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National Daily Weather Summary

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Noteworthy weather today
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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0500 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 maximum temperature

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

35.2

35.2

23/10/2008

15

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 05:00EST, 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 26.1 +1.7 12.0 +1.1 11.1 0.0 8.0 -- 346 (14.4) 43/13
PERTH AIRPORT 24.3 +1.8 9.0 -1.2 8.5 0.0 7.4 4.0 303 (12.6) 57/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 27.5 +8.8 9.7 +0.6 6.3 0.0 8.0 7.7 342 (14.3) 55/17
BUNBURY 20.5 -0.2 13.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 55/11
MANDURAH 20.4 -- 15.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 61/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.2 +2.0 24.2 -0.8 23.8 0.0 7.8 9.1 345 (14.4) 63/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.1 -5.9 8.5 -6.3 7.4 0.0 6.6 12.4 310 (12.9) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.9 +1.0 7.8 -2.7 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 235 ( 9.8) 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.9 +3.1 11.4 0.0 6.6 0.0 8.6 12.4 248 (10.3) 30/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 +2.4 1.9 -5.2 0.4 0.0 3.4 12.2 188 ( 7.8) 26/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.5 -1.1 20.9 +2.3 11.2 0.0 10.0 7.6 359 (15.0) 39/18
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 23.1 +2.5 21.4 0.0 10.0 8.5 575 (24.0) 54/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.6 +0.2 20.5 -0.2 17.9 0.0 10.0 6.2 471 (19.6) 50/11
MACKAY M.O 25.1 -2.5 22.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- 2.5 451 (18.8) 46/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 -2.9 17.3 +0.3 15.8 0.0 7.0 -- 344 (14.3) 50/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.3 -0.6 14.3 -2.3 14.1 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) --
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -2.7 13.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.0 -0.4 16.8 +0.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 348 (14.5) 44/10
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 -2.3 15.3 -0.4 11.8 0.0 6.4 4.7 295 (12.3) 35/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.7 -7.0 12.6 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 535 (22.3) 52/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.7 +0.6 12.6 +0.5 9.5 0.0 6.2 -- 241 (10.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.3 -2.3 15.4 +1.6 15.1 5.6 2.2 3.0 458 (19.1) 28/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -4.0 13.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 -2.1 8.9 -3.1 7.5 0.6 2.6 10.4 219 ( 9.1) 41/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.8 -1.9 11.3 +0.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 26/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.5 +1.0 1.8 -4.8 0.0 0.0 4.0 11.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.6 -0.2 9.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 34/07
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.6 -0.9 12.8 -0.3 8.0 0.0 3.0 10.9 375 (15.6) 43/18
RICHMOND RAAF 23.8 -1.2 11.0 0.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 34/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 -1.6 12.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.5 +1.1 8.8 +2.7 6.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 +0.7 4.7 -3.0 1.2 0.0 3.8 12.1 151 ( 6.3) 22/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +0.2 5.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.0 +0.2 6.7 -3.1 3.9 0.0 4.0 11.5 180 ( 7.5) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.8 -0.1 2.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 249 (10.4) 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.9 +1.6 2.9 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 21/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.6 0.0 7.1 -2.4 5.3 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 17.3 -1.5 2.8 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 28/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.3 +1.7 1.6 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 22/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.0 +2.0 2.7 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 21/15
HOBART AIRPORT 19.8 +2.5 6.2 -1.3 1.9 0.0 4.0 11.0 418 (17.4) 44/09
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

39.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
38.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+15.9 : 36.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+15.1 : 36.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+15.0 : 36.4 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+13.6 : 36.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+13.3 : 36.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.4 : 15.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.2 : 17.9 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
+6.9 : 16.6 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.6 : 16.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
+6.4 : 17.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

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

8.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-7.9 : 16.0 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW
-7.2 : 20.7 CASINO AIRPORT North Coast NSW
-7.0 : 19.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-7.0 : 17.7 TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-7.0 : 20.5 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

-4.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-1.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-1.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-1.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.2 : 11.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-7.0 : -2.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-6.7 : -1.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.4 : 16.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.4 : 5.6 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W 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.
80.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN) North Coast NSW
53.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE N Rivers NT
40.0 NHULUNBUY DTW N Rivers NT
36.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
34.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
53.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE
40.0 NHULUNBUY DTW
34.6 GOVE AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
80.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
36.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

12.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.6 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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3.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
2.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.2 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.9 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1525 (63.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1157 (48.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
890 (37.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
874 (36.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
861 (35.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
842 (35.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
810 (33.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
807 (33.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
760 (31.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
729 (30.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
688 (28.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
675 (28.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
642 (26.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
**S** 636 (26.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
636 (26.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
621 (25.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
607 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
96/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/14 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
76/14 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
76/12 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
7.2mm in 12 min to 12:00 36.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.6mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
10.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.4mm/h
DWELLINGUP
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
MANDURAH
9.2mm in 13 min to 10:23 42.5mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.4mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
8.8mm in 11 min to 15:30 48.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.6mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
7.0mm in 14 min to 11:14 30.0mm/h
6.2mm in 16 min to 11:30 23.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 14.2mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.0mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
14.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
13.4mm in 10 min to 06:17 80.4mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 20.4mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 23.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
800.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 800.0mm/h
North Coast
LISMORE AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
POINT FAWCETT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h
CAPE WESSEL
19.0mm in 3 hr to 05:57 6.3mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 07:57 8.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 08:57 6.3mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:57 6.7mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 10:57 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:57 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(270/ 72 ) at 13:29
BUSSELTON JETTY : 76(270/ 69 ) at 14:14
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 74 ) at 07:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(310/ 69 ) at 01:30