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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 22:16EST, 14/05/2012.

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 38.6 +6.1 16.7 -2.4 14.8 0.0 10.4 -- 685 (28.5) 50/07
PERTH AIRPORT 37.2 +5.4 17.9 +0.5 16.6 0.0 8.6 12.3 475 (19.8) 48/04
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.0 +1.1 7.4 -7.0 5.5 0.0 6.8 10.7 379 (15.8) 46/14
BUNBURY 32.4 +2.6 15.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 35/00
MANDURAH 34.4 -- 17.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 35/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +2.0 24.1 -0.6 23.7 2.4 2.8 10.1 299 (12.5) 30/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.2 +1.1 26.4 +5.6 25.8 0.0 19.2 5.5 461 (19.2) 44/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.7 -4.9 16.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 598 (24.9) 55/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.4 -3.9 13.7 -3.4 9.3 0.0 6.0 12.3 294 (12.3) 35/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.0 -3.1 7.4 -4.2 5.2 0.2 3.6 9.5 297 (12.4) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +2.9 25.0 +1.6 23.5 0.0 7.2 10.6 211 ( 8.8) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 32.8 +1.6 23.3 -0.4 22.2 1.4 8.4 9.8 325 (13.5) 39/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.5 +2.4 25.0 +0.9 22.1 0.0 10.0 10.8 380 (15.8) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 31.7 +2.1 24.8 +1.4 -- 2.2 -- 10.3 338 (14.1) 39/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.6 +3.3 23.3 +1.2 21.9 0.0 10.4 -- 288 (12.0) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 32.9 +3.0 21.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 322 (13.4) 44/17
NAMBOUR DPI 30.4 +1.6 20.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 16.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 30.0 +1.8 22.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 35/17
BRISBANE AERO 30.8 +1.7 23.6 +2.5 20.1 0.0 7.8 10.9 367 (15.3) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.8 +2.4 19.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 50/19
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 35.3 +4.2 20.3 +1.7 17.7 0.0 8.0 -- 130 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 29.6 +2.8 22.4 +2.9 19.5 0.0 5.6 10.1 403 (16.8) 61/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.4 +2.9 17.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.1 +1.6 22.5 +4.4 21.1 0.0 7.0 6.7 369 (15.4) 48/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.1 -3.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.4 +2.6 15.1 +2.0 9.0 0.0 5.8 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.0 +3.0 18.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.9 -1.4 21.4 +2.4 19.0 0.2 4.8 0.5 623 (26.0) 54/08
RICHMOND RAAF 24.9 -4.1 22.6 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 -2.0 20.6 +1.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 486 (20.3) 46/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 27.5 +0.4 17.5 +4.4 16.6 0.0 9.4 8.5 393 (16.4) 46/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.9 +2.0 13.9 -2.4 13.1 0.0 10.6 12.8 268 (11.2) 30/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.3 +2.0 14.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.6 -3.0 13.9 -2.5 12.5 0.0 10.0 12.5 371 (15.5) 43/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.7 -1.8 12.8 -1.5 11.2 0.0 18.4 -- 494 (20.6) 41/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.8 -1.6 12.0 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 461 (19.2) 43/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.1 -3.7 15.4 +0.8 13.9 0.0 5.6 -- 145 ( 6.0) 26/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.8 -4.2 9.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 44/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.2 -1.8 7.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 44/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.4 -1.0 13.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.9 -0.4 13.6 +1.6 11.6 0.0 6.8 7.3 425 (17.7) 46/19
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

43.7 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
43.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
43.5 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.4 NYANG STATION W Gascoyne WA
43.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+7.6 : 37.3 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+7.0 : 43.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+6.6 : 41.4 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.4 : 42.0 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+6.3 : 37.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

31.2 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
30.9 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
30.7 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
30.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
29.7 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+7.7 : 29.4 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+7.4 : 30.9 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.4 : 30.7 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+6.8 : 31.2 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+5.7 : 23.4 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW

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

8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
13.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
13.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
13.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

-8.6 : 28.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-7.6 : 9.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-7.3 : 13.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-7.1 : 15.2 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-6.9 : 17.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-8.5 : 6.1 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.0 : 7.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
-6.9 : 6.4 HORSHAM (POLKEMMET) Wimmera S VIC
-6.8 : 6.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-6.6 : 5.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

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.
82.0 MANINGRIDA N Rivers NT
78.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE N Rivers NT
73.0 THURSDAY ISLAND TOWNSHIP N Peninsula QLD
58.0 BAN BAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
57.8 MERLUNA N Peninsula QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
52.6 INKATA

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
82.0 MANINGRIDA
78.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE
58.0 BAN BAN SPRINGS
55.4 CAPE DON
50.2 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
73.0 THURSDAY ISLAND TOWNSHIP
57.8 MERLUNA
54.6 HORN ISLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
56.6 GRAMAN (ULUPNA)

12.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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1.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
0.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

920 (38.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
821 (34.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
808 (33.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
802 (33.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
752 (31.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
707 (29.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
707 (29.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
685 (28.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
671 (28.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
669 (27.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
663 (27.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
652 (27.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
648 (27.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
646 (26.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
644 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
638 (26.6) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
625 (26.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
623 (26.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
618 (25.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
612 (25.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
610 (25.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
102/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/19 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
78/19 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
78/11 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/18 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara 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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
10.6mm in 1 hr 3 min to 14:00 10.1mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
6.8mm in 9 min to 18:22 45.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
CAPE DON
39.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 39.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.2mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 12.0mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 21.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h
WARRUWI
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
22.0mm in 53 min to 21:30 24.9mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
6.8mm in 10 min to 07:23 40.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.3mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
HORN ISLAND
14.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 14.8mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 28.8mm/h
45.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 15.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 17.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
Gulf Country
NORMANTON AIRPORT
3.6mm in 2 min to 16:10 108.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 16:11 84.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(320/ 72 ) at 21:17
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(250/ 82 ) at 23:30