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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1553 EST on 22/05/2012. 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 minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

30.0

18/02/2010

11

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

Highest maximum temperature

WA

Goldfields

012009

NORSEMAN AERO

44.5

44.2

12/02/2005

11

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

34.9

34.8

13/02/1985

30

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

33.8

33.7

17/02/2010

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 15:53EST, 22/05/2012.

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 29.8 -2.7 20.2 +1.1 19.2 0.0 9.6 -- 457 (19.0) 46/16
PERTH AIRPORT 28.7 -3.1 18.8 +1.4 17.0 0.0 8.6 6.4 342 (14.3) 37/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.4 -2.5 18.5 +4.1 19.9 0.0 5.8 2.6 276 (11.5) 34/17
BUNBURY 26.0 -3.8 16.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 37/16
MANDURAH 25.1 -- 20.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 46/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.7 24.5 -0.2 24.6 3.4 6.2 10.9 290 (12.1) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.6 +0.5 21.2 +0.4 20.3 0.0 15.8 12.2 410 (17.1) 43/15
WHYALLA AERO 36.0 +6.4 18.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 356 (14.8) 31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.6 +7.3 18.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 11.4 12.5 183 ( 7.6) 26/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.5 +7.4 11.9 +0.3 10.0 0.0 5.2 10.5 408 (17.0) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 +1.3 23.0 -0.4 20.6 0.0 2.0 7.1 150 ( 6.3) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 -0.4 23.9 +0.2 23.5 11.8 3.8 1.4 183 ( 7.6) 22/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 -2.5 22.7 -1.4 21.3 92.6 -- 1.1 324 (13.5) 41/02
MACKAY M.O 31.3 +1.7 24.7 +1.3 -- 1.2 -- 4.6 359 (15.0) 43/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 -2.9 23.1 +1.0 22.6 9.8 3.2 -- 303 (12.6) 52/15
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 -1.2 22.3 +0.9 -- 36.8 3.8 -- 477 (19.9) 50/16
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 -0.8 21.0 +1.3 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +0.7 20.3 -0.5 -- 4.2 -- -- 437 (18.2) 41/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 -0.5 19.8 -1.3 18.2 0.0 5.8 7.9 429 (17.9) 39/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.4 -2.0 16.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 764 (31.8) 57/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.8 -1.3 15.9 -2.7 11.6 0.0 7.4 -- 319 (13.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.9 +0.1 18.4 -1.1 17.9 1.2 7.2 7.5 522 (21.8) 37/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 -2.0 17.8 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.7 -1.8 19.4 +1.3 16.5 0.2 7.0 0.8 519 (21.6) 37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.7 -2.4 14.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 18/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.1 -2.7 10.6 -2.5 7.0 0.0 5.8 11.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.6 -3.4 14.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 44/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 -0.7 20.3 +1.3 15.9 0.0 7.2 8.0 484 (20.2) 31/07
RICHMOND RAAF 25.5 -3.5 14.3 -3.3 12.3 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) --
BELLAMBI AWS 24.9 +0.1 19.3 +0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 412 (17.2) 43/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.0 -2.1 11.4 -1.7 8.6 0.0 7.4 11.9 291 (12.1) 30/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.5 -2.4 14.7 -1.6 11.6 0.0 9.8 12.7 324 (13.5) 44/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.3 -1.0 16.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 26/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.1 +3.5 18.2 +1.8 15.2 0.0 10.2 12.1 271 (11.3) 34/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.0 +1.5 16.3 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 35/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.3 +1.9 14.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 37/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 32.8 +7.0 17.1 +2.5 14.9 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 34.5 +9.5 12.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.7 +4.7 11.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 490 (20.4) 54/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.5 +2.1 15.9 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 35/17
HOBART AIRPORT 24.6 +2.3 9.4 -2.6 5.7 0.0 5.0 12.0 298 (12.4) 39/16
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

47.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
46.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
45.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
45.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

+18.5 : 44.9 EYRE Eucla WA
+15.0 : 45.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+13.3 : 44.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+12.7 : 44.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+12.3 : 44.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

32.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
30.0 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
29.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
29.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

**S** +10.3 : 24.3 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+9.6 : 24.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.0 : 32.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+7.1 : 23.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 24.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

16.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
16.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
17.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
17.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.3 : 25.5 ROLLESTON METEOR ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.9 : 25.7 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD
-7.6 : 24.9 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.1 : 26.5 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.3 : 27.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.7 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-4.6 : 7.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 : 12.5 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-4.2 : 10.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 : 12.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 : 12.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-4.0 : 12.6 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE 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.
209.4 ROLLINGSTONE N Coast--Herbert QLD
166.0 MAGNETIC ISLAND - NELLY BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
136.0 FAIRYMEAD SUGAR MILL Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
128.4 GREENVALE TOWNSHIP Upper Carpentaria QLD
119.0 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
73.8 ZONIA DOWNS
53.4 KAMILAROI STATION
Upper Carpentaria
128.4 GREENVALE TOWNSHIP
84.5 LUCKY SPRINGS STATION
63.2 CLARKE HILLS STATION
55.5 THE LYND STATION
N Coast--Barron
111.6 INNOT HOT SPRINGS TOWNSHIP
84.4 HAZELMERE
82.0 WOODLEIGH
78.0 RAVENSHOE KURADILLA STREET
70.0 NYMPTON GLEN
67.0 MALANDA POST OFFICE
64.0 MALANDA ALERT
64.0 RAVENSHOE BINBROOK ESTATE
61.0 MILLAA MILLAA ALERT
58.0 UPPER RUDD CREEK ALERT
55.2 GREENHAVEN
52.4 MT GARNET POST OFFICE
52.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
52.0 RAVENSHOE ALERT
51.0 ALMADEN
N Coast--Herbert
209.4 ROLLINGSTONE
166.0 MAGNETIC ISLAND - NELLY BAY
119.0 PALM ISLAND WATER TREAT
111.0 MUTARNEE STORE
109.0 YABULU QLD NICKEL
98.0 BAMBAROO
94.2 OONOONBA
92.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO
86.0 HAWKINS CREEK
85.0 POVERTY HILL ALERT
72.4 CARDWELL RANGE
72.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
63.5 BINGIL BAY
60.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
59.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
58.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
56.6 INNISFAIL
55.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
53.0 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP
52.0 HALIFAX ALERT
51.6 BEMERSIDE
51.0 DARADGEE
Central Coast E
115.0 MAJORS CREEK
95.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
94.2 GIRU NORTH
89.5 KOUMALA HATFIELDS ROAD
88.0 CAPE HILLSBOROUGH NAT PK
57.0 INKERMAN BRIDGE ALERT
50.8 HOME HILL POST OFFICE
Central Coast W
65.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT
Central Highlands
90.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE
85.0 TAMBO STATION
81.0 REWAN STATION
67.0 CARINYA
64.0 GILLESPIE
60.0 COMETSIDE
55.2 WYSEBY
51.2 THE SANDSTONE
Central West
116.0 JOCHMUS
100.0 BARCALDINE DOWNS
65.4 SUMMER HILL
Wide Bay/Burnett
136.0 FAIRYMEAD SUGAR MILL
117.0 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
110.0 MIARA
110.0 LYNWOOD
78.0 WATERLOO
78.0 BUNDABERG SUGAR RES STN
75.4 EULEILAH CREEK
73.0 BANANA POST OFFICE
72.0 YANDARAN MONDURAN ROAD
68.6 GOOVIGEN
66.0 ROCKLEY
66.0 JAMBIN POST OFFICE
65.0 RANNES
63.2 FIG TREE
62.0 BOONA-CHOPPA
62.0 TURKEY STATION
61.4 CHARNWOOD
55.4 MAKOWATA
53.8 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
50.2 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE

12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
12.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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1.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1305 (54.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1269 (52.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
903 (37.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
834 (34.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
797 (33.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
767 (32.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
764 (31.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
744 (31.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
735 (30.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
716 (29.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
713 (29.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
694 (28.9) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
679 (28.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
678 (28.3) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
671 (28.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
649 (27.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
645 (26.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
644 (26.8) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
640 (26.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
638 (26.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
80/04 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/15 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
74/08 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
74/15 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
72/21 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
72/06 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AERO
11.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
BULMAN AWS
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
18.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 18.8mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
TOWNSVILLE AERO
15.2mm in 30 min to 00:30 30.4mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 24.0mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 01:00 20.8mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 25.6mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 17.2mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.7mm/h
Central Coast E
AYR DPI RESEARCH STN
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
WILLIAMSON
11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 15.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.4mm/h
65.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h
ALVA BEACH
7.4mm in 37 min to 04:37 12.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
4.4mm in 11 min to 08:36 24.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
12.8mm in 57 min to 12:00 13.5mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 69(120/ 63 ) at 13:46