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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 19:12EST, 25/05/2012.

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 28.5 +0.9 17.5 +2.1 15.6 3.0 4.4 -- 294 (12.3) 30/13
PERTH AIRPORT 26.7 +1.2 13.5 +0.6 11.5 0.2 1.4 10.3 315 (13.1) 26/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.5 -4.3 15.4 +3.8 12.7 16.8 3.0 0.0 316 (13.2) 30/12
BUNBURY 24.8 +0.8 12.1 +0.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 249 (10.4) 18/10
MANDURAH 24.4 -- 16.6 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 331 (13.8) 22/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.6 22.7 -1.3 21.5 0.0 6.2 11.6 358 (14.9) 39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.1 -2.1 6.2 -6.4 5.1 0.0 4.6 11.0 250 (10.4) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.0 +0.3 7.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 177 ( 7.4) 24/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.8 +2.2 9.6 -2.8 5.6 0.0 8.8 10.5 139 ( 5.8) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.6 +2.2 5.7 -3.0 3.5 0.0 1.2 9.7 139 ( 5.8) 21/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.3 -0.6 15.9 -2.6 12.2 0.0 6.6 10.9 280 (11.7) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.4 23.6 +2.0 15.4 0.0 6.6 8.7 581 (24.2) 55/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.1 +0.5 20.2 -0.4 15.4 0.0 7.0 10.0 417 (17.4) 39/10
MACKAY M.O 26.3 -0.4 21.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 514 (21.4) 44/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 -0.7 18.6 +0.7 16.8 0.0 6.0 -- 316 (13.2) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 -0.1 17.5 0.0 16.5 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 48/14
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -3.1 18.0 +2.5 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.6 +0.2 17.3 +0.3 -- 4.8 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 43/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 -0.6 18.2 +1.9 17.3 0.2 3.6 4.9 315 (13.1) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 -2.9 14.1 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 547 (22.8) 44/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.3 +1.1 14.9 +2.1 11.3 0.0 4.6 -- 177 ( 7.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.1 +0.1 17.3 +2.1 16.7 8.2 1.6 8.1 224 ( 9.3) 35/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.9 12.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.1 -2.5 13.2 0.0 -- 0.04 14.0 0.0 161 ( 6.7) 39/20
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -5.0 14.3 +2.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 22/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.7 +0.2 7.7 +0.5 3.2 0.2 2.2 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +1.7 12.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 43/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 -3.0 16.5 +2.4 15.9 4.6 3.0 0.0 -- 50/07
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -6.4 12.6 +1.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 26/05
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 -2.1 16.5 +1.0 -- 10.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 48/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.0 +1.0 5.0 -1.7 4.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.4 +0.9 7.2 -1.9 3.8 0.0 2.2 10.6 130 ( 5.4) 34/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.2 -0.2 6.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 21/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.9 -0.6 6.2 -3.9 1.6 0.0 2.6 10.5 175 ( 7.3) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.3 -0.3 8.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 17/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.6 +0.4 9.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 26/06
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 -0.5 9.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.0 -1.1 7.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 24/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.8 +2.2 6.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 30/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.2 -0.7 6.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 21/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -0.5 7.7 -1.0 5.0 0.0 2.2 9.8 329 (13.7) 28/09
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

36.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
36.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
36.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+10.8 : 34.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.2 : 34.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.6 : 32.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.2 : 32.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 30.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.4 : 18.3 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.9 : 15.6 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+5.4 : 14.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.4 : 13.8 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+4.9 : 14.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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

9.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.4 : 17.5 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-5.9 : 11.4 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.9 : 18.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.8 : 18.0 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
-5.8 : 12.8 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-10.0 : 3.8 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
**S** -7.8 : 9.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.6 : 5.9 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-6.6 : 3.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-6.6 : 4.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W 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.
71.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
69.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
68.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
54.2 NORNALUP Lower West WA
54.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE) Sydney--east NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
54.2 NORNALUP

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
54.0 AVALON (WOLLSTONECRAFT AVE)

ISLANDS
Islands
71.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)
69.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
68.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)

11.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

4.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

979 (40.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
902 (37.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
890 (37.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
871 (36.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
815 (34.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
812 (33.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
802 (33.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
777 (32.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
761 (31.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
755 (31.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
98/19 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
68/19 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
68/23 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/20 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/07 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
61/12 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron 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 Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
12.8mm in 22 min to 18:30 34.9mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
4.2mm in 11 min to 22:30 22.9mm/h
Hunter Valley
COORANBONG (LAKE MACQUARIE AWS)
11.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.8mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 98(350/ 72 ) at 19:17