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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 23:21EST, 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 23.1 +1.1 14.2 +4.9 11.4 0.6 3.2 -- 357 (14.9) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 20.3 +0.2 14.5 +5.6 13.3 0.0 4.4 5.1 488 (20.3) 46/05
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.8 -2.5 11.5 +3.5 10.4 4.6 4.2 5.3 613 (25.5) 54/00
BUNBURY 18.6 +0.4 13.9 +5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 520 (21.7) 55/02
MANDURAH 19.3 -- 14.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 597 (24.9) 52/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -1.4 22.8 -0.2 22.4 0.0 7.6 10.7 311 (13.0) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.1 +8.8 21.4 +11.0 19.0 0.0 14.8 8.5 372 (15.5) 61/12
WHYALLA AERO 28.5 +7.0 6.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 9.0 -- 393 (16.4) 74/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 +3.6 10.8 +1.1 7.2 0.0 3.0 5.5 446 (18.6) 54/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 +1.5 6.2 -0.1 5.0 8.8 4.4 6.4 621 (25.9) 58/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.0 +1.8 11.2 -3.0 8.3 0.0 9.0 11.3 244 (10.2) 45/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.1 +1.1 17.7 -1.0 15.9 0.0 8.6 11.2 409 (17.0) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.6 -3.1 18.9 +1.6 16.8 2.4 6.8 0.3 370 (15.4) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 24.7 -0.5 20.7 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 30/20
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.8 +0.5 14.9 +1.3 11.9 0.0 6.0 -- 190 ( 7.9) 32/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.3 +0.9 13.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 7.6 -- 212 ( 8.8) 30/15
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +2.1 12.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 26/13
COOLANGATTA 23.9 +0.8 18.6 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 490 (20.4) 41/08
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 +0.8 13.9 +1.2 13.9 0.0 6.4 10.2 446 (18.6) 39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.5 +4.1 12.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.3 +10.9 16.7 +8.2 9.7 0.0 8.8 -- 317 (13.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 30.3 +8.4 14.7 +3.8 -- 0.0 5.6 10.8 486 (20.3) 45/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.0 +7.5 12.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.5 +12.3 10.2 +1.2 7.0 0.0 7.2 10.9 297 (12.4) 50/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.2 +6.9 9.1 +1.4 5.9 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.4 +6.4 8.0 +3.8 4.4 0.0 8.0 8.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +6.0 13.5 +7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.9 +5.4 18.8 +8.5 11.9 0.0 10.8 10.9 540 (22.5) 35/01
RICHMOND RAAF 30.4 +7.7 13.6 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 35/02
BELLAMBI AWS 26.2 +6.0 17.8 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 565 (23.5) 63/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.5 +5.3 10.6 +7.4 7.3 0.0 13.4 11.3 770 (32.1) 55/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.5 +6.9 3.6 -1.5 1.7 0.0 10.6 11.0 490 (20.4) 39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +3.7 9.9 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 531 (22.1) 41/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.4 +5.0 6.8 -0.6 3.7 0.0 8.0 10.7 513 (21.4) 45/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.2 +1.8 5.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 508 (21.2) 54/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.2 +1.4 2.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 524 (21.8) 43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.7 +1.5 8.4 +0.5 6.0 0.0 4.8 -- 257 (10.7) 35/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.8 +2.0 6.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 701 (29.2) 54/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +0.8 2.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 763 (31.8) 59/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 -1.2 5.4 +0.3 -- 6.2 -- -- 440 (18.3) 59/12
HOBART AIRPORT 15.7 +0.4 5.7 -0.3 3.4 1.2 2.4 10.9 627 (26.1) 58/12
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

39.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
38.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
38.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

+12.3 : 33.5 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+12.0 : 35.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+11.1 : 33.1 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+11.0 : 33.3 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
+10.9 : 32.3 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL

+13.7 : 20.7 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+11.0 : 21.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+10.4 : 19.7 PARRAMATTA NORTH (MASONS DRIVE) Sydney--east NSW
+9.9 : 16.9 GUNNEDAH POOL NW Slopes S NSW
+9.6 : 19.2 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.6 : 15.2 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW

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

3.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.5 : 19.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-3.1 : 24.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.7 : 24.4 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
-2.7 : 27.5 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-2.7 : 13.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-3.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-2.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.3 : -0.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.0 : 1.2 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-5.1 : 3.5 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-4.9 : 13.7 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-4.0 : 1.4 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

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.
40.6 MOINA N Coast TAS
40.6 MOINA N Coast TAS
27.4 WARRA W Coast TAS
27.0 SAVAGE RIVER MINE W Coast TAS
26.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.3 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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5.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1467 (61.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1465 (61.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1287 (53.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1257 (52.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1253 (52.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1202 (50.1) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1183 (49.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1168 (48.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1134 (47.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1052 (43.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1045 (43.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
958 (39.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
942 (39.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
938 (39.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
935 (39.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
910 (37.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
907 (37.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
900 (37.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
870 (36.3) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
827 (34.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
825 (34.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
802 (33.4) CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
797 (33.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
792 (33.0) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
789 (32.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
771 (32.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
770 (32.1) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
767 (32.0) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
763 (31.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
759 (31.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
756 (31.5) MT HOTHAM AIRPORT Upper NE VIC
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
749 (31.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
744 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
741 (30.9) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
737 (30.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
723 (30.1) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
722 (30.1) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
720 (30.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
712 (29.7) LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
709 (29.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
707 (29.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
702 (29.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
701 (29.2) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
686 (28.6) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
684 (28.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
681 (28.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
680 (28.3) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
677 (28.2) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
674 (28.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
672 (28.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
672 (28.0) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
670 (27.9) WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
667 (27.8) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
667 (27.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
656 (27.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
654 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
650 (27.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
645 (26.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
640 (26.7) BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
639 (26.6) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
629 (26.2) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
629 (26.2) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
628 (26.2) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
627 (26.1) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
622 (25.9) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
622 (25.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
621 (25.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
621 (25.9) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
613 (25.5) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
612 (25.5) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
612 (25.5) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
612 (25.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
612 (25.5) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
610 (25.4) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
609 (25.4) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
605 (25.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
600 (25.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
600 (25.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
111/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
109/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
102/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
100/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
97/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/00 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
93/01 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
93/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/00 CAPE LEEUWIN 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 : 85(280/ 65 ) at 00:07
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 98(280/ 69 ) at 21:48
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 80(320/ 63 ) at 13:00
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS : 93(290/ 37 ) at 01:38
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(140/ 65 ) at 00:38
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 93(320/ 67 ) at 23:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MT HOTHAM : 95(310/ 48 ) at 00:06
W Gippsland
KINGFISH B SHIP LOG 272 : 87(260/ 72 ) at 02:20
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 98(270/ 76 ) at 02:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 78 ) at 03:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(330/ 78 ) at 23:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 80(310/ 67 ) at 07:40
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 108(280/ 93 ) at 02:00