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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 1935 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

VIC

W Gippsland

085295

STONY CREEK

100.0

38.0

03/09/1993

70.0

25/01/1993

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

26.4

24.0

20/09/2008

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AERO

24.9

24.4

09/09/2009

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

25.6

24.5

16/09/1998

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

N Kimberley

001007

TROUGHTON ISLAND

34.0

33.6

27/09/1971

1 P

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

VIC

E Gippsland

084016

GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

62.1

51.8

01/09/1957

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 05:01EST, 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	20.9	-1.1	10.4	+1.1	6.8	0.0	2.8	--	250 (10.4)	43/15
PERTH AIRPORT	19.1	-1.0	12.3	+3.4	9.0	0.0	3.8	7.2	412 (17.2)	54/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	13.6	-3.7	10.4	+2.4	9.4	5.4	5.4	7.6	559 (23.3)	72/14
BUNBURY	17.0	-1.2	14.2	+5.7	--	0.0	--	--	420 (17.5)	55/11
MANDURAH	18.3	--	15.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	54/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.2	+2.7	25.5	+2.5	25.8	0.0	7.8	8.3	431 (18.0)	48/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.0	+0.7	6.3	-4.1	4.0	0.0	8.0	11.6	264 (11.0)	26/10
WHYALLA AERO	25.6	+4.1	6.4	-1.6	--	0.0	5.6	--	309 (12.9)	57/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.4	+1.4	12.4	+2.7	9.4	0.2	2.6	10.1	441 (18.4)	46/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	17.4	+1.6	10.3	+4.0	9.0	20.0	2.2	9.8	575 (24.0)	54/01
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.9	-0.3	9.2	-5.0	4.9	0.0	11.8	11.0	422 (17.6)	37/09
CAIRNS AERO	31.3	+3.3	22.1	+3.4	20.0	0.0	5.4	8.6	235 ( 9.8)	39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.8	+3.1	21.5	+4.2	19.0	0.0	11.6	9.6	422 (17.6)	44/01
MACKAY M.O	25.5	+0.3	17.3	+0.7	--	0.0	--	9.7	480 (20.0)	48/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.8	+4.5	16.5	+2.9	11.7	0.0	13.8	--	395 (16.5)	35/08
BUNDABERG AERO	29.0	+3.6	15.8	+2.1	--	0.0	9.2	--	491 (20.5)	43/08
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+4.1	15.0	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.4	+2.3	8.9	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	30/11
BRISBANE AERO	29.4	+5.2	12.3	-0.4	5.7	0.0	10.8	11.2	609 (25.4)	46/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.1	+0.7	9.4	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	808 (33.7)	50/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	21.7	+0.3	8.9	+0.4	4.5	0.0	2.4	--	311 (13.0)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.9	+1.0	8.4	-2.5	4.6	0.0	5.0	11.4	357 (14.9)	34/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.7	+2.2	7.7	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.7	+3.5	13.1	+4.1	9.7	0.0	11.4	11.1	972 (40.5)	63/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	25.3	+4.0	6.7	-1.0	2.8	0.0	--	--	145 ( 6.0)	31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	11.7	-2.3	4.2	0.0	3.7	2.8	0.8	3.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.0	-1.2	5.5	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	48/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.0	+4.5	14.4	+4.1	6.5	0.0	7.6	11.3	807 (33.6)	52/16
RICHMOND RAAF	23.2	+0.5	10.1	+2.0	3.2	0.0	--	--	427 (17.8)	44/15
BELLAMBI AWS	22.4	+2.2	14.4	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	719 (30.0)	57/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT	16.0	-0.2	8.3	+5.1	4.5	0.0	3.2	10.3	525 (21.9)	57/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	17.9	+0.3	6.4	+1.3	2.0	0.2	1.4	4.2	455 (19.0)	31/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.2	+0.1	8.2	+2.3	--	1.4	--	--	349 (14.5)	41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	21.1	+0.7	8.5	+1.1	5.8	0.2	5.0	9.3	419 (17.5)	41/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.8	+0.4	5.5	+0.1	--	0.0	4.0	--	465 (19.4)	46/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.9	-0.9	7.3	+3.0	--	0.4	--	--	406 (16.9)	43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	20.8	+3.6	11.6	+3.7	8.4	0.4	2.4	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	18.5	+1.7	8.7	+2.0	--	0.8	--	--	538 (22.4)	65/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.6	+1.7	6.4	+1.6	--	0.8	--	--	540 (22.5)	--
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.9	-0.6	5.5	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	50/11
HOBART AIRPORT	16.3	+1.0	7.3	+1.3	3.8	15.6	2.8	5.3	249 (10.4)	48/15
	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

39.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 28.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.8 : 28.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.2 : 28.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.2 : 37.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 36.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 38.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
27.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
26.2 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.6 : 25.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+6.6 : 13.4 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+6.4 : 27.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
+6.3 : 25.6 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
+5.9 : 22.8 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
+5.9 : 25.6 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.7 : 10.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.7 : 13.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
-3.7 : 13.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-3.5 : 12.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.4 : 12.9 SHANNON Lower West WA

-3.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
**S** -1.7 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-1.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 7.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
**S** -7.4 : -1.7 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-7.1 : 0.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.8 : 11.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
-5.5 : 8.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

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.

100.0 STONY CREEK W Gippsland VIC
45.0 BUNGENDORE (GIDLEIGH) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
30.4 LAKE ECHO POWER STATION Central Plateau TAS
26.0 STRATHDOWNIE W Coast VIC
25.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
45.0 BUNGENDORE (GIDLEIGH)

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
100.0 STONY CREEK
W Coast
26.0 STRATHDOWNIE

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
30.4 LAKE ECHO POWER STATION
W Coast
25.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)

11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

.....

2.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1490 (62.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
**S** 1416 (59.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1172 (48.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1078 (44.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1065 (44.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1013 (42.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
990 (41.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
972 (40.5) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
941 (39.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
920 (38.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
883 (36.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
863 (36.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
854 (35.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
854 (35.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
850 (35.4) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
816 (34.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
814 (33.9) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
814 (33.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
809 (33.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
808 (33.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
807 (33.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
804 (33.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
800 (33.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
795 (33.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
790 (32.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
770 (32.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
759 (31.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
757 (31.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
754 (31.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
751 (31.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
740 (30.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
739 (30.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
730 (30.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
720 (30.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
719 (30.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
718 (29.9) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
714 (29.8) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
712 (29.7) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
698 (29.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
693 (28.9) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
687 (28.6) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
681 (28.4) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
676 (28.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
669 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
668 (27.8) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
659 (27.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
656 (27.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
652 (27.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
651 (27.1) ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
643 (26.8) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
640 (26.7) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
637 (26.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
633 (26.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
631 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
628 (26.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
619 (25.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
605 (25.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA

106/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/02 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/16 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers JABIRU AIRPORT 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 11.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 11.6mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER 17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h E Central VIEWBANK (ARPANSA) 10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(240/ 67 ) at 23:02 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(240/ 61 ) at 02:02 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(270/ 67 ) at 01:50 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 70 ) at 18:30 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 78(300/ 69 ) at 12:32 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 106(280/ 82 ) at 14:30