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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 21:48EST, 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 27.2 +0.1 12.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 11.0 -- 612 (25.5) 55/15
PERTH AIRPORT 30.8 +5.0 10.5 -2.1 8.0 0.0 8.6 13.1 411 (17.1) 52/22
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.2 -2.6 13.9 +3.1 13.8 0.0 5.4 3.0 305 (12.7) 37/19
BUNBURY 26.0 +1.8 11.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 44/17
MANDURAH 25.7 -- 15.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 448 (18.7) 54/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 -1.6 24.6 -0.7 24.0 3.8 6.8 3.4 341 (14.2) 39/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.1 +0.5 21.3 +3.4 19.2 0.0 14.4 5.8 379 (15.8) 54/18
WHYALLA AERO 22.9 -3.6 14.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 583 (24.3) 48/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.4 -3.7 13.7 -0.3 11.6 0.0 7.0 8.2 328 (13.7) 39/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 -3.9 11.2 +2.8 9.8 0.0 3.4 0.0 341 (14.2) 28/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.8 -0.6 21.9 +0.5 20.5 5.0 9.4 6.0 340 (14.2) 43/01
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 -0.5 20.5 -1.8 19.1 0.0 7.8 9.4 201 ( 8.4) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +0.2 23.1 +0.2 20.5 0.0 11.0 6.2 391 (16.3) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 32.5 +3.3 20.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 268 (11.2) 30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.8 +3.6 19.1 -0.4 17.2 0.0 8.4 -- 247 (10.3) 41/15
BUNDABERG AERO 30.1 +1.8 19.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 285 (11.9) 39/16
NAMBOUR DPI 30.9 +2.9 15.9 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.1 20.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 41/08
BRISBANE AERO 28.5 +1.7 18.1 +0.1 14.8 0.0 7.0 11.1 417 (17.4) 41/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.4 +3.7 16.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 48/17
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 34.8 +6.5 17.1 +2.1 11.7 0.0 7.0 -- 156 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.2 +1.3 19.2 +3.1 15.3 0.0 5.8 8.2 517 (21.5) 39/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +1.3 16.0 +1.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.3 -2.1 17.9 +3.6 15.6 1.2 6.8 10.2 424 (17.7) 55/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.8 -2.3 17.2 +4.1 15.3 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 28/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.0 +2.9 10.3 +1.2 1.8 0.0 6.4 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.2 +3.8 13.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 -2.7 18.4 +3.1 16.6 0.0 7.2 1.5 604 (25.2) 46/00
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 -2.6 16.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 35/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -2.8 16.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 44/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 25.1 +2.4 11.5 +2.7 8.4 0.0 9.8 10.4 400 (16.7) 50/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.4 +0.7 8.4 -2.3 5.4 0.0 8.0 13.2 354 (14.8) 32/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.8 -1.2 9.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.7 +0.3 10.6 -1.9 9.1 0.0 10.2 13.4 412 (17.2) 35/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.0 -2.6 10.0 -0.1 8.4 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 44/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.1 -1.1 8.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 37/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.7 -1.2 13.7 +2.5 11.8 0.0 4.0 -- 133 ( 5.5) 18/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.1 -2.9 11.3 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 340 (14.2) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.3 -1.3 7.8 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 403 (16.8) 35/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.5 +1.1 6.6 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 30/17
HOBART AIRPORT 17.2 -1.8 7.0 -2.2 1.5 1.0 3.2 11.3 428 (17.8) 41/14
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

41.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
41.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 39.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.2 : 39.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+7.0 : 36.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+7.0 : 37.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

30.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
28.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 27.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 16.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.0 : 23.1 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+6.4 : 24.5 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
+5.8 : 20.1 MULLEWA Central West WA

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

8.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
13.0 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-7.6 : 29.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-7.1 : 29.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.4 : 27.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.1 : 18.6 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-5.9 : 20.1 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW

-1.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.0 EYRE Eucla WA
0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-12.0 : 0.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.9 : 4.9 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-5.8 : 6.5 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-5.6 : 5.3 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.3 : 7.0 HOPETOUN NORTH 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.
182.6 VANROOK STATION Gulf Country QLD
84.8 HOWARD SPRINGS N Rivers NT
84.0 NITMILUK RANGERS N Rivers NT
77.0 LOTUS VALE Gulf Country QLD
70.0 FORSAYTH CARAVAN PARK Upper Carpentaria QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
84.8 HOWARD SPRINGS
84.0 NITMILUK RANGERS
67.0 BRADSHAW
63.6 EDITH FALLS RIDGE
61.4 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
55.0 NGUKURR

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
182.6 VANROOK STATION
77.0 LOTUS VALE
70.0 KARUMBA AIRPORT
Upper Carpentaria
70.0 FORSAYTH CARAVAN PARK

13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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3.4 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1236 (51.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1095 (45.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
996 (41.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
986 (41.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
962 (40.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
892 (37.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
884 (36.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
851 (35.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
845 (35.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
807 (33.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
782 (32.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
768 (32.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
765 (31.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
742 (30.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
730 (30.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
712 (29.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
691 (28.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
684 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
675 (28.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
656 (27.3) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
625 (26.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
625 (26.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
621 (25.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
611 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
608 (25.3) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
604 (25.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
601 (25.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
106/14 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
80/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
74/21 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
74/15 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

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
MIDDLE POINT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h
POINT STUART AWS
7.6mm in 44 min to 15:31 10.4mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
49.2mm in 53 min to 13:30 55.7mm/h
50.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 50.4mm/h
61.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 20.3mm/h
61.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.2mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
13.6mm in 1 hr 6 min to 12:46 12.4mm/h
TIMBER CREEK
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
    Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
11.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 22.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 14.8mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 16.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.3mm/h
    Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
    Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
18.2mm in 26 min to 21:00 42.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 21.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
ISLANDS
    Islands
POINT FAWCETT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO : 93(180/ 70 ) at 14:27