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Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

38.6

37.6

01/05/2016

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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:55EST, 09/05/2020.

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	19.1	-2.7	11.4	+1.0	10.7	4.2	1.6	9.4	252 (10.5)	41/13
BUNBURY	17.8	-3.2	9.0	-0.2	--	10.8	--	--	196 ( 8.2)	31/14
MANDURAH	17.7	-3.4	12.8	-0.6	--	11.8	--	--	307 (12.8)	30/02
DARWIN AIRPORT	33.0	+0.9	22.5	+0.3	21.8	0.0	6.0	11.2	255 (10.6)	34/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	31.7	+8.5	10.3	+2.1	--	0.0	--	--	226 ( 9.4)	35/11
WHYALLA AERO	22.9	+2.4	10.2	+1.4	--	--	--	--	405 (16.9)	44/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.1	+0.1	12.4	+2.1	--	0.2	--	--	309 (12.9)	48/20
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	18.6	+2.5	10.1	+2.7	--	6.2	--	--	569 (23.7)	52/20
MOUNT ISA AERO	32.1	+4.1	12.8	-1.1	--	0.0	--	--	195 ( 8.1)	31/10
CAIRNS AERO	29.2	+1.5	21.5	+1.5	--	1.6	--	--	416 (17.3)	41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.4	+1.7	17.1	-0.6	--	0.8	--	--	311 (13.0)	43/14
MACKAY M.O	25.5	+1.3	18.8	+1.6	--	17.8	--	--	377 (15.7)	37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	28.0	+1.9	17.3	+3.0	--	0.0	--	--	314 (13.1)	31/11
BUNDABERG AERO	26.8	+2.0	15.3	+1.1	--	0.0	--	--	376 (15.7)	34/12
COOLANGATTA	25.3	+2.0	13.4	-0.6	--	0.0	--	--	167 ( 7.0)	26/14
BRISBANE AERO	25.7	+2.1	14.1	+1.1	11.5	0.0	--	10.0	223 ( 9.3)	21/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	22.9	+3.0	13.2	+3.2	--	0.0	--	--	450 (18.8)	28/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+3.6	10.6	+0.3	--	0.2	--	--	181 ( 7.5)	24/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	26.3	+5.9	7.4	-2.7	--	0.0	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	26/09
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS	20.9	+4.6	5.6	+2.5	--	0.2	--	--	286 (11.9)	39/11
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS	17.2	+3.1	6.4	+3.9	--	0.2	--	--	375 (15.6)	44/15
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	24.3	+4.2	10.3	+3.7	--	0.0	--	--	324 (13.5)	41/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	28.3	+8.1	15.0	+4.0	13.0	0.0	4.2	10.0	408 (17.0)	34/09
RICHMOND RAAF	27.4	+6.5	8.3	+0.8	--	0.0	--	--	183 ( 7.6)	28/09
BELLAMBI AWS	25.4	+5.5	16.7	+3.6	--	0.0	--	--	369 (15.4)	39/01
CANBERRA AIRPORT	19.8	+3.0	6.7	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	428 (17.8)	54/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	21.8	+4.4	10.2	+4.3	--	0.0	--	--	312 (13.0)	28/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	20.5	+2.9	10.0	+4.4	--	0.0	--	--	283 (11.8)	24/00
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.4	+1.3	9.1	+1.7	--	0.0	5.0	--	341 (14.2)	30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	19.0	+1.7	6.5	+0.7	--	0.0	--	--	310 (12.9)	26/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.0	+1.3	4.5	-0.8	--	0.0	--	--	242 (10.1)	35/14
MELBOURNE AIRPORT	18.7	+2.0	9.7	+1.4	7.8	0.0	4.2	8.1	666 (27.8)	52/13
BALLARAT AERODROME	15.9	+2.2	7.2	+1.5	--	0.0	--	--	618 (25.8)	48/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.9	+1.1	11.1	+6.0	--	4.2	--	--	296 (12.3)	43/16
HOBART AIRPORT	17.9	+2.6	8.9	+2.2	4.7	0.0	1.2	--	361 (15.0)	39/14
	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

38.6 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.0 : 28.5 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+8.9 : 28.4 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+8.5 : 31.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.1 : 28.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+8.1 : 31.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT

28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.0 TORRES STRAIT NTC AWS Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+10.5 : 19.0 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+8.8 : 11.6 OMEO Upper NE VIC
+8.0 : 14.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+8.0 : 14.6 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+7.7 : 8.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.7 : 17.1 MORUYA HEADS PILOT STATION South Coast NSW

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.0 : 14.2 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 13.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
-4.8 : 15.8 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-4.7 : 16.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-4.6 : 15.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

-1.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.1 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
1.4 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW

-7.5 : 2.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.2 : 2.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.6 : 3.5 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-4.9 : 6.3 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 6.7 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.9 : 5.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields 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.

26.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
22.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
20.0 COWARAMUP Lower West WA
19.2 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
18.6 MANYPEAKS Lower West WA

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
9.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
8.3 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW

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5.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
5.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
4.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.5 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA

1881 (78.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1357 (56.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1221 (50.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1154 (48.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1120 (46.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1021 (42.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1006 (41.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
985 (41.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
976 (40.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
934 (38.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
926 (38.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
923 (38.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
897 (37.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
854 (35.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
841 (35.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
812 (33.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
808 (33.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
795 (33.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
793 (33.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
788 (32.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
787 (32.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
782 (32.6) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
781 (32.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
781 (32.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
755 (31.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
739 (30.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
728 (30.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
713 (29.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
709 (29.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
702 (29.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
699 (29.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
694 (28.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
694 (28.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
689 (28.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
683 (28.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
677 (28.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
673 (28.0) CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
671 (28.0) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
667 (27.8) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
666 (27.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
657 (27.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
650 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
648 (27.0) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
643 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
643 (26.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
643 (26.8) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
641 (26.7) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
633 (26.4) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
627 (26.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
618 (25.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
616 (25.7) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
614 (25.6) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
606 (25.3) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA

124/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/01 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
93/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/02 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT 12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.2mm/h SOUTH AUSTRALIA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is STENHOUSE BAY 15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h QUEENSLAND Central Coast E MACKAY M.O 10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT 22.2mm in 21 min to 09:21 63.4mm/h 22.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.2mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(290/ 69 ) at 16:43 Adelaide/Lofty MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS : 82(280/ 63 ) at 21:46 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 124(320/ 98 ) at 01:00 VICTORIA Upper NE MOUNT BULLER : 87(350/ 76 ) at 00:46 MOUNT HOTHAM : 108(340/ 69 ) at 00:51 TASMANIA Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 70 ) at 05:32 W Coast SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 76(320/ 65 ) at 01:44