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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
Charts and data courtesy Bureau of Meteorology. MTSAT-1R operated by JMA
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 received as at 1802 EST on 23/05/2012. 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014947

UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER

2.6

2.0

15/05/2001

13

1 n

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

62.0

46.2

18/05/2010

11

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

E Central

086354

PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE

0.3

0.7

11/05/1998

24

1 Y

TAS

Southeast

094195

TUNNACK FIRE STATION

-6.8

-5.9

22/05/2008

13

-6.3

18/06/2007

15

1 Y

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

-3.4

-3.4

23/05/2001

17

1 Y Equal to record.

TAS

King Island

098017

KING ISLAND AIRPORT

1.2

1.4

30/05/2006

15

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058208

CASINO AIRPORT AWS

-20.0

16.6

16/05/1996

16

13.0

11/07/1997

17

1 P


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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 18:01EST, 23/05/2012.

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 21.9 -2.1 16.4 +3.5 15.3 14.2 3.0 -- 488 (20.3) 68/16
PERTH AIRPORT 19.6 -2.1 14.8 +4.3 14.8 19.8 7.6 2.8 404 (16.8) 57/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.8 -1.1 10.9 +1.1 11.0 1.6 2.6 0.1 372 (15.5) 54/23
BUNBURY 19.9 -1.2 15.2 +5.7 -- 8.8 -- -- 322 (13.4) 44/22
MANDURAH 18.8 -- 15.3 -- -- 17.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 61/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 +0.5 24.7 +2.6 24.3 5.2 1.6 6.6 233 ( 9.7) 31/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.6 -0.4 13.1 +4.8 11.9 0.0 4.0 1.4 273 (11.4) 34/23
WHYALLA AERO 21.6 +1.1 4.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 142 ( 5.9) 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.3 +2.3 7.0 -3.2 2.0 0.0 -- 9.2 95 ( 4.0) 28/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 -1.4 4.6 -2.7 2.2 0.0 0.8 4.3 165 ( 6.9) 24/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.4 -0.5 13.8 -0.1 12.5 0.0 2.4 8.5 211 ( 8.8) 26/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +2.1 22.0 +2.1 19.0 0.0 4.4 10.2 340 (14.2) 31/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.2 +0.6 16.1 -1.5 13.4 0.0 3.2 10.8 139 ( 5.8) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 24.0 -0.2 18.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- 8.7 326 (13.6) 30/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +1.5 17.1 +2.9 16.2 0.8 1.6 -- 179 ( 7.5) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 +0.6 15.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 139 ( 5.8) 31/12
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -0.7 12.0 0.0 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.9 -1.2 11.6 -2.7 -- 9.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 37/10
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 -0.3 11.2 -1.6 8.4 3.2 1.8 10.0 287 (12.0) 31/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.4 -1.6 7.6 -2.4 -- 9.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.7 -1.6 7.2 -1.5 4.1 4.2 2.8 -- 151 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.0 -0.4 11.4 -0.3 9.5 10.0 3.6 9.1 302 (12.6) 35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -1.5 9.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.9 -4.3 11.7 +1.6 11.0 9.2 2.0 0.3 344 (14.3) 41/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.2 -3.2 9.9 +1.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.5 -0.7 -1.0 -5.7 -6.0 0.0 0.8 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.6 -1.4 4.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 24/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -2.9 10.8 -0.1 8.8 14.8 2.8 4.8 484 (20.2) 57/15
RICHMOND RAAF 18.4 -2.2 6.3 -1.6 3.0 1.4 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -2.4 12.2 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 450 (18.8) 54/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.0 -0.6 1.3 -1.9 -2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 -0.3 0.9 -5.0 -2.8 0.0 2.0 8.7 136 ( 5.7) 22/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.1 -0.6 1.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.4 -0.6 3.0 -4.4 1.0 0.0 1.8 9.2 142 ( 5.9) 21/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.9 -1.4 0.3 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 17/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.6 -1.0 3.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 24/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 -0.6 4.3 -4.3 1.4 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.4 -1.7 3.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 22/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 -1.6 -2.4 -8.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 30/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -3.8 -1.2 -6.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 18/11
HOBART AIRPORT 10.5 -4.7 2.4 -4.2 0.8 0.0 2.0 5.5 431 (18.0) 31/06
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

34.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.5 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT
34.4 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
33.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+4.7 : 25.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+4.6 : 24.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+4.3 : 25.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+4.1 : 22.9 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+4.1 : 29.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 21.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+8.4 : 16.0 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 25.1 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+7.9 : 15.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.6 : 14.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

-20.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-42.9 : -20.0 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.5 : 8.8 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-5.4 : 24.1 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-5.4 : 10.4 ORFORD (AUBIN COURT) E Coast TAS
-5.4 : 9.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-10.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.6 : -6.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-9.3 : -6.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-8.9 : -4.8 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-8.7 : -2.5 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-8.6 : -1.9 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-8.6 : -2.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-8.6 : 0.3 PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE E Central VIC

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.
68.6 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
62.4 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN) Hunter Valley NSW
62.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
61.0 HAWKS NEST GOLF CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
53.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.0 BRADSHAW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
68.6 GOLD COAST SEAWAY
51.0 OAKWOOD TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
62.4 FINGAL BAY (FINGAL HAVEN)
61.0 HAWKS NEST GOLF CLUB
53.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)
52.6 NORAH HEAD AWS

11.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
10.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

0.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
**S** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

767 (32.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
627 (26.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
595 (24.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
590 (24.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
572 (23.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
91/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
81/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/10 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
80/21 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
74/09 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
74/21 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

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
Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT
12.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.2mm/h
CHAPMAN VALLEY AG STATION
14.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.6mm/h
5.4mm in 11 min to 09:49 29.5mm/h
MINGENEW
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.4mm/h
MORAWA AG STATION
3.8mm in 11 min to 13:52 20.7mm/h
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
11.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.0mm/h
JANDAKOT AERO
4.8mm in 12 min to 06:42 24.0mm/h
9.0mm in 18 min to 07:00 30.0mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 22.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 16.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.3mm/h
ROTTNEST ISLAND
6.8mm in 7 min to 05:44 58.3mm/h
8.0mm in 12 min to 05:56 40.0mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 18.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.0mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 26.4mm/h
SWANBOURNE
6.8mm in 16 min to 07:00 25.5mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
PERTH METRO
11.4mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.4mm/h
BICKLEY
9.6mm in 42 min to 08:00 13.7mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
6.2mm in 11 min to 06:11 33.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.4mm/h
MANDURAH
9.4mm in 13 min to 05:59 43.4mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.6mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
10.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.2mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.4mm/h
FLOREAT PARK AG STATION
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.6mm/h
MEDINA AG STATION
12.6mm in 30 min to 06:30 25.2mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 06:30 13.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 22.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.6mm/h
MYALUP AG STATION
11.2mm in 30 min to 06:30 22.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.2mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.4mm/h
SOUTH PERTH AG STATION
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.8mm/h
WANNEROO AG STATION
10.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 13.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.0mm/h
GOSNELLS CHMP
12.6mm in 56 min to 08:00 13.5mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 14.8mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
WICKEPIN EAST AG STATION
13.2mm in 30 min to 11:00 26.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.6mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 15.4mm/h
KATANNING AG STATION
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h
NEWDEGATE AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.6mm/h
RAVENSTHORPE AG STATION
9.0mm in 11 min to 13:37 49.1mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AERO
14.8mm in 30 min to 13:00 29.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.8mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
BRADSHAW
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
21.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 21.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 91(220/ 65 ) at 22:00
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(210/ 63 ) at 22:00
CAPE NATURALISTE : 76(300/ 63 ) at 05:13