Australian Weather News -- 28 MAY 2012

Monday 28 MAY 2012

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2343 EST on 19/04/2013. 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

VIC

W Coast

090181

CAMPERDOWN

30.0

25.4

30/05/2007

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

5.0

5.2

13/05/1994

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

N Kimberley

001018

MOUNT ELIZABETH

-0.9

0.5

27/05/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

7.7

8.1

27/05/2012

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

W Kimberley

003093

FITZROY CROSSING AERO

6.0

6.2

27/05/2012

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 23:43EST, 19/04/2013.

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	25.5	+1.5	12.1	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	245 (10.2)	37/10
PERTH AIRPORT	22.9	+1.2	11.7	+1.3	7.9	0.0	2.8	9.4	374 (15.6)	30/03
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	20.9	+1.9	7.9	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	119 ( 5.0)	30/13
BUNBURY	21.6	+0.5	6.8	-2.6	--	0.0	--	--	98 ( 4.1)	15/14
MANDURAH	21.0	-0.3	14.0	+0.4	--	0.0	--	--	180 ( 7.5)	22/03
DARWIN AIRPORT	29.9	-2.1	18.4	-3.7	17.4	0.0	7.0	9.4	398 (16.6)	44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	19.0	-4.0	11.6	+3.4	1.2	0.0	5.2	9.1	459 (19.1)	48/11
WHYALLA AERO	16.0	-4.5	10.8	+2.1	--	0.0	3.2	--	379 (15.8)	34/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	15.7	-3.3	9.0	-1.2	--	7.0³	3.0	--	107 ( 4.5)	24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.0	-1.1	9.9	+2.6	8.5	0.2	2.0	--	319 (13.3)	35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	23.1	-4.7	6.3	-7.5	4.5	0.0	5.0	10.3	380 (15.8)	52/10
CAIRNS AERO	24.0	-3.6	19.3	-0.6	18.3	0.0	4.2	5.6	465 (19.4)	50/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO	23.8	-3.8	13.5	-4.1	7.5	0.0	8.0	10.5	442 (18.4)	41/09
MACKAY M.O	21.1	-3.1	10.4	-6.7	--	0.0	--	10.7	409 (17.0)	41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	23.7	-2.3	7.2	-7.0	4.8	0.0	4.0	--	215 ( 9.0)	30/11
BUNDABERG AERO	23.1	-1.5	10.0	-4.2	--	0.0	--	--	305 (12.7)	39/14
COOLANGATTA	21.0	-2.1	12.4	-1.8	--	0.0	--	--	366 (15.3)	44/08
BRISBANE AERO	21.5	-2.0	9.6	-3.2	8.0	0.0	3.0	8.7	349 (14.5)	39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	17.4	-2.4	5.8	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	300 (12.5)	31/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	18.4	-1.9	4.2	-4.5	1.1	0.0	2.0	--	52 ( 2.2)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	20.0	-1.4	11.1	-0.6	4.8	0.0	2.6	7.0	439 (18.3)	52/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.8	-2.6	9.3	-1.2	--	0.8	--	--	268 (11.2)	43/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.8	-1.5	8.9	-1.2	--	8.6	--	--	362 (15.1)	48/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	18.3	-2.0	8.5	+0.2	--	1.8	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	22/04
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.7	-1.5	0.4	-4.3	-3.2	0.0	0.8	5.8	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	17.4	-2.5	3.8	-2.9	--	0.2	--	--	255 (10.6)	26/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.8	-3.2	9.5	-1.4	4.9	0.0	2.6	9.3	--	--
RICHMOND RAAF	19.0	-1.5	3.6	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	89 ( 3.7)	28/15
BELLAMBI AWS	17.4	-2.2	11.4	-1.6	--	0.0	--	--	375 (15.6)	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	15.5	-1.8	-0.3	-6.2	-1.4	0.0	1.2	8.9	164 ( 6.8)	17/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.9	-1.7	1.9	-3.6	--	0.2	--	--	67 ( 2.8)	17/12
MILDURA AIRPORT	15.9	-3.1	2.9	-4.5	-1.8	0.0	3.0	6.6	293 (12.2)	48/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	14.4	-2.8	3.1	-2.6	7.0	7.8³	5.2	--	337 (14.0)	34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	15.1	-1.5	4.2	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	34/01
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	15.1	-1.6	10.9	+2.3	5.9	34.6³	3.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	10.6	-3.0	6.4	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	387 (16.1)	30/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.2	+0.4	2.9	-2.2	--	0.0	--	--	91 ( 3.8)	18/13
HOBART AIRPORT	16.1	+0.9	6.9	+0.3	4.4	0.0	3.6	8.2	332 (13.8)	44/13
	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

30.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
30.2 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
30.2 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
30.1 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
30.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.2 : 21.8 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.0 : 23.2 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+3.8 : 23.1 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+3.5 : 21.6 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+3.3 : 23.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+4.0 : 11.7 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+3.7 : 8.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+3.6 : 11.7 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+3.4 : 11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+3.3 : 9.2 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+3.3 : 8.3 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+3.3 : 10.0 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+3.3 : 10.5 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.1 : 24.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 22.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.7 : 22.3 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.6 : 24.8 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 21.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.6 : 20.7 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

-7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.4 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-3.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-13.1 : -0.9 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
**S** -13.0 : -1.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-11.1 : 4.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-10.5 : 7.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-10.4 : 6.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley 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.

46.5 DUNMARA ROADHOUSE N Rivers NT
34.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
30.4 SPRINGVALE NECROPOLIS E Central VIC
30.0 CAMPERDOWN W Coast VIC
25.0 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE MidNorth Coast S NSW

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1344 (56.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1236 (51.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1232 (51.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1151 (48.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1118 (46.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1040 (43.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
939 (39.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
918 (38.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
915 (38.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
900 (37.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
882 (36.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
861 (35.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
838 (34.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
784 (32.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
760 (31.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
755 (31.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
724 (30.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
722 (30.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
697 (29.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
691 (28.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
673 (28.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
653 (27.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
642 (26.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
635 (26.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
634 (26.4) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
622 (25.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
603 (25.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS

94/20 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
89/15 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/11 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/08 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/16 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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 COCONUT ISLAND 12.8mm in 30 min to 07:30 25.6mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 14.2mm/h 13.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast BALLINA AIRPORT AWS 10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h	QUEENSLAND Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 95(150/ 56 ) at 20:30 VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(230/ 70 ) at 02:29 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(320/ 69 ) at 11:30 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(240/ 63 ) at 09:00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 89(260/ 63 ) at 16:00