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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 17/05/2010. 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 daily rainfall

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

70.0

28.4

29/05/2004

12

1

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

26.8

22.8

17/05/1995

25

1

WA

E Kimberley

002067

KUNUNURRA CHECKPOINT

38.0

17.1

28/05/2004

17

1 n

WA

W Kimberley

003019

NAPIER DOWNS

190.0

82.3

25/05/1941

78

1 n

WA

W Kimberley

003032

DERBY AERO

70.6

66.5

29/05/1964

52

1

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

43.6

34.6

23/05/2004

16

1

WA

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

29.6

20.2

07/05/2004

13

1

NT

Victoria

014831

RIVEREN

51.0

46.0

13/05/1998

41

1 n

NT

Victoria

014857

SUPLEJACK

29.5

16.0

13/05/1988

28

1 n

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AERO

69.6

22.2

29/05/2004

11

1

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

39.2

24.8

22/05/1997

14

1

SA

NW Pastoral

016090

COOBER PEDY AIRPORT

12.4

9.0

25/05/2009

16

1

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

25.1

25.0

07/05/2004

12

1

NT

Darwin-Daly

014960

PINE CREEK COUNCIL

25.5

22.5

15/05/2010

11

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

27.3

26.8

19/05/2003

12

1

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

25.4

25.0

14/05/2010

11

1 Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER

24.8

24.8

10/05/1995

20

1 Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014960

PINE CREEK COUNCIL

25.8

24.5

03/05/2009

11

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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, 17/05/2010.

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 22.2 -1.8 7.0 -5.9 3.7 0.0 3.6 -- 350 (14.6) 31/12
PERTH AIRPORT 20.7 -1.0 7.1 -3.4 5.1 0.0 2.2 5.5 236 ( 9.8) 24/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.4 +1.5 9.9 +0.1 7.8 0.0 1.0 7.6 250 (10.4) 26/12
BUNBURY 18.8 -2.3 10.2 +0.7 -- 1.2 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 31/14
MANDURAH 19.2 -- 12.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 24/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +0.3 25.5 +3.4 25.0 0.0 7.2 4.2 436 (18.2) 39/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.3 -0.7 16.0 +7.7 15.5 0.0 3.8 1.9 375 (15.6) 30/02
WHYALLA AERO 14.7 -5.8 7.8 -0.9 -- 14.2 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 22/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.7 +1.7 7.0 -3.2 1.8 0.0 -- 8.4 158 ( 6.6) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.5 +1.4 2.9 -4.4 0.3 0.0 1.2 6.3 166 ( 6.9) 18/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 19.9 -8.0 15.8 +1.9 15.6 5.0 6.8 0.0 316 (13.2) 28/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +1.2 18.5 -1.4 16.3 0.0 5.8 10.8 401 (16.7) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +0.2 17.7 +0.1 14.6 0.0 6.0 7.7 222 ( 9.3) 35/20
MACKAY M.O 23.3 -0.9 16.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- 2.9 316 (13.2) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -3.1 14.5 +0.3 13.0 0.0 4.0 -- 123 ( 5.1) 21/13
BUNDABERG AERO 21.5 -3.2 13.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 164 ( 6.8) 24/12
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -3.7 11.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.8 -1.3 11.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 31/11
BRISBANE AERO 20.8 -2.8 12.1 -0.7 3.7 0.0 2.8 0.0 279 (11.6) 22/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.3 -3.7 9.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 28/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.4 +2.1 6.3 -2.4 0.2 0.0 3.0 -- 106 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.3 +0.9 10.2 -1.5 6.3 0.0 3.4 7.9 355 (14.8) 39/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +0.5 10.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -0.4 8.3 -1.8 7.0 0.8 3.2 3.9 344 (14.3) 28/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.2 +0.8 7.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 42 ( 1.8) 18/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.1 +0.9 1.0 -3.7 -7.0 0.0 2.2 7.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +1.6 2.6 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 +0.3 10.4 -0.5 7.8 0.0 4.4 7.7 476 (19.8) 30/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.1 +0.5 2.3 -5.6 -0.3 0.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 18/18
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 +0.4 12.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 28/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.1 +1.5 -2.0 -5.2 -3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 +1.1 4.0 -1.9 4.0 0.0 1.2 7.5 114 ( 4.8) 21/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -0.2 1.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 28 ( 1.2) 13/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 -1.3 8.3 +0.9 5.2 0.0 2.0 0.7 146 ( 6.1) 21/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.1 -1.2 1.4 -4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 15/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 -0.5 3.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 18/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.5 +1.8 6.2 -2.4 4.2 0.0 1.2 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.0 -1.1 4.0 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 28/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.4 +0.8 0.2 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 18/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.7 +0.9 2.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 34 ( 1.4) 9/18
HOBART AIRPORT 17.2 +2.0 6.0 -0.6 3.2 0.0 1.2 9.2 288 (12.0) 28/03
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

35.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.0 MANINGRIDA AERO N Rivers NT
33.9 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT

+4.4 : 11.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.3 : 9.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+3.8 : 22.4 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
+3.7 : 10.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+8.2 : 24.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+7.7 : 16.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 24.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
+6.8 : 23.9 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+6.6 : 18.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

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

6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
8.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-11.2 : 18.3 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-10.7 : 20.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-10.7 : 19.3 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-10.4 : 22.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-10.3 : 21.7 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

-5.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC

-9.2 : 0.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-8.3 : 1.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-8.2 : 2.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.9 : 4.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.7 : -0.9 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley 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.
190.0 NAPIER DOWNS W Kimberley WA
121.4 KIMBERLEY DOWNS W Kimberley WA
114.0 WINDJANA GORGE W Kimberley WA
98.2 DERBY MAIN ROADS W Kimberley WA
89.6 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
89.6 KURI BAY
70.0 KALUMBURU
58.8 TRUSCOTT
W Kimberley
190.0 NAPIER DOWNS
121.4 KIMBERLEY DOWNS
114.0 WINDJANA GORGE
98.2 DERBY MAIN ROADS
70.6 DERBY AERO
63.0 LIVERINGA STATION

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
69.6 PORT KEATS AERO
51.0 WATERLOO
51.0 RIVEREN

10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.1 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
9.9 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
9.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

941 (39.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
701 (29.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
685 (28.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
646 (26.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
621 (25.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
619 (25.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
604 (25.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
603 (25.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
70/08 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
63/11 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
63/08 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
61/08 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
57/07 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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
WYNDHAM AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
TROUGHTON ISLAND
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
WYNDHAM
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
KALUMBURU
13.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 13.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.6mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.3mm/h
TRUSCOTT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h
6.2mm in 17 min to 07:56 21.9mm/h
10.6mm in 49 min to 09:00 13.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PORT KEATS AERO
29.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 29.2mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 12.7mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 24.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.3mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 16.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
OODNADATTA AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
4.6mm in 13 min to 21:30 21.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:27 8.3mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 13:27 6.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 14:27 5.3mm/h
None reported