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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 22:40EST, 19/04/2013.

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 24.5 +0.5 13.7 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 50/13
PERTH AIRPORT 22.1 +0.4 12.6 +2.2 11.4 2.6 3.0 6.1 356 (14.8) 63/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 20.7 -0.4 12.0 +2.6 -- 7.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 72/12
MANDURAH 20.7 -0.6 15.0 +1.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 76/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.7 23.5 +1.4 22.9 0.0 6.6 2.8 408 (17.0) 34/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.5 +5.5 5.5 -2.7 3.5 0.0 4.0 10.4 147 ( 6.1) 30/13
WHYALLA AERO 27.9 +7.4 14.7 +6.0 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 492 (20.5) 59/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.2 +4.2 13.3 +3.1 -- 0.43 4.2 -- 243 (10.1) 50/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.5 +4.4 7.8 +0.5 9.1 0.4 1.8 4.1 318 (13.3) 43/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.5 +1.7 5.5 -8.3 4.5 0.0 25.0 10.3 171 ( 7.1) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 +1.8 18.3 -1.6 14.5 0.0 7.2 10.4 442 (18.4) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.9 16.3 -1.3 12.3 0.0 7.2 10.6 307 (12.8) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 24.8 +0.6 14.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 347 (14.5) 26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.4 +1.4 9.3 -4.9 7.0 0.0 5.2 -- 122 ( 5.1) 21/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 8.6 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/08
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.7 12.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +0.4 10.0 -2.8 8.4 0.0 3.6 10.3 -- 21/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 +1.2 7.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 26/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.8 +1.5 7.4 -1.3 4.7 0.0 2.8 -- 39 ( 1.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 -0.2 8.7 -3.0 6.2 0.0 3.2 7.9 188 ( 7.8) 18/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.5 -0.9 9.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 24/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.4 -0.9 6.6 -3.5 -- 0.64 10.6 -- 290 (12.1) 31/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -1.7 6.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 22 ( 0.9) 13/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.4 -1.8 2.2 -2.5 -3.2 0.0 2.0 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.9 0.0 4.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 24/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 -1.0 10.8 -0.1 7.5 0.0 3.0 0.7 337 (14.0) 46/14
RICHMOND RAAF 18.3 -2.2 5.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 34 ( 1.4) 13/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 -1.6 11.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 48/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.3 -2.0 4.4 -1.5 2.4 0.0 0.4 1.8 216 ( 9.0) 15/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.5 -3.1 4.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 21/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.9 +5.9 10.6 +3.2 7.7 0.0 2.4 7.9 207 ( 8.6) 41/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.0 -1.2 3.8 -1.9 -- 0.23 4.6 -- 174 ( 7.3) 31/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.6 +1.0 6.3 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 -1.3 10.7 +2.1 5.5 1.63 5.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.1 +0.5 5.9 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 52/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.9 +0.1 1.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +1.2 8.4 +1.8 4.1 0.0 1.0 7.7 319 (13.3) 34/10
Max
° C
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° 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

35.7 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+8.4 : 31.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 29.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 32.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.1 : 30.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+8.0 : 30.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.3 : 14.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+6.9 : 14.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+6.7 : 15.1 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+6.5 : 17.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.5 : 15.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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

2.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.2 : 11.4 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 : 10.3 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 : 27.7 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
-4.6 : 11.5 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-4.2 : 12.4 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.2 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.3 : 5.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.2 : 3.8 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-7.2 : 0.6 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.9 : 1.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.9 : -3.2 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro 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.
62.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
57.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
57.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE) Islands ISL
49.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND

ISLANDS
Islands
62.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
57.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
57.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (CASCADE)
49.2 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)

10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1145 (47.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
960 (40.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
946 (39.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
935 (39.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
897 (37.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
855 (35.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
854 (35.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
854 (35.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
759 (31.6) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
741 (30.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
732 (30.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
718 (29.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
714 (29.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
707 (29.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
664 (27.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
619 (25.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
616 (25.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
613 (25.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
106/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
91/16 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
85/11 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
83/17 SWANBOURNE 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
DWELLINGUP
8.6mm in 44 min to 16:00 11.7mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
1.4mm in 1 min to 10:53 84.0mm/h
5.0mm in 7 min to 11:00 42.9mm/h
COLLIE EAST
11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
14.2mm in 26 min to 06:00 32.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.8mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 22.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.6mm in 30 min to 00:00 21.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.0mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 10.3mm/h
11.6mm in 27 min to 01:30 25.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 15.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 19.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 8.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 83(310/ 63 ) at 16:00
CAPE LEEUWIN : 104(260/ 85 ) at 23:38
CAPE NATURALISTE : 102(270/ 67 ) at 21:37
BUSSELTON JETTY : 80(310/ 63 ) at 11:30
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 76(350/ 67 ) at 05:30