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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:20EST, 15/05/2012.

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 27.4 +3.4 12.0 -0.9 6.4 0.0 8.2 -- 478 (19.9) 44/00
PERTH AIRPORT 24.9 +3.2 12.2 +1.7 8.4 0.0 4.8 9.4 504 (21.0) 54/02
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.4 -1.5 11.3 +1.5 8.5 0.2 1.2 2.5 231 ( 9.6) 21/13
BUNBURY 22.6 +1.5 8.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 31/09
MANDURAH 22.9 -- 12.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 35/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -0.9 19.2 -2.9 17.8 0.0 8.0 9.8 -- 35/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.1 -1.9 4.9 -3.4 2.8 0.0 5.2 10.3 308 (12.8) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 19.3 -1.2 5.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 28/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 -2.8 9.8 -0.4 6.5 2.0 1.4 0.7 162 ( 6.8) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.8 -0.3 9.1 +1.8 7.4 0.6 0.8 4.6 272 (11.3) 41/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.9 -1.0 14.6 +0.7 12.7 0.0 5.2 9.4 379 (15.8) 31/18
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.7 21.4 +1.5 20.5 2.0 3.6 6.0 388 (16.2) 34/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.2 +0.6 20.9 +3.3 19.8 0.0 5.6 6.2 342 (14.3) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 22.1 -2.1 19.2 +2.1 -- 3.4 -- 1.1 563 (23.5) 41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 -1.2 16.4 +2.2 14.1 0.0 5.2 -- 353 (14.7) 30/09
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 -0.3 12.3 -1.9 -- 0.6 0.6 -- 337 (14.0) 28/10
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -0.7 11.0 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.4 -0.7 11.1 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 22.9 -0.7 10.3 -2.5 6.4 0.0 1.4 9.2 203 ( 8.5) 28/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.2 +1.2 9.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 50/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.2 +1.9 4.5 -4.2 0.0 0.0 3.0 -- 100 ( 4.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.3 -0.1 8.2 -3.5 6.3 0.0 3.0 9.9 166 ( 6.9) 17/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.2 8.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 +0.8 6.9 -3.2 4.2 0.0 1.0 10.0 222 ( 9.3) 37/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.0 +0.6 5.8 -2.5 2.6 0.0 -- -- 28 ( 1.2) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.7 -0.5 1.2 -3.5 -2.7 0.0 1.4 7.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.2 +0.2 0.8 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 +2.0 9.5 -1.4 6.9 0.0 1.6 9.7 314 (13.1) 37/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.3 +0.7 5.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 31/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.3 +1.6 11.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 35/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.7 +0.1 -0.4 -3.6 -4.7 0.0 2.4 9.3 117 ( 4.9) 44/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +0.3 2.9 -3.0 -0.3 0.0 2.6 6.6 100 ( 4.2) 31/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.1 -2.6 3.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.7 +0.7 4.2 -3.2 1.7 0.0 2.6 5.0 203 ( 8.5) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.4 +0.1 1.0 -4.8 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 115 ( 4.8) 39/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 -0.1 2.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 35/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.0 +0.3 9.8 +1.2 6.2 0.2 1.2 -- 66 ( 2.8) 22/11
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 16.7 -0.4 8.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 61/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.3 -0.3 6.7 +1.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 41/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.2 8.2 +3.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 44/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.4 -0.8 7.9 +1.3 3.1 0.0 2.2 2.3 310 (12.9) 59/16
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

33.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
32.6 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+5.5 : 31.7 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.6 : 29.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+3.6 : 29.6 KALBARRI Central West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+4.8 : 11.9 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.7 : 8.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+4.4 : 8.7 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
+4.1 : 17.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+4.0 : 7.5 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

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

0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.0 : 1.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-4.7 : 1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.5 : 1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.5 : 0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.5 : 4.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.5 : 3.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.6 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-7.2 : 8.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.1 : 9.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 8.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 8.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 12.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 10.2 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

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.
104.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
56.0 LUCINDA POINT N Coast--Herbert QLD
42.0 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP N Coast--Herbert QLD
40.2 STRATHTAY STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
39.0 HALIFAX ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
40.2 STRATHTAY STATION
N Coast--Herbert
56.0 LUCINDA POINT
42.0 LUCINDA TOWNSHIP
39.0 HALIFAX ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
104.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.2 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW

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1.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1213 (50.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
835 (34.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
750 (31.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
748 (31.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
739 (30.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
695 (29.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
668 (27.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
661 (27.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
652 (27.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
645 (26.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
638 (26.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
631 (26.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
625 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
615 (25.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
120/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/10 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/23 MOUNT READ W Coast 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
37.0mm in 3 hr to 02:27 12.3mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 03:27 10.3mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 04:27 12.7mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
42.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 14.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(320/102 ) at 22:54
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(250/ 69 ) at 10:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 100(310/ 67 ) at 23:00
MOUNT READ : 83(280/ 63 ) at 22:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(290/ 70 ) at 21:30