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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 21:29EST, 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 22.4 -2.0 15.1 +4.2 12.6 0.6 5.4 -- -- 41/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 -2.5 14.5 +4.3 13.2 7.6 1.6 2.6 602 (25.1) 59/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.3 +2.6 11.0 +1.9 9.6 3.0 3.0 8.5 564 (23.5) 72/15
BUNBURY 19.3 -1.4 13.5 +4.3 -- 5.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 52/16
MANDURAH 18.0 -- 14.8 -- -- 4.0 -- -- 773 (32.2) 61/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 -0.2 24.2 -0.8 23.8 0.0 6.4 10.7 328 (13.7) 35/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.6 +5.6 17.2 +2.4 12.9 0.0 10.0 11.6 262 (10.9) 31/13
WHYALLA AERO 28.9 +5.0 8.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 10.0 -- 388 (16.2) 50/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.8 +4.0 12.3 +0.9 10.2 0.0 3.8 10.9 308 (12.8) 48/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.6 +3.7 9.3 +2.2 7.8 0.0 5.0 8.1 467 (19.5) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.8 +2.2 22.6 +4.0 19.9 0.0 7.8 2.8 -- 28/15
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +0.3 17.6 -3.0 15.3 0.0 8.0 10.8 323 (13.5) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 -0.8 18.5 -2.2 17.2 0.0 7.2 10.5 247 (10.3) 34/12
MACKAY MO 28.7 +1.1 18.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 211 ( 8.8) 24/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.9 +3.2 19.3 +2.3 17.5 0.0 8.0 -- 233 ( 9.7) 24/09
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +1.5 18.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 317 (13.2) 41/15
NAMBOUR DPI 31.1 +4.4 16.0 +2.2 -- 8.6 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 26.7 +2.3 18.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 41/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 +0.4 17.3 +1.6 15.0 5.2 5.0 10.1 266 (11.1) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.4 +4.7 15.1 +2.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 54/15
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 28.0 +2.9 7.4 -4.7 4.0 0.0 4.6 -- 132 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 +0.1 12.3 -1.5 6.9 0.0 5.0 11.5 346 (14.4) 35/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.2 +0.2 9.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 -0.6 8.4 -3.6 4.5 0.0 5.0 11.2 413 (17.2) 37/06
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.1 +1.4 8.5 -2.2 4.9 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 24/05
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.8 +0.3 3.5 -3.1 -0.2 0.0 7.4 11.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -1.2 4.6 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.5 +1.0 10.5 -2.6 5.0 0.0 5.4 11.3 442 (18.4) 32/16
RICHMOND RAAF 25.4 +0.4 5.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 24.7 +3.1 12.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 34/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 +0.1 2.9 -3.2 -0.9 0.0 4.2 11.0 321 (13.4) 35/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.9 +0.5 5.8 -1.9 3.7 0.0 2.6 10.4 228 ( 9.5) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.5 -0.1 6.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.2 +2.4 9.2 -0.6 3.4 0.0 7.2 11.3 363 (15.1) 35/05
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.2 +3.3 8.6 +1.1 6.2 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 41/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.4 +2.1 4.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 48/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.0 +5.4 13.2 +3.7 11.3 0.0 4.2 -- 177 ( 7.4) 35/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 23.0 +4.2 8.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 55/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.7 +3.1 7.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 569 (23.7) 54/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.4 -0.6 10.0 +3.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 290 (12.1) 44/13
HOBART AIRPORT 20.9 +3.6 8.6 +1.1 5.5 1.6 4.8 5.5 242 (10.1) 48/21
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

41.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.3 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
41.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
41.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
40.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

+7.3 : 23.1 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
+6.7 : 37.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.4 : 39.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.4 : 34.8 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+6.3 : 38.9 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
27.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+8.5 : 25.4 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+8.1 : 21.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.0 : 25.6 URANDANGIE Northwest QLD
+7.9 : 25.4 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.1 : 15.9 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

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

6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
8.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-4.9 : 16.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.4 : 20.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.3 : 21.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.2 : 20.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.2 : 16.5 KARNET Lower West WA

-1.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

-8.9 : 3.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-7.3 : 2.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.0 : 10.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.5 : 3.3 HAWKER Upper North SA
-6.4 : 6.7 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-6.4 : 4.5 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley 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.
44.6 GUNDOWRING UPPER Lower NE VIC
44.0 WOODLEA NURSERY N Coast TAS
33.0 PIPERS RIVER (YARROW BANKS) N Coast TAS
28.6 SPRINGFIELD N Coast TAS
28.2 MOUNT ARTHUR (MOUNTAIN ROAD) N Coast TAS

11.7 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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3.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
2.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.4 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1365 (56.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1035 (43.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
964 (40.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
946 (39.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
874 (36.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
825 (34.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
821 (34.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
773 (32.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
769 (32.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
766 (31.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
756 (31.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
754 (31.4) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
741 (30.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
731 (30.5) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
708 (29.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
708 (29.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
706 (29.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
696 (29.0) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
684 (28.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
676 (28.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
672 (28.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
670 (27.9) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
663 (27.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
653 (27.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
641 (26.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
629 (26.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
623 (26.0) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
622 (25.9) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
620 (25.8) MANJIMUP Lower West WA
619 (25.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
607 (25.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
602 (25.1) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
602 (25.1) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
93/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/14 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
81/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
80/11 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
80/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/22 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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(300/ 70 ) at 16:01
NEW SOUTH WALES
    Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 93(320/ 78 ) at 22:00
VICTORIA
    N Central
KILMORE GAP : 76(360/ 63 ) at 11:30
TASMANIA
    Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(320/ 69 ) at 02:33