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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.

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0242 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

Reading

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

Alice Springs

015552

HENBURY

46.0

39.4

24/09/1927

100

1 y

Alice Springs

015633

PALM VALLEY

36.8

19.0

17/09/2009

1 y

Alice Springs

015642

WALLACE ROCK HOLE

28.2

20.4

28/09/1986

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

-6.0

23/09/1998

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

26.4

25.1

16/09/1998

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

-2.2

11/09/2004

1 Y Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

Victoria

014850

TIMBER CREEK

40.7

40.6

09/09/2010

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

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 02:41EST, 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	19.5	-2.5	2.4	-6.9	-0.5	0.4	4.6	--	488 (20.3)	43/08
PERTH AIRPORT	18.9	-1.2	2.7	-6.2	1.3	0.0	4.4	10.7	448 (18.7)	31/00
ALBANY AIRPORT	13.1	-4.2	6.9	-1.1	4.7	5.0	2.6	1.6	308 (12.8)	22/00
BUNBURY	17.1	-1.1	1.4	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	237 ( 9.9)	31/12
MANDURAH	17.4	--	7.0	--	--	0.2	--	--	345 (14.4)	35/16
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.3	+1.8	24.1	+1.1	23.5	0.0	5.0	11.0	284 (11.8)	43/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	28.6	+1.3	12.7	+2.3	11.3	5.6	1.6	10.5	231 ( 9.6)	--
WHYALLA AERO	20.9	-0.6	14.2	+6.2	--	0.0	4.0	--	424 (17.7)	44/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	20.5	+1.5	12.4	+2.7	--	0.0	8.4	2.6	277 (11.5)	31/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	14.4	-1.4	7.4	+1.1	3.6	0.2	3.6	2.2	420 (17.5)	31/14
MOUNT ISA AERO	37.3	+6.1	16.4	+2.2	14.6	0.0	8.6	10.1	256 (10.7)	34/21
CAIRNS AERO	29.7	+1.7	22.5	+3.8	21.6	1.6	5.6	4.8	375 (15.6)	31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.0	+1.3	23.1	+5.8	23.2	0.0	8.0	9.8	493 (20.5)	37/15
MACKAY M.O	25.4	+0.2	17.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	347 (14.5)	26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.7	+1.4	16.4	+2.8	14.6	0.0	6.2	--	286 (11.9)	26/13
BUNDABERG AERO	26.0	+0.6	12.0	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	30/11
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+2.1	14.0	+3.4	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	23.5	+0.4	16.2	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	267 (11.1)	31/10
BRISBANE AERO	24.2	0.0	15.3	+2.6	13.5	0.0	4.0	8.7	268 (11.2)	37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	23.3	+0.9	12.3	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	372 (15.5)	37/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	20.4	-1.0	12.7	+4.2	11.1	0.2	2.6	--	171 ( 7.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	22.7	+0.8	16.1	+5.2	14.4	0.0	4.4	1.5	422 (17.6)	34/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.0	+2.5	15.0	+5.6	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	24.9	+3.7	11.4	+2.4	9.0	0.0	3.4	7.2	263 (11.0)	48/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.2	+1.9	10.5	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	68 ( 2.8)	24/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.8	+0.8	7.0	+2.8	3.7	0.0	1.8	7.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	20.9	-0.3	10.5	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	146 ( 6.1)	30/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	24.2	+3.7	13.2	+2.9	10.9	0.0	4.2	6.9	355 (14.8)	48/12
RICHMOND RAAF	23.7	+1.0	9.9	+1.8	--	0.0	--	--	111 ( 4.6)	37/15
BELLAMBI AWS	23.2	+3.0	13.9	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	361 (15.0)	50/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON	17.9	+1.7	6.7	+3.5	5.0	0.2	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.2	+1.6	5.3	+0.2	2.8	0.0	2.2	8.0	138 ( 5.8)	26/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.7	+0.6	6.0	+0.1	--	0.4	--	--	80 ( 3.3)	31/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.3	-0.1	6.2	-1.2	2.4	0.0	3.2	8.1	201 ( 8.4)	34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.5	+1.1	3.1	-2.3	--	3.0³	6.2	--	248 (10.3)	24/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.2	+1.4	1.9	-2.4	--	4.8	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.5	-1.7	10.9	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT)	14.9	-1.9	8.3	+1.6	--	0.2	--	--	455 (19.0)	37/05
BALLARAT AERODROME	12.3	-1.6	3.4	-1.4	--	0.2	--	--	428 (17.8)	31/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	14.0	-1.5	9.1	+4.0	--	1.8	--	--	492 (20.5)	50/11
HOBART AIRPORT	12.8	-2.5	6.9	+0.9	4.8	0.4	5.4	7.9	618 (25.8)	74/03
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

40.7 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
40.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
40.3 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
40.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 39.0 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
+6.2 : 37.2 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+6.1 : 37.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+6.1 : 34.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+5.8 : 38.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.8 : 36.0 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD

27.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
26.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
26.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.6 : 10.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+8.0 : 26.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
+7.7 : 27.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+7.4 : 16.5 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+6.8 : 21.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 11.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 19.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.7 : 19.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-8.6 : 16.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-8.5 : 16.2 FORREST Eucla WA
-7.7 : 18.6 WILUNA Interior WA

-4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.6 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-8.0 : -1.3 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : -0.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.7 : 0.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.4 : -2.6 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : -2.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : -2.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD 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.

46.0 HENBURY N Plateau NT
40.0 SPRINGVALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.8 PALM VALLEY N Plateau NT
36.0 MULYUNGARIE Northeast SA
35.0 MEREENIE N Plateau NT

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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2.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.5 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1603 (66.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1282 (53.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1115 (46.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1000 (41.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
974 (40.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
930 (38.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
923 (38.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
898 (37.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
889 (37.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
872 (36.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
829 (34.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
803 (33.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
787 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
783 (32.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
782 (32.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
748 (31.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
726 (30.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
721 (30.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
720 (30.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
705 (29.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
700 (29.2) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
700 (29.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
684 (28.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
678 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
675 (28.1) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
668 (27.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
659 (27.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
657 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
652 (27.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
650 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
633 (26.4) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
616 (25.7) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

124/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
122/02 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
120/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
109/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/11 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
98/01 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
93/04 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 Cent Wheatbelt KATANNING 65.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND 13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.6mm/h CLEVE AERODROME 7.8mm in 44 min to 12:14 10.6mm/h 12.2mm in 16 min to 12:30 45.8mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 20.0mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h WHYALLA AERO 8.2mm in 12 min to 15:00 41.0mm/h 12.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.0mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.2mm/h Adelaide/Lofty NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL 11.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 78 ) at 09:13 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(250/ 82 ) at 04:30 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 72(260/ 63 ) at 08:00 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 124(310/ 72 ) at 09:18 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(240/ 67 ) at 16:34 TASMAN ISLAND : 106(210/ 39 ) at 11:09 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(270/ 45 ) at 05:19 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 89(280/ 69 ) at 07:00 DROUGHTY HILL : 106(240/ 69 ) at 11:50 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 98(300/ 76 ) at 01:39 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 119(290/ 74 ) at 02:04 MOUNT READ : 87(280/ 67 ) at 02:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 89(270/ 76 ) at 07:30