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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 received as at 0234 EST on 24/05/2012. 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
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
NT	Alice Springs	015503	MOUNT RIDDOCK	29.2	28.0	27/09/1974	39				1 y
NT	Alice Springs	015653	GEMTREE PARK	36.0	26.6	03/09/2010	20				1 y Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Northwest	037079	TRANBY	22.5	11.0	05/09/2010	35				1 y Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Maranoa	043093	WAVERLEY DOWNS	44.8	37.1	01/09/1976	58				1 y
QLD	Maranoa	043099	SPRINGFIELD	34.0	32.0	02/09/1997	18				1 y
QLD	Maranoa	043106	RICHLAND HILL	29.6	25.0	02/09/1997	19				1 y
QLD	Warrego	044112	CUNNYANA	124.0	87.1	23/09/1970	42				1 y
QLD	Warrego	044175	KINCORA	29.2	25.0	02/09/1997	38				1 y
QLD	Warrego	044191	ALLAMBIE	35.0	33.2	06/09/1988	21				1 y
QLD	Warrego	044195	TANTALLON	55.0	32.0	15/09/1998	28				1 y
NSW	Southwest Plains	049061	IVANHOE (BERANGABAH)	37.2	24.8	04/09/2010	11				1 n Previous record set earlier this month.
NSW	NW Plains E	053116	MOREE (OODNADATTA)	26.0	26.0	20/09/1996	15				1 y Equal to record.
NSW	NW Slopes N	054036	WALLANGRA (WALLANGRA STATION)	63.5	55.0	09/09/2004	60				1 y
NSW	NW Slopes N	054065	NULLAMANNA (SILVERDALE)	68.0	58.0	09/09/2004	48				1 y
NSW	NW Slopes N	054073	NULLAMANNA (BELMORE)	69.2	63.8	23/09/1970	53				1 y
NSW	NW Slopes N	054078	INVERELL (WANDERA)	65.0	52.0	09/09/2004	53				1 y
NSW	NW Slopes N	054082	KINGS PLAINS (CROYE)	76.0	73.7	23/09/1970	53				1 y
NSW	N Tablelands W	056001	SAPPHIRE (ARGYLE)	58.2	55.4	17/09/1932	106				1 y
NSW	N Tablelands W	056121	ELSMORE (PARADISE CREEK)	59.0	54.1	28/09/1970	52				1 y
NSW	N Tablelands W	056123	ELSMORE (PARADISE STATION)	56.0	54.6	15/09/1970	57				1 y
NSW	N Tablelands W	056194	TENTERFIELD (KOOKYNIE)	67.0	51.2	09/09/2004	15				1 y

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 02:34EST, 24/05/2012.

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	21.6	-0.4	7.1	-2.2	4.6	0.2	3.4	--	276 (11.5)	34/15
PERTH AIRPORT	18.2	-1.9	3.5	-5.4	4.7	0.0	1.8	10.8	289 (12.0)	31/14
ALBANY AIRPORT	14.7	-2.6	6.5	-1.5	5.8	0.4	2.6	0.0	294 (12.3)	30/08
BUNBURY	17.1	-1.1	--	--	--	0.0	--	--	--	24/14
MANDURAH	17.4	--	7.0	--	--	0.0	--	--	197 ( 8.2)	28/13
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.4	-0.1	23.9	+0.9	23.3	0.0	8.2	9.3	332 (13.8)	35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.7	-6.6	15.3	+4.9	14.9	3.8	3.6	8.2	288 (12.0)	37/12
WHYALLA AERO	18.6	-2.9	10.1	+2.1	--	0.0	8.0	--	415 (17.3)	39/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.5	-2.5	10.3	+0.6	--	1.4	3.4	6.4	429 (17.9)	48/06
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.9	-0.9	7.1	+0.8	4.4	3.6	1.2	9.4	392 (16.3)	44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.9	-3.3	21.0	+6.8	20.5	4.4	7.2	3.7	332 (13.8)	35/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.4	+1.4	23.1	+4.4	20.8	0.2	4.8	9.5	317 (13.2)	30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO	30.1	+2.4	22.2	+4.9	20.3	0.0	6.8	9.1	332 (13.8)	31/10
MACKAY M.O	29.1	+3.9	20.3	+3.7	--	0.8	--	9.8	215 ( 9.0)	37/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.0	+3.7	16.9	+3.3	16.3	0.0	3.8	--	186 ( 7.8)	43/14
BUNDABERG AERO	28.1	+2.7	15.9	+2.2	16.1	0.0	--	--	268 (11.2)	46/10
NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	-0.9	19.0	+8.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.3	+1.2	18.7	+5.3	--	0.8	--	--	492 (20.5)	48/10
BRISBANE AERO	23.4	-0.8	18.8	+6.1	17.8	0.0	7.0	0.9	590 (24.6)	46/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.6	-4.8	14.5	+3.9	--	0.4	--	--	407 (17.0)	59/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	22.5	+1.1	12.7	+4.2	12.2	13.2	0.0	--	172 ( 7.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.3	+5.4	16.5	+5.6	14.4	1.6	1.8	7.5	366 (15.3)	50/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	28.0	+5.5	15.0	+5.6	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.8	+3.6	12.1	+3.1	10.4	2.8	0.4	8.4	266 (11.1)	74/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	24.5	+3.2	11.6	+3.9	--	4.8	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	43/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	13.7	-0.3	7.6	+3.4	6.9	29.2	5.2	2.0	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.8	-0.4	11.0	+4.6	--	9.0	--	--	248 (10.3)	59/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.5	+4.0	10.5	+0.2	8.0	2.8	2.0	5.4	359 (15.0)	72/14
RICHMOND RAAF	24.3	+1.6	8.0	-0.1	--	4.0	--	--	159 ( 6.6)	--
BELLAMBI AWS	22.6	+2.4	12.7	+0.2	--	0.8	--	--	284 (11.8)	80/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	16.0	-0.2	8.8	+5.6	8.0	4.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.2	-3.4	10.2	+5.1	6.6	19.6	1.2	4.3	208 ( 8.7)	61/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	14.0	-4.1	8.1	+2.2	--	24.8	--	--	180 ( 7.5)	50/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	18.4	-2.0	8.5	+1.1	5.0	0.2	4.2	10.2	364 (15.2)	50/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.4	-3.0	7.0	+1.6	--	6.2	1.4	--	381 (15.9)	57/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT	14.2	-2.6	5.5	+1.2	--	0.6	--	--	294 (12.3)	50/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	14.4	-2.8	9.4	+1.5	6.8	2.6	2.4	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	14.7	-2.1	7.7	+1.0	--	9.2	--	--	300 (12.5)	50/15
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.0	-1.9	4.6	-0.2	--	10.6	--	--	534 (22.3)	52/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	17.2	+1.7	8.7	+3.6	--	13.0	--	--	79 ( 3.3)	34/16
HOBART AIRPORT	16.4	+1.1	6.6	+0.6	2.9	2.6	3.6	6.4	288 (12.0)	55/19
	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

39.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
39.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
38.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
38.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 30.9 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 39.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 38.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 28.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+5.4 : 27.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
**S** 27.1 PINE CREEK COUNCIL N Rivers NT
26.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
25.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
25.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+10.4 : 17.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.1 : 19.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.9 : 15.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
+9.8 : 14.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
+9.7 : 17.5 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.7 : 20.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-8.9 : 21.6 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.9 : 21.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-7.7 : 22.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 15.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

-2.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

-7.5 : -2.4 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.4 : -1.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-7.1 : -0.7 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 0.0 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : -0.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.5 : -0.1 KELLERBERRIN 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.

124.0 CUNNYANA Warrego QLD
76.0 KINGS PLAINS (CROYE) NW Slopes N NSW
73.2 KINGS PLAINS (WINDERMERE) NW Slopes N NSW
73.0 REDDESTONE (LONEWOOD) N Tablelands W NSW
70.0 ASHFORD (SPRINGVALE) NW Slopes N NSW

QUEENSLAND
Warrego
124.0 CUNNYANA
55.0 TANTALLON

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains N
50.0 MACQUARIE MARSHES (WILLIE RETREAT)
NW Slopes N
76.0 KINGS PLAINS (CROYE)
73.2 KINGS PLAINS (WINDERMERE)
70.0 ASHFORD (SPRINGVALE)
69.2 NULLAMANNA (BELMORE)
68.0 NULLAMANNA (SILVERDALE)
65.0 INVERELL (WANDERA)
63.5 WALLANGRA (WALLANGRA STATION)
56.4 ASHFORD (BURRABOGIE)
54.2 COOLATAI (ORANA)
54.0 CHERRY TREE HILL (KULKI)
54.0 ASHFORD (BEAUMONT)
53.5 GRAVESEND POST OFFICE
51.2 PINDARI DAM
51.0 DINTON VALE (BERRILEE)
50.2 OAKWOOD (BENARA)
N Tablelands W
73.0 REDDESTONE (LONEWOOD)
67.0 TENTERFIELD (KOOKYNIE)
66.6 EMMAVILLE POST OFFICE
62.4 EMMAVILLE (SEVERN VALLEY)
60.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
59.0 EMMAVILLE (BEN VALE)
59.0 ELSMORE (PARADISE CREEK)
58.2 SAPPHIRE (ARGYLE)
56.0 ELSMORE (PARADISE STATION)
54.6 WELLINGROVE (MORILLA)
51.0 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE

10.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.7 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
10.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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2.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1000 (41.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
912 (38.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
772 (32.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
751 (31.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
743 (31.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
738 (30.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
727 (30.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
713 (29.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
710 (29.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
706 (29.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
687 (28.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
686 (28.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
670 (27.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
667 (27.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
662 (27.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
645 (26.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
645 (26.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
629 (26.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
620 (25.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
614 (25.6) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
604 (25.2) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

96/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
87/15 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
87/01 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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 Darling Downs E INGLEWOOD FOREST 13.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 13.2mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h APPLETHORPE 11.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.2mm/h DALBY AIRPORT 4.4mm in 13 min to 10:00 20.3mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES CW Plains N COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h NW Plains E MOREE AERO 16.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 5.3mm/h NW Slopes N NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS 10.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h NW Slopes S GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS 12.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.6mm/h N Tablelands W ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 8.0mm in 18 min to 03:00 26.7mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 12.8mm/h GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS 12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.8mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.2mm/h 23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.7mm/h SW Slopes S ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.2mm/h TASMANIA W Coast CAPE SORELL 20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 01:00 5.3mm/h ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Hunter Valley NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 87(270/ 72 ) at 15:58 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 82(320/ 69 ) at 15:59 Illawarra ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) : 96(270/ 39 ) at 13:59 Goulburn/Monaro GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS : 72(260/ 63 ) at 12:28 VICTORIA Upper NE MT HOTHAM : 82(360/ 69 ) at 01:17 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 80 ) at 19:22 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(320/ 78 ) at 22:01 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(270/ 67 ) at 21:34 ISLANDS Islands LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 93(320/ 50 ) at 18:41 HOGAN ISLAND : 83(260/ 72 ) at 18:00