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013011

WARBURTON AIRFIELD

40.1

39.7

05/04/2016

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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 16:04EST, 16/04/2020.

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
PERTH AIRPORT	25.1	-0.5	11.6	-1.4	10.0	0.0	5.6	7.7	350 (14.6)	41/11
BUNBURY	22.8	-1.4	17.7	+6.0	--	0.0	--	--	340 (14.2)	43/05
MANDURAH	23.7	-0.4	19.1	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	351 (14.6)	39/06
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.2	+1.4	25.8	+1.8	25.3	0.2	8.0	11.1	290 (12.1)	37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	35.5	+7.2	11.8	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	26/14
WHYALLA AERO	32.6	+8.7	11.7	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	57/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	28.8	+6.0	15.1	+2.6	--	0.0	--	--	90 ( 3.8)	31/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	27.2	+7.6	13.5	+4.7	--	0.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	48/19
MOUNT ISA AERO	36.1	+4.1	18.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	190 ( 7.9)	34/11
CAIRNS AERO	31.1	+1.8	23.8	+2.1	--	9.0	--	--	523 (21.8)	46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.6	+1.9	21.3	+0.7	--	0.2	--	--	485 (20.2)	46/13
MACKAY M.O	27.9	+1.2	23.4	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	451 (18.8)	44/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	29.6	+0.8	20.0	+2.0	--	0.0	--	--	341 (14.2)	39/10
BUNDABERG AERO	27.8	+0.3	18.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	393 (16.4)	39/15
COOLANGATTA	26.2	+0.6	15.4	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	220 ( 9.2)	34/15
BRISBANE AERO	26.4	+0.4	15.5	-1.0	14.5	0.0	--	10.0	295 (12.3)	30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	24.5	+1.2	14.8	+1.4	--	0.0	--	--	517 (21.5)	35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+0.9	13.0	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	147 ( 6.1)	26/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	28.2	+4.5	12.1	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	210 ( 8.8)	26/09
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	24.9	+4.0	6.3	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	117 ( 4.9)	24/13
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	21.2	+2.4	6.4	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	178 ( 7.4)	30/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	26.6	+1.6	8.8	-1.7	--	0.0	--	--	213 ( 8.9)	28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.4	+5.4	15.2	+0.9	--	0.0	--	10.5	272 (11.3)	35/17
RICHMOND RAAF	29.6	+5.4	10.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	67 ( 2.8)	22/15
BELLAMBI AWS	24.5	+2.2	14.8	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	169 ( 7.0)	30/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT	24.4	+2.9	7.1	-0.2	--	0.0	--	--	121 ( 5.0)	34/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	26.6	+4.0	10.1	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	166 ( 6.9)	17/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	25.1	+2.4	10.3	+1.7	--	0.0	--	--	69 ( 2.9)	21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT	29.7	+6.0	12.2	+2.0	--	0.0	4.0	7.3	209 ( 8.7)	39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	25.0	+3.2	8.4	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	90 ( 3.8)	28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT	24.1	+2.6	8.5	+0.5	--	0.0	--	--	171 ( 7.1)	34/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	22.2	+1.8	13.3	+3.1	11.0	0.0	5.8	3.7	594 (24.8)	57/21
BALLARAT AERODROME	21.9	+4.2	11.1	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	546 (22.8)	50/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.8	-2.2	12.8	+5.3	--	4.0	--	--	186 ( 7.8)	17/22
HOBART AIRPORT	17.1	-1.1	13.4	+4.6	11.7	0.0	2.4	0.0	270 (11.3)	43/17
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

40.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
39.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
39.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

+14.1 : 38.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 33.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+10.7 : 35.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 40.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+9.8 : 28.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

29.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.8 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.4 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+12.2 : 25.3 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+11.0 : 23.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 21.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 20.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+8.4 : 23.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

8.5 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
9.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.7 : 23.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-4.1 : 17.3 SHANNON Lower West WA
-3.9 : 18.0 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-3.4 : 13.6 DOVER Southeast TAS
-3.1 : 25.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

3.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
4.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
5.0 OBERON (ALBION ST) C Tablelands S NSW
5.0 MARRANGAROO (DEFENCE) C Tablelands S NSW
5.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-3.8 : 8.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.8 : 8.3 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.6 : 9.2 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-3.5 : 8.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-3.5 : 3.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands 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.

65.0 EURAMO TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
35.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.0 MENAVALE ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
17.2 SAVAGE RIVER MINE W Coast TAS
15.6 UPPER STONE EXELBY N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
65.0 EURAMO TM
26.0 MENAVALE ALERT
15.6 UPPER STONE EXELBY

TASMANIA
W Coast
17.2 SAVAGE RIVER MINE

ISLANDS
Islands
35.6 CAPE WESSEL

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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0.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1016 (42.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
938 (39.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
866 (36.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
794 (33.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
775 (32.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
758 (31.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
733 (30.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
732 (30.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
730 (30.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
719 (30.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
719 (30.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
712 (29.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
696 (29.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
683 (28.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
661 (27.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
659 (27.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
642 (26.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
636 (26.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
635 (26.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
629 (26.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

100/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
98/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
87/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/22 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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 WARRUWI AIRPORT 11.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.4mm/h 11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.2mm/h 11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.4mm/h MILINGIMBI AIRPORT 10.6mm in 30 min to 17:00 21.2mm/h 10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.8mm/h TASMANIA W Coast MOUNT READ 15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands CAPE WESSEL 21.8mm in 19 min to 07:00 68.8mm/h 22.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 22.8mm/h 10.2mm in 12 min to 07:12 51.0mm/h 35.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 35.0mm/h 12.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.8mm/h 36.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h	WESTERN AUSTRALIA Lower West CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(260/ 63 ) at 03:00 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 98(330/ 78 ) at 23:45 TASMANIA Southeast KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 100(310/ 76 ) at 22:30 TASMAN ISLAND : 85(320/ 67 ) at 23:53 ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND : 195(110/ 35 ) at 19:43