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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1614 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 minimum temperature

SA

Lower Murray

024521

MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON

21.6

19.0

12/04/1991

44

1 Y

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

30.0

08/04/2010

11

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


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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 16:14EST, 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 24.2 -3.4 13.9 -1.5 12.4 0.4 1.8 -- 417 (17.4) 50/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.8 -2.7 7.5 -5.4 6.5 0.0 1.8 9.5 282 (11.8) 35/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 -4.2 10.3 -1.3 8.4 1.0 1.8 8.1 271 (11.3) 46/10
BUNBURY 21.1 -3.0 6.4 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 31/12
MANDURAH 21.7 -- 12.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 39/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.7 24.7 +0.7 24.1 0.0 6.0 10.0 234 ( 9.8) 24/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.1 +0.9 13.7 +1.1 12.6 0.0 5.8 11.2 236 ( 9.8) 26/14
WHYALLA AERO 31.0 +7.4 19.2 +7.6 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 325 (13.5) 44/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.0 +3.4 20.4 +8.0 15.0 0.0 4.4 1.0 283 (11.8) 30/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.5 -1.9 16.4 +7.7 14.1 1.4 4.2 0.1 348 (14.5) 39/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +0.6 16.5 -2.0 14.8 0.0 8.0 10.8 238 ( 9.9) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 -0.9 24.6 +3.0 22.8 0.0 4.0 3.3 475 (19.8) 50/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.3 23.8 +3.3 22.4 0.0 4.6 3.1 330 (13.8) 41/10
MACKAY M.O 26.4 -0.3 22.5 +2.4 -- 10.4 -- 4.7 633 (26.4) 48/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 +0.2 20.8 +3.0 20.2 0.0 6.0 -- 410 (17.1) 41/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +0.9 19.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 443 (18.5) 37/14
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +0.9 17.0 +1.6 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.6 16.5 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 26.5 +0.5 16.6 +0.4 14.5 0.0 3.2 10.5 261 (10.9) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 -0.6 15.8 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 582 (24.3) 39/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.2 +3.1 13.8 +1.0 9.7 0.0 4.4 -- 94 ( 3.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.5 +3.5 15.1 -0.1 13.0 0.0 2.8 10.4 177 ( 7.4) 35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.8 +2.8 12.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.0 +6.4 10.5 -2.7 8.6 0.0 4.0 9.8 203 ( 8.5) 28/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 29.4 +5.8 11.9 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 23 ( 1.0) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.7 +3.2 8.7 +1.5 2.0 0.0 2.4 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +4.0 11.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.2 +7.3 17.0 +2.9 14.8 0.0 3.2 10.6 290 (12.1) 34/16
RICHMOND RAAF 29.6 +5.7 10.7 -0.6 8.2 0.2 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 21/15
BELLAMBI AWS 27.0 +4.9 17.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 26/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.2 +5.2 6.9 +0.2 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.5 +7.0 10.6 +1.5 7.9 0.0 4.0 8.4 153 ( 6.4) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +6.6 11.3 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) 35/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.4 +6.9 15.2 +5.1 12.3 0.0 5.2 6.9 265 (11.0) 43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.9 +7.3 14.1 +5.9 -- 0.0 4.5 -- 212 ( 8.8) 43/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.9 +5.7 12.9 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 48/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.4 +6.1 20.8 +10.0 18.4 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.5 +3.5 15.1 +5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 331 (13.8) 48/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.4 +4.8 15.9 +8.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 470 (19.6) 39/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.3 -0.6 9.9 +2.4 -- 10.8 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 50/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 +1.4 12.1 +3.4 9.9 1.0 2.2 1.7 202 ( 8.4) 50/20
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

40.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
39.6 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
39.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+9.9 : 29.6 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
+9.7 : 29.4 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+9.4 : 31.5 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+9.2 : 31.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+9.1 : 29.7 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+11.5 : 19.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+11.5 : 20.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+11.4 : 21.6 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+11.3 : 17.6 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+10.8 : 19.1 SHEOAKS W Central VIC

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

9.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 17.9 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-8.6 : 18.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-8.2 : 19.1 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-8.1 : 19.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-7.6 : 21.6 ENEABBA Central West WA

3.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
4.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
4.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-6.3 : 6.0 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-5.6 : 6.2 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.4 : 7.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-5.3 : 8.1 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-5.3 : 5.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt 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.
59.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
42.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD
39.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
34.2 TARGA (MOUNTAIN VIEWS) N Coast TAS
33.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
33.0 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP
N Coast--Barron
39.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
N Coast--Herbert
59.0 ABERGOWRIE ALERT
42.0 HAWKINS CREEK

TASMANIA
N Coast
34.2 TARGA (MOUNTAIN VIEWS)

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

.....

0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

964 (40.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
955 (39.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
814 (33.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
755 (31.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
751 (31.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
737 (30.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
728 (30.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
712 (29.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
698 (29.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
691 (28.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
671 (28.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
664 (27.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
648 (27.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
646 (26.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
637 (26.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
609 (25.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
603 (25.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
89/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
85/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
83/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
DEVONPORT AIRPORT
11.8mm in 30 min to 03:30 23.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 16.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
WILLIS ISLAND
5.4mm in 15 min to 14:45 21.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
17.6mm in 45 min to 15:30 23.5mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 23.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 65 ) at 21:11
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(320/ 65 ) at 22:53