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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 22:56EST, 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 26.3 +6.8 11.9 +2.4 8.6 0.0 2.4 -- 257 (10.7) 35/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.4 +4.5 6.4 -1.7 6.2 0.0 2.0 9.0 188 ( 7.8) 24/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 +1.8 4.1 -3.4 2.5 0.0 0.8 8.6 224 ( 9.3) 30/14
BUNBURY 19.8 +2.6 6.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 24/23
MANDURAH 19.8 -- 9.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 24/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.5 18.9 -0.3 17.4 0.0 7.0 8.0 383 (16.0) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.8 +1.1 1.4 -2.6 -0.3 0.0 4.0 10.4 235 ( 9.8) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 13.2 -3.7 8.6 +3.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 378 (15.8) 30/04
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.9 -1.4 4.5 -3.0 1.2 8.4 4.0 4.8 203 ( 8.5) 28/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.4 -0.7 6.2 +1.0 3.8 10.4 0.6 4.3 542 (22.6) 32/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.4 -0.3 4.1 -4.5 2.1 0.0 3.2 10.1 158 ( 6.6) 28/16
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 +0.3 13.8 -3.2 11.8 0.0 6.2 10.2 348 (14.5) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.4 +0.3 12.5 -1.1 8.5 0.0 4.6 10.2 196 ( 8.2) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 24.5 +3.2 13.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.1 280 (11.7) 22/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.8 +2.7 12.0 +2.5 10.0 0.0 2.8 -- 133 ( 5.5) 22/18
BUNDABERG AERO 24.1 +2.1 9.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 255 (10.6) 24/15
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +1.9 3.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.3 -0.2 7.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 21/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +1.4 4.8 -4.0 -0.5 0.0 5.2 9.6 311 (13.0) 24/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.4 +0.8 4.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 37/14
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 16.1 0.0 4.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.4 -- 75 ( 3.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.4 -0.3 3.8 -3.7 -1.3 0.0 1.4 6.0 216 ( 9.0) 28/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -1.0 2.8 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.3 +1.3 4.0 -2.3 1.6 0.0 3.8 7.4 447 (18.6) 35/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.7 +1.2 3.4 -1.2 0.9 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.3 -1.0 2.5 +1.1 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.5 -1.7 5.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.7 +0.7 8.7 +1.6 5.4 0.0 2.2 5.7 388 (16.2) 35/13
RICHMOND RAAF 16.6 -0.8 2.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 22/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 0.0 11.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 55/04
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.5 +0.2 5.8 +5.9 4.2 1.2 1.8 1.6 421 (17.5) 26/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.8 -0.9 8.5 +5.8 8.1 4.2 1.6 0.0 246 (10.3) 17/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -1.0 9.0 +5.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 21/02
MILDURA AIRPORT 12.6 -2.7 4.0 -0.3 2.4 2.0 2.6 4.7 -- 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.2 -0.8 -- -- -- 4.82 -- -- -- 30/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -0.4 7.2 +4.8 -- 7.4 -- -- -- 43/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 11.1 -2.3 9.1 +3.1 7.5 2.0 1.2 -- 164 ( 6.8) 17/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 11.8 -2.0 8.8 +3.4 -- 5.4 -- -- 554 (23.1) 63/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.6 -2.4 4.4 +1.2 -- 8.0 -- -- 728 (30.3) 52/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -0.3 4.5 +2.3 -- 12.6 -- -- 329 (13.7) 34/01
HOBART AIRPORT 11.5 -0.9 1.5 -2.6 -0.8 1.6 0.6 8.3 320 (13.3) 28/09
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

31.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
31.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 26.3 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.1 : 24.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.9 : 26.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.9 : 23.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA

23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
22.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
22.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+6.9 : 9.0 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+6.9 : 9.3 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+6.5 : 7.7 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+6.3 : 6.1 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.3 : 9.0 ALBURY AIRPORT SW Slopes S NSW

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

-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.3 : 11.1 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-4.7 : 11.0 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
-4.2 : 10.0 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-3.9 : 11.3 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-3.9 : 12.6 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-3.9 : 13.6 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

-7.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
-5.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-7.5 : -6.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.5 : -1.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.1 : -1.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.4 : -3.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-6.3 : -7.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W 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.
54.8 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
49.0 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW) N Coast TAS
48.2 WOODLEA NURSERY N Coast TAS
48.0 ANSONS BAY E Coast TAS
41.4 CITY OF MELBOURNE BAY King Island TAS

VICTORIA
W Coast
54.8 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE)

TASMANIA
N Coast
49.0 MOUNT BARROW (SOUTH BARROW)
48.2 WOODLEA NURSERY
E Coast
48.0 ANSONS BAY
King Island
41.4 CITY OF MELBOURNE BAY

10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.1 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1087 (45.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
922 (38.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
890 (37.1) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
876 (36.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
857 (35.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
844 (35.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
843 (35.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
833 (34.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
830 (34.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
814 (33.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
788 (32.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
788 (32.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
745 (31.0) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
734 (30.6) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
728 (30.3) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
718 (29.9) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
703 (29.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
684 (28.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
683 (28.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
666 (27.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
654 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
644 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
632 (26.3) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
630 (26.3) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
621 (25.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
613 (25.5) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
608 (25.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
605 (25.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
83/01 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
70/00 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
70/20 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
68/23 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
No reports No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h