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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 23:05EST, 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 18.9 -0.6 10.3 +0.8 10.0 0.0 2.2 -- 296 (12.3) 28/05
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 +0.4 8.4 +0.3 7.3 2.2 0.4 6.3 278 (11.6) 41/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.9 +1.1 7.6 +0.1 6.1 1.8 1.2 7.4 422 (17.6) 43/09
BUNBURY 18.1 +0.9 8.1 +0.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 289 (12.0) 44/13
MANDURAH 16.9 -- 11.6 -- -- 3.4 -- -- 391 (16.3) 46/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.5 16.3 -2.9 15.3 0.0 6.2 10.7 286 (11.9) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.9 +2.2 14.8 +10.8 12.2 0.0 8.2 9.0 425 (17.7) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 17.2 +0.3 5.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 507 (21.1) 35/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.2 -1.1 9.4 +1.9 5.8 1.4 1.6 2.5 381 (15.9) 45/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.4 -0.7 6.1 +0.9 4.8 5.6 3.4 7.8 565 (23.5) 63/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.3 +3.6 6.5 -2.1 4.3 0.0 5.2 10.7 126 ( 5.3) 26/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 +2.1 16.6 -0.4 13.9 0.0 4.0 11.0 165 ( 6.9) 32/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +2.4 15.8 +2.2 13.1 0.0 4.6 9.6 200 ( 8.3) 32/15
MACKAY M.O 22.5 +1.2 15.4 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- 8.2 191 ( 8.0) 22/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.2 +3.1 14.1 +4.6 13.1 0.2 2.4 -- 162 ( 6.8) 24/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 +4.9 13.3 +3.2 -- 6.4 2.0 -- 164 ( 6.8) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI 25.3 +4.2 9.7 +2.0 -- 4.8 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +2.7 9.3 -0.6 -- 22.8 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 +3.5 9.8 +1.0 5.5 10.6 2.0 10.2 272 (11.3) 58/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.7 +2.1 7.8 +1.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 299 (12.5) 41/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 19.7 +3.6 3.7 -1.0 -0.4 0.0 2.6 -- 103 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 +1.4 6.1 -1.4 2.7 8.4 0.8 10.1 242 (10.1) 28/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +2.2 6.0 -0.3 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 +3.2 8.5 +2.2 5.7 0.0 2.0 10.2 364 (15.2) 46/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.3 +3.8 6.9 +2.3 4.4 0.2 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 26/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.9 +3.6 1.8 +0.4 -2.1 0.0 1.8 9.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.7 +3.5 0.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 +4.1 9.2 +2.1 5.7 0.0 1.8 10.1 319 (13.3) 37/22
RICHMOND RAAF 21.2 +3.8 0.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 46/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.2 +3.4 11.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 43/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 +3.0 -1.9 -1.8 -5.1 0.0 1.8 8.1 148 ( 6.2) 50/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.0 +3.3 1.4 -1.3 -0.4 0.0 1.2 9.6 -- 34/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.1 +2.1 2.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 34/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 +1.6 5.7 +1.4 2.1 0.0 3.0 8.0 381 (15.9) 37/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 +2.0 6.3 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 41/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.2 +1.7 5.2 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 291 (12.1) 41/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 +3.2 8.6 +2.6 5.9 0.0 2.4 -- 197 ( 8.2) 28/02
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.4 +1.6 8.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 54/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +1.8 5.2 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 721 (30.0) 54/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.7 -1.9 3.0 +0.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 35/12
HOBART AIRPORT 14.3 +1.9 1.2 -2.9 -0.6 0.2 1.0 4.0 154 ( 6.4) 39/14
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

33.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+6.2 : 28.2 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+6.2 : 26.3 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+6.1 : 24.8 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.0 : 30.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.0 : 28.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.0 : 27.4 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL

+10.8 : 14.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.7 : 14.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+6.8 : 16.6 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.3 : 12.6 SPRINGSURE DAME ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.8 : 11.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 9.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

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

-1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.4 : 7.7 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-3.1 : 17.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-3.0 : 8.9 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-3.0 : 9.0 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
-2.9 : 9.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-2.9 : 8.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9 : -3.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.4 : -3.8 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.9 : -0.8 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-6.5 : -0.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-6.4 : -1.0 WILUNA Interior 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.
71.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
48.2 MURWILLUMBAH (TALESWOOD) North Coast NSW
46.0 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
44.4 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
42.6 LITTLE NERANG DAM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
71.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD
44.4 LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
46.0 POINT LOOKOUT BOWLS CLUB
42.6 LITTLE NERANG DAM

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
48.2 MURWILLUMBAH (TALESWOOD)

11.3 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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1.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1188 (49.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
959 (40.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
953 (39.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
951 (39.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
902 (37.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
880 (36.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
831 (34.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
811 (33.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
790 (32.9) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
782 (32.6) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
780 (32.5) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
775 (32.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
729 (30.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
729 (30.4) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
724 (30.2) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
721 (30.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
712 (29.7) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
708 (29.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
674 (28.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
671 (28.0) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
657 (27.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
634 (26.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
619 (25.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
616 (25.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
96/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
89/16 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/10 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
84/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
83/15 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast 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.
No reports

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) : 72(270/ 63 ) at 03:37
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 276(320/ 74 ) at 06:21
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 87(320/ 69 ) at 20:01
VICTORIA
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 83(280/ 65 ) at 16:08
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 96(280/ 65 ) at 21:01
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 83(310/ 65 ) at 23:32
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 82(290/ 63 ) at 21:09