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The day in charts
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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 22:47EST, 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 25.4 +4.5 13.4 +2.4 8.9 0.0 6.0 -- 437 (18.2) 41/06
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 +1.1 9.0 0.0 6.6 0.0 3.8 9.2 448 (18.7) 41/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 +1.0 4.9 -3.2 4.1 0.0 1.0 7.2 90 ( 3.8) 21/10
BUNBURY 20.0 +1.6 7.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 34/10
MANDURAH 20.4 -- 9.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 22/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.9 -1.7 18.2 -1.7 16.4 0.0 7.2 10.7 372 (15.5) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.6 -2.2 2.0 -3.1 -2.4 0.0 -- 10.4 258 (10.8) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 15.9 -1.4 4.9 -1.2 -- 0.2 2.6 -- 274 (11.4) 21/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.9 +0.8 8.3 +0.2 4.0 0.0 2.4 7.1 156 ( 6.5) 34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +0.4 5.6 -0.2 2.4 1.0 1.4 5.6 276 (11.5) 35/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.5 -4.4 8.5 -1.5 4.4 0.0 6.0 10.5 348 (14.5) 34/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 0.0 17.0 -0.8 14.6 0.0 6.4 10.9 323 (13.5) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.2 -1.4 11.9 -2.7 6.0 0.0 6.0 10.9 342 (14.3) 39/08
MACKAY M.O 21.0 -0.9 12.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 289 (12.0) 26/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.6 -0.9 6.7 -4.2 3.4 0.0 6.4 -- 226 ( 9.4) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.2 -0.4 9.6 -2.0 -- 0.0 4.4 -- 293 (12.2) --
NAMBOUR DPI 21.4 -0.2 4.5 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.3 +1.2 6.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 37/10
BRISBANE AERO 22.0 +0.7 10.9 +0.4 4.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 340 (14.2) 54/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.2 -1.8 3.6 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 526 (21.9) 61/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 17.7 +0.9 8.0 +1.9 4.5 0.0 2.8 -- 67 ( 2.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.5 +1.1 7.6 -1.5 1.4 0.0 3.2 7.9 350 (14.6) 41/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 +0.5 2.6 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.8 -0.8 9.2 +1.3 9.0 9.0 6.8 0.1 738 (30.8) 55/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.5 -0.4 8.8 +2.3 8.4 17.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 41/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.6 +0.1 2.3 -0.3 -0.3 2.0 1.4 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.8 -0.6 0.0 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.0 -1.6 8.8 +0.3 8.1 12.6 2.2 1.5 753 (31.4) 76/15
RICHMOND RAAF 17.6 -0.4 8.2 +3.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 380 (15.8) 57/11
BELLAMBI AWS 16.2 -1.5 9.3 -1.7 -- 8.0 -- -- 772 (32.2) 76/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.9 +0.7 5.5 +4.5 2.2 6.8 1.2 8.1 371 (15.5) 61/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0 +2.2 1.6 -2.1 -1.7 2.8 0.2 9.5 290 (12.1) 26/03
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +1.5 -0.8 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 21/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.8 -0.2 4.3 -0.9 2.3 0.0 1.6 5.7 290 (12.1) 32/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.1 +2.1 2.6 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 39/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.3 +0.1 2.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 26/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.8 +1.8 10.3 +3.4 7.9 1.8 1.0 -- 53 ( 2.2) 17/02
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.4 -0.2 9.6 +3.3 -- 4.8 -- -- 368 (15.3) 41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 +0.8 3.5 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 438 (18.3) 34/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 +0.9 4.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 35/14
HOBART AIRPORT 11.0 -1.9 7.8 +3.2 5.1 1.6 1.0 2.3 276 (11.5) 43/09
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

33.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
31.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
31.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+5.2 : 28.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.5 : 25.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+4.1 : 16.0 CORRYONG (PARISH LANE) Lower NE VIC
+4.1 : 24.0 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.0 : 27.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.1 : 10.9 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+5.8 : 11.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+5.7 : 5.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.6 : 21.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 11.0 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

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

-1.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.3 : 21.3 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.1 : 21.3 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-5.1 : 21.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.9 : 21.9 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 23.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 24.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD

-3.8 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
**S** -3.0 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
**S** -3.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.7 : 6.6 BURKETOWN POST OFFICE Gulf Country QLD
-7.5 : 5.5 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.2 : 4.5 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.0 : 4.3 MAROOCHYDORE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.8 : 7.5 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

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.
69.4 LOWER BORO (ANNWYN) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
52.0 ROBERTSON (CAALONG STREET) Illawarra NSW
47.2 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET) Illawarra NSW
45.0 CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT Illawarra NSW
44.0 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
52.0 ROBERTSON (CAALONG STREET)
47.2 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)
45.0 CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT
44.0 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE)
Goulburn/Monaro
69.4 LOWER BORO (ANNWYN)

10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1052 (43.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
986 (41.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
924 (38.5) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
896 (37.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
868 (36.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
824 (34.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
772 (32.2) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
767 (32.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
758 (31.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
753 (31.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
747 (31.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
732 (30.5) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
726 (30.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
700 (29.2) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
699 (29.1) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
673 (28.0) MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
661 (27.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
651 (27.1) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
645 (26.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
631 (26.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
618 (25.8) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
608 (25.3) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
606 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
91/02 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
85/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
81/15 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
76/15 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
76/13 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

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.
No reports

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) : 87(210/ 69 ) at 06:00
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(160/ 70 ) at 03:05
GREEN CAPE AWS : 91(210/ 72 ) at 02:24
ULLADULLA AWS : 80(190/ 69 ) at 14:02
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 78(250/ 69 ) at 00:32