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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.

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1629 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 minimum temperature

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

23/04/2010

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

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

TAS

Southeast

094041

MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

96.0

84.3

02/04/2004

1 Y

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 16:29EST, 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	30.9	+3.3	14.5	-0.9	12.9	0.0	5.4	--	359 (15.0)	31/06
PERTH AIRPORT	29.5	+4.0	10.5	-2.4	7.7	0.0	4.2	8.2	255 (10.6)	28/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	26.1	+4.3	11.2	-0.4	8.0	0.2	2.0	7.0	279 (11.6)	21/12
BUNBURY	26.6	+2.5	9.5	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	92 ( 3.8)	31/17
MANDURAH	24.6	--	14.8	--	--	0.0	--	--	151 ( 6.3)	28/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.2	-0.5	25.3	+1.3	24.6	4.0	1.4	8.3	337 (14.0)	43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	23.5	-4.7	8.4	-4.2	7.1	0.0	7.0	11.0	266 (11.1)	34/10
WHYALLA AERO	21.9	-1.7	15.7	+4.1	--	0.0	3.6	--	262 (10.9)	35/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.2	-3.4	13.5	+1.1	11.7	2.6	1.2	2.6	337 (14.0)	35/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.2	-3.2	11.1	+2.4	9.4	2.8	1.2	4.1	--	41/10
MOUNT ISA AERO	30.4	-1.5	16.7	-1.8	14.0	0.0	5.4	10.9	351 (14.6)	39/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.7	+0.5	23.3	+1.7	21.3	1.4	3.4	6.1	393 (16.4)	48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.9	+0.3	21.9	+1.4	20.4	0.2	1.8	7.8	225 ( 9.4)	35/12
MACKAY M.O	26.7	0.0	20.0	-0.1	--	0.0	--	7.3	300 (12.5)	35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.0	+0.2	19.6	+1.8	18.2	0.0	3.6	--	164 ( 6.8)	26/13
BUNDABERG AERO	28.2	+0.8	18.5	+1.0	--	0.0	2.8	--	203 ( 8.5)	18/13
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+2.9	17.0	+1.6	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.1	+2.8	16.8	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	187 ( 7.8)	31/11
BRISBANE AERO	27.4	+1.4	16.8	+0.6	14.3	0.0	3.0	9.5	206 ( 8.6)	28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.5	+1.1	13.4	+0.1	--	1.0	--	--	249 (10.4)	31/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	23.7	-1.4	8.1	-4.7	3.1	0.0	3.6	--	91 ( 3.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	25.4	+1.4	11.6	-3.6	7.8	0.0	3.6	10.4	194 ( 8.1)	26/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.2	+1.2	11.4	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	25.0	+1.4	12.1	-1.1	7.8	0.0	5.4	10.4	404 (16.8)	43/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.4	+0.8	7.9	-4.0	--	0.2	--	--	58 ( 2.4)	24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.8	-3.7	6.5	-0.7	-1.5	0.0	1.4	9.1	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.6	-3.9	5.1	-5.0	--	0.0	--	--	89 ( 3.7)	35/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.5	+2.6	13.0	-1.1	7.6	0.0	5.0	10.7	361 (15.0)	55/10
RICHMOND RAAF	24.8	+0.9	6.7	-4.6	3.2	--	--	--	--	35/16
BELLAMBI AWS	24.1	+2.0	14.0	-1.4	--	0.0	--	--	307 (12.8)	46/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.1	-1.9	8.7	+2.0	6.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	20.3	-2.2	7.9	-1.2	4.8	0.0	3.8	4.4	174 ( 7.3)	30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	17.7	-4.7	10.5	+2.5	--	0.4	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.5	-3.0	12.7	+2.6	10.3	0.0	4.0	2.3	330 (13.8)	31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.7	-2.9	9.3	+1.1	--	0.0	2.8	--	332 (13.8)	37/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT	17.3	-3.9	10.1	+2.7	--	2.6	--	--	376 (15.7)	30/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.4	-1.9	12.8	+2.0	10.2	2.2	1.8	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	17.5	-2.5	11.1	+1.8	--	5.0	--	--	629 (26.2)	54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	13.4	-4.2	7.8	+0.4	--	3.2	--	--	599 (25.0)	52/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.8	-0.1	9.9	+2.4	--	7.0	--	--	460 (19.2)	41/14
HOBART AIRPORT	17.6	-0.5	11.9	+3.2	8.8	0.8	4.0	5.3	818 (34.1)	68/02
	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

38.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
37.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+9.1 : 32.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+8.4 : 30.9 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 30.8 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+7.7 : 30.5 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 31.3 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
26.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+5.3 : 9.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+4.7 : 13.8 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+4.7 : 26.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+4.7 : 25.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+4.6 : 10.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

**S** -6.9 : 16.4 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : 3.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.1 : 24.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-5.9 : 15.9 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.8 : 16.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
-5.8 : 10.5 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC

-1.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.2 : -1.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.7 : 6.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-7.6 : 2.0 WILLOW GROVE (BLUE ROCK RESERVOIR) W Gippsland VIC
-7.0 : 6.6 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.8 : 10.1 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

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.

132.4 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
75.4 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
61.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
52.8 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
49.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
132.4 ALYANGULA POLICE
75.4 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
52.8 BULMAN AWS
49.8 CAPE DON

TASMANIA
W Coast
61.8 MOUNT READ

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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2.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.3 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.2 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

2305 (96.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1802 (75.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1539 (64.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1509 (62.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1506 (62.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1365 (56.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1262 (52.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1179 (49.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1121 (46.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1093 (45.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1079 (45.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1075 (44.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1060 (44.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1058 (44.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
940 (39.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
937 (39.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
929 (38.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
919 (38.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
897 (37.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
872 (36.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
857 (35.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
818 (34.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
795 (33.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
772 (32.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
761 (31.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
744 (31.0) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
725 (30.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
719 (30.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
716 (29.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
716 (29.8) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
716 (29.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
713 (29.7) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
701 (29.2) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
671 (28.0) DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
669 (27.9) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
652 (27.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
639 (26.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
636 (26.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
629 (26.2) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
629 (26.2) GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) W Central VIC
624 (26.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
622 (25.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
619 (25.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
614 (25.6) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
614 (25.6) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

135/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
128/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
111/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
109/10 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
106/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
96/03 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
96/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/04 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
91/07 LIAWENEE Central Plateau 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers CAPE DON 7.2mm in 42 min to 00:12 10.3mm/h 10.8mm in 5 min to 00:17 129.6mm/h 10.8mm in 13 min to 00:30 49.8mm/h 28.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 28.8mm/h 37.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.3mm/h 11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.6mm/h MILINGIMBI AWS 11.8mm in 32 min to 15:02 22.1mm/h 11.8mm in 28 min to 15:30 25.3mm/h 23.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 23.6mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h GOVE AIRPORT 13.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.8mm/h NGAYAWILI 13.0mm in 30 min to 15:00 26.0mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.0mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.8mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula COCONUT ISLAND 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h TASMANIA W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM 22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(260/ 83 ) at 04:06 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 85(257/ 67 ) at 02:10 TASMANIA N Coast LOW HEAD : 80(270/ 65 ) at 02:00 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 96(270/ 72 ) at 02:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 128(310/ 96 ) at 03:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 133(250/ 93 ) at 05:04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 111(250/ 58 ) at 12:33 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 109(260/ 70 ) at 10:41 Central Plateau LIAWENEE : 91(250/ 59 ) at 07:30 W Coast WARRA : 91(270/ 33 ) at 06:20 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(300/ 67 ) at 03:00 Flinders Is/Bass St FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(260/ 65 ) at 02:18 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 96(***/ 78 ) at 02:00