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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 22:41EST, 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 30.5 +6.5 13.6 +0.7 7.6 0.0 8.8 -- 402 (16.8) 37/10
PERTH AIRPORT 28.7 +7.0 11.0 +0.5 7.6 0.0 4.2 6.2 313 (13.0) 35/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 24.0 +5.1 7.3 -2.5 4.6 0.0 3.2 5.3 223 ( 9.3) 30/12
BUNBURY 24.1 +3.0 6.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 26/13
MANDURAH 24.1 -- 15.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 34/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +0.3 22.3 +0.2 21.1 0.0 7.2 11.2 409 (17.0) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.9 -3.1 4.6 -3.7 0.9 0.0 4.0 10.5 398 (16.6) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -4.8 4.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 305 (12.7) 35/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -3.5 12.2 +2.0 8.5 0.0 2.2 0.4 188 ( 7.8) 22/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -2.5 10.6 +3.3 10.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 229 ( 9.5) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.5 -0.4 15.9 +2.0 13.2 0.0 6.4 10.8 340 (14.2) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 +0.5 22.9 +3.0 21.0 1.8 1.8 5.6 -- 50/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.3 19.4 +1.8 16.0 0.0 3.6 3.9 376 (15.7) 50/12
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +1.2 19.5 +2.4 -- 18.2 -- 3.5 607 (25.3) 52/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +0.3 18.9 +4.7 18.0 0.0 3.6 -- 364 (15.2) 46/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.2 +0.5 16.8 +2.6 -- 3.6 1.0 -- 473 (19.7) 43/12
NAMBOUR DPI 24.3 +0.6 13.7 +1.7 -- 1.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +0.1 14.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 34/09
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 +0.5 13.0 +0.2 11.1 0.0 2.8 9.7 350 (14.6) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 +0.4 10.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 41/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.2 +1.9 6.6 -2.1 1.5 0.0 3.0 -- 144 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.5 -0.9 13.1 +1.4 9.5 26.0 3.8 10.1 349 (14.5) 24/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -0.1 7.1 -3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.6 +0.4 10.6 +0.5 8.8 0.2 1.0 8.8 254 (10.6) 24/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.1 +1.7 6.4 -1.9 3.3 7.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 22/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.6 +2.4 1.0 -3.7 -3.2 0.0 2.4 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.3 +1.3 4.6 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 +1.8 9.7 -1.2 6.9 0.4 1.6 10.1 428 (17.8) 26/08
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 +1.4 5.1 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 24/11
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -0.4 10.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 24/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.8 +2.2 0.6 -2.6 -2.4 0.0 2.4 7.2 143 ( 6.0) 26/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.3 +1.0 -0.5 -6.4 -1.6 0.0 1.3 9.4 112 ( 4.7) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -0.8 1.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.8 -2.2 4.1 -3.3 1.9 0.0 3.0 8.2 277 (11.5) 32/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 -1.9 6.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 -2.6 6.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 35/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 -0.6 11.5 +2.9 10.0 0.0 0.6 -- 85 ( 3.5) 18/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.1 -1.0 10.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 41/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 -1.3 7.5 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 306 (12.8) 31/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.5 +2.7 2.2 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 43/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.9 11.6 +5.0 10.0 0.0 3.2 3.4 590 (24.6) 67/12
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.2 KALBARRI Central West WA

+7.8 : 26.6 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.4 : 30.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+7.2 : 33.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+7.0 : 28.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+6.9 : 28.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 17.8 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+7.1 : 11.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
**S** +6.9 : 19.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+6.0 : 19.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 11.7 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

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

4.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-4.8 : 15.7 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.6 : 15.2 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.4 : 14.3 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
-4.2 : 23.3 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-4.2 : 14.6 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC

-5.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.6 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-8.2 : 1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.6 : -4.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-7.4 : -0.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-7.3 : 0.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.2 : 0.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-7.2 : 0.1 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural 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.
50.0 PUNSAND BAY N Peninsula QLD
40.4 KENDALL RIVER STATION N Peninsula QLD
37.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD Central Coast E QLD
36.1 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
50.0 PUNSAND BAY
40.4 KENDALL RIVER STATION
Central Coast E
37.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
35.0 MACKAY ALERT
Brisbane/SE Coast
36.1 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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0.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1678 (69.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1368 (57.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1171 (48.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1135 (47.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
973 (40.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
929 (38.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
912 (38.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
907 (37.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
897 (37.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
885 (36.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
855 (35.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
849 (35.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
820 (34.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
781 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
778 (32.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
762 (31.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
724 (30.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
714 (29.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
638 (26.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
628 (26.2) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
600 (25.0) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
118/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
117/12 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/14 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/18 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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.
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.4mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(260/ 72 ) at 13:16
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 82(270/ 65 ) at 14:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 93 ) at 06:26
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 117(240/ 74 ) at 12:01
TASMAN ISLAND : 85(210/ 67 ) at 14:58
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 117(260/ 58 ) at 10:47
DROUGHTY HILL (TERSS) : 111(280/ 74 ) at 07:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(260/ 65 ) at 14:04