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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 15:48EST, 18/05/2012.

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 33.6 +2.0 20.5 +2.2 19.8 0.0 10.0 -- 667 (27.8) 55/15
PERTH AIRPORT 35.4 +3.8 19.3 +2.4 17.6 0.0 12.0 13.2 481 (20.0) 50/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.9 -3.8 15.7 +2.0 13.6 0.0 7.4 11.5 324 (13.5) 37/09
BUNBURY 32.0 +2.6 14.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 46/08
MANDURAH 31.1 -- 17.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 48/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +0.6 25.8 +1.0 24.8 1.4 5.8 6.3 356 (14.8) 55/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.9 -0.5 21.5 +0.1 20.1 0.0 11.8 12.4 311 (13.0) 39/17
WHYALLA AERO 32.9 +3.0 16.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 9.8 -- 360 (15.0) 37/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.8 +2.7 15.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 227 ( 9.5) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.6 +1.4 7.8 -3.3 4.9 0.0 4.6 13.2 350 (14.6) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.7 +0.4 21.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 33.0 +1.6 23.7 0.0 22.0 0.0 8.6 10.8 442 (18.4) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.7 +1.4 24.8 +0.6 22.1 0.0 9.0 11.6 396 (16.5) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 29.4 -0.7 26.2 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- 6.1 354 (14.8) 52/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 -0.9 23.4 +1.3 23.2 0.2 8.8 -- 326 (13.6) 39/17
BUNDABERG AERO 31.7 +1.6 21.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 446 (18.6) 46/15
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 -0.3 19.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 31.0 +2.9 20.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 29.5 +0.5 22.6 +1.5 20.7 0.6 9.2 10.5 324 (13.5) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.1 0.0 18.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 665 (27.7) 46/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.1 +0.2 19.8 +1.0 19.0 3.8 6.0 -- 238 ( 9.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.4 +1.5 20.1 +0.7 17.9 0.0 7.0 10.9 226 ( 9.4) 24/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.5 +1.1 20.6 +2.5 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.9 -2.0 20.1 +2.1 19.4 0.0 3.6 2.4 446 (18.6) 34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.9 -2.6 19.4 +2.7 -- 4.8 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 18/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.5 +1.0 16.0 +2.8 11.7 6.8 6.2 8.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.0 -0.1 20.2 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 349 (14.5) 54/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 -0.8 19.1 +0.4 19.3 0.0 3.8 3.0 617 (25.7) 37/11
RICHMOND RAAF 27.0 -2.8 18.7 +1.3 18.6 1.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 26/17
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 -1.2 17.8 -1.1 -- -- -- -- -- 26/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.5 +1.5 16.6 +3.4 14.7 0.0 6.0 8.1 293 (12.2) 52/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 35.7 +4.1 19.8 +3.6 18.2 0.0 11.0 12.7 307 (12.8) 43/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 36.3 +4.1 17.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 34/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.9 +1.7 14.4 -2.2 12.2 0.0 9.2 13.2 283 (11.8) 26/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.6 +3.1 11.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 9.6 -- 410 (17.1) 30/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.4 +2.9 11.6 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 28/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.8 +0.9 16.3 +2.0 14.5 0.0 6.6 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.6 -2.0 12.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.7 +4.7 10.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 583 (24.3) 46/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.5 +1.3 11.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 39/16
HOBART AIRPORT 23.9 +1.4 14.7 +2.7 14.3 0.0 5.0 11.5 376 (15.7) 43/13
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

45.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
44.8 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
44.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
43.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
43.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+8.9 : 35.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.3 : 25.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+6.2 : 45.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 28.2 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
+6.0 : 26.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+6.0 : 31.4 ORBOST (COMPARISON) E Gippsland VIC

28.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.1 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
28.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL

+5.6 : 18.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+4.5 : 19.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+4.4 : 21.8 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+4.4 : 20.9 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+4.4 : 16.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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

17.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
17.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.5 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
18.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
18.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.9 : 24.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 31.2 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-4.7 : 22.7 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.2 : 26.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-4.0 : 23.1 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.0 : 27.8 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

-0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.9 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.7 : 6.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.5 : 5.6 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-6.5 : 5.8 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-6.2 : 4.9 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-5.9 : 15.0 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest 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.
79.4 DUNGOWAN (GLENDOWER MOUNTAIN (LECONFIELD NW Slopes S NSW
66.0 BOGGABRI (NEOTSFIELD) NW Slopes S NSW
62.5 CAITHNESS - WESTMAR Darling Downs W QLD
58.2 COOLATAI (ORANA) NW Slopes N NSW
52.2 NUNDLE (KEEVA) NW Slopes S NSW

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs W
62.5 CAITHNESS - WESTMAR

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
58.2 COOLATAI (ORANA)
NW Slopes S
79.4 DUNGOWAN (GLENDOWER MOUNTAIN (LECONFIELD
66.0 BOGGABRI (NEOTSFIELD)
52.2 NUNDLE (KEEVA)
50.6 WEABONGA (MONOMEETH)

13.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
13.5 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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6.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
3.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

966 (40.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
842 (35.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
767 (32.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
737 (30.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
737 (30.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
711 (29.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
667 (27.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
665 (27.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
653 (27.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
649 (27.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
640 (26.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
633 (26.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
617 (25.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
98/20 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
80/19 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
72/19 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
72/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
70/00 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
70/20 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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
W Pilbara
LEARMONTH AIRPORT
5.2mm in 11 min to 21:00 28.4mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 16.8mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
8.4mm in 15 min to 15:00 33.6mm/h
5.0mm in 7 min to 15:18 42.9mm/h
5.2mm in 12 min to 15:30 26.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 21.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.8mm/h
CAPE DON
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
INGLEWOOD FOREST
14.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
5.6mm in 6 min to 17:00 56.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 15.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Pilbara
LEARMONTH AIRPORT : 98( 90/ 67 ) at 21:00
TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 76( 10/ 63 ) at 19:00