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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 0542 EST on 26/05/2012. 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

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039204

COLODAN

89.0

77.0

16/10/2005

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040408

CARBROOK LONGLAND ROAD

63.0

61.0

11/10/2010

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040793

LYONS ALERT

55.2

37.0

18/10/2004

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040853

REDLAND BAY GOLF CLUB

73.0

55.0

26/10/2007

1 y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040867

KALBAR TM

105.0

74.8

26/10/2007

1 n

QLD

Darling Downs E

041306

TOSARI

45.0

43.0

02/10/2003

1 y

Highest maximum temperature

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

1.1

0.8

12/10/1989

1 N

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 05:42EST, 26/05/2012.

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 COMPARISON	23.5	-1.0	13.2	+2.3	--	1.8	--	--	229 ( 9.5)	39/15
PERTH AIRPORT	21.8	-0.8	6.8	-3.4	4.9	1.0	4.8	9.5	407 (17.0)	35/12
ALBANY AIRPORT	21.2	+2.5	8.7	-0.4	6.3	2.4	3.8	7.0	507 (21.1)	52/13
BUNBURY	19.3	-1.5	13.7	+4.6	--	0.0	--	--	430 (17.9)	34/07
MANDURAH	20.2	-1.2	14.5	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	423 (17.6)	28/04
DARWIN AIRPORT	35.5	+2.3	26.3	+1.3	24.8	0.0	7.2	11.2	--	37/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	37.6	+6.7	22.5	+7.7	19.5	0.0	15.0	11.5	475 (19.8)	52/15
WHYALLA AERO	23.4	-0.4	16.2	+5.7	--	0.0	9.6	--	238 ( 9.9)	55/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	22.0	+0.2	19.2	+7.8	15.7	0.0	6.4	2.8	349 (14.5)	70/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	25.0	+7.1	9.5	+2.4	6.9	0.0	4.2	7.3	296 (12.3)	50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	28.3	-6.3	18.3	-0.3	10.2	1.0	7.2	0.1	296 (12.3)	50/09
CAIRNS AERO	31.7	+2.2	22.2	+1.6	18.8	0.0	6.2	10.6	238 ( 9.9)	24/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.8	+2.4	23.7	+3.0	21.0	0.0	5.6	9.8	376 (15.7)	37/15
MACKAY M.O	30.5	+3.0	18.4	-1.3	--	3.0	--	10.3	278 (11.6)	43/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.5	+1.9	17.9	+0.9	17.1	24.8	8.8	--	329 (13.7)	31/02
BUNDABERG AERO	28.5	+1.6	18.2	+1.6	--	0.8	--	--	402 (16.8)	43/00
NAMBOUR DPI	27.0	+0.4	19.0	+5.1	--	3.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	24.9	+0.5	17.0	+0.8	--	11.2	--	--	257 (10.7)	35/14
BRISBANE AERO	24.8	-0.6	17.6	+1.9	16.5	41.4	8.6	7.8	314 (13.1)	30/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.4	-2.1	13.7	+0.9	--	6.4	--	--	666 (27.8)	54/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	26.3	+1.2	15.1	+2.9	11.3	0.0	4.0	--	161 ( 6.7)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.1	-2.5	15.7	+1.9	15.7	55.0	2.8	4.4	343 (14.3)	30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.6	-2.3	14.7	+2.7	--	1.2	--	--	164 ( 6.8)	28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	22.4	-1.2	13.3	+1.3	--	0.0	--	--	280 (11.7)	35/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.5	-5.2	11.2	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	52 ( 2.2)	30/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.0	+0.5	9.0	+2.4	6.6	0.0	4.0	5.9	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	25.7	+1.0	12.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	457 (19.0)	46/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	19.5	-3.0	16.0	+2.8	14.3	0.0	4.6	0.0	510 (21.3)	39/20
RICHMOND RAAF	18.0	-6.9	13.9	+2.8	--	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	15/19
BELLAMBI AWS	17.6	-3.9	15.4	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	391 (16.3)	37/09
CANBERRA AIRPORT	21.0	+1.6	8.0	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	24.0	+2.6	13.6	+5.9	11.5	0.0	5.4	7.6	407 (17.0)	41/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	24.3	+2.8	10.0	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	28/10
MILDURA AIRPORT	31.5	+7.7	13.3	+3.5	8.5	0.0	7.6	6.4	297 (12.4)	43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.5	+4.6	6.9	-0.6	4.2	0.0	3.4	--	209 ( 8.7)	41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT	25.0	+4.7	8.0	+1.6	--	0.0	--	--	258 (10.8)	35/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	26.3	+6.6	10.4	+0.9	8.4	0.0	3.2	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	22.6	+6.0	4.9	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	271 (11.3)	43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	20.9	+2.9	5.0	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	168 ( 7.0)	30/21
HOBART AIRPORT	20.4	+3.1	8.2	+0.7	4.0	0.0	2.8	7.1	245 (10.2)	37/14
	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

42.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
41.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
41.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
41.3 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
41.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.5 : 23.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+8.7 : 25.4 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+8.6 : 27.1 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+8.5 : 38.6 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 26.2 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC

27.4 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
27.2 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
27.1 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
27.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+9.3 : 19.4 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.8 : 18.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.8 : 19.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.7 : 22.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 19.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

11.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.8 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
11.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.3 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
12.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.9 : 17.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.9 : 18.0 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-6.8 : 17.8 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.3 : 28.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.3 : 19.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.3 : 18.1 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.3 : 18.0 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW

-1.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

**W** -8.1 : 8.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-7.4 : 2.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.0 : 3.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 12.1 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.9 : 5.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West 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.

118.2 MOUNT COTTON FARM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
105.0 KALBAR TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
100.4 MOUNT COTTON WEST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
92.6 LAMB ISLAND PINE AVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89.0 COLODAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
53.0 UNDILLA STATION
Wide Bay/Burnett
89.0 COLODAN
72.2 CANIA GORGE PARK
61.0 BUSTARD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
59.0 EULEILAH CREEK
Brisbane/SE Coast
118.2 MOUNT COTTON FARM
105.0 KALBAR TM
100.4 MOUNT COTTON WEST
92.6 LAMB ISLAND PINE AVE
80.0 ENGLESBERG VILLAGE
76.0 FRANKLYN VALE
75.0 MANLY RAILWAY STATION
73.0 ROMANI ALERT
73.0 REDLAND BAY GOLF CLUB
72.6 SHAILER PARK OREGON DRVE
68.4 HEATHWOOD (WADEVILLE ST)
66.4 MT ALFORD
65.0 EAGLE FARM RACECOURSE
63.2 HARRISVILLE POST OFFICE
63.0 CARBROOK LONGLAND ROAD
63.0 KUMBIA POST OFFICE
62.0 TOOMBUL BOWLS CLUB
62.0 WINDAROO
62.0 DUNWICH
60.4 LINDFIELD
59.8 REGENTS PARK
55.2 LYONS ALERT
53.4 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
52.4 RANGE VIEW
52.4 MACLEAY ISLAND
51.6 REDLANDS HRS
50.4 ORMISTON COLLEGE
50.0 WATERFORD ALERT
Darling Downs E
63.0 KUYURA
57.0 MOUNT IRVING
54.2 GLEN ROYAL
51.8 MARNHULL

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
56.6 MURWILLUMBAH (DUNGAY (TALESWOOD))
MidNorth Coast N
55.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO

11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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2.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.8 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

969 (40.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
936 (39.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
802 (33.4) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
759 (31.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
673 (28.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
669 (27.9) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
666 (27.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
663 (27.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
628 (26.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
622 (25.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
602 (25.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
600 (25.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

89/07 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
87/21 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/16 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
81/16 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
81/23 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
81/23 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers BORROLOOLA 10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.4mm/h 7.4mm in 19 min to 15:54 23.4mm/h 18.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.4mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural CLEVE AERODROME 1.8mm in 1 min to 15:59 108.0mm/h 2.2mm in 1 min to 16:00 132.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E ST LAWRENCE 5.0mm in 6 min to 22:15 50.0mm/h 4.0mm in 3 min to 22:18 80.0mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.2mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.4mm/h Central Highlands CLERMONT AIRPORT 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.8mm/h ROLLESTON AIRPORT 5.6mm in 7 min to 18:50 48.0mm/h 12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 19.0mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h GLADSTONE RADAR 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h GLADSTONE AIRPORT 30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast AMBERLEY AMO 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h TOOLARA (KELLY) 13.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.8mm/h 22.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.4mm/h 39.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 13.0mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT 5.2mm in 3 min to 23:53 104.0mm/h Far SW THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT 9.2mm in 5 min to 17:09 110.4mm/h 6.0mm in 2 min to 17:11 180.0mm/h 7.2mm in 6 min to 17:17 72.0mm/h 24.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 24.2mm/h 27.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 27.0mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES Far Northwest FOWLERS GAP AWS 6.6mm in 15 min to 23:00 26.4mm/h N Tablelands W ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS 16.2mm in 21 min to 16:51 46.3mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 18.6mm/h 17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.6mm/h 19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h MidNorth Coast N SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) 36.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h COFFS HARBOUR MO 11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.2mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI 15.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 5.0mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA NW Pastoral WOOMERA AERODROME : 83(230/ 65 ) at 17:06 NE Pastoral MARREE AERO : 76(220/ 65 ) at 19:45 W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 80(270/ 67 ) at 05:40 QUEENSLAND Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT : 82(250/ 63 ) at 23:53 NEW SOUTH WALES Far Northwest FOWLERS GAP AWS : 93(250/ 74 ) at 22:45 TASMANIA Southeast TASMAN ISLAND : 87( 10/ 67 ) at 22:06