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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 23:11EST, 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 21.8 +1.8 14.4 +5.5 12.5 8.2 2.4 -- 448 (18.7) 26/00
PERTH AIRPORT 19.5 +1.1 8.0 0.0 7.6 10.2 0.8 8.8 371 (15.5) 39/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.9 +1.8 10.4 +2.9 8.1 2.6 4.4 6.5 540 (22.5) 50/12
BUNBURY 17.7 +0.4 13.3 +5.7 -- 4.6 -- -- 512 (21.3) 48/02
MANDURAH 18.6 -- 14.7 -- -- 5.4 -- -- 645 (26.9) 48/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +0.7 19.0 -1.4 18.2 0.0 7.2 11.6 387 (16.1) 58/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.3 +5.7 4.8 -1.2 0.5 0.0 4.6 11.3 162 ( 6.8) 26/09
WHYALLA AERO 24.8 +6.3 3.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 304 (12.7) 50/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.3 +7.6 8.5 +0.3 3.3 0.0 3.2 9.1 258 (10.8) 45/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 +6.2 7.0 +1.5 5.0 0.0 2.6 5.8 406 (16.9) 50/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.0 +1.7 7.1 -3.2 3.8 0.0 6.4 11.1 163 ( 6.8) 41/16
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 +1.0 16.2 -1.2 14.6 0.0 7.2 6.8 492 (20.5) 52/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +1.8 12.6 -2.1 8.4 0.0 5.4 10.6 298 (12.4) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +0.2 13.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 354 (14.8) 35/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 +2.5 10.9 +0.3 9.3 0.0 4.2 -- 179 ( 7.5) 30/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 +4.3 11.9 +1.0 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 214 ( 8.9) 35/13
NAMBOUR DPI 25.8 +3.3 6.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 26/14
COOLANGATTA 23.2 +1.9 11.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 +1.5 8.0 -1.6 3.3 0.0 5.2 10.5 304 (12.7) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.8 +3.1 9.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 35/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 19.6 +1.7 1.5 -4.3 -3.6 0.0 3.6 -- 103 ( 4.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.9 +0.1 8.5 +0.3 4.2 0.0 3.6 9.7 346 (14.4) 26/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.7 +1.1 3.8 -3.0 0.9 0.0 4.0 10.5 248 (10.3) 32/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.3 +1.3 1.4 -3.9 -1.5 0.0 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 22/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.5 +3.5 -2.7 -4.8 -6.6 0.0 2.2 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.3 +0.8 -1.5 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.2 +0.9 6.9 -1.2 2.9 0.0 3.6 10.8 345 (14.4) 30/09
RICHMOND RAAF 19.5 -0.3 -1.0 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 26/20
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 0.0 8.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 24/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.9 +2.9 -4.6 -5.6 -8.8 0.0 3.2 10.4 228 ( 9.5) 30/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.0 +2.5 -1.1 -4.7 -3.1 0.0 2.4 10.7 259 (10.8) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.9 +0.9 -0.3 -4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 17/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.7 +4.5 3.6 -1.6 -0.5 0.0 3.2 10.6 231 ( 9.6) 32/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.1 +3.4 1.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.8 +3.5 0.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 +4.3 9.2 +2.5 6.3 0.0 2.6 -- 123 ( 5.1) 28/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.1 +5.1 3.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 46/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.5 +4.1 3.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 43/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.5 +0.8 4.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 28/12
HOBART AIRPORT 13.7 +0.2 5.0 +0.3 0.2 0.0 3.8 2.3 466 (19.4) 37/11
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

34.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
34.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
34.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 MARBLE BAR COMPARISON E Pilbara WA
34.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+12.2 : 30.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 31.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+10.1 : 31.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+9.4 : 25.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.1 : 25.6 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.9 : 17.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.5 : 14.4 BALGAIR Eucla WA
+8.3 : 13.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.0 : 10.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 11.7 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA

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

0.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-2.6 : 28.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-2.0 : 30.2 PINE CREEK COUNCIL N Rivers NT
-1.9 : 30.5 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
-1.6 : 30.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
-1.6 : 30.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-1.6 : 8.0 MOOGARA (UXBRIDGE BACK ROAD) Derwent Valley TAS

-10.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-8.2 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-8.9 : -7.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.3 : -7.0 LITHGOW (BIRDWOOD ST) C Tablelands S NSW
-7.7 : -6.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-7.2 : -8.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.1 : -8.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.
30.0 BINDOON Lower West WA
28.4 MUNDARING Lower West WA
28.0 MOOLIABEENEE Lower West WA
26.0 NOBLE FALLS Lower West WA
24.4 MOUNT HELENA Lower West WA

11.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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5.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
4.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
2.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1276 (53.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1267 (52.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1024 (42.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1001 (41.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
926 (38.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
884 (36.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
821 (34.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
798 (33.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
770 (32.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
770 (32.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
759 (31.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
758 (31.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
754 (31.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
725 (30.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
686 (28.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
666 (27.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
657 (27.4) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
645 (26.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
638 (26.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
635 (26.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
633 (26.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
620 (25.8) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
602 (25.1) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
102/10 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
83/23 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
78/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
71/09 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
67/02 ESPERANCE 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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 74(290/ 65 ) at 01:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 85(330/ 69 ) at 10:30