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The day in charts
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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 20:39EST, 14/05/2012.

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 24.2 -3.4 12.0 -3.4 9.7 0.0 5.2 -- 460 (19.2) 48/14
PERTH AIRPORT 24.1 -1.4 6.0 -6.9 4.6 0.0 4.8 10.2 270 (11.3) 32/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.7 -2.1 6.7 -4.9 6.2 0.0 2.2 7.6 160 ( 6.7) 21/14
BUNBURY 22.6 -1.5 8.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 31/16
MANDURAH 22.0 -- 12.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 34/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.4 25.0 +1.0 24.1 0.0 7.0 11.4 272 (11.3) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.8 +3.6 12.9 +0.3 9.7 0.0 10.2 10.2 279 (11.6) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.5 +0.9 11.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 303 (12.6) 21/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.1 +4.5 8.5 -3.9 3.6 0.0 2.6 10.5 174 ( 7.3) 17/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 +0.9 3.5 -5.2 0.8 0.0 2.0 9.3 143 ( 6.0) 26/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 -0.3 16.1 -2.4 12.4 0.0 8.2 11.0 313 (13.0) 41/17
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 -0.9 21.2 -0.4 19.9 8.4 6.2 9.3 575 (24.0) 54/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +0.6 21.7 +1.2 20.0 0.0 10.4 10.9 534 (22.3) 48/14
MACKAY MO 25.5 -1.2 20.3 +0.2 -- 2.4 -- 10.0 629 (26.2) 48/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.8 0.0 18.1 +0.3 15.4 0.0 6.0 -- 353 (14.7) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +0.4 16.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 361 (15.0) 34/16
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.1 13.9 -1.5 -- 40.04 12.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 24.8 -0.5 16.0 -1.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 34/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.5 -0.5 15.7 -0.5 14.2 0.0 4.0 9.0 282 (11.8) 35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.2 +0.8 14.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 520 (21.7) 44/18
GUNNEDAH SCS 27.8 +2.7 10.5 -2.3 3.1 0.0 4.0 -- 88 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.5 -0.5 12.9 -2.3 9.8 0.0 2.8 6.0 229 ( 9.5) 30/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +0.3 13.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.9 +1.3 11.1 -2.1 9.5 0.0 1.6 9.4 167 ( 7.0) 28/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.2 +2.6 10.5 -1.4 10.2 0.0 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 13/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.0 +5.5 9.0 +1.8 6.0 0.0 2.6 6.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.2 +4.7 10.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.6 +1.7 15.5 +1.4 12.3 0.0 4.0 10.0 266 (11.1) 32/19
RICHMOND RAAF 25.8 +1.9 9.0 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 13 ( 0.5) 24/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 +1.9 17.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 35/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 26.4 +6.4 6.7 0.0 3.1 0.0 2.6 10.0 150 ( 6.3) 37/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.9 +6.4 12.8 +3.7 8.6 0.0 4.8 10.4 237 ( 9.9) 35/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +5.9 9.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.9 +2.4 7.8 -2.3 6.5 0.0 4.2 10.4 266 (11.1) 21/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.9 +3.3 10.6 +2.4 12.0 0.0 11.4 -- 257 (10.7) 22/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.6 +3.4 10.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 34/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.1 -0.2 12.4 +1.6 10.1 0.0 1.4 -- 121 ( 5.0) 18/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.0 -1.0 7.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.1 +3.5 8.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 34/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.9 +1.0 3.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.0 +2.9 8.6 -0.1 5.0 0.0 2.8 9.5 364 (15.2) 32/12
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

39.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
38.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
37.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+9.6 : 35.3 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+9.4 : 34.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+9.3 : 35.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+9.3 : 35.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+9.0 : 32.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
26.0 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 11.4 OMEO COMPARISON Upper NE VIC
+6.3 : 11.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.3 : 7.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.2 : 11.5 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.2 : 23.5 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA

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

8.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.3 : 24.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-3.5 : 21.6 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
-3.4 : 24.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-3.3 : 20.4 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
-3.2 : 20.0 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.2 : 7.2 BAROON POCKET DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.1 : 5.3 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.3 : 0.8 NHILL Wimmera N VIC
-6.9 : 6.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-6.7 : 4.0 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
-6.7 : 5.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower 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.
68.4 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron QLD
34.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
29.6 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
28.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD
26.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
68.4 KAREEYA
34.0 MT SOPHIA
28.0 DEERAL
26.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
N Coast--Herbert
29.6 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL

11.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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6.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
6.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
6.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.9 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1341 (55.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1168 (48.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1165 (48.5) GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
982 (40.9) WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
929 (38.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
914 (38.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
839 (35.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
802 (33.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
752 (31.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
747 (31.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
736 (30.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
736 (30.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
724 (30.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
700 (29.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
690 (28.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
678 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
673 (28.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
663 (27.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
641 (26.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
629 (26.2) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
601 (25.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
95/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/02 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
76/01 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
72/07 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
70/05 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
70/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
No reports

QUEENSLAND
    N Coast--Barron
GREEN ISLAND : 76(130/ 65 ) at 01:49