	15.9	+1.8	--	3.0	--	--	131 ( 5.5)	30/15
BRISBANE AERO	25.2	+1.7	15.7	+2.9	14.1	0.0	3.2	7.4	243 (10.1)	35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	21.6	+1.8	14.4	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	389 (16.2)	28/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.8	+1.5	11.4	+2.7	--	3.6	2.4	--	58 ( 2.4)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.1	+2.7	15.0	+3.3	8.0	0.0	2.8	--	264 (11.0)	26/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	26.8	+5.4	9.9	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	96 ( 4.0)	28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.2	+4.9	9.4	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	198 ( 8.3)	37/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.4	+3.2	6.0	+1.4	0.0	0.2	1.0	7.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.5	+3.6	7.5	+1.0	--	0.0	--	--	172 ( 7.2)	28/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.5	+6.5	13.1	+2.2	8.2	0.0	4.0	8.0	301 (12.5)	28/14
RICHMOND RAAF	24.8	+4.3	5.5	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	65 ( 2.7)	28/16
BELLAMBI AWS	25.6	+6.0	16.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	30/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.2	+6.9	9.6	+3.8	6.2	0.2	1.8	8.1	169 ( 7.0)	43/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.4	+2.8	8.1	+2.7	--	0.2	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.5	+5.5	10.9	+3.5	7.5	0.0	3.6	7.3	262 (10.9)	21/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.3	+0.1	13.9	+8.2	--	0.0	--	--	241 (10.0)	24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.6	+2.0	12.8	+7.7	--	3.0	--	--	150 ( 6.3)	22/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.7	+4.0	15.5	+6.8	14.5	4.2	2.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.9	+3.3	12.1	+6.4	--	5.6	--	--	360 (15.0)	37/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.3	+1.5	7.6	+2.6	--	9.6	--	--	266 (11.1)	26/13
HOBART AIRPORT	13.2	-2.0	9.9	+3.3	9.2	2.2	1.0	3.6	329 (13.7)	52/18
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

37.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+8.1 : 29.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.0 : 28.7 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+7.7 : 30.3 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+7.7 : 27.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+7.7 : 28.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.3 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.2 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.3 : 18.5 HAWKER Upper North SA
+9.1 : 12.6 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+9.0 : 13.9 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
+8.7 : 14.0 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
+8.7 : 14.1 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+8.7 : 15.4 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.5 : 21.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-4.0 : 17.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.8 : 20.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-3.7 : 19.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-3.6 : 4.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
1.6 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
2.0 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) Southeast TAS
2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.3 : 3.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-6.1 : 2.0 BULL BAY (LAURISTON) Southeast TAS
-3.5 : 6.6 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
-2.8 : 13.5 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-2.2 : 5.2 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-2.2 : 1.2 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

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.

58.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
55.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
54.0 BUNGENDORE Lower West WA
51.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
50.2 MOUNT WILLIAM

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
54.0 BUNGENDORE
51.0 JANDAKOT AERO

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
58.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK

TASMANIA
W Coast
55.0 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS

50.2 MOUNT WILLIAM

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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2.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1119 (46.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1104 (46.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1104 (46.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1072 (44.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1055 (44.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
964 (40.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
935 (39.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
896 (37.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
828 (34.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
828 (34.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
821 (34.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
807 (33.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
803 (33.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
798 (33.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
786 (32.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
746 (31.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
743 (31.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
732 (30.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
724 (30.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
704 (29.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
698 (29.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
680 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
667 (27.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
665 (27.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
647 (27.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
638 (26.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
624 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

109/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/08 BICKLEY Lower West WA
98/13 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/12 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
91/12 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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 Lower West PEARCE RAAF 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h JANDAKOT AERO 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h 9.0mm in 20 min to 00:30 27.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h GINGIN AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h ROTTNEST ISLAND 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h SWANBOURNE 5.6mm in 16 min to 00:16 21.0mm/h 5.0mm in 14 min to 00:30 21.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h PERTH METRO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h BICKLEY 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h DWELLINGUP 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h BRIDGETOWN 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h PEMBERTON AG STATION 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h WANNEROO AG STATION 10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.2mm/h GOSNELLS CHMP 12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.6mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 11.8mm/h Cent Wheatbelt CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD 9.0mm in 35 min to 07:35 15.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h WANDERING 13.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h WICKEPIN EAST AG STATION 10.4mm in 30 min to 05:00 20.8mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.6mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 13.6mm/h LAKE KING AG STATION 10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h MECKERING NORTH AG STATION 12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.6mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.8mm/h NORTHAM AG STATION 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Central West BLACKALL AIRPORT 12.4mm in 30 min to 16:00 24.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.4mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON 12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.6mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 37.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 12.3mm/h Darling Downs W MILES CONSTANCE STREET 11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT 5.6mm in 11 min to 15:00 30.5mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER 16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h FALLS CREEK 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h MOUNT HOTHAM 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE 10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(290/ 78 ) at 13:18 ESPERANCE AERO : 91(270/ 72 ) at 12:43 BUSSELTON JETTY : 76(290/ 65 ) at 15:44 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 98(270/ 67 ) at 14:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 91(360/ 35 ) at 12:58 MOUNT HOTHAM : 91(310/ 69 ) at 14:04 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(290/ 65 ) at 01:03 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(320/ 91 ) at 23:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(260/ 74 ) at 19:52 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(270/ 50 ) at 22:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 80(300/ 70 ) at 00:00