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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 04:07EST, 24/05/2012.

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 25.5 +1.1 15.0 +4.1 13.5 0.0 2.4 -- 263 (11.0) 44/15
PERTH AIRPORT 25.9 +3.4 14.5 +4.3 10.4 0.2 2.8 11.1 431 (18.0) 48/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.3 +2.6 8.0 -1.1 3.9 0.0 4.2 11.2 472 (19.7) --
BUNBURY 22.0 +1.3 8.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 31/13
MANDURAH 23.1 -- 13.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 39/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +1.7 23.2 -1.8 22.9 7.0 7.8 11.3 354 (14.8) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.2 -1.8 8.7 -6.1 8.1 0.0 7.2 11.7 307 (12.8) 30/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 +0.1 6.1 -4.4 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 229 ( 9.5) 37/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.5 +0.7 9.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 3.2 9.2 234 ( 9.8) 35/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 -0.2 3.3 -3.8 0.5 0.2 1.0 6.4 158 ( 6.6) 24/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 -2.3 8.7 -9.9 7.3 0.0 8.6 11.2 315 (13.1) 31/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +0.8 23.1 +2.5 21.7 2.2 5.8 3.2 584 (24.3) 55/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 0.0 21.5 +0.8 19.2 0.0 7.8 10.6 522 (21.8) 54/10
MACKAY M.O 25.4 -2.2 22.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- 7.2 562 (23.4) 48/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 -4.1 17.2 +0.2 16.0 0.0 7.4 -- 401 (16.7) 48/09
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 -2.5 14.7 -1.9 14.1 0.0 -- -- 566 (23.6) 50/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -4.7 15.0 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.6 -1.8 15.0 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.0 -4.5 13.5 -2.2 12.2 0.0 3.8 0.7 371 (15.5) 39/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.1 -7.6 10.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 578 (24.1) 48/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.3 -3.8 9.3 -2.8 5.6 0.0 4.0 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -2.9 11.7 -2.1 8.6 0.0 2.6 3.9 241 (10.0) 24/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -3.0 9.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 -2.1 3.5 -8.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 4.7 202 ( 8.4) 43/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.6 -4.1 4.7 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 21/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.5 -4.0 2.0 -4.6 -4.0 0.0 4.0 8.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -4.7 4.3 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 -3.9 9.7 -3.4 3.2 0.0 4.0 0.7 285 (11.9) 37/12
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 -6.2 4.4 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 22/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.9 -4.7 9.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 34/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.9 -3.5 0.9 -5.2 -2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.3 -4.1 2.4 -5.3 -1.0 0.0 3.0 6.3 147 ( 6.1) 17/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -4.2 4.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 21/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.3 -2.5 9.5 -0.3 6.0 0.0 2.6 8.5 182 ( 7.6) 30/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.7 -4.2 1.1 -6.4 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 156 ( 6.5) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 -3.8 2.4 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 24/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.4 -1.2 7.5 -2.0 4.4 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.4 -3.4 6.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 26/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.5 -2.1 1.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 26/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 -1.1 1.7 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 +0.3 6.3 -1.2 2.1 0.0 1.6 10.6 447 (18.6) 35/10
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

40.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 25.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+6.5 : 27.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.3 : 25.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+6.1 : 24.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.4 : 22.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.8 : 19.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+6.5 : 15.3 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 20.2 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.0 : 17.2 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

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

4.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-8.5 : 17.5 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-8.4 : 18.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-8.3 : 13.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.2 : 17.8 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
-8.2 : 16.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

-6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

**S** -11.8 : 6.8 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
-9.9 : 8.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-9.8 : 7.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-9.7 : 2.3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-9.3 : 5.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego 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.
88.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL N Coast--Barron QLD
57.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD
52.6 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST N Coast--Barron QLD
52.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE N Coast--Barron QLD
47.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
88.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
57.6 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
52.6 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST
52.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
47.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM

11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.2 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
0.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
**W** 0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1191 (49.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1191 (49.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1093 (45.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1063 (44.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1061 (44.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
974 (40.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
945 (39.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
944 (39.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
929 (38.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
840 (35.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
**S** 763 (31.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
747 (31.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
743 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
743 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
717 (29.9) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
693 (28.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
691 (28.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
673 (28.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
667 (27.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
653 (27.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
646 (26.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
639 (26.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
612 (25.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
72/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67/03 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/08 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
65/03 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
5.2mm in 12 min to 22:00 26.0mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
15.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 15.0mm/h
None reported