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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 22:41EST, 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 30.6 +6.6 16.5 +3.6 14.4 0.0 9.0 -- 466 (19.4) 50/09
PERTH AIRPORT 29.0 +7.3 11.4 +0.9 6.2 0.0 3.4 4.2 324 (13.5) 45/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.3 +4.4 8.4 -1.4 5.9 0.0 2.2 4.4 231 ( 9.6) 32/10
BUNBURY 24.8 +3.7 4.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 37/16
MANDURAH 23.2 -- 14.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 39/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 +0.3 22.7 +0.6 21.8 0.0 5.4 11.0 383 (16.0) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.2 -2.8 4.0 -4.3 0.0 0.0 5.4 10.5 299 (12.5) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -5.1 11.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 385 (16.0) 31/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 -1.9 12.4 +2.2 11.1 0.0 1.6 1.0 371 (15.5) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 +0.4 10.1 +2.8 8.3 0.4 0.8 0.9 261 (10.9) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 -1.1 14.9 +1.0 12.2 0.0 6.4 8.9 363 (15.1) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 -0.4 21.3 +1.4 20.0 1.8 5.8 2.5 572 (23.8) 55/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 -0.8 19.4 +1.8 17.9 6.4 3.2 4.5 353 (14.7) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 24.2 0.0 19.5 +2.4 -- 7.0 -- 9.4 530 (22.1) 43/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.2 +1.2 14.7 +0.5 11.9 0.0 4.6 -- 330 (13.8) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.8 +1.1 13.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 384 (16.0) 35/12
NAMBOUR DPI 25.4 +1.7 9.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.9 +0.8 11.3 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 41/08
BRISBANE AERO 26.4 +2.8 12.0 -0.8 8.5 0.0 4.0 10.0 287 (12.0) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.1 +2.1 9.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 37/19
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.4 +2.1 5.7 -3.0 0.7 0.0 3.4 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.7 +0.3 8.5 -3.2 4.8 0.0 2.0 9.1 180 ( 7.5) 28/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +0.4 6.5 -4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.6 +0.4 7.6 -2.5 5.4 0.0 2.6 6.5 216 ( 9.0) 35/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.8 -0.6 6.3 -2.0 3.8 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.7 +3.5 0.5 -4.2 -3.4 0.0 2.4 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +1.6 1.0 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 -0.6 10.2 -0.7 7.9 0.0 3.4 4.6 303 (12.6) 48/14
RICHMOND RAAF 20.5 -0.1 5.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 19.4 -0.3 11.8 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 39/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.6 +3.0 0.3 -2.9 -2.7 0.0 1.2 6.6 157 ( 6.5) 26/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.9 +0.6 2.2 -3.7 -0.9 0.0 2.0 6.1 203 ( 8.5) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +1.3 2.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 18/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 -1.0 8.4 +1.0 10.1 0.0 2.8 5.2 289 (12.0) 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.2 -1.1 4.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 -1.1 10.2 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.8 -0.9 12.6 +4.0 12.3 0.0 0.8 -- 129 ( 5.4) 15/15
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.8 -1.3 11.8 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.9 -0.7 8.6 +2.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 353 (14.7) 35/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.4 -2.4 4.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 22/14
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 -1.5 2.6 -4.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 7.4 532 (22.2) 37/22
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

34.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
33.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.0 : 25.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+7.3 : 29.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+7.2 : 29.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+7.1 : 29.2 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
25.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

**S** +6.9 : 19.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA
+6.0 : 11.0 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+5.6 : 18.6 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
+5.6 : 11.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
+5.4 : 22.4 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
+5.4 : 18.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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

3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.1 : 15.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.9 : 22.9 WINTON POST OFFICE Northwest QLD
-4.6 : 15.6 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-4.3 : 11.6 MT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-4.2 : 12.4 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS

-4.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-3.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.5 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.0 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-8.6 : -4.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-7.8 : 1.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 1.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-7.3 : -2.4 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.3 : 0.0 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.
55.0 HICKS ISLAND S Peninsula QLD
33.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP) Hunter Valley NSW
32.0 DEERAL N Coast--Barron QLD
31.2 ALCAN REFINERY N Rivers NT
30.0 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK N Peninsula QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
31.2 ALCAN REFINERY

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
30.0 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK
S Peninsula
55.0 HICKS ISLAND
N Coast--Barron
32.0 DEERAL

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
33.0 MEREWETHER (BURWOOD BEACH WWTP)

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1265 (52.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1000 (41.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
990 (41.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
982 (40.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
912 (38.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
901 (37.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
854 (35.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
847 (35.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
836 (34.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
830 (34.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
827 (34.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
816 (34.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
711 (29.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
706 (29.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
705 (29.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
701 (29.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
696 (29.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
672 (28.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
661 (27.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
657 (27.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
647 (27.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
645 (26.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
614 (25.6) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
606 (25.3) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
84/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
67/20 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/10 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
63/21 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
63/17 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
63/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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
13.0mm in 23 min to 09:00 33.9mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
8.4mm in 47 min to 16:48 10.7mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(240/ 65 ) at 23:32