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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 07:35EST, 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 25.4 -1.8 11.1 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 37/14
PERTH AIRPORT 23.9 -1.9 9.4 -3.3 8.5 0.0 7.4 12.1 366 (15.3) 39/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.8 +4.0 9.6 -1.2 7.7 0.0 4.6 10.4 286 (11.9) 37/13
BUNBURY 21.9 -2.4 10.3 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 34/15
MANDURAH 22.1 -2.6 13.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 31/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -1.0 25.7 +0.4 24.9 0.0 5.0 4.3 272 (11.3) 31/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 -4.3 20.5 +2.7 20.4 0.0 8.4 2.6 433 (18.0) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 29.0 +2.6 17.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 524 (21.8) 41/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.7 +2.6 14.3 +0.3 12.5 0.2 6.2 10.5 269 (11.2) 34/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.1 -0.3 4.3 -4.1 2.8 0.2 3.2 13.6 353 (14.7) 35/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.6 +0.2 23.9 +2.5 22.2 0.0 8.0 7.9 336 (14.0) 46/19
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 -0.7 23.6 +1.3 21.6 0.0 8.0 5.0 471 (19.6) 35/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +0.3 22.9 0.0 20.6 0.0 10.0 12.2 475 (19.8) 46/13
MACKAY M.O 29.5 +0.4 24.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 352 (14.7) 34/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.8 +0.6 19.9 +0.4 18.4 0.0 9.0 -- 234 ( 9.8) 35/14
BUNDABERG AERO 30.6 +2.3 18.8 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI 30.0 +2.1 18.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.3 +2.5 20.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 28.7 +2.0 20.9 +2.8 19.3 0.0 8.0 10.5 451 (18.8) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.9 +5.4 18.3 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 446 (18.6) 37/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.4 +0.1 23.1 +8.1 18.0 0.0 8.6 -- 155 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 29.0 +4.1 18.2 +2.1 16.6 0.0 5.0 8.1 353 (14.7) 54/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +3.0 17.5 +2.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 41/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.0 -0.4 17.8 +3.5 16.2 0.0 7.4 3.7 385 (16.0) 50/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.0 -1.1 14.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.8 +0.8 13.2 +4.1 8.0 0.0 6.8 6.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.9 -2.4 18.9 +5.3 -- -- -- -- -- 48/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.2 -2.8 18.3 +3.0 13.7 0.0 10.0 1.1 490 (20.4) 76/09
RICHMOND RAAF 23.1 -3.4 13.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 34/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.8 -1.2 17.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 80/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.0 -0.7 8.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.6 -1.1 14.0 +3.2 11.5 0.0 9.0 2.0 306 (12.8) 52/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -3.9 16.0 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 43/03
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.1 -2.3 17.8 +5.3 17.4 0.0 11.0 6.2 330 (13.8) 48/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.5 -1.1 13.2 +3.0 13.0 1.0 8.2 -- 368 (15.3) 34/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.1 -1.1 12.3 +2.7 -- 8.6 -- -- 415 (17.3) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.8 -1.1 13.6 +2.4 13.8 9.4 6.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.7 -0.9 8.7 +0.9 -- 6.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 39/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.0 -0.4 6.5 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 391 (16.3) 48/12
HOBART AIRPORT 20.5 +1.5 7.5 -1.7 1.3 0.2 5.2 11.8 621 (25.9) 68/12
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

41.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
41.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
41.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
40.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
40.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

+12.1 : 36.2 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.5 : 32.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+8.9 : 32.0 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.9 : 30.5 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+8.7 : 33.0 EYRE Eucla WA

28.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
27.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.4 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.3 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.7 : 26.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+10.2 : 26.3 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+10.1 : 26.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+10.1 : 23.4 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+9.7 : 27.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW

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

8.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 18.8 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
-7.8 : 23.7 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-7.8 : 13.2 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-7.3 : 24.5 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-7.2 : 21.7 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-6.4 : 2.6 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
-5.6 : 2.0 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
-5.4 : 1.4 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-5.3 : 6.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.3 : 3.4 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS

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.
62.4 GIBB RIVER E Kimberley WA
47.2 NUNDLE (BENONI) NW Slopes S NSW
46.0 HANGING ROCK (ANDEVA) NW Slopes S NSW
42.0 SARICH'S ALERT Central Coast E QLD
36.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
62.4 GIBB RIVER

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
36.6 BRUNETTE DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
42.0 SARICH'S ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
47.2 NUNDLE (BENONI)
46.0 HANGING ROCK (ANDEVA)

13.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
12.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
12.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
12.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

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2.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
2.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
0.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1510 (62.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1373 (57.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1136 (47.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
895 (37.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
894 (37.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
831 (34.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
828 (34.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
815 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
805 (33.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
797 (33.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
776 (32.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
758 (31.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
758 (31.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
736 (30.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
722 (30.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
713 (29.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
707 (29.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
687 (28.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
684 (28.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
683 (28.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
671 (28.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
656 (27.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
652 (27.2) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
643 (26.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
621 (25.9) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
616 (25.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
615 (25.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
610 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
600 (25.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
117/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
113/15 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
109/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
106/12 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/10 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MIDDLE POINT AWS
16.0mm in 30 min to 14:30 32.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 16.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.2mm/h
CAPE DON
18.0mm in 14 min to 12:30 77.1mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 24.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.2mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 18.7mm/h
MCARTHUR RIVER MINE
7.8mm in 9 min to 14:28 52.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 14.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LAVERTON AERO : 113(330/ 72 ) at 15:07
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA : 80(190/ 72 ) at 10:00
Illawarra
BELLAMBI AWS : 76(190/ 65 ) at 09:30
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 83(170/ 65 ) at 05:43
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(330/ 89 ) at 14:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(270/ 63 ) at 13:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(280/ 59 ) at 13:46
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(280/ 65 ) at 15:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(310/ 69 ) at 13:30