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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 23:09EST, 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 20.8 +0.8 15.1 +6.2 12.7 2.2 3.0 -- 330 (13.8) 50/00
PERTH AIRPORT 18.0 -0.4 10.4 +2.4 9.6 2.0 2.0 6.6 350 (14.6) 43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 16.3 +0.2 8.7 +1.2 6.9 1.2 3.0 8.4 439 (18.3) 39/10
BUNBURY 17.2 -0.1 12.9 +5.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 386 (16.1) 43/00
MANDURAH 17.4 -- 12.8 -- -- 1.4 -- -- 342 (14.3) 30/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 +0.5 21.2 +0.8 20.1 0.0 7.8 8.8 317 (13.2) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.8 +2.2 2.2 -3.8 -2.5 0.0 5.8 11.2 250 (10.4) 22/13
WHYALLA AERO 24.6 +6.1 6.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 331 (13.8) 52/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.0 +6.3 7.8 -0.4 2.4 0.0 2.8 10.6 249 (10.4) 41/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.8 +5.7 8.8 +3.3 3.8 0.0 3.2 6.6 443 (18.5) 45/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.4 +0.1 5.4 -4.9 2.0 0.0 5.6 10.9 202 ( 8.4) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 25.6 -1.0 18.0 +0.6 17.1 2.4 4.4 5.5 548 (22.8) 46/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 0.0 13.1 -1.6 8.7 0.0 5.8 10.8 437 (18.2) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 22.0 -0.5 13.3 -0.7 -- 1.8 -- 10.0 354 (14.8) 30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.2 -0.6 10.4 -0.2 8.9 0.0 4.4 -- 240 (10.0) 35/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 +0.5 10.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 242 (10.1) 30/15
NAMBOUR DPI 22.8 +0.3 6.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.2 +0.9 10.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 34/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 +0.9 9.2 -0.4 5.3 0.0 3.8 10.1 232 ( 9.7) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 +1.9 9.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 35/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 19.5 +1.6 3.4 -2.4 -2.5 0.0 3.4 -- 79 ( 3.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.6 -0.2 7.8 -0.4 3.4 0.0 2.4 9.7 179 ( 7.5) 24/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -0.5 7.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.2 -0.4 3.1 -3.7 1.2 0.0 1.4 9.8 189 ( 7.9) 22/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.5 +0.5 3.0 -2.3 0.8 0.0 -- -- 29 ( 1.2) 52/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.6 +2.6 0.3 -1.8 -3.8 0.0 2.0 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.7 +1.2 -1.9 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 +1.7 8.5 +0.4 4.5 0.0 3.0 10.3 278 (11.6) 30/14
RICHMOND RAAF 19.3 -0.5 2.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 26/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.2 +1.2 9.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 39/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.1 +3.1 0.0 -1.0 -3.0 0.0 2.2 8.3 175 ( 7.3) 28/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +2.2 -2.9 -6.5 -5.2 0.0 1.2 9.7 142 ( 5.9) 18/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +1.5 -0.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.3 +3.1 2.8 -2.4 -3.4 0.0 2.4 10.2 200 ( 8.3) 32/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.6 +1.9 -0.7 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.2 +1.9 -1.4 -3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.4 +3.4 7.0 +0.3 4.0 0.0 1.2 -- 119 ( 5.0) 24/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 19.6 +4.6 2.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 44/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.4 +3.0 3.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.3 +1.6 1.5 -2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 30/11
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +2.9 2.7 -2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 257 (10.7) 34/09
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

32.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
32.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.6 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
32.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.6 : 27.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.3 : 26.2 MINNIPA DPI W Agricultural SA
+8.1 : 26.7 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+8.0 : 24.6 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+8.0 : 26.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

24.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.5 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
23.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
23.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+6.2 : 15.1 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+5.5 : 11.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.5 : 12.9 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+5.4 : 10.3 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+5.4 : 11.2 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

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

2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.6 : 23.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
-4.0 : 18.5 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.2 : 22.8 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.0 : 27.8 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
-3.0 : 28.2 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-3.0 : 21.7 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD

-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-6.9 : -0.9 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-6.8 : -3.9 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.7 : 5.0 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-6.6 : 1.9 YUENDUMU 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.
43.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
28.0 GLEN ALLYN N Coast--Barron QLD
25.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
22.0 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD
21.8 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD

11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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2.7 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1033 (43.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
912 (38.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
792 (33.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
782 (32.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
762 (31.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
757 (31.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
662 (27.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
636 (26.5) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
611 (25.5) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
611 (25.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/13 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
81/09 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
76/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
74/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
70/13 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

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
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 82(340/ 63 ) at 13:48