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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 1541 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

015647

ATULA

63.0

22/04/2000

1 y Equal to record.

QLD

Gulf Country

029111

DELTA DOWNS STATION

62.5

46.0

03/04/2010

1 y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 15:40EST, 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	33.1	+5.5	14.4	-1.0	11.9	0.0	6.8	--	598 (24.9)	48/09
PERTH AIRPORT	30.3	+4.8	13.1	+0.2	10.0	0.0	4.8	9.9	389 (16.2)	44/02
ALBANY AIRPORT	24.5	+2.7	7.9	-3.7	7.0	0.8	1.8	9.0	166 ( 6.9)	34/09
BUNBURY	24.8	+0.7	8.9	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	28/09
MANDURAH	24.2	--	14.2	--	--	0.0	--	--	282 (11.8)	28/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	31.3	-1.4	25.0	+1.0	24.5	1.8	3.4	4.0	264 (11.0)	26/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	22.3	-5.9	18.5	+5.9	18.8	14.8	2.2	0.0	294 (12.3)	34/08
WHYALLA AERO	22.0	-1.6	13.3	+1.7	--	0.0	4.0	--	268 (11.2)	46/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	-3.2	15.1	+2.7	--	0.6	--	7.3	455 (19.0)	48/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.1	-3.3	9.7	+1.0	8.0	6.2	2.6	8.9	521 (21.7)	59/05
MOUNT ISA AERO	35.2	+3.3	22.1	+3.6	20.4	0.0	3.8	7.3	225 ( 9.4)	41/21
CAIRNS AERO	29.9	+0.7	22.8	+1.2	20.8	0.0	5.4	10.7	277 (11.5)	26/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	-0.2	21.2	+0.7	18.3	0.0	4.8	10.4	132 ( 5.5)	22/11
MACKAY M.O	31.5	+4.8	22.4	+2.3	--	0.0	--	10.7	280 (11.7)	26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	33.8	+5.0	23.6	+5.8	22.6	0.0	4.0	--	197 ( 8.2)	28/16
BUNDABERG AERO	31.2	+3.8	22.1	+4.6	--	4.0	5.4	--	182 ( 7.6)	31/16
NAMBOUR DPI	30.0	+3.9	21.0	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	29.4	+4.1	20.7	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	337 (14.0)	35/19
BRISBANE AERO	28.9	+2.9	21.4	+5.2	18.3	0.0	4.0	7.6	356 (14.8)	31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	29.6	+6.2	16.5	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	260 (10.8)	31/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	27.7	+2.6	15.7	+2.9	13.4	0.0	3.1	--	88 ( 3.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	29.2	+5.2	14.0	-1.2	11.0	0.0	3.4	6.9	152 ( 6.3)	30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	29.2	+5.2	14.8	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	29.0	+5.4	13.6	+0.4	12.2	0.0	4.8	5.5	265 (11.0)	70/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	27.5	+3.9	14.3	+2.4	--	0.0	--	--	28 ( 1.2)	30/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	17.0	-1.5	11.5	+4.3	6.2	0.0	2.6	6.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.5	-1.0	15.3	+5.2	--	0.0	--	--	156 ( 6.5)	35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	29.2	+6.3	18.7	+4.6	15.5	0.0	3.8	10.1	273 (11.4)	61/22
RICHMOND RAAF	27.7	+3.8	16.0	+4.7	13.1	0.0	--	--	84 ( 3.5)	50/14
BELLAMBI AWS	26.6	+4.5	19.0	+3.6	--	--	--	--	--	--
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.6	+0.6	13.2	+6.5	11.0	2.6	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.5	-3.0	13.1	+4.0	8.9	3.4	2.2	5.5	172 ( 7.2)	54/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.7	-3.7	14.2	+6.2	--	7.0	--	--	109 ( 4.5)	57/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.2	-3.3	13.9	+3.8	11.6	0.0	3.4	8.8	294 (12.3)	44/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	17.9	-3.7	12.3	+4.1	--	3.2	--	--	282 (11.8)	57/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.5	-4.7	12.6	+5.2	--	1.0	--	--	272 (11.3)	59/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.7	-2.6	11.8	+1.0	11.4	3.6	2.4	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	16.3	-3.7	10.7	+1.4	--	1.8	--	--	557 (23.2)	68/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.1	-4.5	8.5	+1.1	--	1.0	--	--	501 (20.9)	67/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.2	-3.7	11.1	+3.6	--	16.4	--	--	204 ( 8.5)	41/04
HOBART AIRPORT	16.9	-1.2	11.1	+2.4	9.6	2.0	3.2	5.3	325 (13.5)	44/06
	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

39.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
38.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.8 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
37.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 33.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+7.6 : 29.7 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
+7.3 : 33.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+7.3 : 31.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
+7.1 : 33.3 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW

28.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
27.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 13.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.8 : 21.5 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.8 : 21.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.6 : 23.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.6 : 19.5 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

2.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.7 : 19.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-10.5 : 16.8 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-8.8 : 21.3 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-8.7 : 23.8 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-8.6 : 20.6 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

**S** 0.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
0.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.2 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.9 : 4.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.3 : 5.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-5.0 : 6.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
-4.2 : 4.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.0 : 8.1 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
**S** -4.0 : 0.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley 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.

76.0 LOTUS VALE Gulf Country QLD
63.0 ATULA N Plateau NT
62.5 DELTA DOWNS STATION Gulf Country QLD
60.2 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD
56.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
56.0 JABIRU AIRPORT
N Plateau
63.0 ATULA

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
60.2 SOUTHWELL STATION
Gulf Country
76.0 LOTUS VALE
62.5 DELTA DOWNS STATION
Central Coast W
51.0 BARMOUNT

10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.5 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
10.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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3.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
1.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

**S** 925 (38.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
910 (37.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
885 (36.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
862 (35.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
856 (35.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
767 (32.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
758 (31.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
734 (30.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
729 (30.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
727 (30.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
721 (30.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
717 (29.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
705 (29.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
705 (29.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
688 (28.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
687 (28.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
686 (28.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
673 (28.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
657 (27.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
642 (26.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
635 (26.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
612 (25.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA

124/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
122/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
104/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/09 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/13 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
98/09 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
93/10 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
91/08 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
91/12 EAST SALE AIRPORT 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 14.0mm in 33 min to 15:00 25.5mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 10.4mm in 12 min to 13:00 52.0mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers MANINGRIDA AERO 10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 24.6mm/h BULMAN AWS 18.8mm in 19 min to 15:49 59.4mm/h 21.6mm in 41 min to 16:30 31.6mm/h 40.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 40.4mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.4mm/h 65.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 21.7mm/h PORT KEATS AERO 28.8mm in 45 min to 16:30 38.4mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 28.8mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h N Plateau ARLTUNGA 19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Gulf Country MORNINGTON ISLAND 14.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.4mm/h 33.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h Central Highlands EMERALD AIRPORT 12.2mm in 20 min to 23:23 36.6mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION 21.0mm in 16 min to 14:00 78.8mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 22.4mm/h 9.4mm in 4 min to 14:04 141.0mm/h 13.4mm in 26 min to 14:30 30.9mm/h 45.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 45.2mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 22.8mm/h 45.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 15.0mm/h HERVEY BAY AIRPORT 11.8mm in 14 min to 20:30 50.6mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.4mm/h 18.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 18.2mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 6.2mm in 9 min to 17:00 41.3mm/h MAROOCHYDORE AERO 5.6mm in 7 min to 16:39 48.0mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES South Coast GREEN CAPE AWS : 80(220/ 65 ) at 17:00 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 85(320/ 63 ) at 11:00 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(260/ 50 ) at 00:00 Upper NE FALLS CREEK : 98(320/ 56 ) at 09:39 MT HOTHAM : 102(350/ 61 ) at 09:31 E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(220/ 72 ) at 12:33 W Gippsland EAST SALE AIRPORT : 91(270/ 72 ) at 12:41 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 124(250/ 65 ) at 23:09 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 96(265/ 83 ) at 14:30 E Central SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 91(280/ 58 ) at 09:04 FAWKNER BEACON : 100(260/ 74 ) at 10:37 W Central LAVERTON RAAF : 93(260/ 46 ) at 10:36 POINT WILSON : 82(270/ 63 ) at 10:05 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 102(250/ 58 ) at 13:10 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 100(260/ 74 ) at 13:30 LOW HEAD : 80(270/ 67 ) at 04:55 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 69(320/ 65 ) at 10:14 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(280/ 69 ) at 06:30 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 85(280/ 69 ) at 12:31 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 122(***/ 89 ) at 18:30