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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

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. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

I also add descriptions of the day's significant weather events in this box when there's reliable information available and when I have the time. This may be days or even years after the event! If you are looking for weather news as it happens, your best source is ABC News for general weather events, rainfall events, storms, cyclones, floods, snowfalls or bushfires.

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1528 EST on 22/05/2012. 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

Gt Southern

010916

KATANNING

30.0

9.0

18/02/2004

1 n

Goldfields

012262

OLDFIELD LOC 1137 COMP.

38.6

20.4

17/02/2003

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

28.5

28.2

04/02/2003

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 15:27EST, 22/05/2012.

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	27.1	-5.4	20.7	+1.6	19.8	0.0	7.8	--	--	41/11
PERTH AIRPORT	26.2	-5.6	20.4	+3.0	20.2	0.0	7.2	3.8	380 (15.8)	43/09
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.5	+1.6	17.0	+2.6	15.4	13.2	9.6	12.2	356 (14.8)	28/15
BUNBURY	27.6	-2.2	17.8	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	262 (10.9)	43/15
MANDURAH	25.2	--	20.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	298 (12.4)	35/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.8	27.6	+2.9	25.9	0.0	7.4	11.9	449 (18.7)	37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	36.5	+1.4	22.7	+1.9	21.9	0.0	13.6	11.7	335 (14.0)	54/18
WHYALLA AERO	38.4	+8.8	24.3	+6.6	--	0.0	12.0	--	323 (13.5)	48/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	38.6	+9.3	26.0	+8.9	--	0.0	10.6	11.9	274 (11.4)	34/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	32.8	+7.7	16.5	+4.9	15.3	0.0	7.4	11.2	212 ( 8.8)	48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.3	-7.0	26.1	+2.7	23.5	1.0	9.2	1.8	359 (15.0)	72/09
CAIRNS AERO	32.5	+1.3	23.5	-0.2	21.7	0.6	4.4	7.4	233 ( 9.7)	34/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.9	+0.8	23.9	-0.2	22.4	9.4	6.6	6.4	352 (14.7)	39/12
MACKAY M.O	29.5	-0.1	24.0	+0.6	--	17.2	--	6.8	493 (20.5)	54/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.7	-0.6	23.2	+1.1	22.3	0.2	6.4	--	389 (16.2)	39/09
BUNDABERG AERO	30.3	+0.4	21.5	+0.1	--	0.0	2.0	--	469 (19.5)	41/12
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+0.2	20.0	+0.3	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.4	+1.2	20.8	0.0	--	1.2	--	--	285 (11.9)	44/12
BRISBANE AERO	28.8	-0.3	21.5	+0.4	20.0	0.6	5.8	9.3	351 (14.6)	37/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.5	-0.9	16.6	-1.0	--	3.8	--	--	688 (28.7)	54/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.7	+0.6	19.5	+0.9	16.5	0.0	7.0	--	141 ( 5.9)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.4	+0.6	18.7	-0.8	18.2	2.8	4.4	11.5	184 ( 7.7)	26/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.2	+0.7	20.8	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	32.0	+4.5	18.2	+0.1	16.5	0.0	5.8	10.8	324 (13.5)	35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	30.3	+3.2	17.7	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	61 ( 2.5)	24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	27.8	+2.0	15.4	+2.3	11.0	0.0	4.0	12.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.9	-0.1	19.5	+1.8	--	0.6	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	28/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	30.5	+4.2	21.8	+2.8	17.4	0.0	5.8	10.1	367 (15.3)	43/15
RICHMOND RAAF	32.7	+3.7	18.3	+0.7	16.2	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	28/17
BELLAMBI AWS	26.7	+1.9	21.3	+2.2	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	--
CANBERRA AIRPORT	32.9	+5.8	17.5	+4.4	15.6	0.0	7.4	6.6	146 ( 6.1)	43/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	36.2	+5.3	22.0	+5.7	20.5	0.0	7.8	8.6	157 ( 6.5)	57/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	35.6	+4.3	21.7	+5.6	--	--	--	--	--	46/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	39.2	+7.6	24.1	+7.7	22.6	0.0	10.0	10.9	212 ( 8.8)	43/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	35.3	+5.8	20.5	+6.2	--	0.0	8.6	--	173 ( 7.2)	50/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	36.6	+7.2	22.6	+8.5	--	0.2	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	78/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	32.7	+6.9	20.1	+5.5	18.5	0.0	6.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	28.9	+3.9	18.1	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	34/23
BALLARAT AERODROME	34.7	+9.7	19.0	+7.6	--	0.2	--	--	275 (11.5)	72/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	30.9	+6.5	18.2	+6.2	--	0.0	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	39/14
HOBART AIRPORT	23.1	+0.8	15.5	+3.5	12.2	0.2	3.8	9.8	302 (12.6)	46/14
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

43.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
42.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+12.3 : 39.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.8 : 34.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.4 : 31.8 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC
+11.0 : 33.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+10.9 : 39.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 38.3 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA

29.3 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.2 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.6 : 25.9 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+10.5 : 21.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+10.4 : 23.9 LAMEROO COMPARISON Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.1 : 23.2 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA
+10.0 : 22.2 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+10.0 : 23.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

18.7 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
19.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
19.2 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
19.3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

-7.0 : 28.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.9 : 26.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.7 : 24.6 PERTH METRO Lower West WA
-6.7 : 29.5 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.5 : 26.7 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

8.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
9.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
9.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
9.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
10.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

**S** -5.6 : 11.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
-3.1 : 21.0 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-2.7 : 15.3 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-2.6 : 20.3 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-2.5 : 21.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-2.5 : 21.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
-2.5 : 17.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central 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.

119.0 ETON STATE WATER DEPOT Central Coast E QLD
101.0 ALNI Northwest QLD
95.0 KOOLBURRA S Peninsula QLD
91.0 MOUNT JUKES Central Coast E QLD
90.4 COOLGARDIE POST OFFICE Goldfields WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
90.4 COOLGARDIE POST OFFICE
74.2 MUNGLINUP MELALEUCA
65.6 MUNGLINUP WEST

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.4 MARY RIVER RANGERS
N Plateau
55.0 BANKA BANKA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
90.2 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
75.4 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION
56.2 SOUTHWELL STATION
S Peninsula
95.0 KOOLBURRA
Gulf Country
70.0 MCKINLAY ROADHOUSE
54.0 VANROOK STATION
51.0 DUNBAR STATION
Upper Carpentaria
65.0 PRESTWOOD STATION
51.8 PENTLAND POST OFFICE
N Coast--Barron
58.0 HERBERTON ALERT
Central Coast E
119.0 ETON STATE WATER DEPOT
91.0 MOUNT JUKES
86.6 LETHEBROOK
86.0 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT
73.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
71.8 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT
66.2 WILSON BEACH
64.0 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL
63.1 TE KOWAI EXP STN
61.6 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
60.6 PROSERPINE FULLER ST
54.0 SARICH'S ALERT
54.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
53.0 WHITEFORD'S ALERT
52.5 MT JUKES
Central Coast W
58.4 BROADLEIGH DOWNS
55.0 SLOGAN DOWNS
Northwest
101.0 ALNI
81.1 TULMUR
59.2 MACKUNDA DOWNS
58.0 TRANBY
56.0 ELDERSLIE
50.0 DAGWORTH STATION

ISLANDS
Islands
60.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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5.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

929 (38.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
780 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
745 (31.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
722 (30.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
706 (29.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
688 (28.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
676 (28.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
660 (27.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
647 (27.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
635 (26.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
633 (26.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
632 (26.3) FORREST Eucla WA

85/15 REDESDALE N Central VIC
78/16 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
78/15 BENDIGO AIRPORT Upper North VIC
76/13 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
74/20 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S 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 Lower West ESPERANCE AERO 16.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 16.6mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.4mm/h Goldfields CHEADANUP 21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h YILGARN SOUTH AG STATION 14.2mm in 12 min to 14:04 71.0mm/h 4.6mm in 11 min to 14:15 25.1mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.6mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BORROLOOLA 10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.4mm/h N Plateau BRUNETTE DOWNS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA Lower North SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) 5.8mm in 15 min to 16:30 23.2mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.4mm/h 17.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.4mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula WEIPA AERO 24.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 24.6mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.7mm/h COEN AIRPORT 10.2mm in 19 min to 19:00 32.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.4mm/h SCHERGER RAAF 25.4mm in 56 min to 00:56 27.2mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 25.4mm/h 26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 58.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 19.3mm/h Gulf Country NORMANTON AIRPORT 9.8mm in 43 min to 16:51 13.7mm/h MOUNT ISA AERO 7.8mm in 4 min to 09:16 117.0mm/h 8.8mm in 6 min to 09:22 88.0mm/h 6.0mm in 8 min to 09:30 45.0mm/h 27.8mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.8mm/h 9.6mm in 13 min to 09:43 44.3mm/h 6.0mm in 6 min to 09:52 60.0mm/h 50.8mm in 1 hr to 10:00 50.8mm/h 25.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 25.4mm/h 54.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 18.0mm/h Upper Carpentaria GEORGETOWN AIRPORT 19.8mm in 52 min to 21:52 22.8mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 23.0mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.8mm/h N Coast--Barron MAREEBA AIRPORT 15.6mm in 26 min to 15:00 36.0mm/h 16.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.2mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 7.4mm in 43 min to 15:43 10.3mm/h N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 37.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.2mm/h Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h PROSERPINE AIRPORT 10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h 6.0mm in 9 min to 12:28 40.0mm/h 8.0mm in 8 min to 19:31 60.0mm/h 11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h 6.4mm in 9 min to 20:12 42.7mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.6mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h Northwest URANDANGI 17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h VICTORIA Wimmera S HORSHAM AERODROME 11.6mm in 22 min to 18:23 31.6mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.8mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h Upper North YARRAWONGA 4.8mm in 11 min to 15:29 26.2mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h Upper NE OMEO 6.6mm in 12 min to 15:30 33.0mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.6mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.4mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h N Central KILMORE GAP 9.8mm in 12 min to 14:18 49.0mm/h 9.8mm in 12 min to 14:30 49.0mm/h 20.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 20.6mm/h 21.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 21.8mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h Western Plains BALLARAT AERODROME 5.2mm in 14 min to 15:15 22.3mm/h LOOKOUT HILL 15.0mm in 34 min to 18:00 26.5mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h TASMANIA N Coast LAUNCESTON AIRPORT 11.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 22.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.6mm/h 6.0mm in 15 min to 17:48 24.0mm/h 20.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO 47.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 15.7mm/h	VICTORIA Mallee S HOPETOUN AIRPORT : 76(150/ 67 ) at 20:52 Wimmera S HORSHAM AERODROME : 78(210/ 69 ) at 17:39 Upper North YARRAWONGA : 70(240/ 65 ) at 15:12