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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:44EST, 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 21.7 +2.2 3.5 -6.0 0.5 0.0 2.4 -- 288 (12.0) 24/02
PERTH AIRPORT 21.8 +3.9 5.4 -2.7 3.3 0.0 2.0 9.6 278 (11.6) 35/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.1 +1.3 8.1 +0.6 6.2 0.0 2.2 7.7 290 (12.1) --
BUNBURY 18.1 +0.9 2.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 18/11
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 7.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 18/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 +0.5 15.1 -4.1 13.4 0.0 9.4 10.9 365 (15.2) 48/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.8 -1.9 1.0 -3.0 -1.2 0.0 6.2 10.6 371 (15.5) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -0.2 10.4 +5.1 -- 1.0 2.2 -- 166 ( 6.9) 34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.9 +0.6 10.4 +2.9 -- 3.4 2.0 1.9 188 ( 7.8) 39/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 +0.7 7.6 +2.4 6.4 2.0 0.6 0.5 201 ( 8.4) 48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.2 -0.5 11.7 +3.1 9.0 0.0 6.8 10.7 468 (19.5) 39/00
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 +0.7 19.9 +2.9 18.2 0.0 8.0 3.7 586 (24.4) 50/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.2 +1.1 13.8 +0.2 9.3 0.0 6.4 9.6 402 (16.8) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 21.7 +0.4 11.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 442 (18.4) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.8 +0.7 7.9 -1.6 5.1 0.0 4.0 -- 220 ( 9.2) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.7 +0.7 9.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 222 ( 9.3) 30/10
NAMBOUR DPI 21.0 -0.1 8.0 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.4 -0.1 9.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 24/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 0.0 6.8 -2.0 2.9 0.0 3.0 9.6 276 (11.5) 26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 +1.6 4.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 24/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.0 +0.9 3.0 -1.7 -1.5 0.0 1.6 -- 88 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.0 +1.3 6.3 -1.2 2.8 0.0 1.2 9.1 195 ( 8.1) 35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.5 +0.8 5.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.4 +1.4 5.6 -0.7 2.7 0.0 2.0 10.0 273 (11.4) 37/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 +0.9 2.9 -1.7 -0.7 0.0 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.2 -2.1 3.0 +1.6 -1.0 0.2 1.4 1.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +0.5 2.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 +2.4 8.4 +1.3 2.2 0.0 4.0 9.5 417 (17.4) 44/18
RICHMOND RAAF 19.2 +1.8 0.6 -2.9 -1.9 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 39/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 +0.6 8.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 37/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.6 +1.3 0.4 +0.5 -2.6 0.0 2.6 5.2 327 (13.6) 46/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.1 +0.4 4.2 +1.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.1 149 ( 6.2) 39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -0.9 3.3 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 22/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.6 +1.3 5.3 +1.0 2.4 0.2 1.2 5.0 226 ( 9.4) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.9 -0.1 4.3 +1.4 -- 0.0 0.4 -- 205 ( 8.5) 48/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.4 -0.1 2.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 31/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 +2.7 10.2 +4.2 6.9 0.4 1.2 -- 133 ( 5.5) 26/12
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.6 -0.2 8.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 55/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.0 +1.0 4.3 +1.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 +2.2 7.2 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 48/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.3 +3.9 9.4 +5.3 6.9 0.0 2.4 5.7 538 (22.4) 65/21
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

33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.5 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
32.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
31.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.2 : 16.8 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
+4.9 : 26.6 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.9 : 19.4 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+4.7 : 21.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+4.4 : 23.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+4.4 : 17.3 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+4.4 : 17.7 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 7.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.3 : 21.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+6.2 : 8.4 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+5.9 : 9.5 SWANSEA POST OFFICE E Coast TAS
+5.6 : 5.4 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+5.6 : 7.1 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

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

-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.2 : 6.5 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-3.1 : 23.3 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-3.1 : 15.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-2.9 : 18.9 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
**S** -2.8 : 21.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD

-7.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.7 : -0.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.3 : -1.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 4.3 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-6.0 : 3.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.7 : -1.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
58.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
44.6 LAKE MARGARET DAM W Coast TAS
38.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
28.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
27.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
W Coast
58.2 MOUNT READ
44.6 LAKE MARGARET DAM
38.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION
28.0 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN)
27.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW

1905 (79.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1481 (61.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1273 (53.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1079 (45.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1056 (44.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1030 (42.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1025 (42.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
943 (39.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
935 (39.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
927 (38.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
924 (38.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
920 (38.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
869 (36.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
869 (36.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
832 (34.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
787 (32.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
722 (30.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
700 (29.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
699 (29.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
684 (28.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
682 (28.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
677 (28.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
673 (28.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
662 (27.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
653 (27.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
628 (26.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
607 (25.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
135/14 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
128/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
100/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/08 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/15 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(280/ 58 ) at 11:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 76(240/ 67 ) at 17:00
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 91(280/ 59 ) at 15:58
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 128(320/ 93 ) at 07:43
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 128(270/ 98 ) at 04:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(260/ 52 ) at 10:05
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 89(270/ 63 ) at 16:30
DROUGHTY HILL : 96(280/ 70 ) at 05:10
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(290/ 67 ) at 11:03
MOUNT READ : 74(250/ 65 ) at 15:54
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(290/ 69 ) at 15:09