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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 21.0 +1.5 7.1 -2.4 5.8 0.0 2.2 -- 330 (13.8) 28/10
PERTH AIRPORT 19.9 +2.0 8.0 -0.1 6.8 1.4 1.0 6.8 320 (13.3) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.9 +2.1 8.3 +0.8 6.2 1.4 2.0 8.9 324 (13.5) 35/13
BUNBURY 17.6 +0.4 8.3 +1.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 31/13
MANDURAH 16.6 -- 11.6 -- -- 9.8 -- -- 326 (13.6) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.5 -1.0 16.2 -3.0 15.1 0.0 4.2 10.7 231 ( 9.6) 28/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.4 +0.7 10.0 +6.0 7.8 0.0 7.4 5.9 329 (13.7) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 +2.1 4.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 283 (11.8) 44/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 +0.8 8.4 +0.9 6.2 0.6 1.2 3.2 297 (12.4) 45/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.4 +1.3 5.4 +0.2 4.2 6.2 1.4 3.1 488 (20.3) 71/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.2 +5.5 7.4 -1.2 5.5 0.0 4.6 10.8 121 ( 5.0) 32/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.2 +2.5 18.1 +1.1 17.0 0.0 4.8 10.5 380 (15.8) 39/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +1.0 15.4 +1.8 13.1 0.0 4.6 9.8 250 (10.4) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 22.5 +1.2 16.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- 9.4 251 (10.5) 32/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.5 +2.4 14.0 +4.5 11.8 0.0 2.4 -- 170 ( 7.1) 26/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 +2.7 12.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 197 ( 8.2) 22/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.4 +4.3 6.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.6 +3.1 7.8 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 28/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +3.1 8.4 -0.4 3.6 0.0 3.6 10.1 277 (11.5) 24/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.3 +4.7 8.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 19.6 +3.5 5.3 +0.6 0.4 0.0 2.4 -- 171 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 +4.4 5.5 -2.0 2.0 0.0 2.2 10.0 238 ( 9.9) 26/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +3.8 5.5 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.6 +2.6 5.7 -0.6 2.8 0.0 3.6 10.3 401 (16.7) 48/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 +1.8 4.1 -0.5 0.8 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 26/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.0 +0.7 3.0 +1.6 -2.2 0.0 1.6 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.9 +0.7 0.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 +2.7 10.8 +3.7 3.4 0.0 3.2 10.2 319 (13.3) 52/11
RICHMOND RAAF 19.4 +2.0 2.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 39/17
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 +1.9 11.6 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 65/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.3 +2.0 4.0 +4.1 0.3 0.0 2.6 8.6 462 (19.3) 46/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.9 +2.2 4.1 +1.4 1.2 0.0 1.8 7.8 204 ( 8.5) 32/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 +1.1 3.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 26/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.2 +1.9 5.4 +1.1 1.7 0.0 2.8 9.2 301 (12.5) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 +2.4 3.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 37/23
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 +1.5 1.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 46/21
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.4 +2.0 7.9 +1.9 5.8 0.6 2.2 -- 173 ( 7.2) 35/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.7 +1.9 6.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 72/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +1.7 2.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 548 (22.8) 63/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -0.2 3.9 +1.7 -- 7.6 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 46/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 +1.7 4.2 +0.1 0.6 0.8 1.0 6.3 346 (14.4) 50/09
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

34.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
34.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
34.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
34.2 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+7.4 : 30.0 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+7.2 : 30.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.6 : 26.1 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.5 : 30.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.5 : 26.2 SURAT Maranoa QLD

26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL

+7.3 : 11.0 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 13.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.0 : 10.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.5 : 12.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+5.4 : 19.0 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+5.4 : 13.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

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

-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-2.9 : 18.9 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-2.6 : -0.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 : 0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 : 3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 : 27.7 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

-5.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-3.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.8 : -3.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.7 : -0.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-6.1 : 0.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-5.7 : 0.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.6 : 0.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields 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.
41.4 CRADLE VALLEY (WALDHEIM) Central Plateau TAS
33.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
32.0 PINJARRA REFINERY Lower West WA
29.5 SOUTH RIANA N Coast TAS
28.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS

10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.1 COWRA RESEARCH CENTRE C Tablelands S NSW
1.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1367 (57.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1164 (48.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1106 (46.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1073 (44.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1001 (41.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
959 (40.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
913 (38.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
889 (37.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
867 (36.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
861 (35.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
854 (35.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
825 (34.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
810 (33.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
792 (33.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
751 (31.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
746 (31.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
730 (30.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
681 (28.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
680 (28.3) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
652 (27.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
641 (26.7) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
634 (26.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
626 (26.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
626 (26.1) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
120/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
120/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
115/21 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
113/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
109/03 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
107/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/23 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
100/19 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
100/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
95/22 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
93/05 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/12 MOUNT READ 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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
4.2mm in 11 min to 22:32 22.9mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 119(320/ 93 ) at 23:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 106(280/ 61 ) at 18:15
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 89(340/ 65 ) at 23:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 108(270/ 76 ) at 22:34
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 96(320/ 74 ) at 19:01
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 113(270/ 85 ) at 23:38
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 82(310/ 67 ) at 18:18
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 121(320/102 ) at 05:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 100(260/ 74 ) at 09:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 93(310/ 48 ) at 05:29
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 109(300/ 72 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 115(300/ 93 ) at 22:00