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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2257 EST on 23/06/2006. 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

Roper-McArthur

014723

BORROLOOLA

0.2

0.2

15/07/2005

11

Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

SA

Lower SE

026095

CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS)

12.3

12.3

24/07/2005

12

Equal to record. 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 21:09EST, 14/05/2012.

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 20.6 +1.1 9.3 -0.2 7.7 0.0 2.2 -- 325 (13.5) 32/15
PERTH AIRPORT 19.2 +1.3 10.2 +2.1 8.2 0.0 1.4 2.0 244 (10.2) 37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.9 +1.1 8.2 +0.7 6.1 0.0 1.8 4.5 315 (13.1) 55/14
BUNBURY 18.3 +1.1 10.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 44/13
MANDURAH 18.6 -- 14.9 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 278 (11.6) 46/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 +1.2 20.3 +1.1 19.7 0.0 6.2 7.2 240 (10.0) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.0 +2.3 4.5 +0.5 0.9 0.0 5.2 10.6 177 ( 7.4) 30/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.4 +1.5 6.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 26/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.2 +1.9 11.3 +3.8 8.9 0.0 1.0 8.3 248 (10.3) 32/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 +2.3 9.2 +4.0 7.6 2.0 1.8 8.8 439 (18.3) 50/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.5 +2.8 7.1 -1.5 5.0 0.0 5.8 10.8 252 (10.5) --
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 +0.7 16.1 -0.9 14.8 0.0 6.4 9.7 484 (20.2) 52/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 +0.6 12.7 -0.9 10.0 0.0 6.0 10.5 305 (12.7) 41/13
MACKAY MO 22.6 +1.3 13.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- 7.7 385 (16.0) 37/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.8 +2.7 11.0 +1.5 10.0 0.0 5.0 -- 219 ( 9.1) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 +2.7 11.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 256 (10.7) 26/16
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +3.9 7.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 22.6 +2.1 10.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 +2.1 8.6 -0.2 5.1 0.0 2.6 10.3 200 ( 8.3) 28/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 +3.5 6.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 31/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 17.2 +1.1 3.2 -1.5 -2.0 0.0 2.6 -- 143 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.5 +0.8 7.4 -0.1 3.4 0.0 2.4 8.2 298 (12.4) 21/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -0.6 6.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.9 +0.9 3.9 -2.4 1.5 0.0 2.4 9.1 275 (11.5) 37/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.9 +1.4 2.5 -2.1 -0.3 0.2 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.3 +3.0 0.8 -0.6 -3.5 0.0 2.4 9.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.3 +1.1 0.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +3.6 7.9 +0.8 3.7 0.0 3.2 10.2 410 (17.1) 37/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.2 +2.8 0.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 23 ( 1.0) 22/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.2 +3.4 9.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 41/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.5 +2.2 -2.3 -2.2 -4.8 0.0 1.4 6.1 240 (10.0) 37/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 +4.8 6.2 +3.5 3.4 0.0 0.2 7.0 155 ( 6.5) 35/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 +2.9 7.7 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 +3.5 8.1 +3.8 5.0 0.0 1.2 9.8 275 (11.5) 37/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.5 +3.5 7.6 +4.7 6.6 0.4 1.0 -- 268 (11.2) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.2 +2.7 7.7 +5.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 39/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.8 +5.4 11.4 +5.4 8.3 0.0 2.4 -- -- 28/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.4 +2.6 10.5 +5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 556 (23.2) 61/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +4.7 5.9 +2.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 572 (23.8) 46/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 +0.9 7.3 +5.1 -- 4.6 -- -- 271 (11.3) 55/07
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 +2.4 2.6 -1.5 -0.5 0.4 2.0 1.9 290 (12.1) 37/21
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

33.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 16.9 GUYRA HOSPITAL N Tablelands W NSW
+6.3 : 23.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+6.0 : 22.5 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+5.8 : 21.3 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+5.7 : 19.8 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

23.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 10.8 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+7.0 : 6.9 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
+6.8 : 9.9 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+6.8 : 12.1 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+6.2 : 16.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA

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

-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-1.1 : 24.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-1.0 : 8.2 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-0.8 : 5.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-0.6 : 18.1 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-0.6 : 11.4 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-0.6 : 20.8 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD

-5.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 ARMIDALE (UNI NEW ENGLAND) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.6 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-3.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-6.4 : -0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.2 : -1.2 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.0 : 8.6 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-4.2 : -5.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 : 0.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-4.2 : 0.4 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.2 : -3.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.
40.4 BLACK SPUR E Central VIC
28.6 BREONA (LOWER HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
28.0 QUAMBY BLUFF (WILDLIFE NURSERY) N Coast TAS
27.4 DAIRY CREEK W Gascoyne WA
27.4 MILEARA PARK Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

1209 (50.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1135 (47.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1112 (46.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
968 (40.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
902 (37.6) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
885 (36.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
868 (36.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
796 (33.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
786 (32.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
748 (31.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
708 (29.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
699 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
698 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
696 (29.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
686 (28.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
656 (27.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
654 (27.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
647 (27.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
638 (26.6) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
106/06 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/18 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
98/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/04 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
91/09 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
91/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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.
TASMANIA
    W Coast
MOUNT READ
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(310/ 78 ) at 07:01
VICTORIA
    W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 46 ) at 14:31
TASMANIA
    N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 117(270/ 63 ) at 05:17
LUNCHEON HILL FORESTRY : 83(290/ 63 ) at 05:54
    E Coast
EDDYSTONE POINT : 91(310/ 67 ) at 09:31
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(300/ 65 ) at 22:00
    King Island
KING ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(310/ 69 ) at 04:11
ISLANDS
    Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 89(270/ 70 ) at 23:44