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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 1303 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

59.4

53.5

21/03/2007

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Darwin-Daly

014042

OENPELLI

20.0

20.5

19/03/2005

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SW & S Coast

009500

ALBANY

21.5

21.3

04/03/1961

1 N

Cent Wheatbelt

010073

KELLERBERRIN

26.5

26.0

01/03/2004

1 N

Cent Wheatbelt

010286

CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD

26.3

25.5

09/03/2000

1 N

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 13:03EST, 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	35.0	+4.1	22.5	+4.6	19.8	0.0	9.0	--	323 (13.5)	34/11
PERTH AIRPORT	32.5	+2.9	19.8	+4.0	19.5	0.0	8.8	0.4	328 (13.7)	35/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	32.9	+8.8	18.9	+5.5	15.0	0.0	11.6	0.7	469 (19.5)	41/19
BUNBURY	27.1	-0.4	17.3	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	26/13
MANDURAH	26.6	--	22.1	--	--	0.0	--	--	199 ( 8.3)	35/12
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	+1.3	25.6	+1.1	25.2	0.0	6.8	7.7	357 (14.9)	43/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.7	-4.0	18.4	+0.9	17.7	0.0	6.8	3.0	324 (13.5)	37/11
WHYALLA AERO	32.3	+5.0	19.6	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	303 (12.6)	31/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	31.8	+5.5	20.2	+5.0	--	0.0	--	9.4	396 (16.5)	39/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	30.2	+7.1	10.3	-0.2	7.2	0.0	4.2	10.8	311 (13.0)	39/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.1	-1.2	24.2	+2.4	22.8	0.0	7.6	11.1	--	44/08
CAIRNS AERO	31.2	+0.7	23.5	+0.5	22.1	15.6	7.4	7.6	520 (21.7)	55/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.2	-2.5	22.6	-0.3	20.6	2.0	7.2	2.1	472 (19.7)	48/21
MACKAY M.O	26.4	-2.2	21.4	-0.8	--	40.8	--	4.6	763 (31.8)	67/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.1	-2.4	21.1	+0.3	19.9	0.6	5.0	--	439 (18.3)	68/12
BUNDABERG AERO	27.0	-2.1	20.2	+0.3	--	9.2	5.6	--	645 (26.9)	59/09
NAMBOUR DPI	25.0	-2.9	19.0	+0.8	--	8.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	27.8	+0.6	19.4	-0.2	--	0.4	--	--	591 (24.6)	57/13
BRISBANE AERO	26.9	-1.1	18.0	-1.3	17.2	2.4	6.4	6.4	470 (19.6)	55/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.8	-2.6	13.9	-2.2	--	0.2	--	--	757 (31.5)	68/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.3	-1.8	14.4	-2.2	11.7	0.0	6.4	--	319 (13.3)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	24.8	-1.1	17.0	-1.1	16.4	24.0	4.6	5.7	491 (20.5)	43/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	24.6	-1.7	16.3	-0.4	--	8.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.2	-3.0	17.2	+0.9	--	19.4²	15.0	--	526 (21.9)	--
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	22.9	-3.1	14.6	-0.7	--	0.4	--	--	119 ( 5.0)	31/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	20.0	-2.8	7.8	-2.8	4.0	0.0	4.0	10.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.7	-3.4	12.5	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	479 (20.0)	43/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.0	-1.2	18.9	+1.5	15.6	0.0	7.4	7.1	551 (23.0)	41/11
RICHMOND RAAF	24.2	-2.7	15.3	-0.2	--	--	--	--	--	37/13
BELLAMBI AWS	22.5	-1.4	16.8	-1.2	--	0.0	--	--	458 (19.1)	46/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.1	-3.4	12.5	+1.8	10.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.4	-3.3	11.0	-2.4	11.5	0.0	4.6	11.2	322 (13.4)	35/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.7	-2.2	11.5	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	49 ( 2.0)	24/11
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.6	+1.3	14.5	+0.7	11.1	0.0	5.8	11.2	355 (14.8)	39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.4	-0.9	11.6	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	148 ( 6.2)	28/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.5	-0.5	11.2	-0.1	--	0.0	--	--	230 ( 9.6)	30/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	28.3	+4.4	13.7	+0.5	10.8	0.0	4.0	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	25.0	+1.8	9.8	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	28/16
BALLARAT AERODROME	24.5	+2.3	9.2	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	35/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	22.8	+0.3	13.1	+3.1	--	0.0	--	--	122 ( 5.1)	28/17
HOBART AIRPORT	21.5	+0.8	11.9	+1.2	9.2	0.0	4.0	9.6	264 (11.0)	37/15
	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

40.3 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
40.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
40.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
39.5 HARVEY Lower West WA

+13.9 : 39.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.6 : 38.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+11.3 : 37.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+10.3 : 32.5 ALBANY Lower West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
27.9 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+11.4 : 26.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.2 : 26.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.3 : 28.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.9 : 22.5 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.8 : 24.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-15.7 : 18.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-9.7 : 24.1 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-7.9 : 26.4 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 18.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.3 : 18.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.3 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-6.0 : -3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 : -0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 : 10.3 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-4.4 : 9.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.2 : 11.7 EUCLA Eucla 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.

77.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
62.2 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD
59.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
56.6 SEVEN SPIRIT BAY N Rivers NT
56.4 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD N Coast--Herbert QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
56.6 SEVEN SPIRIT BAY
50.2 CALVERT HILLS
N Plateau
59.4 WATARRKA

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
77.0 CORSIS ALERT
56.4 JAPOONVALE WARRAKIN RD
55.0 MENAVALE ALERT
52.2 BINGIL BAY
Central Coast E
62.2 DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT

11.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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2.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1594 (66.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1561 (65.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1404 (58.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1239 (51.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
1237 (51.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1134 (47.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1073 (44.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1030 (42.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
938 (39.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
894 (37.3) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
888 (37.0) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
847 (35.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
828 (34.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
788 (32.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
763 (31.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
757 (31.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
737 (30.7) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
709 (29.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
707 (29.5) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
701 (29.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
686 (28.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
655 (27.3) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
654 (27.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
645 (26.9) BUNDABERG AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
642 (26.8) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
633 (26.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
627 (26.1) BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
626 (26.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
617 (25.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
604 (25.2) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
602 (25.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

104/01 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
98/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/11 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
83/11 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
81/20 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
81/00 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
81/05 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA N Kimberley TRUSCOTT 7.0mm in 32 min to 16:00 13.1mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers PIRLANGIMPI 11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h POINT STUART AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 01:30 5.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 02:30 5.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 14:30 5.7mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 16:30 6.0mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 10.6mm in 46 min to 18:16 13.8mm/h 13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h BULMAN AWS 11.6mm in 38 min to 16:30 18.3mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h N Plateau WATARRKA 56.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Coast--Herbert INNISFAIL 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h Central Coast E MACKAY AERO 8.4mm in 16 min to 15:49 31.5mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.4mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT 2.0mm in 1 min to 01:00 120.0mm/h 6.6mm in 6 min to 01:06 66.0mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h 14.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h MACKAY M.O 13.2mm in 29 min to 04:29 27.3mm/h 14.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.6mm/h 16.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h 4.8mm in 6 min to 13:00 48.0mm/h 15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND N Coast--Barron LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE : 83(140/ 72 ) at 11:56 GREEN ISLAND : 72(130/ 69 ) at 03:42 Central Coast E HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 104(130/ 83 ) at 01:42 Wide Bay/Burnett HERON ISLAND RES STN : 74(140/ 67 ) at 04:40 RUNDLE ISLAND : 83(140/ 74 ) at 11:54 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 98(120/ 83 ) at 22:18 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 82(140/ 67 ) at 07:30 NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 69(100/ 65 ) at 21:47