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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 06:19EST, 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 24.7 +0.3 14.1 +3.2 10.3 0.0 6.6 -- 410 (17.1) 41/11
PERTH AIRPORT 27.1 +4.6 12.6 +2.4 8.9 0.0 6.0 11.4 375 (15.6) 52/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.1 -2.6 12.6 +3.5 11.9 0.6 3.6 0.2 448 (18.7) 41/13
BUNBURY 21.5 +0.8 12.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 52/05
MANDURAH 25.4 -- 14.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 44/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.3 24.5 -0.5 24.2 0.0 9.2 11.2 358 (14.9) 39/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.6 +5.6 16.6 +1.8 14.2 0.0 9.8 12.3 280 (11.7) 46/11
WHYALLA AERO 26.8 +2.9 14.7 +4.2 -- 0.0 7.2 -- 421 (17.5) 48/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.4 +5.6 11.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 5.0 9.3 194 ( 8.1) 31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.8 +0.9 5.8 -1.3 2.3 0.0 3.0 12.1 301 (12.5) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.3 +1.7 15.8 -2.8 13.9 0.0 9.4 11.8 272 (11.3) 59/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +0.4 21.2 +0.6 19.7 0.0 9.8 10.8 518 (21.6) 46/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.7 17.8 -2.9 15.4 0.0 8.8 11.5 445 (18.5) 52/12
MACKAY M.O 27.7 +0.1 21.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 372 (15.5) 44/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 +0.6 17.3 +0.3 15.5 0.0 9.0 -- 308 (12.8) 35/09
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 +0.9 15.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 295 (12.3) 34/07
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +0.3 13.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.5 +2.1 16.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 37/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.8 +1.3 14.9 -0.8 10.9 0.0 6.4 11.7 360 (15.0) 37/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.0 +3.3 12.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 48/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.8 +9.7 16.7 +4.6 10.9 0.0 7.8 -- 157 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.9 +4.3 15.6 +1.8 12.0 0.0 4.4 7.0 221 ( 9.2) 54/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +4.5 11.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.9 +6.3 13.7 +1.7 11.3 0.0 6.0 5.7 286 (11.9) 41/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.6 +4.9 12.0 +1.3 10.0 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 24/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.3 +6.8 10.8 +4.2 6.1 0.0 5.2 10.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.6 +9.8 13.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 54/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.4 +3.9 17.9 +4.8 15.4 0.0 5.0 11.1 321 (13.4) 41/19
RICHMOND RAAF 33.7 +8.7 13.0 +2.0 8.7 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 +0.4 17.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 43/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.8 +5.4 13.1 +7.0 10.0 0.0 5.0 7.9 217 ( 9.0) 46/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.1 +6.7 6.6 -1.1 2.8 0.0 7.8 12.7 184 ( 7.7) 44/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.9 +2.3 8.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 35/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.9 +6.1 11.3 +1.5 9.6 0.0 7.8 12.0 266 (11.1) 31/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.1 +1.2 8.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 333 (13.9) 41/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.1 -0.2 7.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.8 -0.8 12.7 +3.2 10.1 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 17.5 -1.3 5.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 37/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.6 0.0 7.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 39/07
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.0 +4.0 6.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 18.2 +0.9 11.4 +3.9 9.4 0.0 4.4 10.1 290 (12.1) 26/08
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

42.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
41.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.7 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

+12.8 : 36.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.6 : 38.5 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.5 : 39.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+11.2 : 34.0 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 36.2 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW

27.8 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
26.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
26.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
26.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 21.9 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.4 : 23.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.4 : 20.9 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.7 : 21.1 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+7.4 : 22.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD

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

9.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
11.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.7 : 15.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.5 : 16.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 16.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 14.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.8 : 19.1 NEWDEGATE RES.STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA

1.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
2.5 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

-5.0 : 13.5 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-4.9 : 12.3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.4 : 15.3 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-4.2 : 16.6 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS 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.
55.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
27.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
24.3 WOLLOMOMBI (WALLAMUMBI) N Tablelands E NSW
23.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
23.0 TOTTENHAM (EUAMBELINE) CW Plains S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
55.0 THEDA
E Kimberley
23.6 KUNUNURRA AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
27.0 WATARRKA

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
23.0 TOTTENHAM (EUAMBELINE)
N Tablelands E
24.3 WOLLOMOMBI (WALLAMUMBI)

12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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6.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
6.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

921 (38.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
813 (33.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
795 (33.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
793 (33.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
757 (31.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
697 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
687 (28.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
684 (28.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
679 (28.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
658 (27.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
647 (27.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
639 (26.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
636 (26.5) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
625 (26.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
622 (25.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
610 (25.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
83/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
70/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/14 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
67/21 BICKLEY Lower West WA
67/13 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
7.6mm in 34 min to 17:00 13.4mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(330/ 67 ) at 23:30