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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 0549 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

N Coast--Barron

031079

NYMPTON GLEN

54.5

27.5

14/10/2010

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031184

MCKELL ROAD ALERT

32.0

29.0

14/10/2010

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040091

GRANDCHESTER SYMES ST

172.2

122.7

25/10/1949

108

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

19.5

18.2

24/10/2008

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 05:49EST, 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	22.8	-1.7	17.9	+7.0	--	0.0	--	--	270 (11.3)	39/14
PERTH AIRPORT	21.9	-0.7	15.7	+5.5	12.2	0.0	7.0	5.6	409 (17.0)	35/13
ALBANY AIRPORT	20.7	+2.0	15.6	+6.5	12.6	0.0	3.4	5.5	416 (17.3)	35/09
BUNBURY	20.8	0.0	15.4	+6.3	--	0.0	--	--	223 ( 9.3)	30/21
MANDURAH	22.2	+0.8	17.2	+4.2	--	0.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.2	0.0	22.2	-2.8	22.4	19.8	6.8	8.5	344 (14.3)	37/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	30.0	-0.9	12.9	-1.9	9.9	0.0	13.2	12.1	465 (19.4)	48/13
WHYALLA AERO	25.2	+1.4	9.4	-1.1	--	0.0	7.8	--	472 (19.7)	41/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	24.1	+2.3	8.1	-3.3	--	0.0	10.8	12.3	296 (12.3)	28/07
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	19.9	+2.0	2.6	-4.5	-0.3	0.0	5.8	12.6	345 (14.4)	30/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.7	+0.1	22.7	+4.1	20.3	0.0	10.0	8.1	457 (19.0)	46/22
CAIRNS AERO	32.6	+3.1	23.2	+2.6	21.4	0.0	6.0	10.7	209 ( 8.7)	39/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO	28.4	-1.0	23.3	+2.6	23.4	11.2	7.6	1.0	310 (12.9)	--
MACKAY M.O	27.4	-0.1	20.6	+0.9	--	0.0	--	1.0	321 (13.4)	61/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	26.1	-3.5	20.6	+3.6	19.9	0.0	7.6	--	284 (11.8)	57/15
BUNDABERG AERO	26.9	0.0	18.9	+2.3	--	0.0	--	--	294 (12.3)	--
NAMBOUR DPI	22.0	-4.6	17.0	+3.1	--	1.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	21.5	-2.9	17.9	+1.7	--	6.2	--	--	262 (10.9)	52/14
BRISBANE AERO	23.3	-2.1	19.1	+3.4	15.4	0.2	4.2	1.0	305 (12.7)	50/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	20.6	-3.9	15.4	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	512 (21.3)	61/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	24.4	-0.7	12.5	+0.3	7.5	0.0	6.8	--	204 ( 8.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	21.9	-1.7	15.9	+2.1	15.3	9.8	5.4	7.5	380 (15.8)	44/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	21.6	-2.3	14.2	+2.2	--	2.4	--	--	354 (14.8)	44/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	20.0	-3.6	11.8	-0.2	9.6	0.0	7.2	2.4	408 (17.0)	39/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.7	-5.0	10.6	-0.1	--	0.6	--	--	94 ( 3.9)	30/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	18.2	+0.7	1.0	-5.6	-3.5	0.0	4.0	11.7	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	23.8	-0.9	6.1	-3.3	--	0.0	--	--	414 (17.3)	43/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	18.0	-4.5	13.2	0.0	10.9	2.2	7.0	8.9	484 (20.2)	59/04
RICHMOND RAAF	21.0	-3.9	6.8	-4.3	--	0.0	--	--	180 ( 7.5)	31/16
BELLAMBI AWS	16.7	-4.8	12.0	-1.9	--	0.8	--	--	317 (13.2)	50/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT	20.0	+0.6	1.0	-5.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.8	+0.4	1.3	-6.4	-2.2	0.0	5.8	12.7	435 (18.1)	34/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.3	-1.2	4.3	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	339 (14.1)	22/23
MILDURA AIRPORT	24.0	+0.2	5.0	-4.8	2.2	0.0	7.0	12.2	344 (14.3)	31/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.1	-0.8	1.0	-6.5	0.0	0.0	18.4	--	418 (17.4)	26/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT	19.6	-0.7	0.2	-6.2	--	0.0	--	--	301 (12.5)	30/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	18.7	-1.0	7.7	-1.8	4.4	2.4³	13.4	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	18.1	+1.5	0.3	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	422 (17.6)	24/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	18.1	+0.1	3.1	-3.8	--	0.0	--	--	296 (12.3)	35/14
HOBART AIRPORT	17.6	+0.3	4.3	-3.2	1.5	7.2	4.4	10.8	598 (24.9)	44/14
	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

41.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
40.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.2 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+16.4 : 37.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+15.4 : 36.5 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.9 : 36.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.3 : 35.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+12.2 : 37.1 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

26.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+10.9 : 19.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+10.4 : 19.4 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.3 : 22.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+10.2 : 17.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.5 : 19.5 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

7.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-10.3 : 24.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-10.3 : 26.3 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.1 : 26.7 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.7 : 23.6 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-8.0 : 15.8 TABULAM (MUIRNE) N Tablelands E NSW

-6.4 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : -6.4 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-8.7 : -3.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.5 : -0.6 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-8.0 : -4.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.0 : -1.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC

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.

172.2 GRANDCHESTER SYMES ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
75.0 ROLLINGSTONE N Coast--Herbert QLD
54.5 NYMPTON GLEN N Coast--Barron QLD
39.0 MUTARNEE STORE N Coast--Herbert QLD
37.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
37.2 JABIRU AIRPORT

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
54.5 NYMPTON GLEN
N Coast--Herbert
75.0 ROLLINGSTONE
39.0 MUTARNEE STORE
Brisbane/SE Coast
172.2 GRANDCHESTER SYMES ST

13.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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4.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
1.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1608 (67.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1551 (64.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1519 (63.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1363 (56.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1285 (53.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1230 (51.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1186 (49.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1131 (47.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1048 (43.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1013 (42.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
948 (39.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
866 (36.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
825 (34.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
819 (34.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
808 (33.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
765 (31.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
724 (30.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
701 (29.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
693 (28.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
690 (28.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
671 (28.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
665 (27.7) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
665 (27.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
665 (27.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
644 (26.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
628 (26.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
616 (25.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
613 (25.5) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
610 (25.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
604 (25.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
603 (25.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

104/04 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
91/13 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
91/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
89/12 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
89/06 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/01 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 N Kimberley KALUMBURU 14.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.0mm/h 17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h TRUSCOTT 14.6mm in 50 min to 07:00 17.5mm/h 15.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.0mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h E Kimberley HALLS CREEK AIRPORT 22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h QUEENSLAND Upper Carpentaria HUGHENDEN AIRPORT 14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.6mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h Central Coast E PROSERPINE AIRPORT 8.4mm in 9 min to 17:59 56.0mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h 20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.0mm/h 14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h ALVA BEACH 11.0mm in 17 min to 10:51 38.8mm/h 6.8mm in 9 min to 11:00 45.3mm/h 18.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.6mm/h 19.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 19.2mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h	QUEENSLAND Wide Bay/Burnett GLADSTONE RADAR : 72(110/ 63 ) at 19:51 RUNDLE ISLAND : 80(120/ 67 ) at 19:00 Brisbane/SE Coast CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 91(150/ 82 ) at 12:58 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(130/ 70 ) at 19:30 NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 78(170/ 65 ) at 05:23 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(240/ 72 ) at 02:30 MT BAW BAW : 104(*/ 4 ) at 13:30 N Central EILDON FIRE TOWER : 104(140/ 4 ) at 06:00 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(230/ 67 ) at 02:30 CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 80(230/ 69 ) at 02:25 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(300/ 70 ) at 00:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(250/ 63 ) at 00:00 TASMAN ISLAND : 82**(220/ 63 ) at 07:25