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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 22:20EST, 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 39.4 +8.5 23.4 +5.5 21.1 0.0 12.0 -- 519 (21.6) 46/18
PERTH AIRPORT 35.1 +5.5 19.8 +4.0 19.4 0.0 9.8 11.6 543 (22.6) 52/23
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.7 -2.4 14.6 +1.2 11.5 0.0 8.0 0.1 488 (20.3) 35/15
BUNBURY 35.6 +8.1 16.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 37/08
MANDURAH 35.9 -- 19.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 39/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.0 -3.9 23.6 -0.9 23.4 23.8 4.6 0.0 360 (15.0) 30/03
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.8 +2.1 17.7 +0.2 13.8 0.0 16.0 8.7 369 (15.4) 52/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.2 -3.1 18.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 557 (23.2) 55/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.9 -1.4 14.2 -1.0 13.5 0.0 5.8 11.7 214 ( 8.9) 32/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.8 -1.3 11.3 +0.8 8.8 0.0 5.0 4.3 382 (15.9) 43/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +0.8 23.2 +1.4 21.6 0.0 9.2 5.3 267 (11.1) 39/16
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -1.5 23.9 +0.9 23.1 37.8 6.2 2.2 366 (15.3) 28/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 -0.8 24.5 +1.6 24.0 4.6 9.0 3.2 417 (17.4) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 31.3 +2.7 24.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- 4.3 236 ( 9.8) 26/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.4 +4.9 22.4 +1.6 22.0 0.0 5.6 -- 237 ( 9.9) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 31.3 +2.2 23.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 268 (11.2) 39/17
NAMBOUR DPI 29.9 +2.0 17.7 -0.5 -- 23.43 7.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +1.7 19.6 0.0 -- 32.4 -- -- 623 (26.0) 44/01
BRISBANE AERO 28.1 +0.1 18.6 -0.7 17.3 1.2 1.2 7.1 660 (27.5) 34/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.3 +2.9 15.0 -1.1 -- 6.2 -- -- 307 (12.8) 35/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 33.8 +4.7 16.4 -0.2 12.2 0.0 6.6 -- 195 ( 8.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.1 +1.2 19.1 +1.0 18.2 24.0 4.0 8.4 438 (18.3) 30/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +1.6 17.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.6 +6.4 17.3 +1.0 15.1 0.0 6.6 11.2 289 (12.0) 37/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 33.5 +7.5 14.8 -0.5 12.9 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 28/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.6 +4.8 12.0 +1.4 3.0 0.0 4.0 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.6 +4.5 16.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 35.5 +10.3 20.0 +2.6 14.7 0.0 5.4 11.0 384 (16.0) 65/19
RICHMOND RAAF 34.5 +7.6 14.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 37/19
BELLAMBI AWS 29.8 +5.9 19.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 52/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 31.3 +6.8 9.0 -1.7 5.0 0.0 7.2 11.9 170 ( 7.1) 63/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.3 +5.6 11.8 -1.6 11.1 0.0 8.4 11.7 179 ( 7.5) 58/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.2 +3.3 12.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.2 +0.9 16.9 +3.1 16.4 0.0 12.0 11.7 260 (10.8) 34/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.6 -2.7 14.8 +3.1 13.7 0.0 21.3 -- 334 (13.9) 46/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.9 -1.1 12.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 43/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.5 -1.4 16.8 +3.6 14.4 0.0 6.0 -- -- 22/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.3 -0.9 13.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 48/17
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.1 -1.1 8.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 48/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.9 +0.4 11.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 41/18
HOBART AIRPORT 19.0 -1.7 10.4 -0.3 5.6 0.2 4.4 4.2 365 (15.2) 58/15
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

41.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
41.4 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
41.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
41.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

+10.7 : 35.1 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+10.3 : 35.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+10.1 : 41.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+10.0 : 34.7 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW

29.3 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
28.8 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
28.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.9 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+8.1 : 25.4 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.3 : 25.0 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+7.2 : 25.5 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.8 : 23.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+6.7 : 23.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

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

6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-6.8 : 26.1 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
-5.8 : 27.7 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
-5.5 : 11.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-5.4 : 29.0 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-5.4 : 28.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-5.4 : 6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

2.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.9 : 21.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
-3.7 : 6.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 : 4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 : 15.5 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.3 : 7.4 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N 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.
129.0 DOON DOON (MCCABES ROAD) North Coast NSW
94.8 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
92.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
92.0 COMMISSIONERS CREEK (BLUE RIDGE) North Coast NSW
90.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
79.8 TANDANGLE HILL
76.2 MATARANKA HOMESTEAD RESORT
76.0 CAVE CREEK STATION
76.0 NUMUL NUMUL
76.0 ELSEY
71.2 MAJESTIC ORCHIDS
64.2 NITMILUK RANGERS
64.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS
59.8 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
58.0 DORISVALE
57.2 LIMMEN RIVER
52.2 GOVE AIRPORT
51.0 PINE CREEK COUNCIL
50.6 COX PENINSULA TRANSMITTER
50.0 POINT STUART

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
59.6 BALURGA STATION
54.0 KENDALL RIVER STATION
50.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
S Peninsula
60.0 GAMBOOLA STATION
Gulf Country
86.0 YAPPAR RIVER
83.0 VANROOK STATION
72.0 SWEERS ISLAND
68.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION
57.4 KAMILAROI STATION
Upper Carpentaria
67.0 LOLWORTH STATION
N Coast--Barron
94.8 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
92.4 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
90.0 MOSSMAN CENTRAL MILL
84.0 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
80.0 GRAHAM RANGE
76.2 HOPE VALE
75.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
69.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
66.0 DAINTREE TEA
66.0 CAIRNS SEVERIN ST
60.0 JULATTEN
58.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
51.8 BABINDA POST OFFICE
50.0 HAZELMERE
N Coast--Herbert
67.3 INNISFAIL
65.0 DARADGEE
63.0 CARDWELL MARINE PDE
55.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
78.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
77.4 SPRINGBROOK TM
77.0 REDLAND BAY GOLF CLUB
63.0 SPRINGBROOK LOWER ALERT
50.0 GLENGAVEN

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
129.0 DOON DOON (MCCABES ROAD)
92.0 COMMISSIONERS CREEK (BLUE RIDGE)
75.0 GREEN PIGEON (MORNING VIEW)
66.0 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)
61.8 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
60.4 ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)
56.4 GREVILLIA (LINDESAY VIEW)
55.0 THE CHANNON
50.2 LILLIAN ROCK (WILLIAMS ROAD)

11.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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1.1 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
0.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1014 (42.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
826 (34.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
767 (32.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
761 (31.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
750 (31.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
724 (30.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
721 (30.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
691 (28.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
661 (27.5) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
660 (27.5) BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
659 (27.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
642 (26.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
637 (26.5) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
630 (26.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
625 (26.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
623 (26.0) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
602 (25.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
106/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
87/20 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/11 THREDBO 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TRUSCOTT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h
DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.7mm/h
MIDDLE POINT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 18.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 7.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 9.0mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AWS
20.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 20.0mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
CAPE DON
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.3mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 9.7mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
8.2mm in 6 min to 05:28 82.0mm/h
12.2mm in 36 min to 06:07 20.3mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 7.3mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 12.0mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.7mm/h
71.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 11.8mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
10.2mm in 20 min to 13:50 30.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.4mm/h
DALY WATERS AWS
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.3mm/h
BORROLOOLA
6.0mm in 15 min to 12:30 24.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
12.2mm in 36 min to 07:36 20.3mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 08:00 16.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
20.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
16.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.2mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 22.8mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 13.3mm/h
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.6mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
TOWNSVILLE AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.2mm/h
LUCINDA POINT
14.2mm in 31 min to 00:31 27.5mm/h
6.8mm in 17 min to 00:48 24.0mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 23.6mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.0mm/h
7.8mm in 10 min to 18:28 46.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.2mm/h
Central Coast E
ALVA BEACH
11.2mm in 32 min to 04:00 21.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
13.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 100(250/ 85 ) at 21:00
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 76(248/ 65 ) at 22:20
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 72(240/ 63 ) at 19:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(310/ 82 ) at 20:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(260/ 65 ) at 00:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(240/ 72 ) at 21:13