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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1335 EST on 19/01/2010. 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

SA

NW Pastoral

016059

TARCOOLA (MOBELLA)

28.0

22.0

14/04/1992

52

1 y

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

26.0

25.0

20/04/1998

13

1 N

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023043

HALBURY ROAD, SALISBURY (HALBURY RD ALER

29.2

28.6

27/04/2008

11

1 n

VIC

Lower NE

082083

LONGWOOD

38.4

37.8

07/04/1977

44

1 y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NT

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

24.9

23.8

03/04/2008

20

1 Y

SA

W Agricultural

018012

CEDUNA AMO

37.5

34.5

28/04/2007

15

1 Y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:15EST, 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 25.6 -2.0 9.3 -6.1 5.7 0.0 4.8 -- 526 (21.9) 43/15
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 -2.3 9.2 -3.7 7.2 0.0 4.4 6.2 335 (14.0) 35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.9 -1.9 13.5 +1.9 12.4 5.2 2.4 6.9 379 (15.8) 52/12
BUNBURY 21.8 -2.3 10.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 31/15
MANDURAH 22.7 -- 14.5 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.2 24.1 +0.1 23.1 0.0 7.6 8.8 221 ( 9.2) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.6 -4.6 13.9 +1.3 13.9 0.0 11.6 11.1 598 (24.9) 41/02
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 -1.4 12.4 +0.8 -- 4.2 -- -- 532 (22.2) 61/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 -4.8 13.1 +0.7 -- 28.8 0.6 2.4 363 (15.1) 54/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.6 +0.2 14.1 +5.4 13.6 6.6 3.4 1.6 617 (25.7) 63/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.1 +1.2 14.1 -4.4 12.8 0.0 6.2 10.9 167 ( 7.0) 34/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 21.1 -0.5 19.9 0.0 7.6 11.1 475 (19.8) 34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 -0.6 19.8 -0.7 16.9 0.0 7.0 10.5 337 (14.0) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +0.3 17.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 318 (13.3) 24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.2 +0.4 17.8 0.0 15.8 0.0 5.8 -- 230 ( 9.6) 26/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +0.1 15.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 309 (12.9) 28/14
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.3 0.0 14.1 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 298 (12.4) 35/17
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 -1.3 13.5 -2.7 9.3 0.0 1.4 9.5 303 (12.6) 44/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.4 +1.0 11.0 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.9 +0.8 11.2 -1.6 6.7 0.0 5.6 -- 444 (18.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.8 +0.8 11.5 -3.7 9.6 0.0 2.2 9.5 -- 34/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.7 -1.3 11.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -0.1 9.6 -3.6 7.0 0.0 2.8 6.4 182 ( 7.6) 21/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.3 -0.3 8.4 -3.5 5.9 0.2 -- -- 17 ( 0.7) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.0 -0.5 5.6 -1.6 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.2 +0.7 11.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 68/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.9 +2.0 13.0 -1.1 9.9 0.0 2.0 9.0 268 (11.2) 55/23
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 +0.3 8.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 31/13
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 -0.1 14.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 52/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.8 -3.2 7.0 +0.3 3.8 0.0 2.8 1.0 137 ( 5.7) 96/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.1 -4.4 14.0 +4.9 -- 0.0 5.8 0.5 327 (13.6) 39/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -6.2 10.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 39/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 -5.6 14.9 +4.8 14.4 8.0 6.6 3.3 471 (19.6) 43/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.9 -5.7 13.6 +5.4 -- 5.2 3.2 -- 139 ( 5.8) 0/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 -5.1 13.4 +6.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 478 (19.9) 41/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.2 -2.1 15.1 +4.3 11.2 0.0 4.0 -- 221 ( 9.2) 41/07
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.9 -3.1 14.6 +5.3 -- 4.2 -- -- 406 (16.9) 55/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.1 -2.5 11.9 +4.5 -- 2.0 -- -- 884 (36.8) 61/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 -1.6 10.7 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 44/18
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 +0.7 13.3 +4.6 11.5 0.0 3.4 0.6 414 (17.3) 55/14
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

39.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
38.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.2 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+3.8 : 31.9 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+3.7 : 35.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+3.6 : 36.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+3.3 : 30.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+3.3 : 31.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

28.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
26.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
26.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.9 : 16.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.8 : 15.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+7.6 : 10.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+7.4 : 15.7 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+7.3 : 23.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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

4.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.8 : 14.0 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 19.6 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.4 : 21.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-7.4 : 22.7 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

-0.7 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.1 : 7.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-8.7 : 7.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-8.3 : 7.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-8.1 : 8.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.0 : 7.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior 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.
139.4 INGLEWOOD ALERT
63.0 PICCADILLY (MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
62.0 PARAWA (SHARON) Adelaide/Lofty SA
56.6 CRAFERS (MT LOFTY ALERT) Adelaide/Lofty SA
56.0 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
53.6 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE)
51.0 ROCKY RIVER (BROOKLAND PARK)
Adelaide/Lofty
63.0 PICCADILLY (MOUNT LOFTY BOTANIC GARDEN)
62.0 PARAWA (SHARON)
56.6 CRAFERS (MT LOFTY ALERT)
56.0 PICCADILLY (WOODHOUSE)
55.2 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
50.8 URAIDLA (SUTTON CREEK ALERT)

ISLANDS

139.4 INGLEWOOD ALERT

11.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

.....

0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

 1378 (57.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1095 (45.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1053 (43.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1032 (43.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1031 (43.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
932 (38.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
915 (38.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
901 (37.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
884 (36.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
865 (36.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
836 (34.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
827 (34.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
811 (33.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
809 (33.7) FORREST Eucla WA
798 (33.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
797 (33.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
792 (33.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
775 (32.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
761 (31.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
759 (31.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
746 (31.1) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
744 (31.0) MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
738 (30.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
733 (30.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
716 (29.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
708 (29.5) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
700 (29.2) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
694 (28.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
693 (28.9) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
691 (28.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
689 (28.7) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
685 (28.5) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
681 (28.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
680 (28.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
665 (27.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
662 (27.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
660 (27.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
658 (27.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
648 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
644 (26.8) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
636 (26.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
635 (26.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
629 (26.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
622 (25.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
617 (25.7) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
608 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
606 (25.3) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
605 (25.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
603 (25.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
122/14 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
113/07 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
106/12 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
98/12 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
96/20 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
96/09 FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
91/01 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
MARREE AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
 Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
 NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS
18.4mm in 20 min to 18:00 55.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
 CW Slopes S
FORBES AIRPORT AWS
7.4mm in 22 min to 20:00 20.2mm/h
 SW Slopes S
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.6mm/h
 SW Slopes N
YOUNG AIRPORT
7.4mm in 34 min to 20:00 13.1mm/h
 Riverina E
YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE
8.6mm in 18 min to 17:00 28.7mm/h
 TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:28 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
CEDUNA AMO : 87(250/ 63 ) at 01:30
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(220/ 72 ) at 06:42
THEVENARD WIND : 82(240/ 63 ) at 02:46
NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
CANBERRA AIRPORT : 96(330/ 72 ) at 20:44
Riverina E
NARRANDERA AIRPORT : 91(340/ 54 ) at 16:52
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 98(350/ 61 ) at 06:00
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 96(360/ 74 ) at 13:00
FALLS CREEK : 98(350/ 63 ) at 13:30
MT HOTHAM : 122(340/ 78 ) at 14:31
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 78(360/ 63 ) at 10:00
DUNNS HILL : 96(360/ 52 ) at 09:30
WESTERNPORT NEAR SOMERS : 445(250/119 ) at 19:40
N Central
KILMORE GAP : 83(360/ 63 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) : 56( 10/219 ) at 12:27
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(350/ 65 ) at 11:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 87( 10/ 69 ) at 11:49
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 104( 10/ 80 ) at 07:00