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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 16:24EST, 23/05/2012.

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 30.4 +2.8 10.7 -4.7 7.2 0.0 8.0 -- 513 (21.4) 46/08
PERTH AIRPORT 26.6 +1.1 9.2 -3.7 6.7 0.0 4.4 10.1 354 (14.8) 35/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.8 -2.0 6.0 -5.6 3.6 0.0 2.4 9.9 205 ( 8.5) 24/10
BUNBURY 20.7 -3.4 6.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 21/13
MANDURAH 23.1 -- 12.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.6 24.0 0.0 23.1 0.0 5.4 11.2 299 (12.5) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.3 -1.9 15.3 +2.7 15.0 0.0 4.0 7.3 224 ( 9.3) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 20.4 -3.2 10.6 -1.0 -- 1.0 5.2 -- 308 (12.8) 54/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 -2.5 15.4 +3.0 13.4 0.2 10.0 7.7 305 (12.7) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 -2.6 10.0 +1.3 8.9 2.4 1.8 7.2 384 (16.0) 35/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.6 +0.7 21.9 +3.4 20.1 0.0 8.0 8.3 340 (14.2) 39/20
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 23.5 +1.9 23.1 10.4 4.2 5.8 395 (16.5) 41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +0.7 22.1 +1.6 19.9 0.0 6.6 8.8 380 (15.8) 37/17
MACKAY M.O 27.1 +0.4 24.0 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- 5.6 432 (18.0) 31/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 -0.6 18.2 +0.4 17.0 0.0 6.0 -- 299 (12.5) 28/07
BUNDABERG AERO 26.1 -1.3 16.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 408 (17.0) 31/08
NAMBOUR DPI 25.0 -1.1 13.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.0 -0.3 15.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 30/00
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 -1.6 13.1 -3.1 11.2 0.0 4.8 7.5 333 (13.9) 26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.3 -2.1 7.3 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 30/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.1 -3.0 8.2 -4.6 3.0 0.0 3.4 -- 115 ( 4.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.4 +0.4 9.4 -5.8 7.3 0.0 3.8 7.4 305 (12.7) 31/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.2 -0.8 8.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.7 -0.9 6.2 -7.0 4.5 0.0 3.6 6.2 224 ( 9.3) 39/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.7 -2.9 6.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.1 -3.4 2.5 -4.7 -4.1 0.1 1.9 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -6.2 5.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 21/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 -1.8 11.0 -3.1 7.5 0.0 4.4 2.2 379 (15.8) 30/13
RICHMOND RAAF 18.9 -5.0 4.6 -6.7 2.1 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -3.1 12.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) --
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 -5.7 3.0 -3.7 1.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 -5.3 7.6 -1.5 4.2 0.0 2.4 1.4 135 ( 5.6) 17/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.1 -6.3 7.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 17/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 -1.4 14.3 +4.2 12.4 0.0 3.4 4.7 209 ( 8.7) 34/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.3 -2.3 7.9 -0.3 -- 29.64 11.2 -- 170 ( 7.1) 46/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.4 -2.8 10.6 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 37/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.8 -2.5 11.7 +0.9 8.9 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.2 -3.8 10.7 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 39/06
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 -5.3 8.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 30/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.5 -1.4 6.7 -0.8 -- 4.2 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 43/03
HOBART AIRPORT 16.5 -1.6 6.9 -1.8 5.8 0.0 1.4 8.0 336 (14.0) 44/04
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

40.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
39.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
39.2 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+6.9 : 35.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.1 : 38.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.8 : 40.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+4.7 : 40.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
+4.7 : 38.8 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.1 : 23.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 14.7 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+6.0 : 26.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+5.9 : 14.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+5.5 : 25.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

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

2.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.8 : 13.0 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 16.8 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-7.7 : 13.0 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-7.4 : 9.9 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.3 : 15.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.3 : 13.9 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.5 : 0.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.3 : 3.2 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-8.2 : -1.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.8 : 1.8 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.8 : 3.4 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

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.
98.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM N Coast--Barron QLD
90.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
87.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
76.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD
54.0 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
98.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM
90.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
87.0 HAPPY VALLEY
76.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
54.0 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
10.2 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

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0.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE (EVANS ST) C Tablelands S NSW

999 (41.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
876 (36.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
875 (36.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
807 (33.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
804 (33.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
801 (33.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
785 (32.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
757 (31.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
755 (31.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
739 (30.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
719 (30.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
714 (29.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
658 (27.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
631 (26.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
615 (25.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
604 (25.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
91/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/02 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
83/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.8mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
6.8mm in 20 min to 05:00 20.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
5.4mm in 8 min to 02:00 40.5mm/h
13.0mm in 30 min to 02:30 26.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 19.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.3mm/h

TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 87(260/ 72 ) at 12:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(330/ 63 ) at 02:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(270/ 65 ) at 04:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 85(300/ 69 ) at 02:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(***/ 65 ) at 06:30