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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 01:41EST, 26/05/2012.

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 21.6 +1.6 13.9 +5.0 13.0 3.2 -- -- 400 (16.7) 46/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 +1.8 13.6 +5.6 12.0 15.4 1.6 4.7 406 (16.9) 65/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.6 +3.5 11.4 +3.9 10.2 4.4 2.6 6.9 595 (24.8) 72/15
BUNBURY 18.8 +1.4 14.3 +6.9 -- 7.4 -- -- 545 (22.7) 65/19
MANDURAH 19.0 -- 15.3 -- -- 6.6 -- -- 690 (28.8) 63/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 +0.5 16.4 -4.0 15.2 0.0 6.4 11.1 300 (12.5) 39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.4 +5.8 7.2 +1.2 5.3 0.0 5.0 10.3 174 ( 7.3) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 27.5 +9.0 7.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 269 (11.2) 48/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.3 +6.7 10.2 +2.0 -- 0.0 0.8 7.6 245 (10.2) 41/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.6 +5.5 7.4 +1.9 5.4 0.2 2.6 6.5 419 (17.5) 44/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 -0.5 4.4 -5.9 2.9 0.0 5.4 10.8 242 (10.1) 41/12
CAIRNS AERO 25.9 -0.7 18.3 +0.9 16.0 0.0 7.2 9.2 622 (25.9) 55/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 -0.3 11.5 -3.2 5.6 0.0 7.0 10.9 418 (17.4) 41/10
MACKAY M.O 21.5 -1.1 11.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 359 (15.0) 37/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.5 -0.3 8.6 -2.1 6.8 0.0 4.6 -- 254 (10.6) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 -0.3 8.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 35/16
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +0.5 9.0 +0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.6 +0.3 8.7 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -0.4 9.4 -0.2 6.7 0.0 3.4 9.8 290 (12.1) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.8 +1.3 7.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 35/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.4 +5.5 5.4 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 2.8 -- 53 ( 2.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.8 +1.0 6.6 -1.6 3.0 0.0 1.6 9.5 196 ( 8.2) 34/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.8 5.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.9 +5.3 6.3 -0.5 3.1 0.0 0.8 9.8 132 ( 5.5) 30/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.9 +4.9 4.3 -1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 21 ( 0.9) 18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.0 +6.1 1.6 -0.5 -4.2 0.0 3.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +6.3 2.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 28/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.5 +4.2 9.2 +1.1 5.4 0.0 3.8 9.8 338 (14.1) 31/08
RICHMOND RAAF 23.3 +3.6 1.3 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.9 +2.9 13.3 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.0 +5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.4 +6.9 4.9 +1.3 3.0 0.0 1.4 8.2 269 (11.2) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +5.7 6.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 26/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.7 +9.5 5.1 -0.1 1.0 0.0 3.8 9.3 -- 46/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.2 +5.5 9.6 +5.7 6.5 0.0 2.4 -- 296 (12.3) 30/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.6 +4.4 5.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 24/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.2 +5.2 11.7 +5.0 7.5 0.4 -- -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.6 +5.2 5.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.5 +2.8 3.9 +0.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 50/22
HOBART AIRPORT 16.7 +3.2 3.6 -1.1 0.6 1.8 0.2 6.8 451 (18.8) 54/19
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

34.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 28.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 30.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+9.9 : 27.0 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+9.7 : 27.5 HAWKER Upper North SA
+9.7 : 29.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+9.7 : 26.9 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.0 : 12.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 12.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+8.7 : 3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+8.6 : 12.7 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.5 : 15.4 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.5 : 11.7 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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

4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.6 : 23.1 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.2 : 28.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-2.8 : 29.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-2.7 : 27.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
-2.3 : 31.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

-3.0 LITHGOW (COOERWULL) C Tablelands S NSW
-3.0 YASS (LINTON HOSTEL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.4 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.3 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW

-6.2 : 8.3 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-5.9 : 4.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 5.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-5.9 : 9.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-5.7 : 7.4 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-5.7 : 13.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

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.
42.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
35.8 BICKLEY Lower West WA
33.6 MUNDARING Lower West WA
29.4 SWAN VIEW Lower West WA
28.0 MUNDARING WEIR Lower West WA

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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6.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1300 (54.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1218 (50.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1063 (44.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1043 (43.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1034 (43.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
931 (38.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
885 (36.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
866 (36.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
858 (35.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
814 (33.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
800 (33.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
799 (33.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
777 (32.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
759 (31.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
755 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
743 (31.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
717 (29.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
710 (29.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
701 (29.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
692 (28.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
690 (28.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
688 (28.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
668 (27.8) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
660 (27.5) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
640 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
637 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
634 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
629 (26.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
623 (26.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
619 (25.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
610 (25.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
115/21 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
109/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/21 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

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
Lower West
GINGIN WEST AG STATION
11.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.4mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
SMITHTON AERODROME
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 87(240/ 69 ) at 17:33
CAPE LEEUWIN : 104(280/ 85 ) at 13:50
CAPE NATURALISTE : 93(260/ 72 ) at 14:46
BUSSELTON JETTY : 91(290/ 58 ) at 14:58
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 82(320/ 63 ) at 14:03
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(270/ 65 ) at 21:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(320/ 82 ) at 20:58
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(330/ 82 ) at 22:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(280/ 67 ) at 21:50
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 111(310/ 83 ) at 21:08