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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 03:23EST, 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 COMPARISON 22.4 +0.4 8.2 -1.0 8.0 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 23.1 +3.0 8.7 -0.2 6.7 0.0 2.2 8.7 261 (10.9) 48/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.8 +3.5 7.6 -0.4 5.8 0.2 2.2 9.8 219 ( 9.1) --
BUNBURY 19.9 +1.6 6.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 46/16
MANDURAH -- -- 12.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +2.2 17.8 -5.3 16.3 0.0 7.8 11.1 349 (14.5) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.6 +1.4 8.2 -2.1 5.7 0.0 8.8 11.3 288 (12.0) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.5 +2.1 3.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 166 ( 6.9) 31/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.6 +2.7 11.3 +1.6 4.8 0.0 2.6 10.9 302 (12.6) 31/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.1 +0.3 4.5 -1.8 2.0 0.4 0.8 4.8 184 ( 7.7) 24/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.8 -0.4 12.6 -1.7 7.7 0.0 7.8 11.2 329 (13.7) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +0.5 21.1 +2.4 19.8 0.0 5.6 6.3 529 (22.0) 48/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -0.2 19.5 +2.1 16.8 0.0 8.0 11.1 522 (21.8) 52/13
MACKAY M.O 22.9 -2.4 15.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 349 (14.5) 34/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.1 -2.2 15.8 +2.1 14.7 0.0 4.0 -- 261 (10.9) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 -0.7 13.2 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 303 (12.6) 39/14
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -1.9 11.0 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.0 -1.2 11.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 24/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.1 -1.1 12.1 -0.7 9.4 0.0 3.6 10.8 275 (11.5) 28/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 -2.0 11.0 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 404 (16.8) 31/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.4 +2.0 8.6 0.0 3.2 0.0 4.2 -- 95 ( 4.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -0.8 10.6 -0.4 8.5 0.0 2.0 -- 212 ( 8.8) 26/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -1.5 10.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 -1.1 6.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 28/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.3 -1.0 8.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 22/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.2 +2.2 2.2 -2.0 -4.1 0.0 3.0 9.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +0.7 2.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 26/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.1 -1.4 14.6 +4.2 12.4 0.0 1.0 7.9 324 (13.5) 31/13
RICHMOND RAAF 21.3 -1.3 9.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 37/15
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 -2.1 12.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 35/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.0 +2.8 3.0 -0.2 2.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.2 +0.6 -1.4 -6.5 -2.4 0.0 2.2 10.3 138 ( 5.8) 15/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +0.3 2.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.6 -0.8 2.1 -5.3 -2.1 0.0 2.2 10.1 155 ( 6.5) 21/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.1 +0.7 3.6 -1.8 0.0 0.0 1.6 -- 252 (10.5) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.4 +0.7 3.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 24/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.7 -0.5 9.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.8 +1.0 3.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 30/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.7 +1.2 1.5 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.0 -2.3 7.4 +1.4 2.8 0.0 2.8 8.3 353 (14.7) 46/08
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 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+10.1 : 31.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.3 : 30.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 31.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.4 : 28.6 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 32.4 FORREST Eucla WA

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 14.7 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.8 : 18.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.4 : 13.6 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+5.1 : 21.3 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD

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

4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.0 : 30.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-3.8 : 32.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-3.6 : 25.7 MORANBAH WATER TREATMENT PLANT Central Coast W QLD
-3.5 : 33.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
-3.4 : 11.2 DOVER Southeast TAS

-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.2 : 5.9 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-10.0 : 10.2 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-9.9 : 8.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.6 : 8.9 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

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.
27.4 YARLOOP Lower West WA
22.0 SAVAGE RIVER MINE W Coast TAS
15.4 THIRLMERE Lower West WA
13.0 HEDDON GRETA (KURRI KURRI GOLF CLUB) Hunter Valley NSW
11.2 ALBION PARK POST OFFICE Illawarra NSW

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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6.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
5.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
4.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1124 (46.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
909 (37.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
861 (35.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
819 (34.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
811 (33.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
739 (30.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
709 (29.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
700 (29.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
694 (28.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
691 (28.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
676 (28.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
676 (28.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
673 (28.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
666 (27.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
620 (25.8) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
613 (25.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
98/07 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
89/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
83/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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
Central West
NORTH ISLAND
24.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 24.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
9.6mm in 28 min to 21:30 20.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 89(310/ 70 ) at 23:53
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(320/ 67 ) at 01:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(250/ 63 ) at 03:41
TASMAN ISLAND : 98(220/ 67 ) at 07:07
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 82(240/ 63 ) at 07:31
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 82(260/ 63 ) at 04:45