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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 23:08EST, 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 22.8 +2.8 10.6 +1.7 9.5 0.0 3.0 -- 343 (14.3) 43/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 +1.8 11.9 +3.9 12.1 4.2 2.8 1.7 410 (17.1) 48/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.0 +1.9 11.6 +4.1 10.2 0.6 2.8 5.0 450 (18.8) 58/14
BUNBURY 18.5 +1.2 14.9 +7.3 -- 4.6 -- -- 457 (19.0) 46/17
MANDURAH 18.8 -- 15.9 -- -- 2.0 -- -- 659 (27.5) 63/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -0.1 17.8 -2.6 16.8 0.0 7.8 10.9 334 (13.9) 46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.2 -0.4 1.9 -4.1 -1.9 0.0 4.4 11.1 283 (11.8) 32/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.2 +4.7 2.7 -3.2 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 175 ( 7.3) 39/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.4 +4.7 3.6 -4.6 -0.8 0.0 0.6 10.5 113 ( 4.7) 32/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 +2.1 2.7 -2.8 -0.4 0.2 0.8 9.2 189 ( 7.9) 35/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.6 -0.7 2.9 -7.4 -0.2 0.0 5.2 10.9 214 ( 8.9) 30/12
CAIRNS AERO 25.8 -0.8 18.8 +1.4 15.8 0.0 4.2 6.1 533 (22.2) 50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.9 -0.1 11.7 -3.0 9.2 0.0 6.0 7.6 373 (15.5) 58/12
MACKAY M.O 21.7 -0.8 15.8 +1.8 -- 0.8 -- 5.7 380 (15.8) 37/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.9 -0.9 9.3 -1.3 8.6 0.0 5.2 -- 251 (10.5) 30/14
BUNDABERG AERO 23.4 +0.1 11.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 301 (12.5) 32/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.9 +0.4 7.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.5 +0.2 9.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.9 +0.1 9.3 -0.3 5.1 0.0 3.4 10.0 279 (11.6) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 +1.4 6.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 24/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 19.4 +1.5 2.9 -2.9 -2.7 0.0 2.6 -- 84 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.4 -0.4 6.6 -1.6 2.4 0.0 2.4 9.5 223 ( 9.3) 22/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -0.5 7.7 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.1 -0.5 5.2 -1.6 3.5 0.0 2.8 7.9 264 (11.0) 22/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.7 -0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 ( 0.8) 17/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.8 +1.8 -1.2 -3.3 -5.6 0.0 3.2 9.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.7 +0.2 0.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 +0.1 7.4 -0.7 4.9 0.0 2.2 10.1 307 (12.8) 24/10
RICHMOND RAAF 18.3 -1.5 0.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 22/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.2 -0.8 7.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 21/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.1 +2.1 -1.9 -2.9 -4.6 0.0 2.0 9.4 161 ( 6.7) 24/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.3 +0.8 -3.0 -6.6 -5.4 0.0 1.8 10.1 205 ( 8.5) 17/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +0.3 -1.1 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 18/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.7 +1.5 -0.1 -5.3 -2.7 0.0 0.8 10.1 96 ( 4.0) 22/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.3 +1.6 -1.2 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 17/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.8 +1.5 -1.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 21/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.0 +2.0 8.2 +1.5 4.5 0.0 0.8 -- 88 ( 3.7) 15/13
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.4 +1.4 6.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 22/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.0 +2.6 5.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 21/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.2 +1.5 0.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 24/16
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 -0.4 3.2 -1.5 1.3 0.4 0.8 9.6 291 (12.1) 24/13
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

32.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
31.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+11.0 : 30.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.6 : 28.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.3 : 30.0 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+8.3 : 26.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
22.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.6 : 13.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+7.3 : 14.9 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+7.1 : 13.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.5 : 11.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.2 : 12.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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

2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-3.8 : 27.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-3.8 : 27.6 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-3.6 : 23.2 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-3.5 : 22.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-3.4 : 29.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT

-10.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5 : -1.7 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.4 : 2.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.3 : 10.5 MANINGRIDA N Rivers NT
-7.1 : 1.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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.
35.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
28.0 HILLVIEW FARM Lower West WA
26.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
25.0 BIDELLIA Lower West WA
23.5 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA

11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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4.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
4.5 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1145 (47.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1066 (44.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1038 (43.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
998 (41.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
988 (41.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
874 (36.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
845 (35.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
836 (34.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
821 (34.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
820 (34.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
819 (34.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
791 (33.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
755 (31.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
753 (31.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
730 (30.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
716 (29.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
659 (27.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
651 (27.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
636 (26.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
634 (26.4) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
626 (26.1) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
80/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
70/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
68/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
67/08 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
63/00 MANDURAH Lower West WA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DWELLINGUP
7.2mm in 39 min to 01:39 11.1mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
9.4mm in 16 min to 00:16 35.2mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 80(280/ 72 ) at 08:29