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Data is as received at 22:40EST, 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 28.9 +4.9 10.5 -2.4 6.0 0.0 4.4 -- 349 (14.5) 32/09
PERTH AIRPORT 27.1 +5.4 8.5 -2.0 6.7 0.0 3.2 9.9 329 (13.7) 32/03
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.0 +2.1 7.4 -2.4 6.8 0.0 1.0 8.8 178 ( 7.4) 22/15
BUNBURY 24.3 +3.2 4.1 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 17/14
MANDURAH 23.5 -- 12.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 24/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.7 20.9 -1.2 19.7 0.0 7.4 11.1 394 (16.4) 34/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.9 -1.1 5.6 -2.7 2.6 0.0 4.0 10.2 205 ( 8.5) 41/11
WHYALLA AERO 15.9 -4.6 10.3 +1.6 -- 1.2 3.6 -- 261 (10.9) 18/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -2.0 9.6 -0.6 6.5 3.0 1.0 2.1 266 (11.1) 18/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -2.5 8.9 +1.6 7.0 5.2 1.4 2.8 488 (20.3) 41/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.7 -1.2 14.7 +0.8 11.9 0.0 6.8 7.6 349 (14.5) 32/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 +1.3 23.6 +3.7 22.0 0.0 8.6 8.4 645 (26.9) 50/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.7 19.5 +1.9 17.3 0.0 5.2 9.8 412 (17.2) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 25.0 +0.8 17.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- 6.8 456 (19.0) 45/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 +2.4 14.1 -0.1 12.3 0.0 4.6 -- 174 ( 7.3) 26/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 +2.7 14.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 292 (12.2) 28/12
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +3.3 9.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.0 +1.9 11.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 31/09
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 +3.9 11.5 -1.3 8.1 0.0 4.6 7.9 290 (12.1) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.3 +0.3 6.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 37/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 21.1 +0.8 2.9 -5.8 -1.6 0.0 3.4 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 +1.9 6.0 -5.7 1.0 0.0 3.2 9.0 295 (12.3) 26/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.3 +1.8 2.8 -7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 +2.4 10.9 +0.8 7.2 0.0 6.6 10.2 575 (24.0) 50/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.2 +2.8 6.4 -1.9 2.3 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 28/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 -1.2 3.0 -1.7 -4.0 0.0 1.0 7.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.2 +0.2 0.3 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.4 +2.4 12.4 +1.5 5.9 0.0 4.0 9.7 471 (19.6) 58/12
RICHMOND RAAF 22.8 +2.2 7.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 37/10
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +3.0 14.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 54/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.4 4.3 +1.1 5.2 0.0 4.2 9.3 559 (23.3) 58/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.9 -0.4 7.5 +1.6 9.6 0.4 1.8 8.0 322 (13.4) 43/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 -1.8 8.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 48/02
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 -1.1 10.9 +3.5 8.8 0.4 3.0 7.6 347 (14.5) 32/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.5 -2.8 4.4 -1.4 -- 1.4 1.8 -- 398 (16.6) 32/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.7 -3.9 2.9 -2.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 374 (15.6) 34/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 -1.6 9.9 +1.3 6.2 7.0 2.0 -- 218 ( 9.1) 21/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 13.8 -3.3 7.2 -0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 593 (24.7) 48/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 -2.2 5.3 -0.4 -- 3.4 -- -- 590 (24.6) 37/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 -2.5 1.3 -3.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 316 (13.2) 31/01
HOBART AIRPORT 11.8 -3.4 4.2 -2.4 1.2 1.2 3.2 8.4 534 (22.3) 52/04
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

32.9 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
31.9 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.8 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.8 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+6.0 : 26.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+5.9 : 25.1 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.6 : 29.8 ENEABBA Central West WA
+5.6 : 26.5 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 25.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
25.1 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
25.0 GREEN ISLAND N Coast--Barron QLD
25.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
25.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 23.7 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.1 : 23.6 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
+5.1 : 11.2 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+5.1 : 11.6 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+4.7 : 23.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
+4.7 : 17.5 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.3 : -0.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-7.0 : -0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-6.6 : 24.8 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-6.0 : 8.3 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-5.7 : 4.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-9.0 : -7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-8.7 : -3.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.5 : -3.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-8.4 : -2.0 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW
**S** -8.4 : 3.4 WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Illawarra 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.
58.4 NATIONAL PARK PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPOT Derwent Valley TAS
43.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
42.0 ALBINIA DOWNS Central Highlands QLD
39.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
36.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
43.6 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
Central Highlands
42.0 ALBINIA DOWNS

VICTORIA
Upper NE
36.2 MT HOTHAM

TASMANIA
Derwent Valley
58.4 NATIONAL PARK PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPOT
W Coast
39.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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3.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

 1725 (71.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1462 (60.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1347 (56.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1317 (54.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1170 (48.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1140 (47.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1110 (46.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1020 (42.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
992 (41.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
991 (41.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
976 (40.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
958 (39.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
942 (39.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
922 (38.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
915 (38.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
902 (37.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
861 (35.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
858 (35.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
834 (34.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
825 (34.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
809 (33.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
799 (33.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
758 (31.6) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
756 (31.5) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
753 (31.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
746 (31.1) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
736 (30.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
732 (30.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
719 (30.0) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
719 (30.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
707 (29.5) BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
706 (29.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
698 (29.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
672 (28.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
645 (26.9) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
645 (26.9) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
623 (26.0) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
621 (25.9) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
616 (25.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
608 (25.3) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
605 (25.2) MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
600 (25.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
 113/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
106/05 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
106/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
104/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
100/02 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
95/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/06 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/03 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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
GOVE AIRPORT
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:00 24.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 14.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
15.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
 S Peninsula
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 16.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 15.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RES.STATION : 135(***/ 50 ) at 08:12
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 72(210/ 65 ) at 12:13
Goulburn/Monaro
MOUNT GININI AWS : 117(270/ 54 ) at 04:07
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(310/ 67 ) at 05:51
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 96(280/ 48 ) at 03:22
MT HOTHAM : 100(300/ 45 ) at 02:15
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 106(260/ 58 ) at 02:36
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 87(268/ 67 ) at 05:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 102(230/ 69 ) at 02:01
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(320/ 76 ) at 23:54
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(260/ 72 ) at 00:50
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(350/ 28 ) at 06:12
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 82(260/ 65 ) at 23:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(260/ 70 ) at 03:32
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 93(250/ 54 ) at 03:56
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(260/ 96 ) at 02:30