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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2259 EST on 30/08/2009. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

QLD

Darling Downs E

041310

KUYURA

90.6

78.7

17/10/1959

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The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 03:15EST, 15/05/2012.

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	23.8	-0.6	12.5	+1.6	7.6	0.0	5.8	--	395 (16.5)	46/13
PERTH AIRPORT	21.8	-0.7	12.6	+2.4	9.6	0.0	5.4	9.5	424 (17.7)	41/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.5	+2.8	10.1	+1.0	7.5	1.0	2.0	9.8	300 (12.5)	34/14
BUNBURY	19.7	-1.0	6.5	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	224 ( 9.3)	28/17
MANDURAH	20.3	--	13.4	--	--	0.0	--	--	353 (14.7)	30/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.1	-3.1	24.5	-0.5	24.4	0.4	5.6	1.6	290 (12.1)	54/20
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	33.4	+2.4	9.5	-5.3	6.8	0.0	11.2	--	307 (12.8)	43/10
WHYALLA AERO	32.0	+8.1	9.2	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	218 ( 9.1)	35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.0	+9.2	12.8	+1.4	--	0.0	5.2	12.0	176 ( 7.3)	30/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.5	+7.6	4.5	-2.6	2.2	0.2	2.2	11.3	193 ( 8.0)	34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.2	+2.6	24.2	+5.6	20.4	0.0	11.8	8.7	326 (13.6)	39/11
CAIRNS AERO	29.9	+0.4	22.6	+2.0	20.3	11.0	9.2	11.3	545 (22.7)	50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.1	+0.7	22.7	+2.0	21.5	0.0	11.0	11.0	513 (21.4)	46/12
MACKAY M.O	27.0	-0.6	21.7	+2.0	--	0.0	--	7.9	378 (15.8)	43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.8	-2.9	17.3	+0.3	17.2	6.0	8.0	--	353 (14.7)	43/10
BUNDABERG AERO	24.6	-2.3	17.3	+0.7	--	4.4	4.4	--	453 (18.9)	52/15
NAMBOUR DPI	23.0	-3.7	17.0	+3.2	--	5.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.3	-2.1	15.8	-0.4	--	0.0	--	--	382 (15.9)	41/13
BRISBANE AERO	23.5	-2.0	16.9	+1.2	15.4	0.2	7.2	8.3	441 (18.4)	37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.8	-3.9	11.6	-1.2	--	6.8	--	--	767 (32.0)	44/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.2	-0.9	10.8	-1.3	6.8	0.0	5.6	--	180 ( 7.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.2	-2.4	13.6	-0.2	10.7	0.4	1.6	9.7	270 (11.3)	21/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	22.2	-1.8	10.5	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.4	+1.8	7.1	-4.9	6.3	0.0	5.2	11.1	244 (10.2)	26/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.9	+2.2	7.5	-3.2	--	0.0	--	--	72 ( 3.0)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	19.4	+1.9	5.0	-1.6	1.6	0.0	5.6	11.4	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.1	+0.3	9.5	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	26.5	+4.0	12.6	-0.5	8.0	0.0	5.8	11.7	329 (13.7)	48/16
RICHMOND RAAF	26.6	+1.6	8.1	-2.9	--	0.2	--	--	86 ( 3.6)	28/15
BELLAMBI AWS	23.0	+1.4	13.8	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	289 (12.0)	41/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.1	+4.7	5.0	-1.1	1.2	0.0	6.2	12.0	169 ( 7.0)	52/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	28.0	+6.6	6.7	-1.0	2.8	0.0	5.0	12.6	178 ( 7.4)	41/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	27.1	+5.5	7.5	-0.5	--	0.0	--	--	81 ( 3.4)	30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.8	+6.0	11.9	+2.1	7.1	0.0	6.4	10.8	188 ( 7.8)	28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	27.2	+6.3	6.8	-0.7	--	0.0	3.0	--	198 ( 8.3)	34/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	27.4	+7.1	6.4	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	35/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	22.7	+3.1	10.7	+1.2	6.7	0.0	3.4	--	138 ( 5.8)	17/09
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	18.4	-0.4	8.2	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	23.4	+6.8	3.8	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	208 ( 8.7)	31/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.8	+2.8	8.3	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	31/16
HOBART AIRPORT	19.4	+2.1	9.2	+1.7	4.8	0.0	3.8	7.9	351 (14.6)	50/14
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

42.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+16.3 : 33.8 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+12.3 : 36.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.2 : 36.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+11.2 : 34.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+11.1 : 34.1 EUCLA Eucla WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
27.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 26.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 23.4 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.7 : 25.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.6 : 22.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+7.9 : 28.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
12.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 21.3 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-6.4 : 21.1 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.5 : 29.5 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.5 : 21.0 HINZE DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.1 : 21.3 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW

0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-5.5 : 2.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.4 : 8.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P. MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.3 : 9.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 13.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.1 : 0.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 : 3.1 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley 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.

90.6 KUYURA Darling Downs E QLD
81.4 TABLE TOPS Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
81.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW
75.0 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.0 MANGO FARM

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
52.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
Wide Bay/Burnett
81.4 TABLE TOPS
61.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT
61.0 WATERLOO
53.4 ROSEDALE POST OFFICE
51.0 MOUNT WALLABY
50.4 GONYELINKA
Brisbane/SE Coast
75.0 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT
59.8 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV)
56.4 COMO
Darling Downs E
90.6 KUYURA
Darling Downs W
52.0 SHELBOURNE

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
81.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
51.0 LEIGH (ROLLING ACRES)

12.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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5.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
4.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
1.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1241 (51.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1225 (51.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1110 (46.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
892 (37.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
835 (34.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
831 (34.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
811 (33.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
781 (32.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
779 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
775 (32.3) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
767 (32.0) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
765 (31.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
757 (31.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
733 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
725 (30.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
723 (30.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
704 (29.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
703 (29.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
698 (29.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
688 (28.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
673 (28.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
666 (27.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
638 (26.6) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
622 (25.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
612 (25.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
608 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

85/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/14 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
76/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/01 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT

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 E Kimberley KUNUNURRA AERO 5.2mm in 11 min to 15:07 28.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 11.8mm in 13 min to 13:00 54.5mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.4mm/h 6.4mm in 12 min to 13:12 32.0mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 19.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h BATCHELOR AERO 6.0mm in 12 min to 01:57 30.0mm/h 13.2mm in 33 min to 02:30 24.0mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 8.2mm in 31 min to 04:30 15.9mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h SAMUEL HILL AERO 17.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.8mm/h 43.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.3mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h 18.0mm in 50 min to 15:30 21.6mm/h 23.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 23.4mm/h	TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(320/ 63 ) at 03:00 ISLANDS Islands NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : 74(120/ 65 ) at 15:13 LBDD (TIMOR SEA) : 78(150/ 69 ) at 12:10