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I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2204 EST on 23/05/2012. 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 daily rainfall

NT

Darwin-Daly

014259

SHOAL BAY

2.0

0.0

2009

14

1 y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014263

POINT STUART

9.0

7.2

21/07/1979

16

1 y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

0.2

0.0

2009

15

1 n

NT

Victoria

014824

BULLITA

21.5

11.8

02/07/1999

40

1 y

NT

Barkly

015139

WARRAMUNGA

30.0

26.4

01/07/1986

40

1 y

NT

Alice Springs

015619

TODD RIVER

65.0

54.0

09/07/1978

50

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

13.0

6.2

28/07/1998

17

1 n

QLD

Northwest

037115

ROCKLANDS

4.8

0.0

2007

17

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

-8.0

-7.0

03/07/2010

14

-7.0

03/07/2010

16

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

2.8

4.1

19/07/2006

11

4.1

19/07/2006

12

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

10.7

11.5

06/07/2010

41

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Alice Springs

015643

TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

11.4

15.0

19/07/2004

18

1 Y

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

13.7

16.1

03/07/1998

16

15.3

09/06/2000

19

1 Y

QLD

Central Highlands

035065

SPRINGSURE DAME ST

11.6

12.8

19/07/1965

45

1 Y

QLD

Central Highlands

035069

TAMBO POST OFFICE

9.7

10.0

01/07/1957

54

1 Y

QLD

Central West

036026

ISISFORD POST OFFICE

10.2

12.7

23/07/2008

51

1 Y

QLD

Central West

036031

LONGREACH AERO

11.2

13.0

09/07/1993

45

1 Y

QLD

Channel Country

038024

WINDORAH POST OFFICE

11.6

11.7

12/07/1997

43

1 Y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041097

INGLEWOOD FOREST

9.2

9.6

02/07/2010

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

11.9

12.0

31/07/1998

14

1 Y

QLD

Maranoa

043015

INJUNE POST OFFICE

9.1

10.0

28/07/1986

44

1 Y

QLD

Maranoa

043035

SURAT

9.9

10.0

28/07/1986

47

10.0

28/07/1986

49

1 Y

QLD

Maranoa

043091

ROMA AIRPORT

10.6

11.1

06/07/1995

18

1 Y

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

9.3

9.6

12/07/1997

14

9.6

12/07/1997

15

1 Y

QLD

Warrego

044021

CHARLEVILLE AERO

8.1

9.1

28/07/1986

69

9.1

28/07/1986

70

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 22:04EST, 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 23.1 +3.6 4.1 -5.4 -0.5 0.0 3.0 -- 326 (13.6) 35/08
PERTH AIRPORT 20.8 +2.9 4.7 -3.4 1.5 0.0 1.0 9.2 232 ( 9.7) 37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.1 +1.3 5.9 -1.6 2.1 0.0 1.4 8.4 228 ( 9.5) 39/10
BUNBURY 18.2 +1.0 3.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 37/14
MANDURAH 17.6 -- 8.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 37/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +1.2 21.0 +1.8 21.4 0.0 8.2 10.8 560 (23.3) 55/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 8.8 -10.9 5.3 +1.3 5.4 13.2 0.4 1.1 354 (14.8) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.6 -1.3 0.0 -5.3 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 148 ( 6.2) 18/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 +0.6 7.9 +0.4 4.6 0.0 -- 4.7 143 ( 6.0) 17/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 +2.5 2.9 -2.3 1.2 0.2 0.6 4.3 212 ( 8.8) 28/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 12.7 -12.0 10.1 +1.5 10.4 7.0 2.4 0.1 381 (15.9) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 +2.7 20.5 +3.5 19.1 0.2 4.8 1.1 424 (17.7) 28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 +0.9 20.1 +6.5 17.8 1.4 2.6 1.5 341 (14.2) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 22.9 +1.6 16.3 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- 6.9 248 (10.3) 24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.2 +1.1 14.9 +5.4 12.7 0.0 1.4 -- 134 ( 5.6) 30/17
BUNDABERG AERO 20.0 -2.0 15.1 +5.0 14.2 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 30/10
NAMBOUR DPI 18.0 -3.1 13.0 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 18.8 -1.7 10.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 30/23
BRISBANE AERO 16.8 -4.1 13.0 +4.2 12.2 0.0 3.6 0.0 354 (14.8) 34/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 10.7 -5.9 6.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 504 (21.0) 48/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.7 -2.4 4.8 +0.1 3.4 1.2 1.4 -- 149 ( 6.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.9 -0.8 7.3 -0.2 4.6 0.0 0.8 0.5 258 (10.8) 48/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -2.7 8.0 +1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.1 -1.9 10.7 +4.4 8.5 0.2 1.2 0.1 381 (15.9) 37/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.0 -2.5 10.4 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +1.9 1.3 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 1.2 5.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -0.3 2.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.3 -1.7 9.9 +2.8 7.5 2.0 1.4 2.9 521 (21.7) 55/14
RICHMOND RAAF 16.7 -0.7 7.0 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) --
BELLAMBI AWS 16.1 -0.7 11.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 48/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.3 +2.0 -2.4 -2.3 -5.0 0.8 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 6.3 -6.4 1.1 -1.6 -1.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 156 ( 6.5) 17/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.5 +0.5 1.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 50/03
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.1 -1.2 -0.1 -4.4 -2.2 0.0 1.0 8.3 174 ( 7.3) 17/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.0 +1.0 -0.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 226 ( 9.4) 50/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +1.9 -2.2 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 26/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.0 +1.6 4.1 -1.9 2.3 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.2 +0.4 4.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.0 +1.0 -0.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 26/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.9 +1.3 1.1 -1.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 11/03
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 +0.9 2.3 -1.8 -2.4 0.2 2.0 6.8 400 (16.7) 24/12
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

33.1 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
32.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.5 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.1 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT

+3.8 : 25.5 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.6 : 23.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+3.6 : 21.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+3.4 : 23.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
+3.4 : 20.5 GOOMALLING Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+8.8 : 16.7 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+8.7 : 19.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+8.5 : 14.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.6 : 21.6 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
+7.6 : 21.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

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

0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-13.8 : 10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-13.4 : 11.0 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-13.1 : 13.6 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-12.9 : 12.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-12.5 : 13.7 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

-10.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.6 : -3.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.7 : -1.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-8.5 : -3.1 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : -2.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : -4.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt 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.
65.0 TODD RIVER N Plateau NT
61.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
40.1 ALCAN REFINERY N Rivers NT
36.5 MANNERS CREEK N Plateau NT
34.2 LAUREL DOWNS W Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
34.2 LAUREL DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
40.1 ALCAN REFINERY
N Plateau
65.0 TODD RIVER
36.5 MANNERS CREEK

ISLANDS
Islands
61.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
9.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
8.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

.....

0.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

990 (41.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
925 (38.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
806 (33.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
806 (33.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
785 (32.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
754 (31.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
702 (29.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
666 (27.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
655 (27.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
608 (25.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
601 (25.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
601 (25.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
74/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/18 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
63/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
63/05 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
57/06 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
57/18 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
26.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 8.7mm/h
CAPE WESSEL
16.0mm in 3 hr to 08:27 5.3mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:27 9.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 10:27 6.7mm/h
None reported