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Wednesday 05 APR 2006

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2006

Dec

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04	05	06	07	08	09	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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Nov

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Oct

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02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
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30	31

Sept

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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04	05	06	07	08	09	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

August

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28	29	30	31

July

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03	04	05	06	07	08	09
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
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31

June

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05	06	07	08	09	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
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May

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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15	16	17	18	19	20	21
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29	30	31

April

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17	18	19	20	21	22	23
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March

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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13	14	15	16	17	18	19
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February

M	Tu	W	Th	F	Sa	Su
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06	07	08	09	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28

January

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02	03	04	05	06	07	08
09	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec

Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2128 EST on 07/01/2007. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District		Site		Today	Previous monthly record			Previous all time record if equalled or broken			Comments
District		Site		Reading	Reading	Date	Years	Reading	Date	Years	Comments
Highest daily rainfall
NT	Darwin-Daly	014086	BEATRICE HILL	115.0	90.0	02/04/2006	43				Previous record set earlier this month.
NT	Darwin-Daly	014167	STOKES HILL	70.4	62.0	16/04/1977	17
NT	Darwin-Daly	014204	THE PINES	122.0	98.6	09/04/1972	34
NT	Darwin-Daly	014208	JABIRU COUNCIL	75.4	60.0	13/04/2002	24
NT	Darwin-Daly	014238	WAGAIT BEACH	90.0	77.2	10/04/1992	18
NT	Darwin-Daly	014251	MARY RIVER RANGERS	161.0	88.0	30/04/1995	16
NT	Darwin-Daly	014917	JINDARE	100.0	75.7	04/04/1971	31
NT	Darwin-Daly	014932	TINDAL RAAF	92.6	63.8	25/04/1970	24
NT	Darwin-Daly	014940	DORISVALE	84.0	78.4	01/04/1999	19
NT	Darwin-Daly	014942	EVA VALLEY	136.2	59.8	03/04/1999	16
NT	Darwin-Daly	014947	UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER	133.6	46.6	04/04/1998	11
QLD	Gulf Country	029000	ALMORA STATION	25.6	25.0	23/04/1998	18
QLD	Gulf Country	029027	KAMILAROI STATION	85.0	57.7	07/04/1963	92
QLD	Gulf Country	029090	TOORAK RESEARCH STATION	99.0	50.0	04/04/1993	46
QLD	Gulf Country	029136	FARLEY STATION	60.0	26.0	26/04/1983	20
QLD	Gulf Country	029150	MALVIE DOWNS STATION	30.0	29.4	02/04/1988	19
QLD	Upper Carpentaria	030156	LOLWORTH STATION	42.0	30.5	17/04/1971	18
QLD	Central Highlands	035063	SOMERBY	140.7	139.7	20/04/1928	82
QLD	Central Highlands	035064	SPRING CREEK STATION	126.4	123.4	19/04/1990	56
QLD	Central Highlands	035088	BIRRABAN	102.0	82.0	09/04/1952	54
QLD	Central Highlands	035150	RAYMOND	66.0	59.0	19/04/1990	36
QLD	Central Highlands	035151	MOUNT KINGSLEY	75.2	64.8	25/04/1989	42
QLD	Central Highlands	035206	BUNGAWARRA	115.2	97.0	28/04/1983	37
QLD	Central Highlands	035207	MOUNTAIN VIEW	129.0	98.2	19/04/1990	33	121.0	01/02/1978	35
QLD	Central Highlands	035225	CARDBEIGN	175.0	122.8	19/04/1990	54	126.8	01/02/1978	55
QLD	Central Highlands	035235	CARINA DOWNS	101.0	64.2	23/04/1998	37
QLD	Central Highlands	035239	WEALWANDANGIE	155.0	114.0	19/04/1990	35
QLD	Central West	036008	BOWEN DOWNS	140.0	139.4	21/04/1889	115
QLD	Northwest	037030	MALBOONA	103.0	86.4	07/04/1924	99
QLD	Northwest	037043	URANDANGI	81.5	61.5	02/04/1958	115
QLD	Northwest	037056	MAHRIGONG	72.0	63.0	04/04/1963	67
QLD	Northwest	037106	PHOSPHATE HILL	68.0	67.0	14/04/2003	23
QLD	Northwest	037107	THE MONUMENT	76.4	47.2	14/04/2003	28
QLD	Northwest	037119	THORNER STATION	42.0	28.0	22/04/2000	16
QLD	Northwest	037120	WYORA	64.0	30.0	23/04/2000	14
QLD	Northwest	037121	WONGAN	58.2	39.0	22/04/1998	14
NSW	North Coast	058210	COMMISSIONERS CREEK (BLUE RIDGE)	82.0	68.0	28/04/2003	12
Highest grass minimum temperature
QLD	Central Highlands	035149	BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN	22.5	22.5	04/04/2006	34				Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039039	GAYNDAH POST OFFICE	22.9	21.5	05/04/1989	37
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039083	ROCKHAMPTON AERO	24.3	24.0	02/04/1998	52
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039104	MONTO TOWNSHIP	23.0	21.6	02/04/1988	32
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040428	BRIAN PASTURES	22.3	21.0	04/04/1988	32
QLD	Darling Downs E	041100	TEXAS POST OFFICE	18.9	18.4	13/04/1998	15
QLD	Darling Downs E	041522	DALBY AIRPORT	21.3	21.2	04/04/2006	15				Previous record set earlier this month.
Highest minimum temperature
QLD	N Coast--Barron	031193	ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL	20.7	20.6	04/04/2006	12				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039039	GAYNDAH POST OFFICE	25.5	23.3	01/04/1937	113
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039059	LADY ELLIOT ISLAND	26.4	25.9	02/04/1998	49
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039085	SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE	24.8	24.8	02/04/1998	49				Equal to record.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039089	THANGOOL AIRPORT	24.4	23.6	04/04/2006	14				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039104	MONTO TOWNSHIP	24.0	21.1	02/04/1988	33
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039122	HERON ISLAND RES STN	26.4	25.9	04/04/2006	26				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039123	GLADSTONE RADAR	25.7	24.9	04/04/2006	48				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039128	BUNDABERG AERO	25.5	24.4	04/04/2006	27				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039314	TOWN OF 1770	25.0	25.0	04/04/2006	19				Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Wide Bay/Burnett	039326	GLADSTONE AIRPORT	26.0	25.4	04/04/2006	12				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040043	CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE	24.9	24.1	04/04/2006	49				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040068	DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE	25.0	24.7	01/04/1966	45
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040093	GYMPIE	25.0	23.7	04/04/2006	41				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040126	MARYBOROUGH	24.5	24.2	14/04/1998	50
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040282	NAMBOUR DPI	24.0	21.9	04/04/2006	42				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040428	BRIAN PASTURES	24.4	22.6	14/04/1998	37
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040842	BRISBANE AERO	22.6	22.5	14/04/1998	12
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040856	RAINBOW BEACH	24.8	24.6	01/04/1999	14
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040861	MAROOCHYDORE AERO	23.4	22.2	04/04/2006	12				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Brisbane/SE Coast	040908	TEWANTIN RSL PARK	25.1	23.6	04/04/2006	11				Previous record set earlier this month.
QLD	Darling Downs E	041359	OAKEY AERO	21.7	20.8	04/04/2006	33				Previous record set earlier this month.
Highest maximum temperature
NSW	Hunter Valley	061087	GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.9	32.8	11/04/1969	22
NSW	Hunter Valley	061366	NORAH HEAD AWS	32.2	31.5	17/04/2004	12
NSW	Sydney--east	066131	RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY	32.7	32.6	09/04/1969	22
NSW	Sydney--east	066194	CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS	32.6	32.3	18/04/2005	11
NSW	Sydney--east	066195	SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A	33.2	33.2	18/04/2005	11				Equal to record.
Highest wind gust (km/h)
WA	E Kimberley	002056	KUNUNURRA AERO	67	63.0	03/04/1999	12

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 22:29EST, 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	28.4	+0.8	14.1	-1.3	12.6	0.0	10.6	--	662 (27.6)	55/15
PERTH AIRPORT	23.7	-1.8	8.4	-4.5	7.2	0.0	4.6	10.6	395 (16.5)	48/22
ALBANY AIRPORT	16.8	-5.0	13.2	+1.6	11.4	0.4	2.4	0.0	264 (11.0)	32/14
BUNBURY	24.2	+0.1	8.0	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	292 (12.2)	41/16
MANDURAH	23.8	--	13.5	--	--	0.0	--	--	326 (13.6)	39/11
DARWIN AIRPORT	30.3	-2.4	23.5	-0.5	23.2	59.6	3.6	4.2	531 (22.1)	61/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	29.2	+1.0	17.2	+4.6	14.3	0.0	10.2	11.3	329 (13.7)	45/09
WHYALLA AERO	23.8	+0.2	10.6	-1.0	--	0.0	5.6	--	333 (13.9)	57/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.5	-3.1	13.9	+1.5	12.5	0.8	3.8	4.4	395 (16.5)	58/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	13.1	-6.3	10.6	+1.9	9.2	7.8	4.2	2.0	381 (15.9)	61/15
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.2	-4.7	22.2	+3.7	21.5	21.4	8.4	0.2	335 (14.0)	46/01
CAIRNS AERO	30.4	+1.2	24.3	+2.7	23.7	18.6	2.0	6.3	147 ( 6.1)	28/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.1	+1.5	25.2	+4.7	24.5	10.6	4.0	8.7	319 (13.3)	32/14
MACKAY M.O	32.1	+5.4	25.4	+5.3	--	0.0	--	7.1	352 (14.7)	30/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	31.3	+2.5	24.5	+6.7	24.3	0.8	5.6	--	291 (12.1)	37/12
BUNDABERG AERO	31.1	+3.7	25.5	+8.0	--	0.0	5.0	--	549 (22.9)	37/00
NAMBOUR DPI	30.9	+4.8	24.0	+8.6	--	0.2	2.2	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	25.8	+0.5	20.3	+3.3	--	50.6	--	--	290 (12.1)	31/13
BRISBANE AERO	29.5	+3.5	22.6	+6.4	21.1	5.6	5.2	1.8	343 (14.3)	32/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	26.2	+2.8	20.6	+7.3	--	--	--	--	--	48/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR)	24.7	-0.4	15.8	+3.0	14.9	0.0	4.2	--	115 ( 4.8)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	28.9	+4.9	17.3	+2.1	14.2	0.0	2.4	7.9	193 ( 8.0)	43/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	25.3	+1.3	17.8	+4.1	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	32.8	+9.2	14.6	+1.4	11.0	0.0	7.4	7.0	340 (14.2)	46/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	32.9	+9.3	10.9	-1.0	8.2	0.0	--	--	73 ( 3.0)	34/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	23.8	+5.3	8.4	+1.2	3.0	0.0	5.0	10.3	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	29.9	+5.4	11.0	+0.9	--	0.0	--	--	--	--
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	33.2	+10.3	16.2	+2.1	9.6	0.0	5.0	11.0	304 (12.7)	50/15
RICHMOND RAAF	33.4	+9.5	10.0	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	139 ( 5.8)	61/13
BELLAMBI AWS	31.4	+9.3	18.7	+3.3	--	0.0	--	--	207 ( 8.6)	52/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT	23.6	+3.6	13.0	+6.3	8.5	0.2	5.2	10.7	413 (17.2)	72/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	23.5	+1.0	13.0	+3.9	10.9	0.6	3.8	9.4	216 ( 9.0)	59/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	22.0	-0.4	9.9	+1.9	--	0.0	--	--	105 ( 4.4)	55/19
MILDURA AIRPORT	22.9	-0.6	10.3	+0.2	7.8	0.4	3.6	7.4	--	58/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	20.1	-1.5	8.0	-0.2	6.8	0.0	0.4	--	197 ( 8.2)	59/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT	18.7	-2.5	5.9	-1.5	--	0.0	--	--	178 ( 7.4)	68/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	19.9	-0.4	13.1	+2.3	10.2	0.0	3.0	--	112 ( 4.7)	37/11
GEELONG AIRPORT	20.7	+0.7	9.3	0.0	--	0.0	--	--	279 (11.6)	80/11
BALLARAT AERODROME	16.1	-1.5	6.5	-0.9	--	0.0	--	--	281 (11.7)	63/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	16.6	-2.3	8.2	+0.7	--	4.0	--	--	158 ( 6.6)	55/11
HOBART AIRPORT	19.3	+1.2	8.1	-0.6	3.9	0.4	2.2	4.0	--	59/12
	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

37.6 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
37.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 KIMBERLEY RES.STATION E Kimberley WA
36.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+10.3 : 33.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+10.0 : 32.7 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW
+9.5 : 32.2 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.5 : 33.1 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+9.5 : 33.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.1 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 25.5 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.5 : 22.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+10.4 : 24.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+10.4 : 25.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+10.3 : 24.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

4.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.9 : 25.9 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-7.7 : 25.7 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.2 : 27.3 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 15.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-7.2 : 12.7 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

1.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.8 : 6.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 8.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA
-6.2 : 2.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-5.4 : 8.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.0 : 10.0 WILUNA Interior 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.

195.4 MOUNT FELIX N Rivers NT
175.0 CARDBEIGN Central Highlands QLD
161.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS N Rivers NT
155.0 WEALWANDANGIE Central Highlands QLD
149.0 WOORARRA Central Highlands QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
195.4 MOUNT FELIX
161.0 MARY RIVER RANGERS
141.6 YEURALBA RIDGE
136.6 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER
136.2 EVA VALLEY
133.6 UPPER FERGUSSON RIVER
126.8 PINE CREEK COUNCIL
122.0 THE PINES
115.0 BEATRICE HILL
106.4 MATARANKA STATION
103.4 LAMBELL'S LAGOON
102.8 CENTRAL WATERHOUSE
100.0 JINDARE
96.0 CUTTA CUTTA
95.8 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
92.6 TINDAL RAAF
90.0 WAGAIT BEACH
84.8 WATERHOUSE
84.0 DORISVALE
83.0 BONALBO
76.4 CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
76.4 ROSEBERY
76.1 ELSEY
75.4 JABIRU COUNCIL
75.2 DARWIN BOWLS CLUB
74.4 DARWIN RIVER RIDGE
74.0 BAN BAN SPRINGS
73.2 MARLOW LAGOON - FLOCKHART DVE
72.2 COX PENINSULA TRANSMITTER
71.4 EDITH FARMS ROAD
70.4 STOKES HILL
70.0 CAPE WILBERFORCE
69.0 NT UNIVERSITY
66.6 DOUGLAS RIVER
65.4 LARRIMAH
65.0 ADELAIDE RIVER POST OFFICE
65.0 DARWIN HOSPITAL
64.3 EAST ARM
64.2 MCMINNS LAGOON
64.2 TANDANGLE HILL
64.2 KATHERINE RURAL COLLEGE
61.8 DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON
61.6 THE CHASE
61.0 PALMERSTON
60.6 JABIRU AIRPORT
60.6 DARWIN RIVER DAM
60.6 LUDMILLA
60.2 CALVERT HILLS
60.2 TIPPERARY
59.8 NGUIU FARM
59.6 DARWIN AIRPORT
59.2 GERIATRIC PARK
59.0 HOWARD SPRINGS
58.8 MARRARA
58.0 PINELANDS
57.8 BERRIMAH RESEARCH FARM
57.2 KATHERINE RESEARCH FARM
57.0 CONWAYS
56.4 LEANYER
56.2 FOELSCHE HEADLAND
54.6 MANTON DAM
54.0 TERRITORY WILDLIFE PARK
53.8 NIGHTCLIFF POOL
53.8 UPPER ADELAIDE RIVER
53.6 CSIRO BERRIMAH
52.4 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS
51.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM
51.0 WILDMAN RANGERS

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
99.0 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION
96.0 MCKINLAY ROADHOUSE
85.0 KAMILAROI STATION
66.4 DEVONCOURT STATION
60.4 EDDINGTON STATION
60.0 FARLEY STATION
58.0 CARSLAND
53.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND
53.0 LOTUS VALE
52.0 WESTMORELAND STATION
Upper Carpentaria
72.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
83.8 GRAHAM RANGE
N Coast--Herbert
62.8 YABULU QLD NICKEL
54.8 BAMBAROO
Central Coast E
52.2 GIRU POST OFFICE
Central Highlands
175.0 CARDBEIGN
155.0 WEALWANDANGIE
149.0 WOORARRA
140.7 SOMERBY
131.0 SPRINGWOOD STATION
129.0 MOUNTAIN VIEW
126.4 SPRING CREEK STATION
122.0 SPRINGSURE DAME ST
115.2 BUNGAWARRA
114.0 BAUHINIA DOWNS STORE
103.8 ORION
102.0 BIRRABAN
101.0 CARINA DOWNS
91.0 MONKLANDS
90.0 ARCTURUS DOWNS
75.2 MOUNT KINGSLEY
72.0 ROLLESTON METEOR ST
66.0 RAYMOND
64.6 JERICHO POST OFFICE
62.0 FREITAG
60.0 COMETSIDE
58.0 DURRANDELLA
57.0 WARRINILLA
51.0 BILLABALONG
Central West
140.0 BOWEN DOWNS
108.8 ARAMAC POST OFFICE
100.0 LEICHARDT FARMS
82.0 ARAMAC
62.2 MAYLANDS
Northwest
103.0 MALBOONA
92.2 BUSHY PARK
87.2 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
81.5 URANDANGI
76.4 THE MONUMENT
72.0 MAHRIGONG
68.0 PHOSPHATE HILL
64.0 WYORA
63.0 TREPELL AIRPORT
58.2 WONGAN
53.8 BELMONT
53.4 OBAN STATION
50.0 BARKLY DOWNS
Brisbane/SE Coast
111.0 GLENGAVEN
84.0 BINNA BURRA ALERT
82.0 O'REILLYS ALERT
70.8 DARLINGTON
69.0 SPRINGBROOK ROAD
65.0 SPRINGBROOK LOWER ALERT
64.0 DARLINGTON ALERT
63.0 DIECKMANS BRIDGE ALERT
62.6 DARLINGTON TM
61.6 ORMISTON COLLEGE
58.0 NUMINBAH
56.2 RATHDOWNEY POST OFFICE
54.0 WIDGEE
53.0 RATHDOWNEY TM
52.2 FOXLEY TM
52.0 NUMINBAH ALERT
52.0 FOXLEY ALERT
51.1 NUMINBAH STATE FARM
50.6 COOLANGATTA
50.0 PALEN CREEK ALERT
Darling Downs E
57.4 TOP PLAINS
55.0 BENCHMARK
Darling Downs W
61.5 DULACCA TRUCK STOP

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
91.4 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE)
52.0 LEGUME (ACACIA PLATEAU (VERDANT HILLS))
N Tablelands E
54.2 WOODENBONG (UNUMGAR ST)
North Coast
82.0 DOON DOON (MCCABES ROAD)
82.0 COMMISSIONERS CREEK (BLUE RIDGE)
62.0 KUNGHUR (THE JUNCTION)
56.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)
54.0 NASHUA (WILSONS RIVER)
51.4 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)

ISLANDS
Islands
52.2 POINT FAWCETT

11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.7 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
10.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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0.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT

1207 (50.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
946 (39.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
907 (37.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
880 (36.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
877 (36.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
825 (34.4) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
757 (31.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
712 (29.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
700 (29.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
676 (28.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
675 (28.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
674 (28.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
664 (27.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
660 (27.5) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
634 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
633 (26.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
627 (26.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
619 (25.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
613 (25.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
606 (25.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

109/10 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
107/18 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
102/18 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
102/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/15 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
98/16 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
94/20 MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
91/23 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA W Kimberley WEST ROEBUCK 11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.8mm/h NORTHERN TERRITORY N Rivers DARWIN AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.0mm/h MANINGRIDA AERO 12.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.8mm/h BORROLOOLA 10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h DOUGLAS RIVER 24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 8.0mm/h CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU 19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.3mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 9.0mm/h TINDAL RAAF 10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.2mm/h 11.0mm in 30 min to 07:00 22.0mm/h 19.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 19.0mm/h 12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.6mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 7.3mm/h QUEENSLAND N Peninsula SCHERGER RAAF 8.8mm in 47 min to 12:00 11.2mm/h Gulf Country NORMANTON AIRPORT 23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h BURKETOWN AIRPORT 16.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.8mm/h 22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.3mm/h 14.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.2mm/h MOUNT ISA AERO 9.4mm in 51 min to 02:30 11.1mm/h 11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.0mm/h 10.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.8mm/h 18.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 18.0mm/h 29.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.7mm/h 13.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.2mm/h CLONCURRY AIRPORT 9.6mm in 7 min to 01:17 82.3mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.0mm/h 23.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 23.2mm/h 32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.7mm/h Central Coast E WOOLSHED 11.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.6mm/h Central Highlands SPRINGSURE DAME ST 65.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h EMERALD AIRPORT 11.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.8mm/h 25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h 19.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.6mm/h 27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h Central West LONGREACH AERO 12.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.8mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h BLACKALL AIRPORT 11.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.0mm/h Northwest CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP 30.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 10.0mm/h THE MONUMENT AIRPORT 22.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 22.6mm/h 37.6mm in 2 hr to 03:00 18.8mm/h 60.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 20.0mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h URANDANGI 71.0mm in 9 hr to 06:00 7.9mm/h Wide Bay/Burnett ROCKHAMPTON AERO 7.4mm in 17 min to 12:24 26.1mm/h Brisbane/SE Coast DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE 6.0mm in 13 min to 17:30 27.7mm/h COOLANGATTA 10.4mm in 30 min to 08:30 20.8mm/h 17.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 17.8mm/h 10.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.4mm/h 18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h Darling Downs E INGLEWOOD FOREST 3.0mm in 2 min to 21:02 90.0mm/h 8.6mm in 49 min to 21:51 10.5mm/h Maranoa ROMA AIRPORT 13.8mm in 51 min to 01:00 16.2mm/h 13.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.8mm/h 15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h NEW SOUTH WALES North Coast EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS 16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h VICTORIA W Gippsland MT BAW BAW 10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 10.0mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h E Central SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h DUNNS HILL 7.4mm in 42 min to 15:00 10.6mm/h ISLANDS Islands POINT FAWCETT 16.0mm in 1 hr 14 min to 07:05 13.0mm/h 16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.3mm/h	SOUTH AUSTRALIA W Agricultural NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(230/ 65 ) at 18:17 Yorke Pen/Kanga Is CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(210/ 76 ) at 20:53 Lower SE CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 72(240/ 65 ) at 13:07 NARACOORTE AERODROME : 76(240/ 63 ) at 14:42 NEW SOUTH WALES Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 106(320/ 80 ) at 10:00 VICTORIA Mallee S SWAN HILL AERODROME : 74(270/ 63 ) at 15:15 Upper NE MT HOTHAM AIRPORT : 80(320/ 65 ) at 13:30 MT HOTHAM : 102(330/ 56 ) at 19:00 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(260/ 65 ) at 15:30 KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 78(242/ 67 ) at 17:00 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 82(250/ 65 ) at 14:00 SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 89(280/ 70 ) at 12:41 FAWKNER BEACON : 83(240/ 67 ) at 13:39 W Central GEELONG AIRPORT : 72(280/ 63 ) at 12:35 N Central EILDON FIRE TOWER : 89(250/ 65 ) at 17:30 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(260/ 46 ) at 23:44 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(310/ 67 ) at 11:00 PORT FAIRY AWS : 78(250/ 67 ) at 23:59 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE : 98(270/ 43 ) at 16:20 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 106(270/ 59 ) at 23:24 E Coast SWAN ISLAND : 85(320/ 67 ) at 13:30 MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 95(350/ 54 ) at 12:32 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(330/ 83 ) at 19:00 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 98(250/ 83 ) at 11:58 DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 83(230/ 69 ) at 11:50 W Coast STRAHAN AERODROME : 82(300/ 65 ) at 22:24 SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 82(290/ 72 ) at 08:45 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 108(260/ 89 ) at 18:26