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National Daily Weather Summary

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State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
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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 1951 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

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

12.4

11.0

12/09/2006

16

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

9.8

9.0

30/09/2002

13

1 N

VIC

W Gippsland

085255

CROOKED RVR (CROOKED RIVER (HAPPY VALLEY

88.4

67.0

02/09/2005

48

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

17.0

17.3

01/09/2004

11

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Murchison

007045

MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT

13.7

15.0

01/09/1956

60

1 Y

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

21.4

21.7

06/09/1997

14

1 Y

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

12.9

14.8

05/09/2006

15

1 Y

WA

Goldfields

012090

YEELIRRIE

13.2

13.2

29/09/1992

36

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

12.5

14.5

04/09/1998

16

1 Y

WA

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

12.6

15.9

10/09/2004

16

1 Y

ISL

Islands

200100

VARANUS ISLAND

23.0

23.0

06/09/2001

11

1 Y Equal to record.


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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 05:03EST, 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 17.7 -4.3 5.8 -3.5 4.8 4.8 3.2 -- 399 (16.6) 46/14
PERTH AIRPORT 19.1 -1.0 5.4 -3.5 4.1 3.2 2.4 11.1 373 (15.5) 39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 12.9 -4.4 5.2 -2.8 2.8 11.2 2.0 4.2 275 (11.5) 35/09
BUNBURY 17.5 -0.7 3.3 -5.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 31/14
MANDURAH 17.0 -- 8.0 -- -- 4.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +2.0 23.0 0.0 22.2 0.0 7.6 10.4 352 (14.7) 46/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.2 +7.9 21.5 +11.1 18.3 0.0 15.2 10.2 519 (21.6) 70/13
WHYALLA AERO 31.4 +9.9 18.9 +10.9 -- 0.0 15.0 -- 733 (30.5) 78/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.3 +7.3 17.4 +7.7 9.8 0.0 5.8 4.0 402 (16.8) 43/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 +1.9 12.3 +6.0 10.7 0.0 5.4 0.3 624 (26.0) 57/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +3.6 5.9 -8.3 4.3 0.0 8.0 11.3 169 ( 7.0) 39/16
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 +2.9 21.2 +2.5 19.6 0.0 7.2 10.2 341 (14.2) 35/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.3 +1.6 22.1 +4.8 18.9 0.0 9.2 10.6 411 (17.1) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 28.8 +3.6 16.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 245 (10.2) 26/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +3.1 12.3 -1.3 10.8 0.0 11.6 -- 256 (10.7) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 +2.0 11.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 252 (10.5) 35/12
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +1.1 9.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.1 +2.0 10.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 35/15
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 +1.2 10.3 -2.4 5.7 0.0 6.0 11.6 300 (12.5) 37/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 +3.2 7.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 34/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.2 +3.8 7.8 -0.7 1.2 0.0 5.3 -- 120 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.7 +2.8 10.1 -0.8 5.6 0.0 4.4 11.1 314 (13.1) 52/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +1.8 5.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.5 +6.3 5.4 -3.6 1.6 0.0 5.6 11.1 207 ( 8.6) 34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.4 +6.1 5.4 -2.3 1.6 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.0 +4.0 1.0 -3.2 -2.5 0.0 2.8 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +5.0 2.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.3 +5.8 10.8 +0.5 5.9 0.0 5.4 11.0 304 (12.7) 44/15
RICHMOND RAAF 27.9 +5.2 4.3 -3.8 -0.8 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 25.1 +4.9 11.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 50/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 +2.8 0.5 -2.7 -1.8 0.0 4.4 9.5 291 (12.1) 46/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.7 +6.1 3.0 -2.1 -0.5 0.0 3.4 8.4 210 ( 8.8) 31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +3.3 4.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 35/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.4 +9.0 10.1 +2.7 5.2 0.0 6.6 7.1 387 (16.1) 61/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.5 +7.1 7.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 248 (10.3) 41/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.1 +7.3 5.6 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 55/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.6 +6.4 12.1 +4.2 9.8 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.5 +6.7 9.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 74/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.8 +6.9 6.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 565 (23.5) 61/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.7 +2.2 10.1 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 52/11
HOBART AIRPORT 20.1 +4.8 6.8 +0.8 3.8 0.0 2.0 3.5 285 (11.9) 81/12
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

38.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.5 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
38.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
38.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
38.4 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+9.9 : 31.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 36.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+9.3 : 27.4 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC
+9.3 : 31.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+9.3 : 30.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+11.1 : 21.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+10.9 : 18.9 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 19.9 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 20.8 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+8.9 : 17.2 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-13.0 : 12.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-12.6 : 13.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-12.4 : 12.5 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-12.0 : 12.9 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-11.9 : 13.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-2.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.3 : 5.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.1 : 2.3 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-6.9 : 1.9 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.9 : 7.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-6.5 : -1.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 : -2.0 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N 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.
30.0 STIRLING N Plateau NT
24.8 CERVANTES Lower West WA
21.2 DENMARK AGRIC. SCHOOL Lower West WA
20.2 MCTAGGARTS Eucla WA
19.6 RAWLINNA DEPOT Eucla WA

11.9 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.6 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

3.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
3.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1064 (44.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
1064 (44.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
994 (41.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
862 (35.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
852 (35.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
828 (34.5) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
812 (33.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
798 (33.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
779 (32.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
770 (32.1) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
759 (31.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
744 (31.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
740 (30.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
738 (30.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
733 (30.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
722 (30.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
716 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
709 (29.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
708 (29.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
706 (29.4) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
699 (29.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
698 (29.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
697 (29.0) YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
686 (28.6) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
686 (28.6) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
683 (28.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
681 (28.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
655 (27.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
652 (27.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
644 (26.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
628 (26.2) MARDIE W Pilbara WA
624 (26.0) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
604 (25.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
603 (25.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
602 (25.1) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
601 (25.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
113/10 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/12 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
104/11 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
100/10 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
98/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/11 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
93/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/12 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 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.
None reported

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 95(360/ 76 ) at 23:01
E Central
MELBOURNE AIRPORT : 83(360/ 65 ) at 07:30
W Central
POINT WILSON : 83(340/ 63 ) at 11:25
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 87(350/ 72 ) at 09:00
AIREYS INLET : 93(310/ 54 ) at 11:30
TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 89(320/ 70 ) at 14:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(330/ 83 ) at 11:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(320/ 82 ) at 12:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(310/ 41 ) at 12:00
TUNNACK FIRE STATION : 82(330/ 65 ) at 12:34
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 98(330/ 70 ) at 11:00