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National Daily Weather Summary

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1337 EST on 03/05/2010. 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

ISL

Islands

200212

NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR

30.0

29.0

22/05/2009

11

1 P

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Far SW

045015

QUILPIE AIRPORT

0.0

1.0

25/05/2006

54

1

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

33.0

33.0

04/05/2002

12

1 Equal to record.

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

33.1

33.0

20/05/2002

14

1

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040209

POINT LOOKOUT

28.5

27.9

01/05/1998

13

1

NSW

N Tablelands W

056229

GUYRA HOSPITAL

20.7

20.4

08/05/2007

27

1

NSW

Hunter Valley

061366

NORAH HEAD AWS

26.4

26.3

13/05/1995

16

1


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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 13:34EST, 03/05/2010.

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 26.5 +2.5 11.9 -1.0 8.1 0.0 6.8 -- 452 (18.8) 44/16
PERTH AIRPORT 24.2 +2.5 9.7 -0.8 -- 0.2 2.6 9.8 -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.1 +1.2 6.2 -3.6 2.9 0.0 1.2 8.3 198 ( 8.3) 37/12
BUNBURY 19.3 -1.8 5.3 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 24/15
MANDURAH 21.2 -- 13.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.5 25.5 +3.4 24.6 0.0 6.0 11.0 391 (16.3) 41/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.1 +3.1 7.4 -0.9 5.9 0.0 5.6 11.0 237 ( 9.9) 30/09
WHYALLA AERO 21.3 +0.8 11.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 39/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.3 +1.3 13.1 +2.9 8.9 0.0 -- 3.0 191 ( 8.0) 41/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.6 +1.5 10.7 +3.4 8.8 0.0 2.2 7.6 399 (16.6) 37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.1 +4.2 16.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 8.6 10.2 200 ( 8.3) 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.7 23.3 +3.4 21.0 0.4 3.8 1.5 553 (23.0) 46/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +2.7 19.6 +2.0 16.9 0.0 7.2 9.2 412 (17.2) 52/14
MACKAY M.O 26.8 +2.6 21.9 +4.8 -- 1.6 -- 7.2 436 (18.2) 39/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +2.9 19.3 +5.1 18.0 0.0 6.2 -- 337 (14.0) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 +1.9 17.5 +3.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 418 (17.4) 39/13
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +2.3 16.0 +4.0 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.9 +2.8 15.6 +1.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 +2.3 16.9 +4.1 14.8 0.0 4.0 10.1 286 (11.9) 26/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 +2.8 14.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 43/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.2 +6.9 11.1 +2.4 6.7 0.0 3.6 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.5 +5.1 12.9 +1.2 11.4 0.0 3.0 9.0 217 ( 9.0) 37/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +4.0 11.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.1 +5.9 10.9 +0.8 9.9 0.4 0.2 6.1 192 ( 8.0) 31/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.1 +5.7 9.3 +1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 17 ( 0.7) 22/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.0 +3.8 4.3 -0.4 -1.8 0.0 2.2 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.1 +4.1 8.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 22/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.0 +6.0 13.3 +2.4 10.6 0.2 1.2 8.2 295 (12.3) 30/08
RICHMOND RAAF 25.2 +4.6 7.6 -0.3 4.9 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 15/20
BELLAMBI AWS 25.1 +5.4 14.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 48/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.0 +5.4 2.5 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.3 +5.0 7.4 +1.5 6.2 0.0 2.2 10.2 153 ( 6.4) 15/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +3.0 4.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.5 +5.5 9.6 +2.2 6.1 0.0 3.6 9.7 253 (10.5) 26/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.4 +5.1 4.8 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 28/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.9 +3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.7 +1.0 13.5 +4.9 10.5 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.4 +2.3 11.9 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.3 +1.7 8.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 600 (25.0) 39/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 +2.1 8.7 +3.6 -- 4.6 -- -- 391 (16.3) 44/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.9 +2.7 10.4 +3.8 4.6 0.0 2.2 8.8 457 (19.0) 72/12
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

38.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
37.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
37.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+8.8 : 32.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+8.7 : 32.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.1 : 38.0 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+7.8 : 35.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+7.8 : 22.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.8 : 15.0 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+7.1 : 10.6 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+7.0 : 16.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.7 : 4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.3 : 14.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 23.4 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD

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

4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.6 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-2.8 : 5.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-2.1 : 4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-2.1 : 28.6 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
-1.8 : 19.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-1.1 : 10.4 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-1.1 : 29.6 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-1.1 : 9.2 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-3.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-11.0 : 0.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-4.6 : 5.4 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-4.6 : 3.3 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.3 : -3.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.3 : -3.3 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.
17.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
17.0 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB North Coast NSW
15.4 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
13.4 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
13.2 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

3.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1510 (62.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1291 (53.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1237 (51.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1011 (42.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
965 (40.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
957 (39.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
940 (39.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
908 (37.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
858 (35.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
848 (35.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
827 (34.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
821 (34.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
821 (34.2) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
805 (33.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
775 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
774 (32.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
738 (30.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
718 (29.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
712 (29.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
700 (29.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) RHYLL E Central VIC
692 (28.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
688 (28.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
684 (28.5) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
680 (28.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
677 (28.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
664 (27.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
653 (27.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
650 (27.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
625 (26.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
619 (25.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
614 (25.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
601 (25.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
600 (25.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
135/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
122/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/06 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
100/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/10 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/13 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
21.2mm in 30 min to 19:00 42.4mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.0mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 29.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
MILINGIMBI AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.0mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
17.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
7.6mm in 36 min to 15:00 12.7mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
1.6mm in 1 min to 00:31 96.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 135(310/113 ) at 10:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 122(270/ 87 ) at 17:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 91(230/ 35 ) at 13:08
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 100(290/ 50 ) at 06:37
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 93(290/ 67 ) at 11:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 106(300/ 65 ) at 06:38
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(***/ 65 ) at 09:02