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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 24.1 +0.1 14.3 +1.4 11.7 0.4 1.0 -- 259 (10.8) 35/14
PERTH AIRPORT 24.0 +2.3 12.3 +1.8 10.0 0.0 2.2 6.5 289 (12.0) 34/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.0 -0.9 7.1 -2.7 6.2 0.0 2.0 8.9 151 ( 6.3) 26/14
BUNBURY 22.4 +1.3 6.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 35/10
MANDURAH 21.9 -- 12.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 34/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.4 -0.6 21.0 -1.1 19.8 0.0 7.8 11.3 398 (16.6) 48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.8 +0.8 2.7 -5.6 0.0 0.0 4.6 10.5 253 (10.5) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.7 +0.2 6.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 156 ( 6.5) 18/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.6 +1.6 7.6 -2.6 3.1 0.0 1.0 6.5 85 ( 3.5) 18/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 +0.8 8.0 +0.7 6.5 0.0 1.6 0.8 302 (12.6) 26/03
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.2 -0.7 12.3 -1.6 10.4 0.0 4.4 10.6 315 (13.1) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 -0.2 20.9 +1.0 19.1 0.4 4.6 7.7 510 (21.3) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 0.0 17.4 -0.2 13.9 0.0 4.8 9.3 350 (14.6) 52/13
MACKAY M.O 23.5 -0.7 18.0 +0.9 -- 34.4 -- 5.7 611 (25.5) 54/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +0.2 14.2 0.0 11.5 0.0 5.4 -- 365 (15.2) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +0.3 14.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 484 (20.2) --
NAMBOUR DPI 21.7 -2.0 13.1 +1.1 -- 0.4 2.8 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.8 -1.3 15.1 +0.8 -- 7.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 34/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 0.0 12.8 0.0 10.5 0.2 4.8 6.5 386 (16.1) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 +0.1 10.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 617 (25.7) 55/09
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.5 +2.2 9.7 +1.0 4.5 0.0 4.2 -- 161 ( 6.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.1 -0.3 14.4 +2.7 13.7 1.6 0.6 5.3 318 (13.3) 26/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +0.9 6.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.7 +1.5 4.9 -5.2 3.9 0.0 1.4 9.8 125 ( 5.2) 26/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.5 +1.1 9.1 +0.8 6.3 0.0 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.5 +3.3 3.6 -1.1 -2.0 0.0 0.2 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +2.1 6.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 +1.4 12.5 +1.6 7.7 0.0 1.6 9.2 234 ( 9.8) 32/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.2 +0.6 8.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 17 ( 0.7) 24/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 +1.8 13.3 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 41/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.8 +3.2 0.7 -2.5 -2.8 0.0 2.2 9.2 -- 26/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.2 +3.9 5.6 -0.3 2.5 0.0 2.4 9.7 192 ( 8.0) 17/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +1.5 4.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 32 ( 1.3) 15/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 +3.1 7.2 -0.2 4.5 0.0 2.4 7.8 148 ( 6.2) 22/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.8 +3.5 3.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 115 ( 4.8) 21/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.7 +2.1 4.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 21/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.3 +4.6 10.6 +2.0 7.9 0.0 2.6 -- 79 ( 3.3) 18/14
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.5 +0.4 6.9 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 28/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.9 +3.3 5.9 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 26/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.2 5.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 31/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.5 +3.3 4.0 -2.6 0.5 0.0 1.0 3.5 250 (10.4) 39/17
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

34.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
33.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+6.7 : 27.1 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+5.7 : 25.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+5.7 : 27.1 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.6 : 28.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 21.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 13.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 15.4 EYRE Eucla WA
+5.5 : 13.2 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA
+5.2 : 12.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+5.0 : 13.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA

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

4.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-3.6 : 22.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-3.5 : 13.7 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-3.3 : 16.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-3.1 : 28.3 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-2.7 : 20.9 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-3.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW
-2.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.3 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-2.2 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.4 : -0.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-7.3 : 2.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.2 : 2.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 4.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.7 : -2.3 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S 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.
74.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
47.0 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
42.2 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT Central Coast E QLD
42.0 EAST MACKAY Central Coast E QLD
40.0 MACKAY ALERT Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
74.0 COCONUT ISLAND
Central Coast E
47.0 MACKAY AERO
42.2 LINDEMAN ISLAND RESORT
42.0 EAST MACKAY
40.0 MACKAY ALERT

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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2.8 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
1.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1147 (47.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1090 (45.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
995 (41.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
954 (39.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
942 (39.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
926 (38.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
881 (36.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
862 (35.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
857 (35.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
834 (34.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
725 (30.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
707 (29.5) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
679 (28.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
669 (27.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
628 (26.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
611 (25.5) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
607 (25.3) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
108/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
104/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/03 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
81/06 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast 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
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
13.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 19.6mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 12.3mm/h
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND
5.6mm in 6 min to 01:15 56.0mm/h
3.8mm in 11 min to 01:26 20.7mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.4mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 80(140/ 72 ) at 03:29
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 100(310/ 87 ) at 07:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 108(270/ 69 ) at 08:01
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 104(290/ 89 ) at 08:46
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 80(280/ 67 ) at 07:18
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 82(290/ 67 ) at 06:15