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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1609 EST on 18/05/2012. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 16:09EST, 18/05/2012.

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 34.6 +3.0 16.6 -1.7 15.0 0.0 10.6 -- 752 (31.3) 67/16
PERTH AIRPORT 30.9 -0.7 16.9 0.0 14.0 0.0 9.6 13.1 481 (20.0) 43/07
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.4 -2.3 11.4 -2.3 9.6 0.0 4.2 7.5 219 ( 9.1) 35/15
BUNBURY 28.2 -1.2 12.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 39/12
MANDURAH 27.3 -- 16.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 465 (19.4) 46/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.7 25.0 +0.2 24.7 16.0 5.2 4.0 274 (11.4) 50/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.7 +4.3 21.8 +0.4 19.6 0.0 12.0 13.0 245 (10.2) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 37.1 +7.2 27.1 +9.7 -- 0.0 22.0 -- 516 (21.5) 72/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.6 +4.5 28.6 +11.6 23.4 0.0 11.2 -- 272 (11.3) 48/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.6 +1.4 17.1 +6.0 16.3 0.0 4.4 3.4 285 (11.9) 54/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.0 +2.7 22.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.5 -3.9 23.3 -0.4 22.9 27.8 7.6 0.1 574 (23.9) 46/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +0.2 25.6 +1.4 23.8 0.0 11.0 0.9 541 (22.5) 46/12
MACKAY M.O 30.5 +0.4 26.3 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- 4.8 428 (17.8) 37/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 0.0 22.4 +0.3 21.4 0.0 9.8 -- 317 (13.2) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO 31.0 +0.9 20.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 10.4 -- 347 (14.5) 37/09
NAMBOUR DPI 31.0 +1.7 19.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.9 +1.8 22.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 29.8 +0.8 21.2 +0.1 18.0 0.0 7.0 6.3 375 (15.6) 31/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.3 +0.2 18.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 567 (23.6) 44/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.1 +5.2 21.2 +2.4 16.0 0.0 8.2 -- 78 ( 3.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 31.0 +4.1 18.1 -1.3 14.5 0.0 5.8 13.0 236 ( 9.8) 46/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 32.5 +5.1 14.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 39.8 +11.9 16.8 -1.2 13.7 0.0 8.6 11.6 312 (13.0) 31/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 39.4 +11.9 18.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 32.5 +6.0 15.5 +2.3 8.7 0.0 9.2 13.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 38.1 +5.0 16.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 55/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 34.9 +8.5 22.1 +3.4 18.5 0.0 8.2 9.6 417 (17.4) 48/15
RICHMOND RAAF 41.5 +11.7 19.0 +1.6 14.9 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 43/15
BELLAMBI AWS 32.1 +7.3 19.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 54/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT 38.2 +10.2 15.9 +2.7 11.4 0.0 12.8 12.7 341 (14.2) 61/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 41.6 +10.0 23.5 +7.3 20.3 0.0 13.2 11.9 346 (14.4) 57/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 41.8 +9.6 19.2 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 68/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 42.9 +10.7 21.7 +5.1 15.6 0.0 12.4 9.2 309 (12.9) 52/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 40.8 +11.3 19.9 +5.8 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 248 (10.3) 67/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 38.1 +8.6 19.8 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 65/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 37.5 +11.6 19.5 +5.2 21.8 0.0 7.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 37.9 +13.3 17.7 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 61/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 35.4 +10.4 17.5 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 81/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.8 +2.6 12.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 28.2 +5.7 8.8 -3.2 2.4 0.0 6.4 9.8 306 (12.8) 35/14
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

44.9 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
44.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
44.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.2 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
44.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

**S** +16.8 : 42.5 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
+13.9 : 39.5 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+13.7 : 33.9 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+13.4 : 38.8 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC
+13.3 : 37.9 GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC

29.3 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.9 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
28.8 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

+11.6 : 28.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.5 : 24.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.3 : 27.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.8 : 24.6 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.9 : 26.2 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

16.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.7 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
20.1 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
20.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.5 : 24.5 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
-7.5 : 28.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.7 : 26.2 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : 26.3 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.6 : 28.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

3.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
4.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.6 : 7.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 5.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.8 : 6.9 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : 9.9 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 7.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West 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.
205.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT N Coast--Barron QLD
140.6 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
88.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
87.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
83.2 BULEY ROCKHOLE N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
59.2 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
83.2 BULEY ROCKHOLE
76.0 SOUTHPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
65.0 BAMAGA
S Peninsula
55.8 LAKEFIELD NATIONAL PARK
53.0 MAITLAND DOWNS STATION
N Coast--Barron
205.0 LIZARD ISLAND RESORT
140.6 CAPE FLATTERY
87.0 HAPPY VALLEY
77.0 HOPE VALE
76.6 MAREEBA SOUTH EDGE RES
75.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
69.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
69.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
65.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
62.6 COOKTOWN MISSION STRIP
62.0 DEERAL
59.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
56.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
56.0 BUTCHER HILL STATION
53.0 HAZELMERE
52.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
51.2 EVELYN STATE FOREST

ISLANDS
Islands
88.0 WILLIS ISLAND

13.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
13.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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0.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

 1048 (43.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
968 (40.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
910 (37.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
874 (36.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
826 (34.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
815 (34.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
800 (33.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
772 (32.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
752 (31.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
721 (30.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
701 (29.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
699 (29.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
699 (29.1) FORREST Eucla WA
694 (28.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
670 (27.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
654 (27.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
641 (26.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
625 (26.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
616 (25.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
615 (25.6) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
615 (25.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
605 (25.2) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
601 (25.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
111/16 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
98/14 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
96/16 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
96/14 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
96/19 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/16 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AG STATION
24.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 49.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 24.6mm/h
 W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
DERBY AERO
9.0mm in 18 min to 17:18 30.0mm/h
18.8mm in 42 min to 18:00 26.9mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 27.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h
CURTIN AERO
9.8mm in 25 min to 16:55 23.5mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.2mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 23:00 28.8mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 19.6mm/h
8.8mm in 15 min to 23:15 35.2mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 27.8mm/h
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
15.4mm in 12 min to 14:46 77.0mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 21.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
WEST ROEBUCK
24.8mm in 30 min to 22:00 49.6mm/h
33.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 33.6mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 30.6mm/h
 NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
6.6mm in 4 min to 04:08 99.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 13.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.8mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
6.2mm in 7 min to 15:30 53.1mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
31.8mm in 55 min to 16:25 34.7mm/h
32.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 32.0mm/h
10.2mm in 59 min to 17:30 10.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.4mm/h
54.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.0mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
23.6mm in 47 min to 15:30 30.1mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 23.6mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
6.6mm in 12 min to 15:30 33.0mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
10.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
16.8mm in 56 min to 19:56 18.0mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
 N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.0mm in 37 min to 15:37 16.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.6mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.0mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 12.3mm/h
 ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
10.4mm in 50 min to 07:30 12.5mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.4mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 69(180/ 63 ) at 04:00
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE : 74(170/ 65 ) at 01:18
GREEN ISLAND : 85(130/ 70 ) at 13:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
BOMBALA AWS : 78(330/ 67 ) at 16:45
VICTORIA
Wimmera N
NHILL AERODROME : 111(310/ 37 ) at 17:17
Wimmera S
LONGERENONG : 96(280/ 39 ) at 18:00
HORSHAM AERODROME : 96(330/ 43 ) at 15:33
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 80(310/ 63 ) at 18:00
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 96(330/ 28 ) at 20:16
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 98(330/ 83 ) at 15:09
MORTLAKE RACECOURSE : 82(330/ 67 ) at 17:46
WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB : 91(290/ 43 ) at 17:27
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 69 ) at 14:30