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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 23:03EST, 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 25.5 +6.0 7.5 -2.0 3.6 0.0 3.8 -- 399 (16.6) 43/11
PERTH AIRPORT 21.3 +3.4 5.4 -2.7 2.9 0.0 1.6 9.0 273 (11.4) 52/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 +1.8 2.8 -4.7 -0.4 0.0 1.4 8.7 200 ( 8.3) 50/11
BUNBURY 19.2 +2.0 2.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 41/11
MANDURAH 18.6 -- 7.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 46/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 +0.5 19.5 +0.3 17.6 0.0 4.6 11.0 318 (13.3) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.8 +1.1 5.3 +1.3 2.4 0.0 3.6 10.5 201 ( 8.4) 28/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -1.2 7.5 +2.2 -- 7.0 3.0 -- 173 ( 7.2) 39/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.8 +1.5 9.8 +2.3 7.9 0.6 1.2 2.9 159 ( 6.6) 22/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 +0.2 1.3 -3.9 0.1 3.0 0.6 2.3 191 ( 8.0) 21/03
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.6 +1.9 9.8 +1.2 7.8 0.0 3.4 7.6 158 ( 6.6) 32/17
CAIRNS AERO 25.3 -0.4 18.0 +1.0 16.9 5.8 2.6 9.5 474 (19.8) 41/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.5 -0.6 13.7 +0.1 9.5 0.0 6.2 10.6 454 (18.9) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 20.3 -1.0 15.3 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- 7.6 504 (21.0) 37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.4 -1.7 14.2 +4.7 12.5 0.0 4.8 -- 327 (13.6) 37/04
BUNDABERG AERO 21.4 -0.6 12.6 +2.5 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 483 (20.1) 35/10
NAMBOUR DPI 19.5 -1.6 11.0 +3.3 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.0 -0.5 11.6 +1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 302 (12.6) 34/14
BRISBANE AERO 18.7 -2.2 11.5 +2.7 10.1 0.2 2.8 0.8 330 (13.8) 28/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.9 +0.3 8.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 610 (25.4) 41/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 17.7 +1.6 8.1 +3.4 3.8 0.0 1.8 -- 100 ( 4.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -0.1 7.5 0.0 4.2 5.6 2.0 9.8 233 ( 9.7) 22/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.2 -0.5 6.5 +0.2 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.9 +0.9 4.2 -2.1 3.2 0.0 2.0 6.5 178 ( 7.4) 18/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 +0.9 3.3 -1.3 2.2 4.4 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) 48/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.4 -0.9 2.8 +1.4 0.1 2.0 2.0 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.0 -3.2 7.6 +4.6 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 +1.4 7.6 +0.5 5.7 0.2 0.6 7.9 235 ( 9.8) 28/11
RICHMOND RAAF 16.7 -0.7 2.3 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 31 ( 1.3) 17/07
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 +1.3 11.1 +1.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 41/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.1 +2.8 1.2 +1.3 -1.0 0.0 1.0 5.9 106 ( 4.4) 32/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.7 +2.0 5.8 +3.1 5.1 3.6 1.6 1.1 271 (11.3) 24/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.0 +2.0 1.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 15/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.0 +2.7 4.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 6.2 191 ( 8.0) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.5 -1.5 5.1 +2.2 -- 3.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 24/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.8 +1.3 4.6 +2.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 24/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 +3.2 6.6 +0.6 3.5 0.8 1.0 -- 107 ( 4.5) 17/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.2 +1.4 4.2 -1.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 21/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.2 +2.2 2.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 30/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 +1.9 2.1 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 13/12
HOBART AIRPORT 14.2 +1.8 1.3 -2.8 -1.9 0.0 0.8 7.2 239 (10.0) 30/07
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

32.8 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
32.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.2 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.1 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+6.0 : 28.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 24.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.0 : 25.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.2 : 27.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 13.6 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.0 : 13.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.0 : 10.0 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
+6.6 : 10.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+6.3 : 9.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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

0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.8 : 14.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-4.9 : 11.6 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-4.7 : 11.7 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
-4.5 : 14.1 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-4.2 : 10.4 GULGONG POST OFFICE C Tablelands N NSW

-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-3.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.2 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS

-8.5 : -2.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-8.2 : 0.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-6.7 : -1.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.4 : -1.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.3 : 4.3 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-6.3 : 0.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

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.
60.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
51.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
45.0 GRAHAM RANGE N Coast--Barron QLD
39.2 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
37.2 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
60.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
51.0 TOPAZ
45.0 GRAHAM RANGE
Brisbane/SE Coast
39.2 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT
37.2 TEWANTIN RSL PARK

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

874 (36.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
830 (34.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
815 (34.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
775 (32.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
772 (32.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
765 (31.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
760 (31.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
737 (30.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
724 (30.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
660 (27.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
637 (26.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
610 (25.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
106/17 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
80/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
67/02 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/08 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
61/00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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
Darling Downs E
DALBY AIRPORT
6.8mm in 37 min to 13:37 11.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Central
DUNNS HILL
10.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.6mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 17:00 24.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 17.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW : 106(350/ 83 ) at 16:54