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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1600 EST on 23/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

NT

Darwin-Daly

014252

SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT

75.0

69.0

25/04/2006

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 16:00EST, 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 31.9 +4.3 14.2 -1.2 11.0 0.0 5.4 -- 349 (14.5) 35/14
PERTH AIRPORT 32.5 +7.0 16.3 +3.4 14.6 0.0 5.2 10.5 500 (20.8) 50/01
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.2 +2.4 10.9 -0.7 8.0 0.0 3.8 10.4 307 (12.8) 39/15
BUNBURY 28.5 +4.4 14.0 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 30/08
MANDURAH 29.9 -- 16.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 -1.0 24.1 +0.1 23.7 3.6 4.0 9.4 397 (16.5) 46/23
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.7 +0.5 13.7 +1.1 12.8 0.0 5.4 10.5 214 ( 8.9) 30/14
WHYALLA AERO 31.6 +8.0 16.2 +4.6 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 223 ( 9.3) 52/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.3 +4.7 17.2 +4.8 14.0 0.6 -- 4.4 238 ( 9.9) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.5 +5.1 14.0 +5.3 13.6 8.6 2.2 5.3 299 (12.5) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.6 -2.3 21.9 +3.4 14.2 0.0 19.2 1.0 259 (10.8) 24/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +0.5 22.6 +1.0 22.0 6.6 6.0 3.3 483 (20.1) 44/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 -0.4 22.2 +1.7 19.1 0.0 6.2 3.9 408 (17.0) 50/13
MACKAY M.O 27.2 +0.5 21.5 +1.4 -- 3.8 -- 7.6 570 (23.8) 46/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 +0.2 19.2 +1.4 17.8 0.0 6.4 -- 362 (15.1) 44/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +0.3 18.5 +1.0 -- 1.0 2.8 -- 465 (19.4) --
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.1 18.0 +2.6 -- 35.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.9 +0.6 18.7 +1.7 -- 20.4 -- -- 300 (12.5) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 -0.1 17.4 +1.2 16.3 8.8 5.4 6.1 344 (14.3) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 -0.4 14.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 717 (29.9) 54/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.9 +2.8 15.2 +2.4 10.1 0.0 4.4 -- 179 ( 7.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.3 +0.3 15.5 +0.3 14.2 6.2 2.2 8.0 298 (12.4) 28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +1.3 16.4 +2.7 -- 8.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.8 +1.2 12.4 -0.8 10.7 0.0 3.2 6.2 204 ( 8.5) 28/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.4 +0.8 13.0 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 17/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.6 +2.1 9.5 +2.3 2.5 0.0 2.4 9.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +1.8 13.4 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 30/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 +1.0 16.7 +2.6 13.8 0.0 3.6 10.7 275 (11.5) 26/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.1 +2.2 12.2 +0.9 10.2 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 24/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +0.9 16.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 17/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.6 +3.6 11.2 +4.5 8.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.2 +3.7 13.3 +4.2 9.4 0.0 4.0 10.6 241 (10.0) 24/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +2.7 10.1 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.5 +6.0 15.8 +5.7 13.0 0.0 7.4 4.8 402 (16.8) 35/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.2 +4.6 10.8 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.6 +4.4 11.9 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 26/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.7 +7.4 16.0 +5.2 -- 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 25.3 +5.3 14.2 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 24/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.3 +5.7 15.6 +8.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 35/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.2 +5.3 10.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 11/13
HOBART AIRPORT 22.3 +4.2 11.1 +2.4 6.9 0.0 1.6 6.8 256 (10.7) 24/01
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

40.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
38.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
38.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+8.8 : 19.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+8.4 : 36.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+8.3 : 37.1 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.3 : 24.6 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
+8.2 : 22.1 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
26.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
26.4 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 18.2 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+8.8 : 15.5 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+8.8 : 15.9 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+8.4 : 16.4 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+8.4 : 17.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

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

12.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.0 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.9 : 29.8 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-3.5 : 28.9 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
-3.4 : 28.3 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
-3.4 : 29.3 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-3.4 : 30.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
**W** 0.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC

**W** -15.7 : 0.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-4.7 : 5.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.6 : 7.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.2 : 15.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-2.5 : 13.7 KALBARRI Central West 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.
116.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
94.4 WILSON BEACH Central Coast E QLD
92.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
90.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
81.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
75.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT
74.2 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RANGERS
66.8 CENTRAL WATERHOUSE
63.3 BURRELL'S CREEK
61.5 PINE CREEK COUNCIL
56.2 EDITH FALLS RIDGE
52.4 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER
51.0 WONGALARA
50.8 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
90.0 HAPPY VALLEY
55.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
53.0 TOPAZ ALERT
51.0 TOPAZ
N Coast--Herbert
116.0 CORSIS ALERT
92.8 TULLY SUGAR MILL
81.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
77.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
73.0 EURAMO TM
63.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
57.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
55.0 ZATTAS ALERT
52.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
50.2 DARADGEE
50.0 RUSSELL RIVER
Central Coast E
94.4 WILSON BEACH
53.0 PROSERPINE FULLER ST

11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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3.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.1 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
1.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

971 (40.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
967 (40.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
884 (36.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
860 (35.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
840 (35.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
784 (32.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
779 (32.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
765 (31.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
717 (29.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
704 (29.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
652 (27.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
630 (26.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
601 (25.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
74/18 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
72/22 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
72/21 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
68/14 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
68/19 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEINSTER AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
22.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 45.2mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 25.6mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 27.2mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 9.7mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 8.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.8mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.0mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
9.8mm in 12 min to 15:01 49.0mm/h
9.8mm in 46 min to 17:46 12.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.2mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 13.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:27 5.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 07:27 5.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 11:27 6.3mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:27 8.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 13:27 7.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 72(120/ 65 ) at 21:34