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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 08:47EST, 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 26.3 -3.2 17.7 +1.4 15.8 0.0 8.6 -- 540 (22.5) 46/13
PERTH AIRPORT 24.7 -4.2 13.5 -1.3 12.0 0.0 6.2 12.4 413 (17.2) 41/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.4 +0.3 9.6 -2.8 7.0 0.0 5.6 9.2 266 (11.1) --
BUNBURY 22.7 -4.4 9.4 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/13
MANDURAH 23.7 -- 16.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 39/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.4 +2.8 26.4 +1.1 26.6 0.0 5.8 7.6 319 (13.3) 67/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.2 -2.2 15.0 -5.2 12.7 0.0 12.0 13.4 300 (12.5) 41/13
WHYALLA AERO 26.3 -1.8 14.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 510 (21.3) 41/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.1 -0.9 12.7 -2.8 10.1 0.0 6.0 13.6 286 (11.9) 31/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.8 +0.9 7.1 -2.8 4.1 0.0 3.8 13.6 462 (19.3) 35/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.5 -2.7 17.2 -5.9 14.8 0.0 14.6 12.6 450 (18.8) 41/16
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 -0.4 22.5 -0.9 19.1 0.0 5.4 11.7 231 ( 9.6) 28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 34.5 +3.0 22.7 -1.4 19.4 0.0 8.0 11.9 308 (12.8) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 34.4 +4.3 24.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- 11.8 520 (21.7) 46/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 37.1 +5.0 24.0 +2.8 22.6 0.0 10.4 -- 296 (12.3) 41/18
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 -1.8 -- -- -- 11.6 5.6 -- 116 ( 4.8) --
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 -2.2 21.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +0.4 19.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 52/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 -0.9 20.5 +0.4 18.5 0.0 8.4 -- 493 (20.5) 48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.0 +0.3 15.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 547 (22.8) 65/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.3 -4.7 14.2 -3.3 9.9 0.0 8.0 -- 281 (11.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.8 -2.5 16.7 -1.4 14.5 0.4 6.4 9.0 470 (19.6) 50/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -3.8 15.0 -1.7 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 -7.2 14.4 -2.1 13.4 9.6 6.4 4.0 531 (22.1) 57/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.9 -6.0 14.4 -0.9 -- 7.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 43/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.3 -5.1 6.0 -5.3 2.2 2.6 3.8 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.4 -5.1 12.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 48/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 -6.3 14.9 -2.6 13.2 5.4 6.4 9.6 881 (36.7) 68/09
RICHMOND RAAF 22.9 -5.8 14.0 -2.0 11.8 5.2 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 50/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -5.1 13.8 -3.7 -- 2.2 -- -- 891 (37.1) 67/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.5 -4.6 6.2 -5.2 3.2 4.4 4.2 13.0 367 (15.3) 46/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.3 -4.1 8.8 -4.9 5.9 4.2 6.2 13.7 338 (14.1) 35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -5.8 12.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 37/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.2 -2.9 12.4 -2.4 10.7 0.6 6.3 13.6 359 (15.0) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.8 -2.6 8.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 421 (17.5) 39/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.3 -3.7 9.2 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 564 (23.5) 48/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.7 -1.5 12.1 -0.8 10.1 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.5 -2.4 9.0 -1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 471 (19.6) 46/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 -4.0 7.9 -1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 630 (26.3) 46/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.2 -1.2 10.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 -5.0 10.5 -0.2 9.5 0.0 1.2 4.2 354 (14.8) 30/18
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

45.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
45.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
45.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
44.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+17.7 : 43.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+13.4 : 38.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.8 : 41.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+9.6 : 44.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+9.0 : 44.9 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

30.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
30.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
29.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 26.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.0 : 24.7 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+4.4 : 28.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+3.9 : 29.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+3.4 : 28.1 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

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

7.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.2 : 19.6 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-8.8 : 14.1 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.7 : 14.9 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.7 : 20.3 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-8.7 : 10.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.7 : 20.4 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW

-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-9.2 : 1.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.4 : 1.4 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.9 : 1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.8 : 15.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-7.6 : -2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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.
66.0 NITMILUK RANGERS N Rivers NT
57.8 NITMILUK RIDGE N Rivers NT
56.0 LAKE EVELLA N Rivers NT
52.4 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER N Rivers NT
45.6 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
66.0 NITMILUK RANGERS
57.8 NITMILUK RIDGE
56.0 LAKE EVELLA
52.4 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
45.6 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)

14.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.6 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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4.8 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
4.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
4.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
3.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1232 (51.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1213 (50.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1009 (42.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1008 (42.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1006 (41.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
998 (41.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
941 (39.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
891 (37.1) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
881 (36.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
861 (35.9) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
851 (35.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
**S** 830 (34.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
819 (34.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
765 (31.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
753 (31.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
745 (31.0) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
742 (30.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
733 (30.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
732 (30.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
728 (30.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
702 (29.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
701 (29.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
684 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
668 (27.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
660 (27.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
644 (26.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
642 (26.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) RHYLL E Central VIC
630 (26.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
628 (26.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
626 (26.1) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
625 (26.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
623 (26.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
619 (25.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
612 (25.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
611 (25.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
600 (25.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
80/00 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
80/23 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
74/03 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/04 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
72/15 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 87(170/ 65 ) at 00:49
Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 74(190/ 63 ) at 08:43