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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 04:22EST, 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 26.5 +2.5 12.3 -0.6 6.6 0.0 7.0 -- 414 (17.3) 35/03
PERTH AIRPORT 26.5 +4.8 8.3 -2.2 5.5 0.0 4.4 9.2 329 (13.7) 31/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.4 +4.5 2.2 -7.6 1.3 0.2 1.6 9.7 102 ( 4.3) 24/11
BUNBURY 22.8 +1.7 3.0 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 28/12
MANDURAH 22.1 -- 11.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 28/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.3 21.9 -0.2 21.2 0.0 8.0 11.0 377 (15.7) 43/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.8 -4.2 10.0 +1.7 8.4 0.0 4.0 0.0 254 (10.6) 30/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.1 -2.4 11.3 +2.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 22/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 -2.9 13.7 +3.5 -- 13.8 -- 0.3 187 ( 7.8) 13/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.0 -0.1 7.9 +0.6 5.1 2.2 1.2 1.5 324 (13.5) 34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.1 -0.8 17.6 +3.7 16.1 0.0 8.2 6.8 406 (16.9) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 0.0 17.7 -2.2 16.1 0.0 5.4 9.3 486 (20.3) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.3 -0.3 12.9 -4.7 10.9 0.0 7.4 9.4 271 (11.3) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 23.8 -0.4 12.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- 8.9 299 (12.5) 28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.8 -0.2 7.7 -6.5 4.3 0.0 4.6 -- 124 ( 5.2) 18/11
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 9.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 296 (12.3) --
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 +1.3 10.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +1.8 8.4 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 34/10
BRISBANE AERO 24.6 +1.0 9.2 -3.6 3.9 0.0 5.0 7.1 311 (13.0) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 +0.5 9.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 28/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.4 +0.1 6.9 -1.8 1.8 0.0 3.2 -- 139 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.8 -0.6 9.5 -2.2 6.4 0.0 2.2 9.2 229 ( 9.5) 26/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.8 -0.7 6.1 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.4 +0.2 9.4 -0.7 6.8 0.0 7.6 9.6 556 (23.2) 30/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.9 +0.5 4.5 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 15/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.6 -2.6 3.9 -0.8 -1.8 2.6 2.2 2.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -0.9 1.6 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 35/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.1 -1.9 9.9 -1.0 5.0 0.0 4.8 9.7 607 (25.3) 48/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -0.8 2.7 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 17/17
BELLAMBI AWS 18.2 -1.5 11.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 31/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.3 +0.7 0.3 -2.9 -2.1 0.0 3.0 8.8 476 (19.8) 22/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.1 -1.2 2.7 -3.2 -1.7 0.0 3.6 9.3 290 (12.1) 35/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.6 -2.1 3.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 21/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 -0.5 6.4 -1.0 3.5 0.0 1.6 4.3 283 (11.8) 21/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 -1.1 6.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 30/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.2 -0.4 5.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 24/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.4 +0.7 11.6 +3.0 6.8 0.0 1.6 -- 189 ( 7.9) 18/12
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 17.8 +0.7 9.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 37/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 -0.5 7.0 +1.3 -- 1.6 -- -- 410 (17.1) 31/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 +2.8 7.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 48/16
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 -0.4 7.2 +0.6 6.2 0.0 1.6 7.7 621 (25.9) 74/03
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

35.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
35.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+6.5 : 25.7 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+6.3 : 23.9 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+6.2 : 26.2 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.2 : 24.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+6.1 : 24.6 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.5 KURI BAY N Kimberley WA
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.1 : 19.0 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+6.8 : 22.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
**S** +5.9 : 10.0 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.8 : 13.1 NONNING NW Pastoral SA
+5.3 : 16.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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

4.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.5 : 25.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 25.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 27.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 27.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 18.8 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

-5.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-3.2 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.2 : 1.8 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-7.9 : -1.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.9 : 1.3 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8 : 8.2 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.6 : 2.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.6 : 10.4 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
**S** -7.6 : 3.5 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC

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.
43.0 WARROO Maranoa QLD
37.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.6 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
27.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
24.2 TIM SHEA (SUMMIT) Derwent Valley TAS

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
9.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
9.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

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0.3 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1822 (75.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1688 (70.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1559 (65.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1330 (55.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1298 (54.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1265 (52.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1255 (52.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1218 (50.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1153 (48.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1094 (45.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1084 (45.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1059 (44.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
958 (39.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
882 (36.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
854 (35.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
821 (34.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
810 (33.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
783 (32.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
779 (32.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
767 (32.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
764 (31.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
763 (31.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
737 (30.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
728 (30.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
713 (29.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
709 (29.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
701 (29.2) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
676 (28.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
668 (27.8) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
659 (27.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
657 (27.4) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
651 (27.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
641 (26.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
638 (26.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
636 (26.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
621 (25.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
611 (25.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
611 (25.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
607 (25.3) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
604 (25.2) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
124/01 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
117/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
113/06 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
111/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
109/05 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
106/05 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/02 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
94/05 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
93/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS N 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.
TASMANIA
Southeast
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)
10.8mm in 30 min to 06:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(260/ 63 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 87(250/ 70 ) at 04:30
LOW HEAD : 76(270/ 63 ) at 05:00
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95(230/ 63 ) at 06:00
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 109(260/ 56 ) at 05:30
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 124(310/100 ) at 01:37
TASMAN ISLAND : 113(260/ 59 ) at 07:01
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 117(260/ 45 ) at 02:17
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 106(270/ 89 ) at 05:00
DROUGHTY HILL : 139(230/ 93 ) at 07:10
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 111(290/ 69 ) at 01:56
MOUNT READ : 95(260/ 59 ) at 02:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 95(270/ 74 ) at 05:30