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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

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WA, SA, VIC: Hot weather moves east. High early-season temperatures that have baked WA for the past 4 days moved into the north of the state and eastwards into SA and western VIC today. Port Hedland Airport on the WA northwest coast recorded an overnight low of 28.3, 2.0 above its previous record hot night in 62 years of observations. Mandora, 250km east of Port Hedland along the coast was the hottest place in the nation today with a top of 45.6. The charts below show that, as the trough that's ducting the hot air southwards moved to the east, high temperatures moved into SA and western VIC with normally cool areas closer to the coast recording daytime highs up to 14 above average (see hottest).

QLD, NSW, VIC: Stormy weather continues in eastern states. The high pressure system east of TAS continues to drag warm, moist air southwards from QLD into NSW and VIC while temperatures aloft are still in cooler spring mode resulting in strong temperature variations through the atmosphere. The radiosonde weather balloon released at Wagga this morning, for example, reported a temperature of 24C at the surface, but a temperature of zero just 3km up at the 700hPa pressure level. Variations like this produce widespread instability, and much of eastern Australia has seen thunderstorms and heavy showers over the past few days and again today. Some of these manage to drift over the Bureau's raingauges and the results are listed in the downpours section below. Today, for example, Longreach Aero QLD recorded 16mm between 3 and 6pm, 4mm of which fell in just 6 minutes. Condobolin AP NSW recorded 12mm in the hour to 11pm and Omeo VIC 20.0mm in the hour to 6.30pm. Essendon Airport, Melbourne, registered 1.4mm in just 1 minute in a short, sharp shower, equivalent to an hourly rate of 84mm/hour. The downpours section, and the high AWS wind reports section beside it, are updated in real time through the day in the current day's Daily Weather Summary and are worth watching to pick areas of severe weather.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1332 EST on 30/10/2009. 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

Upper Carpentaria

030138

STRATHTAY STATION

53.4

43.4

22/10/1975

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

28.3

26.3

21/10/2006

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

25.4

25.3

26/10/2009

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

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 06:40EST, 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	25.3	+0.9	10.3	-0.6	6.2	0.2	5.4	--	472 (19.7)	52/18
PERTH AIRPORT	21.3	-1.2	8.4	-1.8	6.5	1.0	4.6	9.3	541 (22.5)	44/15
ALBANY AIRPORT	17.7	-1.0	11.9	+2.8	11.0	4.4	5.0	9.0	492 (20.5)	35/09
BUNBURY	19.6	-1.1	9.7	+0.5	--	2.6	--	--	453 (18.9)	39/00
MANDURAH	19.6	--	14.1	--	--	3.0	--	--	620 (25.8)	39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.4	+2.2	24.7	-0.3	24.6	0.0	8.4	11.2	293 (12.2)	35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	34.2	+3.2	13.8	-1.0	11.5	0.0	11.2	12.4	263 (11.0)	31/13
WHYALLA AERO	35.0	+11.1	14.1	+3.6	--	0.0	6.8	--	266 (11.1)	61/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	33.7	+11.9	17.4	+6.0	--	0.0	6.6	12.2	286 (11.9)	37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.3	+12.4	10.4	+3.3	6.7	0.0	3.4	11.1	309 (12.9)	39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.3	+1.7	15.3	-3.3	12.6	0.0	9.8	12.1	259 (10.8)	63/15
CAIRNS AERO	29.5	0.0	22.6	+2.0	21.3	1.2	4.0	7.1	329 (13.7)	43/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.6	+1.2	24.1	+3.4	21.5	0.0	11.6	8.6	617 (25.7)	48/21
MACKAY M.O	29.4	+1.8	22.7	+3.0	--	0.0	--	3.7	518 (21.6)	--
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.0	+0.3	20.5	+3.5	19.9	0.4	8.8	--	434 (18.1)	39/09
BUNDABERG AERO	27.4	+0.5	18.0	+1.4	--	0.0	8.0	--	463 (19.3)	44/16
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-1.7	16.0	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.6	+1.2	16.0	-0.2	--	1.0	--	--	246 (10.3)	37/15
BRISBANE AERO	25.3	-0.2	18.6	+2.9	17.8	0.0	7.0	11.9	401 (16.7)	37/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.5	-2.2	14.0	+1.2	--	0.0	--	--	755 (31.5)	55/05
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	28.3	+3.2	16.3	+4.2	14.2	0.0	5.8	--	182 ( 7.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.8	-0.8	14.5	+0.7	13.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	156 ( 6.5)	--
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.4	+0.4	16.7	+4.8	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.0	+0.4	15.5	+3.5	13.8	0.0	6.0	7.4	--	37/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.5	-1.2	15.4	+4.7	15.2	0.2	--	--	60 ( 2.5)	18/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	22.2	+4.7	11.1	+4.5	8.5	0.0	2.4	6.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	28.6	+3.8	16.1	+6.7	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	41/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	22.0	-0.5	17.0	+3.9	16.2	0.0	5.0	6.0	458 (19.1)	35/02
RICHMOND RAAF	24.1	-0.9	16.4	+5.4	15.9	0.0	--	--	209 ( 8.7)	31/16
BELLAMBI AWS	20.8	-0.8	16.4	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	409 (17.0)	43/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.1	+1.7	12.9	+6.8	11.7	0.0	5.2	2.7	221 ( 9.2)	26/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	25.7	+4.3	15.7	+8.0	12.2	0.0	8.4	5.0	279 (11.6)	39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	26.9	+5.3	14.5	+6.5	--	0.0	--	--	94 ( 3.9)	31/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	33.6	+9.8	17.2	+7.4	14.4	0.0	7.4	12.3	265 (11.0)	37/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	30.5	+9.6	11.1	+3.6	--	0.0	4.4	--	274 (11.4)	35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	30.4	+10.1	13.7	+7.4	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	35/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	30.6	+11.0	11.1	+1.6	8.2	0.0	3.2	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	24.3	+5.5	5.9	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	221 ( 9.2)	31/12
BALLARAT AERODROME	26.7	+10.1	9.5	+3.3	--	1.4	--	--	300 (12.5)	35/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.3	+0.3	10.2	+3.3	--	2.8	--	--	188 ( 7.8)	28/18
HOBART AIRPORT	19.0	+1.7	10.1	+2.6	9.6	0.0	2.0	10.9	382 (15.9)	34/15
	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

45.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
44.2 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
44.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
43.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+14.0 : 33.8 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+13.3 : 30.0 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+13.2 : 26.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+12.8 : 33.0 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+12.8 : 34.5 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

30.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
28.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
27.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+10.6 : 15.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+10.3 : 19.4 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+10.1 : 20.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+10.0 : 28.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+9.9 : 20.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
14.6 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
14.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-3.6 : 22.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.6 : 26.0 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-3.6 : 19.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-3.1 : 22.9 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-3.0 : 24.4 GRAFTON RESEARCH STN North Coast NSW
-3.0 : 18.3 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW

0.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
3.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.4 : 17.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-5.7 : 16.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-5.1 : 6.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-4.3 : 16.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-4.3 : 16.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

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.

115.0 PINGINE Warrego QLD
61.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD
59.2 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
55.9 INGHAM COMPOSITE N Coast--Herbert QLD
54.4 WARILDA Warrego QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
53.4 STRATHTAY STATION
N Coast--Barron
61.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
N Coast--Herbert
59.2 VICTORIA SUGAR MILL
55.9 INGHAM COMPOSITE
54.0 UPPER MURRAY TM
51.0 HALIFAX ALERT
Warrego
115.0 PINGINE
54.4 WARILDA

12.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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3.5 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
3.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
2.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1069 (44.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
971 (40.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
914 (38.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
885 (36.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
859 (35.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
841 (35.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
830 (34.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
793 (33.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
793 (33.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
755 (31.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
755 (31.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
733 (30.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
730 (30.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
705 (29.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
702 (29.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
684 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
659 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
**S** 655 (27.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
655 (27.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
654 (27.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
645 (26.9) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
637 (26.5) FORREST Eucla WA
637 (26.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
632 (26.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
623 (26.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
620 (25.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
619 (25.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
617 (25.7) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
612 (25.5) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
611 (25.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

85/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/17 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
78/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
76/10 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
76/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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 Central West NORTH ISLAND 62.2mm in 2 hr to 15:00 31.1mm/h 62.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 20.7mm/h 62.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 11.8mm in 17 min to 13:07 41.6mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.2mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN 19.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 19.0mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 4.0mm in 6 min to 16:59 40.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h BLACKALL AIRPORT 13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.4mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains S CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS 7.4mm in 22 min to 22:22 20.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h C Tablelands S BATHURST AIRPORT AWS 6.6mm in 15 min to 18:00 26.4mm/h VICTORIA Upper NE OMEO 13.8mm in 30 min to 18:00 27.6mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.0mm/h E Central ESSENDON AIRPORT 1.4mm in 1 min to 14:59 84.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76( 50/ 67 ) at 04:30 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 85( 20/ 67 ) at 22:41