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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 1522 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Adelaide Plains

023078

GAWLER COUNCIL DEPOT

43.8

39.8

21/06/2005

1 y

Mt Lofty Ranges

023810

MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK)

76.4

65.4

01/06/2007

1 y

VIC

W Coast

090050

MOUNT RICHMOND

38.5

38.1

20/06/1945

1 y

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 04:29EST, 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	22.9	+2.0	11.4	+0.4	7.0	0.0	4.4	--	409 (17.0)	43/09
PERTH AIRPORT	23.3	+4.4	8.5	-0.5	4.4	0.0	1.8	8.9	277 (11.5)	35/10
ALBANY AIRPORT	18.6	+2.0	3.2	-4.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	8.6	129 ( 5.4)	34/13
BUNBURY	20.9	+2.5	3.2	-4.9	--	0.0	--	--	105 ( 4.4)	46/02
MANDURAH	20.9	--	11.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	37/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.3	+1.7	23.3	+3.4	22.5	0.0	5.0	9.9	313 (13.0)	37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	18.2	-1.6	3.0	-2.1	1.5	0.0	3.2	10.3	214 ( 8.9)	28/11
WHYALLA AERO	17.3	0.0	7.1	+1.0	--	0.3	0.3	--	389 (16.2)	43/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.3	-0.8	9.1	+1.0	7.0	18.0	7.2	7.8	381 (15.9)	48/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	11.4	-2.4	5.9	+0.1	5.1	13.0	0.6	5.4	394 (16.4)	63/13
MOUNT ISA AERO	21.7	-3.2	5.6	-4.4	3.1	0.0	4.8	10.4	316 (13.2)	37/13
CAIRNS AERO	27.2	+1.2	17.5	-0.3	14.5	0.0	3.6	7.9	243 (10.1)	34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	26.8	+1.2	13.7	-0.9	11.6	0.0	6.2	10.5	245 (10.2)	35/11
MACKAY M.O	22.9	+1.0	12.9	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	336 (14.0)	22/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.1	+1.6	5.9	-5.0	3.2	0.0	4.6	--	132 ( 5.5)	28/12
BUNDABERG AERO	22.7	+0.1	8.8	-2.8	--	0.0	3.1	--	206 ( 8.6)	31/13
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	+0.4	8.0	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.5	+0.4	8.0	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	214 ( 8.9)	39/12
BRISBANE AERO	21.5	+0.2	8.6	-1.9	3.4	0.0	4.0	9.9	335 (14.0)	46/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.1	-0.9	6.0	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	57/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	15.7	-1.1	6.6	+0.5	2.1	1.0	2.4	--	229 ( 9.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	19.0	-0.4	8.2	-0.9	5.6	0.0	1.8	7.2	191 ( 8.0)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.1	-0.4	5.7	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	16.6	-1.0	9.6	+1.7	5.5	0.0	4.8	9.5	560 (23.3)	57/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	16.2	-1.7	4.4	-2.1	0.7	0.2	--	--	51 ( 2.1)	34/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	5.0	-5.5	3.0	+0.4	1.2	3.2	1.8	2.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	13.1	-3.3	5.7	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	327 (13.6)	48/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	17.0	-0.6	9.2	+0.7	4.0	0.0	2.6	6.0	451 (18.8)	59/11
RICHMOND RAAF	16.6	-1.4	5.0	+0.1	--	0.0	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	46/16
BELLAMBI AWS	15.0	-2.7	10.2	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	299 (12.5)	78/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	9.1	-3.1	4.7	+3.7	2.2	0.2	1.8	3.2	516 (21.5)	50/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	8.5	-5.3	5.2	+1.5	2.6	4.2	1.2	0.1	301 (12.5)	43/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	8.8	-5.4	6.3	+2.4	--	2.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	43/18
MILDURA AIRPORT	14.6	-1.4	6.8	+1.6	4.5	1.0	1.6	7.3	401 (16.7)	54/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	12.0	-2.0	3.8	+0.1	--	12.4³	1.6	--	315 (13.1)	46/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT	12.3	-0.9	2.7	-0.9	--	5.2	--	--	251 (10.5)	63/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	12.6	-1.4	7.1	+0.2	4.3	3.2	0.6	--	162 ( 6.8)	31/16
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	12.5	-2.1	5.4	-0.9	--	3.2	--	--	497 (20.7)	61/22
BALLARAT AERODROME	8.4	-2.4	2.3	-1.7	--	6.2	--	--	483 (20.1)	65/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	12.0	-1.1	4.5	+1.6	--	1.0	--	--	89 ( 3.7)	44/19
HOBART AIRPORT	11.6	-1.3	3.4	-1.2	1.1	7.0	0.0	4.3	268 (11.2)	55/22
	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

34.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.7 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
33.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.2 : 24.2 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.5 : 22.6 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+4.5 : 23.2 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+4.4 : 23.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+4.4 : 23.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.0 : 6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+5.0 : 20.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
+4.6 : 13.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+4.3 : 4.7 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+4.2 : 7.4 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+4.2 : 21.9 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : -1.1 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 5.4 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 2.3 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-6.0 : 8.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-5.9 : -2.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.9 : 3.9 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-5.8 : 1.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-5.6 : 2.5 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-5.5 : 0.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : -0.6 YEELIRRIE Goldfields 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.

76.4 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK) Adelaide/Lofty SA
55.4 BRIDGEWATER Adelaide/Lofty SA
51.8 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
46.2 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
46.0 NORTH PARA RIVER (YALDARA ALERT) Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
76.4 MOUNT LOFTY (CLELAND CONSERVATION PARK)
55.4 BRIDGEWATER
46.0 NORTH PARA RIVER (YALDARA ALERT)

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
51.8 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
W Coast
46.2 PORT FAIRY AWS

10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

1.5 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1197 (49.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1106 (46.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
862 (35.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
829 (34.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
825 (34.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
770 (32.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
765 (31.9) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
764 (31.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
763 (31.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
744 (31.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
739 (30.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
718 (29.9) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
713 (29.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
709 (29.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
699 (29.1) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
697 (29.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
666 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
651 (27.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
645 (26.9) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
639 (26.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
632 (26.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
631 (26.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS

115/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
109/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
109/20 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/17 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
98/02 NEPTUNE ISLAND 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 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO 1.4mm in 1 min to 01:56 84.0mm/h Adelaide/Lofty MOUNT LOFTY 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h 7.4mm in 21 min to 00:30 21.1mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER 4.0mm in 11 min to 02:41 21.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 21.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.2mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 72(230/ 63 ) at 12:53 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is MINLATON AERO : 89(240/ 69 ) at 02:00 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast LISMORE AIRPORT AWS : 98(360/ 9 ) at 00:00 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 115(240/ 95 ) at 16:48 POUND CREEK : 82(240/ 69 ) at 19:48 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 95(240/ 65 ) at 20:47 FRANKSTON AWS : 82(240/ 70 ) at 18:08 WESTERNPORT NEAR SOMERS : 98(240/ 58 ) at 19:10 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(230/ 63 ) at 17:48 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(250/ 76 ) at 15:46 PORT FAIRY AWS : 82(220/ 67 ) at 17:56 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB : 78(250/ 65 ) at 13:11 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 109(220/ 95 ) at 20:03 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 85(200/ 63 ) at 23:30 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(180/ 70 ) at 19:30 DROUGHTY HILL : 78(210/ 63 ) at 21:10 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 109(250/ 91 ) at 20:10