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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
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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 1300 EST on 23/05/2012. 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009021

PERTH AIRPORT

26.2

25.8

06/03/1998

45

1 N

WA

Lower West

009194

MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE

25.4

24.4

09/03/2000

19

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Lower West

009021

PERTH AIRPORT

28.6

26.2

09/03/1996

66

1 N

WA

Lower West

009053

PEARCE RAAF

28.1

28.0

08/03/2007

47

1 N

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

27.9

25.3

06/03/1990

19

1 N

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

27.0

26.3

06/03/1998

14

1 N

WA

Lower West

009194

MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE

27.7

25.5

09/03/2000

27

1 N

WA

Lower West

009215

SWANBOURNE

28.8

26.7

08/03/2007

16

27.2

26/02/2010

18

1 N

WA

Lower West

009225

PERTH METRO

28.1

25.3

09/03/2000

17

27.7

17/02/2004

18

1 N

WA

Lower West

009240

BICKLEY

24.3

24.0

09/03/2000

17

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010524

BROOKTON

24.5

24.4

09/03/1973

42

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013012

WILUNA

0.0

9.4

28/03/1958

51

1 P


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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 12:59EST, 23/05/2012.

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 39.4 +8.5 22.3 +4.4 19.4 0.0 12.0 -- 366 (15.3) 43/09
PERTH AIRPORT 41.1 +11.5 28.6 +12.8 26.2 0.0 11.4 7.7 464 (19.3) 43/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 37.8 +13.7 16.7 +3.3 13.4 0.0 9.0 8.0 484 (20.2) 43/11
BUNBURY 37.6 +10.1 21.8 +7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 41/13
MANDURAH 33.2 -- 26.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 46/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.4 +3.5 25.4 +0.9 23.5 0.0 6.6 11.0 -- 30/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.4 -5.3 12.1 -5.4 11.6 0.0 9.4 8.9 389 (16.2) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 28.8 +1.5 16.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 35/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.8 +2.5 14.2 -1.0 10.5 0.0 6.0 10.2 303 (12.6) 43/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.0 +3.9 7.0 -3.5 3.8 0.0 3.0 10.3 384 (16.0) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.2 -1.1 23.1 +1.3 22.6 0.0 3.2 10.3 423 (17.6) --
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +1.1 24.3 +1.3 22.6 1.6 7.0 7.9 566 (23.6) 59/18
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +0.4 22.7 -0.2 19.4 8.4 7.4 6.9 417 (17.4) 61/17
MACKAY M.O 28.0 -0.6 23.4 +1.2 -- 11.0 -- 4.7 602 (25.1) 74/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 -2.4 21.7 +0.9 20.6 6.8 5.2 -- 306 (12.8) 54/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 -2.4 21.1 +1.2 -- 0.8 4.4 -- 535 (22.3) 65/12
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -0.9 20.0 +1.8 -- 27.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.3 +0.1 19.8 +0.2 -- 21.6 -- -- 556 (23.2) 68/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 -1.0 19.7 +0.4 19.7 11.4 5.6 7.9 492 (20.5) 57/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 -3.4 16.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 741 (30.9) 72/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.7 -1.4 14.1 -2.5 11.2 0.0 6.2 -- 349 (14.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.6 -0.3 17.1 -1.0 15.9 13.2 2.8 4.2 640 (26.7) 52/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.4 -1.9 16.4 -0.3 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.7 -0.5 16.4 +0.1 -- -- -- -- 576 (24.0) 46/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.5 -2.5 13.8 -1.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.4 -3.4 9.5 -1.1 4.4 0.0 6.0 10.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.6 -3.5 12.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 549 (22.9) 52/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.4 -0.8 18.6 +1.2 16.7 0.0 9.0 7.9 654 (27.3) 44/23
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 -2.4 13.0 -2.5 9.9 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) --
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 -0.6 16.7 -1.3 -- -- -- -- -- 52/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.6 -3.9 11.0 +0.3 8.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.4 -3.3 10.2 -3.2 10.9 0.0 6.0 10.5 253 (10.5) 41/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.0 -2.9 10.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 21/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.0 -2.3 13.3 -0.5 13.6 0.0 6.6 7.0 411 (17.1) 39/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.3 -2.0 9.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 270 (11.3) 22/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.3 -1.7 11.0 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 28/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.4 +2.5 11.1 -2.1 9.7 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.3 -0.9 10.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 28/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.4 +1.2 10.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 575 (24.0) 39/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.3 +0.8 10.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 19.0 -1.7 10.8 +0.1 5.9 0.0 4.2 10.2 283 (11.8) 35/15
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

42.5 ENEABBA Central West WA
42.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
41.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
41.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
41.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

+15.7 : 38.3 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+15.7 : 39.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
+14.8 : 37.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
+13.7 : 38.4 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+13.7 : 37.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

28.8 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
28.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
28.1 PERTH METRO Lower West WA

+12.8 : 28.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+12.7 : 27.9 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+12.3 : 28.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+12.0 : 27.0 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+11.9 : 27.7 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA

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

11.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
12.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 17.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-5.8 : 26.3 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-5.7 : 18.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.7 : 29.3 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-5.6 : 25.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

-1.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 WILUNA Interior WA
0.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-19.6 : 0.0 WILUNA Interior WA
-10.2 : 10.5 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.6 : 10.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-6.4 : 12.8 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-5.6 : 0.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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.
82.3 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
66.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
62.1 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD
61.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW
60.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
66.4 WEIPA AERO
62.1 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
Gulf Country
60.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
55.2 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT
55.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
82.3 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE)
61.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
59.0 MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)
56.4 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT
56.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
55.4 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
54.6 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
53.8 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE)
52.8 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)
51.0 LISMORE (RICHMOND HILL)

11.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.4 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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6.2 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
5.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
4.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
4.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1428 (59.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1222 (50.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1114 (46.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1078 (44.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1028 (42.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
967 (40.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
956 (39.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
945 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
942 (39.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
900 (37.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
875 (36.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
815 (34.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
794 (33.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
789 (32.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
759 (31.6) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
741 (30.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
741 (30.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
733 (30.5) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
691 (28.8) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
690 (28.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
686 (28.6) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
677 (28.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
654 (27.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
647 (27.0) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
643 (26.8) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
640 (26.7) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
638 (26.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
605 (25.2) NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
602 (25.1) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
100/01 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
100/07 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
96/22 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
89/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
87/14 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
87/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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
16.0mm in 16 min to 21:30 60.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
12.4mm in 49 min to 06:21 15.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.6mm/h
WOLLOGORANG
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
11.0mm in 30 min to 04:00 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.0mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 04:30 25.2mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 23.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 15.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 10.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
NAMBOUR DPI
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
18.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 36.4mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 18.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 83(130/ 63 ) at 21:32
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 89(120/ 78 ) at 23:30
Wide Bay/Burnett
RUNDLE ISLAND : 87(140/ 69 ) at 20:22
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 100(130/ 82 ) at 01:30
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 100(120/ 89 ) at 07:11
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 96(150/ 41 ) at 23:37