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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 23:09EST, 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 22.5 +2.5 10.5 +1.6 8.9 0.0 3.2 -- 328 (13.7) 30/13
PERTH AIRPORT 21.5 +3.1 9.8 +1.8 8.8 2.4 2.0 7.2 262 (10.9) 54/20
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.7 +3.6 5.6 -1.9 2.7 0.0 2.6 8.2 320 (13.3) 54/16
BUNBURY 19.2 +1.9 10.0 +2.4 -- 5.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 54/12
MANDURAH 18.6 -- 12.2 -- -- 3.4 -- -- 273 (11.4) 72/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.7 -0.6 18.8 -1.6 17.7 0.0 7.0 10.6 374 (15.6) 48/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.2 +2.6 3.4 -2.6 -1.2 0.0 5.4 11.1 192 ( 8.0) 21/12
WHYALLA AERO 17.8 -0.7 7.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 399 (16.6) 24/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.2 +1.5 11.0 +2.8 5.6 0.0 4.0 4.6 259 (10.8) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.8 +1.7 6.0 +0.5 1.6 0.0 3.4 5.6 371 (15.5) 35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.7 +0.4 5.7 -4.6 2.6 0.0 5.0 10.9 172 ( 7.2) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.8 -0.8 18.7 +1.3 17.2 4.4 5.8 10.9 512 (21.3) 41/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 +0.3 12.3 -2.4 8.1 0.0 5.2 10.8 437 (18.2) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 22.3 -0.2 13.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 346 (14.4) 28/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 +1.3 8.1 -2.5 6.2 0.0 4.0 -- 156 ( 6.5) 26/17
BUNDABERG AERO 24.5 +1.2 10.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 173 ( 7.2) 30/14
NAMBOUR DPI 26.1 +3.6 7.0 -1.0 -- 0.0 7.6 -- -- 24/11
COOLANGATTA 21.6 +0.3 13.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 281 (11.7) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.0 +1.2 8.3 -1.3 4.1 0.0 3.0 10.4 264 (11.0) 34/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 +2.2 7.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 39/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 20.1 +2.2 4.8 -1.0 -2.5 0.0 3.4 -- 76 ( 3.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.9 +1.1 7.4 -0.8 2.7 0.0 2.0 10.5 155 ( 6.5) 18/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 +0.8 7.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.3 +2.7 3.4 -3.4 1.4 0.0 2.4 10.5 203 ( 8.5) 32/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.5 +2.5 3.0 -2.3 0.2 0.2 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.6 +2.6 -0.6 -2.7 -6.0 0.0 2.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 +1.6 -2.6 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +3.6 8.2 +0.1 4.9 0.0 2.6 10.7 324 (13.5) 34/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.2 +0.4 0.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.4 +3.4 11.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 31/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.6 +3.6 -3.0 -4.0 -6.6 0.0 1.4 8.9 192 ( 8.0) 41/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.5 +4.0 -1.5 -5.1 -4.8 0.0 2.0 10.3 141 ( 5.9) 18/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.0 +3.0 0.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 42 ( 1.8) 18/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.3 +3.1 6.2 +1.0 -0.4 0.0 4.2 9.6 325 (13.5) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.5 +3.8 4.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 5.9 -- 255 (10.6) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 +2.2 2.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 24/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.6 +3.6 10.7 +4.0 8.1 0.0 3.2 -- 189 ( 7.9) 24/06
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.1 +2.1 8.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 34/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.1 +2.7 6.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 635 (26.5) 37/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.5 -1.2 2.5 -1.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 24/16
HOBART AIRPORT 15.7 +2.2 8.5 +3.8 5.4 0.0 1.0 1.4 348 (14.5) 37/13
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

33.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+7.5 : 25.0 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 29.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.5 : 27.1 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 28.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.3 : 28.4 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
22.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL

+6.2 : 11.5 SHEOAKS W Central VIC
+5.4 : 10.9 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
**S** +5.3 : 6.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW
+5.1 : 11.4 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+5.1 : 11.5 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC

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

2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-2.7 : 22.0 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.5 : 23.5 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.4 : 28.8 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-2.3 : 30.1 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-2.2 : 20.3 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

-7.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.3 : 5.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-7.4 : -5.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.0 : -5.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-6.3 : -0.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.3 : -5.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW

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.
31.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM N Coast--Barron QLD
27.0 GLEN ALLYN N Coast--Barron QLD
16.0 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
14.4 PORT DAVEY (MELALEUCA) W Coast TAS
14.0 HAPPY VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD

11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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2.3 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
2.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.3 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1042 (43.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
855 (35.6) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
852 (35.5) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
800 (33.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
798 (33.3) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
776 (32.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
751 (31.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
733 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
729 (30.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
723 (30.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
720 (30.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
703 (29.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
662 (27.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
650 (27.1) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
635 (26.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
609 (25.4) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
603 (25.1) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
89/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
85/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
80/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/19 SWANBOURNE 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
BUNBURY
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 89(330/ 67 ) at 20:00
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(310/ 63 ) at 22:00