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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

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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 1335 EST on 16/05/2010. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014960

PINE CREEK COUNCIL

22.5

22.5

16/05/2007

11

1 Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

Central West

008297

DALWALLINU

2.2

3.0

30/05/2006

14

1

WA

Lower West

009106

GOSNELLS CITY

4.0

4.1

27/05/2004

18

1

WA

Lower West

009172

JANDAKOT AERO

-0.1

0.3

14/05/2010

19

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

-1.2

-0.9

22/05/2007

15

1

SA

Kangaroo Is

022841

KINGSCOTE AERO

-0.6

-0.6

25/05/2006

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 13:32EST, 16/05/2010.

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 18.9 -5.1 7.4 -5.5 3.7 0.0 5.2 -- -- 41/12
PERTH AIRPORT 19.2 -2.5 1.1 -9.4 0.4 0.2 2.6 8.2 250 (10.4) 26/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.0 -1.9 10.6 +0.8 10.1 0.0 3.2 2.8 256 (10.7) 24/22
BUNBURY 17.8 -3.3 5.6 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 28/14
MANDURAH 17.9 -- 7.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 22/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.3 25.2 +3.1 24.3 0.0 4.4 9.3 362 (15.1) 39/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.4 +0.4 15.5 +7.2 16.3 0.0 5.8 0.2 261 (10.9) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 20.0 -0.5 3.2 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.3 +0.3 4.3 -5.9 -0.4 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 22/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.4 +1.3 1.2 -6.1 -0.1 0.0 0.8 9.8 114 ( 4.8) 21/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.7 +0.8 18.9 +5.0 17.8 0.0 3.2 2.8 252 (10.5) 37/16
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.7 20.3 +0.4 17.8 0.0 4.0 10.3 371 (15.5) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.3 17.3 -0.3 15.4 0.0 7.6 9.5 307 (12.8) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 24.2 0.0 15.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.1 314 (13.1) 31/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 +0.1 7.9 -6.3 4.4 0.0 4.0 -- 107 ( 4.5) 22/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 +0.6 9.1 -5.1 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 192 ( 8.0) 21/01
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +1.3 8.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.3 8.1 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 30/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 +1.1 8.6 -4.2 5.9 0.0 2.4 10.1 -- 30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.1 +1.1 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 30/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.9 +0.6 4.1 -4.6 -1.8 0.0 3.0 -- 81 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 +0.6 6.5 -5.2 3.0 0.0 2.6 9.8 195 ( 8.1) 35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +0.5 9.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 +1.3 7.3 -2.8 3.6 0.0 4.2 9.1 407 (17.0) 35/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.7 +0.3 7.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 26/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.4 +1.2 1.3 -3.4 -8.4 0.0 2.0 9.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +0.1 2.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 21/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 -0.9 10.4 -0.5 6.4 0.0 4.0 9.0 531 (22.1) 55/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 +1.3 2.7 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 46/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 +0.3 13.3 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 41/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.0 +1.4 -0.2 -3.4 -3.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 +1.1 1.4 -4.5 3.0 0.0 1.6 8.9 141 ( 5.9) 15/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.4 +0.7 2.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.6 +0.6 2.4 -5.0 -0.6 0.0 2.8 8.4 97 ( 4.0) 21/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 +0.4 0.1 -5.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 17/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 +0.6 1.3 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 22/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.7 +1.0 12.6 +4.0 11.6 0.0 0.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.2 +0.1 10.6 +2.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 18/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.6 +2.0 0.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 26/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 +1.1 1.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 13/14
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.9 6.2 -0.4 3.2 0.0 0.2 7.8 264 (11.0) 26/09
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

35.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.2 : 11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.5 : 8.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.4 : 8.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
+3.3 : 22.7 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+3.3 : 32.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

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

+8.9 : 20.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+7.3 : 22.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+7.2 : 15.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.9 : 17.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 23.5 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT

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

5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-12.1 : 21.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-11.6 : 21.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-11.2 : 21.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-10.7 : 19.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-10.2 : 19.2 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-10.7 : -1.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-10.0 : 0.9 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-9.6 : -0.1 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-9.4 : 1.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-9.4 : -4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W 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.
39.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
28.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
26.6 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
26.0 LORT RIVER Goldfields WA
25.4 MERIVALE FARM Lower West WA

10.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
9.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
9.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

.....

0.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

980 (40.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
868 (36.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
847 (35.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
821 (34.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
786 (32.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
781 (32.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
730 (30.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
698 (29.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
694 (28.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
678 (28.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
675 (28.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
648 (27.0) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
643 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
640 (26.7) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
625 (26.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
611 (25.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
607 (25.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
605 (25.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
61/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
59/01 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
59/05 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
57/10 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
57/14 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
57/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TRUSCOTT
11.2mm in 32 min to 21:50 21.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
CURTIN AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
None reported