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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 1333 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

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Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

E Kimberley

002012

HALLS CREEK AIRPORT

27.0

01/03/1980

1 N Equal to record.

ISL

Islands

200284

COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

26.5

15/03/2010

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

22/03/2010

1 P Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

TAS

Southeast

094020

DOVER

-3.0

1.9

28/03/2006

1 P

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 13:32EST, 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	27.2	-3.7	19.8	+1.9	18.4	0.0	5.4	--	318 (13.3)	41/14
PERTH AIRPORT	27.4	-2.2	17.4	+1.6	16.8	0.0	4.0	9.8	217 ( 9.0)	37/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.1	+2.0	18.1	+4.7	17.2	17.6	7.0	10.7	430 (17.9)	37/16
BUNBURY	25.7	-1.8	18.6	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	170 ( 7.1)	31/15
MANDURAH	25.7	--	21.3	--	--	0.0	--	--	234 ( 9.8)	35/22
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.5	+1.6	24.4	-0.1	24.0	19.2	5.6	8.1	283 (11.8)	43/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	32.0	-0.7	22.5	+5.0	22.6	0.0	8.0	--	552 (23.0)	41/14
WHYALLA AERO	29.6	+2.3	11.9	-3.4	--	0.0	--	--	367 (15.3)	26/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	29.2	+2.9	11.5	-3.7	--	0.0	5.0	10.9	149 ( 6.2)	24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.8	+2.7	13.9	+3.4	13.9	0.2	3.2	6.3	318 (13.3)	35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	33.4	-0.9	24.2	+2.4	22.2	0.2	5.4	11.0	364 (15.2)	43/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.3	-1.2	23.8	+0.8	23.1	25.2	7.6	3.6	559 (23.3)	52/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.1	-0.6	22.2	-0.7	18.8	1.2	4.6	7.6	341 (14.2)	50/17
MACKAY M.O	27.8	-0.8	22.7	+0.5	--	2.2	--	9.4	537 (22.4)	50/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.3	-1.2	20.7	-0.1	19.0	0.0	5.0	--	275 (11.5)	46/15
BUNDABERG AERO	29.4	+0.3	20.5	+0.6	--	0.0	4.0	--	352 (14.7)	37/11
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+1.1	19.0	+0.8	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.2	+1.0	20.5	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	275 (11.5)	39/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.6	-0.4	19.4	+0.1	17.9	3.0	4.2	--	270 (11.3)	35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	25.7	-0.7	17.9	+1.8	--	1.8	--	--	536 (22.3)	48/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	31.8	+2.7	14.9	-1.7	11.3	0.0	6.6	--	136 ( 5.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	26.7	+0.8	16.0	-2.1	12.7	0.0	2.6	10.6	179 ( 7.5)	22/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	27.6	+1.3	14.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.7	+0.5	13.6	-2.7	11.4	0.0	5.0	8.5	238 ( 9.9)	37/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	26.0	0.0	15.5	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	45 ( 1.9)	22/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	24.2	+1.4	7.2	-3.4	0.8	0.0	5.0	10.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	31.0	+1.9	8.6	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	222 ( 9.3)	24/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.4	+0.2	18.9	+1.5	15.5	0.0	7.6	6.1	363 (15.1)	31/12
RICHMOND RAAF	27.5	+0.6	15.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	35/14
BELLAMBI AWS	24.1	+0.2	18.0	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	30/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	26.9	+2.4	9.2	-1.5	6.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	27.4	-0.3	9.9	-3.5	10.8	0.0	5.4	10.1	173 ( 7.2)	17/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	28.8	+0.9	10.5	-2.1	--	0.0	--	--	126 ( 5.3)	22/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.5	+1.2	11.7	-2.1	9.6	0.0	6.2	11.2	272 (11.3)	26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.7	-0.6	12.7	+1.0	--	0.0	5.2	--	346 (14.4)	37/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	26.0	0.0	8.8	-2.5	--	0.0	--	--	191 ( 8.0)	30/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.4	-0.5	15.8	+2.6	15.4	0.0	3.2	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	22.0	-1.2	13.8	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	30/00
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.0	-0.2	11.3	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	354 (14.8)	30/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	24.6	+2.1	10.3	+0.3	--	0.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	31/14
HOBART AIRPORT	25.7	+5.0	13.2	+2.5	7.9	0.0	6.2	9.9	533 (22.2)	43/08
	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

44.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
43.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
43.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
42.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
42.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
42.6 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+14.9 : 40.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+12.9 : 38.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+12.0 : 39.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.8 : 36.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.7 : 39.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+10.7 : 39.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.6 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.5 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+8.6 : 21.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+8.2 : 22.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 23.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 21.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+6.9 : 19.4 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 19.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 21.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

12.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
15.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-4.2 : 29.9 NGUKURR N Rivers NT
-4.1 : 27.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-3.7 : 27.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-3.3 : 31.3 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-3.2 : 30.3 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
-3.2 : 28.8 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

-3.0 DOVER Southeast TAS
0.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-11.9 : -3.0 DOVER Southeast TAS
-7.0 : 9.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
-6.9 : 9.4 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.7 : 7.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.5 : 6.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.

106.5 CAPE WILBERFORCE N Rivers NT
87.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
87.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE) North Coast NSW
67.0 HOLLISDALE (PAPPINBARRA RD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
61.5 REEF PARK N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
106.5 CAPE WILBERFORCE
54.8 NIGHTCLIFF POOL

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
53.0 BAMAGA
N Coast--Barron
61.5 REEF PARK

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
87.6 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
87.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)
MidNorth Coast S
67.0 HOLLISDALE (PAPPINBARRA RD)

11.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.2 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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3.7 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
3.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
2.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1712 (71.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1446 (60.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1385 (57.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1182 (49.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1089 (45.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1086 (45.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1076 (44.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1050 (43.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
955 (39.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
944 (39.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
914 (38.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
894 (37.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
888 (37.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
876 (36.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
773 (32.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
727 (30.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
712 (29.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
704 (29.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
658 (27.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
657 (27.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
637 (26.5) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
621 (25.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

102/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/08 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
80/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 8.0mm in 13 min to 14:00 36.9mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h W Kimberley DERBY AERO 10.4mm in 37 min to 20:00 16.9mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT 6.4mm in 7 min to 16:23 54.9mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.6mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h JABIRU AIRPORT 8.4mm in 13 min to 15:52 38.8mm/h DUM IN MIRRIE AWS 31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.3mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 1.6mm in 1 min to 13:30 96.0mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.6mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 6.8mm in 8 min to 03:45 51.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h 9.2mm in 27 min to 05:00 20.4mm/h 10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h 6.2mm in 14 min to 08:00 26.6mm/h 5.4mm in 6 min to 09:49 54.0mm/h MCARTHUR RIVER MINE 5.8mm in 4 min to 12:30 87.0mm/h BORROLOOLA 11.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 12.4mm in 30 min to 17:30 24.8mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula HORN ISLAND 7.6mm in 11 min to 10:54 41.5mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.4mm/h 14.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 14.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h S Peninsula LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT 8.4mm in 43 min to 15:00 11.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h 16.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.4mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h N Coast--Barron CAIRNS AERO 18.2mm in 30 min to 02:00 36.4mm/h 21.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 21.6mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 20.2mm/h 24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h CAPE FLATTERY 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 8.2mm in 22 min to 08:52 22.4mm/h 13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 70 ) at 02:35 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(310/ 80 ) at 03:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(240/ 78 ) at 04:38 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(270/ 67 ) at 03:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 72(***/ 63 ) at 02:00