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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
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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 1332 EST on 07/05/2010. 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 maximum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003057

CYGNET BAY

36.0

36.0

04/05/2002

25

1 Equal to record.

WA

W Gascoyne

006011

CARNARVON AIRPORT

37.1

36.9

05/05/2010

63

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

36.5

35.9

03/05/1994

23

1

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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

22.1

22.1

28/05/2008

16

1 Equal to record.


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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 13:31EST, 07/05/2010.

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 29.5 +5.5 12.3 -0.6 7.9 0.0 7.4 -- -- 30/14
PERTH AIRPORT 25.9 +4.2 4.7 -5.8 2.9 0.0 2.6 8.9 229 ( 9.5) 34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.1 +2.2 4.8 -5.0 3.6 0.0 2.4 5.9 190 ( 7.9) 24/13
BUNBURY 24.2 +3.1 7.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 28/10
MANDURAH 24.1 -- 12.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 26/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.9 24.3 +2.2 23.4 0.0 7.8 11.3 530 (22.1) 57/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.8 -2.2 5.5 -2.8 -- 0.0 5.4 9.8 258 (10.8) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 19.8 -0.7 8.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.7 +0.7 11.8 +1.6 9.3 4.0 0.8 4.8 240 (10.0) 24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.2 +1.1 10.2 +2.9 8.2 3.6 0.0 5.6 366 (15.3) 37/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.5 +0.6 16.1 +2.2 14.2 0.0 9.6 10.7 512 (21.3) 48/03
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +2.1 19.9 0.0 17.6 0.0 6.0 6.0 444 (18.5) 48/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +4.2 17.9 +0.3 15.5 0.0 5.4 10.6 225 ( 9.4) 44/12
MACKAY M.O 26.6 +2.4 17.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 301 (12.5) 44/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.6 +4.6 15.0 +0.8 12.5 0.0 4.6 -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.5 +2.8 16.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 189 ( 7.9) 35/11
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +0.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 +1.1 13.6 +0.8 10.7 0.2 2.8 9.9 271 (11.3) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.8 +1.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 +0.4 4.7 -4.0 -1.0 0.0 3.8 -- 170 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 -1.2 10.9 -0.8 9.2 0.0 2.8 2.2 272 (11.3) 39/01
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -1.5 4.7 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 0.0 8.0 -2.1 4.2 0.0 5.2 9.5 515 (21.5) 44/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.2 -0.2 6.9 -1.4 -- 11.2 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 30/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.1 -3.1 3.8 -0.9 -3.0 1.2 2.4 6.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -2.2 3.9 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.6 +1.6 9.5 -1.4 5.2 3.8 4.4 10.2 612 (25.5) 46/10
RICHMOND RAAF 21.2 +0.6 3.1 -4.8 -0.8 0.2 -- -- 274 (11.4) 26/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.8 +1.1 11.4 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 589 (24.5) 48/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.1 +0.5 5.5 +2.3 3.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 -2.7 4.1 -1.8 4.8 0.0 2.0 3.8 213 ( 8.9) 22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 -2.4 7.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 35/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.0 7.1 -0.3 4.0 0.0 2.6 9.1 280 (11.7) 26/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.6 -0.7 5.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 284 (11.8) 26/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.9 +0.3 6.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 24/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.0 +1.3 11.4 +2.8 7.9 2.2 1.8 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.2 +0.1 9.7 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 548 (22.8) 59/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.9 +0.3 6.0 +0.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 39/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.1 -0.7 5.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 30/23
HOBART AIRPORT 17.9 +2.7 5.1 -1.5 0.0 0.2 2.4 7.3 370 (15.4) 55/23
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

37.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
37.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
37.3 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
37.1 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

+10.9 : 37.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+10.7 : 36.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+9.4 : 33.1 MULLEWA Central West WA
+8.5 : 32.7 ENEABBA Central West WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.2 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.2 : 25.4 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 21.6 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 23.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.0 : 20.7 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
+5.5 : 13.4 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

1.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-5.3 : 3.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.1 : 11.0 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-4.9 : 3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 : 7.3 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-4.1 : 10.1 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-6.9 : 2.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.7 : 3.3 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.4 : -2.0 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.4 : 2.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 0.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields 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.
73.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
22.6 COOROY COMPOSITE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
16.8 RHYLL E Central VIC
14.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
22.6 COOROY COMPOSITE

VICTORIA
E Central
16.8 RHYLL
W Coast
14.6 WEEAPROINAH
23.2 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
73.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

3.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
3.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.6 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1325 (55.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1289 (53.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1137 (47.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
986 (41.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
952 (39.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
916 (38.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
859 (35.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
858 (35.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
812 (33.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
811 (33.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
772 (32.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
762 (31.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
755 (31.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
740 (30.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
716 (29.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
713 (29.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
704 (29.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
695 (29.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
694 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
686 (28.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
655 (27.3) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
636 (26.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
633 (26.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
612 (25.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
611 (25.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
600 (25.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
106/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/04 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
89/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/23 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
29.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 9.7mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
17.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 5.7mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
8.4mm in 15 min to 01:00 33.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.8mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(250/ 76 ) at 06:30
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 70(283/ 63 ) at 05:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 83(250/ 63 ) at 00:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(310/ 65 ) at 11:14
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(280/ 67 ) at 17:58
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 89(300/ 63 ) at 21:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 95(***/ 70 ) at 04:30