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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 that is unchecked and are likely to pick up errors as well as true records. They are limited to data received as at 1333 EST on 05/05/2010. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest grass minimum temperature

Alice Springs

015652

WATARRKA

28.8

19.4

03/05/1993

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039085

SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE

26.5

23.4

04/05/1978

Highest maximum temperature

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

33.8

33.0

02/05/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

33.2

33.1

02/05/2010

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Southwest Plains

049000

IVANHOE AERODROME AWS

29.1

29.0

08/05/2002

NSW

South Coast

069049

NERRIGA COMPOSITE

24.0

04/05/1997

1 Equal to record.

VIC

E Gippsland

084084

MALLACOOTA

25.7

25.1

04/05/1997

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 13:31EST, 05/05/2010.

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	28.8	+4.8	10.5	-2.4	8.5	0.0	5.4	--	543 (22.6)	50/09
PERTH AIRPORT	21.9	+0.2	9.8	-0.7	5.7	0.0	3.6	9.8	--	--
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.4	-2.5	11.8	+2.0	11.2	0.0	3.4	1.4	330 (13.8)	44/22
BUNBURY	20.8	-0.3	4.4	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	253 (10.5)	31/09
MANDURAH	22.1	--	11.0	--	--	0.2	--	--	353 (14.7)	28/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.6	+1.6	25.0	+2.9	24.2	0.0	8.0	9.6	486 (20.3)	48/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.3	+6.3	10.4	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	205 ( 8.5)	34/14
WHYALLA AERO	22.5	+2.0	15.4	+6.7	--	0.0	--	--	401 (16.7)	50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	17.7	-1.3	14.7	+4.5	--	4.6	3.0	4.2	341 (14.2)	54/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.4	-0.7	11.8	+4.5	11.3	3.8	3.2	2.7	527 (22.0)	55/01
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.1	+4.2	17.1	+3.2	15.6	0.0	5.2	8.7	207 ( 8.6)	28/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.1	+1.5	22.9	+3.0	21.9	8.0	2.6	5.5	476 (19.8)	39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.9	+2.3	22.9	+5.3	21.0	0.0	6.8	8.9	463 (19.3)	41/10
MACKAY M.O	26.0	+1.8	20.2	+3.1	--	0.2	--	10.6	426 (17.8)	39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	+2.7	18.7	+4.5	17.8	0.0	5.8	--	340 (14.2)	31/09
BUNDABERG AERO	26.2	+1.5	17.6	+3.4	--	0.6	4.6	--	403 (16.8)	24/08
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	+0.3	18.0	+6.0	--	7.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	22.6	-0.5	18.8	+4.5	--	95.6	--	--	344 (14.3)	50/06
BRISBANE AERO	21.1	-2.5	17.7	+4.9	17.7	9.2	4.8	0.9	345 (14.4)	24/01
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.7	+0.7	13.8	+3.8	--	0.2	--	--	522 (21.8)	34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	25.7	+5.4	14.1	+5.4	8.8	0.0	2.8	--	110 ( 4.6)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.6	-0.8	15.5	+3.8	13.3	9.0	2.8	0.3	197 ( 8.2)	21/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	19.0	-2.5	11.6	+1.1	--	0.2	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.0	+3.8	11.3	+1.2	8.8	0.0	1.6	4.6	172 ( 7.2)	39/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.6	+4.2	10.8	+2.5	--	0.0	--	--	22 ( 0.9)	21/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.8	+4.6	9.4	+4.7	1.6	0.0	0.8	6.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.9	+5.9	12.1	+5.3	--	0.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.6	+5.6	15.7	+4.8	12.8	0.0	2.8	4.2	302 (12.6)	35/13
RICHMOND RAAF	26.6	+6.0	12.3	+4.4	9.3	0.0	--	--	26 ( 1.1)	34/19
BELLAMBI AWS	24.1	+4.4	17.0	+3.9	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	50/19
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	22.9	+7.3	7.5	+4.3	4.0	0.2	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.2	+8.9	10.7	+4.8	9.0	0.0	2.8	8.4	272 (11.3)	76/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+7.6	8.0	+2.4	--	0.2	--	--	78 ( 3.3)	61/21
MILDURA AIRPORT	25.1	+6.1	10.2	+2.8	7.2	0.0	5.0	6.1	283 (11.8)	52/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	24.6	+7.3	9.4	+3.6	--	0.0	2.8	--	301 (12.5)	65/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.0	+7.4	6.1	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	250 (10.4)	--
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	23.5	+6.8	11.6	+3.0	8.5	0.0	3.4	--	--	--
GEELONG AIRPORT	23.8	+6.7	10.9	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	302 (12.6)	65/10
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.3	+4.7	10.0	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	636 (26.5)	52/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	19.1	+3.3	6.8	+1.7	--	6.2	--	--	233 ( 9.7)	44/01
HOBART AIRPORT	21.8	+6.6	10.7	+4.1	6.9	0.0	5.2	2.4	402 (16.8)	65/10
	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

39.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+10.3 : 27.1 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+9.9 : 37.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+9.3 : 26.3 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+9.2 : 30.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+9.2 : 31.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.1 : 14.0 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+9.0 : 26.5 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.9 : 15.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+8.6 : 15.5 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
+8.5 : 16.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

6.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.3 : 19.4 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-4.3 : 16.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-3.8 : 20.2 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.8 : 17.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-3.6 : 19.3 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.6 : 18.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

0.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
2.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.1 : 0.4 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 4.4 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.0 : 2.1 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 3.3 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.7 : 2.9 HYDEN 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.

137.2 SOUTHPORT RIDGEWAY AVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
127.0 MIAMI BARDON AVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
115.2 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
110.0 AIR SEA RESCUE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
105.0 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
54.2 TULLY SUGAR MILL
Brisbane/SE Coast
137.2 SOUTHPORT RIDGEWAY AVE
127.0 MIAMI BARDON AVE
115.2 GOLD COAST SEAWAY
110.0 AIR SEA RESCUE ALERT
105.0 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT
103.0 CLEARVIEW ALERT
101.8 NERANG GILSTON RD
101.0 BURLEIGH WATERS ALERT
95.6 COOLANGATTA
92.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
85.4 OXENFORD (OBERON WAY)
64.0 GUANABA BIRDS RD
60.0 BINNA BURRA ALERT
60.0 COOMERA FOXWELL ROAD
59.0 MT TAMBORINE ALERT
57.0 BEECHMONT ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
102.0 MURWILLUMBAH (TWEED RIVER)
94.0 BOAT HARBOUR (ROUS RIVER)
92.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)
92.0 TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB
87.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
62.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
57.0 UKI (TWEED RIVER)
53.8 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT
51.8 YAMBA PILOT STATION

10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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0.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1119 (46.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
999 (41.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
967 (40.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
940 (39.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
930 (38.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
855 (35.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
839 (35.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
838 (34.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
831 (34.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
822 (34.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
819 (34.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
803 (33.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
800 (33.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
799 (33.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
788 (32.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
762 (31.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
742 (30.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
737 (30.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
733 (30.5) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
715 (29.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
708 (29.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
705 (29.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
687 (28.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
683 (28.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
680 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
678 (28.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
677 (28.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
669 (27.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
647 (27.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
641 (26.7) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
636 (26.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
634 (26.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
630 (26.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
618 (25.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
617 (25.7) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

109/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/09 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
96/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/12 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/02 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast HINZE DAM 33.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.5mm/h COOLANGATTA 8.0mm in 12 min to 03:00 40.0mm/h 15.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 15.6mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h 24.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 24.6mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 10.6mm/h 11.4mm in 20 min to 06:00 34.2mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.6mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.0mm/h 17.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 34.4mm/h 32.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 32.6mm/h 21.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 21.4mm/h 10.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 13.0mm/h 38.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 12.7mm/h GOLD COAST SEAWAY 10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.6mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h 18.8mm in 30 min to 03:30 37.6mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 24.4mm/h 25.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 25.6mm/h 15.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 15.4mm/h 10.4mm in 30 min to 05:00 20.8mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 19.0mm/h 16.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 32.8mm/h 26.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 26.8mm/h 24.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 24.4mm/h 69.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 23.0mm/h 12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.4mm/h 10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.8mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h BRISBANE AERO 12.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 12.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast YAMBA PILOT STATION 12.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 12.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h 22.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 22.0mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.7mm/h GRAFTON AIRPORT 10.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h LISMORE AIRPORT AWS 18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) 16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 93(260/ 65 ) at 12:58 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(250/ 65 ) at 14:07 VICTORIA Wimmera S GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 93(340/ 63 ) at 05:00 Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 96(360/ 74 ) at 17:00 W Coast COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 89(350/ 69 ) at 01:55 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(270/ 65 ) at 19:27 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(310/ 80 ) at 09:41 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(350/ 72 ) at 10:56 TASMAN ISLAND : 87( 10/ 63 ) at 00:00 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 89(330/ 67 ) at 03:00