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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1558 EST on 23/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 15:58EST, 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 30.4 +2.8 12.8 -2.6 10.5 0.0 6.2 -- 328 (13.7) 39/14
PERTH AIRPORT 26.9 +1.4 11.1 -1.8 10.5 0.0 4.2 8.8 325 (13.5) 57/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.0 +0.2 12.7 +1.1 11.0 0.0 3.4 2.8 202 ( 8.4) 26/15
BUNBURY 24.5 +0.4 13.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 24/09
MANDURAH 26.2 -- 15.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 24/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -2.7 24.9 +0.9 24.5 0.0 6.0 1.5 381 (15.9) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.1 -0.1 11.0 -1.6 9.7 0.0 5.6 10.8 210 ( 8.8) 24/15
WHYALLA AERO 27.2 +3.6 9.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 183 ( 7.6) 35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.5 +5.9 14.0 +1.6 9.2 0.0 -- 6.4 223 ( 9.3) 30/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.3 +6.9 9.4 +0.7 6.8 0.0 2.4 6.0 211 ( 8.8) 43/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 +0.5 21.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 22.5 +0.9 20.8 2.2 1.8 9.7 425 (17.7) 39/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.3 21.2 +0.7 19.0 0.0 7.4 10.1 455 (19.0) 44/16
MACKAY M.O 26.7 0.0 21.9 +1.8 -- 2.2 -- 8.1 642 (26.8) 48/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.1 +0.3 20.5 +2.7 19.6 0.0 7.0 -- 427 (17.8) 37/08
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 -1.4 19.1 +1.6 -- -- 5.2 -- -- 48/09
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -3.1 18.0 +2.6 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.3 +1.0 18.0 +1.0 -- 4.6 -- -- 374 (15.6) 41/15
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -0.2 15.8 -0.4 14.6 20.8 2.6 10.4 305 (12.7) 37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.4 0.0 14.4 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 704 (29.3) 54/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.8 +0.7 14.5 +1.7 10.4 0.0 4.6 -- 207 ( 8.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.4 -0.6 16.0 +0.8 13.9 10.8 5.0 7.4 330 (13.8) 37/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.4 +0.4 13.7 0.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.7 +1.1 12.2 -1.0 10.0 0.2 2.6 9.7 274 (11.4) 30/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.7 +0.1 13.1 +1.2 -- 3.2 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.5 +2.0 8.5 +1.3 2.0 0.0 1.4 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.0 12.2 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 31/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.6 +0.7 15.8 +1.7 13.9 1.8 2.4 10.8 273 (11.4) 28/13
RICHMOND RAAF 26.1 +2.2 13.2 +1.9 10.0 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +0.6 16.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 18/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.8 +3.8 8.8 +2.1 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.4 +3.9 11.0 +1.9 5.6 0.0 4.8 10.6 263 (11.0) 24/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +3.0 8.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 17/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.8 +6.3 10.9 +0.8 7.2 0.0 4.8 9.1 179 ( 7.5) 37/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.7 +5.1 8.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 28/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.1 +4.9 9.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 31/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.3 +7.0 13.6 +2.8 10.5 0.0 6.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 28.2 +8.2 9.2 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 44/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.2 +5.6 6.7 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.9 +4.0 14.6 +7.1 -- 0.1 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 21/11
HOBART AIRPORT 22.1 +4.0 9.0 +0.3 4.6 0.0 4.4 7.2 261 (10.9) 24/13
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

38.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
38.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+8.6 : 28.7 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.4 : 28.0 WONTHAGGI E Central VIC
+8.2 : 28.2 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.1 : 26.8 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+8.0 : 26.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.8 : 15.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+7.9 : 13.2 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+7.1 : 14.6 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+6.6 : 13.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+6.5 : 18.3 EYRE Eucla WA

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

12.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.8 : 30.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-4.8 : 30.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-3.8 : 31.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-3.5 : 27.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-3.5 : 28.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-3.7 : 9.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-3.5 : 8.2 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.8 : 7.8 JACUP 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.
90.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
81.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
77.0 CENTRAL MILL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
65.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
62.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
90.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
81.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
77.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
65.2 INNISFAIL
62.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
60.5 BINGIL BAY
59.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
58.0 CORSIS ALERT
51.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
Central Coast E
55.0 WILSON BEACH

11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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2.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.6 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
1.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1096 (45.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1038 (43.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
960 (40.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
926 (38.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
783 (32.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
779 (32.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
747 (31.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
729 (30.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
704 (29.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
691 (28.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
667 (27.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
662 (27.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
642 (26.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
**S** 93/08 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
78/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/22 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
68/06 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/18 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
67/08 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
TRUSCOTT
9.2mm in 14 min to 14:31 39.4mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
5.8mm in 6 min to 06:36 58.0mm/h
6.2mm in 6 min to 06:44 62.0mm/h
7.0mm in 10 min to 06:54 42.0mm/h
7.4mm in 6 min to 07:00 74.0mm/h
35.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 35.4mm/h
7.2mm in 7 min to 07:07 61.7mm/h
40.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 40.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.8mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BULMAN AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
36.4mm in 58 min to 16:30 37.7mm/h
37.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 37.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
14.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 25.2mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 16.7mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
7.6mm in 11 min to 06:54 41.5mm/h
5.2mm in 6 min to 07:00 52.0mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.8mm/h
9.6mm in 39 min to 07:39 14.8mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
NAMBOUR DPI
19.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
16.8mm in 30 min to 12:00 33.6mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 18.2mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
5.8mm in 15 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.4mm in 18 min to 14:30 38.0mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
COOLANGATTA
5.8mm in 12 min to 16:12 29.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON AIRPORT
7.6mm in 10 min to 23:00 45.6mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
26.0mm in 3 hr to 05:27 8.7mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 06:27 8.7mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 07:27 8.7mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 7.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 78(140/ 65 ) at 06:23