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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 23:06EST, 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 21.7 +1.7 9.9 +1.0 8.6 0.4 3.8 -- 361 (15.0) 28/14
PERTH AIRPORT 21.9 +3.5 8.0 0.0 6.6 0.0 1.8 9.4 265 (11.0) 34/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.8 +5.7 8.4 +0.9 4.7 0.0 3.0 10.0 442 (18.4) 46/10
BUNBURY 19.9 +2.6 10.2 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 281 (11.7) 35/14
MANDURAH 19.3 -- 12.6 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 282 (11.8) 24/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.6 18.7 -1.7 17.0 0.0 6.2 10.9 282 (11.8) 54/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.5 -2.1 3.1 -2.9 -1.0 0.0 6.2 10.7 282 (11.8) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -2.8 2.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 252 (10.5) 21/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.5 +0.8 8.5 +0.3 5.6 0.4 1.4 2.7 167 ( 7.0) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 -0.3 8.8 +3.3 6.8 3.4 1.2 0.2 369 (15.4) 18/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.3 -4.0 5.8 -4.5 1.8 0.0 8.0 10.9 402 (16.8) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 -0.1 13.2 -4.2 9.3 0.0 3.8 10.5 221 ( 9.2) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 +0.3 12.8 -1.9 6.1 0.0 6.6 11.1 270 (11.3) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 21.5 -1.0 11.4 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 276 (11.5) 41/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.9 -0.9 5.4 -5.2 2.1 0.0 5.0 -- 181 ( 7.5) 41/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.2 -0.1 9.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 344 (14.3) --
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -0.5 5.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.8 -0.5 9.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 39/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 +0.9 5.6 -4.0 1.4 0.0 3.6 10.1 312 (13.0) 41/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 -2.2 4.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 46/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 14.9 -3.0 3.4 -2.4 1.5 0.0 2.1 -- 102 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.3 -1.5 3.9 -4.3 -0.3 0.0 2.6 8.2 227 ( 9.5) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -3.4 5.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.5 -2.1 6.7 -0.1 3.4 0.0 2.4 0.6 324 (13.5) 43/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 13.0 -6.0 4.6 -0.7 2.0 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 26/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.0 -2.0 2.7 +0.6 -1.0 2.0 0.0 4.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.6 -2.9 1.0 -2.4 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 13.9 -4.4 9.9 +1.8 5.6 7.6 3.2 0.0 333 (13.9) 55/17
RICHMOND RAAF 13.4 -6.4 4.9 +0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 37/23
BELLAMBI AWS 13.6 -4.4 9.1 -1.4 -- 4.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 57/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 13.2 +0.2 2.6 +1.6 -2.5 0.0 1.2 8.8 282 (11.8) 41/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.5 0.0 0.0 -3.6 -1.9 0.2 1.0 9.8 218 ( 9.1) 24/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.5 -0.5 1.5 -2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 +0.5 5.9 +0.7 2.9 0.0 3.2 6.8 326 (13.6) 32/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.7 0.0 3.1 -0.8 -- 5.4 2.0 -- 121 ( 5.0) 30/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.4 +1.1 2.6 +0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 30/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.0 +1.0 8.2 +1.5 6.1 3.2 0.4 -- 50 ( 2.1) 17/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.1 +0.1 5.6 -0.3 -- 2.8 -- -- 328 (13.7) 22/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.8 +1.4 6.1 +2.4 -- 2.4 -- -- 364 (15.2) 32/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.2 +1.5 0.8 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 18/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 +1.3 3.2 -1.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 9.5 252 (10.5) 26/02
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

35.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.5 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.3 : 27.1 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+9.0 : 26.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.8 : 27.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.8 : 26.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.7 : 24.9 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+6.4 : 14.7 BUSSELTON Lower West WA
+5.0 : 16.2 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+4.9 : 11.9 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+4.9 : 11.8 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+4.8 : 10.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

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

-0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.4 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.4 : 12.1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-7.2 : 10.2 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.1 : 10.6 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-7.1 : 11.2 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW
-6.7 : 12.3 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW

-6.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.8 : -4.9 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.4 : -4.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-6.2 : -4.9 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 : 4.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-6.1 : 0.9 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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.
54.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
23.0 SEVEN HILLS RADIO 2WS Sydney--west NSW
21.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
21.0 KANGAROO VALLEY (BUDGONG) Illawarra NSW
20.8 BERRY MASONIC VILLAGE Illawarra NSW

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
54.0 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--west
23.0 SEVEN HILLS RADIO 2WS
Illawarra
21.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
21.0 KANGAROO VALLEY (BUDGONG)
20.8 BERRY MASONIC VILLAGE

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

785 (32.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
766 (31.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
698 (29.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
673 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
672 (28.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
617 (25.7) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
106/08 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
72/20 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
70/23 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
68/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
65/22 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
14.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.0mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
14.0mm in 30 min to 17:00 28.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Sydney--west
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h

None reported