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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 22:42EST, 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 23.9 -0.1 15.2 +2.3 14.0 1.6 0.8 -- 270 (11.3) 34/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.6 +0.9 9.2 -1.3 8.4 1.6 1.4 8.7 265 (11.0) 26/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.9 0.0 8.1 -1.7 7.0 1.0 2.4 8.9 227 ( 9.5) 28/15
BUNBURY 27.0 +5.9 3.8 -5.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 31/12
MANDURAH 20.5 -- 12.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 35/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 0.0 21.7 -0.4 20.9 0.0 7.6 11.2 -- 43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.4 +0.4 4.2 -4.1 1.4 0.0 6.6 10.5 250 (10.4) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 21.7 +1.2 3.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.6 +0.6 6.7 -3.5 2.6 0.0 1.2 8.7 126 ( 5.3) 21/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.9 +1.8 5.3 -2.0 3.3 0.0 1.2 7.4 205 ( 8.5) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.7 -1.2 14.8 +0.9 11.5 6.2 4.8 10.6 -- 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +0.1 20.9 +1.0 19.7 9.4 2.6 5.8 430 (17.9) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.7 +0.1 17.9 +0.3 15.2 0.0 4.0 7.7 407 (17.0) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 22.2 -2.0 19.3 +2.2 -- 5.4 -- 0.1 499 (20.8) 54/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +0.2 17.1 +2.9 16.0 0.0 6.4 -- 332 (13.8) 46/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.1 -0.6 16.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 54/12
NAMBOUR DPI 22.7 -1.0 16.4 +4.4 -- 20.4 3.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.8 -0.3 15.5 +1.2 -- 20.4 -- -- 420 (17.5) 35/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 -0.1 15.4 +2.6 14.1 2.4 4.4 9.2 375 (15.6) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.8 -0.2 11.5 +1.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 545 (22.7) 57/10
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.1 +1.8 12.1 +3.4 9.1 0.0 3.8 -- 266 (11.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.8 -0.6 14.2 +2.5 12.6 11.0 8.0 6.9 431 (18.0) 32/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -0.4 8.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.3 +0.1 11.0 +0.9 8.6 0.2 2.6 6.2 -- 26/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.3 -2.1 12.3 +4.0 10.2 3.0 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 15/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.7 +2.5 5.4 +0.7 0.0 0.0 4.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +2.4 8.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 -1.4 14.3 +3.4 12.7 1.2 1.0 0.5 288 (12.0) 28/08
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 -1.8 9.7 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 13/10
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 +0.1 12.5 -0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 17/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.8 +3.2 8.6 +5.4 3.8 0.0 2.4 8.7 160 ( 6.7) 15/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.3 +4.0 4.4 -1.5 2.4 0.0 2.0 9.6 202 ( 8.4) 22/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +2.4 4.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.1 +4.1 5.8 -1.6 3.4 0.0 2.8 9.7 229 ( 9.5) 21/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.9 +3.6 2.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 203 ( 8.5) 21/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.1 +2.5 4.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 21/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.4 +4.7 8.4 -0.2 6.0 0.0 0.2 -- 43 ( 1.8) 17/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.4 +2.3 4.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 21/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.2 +3.6 2.8 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 277 (11.5) 30/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 +1.3 2.0 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.8 +1.6 7.0 +0.4 2.0 0.0 3.2 5.7 335 (14.0) 34/13
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

33.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 MANINGRIDA AERO N Rivers NT
33.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 12.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.0 : 28.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 22.1 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
+5.9 : 27.0 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+5.8 : 10.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+5.8 : 15.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.7 : 14.8 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.0 : 11.6 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.2 : 13.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 14.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+5.8 : 14.5 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-3.2 : 22.5 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD
-2.9 : 10.6 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-2.8 : 22.4 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
-2.8 : 28.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-2.6 : 24.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-6.4 : 2.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.4 : 3.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.2 : 2.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.9 : 2.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral 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.
63.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE) North Coast NSW
47.2 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB North Coast NSW
45.0 ILUKA (OWEN ST) North Coast NSW
43.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE) North Coast NSW
42.2 KARRAGARRA ISLAND Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
42.2 KARRAGARRA ISLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
63.6 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)
47.2 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB
45.0 ILUKA (OWEN ST)
43.0 BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE)

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

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2.6 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1244 (51.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1238 (51.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1099 (45.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1007 (42.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
944 (39.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
835 (34.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
801 (33.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
721 (30.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
711 (29.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
711 (29.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
687 (28.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
676 (28.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
636 (26.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
630 (26.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
603 (25.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/03 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
76/02 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/06 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
KALUMBURU
10.4mm in 57 min to 09:57 10.9mm/h
25.2mm in 11 min to 10:08 137.5mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
19.6mm in 30 min to 13:30 39.2mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 19.6mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 27.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h
MACKAY M.O
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
NAMBOUR DPI
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 67 ) at 00:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 63 ) at 17:51
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(330/ 69 ) at 00:52
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 91(290/ 67 ) at 10:30