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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
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
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 1308 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

25.4

25.4

13/03/2005

12

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

27.0

25.9

13/03/2005

12

27.0

28/02/2002

14

1 N

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

26.5

26.5

20/03/2005

24

1 N Equal to record.


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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 13:08EST, 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 29.4 -1.5 22.0 +4.1 21.3 0.0 9.0 -- 441 (18.4) 46/20
PERTH AIRPORT 27.9 -1.7 17.7 +1.9 17.2 0.0 5.6 10.4 320 (13.3) 43/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.9 -1.2 17.9 +4.5 18.0 1.8 1.0 4.4 318 (13.3) 35/14
BUNBURY 25.3 -2.2 16.6 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 41/18
MANDURAH 25.0 -- 20.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 41/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.6 24.8 +0.3 24.3 0.4 4.8 9.6 325 (13.5) 34/05
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.5 -1.2 18.3 +0.8 17.2 0.0 6.8 9.5 305 (12.7) 30/09
WHYALLA AERO 34.8 +7.5 17.7 +2.4 -- 4.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 39/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 32.1 +5.8 17.1 +1.9 12.8 0.0 16.0 11.2 180 ( 7.5) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.8 +8.7 13.3 +2.8 11.3 0.0 7.8 7.8 382 (15.9) 37/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 -1.9 19.4 -2.4 17.4 0.0 11.0 11.3 368 (15.3) 39/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 -0.4 23.2 +0.2 22.3 3.4 5.2 5.2 525 (21.9) 46/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 -0.1 22.7 -0.2 19.0 0.8 6.8 8.5 443 (18.5) 48/16
MACKAY M.O 27.3 -1.3 21.1 -1.1 -- 21.0 -- 6.6 673 (28.0) 55/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 -1.0 20.4 -0.4 18.6 2.0 5.0 -- 372 (15.5) 44/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 +0.1 19.8 -0.1 -- 0.6 3.4 -- 593 (24.7) 43/11
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -4.9 19.0 +0.8 -- 10.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.7 -1.5 18.9 -0.7 -- 7.8 -- -- 352 (14.7) 35/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 -0.5 17.6 -1.7 16.1 0.4 6.0 8.4 366 (15.3) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -3.1 14.5 -1.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 639 (26.6) 50/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.4 -1.7 17.1 +0.5 12.7 0.0 5.8 -- 228 ( 9.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 -0.8 16.7 -1.4 14.8 0.0 2.4 6.9 335 (14.0) 35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -1.5 16.0 -0.7 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 -0.9 16.4 +0.1 15.7 0.0 3.2 3.3 201 ( 8.4) 28/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.3 -0.7 14.9 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 18/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.8 -1.0 9.8 -0.8 6.2 0.0 2.6 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.7 -1.4 14.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 26/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 +0.9 18.6 +1.2 13.8 0.0 5.4 5.9 272 (11.3) 34/14
RICHMOND RAAF 27.0 +0.1 15.6 +0.1 14.1 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 25.0 +1.1 17.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 26/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.6 +0.1 9.7 -1.0 8.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.0 -0.7 14.4 +1.0 14.8 0.0 4.4 10.2 201 ( 8.4) 22/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.6 -1.3 13.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.3 +4.0 15.7 +1.9 12.9 0.0 8.0 11.3 289 (12.0) 37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.7 +1.4 11.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 157 ( 6.5) 21/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.4 +2.4 10.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 22/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.4 +6.5 15.3 +2.1 12.8 0.0 6.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 30.1 +6.9 10.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 26/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.2 +4.0 12.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 37/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.0 +2.5 10.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 29.3 +8.6 12.2 +1.5 8.2 0.0 4.4 6.3 325 (13.5) 37/10
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

41.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.3 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.1 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
41.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+14.9 : 40.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+13.1 : 39.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+13.0 : 40.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+12.0 : 40.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+11.6 : 33.1 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.7 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
27.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA

+8.3 : 19.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.6 : 18.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+7.1 : 19.1 MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.0 : 15.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+6.8 : 22.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

12.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
14.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-11.7 : 22.6 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-10.6 : 24.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.8 : 28.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-4.9 : 23.0 NAMBOUR DPI Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.8 : 29.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 18.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-4.4 : 14.4 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-4.4 : 8.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.1 : 1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau 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.
77.0 NUMBULWAR N Rivers NT
66.0 VAUGHAN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
65.0 UPPER VICTORIA RIVER N Rivers NT
64.0 CAPE HILLSBOROUGH NAT PK Central Coast E QLD
60.4 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
77.0 NUMBULWAR
65.0 UPPER VICTORIA RIVER
60.4 CHANNEL POINT
N Plateau
66.0 VAUGHAN SPRINGS
55.6 WATARRKA

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
64.0 CAPE HILLSBOROUGH NAT PK

11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

5.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
4.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.7 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
3.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
2.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

1119 (46.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1112 (46.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1066 (44.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1059 (44.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1057 (44.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
1051 (43.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
982 (40.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
879 (36.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
815 (34.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
780 (32.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
728 (30.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
709 (29.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
673 (28.0) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
639 (26.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
636 (26.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
628 (26.2) LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
608 (25.3) MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/07 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
74/06 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/22 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
68/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
67/13 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
67/22 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

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
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
17.0mm in 44 min to 22:14 23.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 21.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
13.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.2mm/h
24.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 48.0mm/h
37.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 37.2mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 25.6mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
CAPE DON
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
7.6mm in 20 min to 14:00 22.8mm/h
LAJAMANU
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.2mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
9.0mm in 45 min to 16:15 12.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
4.2mm in 11 min to 00:00 22.9mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.6mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
5.4mm in 8 min to 23:46 40.5mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
13.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h
CAPE WESSEL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:57 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 19:57 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 20:57 5.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT : 182( 80/ 24 ) at 13:00
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 74(120/ 65 ) at 06:40