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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
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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 received as at 0455 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Peninsula

027061

SOUTHWELL STATION

80.0

69.0

24/10/2000

15

1 y

QLD

N Peninsula

027062

PUNSAND BAY

52.0

43.0

17/10/1996

14

1 y

QLD

Darling Downs W

042113

PINE HILL CROSSING

44.0

43.0

07/10/1997

14

1 y

NSW

Riverina W

075008

LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT DLWC

23.0

23.0

16/10/2010

11

1 y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

11.0

12.1

24/10/2008

16

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040651

JIMNA FORESTRY

3.0

3.4

17/10/2010

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040861

SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT

7.9

7.9

08/10/1998

16

1 Y 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 04:55EST, 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 30.7 +6.3 12.0 +1.1 6.1 0.0 9.6 -- 452 (18.8) 39/11
PERTH AIRPORT 32.6 +10.1 9.0 -1.2 7.2 0.0 8.0 12.2 333 (13.9) 39/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 30.4 +11.7 8.3 -0.8 5.5 0.0 6.4 12.5 390 (16.3) 35/11
BUNBURY 27.2 +6.5 6.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 24/10
MANDURAH 27.9 -- 14.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 30/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 0.0 22.9 -2.1 19.9 0.0 4.8 11.2 299 (12.5) 54/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.1 -8.9 6.3 -8.5 5.2 0.0 6.6 12.0 301 (12.5) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 17.1 -6.8 8.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 235 ( 9.8) 37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.1 -3.7 10.6 -0.8 -- 0.4 8.6 9.0 268 (11.2) 34/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 -1.7 6.7 -0.4 5.3 0.8 3.4 6.0 427 (17.8) 46/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.0 -5.6 14.8 -3.8 11.8 0.0 8.6 11.5 421 (17.5) 35/08
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 -2.3 21.7 +1.1 20.5 0.0 7.2 0.8 442 (18.4) 35/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.4 -2.0 18.3 -2.4 15.9 0.0 6.6 8.7 267 (11.1) 41/11
MACKAY M.O 24.8 -2.8 14.6 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 347 (14.5) 31/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 -3.4 11.6 -5.4 9.6 0.0 6.0 -- 202 ( 8.4) 26/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.9 -2.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -3.7 8.0 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.6 -1.8 10.0 -6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 -3.2 10.1 -5.6 6.9 0.0 8.6 12.3 316 (13.2) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 -4.4 7.0 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 34/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.7 -2.4 6.1 -6.0 2.2 0.0 3.6 -- 129 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.0 -0.6 8.6 -5.2 6.0 0.0 4.8 12.3 323 (13.5) 48/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -2.0 7.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.1 +1.5 10.5 -1.5 7.4 0.0 6.4 11.7 502 (20.9) 37/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.3 -0.4 6.5 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 22/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.5 -4.0 4.5 -2.1 -0.5 0.0 3.6 8.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -4.7 4.6 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 50/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.4 +2.9 11.4 -1.7 6.0 0.0 7.2 12.3 416 (17.3) 39/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.2 +0.2 5.5 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 +0.8 11.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 44/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.6 -1.8 4.5 -1.6 1.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.5 -2.9 7.0 -0.7 2.2 0.0 2.4 7.9 186 ( 7.8) 39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -4.2 9.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 39/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.4 -5.4 7.1 -2.7 4.9 0.0 1.8 6.1 274 (11.4) 28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.4 -3.5 5.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 286 (11.9) 34/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 -3.1 4.4 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 35/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.9 -0.7 10.0 +0.5 1.6 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 16.4 -2.4 5.6 -2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 422 (17.6) 65/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -2.9 4.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 46/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.4 +0.4 8.2 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 302 (12.6) 57/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 -3.8 8.6 +1.1 8.4 0.0 3.2 5.6 407 (17.0) 65/15
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

37.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.3 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
37.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.2 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA

+11.7 : 30.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+11.3 : 29.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+10.8 : 29.5 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+10.6 : 31.7 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+10.3 : 31.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+6.9 : 23.5 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+4.5 : 13.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+4.2 : 21.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.1 : 14.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+4.0 : 20.2 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

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

1.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.6 : 23.7 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-9.5 : 24.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-9.2 : 24.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-9.1 : 24.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 22.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-2.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-12.3 : -2.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.9 : 8.8 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT
-9.0 : 3.0 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
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.
86.6 BALURGA STATION N Peninsula QLD
80.0 SOUTHWELL STATION N Peninsula QLD
56.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD
55.0 STRATHBURN STATION N Peninsula QLD
52.0 PUNSAND BAY N Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
86.6 BALURGA STATION
80.0 SOUTHWELL STATION
56.4 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
55.0 STRATHBURN STATION
52.0 PUNSAND BAY

TASMANIA
W Coast
51.4 MOUNT READ

12.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.4 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
12.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
12.3 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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3.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.3 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

 1500 (62.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1401 (58.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1141 (47.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1109 (46.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1089 (45.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1031 (43.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
**S** 1006 (41.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1001 (41.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
910 (37.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
901 (37.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
853 (35.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
812 (33.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
800 (33.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
786 (32.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
757 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
749 (31.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
723 (30.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
712 (29.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
700 (29.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
666 (27.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
646 (26.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
636 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
631 (26.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
600 (25.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
 102/09 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/08 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/08 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
11.6mm in 13 min to 06:21 53.5mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 16.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
 Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
 TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(250/ 72 ) at 17:30
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(255/ 65 ) at 16:20
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 91(260/ 67 ) at 09:36
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 83(210/ 74 ) at 15:34
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(320/ 74 ) at 07:48
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(170/ 70 ) at 04:05
DROUGHTY HILL : 102(210/ 63 ) at 18:50
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(280/ 72 ) at 10:37