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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 23:12EST, 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 5.8 -3.1 2.9 0.0 4.0 -- 521 (21.7) 43/16
PERTH AIRPORT 20.9 +2.5 4.3 -3.7 3.1 0.0 3.6 10.6 327 (13.6) 30/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.5 +3.4 8.4 +0.9 6.1 0.0 2.2 8.8 273 (11.4) 32/09
BUNBURY 18.5 +1.2 4.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 24/14
MANDURAH 19.4 -- 8.6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 24/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.2 -1.1 20.0 -0.4 19.5 0.0 6.0 10.6 287 (12.0) 39/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.8 +5.2 13.2 +7.2 10.2 0.0 8.0 8.3 300 (12.5) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 16.8 -1.7 4.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 220 ( 9.2) 31/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.5 -0.2 5.1 -3.1 1.0 0.0 1.6 5.1 108 ( 4.5) 32/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 +0.6 3.5 -2.0 1.4 0.0 1.4 3.0 205 ( 8.5) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.6 +5.3 9.6 -0.7 5.8 0.0 6.8 10.3 -- --
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +1.9 12.5 -4.9 8.6 0.0 5.8 11.2 182 ( 7.6) 28/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +1.5 13.4 -1.3 11.2 0.0 5.0 9.7 177 ( 7.4) 28/11
MACKAY M.O 24.2 +1.7 14.0 0.0 -- 0.2 -- 10.3 320 (13.3) 22/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 +3.4 15.7 +5.1 13.9 0.0 5.0 -- 203 ( 8.5) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 25.4 +2.1 16.5 +5.6 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 320 (13.3) 30/13
NAMBOUR DPI 23.1 +0.6 15.7 +7.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 46/16
COOLANGATTA 22.5 +1.2 14.6 +4.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 30/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 +1.7 12.9 +3.3 9.8 0.0 4.8 9.5 328 (13.7) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.1 +2.4 11.6 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 536 (22.3) 45/10
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.2 +4.3 6.1 +0.3 1.1 0.0 4.0 -- 177 ( 7.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.0 +1.2 10.5 +2.3 6.3 2.2 3.6 10.3 398 (16.6) 41/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.5 +0.3 7.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.7 +3.1 5.3 -1.5 5.7 0.2 1.4 9.8 232 ( 9.7) 34/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.8 +0.8 7.4 +2.1 5.0 0.4 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.6 +2.6 1.6 -0.5 -1.7 0.2 1.6 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +2.9 8.2 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 +2.0 9.5 +1.4 6.4 0.0 3.2 10.0 426 (17.8) 30/14
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 +0.8 5.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 26/11
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 +1.8 10.3 -0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 329 (13.7) 35/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.9 +1.9 2.6 +1.6 -0.2 0.0 1.6 5.4 169 ( 7.0) 39/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +2.2 2.0 -1.6 0.5 0.0 2.4 2.7 188 ( 7.8) 21/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.5 -0.5 3.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.3 +2.1 5.9 +0.7 3.4 0.0 2.6 9.2 101 ( 4.2) 32/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.6 +0.9 6.3 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 24/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.9 +0.6 3.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.6 +0.6 6.7 0.0 6.4 0.0 2.0 -- 96 ( 4.0) 21/23
GEELONG AIRPORT 15.8 +0.8 4.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 41/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 +0.9 2.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 48/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 -0.7 4.4 +0.8 -- 2.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 +2.1 3.7 -1.0 -0.4 0.0 0.8 6.1 230 ( 9.6) 52/12
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

36.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
35.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
35.1 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 30.6 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+7.0 : 29.3 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.0 : 28.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.2 : 31.5 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
+6.2 : 27.9 SURAT Maranoa QLD

25.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL

+11.1 : 17.9 GAYNDAH POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+9.1 : 14.8 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.7 : 16.8 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.6 : 14.2 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.2 : 11.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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

-0.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-2.5 : 17.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-2.5 : 16.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
-2.3 : 27.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-2.2 : 18.7 FORREST Eucla WA
-2.0 : 10.2 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

-5.6 : -0.4 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.5 : 0.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.3 : 6.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.2 : 1.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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.
17.5 WIANGAREE POST OFFICE North Coast NSW
15.0 YASS (CAVAN WEST) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.6 YARRAMALONG (LEWENSBROOK) Hunter Valley NSW
11.1 MOUNT NUMINBAH North Coast NSW
10.0 NUMINBAH GATE North Coast NSW

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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2.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.1 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

852 (35.5) MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
842 (35.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
756 (31.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
749 (31.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
722 (30.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
694 (28.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
655 (27.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
648 (27.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
612 (25.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
604 (25.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
109/21 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
107/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/05 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
94/12 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
85/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(320/ 72 ) at 12:09
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW : 106(350/ 24 ) at 04:53
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(310/ 82 ) at 23:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(260/ 78 ) at 21:15
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 76(300/ 65 ) at 18:27