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  1. Real time data is compared to a records database as it is received, and possible records are put here. They are not checked in any way. Temperature records are to the nearest whole degree until replaced by readings to one decimal place mid-afternoon this day for minima and mid-afternoon next day for maxima.
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Prepared at 1329 EST on 13/05/2023.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
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Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

13.9

13.9

23/05/1972

43

1 N C Equal to record.


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Observations and extremes for Friday 12 MAY 2023
Cities with 2018 populations over 40,000 (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC) or 20,000 (WA, NT ,SA, TAS)
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 29.0 -- 11.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) --
PERTH AIRPORT 24.0 +2.2 8.8 -1.6 4.7 0.0 1.8 -- 309 (12.9) --
PERTH METRO 23.0 +0.7 5.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) --
BUSSELTON AERO 18.0 -2.4 4.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) --
BUNBURY 19.0 -2.0 6.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) --
MANDURAH 20.0 -1.1 10.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) --
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.0 -- 4.7 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) --
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT 22.0 +1.3 5.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) --
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -0.9 17.5 -4.7 -- 0.0 8.4 11.1 383 (16.0) 43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.7 -0.4 2.1 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO 19.7 -0.8 6.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 39/15
PARAFIELD AIRPORT 20.5 +1.6 7.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 28/21
ADELAIDE AIRPORT 19.5 +0.9 9.0 -0.7 6.1 0.0 1.6 5.5 266 (11.1) 30/16
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) 16.3 -2.3 12.5 +3.7 -- 0.2 1.4 -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.2 +1.1 8.9 +1.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 311 (13.0) 30/00
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 -0.9 22.2 +2.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 44/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +2.4 19.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 428 (17.8) 54/13
MACKAY AERO 24.4 -0.9 18.8 +3.1 -- 59.8 -- -- 490 (20.4) 46/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.4 +1.3 17.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +1.0 14.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 453 (18.9) 52/13
GLADSTONE AIRPORT 26.6 +0.9 17.8 +2.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 444 (18.5) 50/13
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 23.1 -1.2 15.5 +1.4 -- 5.8 -- -- 313 (13.0) 50/13
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.1 14.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 37/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 -0.1 14.2 +1.2 10.5 0.0 4.0 10.0 311 (13.0) 35/15
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT 23.7 +0.1 15.1 +1.4 -- 5.0 -- -- 452 (18.8) 48/21
BRISBANE 24.3 -0.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 +0.6 11.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 620 (25.8) 50/10
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +2.0 5.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 22/21
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT 22.0 -- 10.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 21/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.5 +2.1 7.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 22/10
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +1.8 4.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 21/12
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 +2.8 0.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 31/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.0 +3.8 11.1 +0.1 8.4 0.0 2.8 9.5 280 (11.7) 26/09
BADGERYS CREEK AWS 23.2 +2.4 5.4 -2.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 15/13
ALBION PARK (SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT) 23.2 +2.6 7.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 21/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.8 +2.2 -2.0 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 22/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.2 +2.8 3.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 17/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +2.0 3.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 15/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.7 +3.6 4.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.8 +2.2 3.0 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 17/13
SHEPPARTON AIRPORT 19.2 +1.6 2.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 17/15
MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) 17.5 +0.6 2.1 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 21/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 18.2 +1.5 7.7 -0.6 4.6 0.0 2.8 5.2 531 (22.1) 35/07
MELBOURNE (OLYMPIC PARK) 18.4 -- 7.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 24/01
BREAKWATER (GEELONG RACECOURSE) 16.9 -- 6.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 24/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.0 +1.3 4.1 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 406 (16.9) 22/16
WYNYARD AIRPORT 17.7 +2.5 6.1 +0.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 271 (11.3) 31/11
DEVONPORT AIRPORT 18.1 +2.7 7.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 34/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.7 +1.9 4.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 24/13
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 18.0 +3.5 6.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 43/05
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 for Friday 12 MAY 2023
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.0 YAMPI SOUND (DEFENCE) W Kimberley WA
34.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
34.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.8 CHARLES POINT Northern Rivers NT

+5.1 : 24.9 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+5.1 : 29.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 29.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.0 : 25.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+5.0 : 29.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA

29.0 COCOS ISLAND NTC AWS Islands ISL
28.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.5 : 13.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.4 : 12.0 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+5.0 : 14.0 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+4.7 : 12.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+4.4 : 18.2 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+4.4 : 16.9 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD

Coldest for Friday 12 MAY 2023
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-3.1 : 31.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-3.1 : 29.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
-3.0 : 30.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-2.9 : 28.3 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-2.6 : 15.9 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-2.6 : 31.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.1 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
-2.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-9.0 : 9.5 BULMAN Northern Rivers NT
-8.9 : -0.7 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 13.9 JABIRU AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
-7.4 : 11.9 MIDDLE POINT Northern Rivers NT
-7.3 : 9.9 TINDAL RAAF Northern Rivers NT

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.
78.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
65.0 OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB) Central Coast E QLD
60.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD
59.8 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
36.4 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
36.4 BINGIL BAY
Central Coast E
78.8 MACKAY M.O
65.0 OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
60.0 MACKAY ALERT
59.8 MACKAY AERO

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT Northern Rivers NT
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
9.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
5.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1182 (49.3) FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
1133 (47.2) GANNET CAY Islands ISL
1129 (47.0) MARION REEF Islands ISL
1032 (43.0) CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
1023 (42.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
996 (41.5) LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
994 (41.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
984 (41.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
964 (40.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
959 (40.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
893 (37.2) BOUGAINVILLE REEF Islands ISL
879 (36.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
854 (35.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
839 (35.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
819 (34.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
815 (34.0) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
808 (33.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
808 (33.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
806 (33.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
782 (32.6) ARLINGTON REEF Islands ISL
751 (31.3) HAY POINT Central Coast E QLD
732 (30.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
724 (30.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
717 (29.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
695 (29.0) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
694 (28.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
669 (27.9) MCCLUER ISLAND Northern Rivers NT
666 (27.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
665 (27.7) TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
651 (27.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
640 (26.7) BOWEN AIRPORT AWS Central Coast E QLD
634 (26.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
633 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
631 (26.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
620 (25.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
618 (25.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
609 (25.4) CAPE FERGUSON NTC AWS N Coast--Herbert QLD
102/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/13 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
74/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
70/16 CATO ISLAND Islands ISL
70/00 FREDERICK REEF Islands ISL
70/18 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL

High realtime reports for Friday 12 MAY 2023
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--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 22.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
14.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
7.4mm in 10 min to 13:11 44.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.0mm/h
MACKAY M.O
21.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 42.8mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 22.6mm/h
5.8mm in 14 min to 01:54 24.9mm/h
29.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 29.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.4mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.7mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 12.0mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(320/ 72 ) at 23:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 102(290/ 82 ) at 00:25