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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 23:34EST, 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 26.2 -0.9 18.2 +4.4 17.0 0.0 8.0 -- 449 (18.7) 48/12
PERTH AIRPORT 31.5 +5.7 19.0 +6.4 17.2 0.4 6.0 10.3 697 (29.0) 74/05
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.7 -0.1 14.9 +4.1 14.3 0.0 6.6 2.6 766 (31.9) 59/18
BUNBURY 30.9 +6.7 16.7 +4.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 419 (17.5) 44/13
MANDURAH 32.1 -- 19.7 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 55/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.7 +0.4 22.6 -2.7 22.5 6.6 5.0 6.8 281 (11.7) 48/06
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.9 +0.3 15.3 -2.6 11.8 0.0 13.0 13.0 336 (14.0) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 22.1 -4.4 13.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 577 (24.0) 52/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 -2.8 10.6 -3.4 5.9 0.0 5.6 12.7 289 (12.0) 39/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 -5.0 10.1 +1.7 8.9 0.2 4.2 0.4 626 (26.1) 48/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.1 +1.7 18.2 -3.2 13.8 0.0 12.4 12.5 309 (12.9) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +1.0 19.7 -2.6 17.1 0.0 9.4 12.2 362 (15.1) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +1.6 20.4 -2.5 17.8 0.0 8.0 11.8 288 (12.0) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 30.6 +1.4 20.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- 11.8 267 (11.1) 32/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.9 +3.7 18.5 -1.0 17.7 0.0 9.0 -- 246 (10.3) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 32.7 +4.4 17.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 339 (14.1) 37/13
NAMBOUR DPI 31.4 +3.4 14.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 51 ( 2.1) 26/14
COOLANGATTA 26.8 +1.0 16.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 37/21
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 +1.6 17.2 -0.8 14.7 0.0 5.0 11.0 263 (11.0) 34/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.5 +0.8 14.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 45/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.2 -3.1 15.2 +0.2 12.9 0.0 2.6 -- 197 ( 8.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.5 -1.4 16.3 +0.2 14.1 1.0 3.2 5.3 253 (10.5) 59/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.4 -1.5 14.5 -0.5 -- 8.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 -4.4 15.7 +1.4 15.6 15.8 0.2 3.7 671 (28.0) 68/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.3 -3.8 16.0 +2.9 16.0 14.8 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 39/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.0 +2.9 9.3 +0.2 5.0 0.0 2.6 12.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.2 +1.8 12.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 -4.1 16.6 +1.3 16.2 5.8 2.0 5.0 997 (41.5) 59/00
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 -5.9 15.5 +1.6 -- 6.8 -- -- 402 (16.8) 41/08
BELLAMBI AWS 20.3 -1.8 15.6 0.0 -- 8.8 -- -- 827 (34.5) 59/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT 20.1 -2.6 13.6 +4.8 11.8 0.0 8.6 5.4 497 (20.7) 39/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.1 +3.4 11.0 +0.3 10.1 0.0 8.0 13.0 242 (10.1) 39/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +2.1 12.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.5 +0.1 9.7 -2.8 8.4 0.0 9.8 13.1 391 (16.3) 39/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.7 +1.1 11.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 21.4 -- 431 (18.0) 44/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.4 -0.8 11.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 45/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.3 -0.6 13.5 +2.3 12.6 0.0 4.6 -- 160 ( 6.7) 24/17
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.5 -2.5 13.1 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 557 (23.2) 54/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.1 +0.5 10.1 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 663 (27.6) 54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 -1.3 8.8 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 324 (13.5) 35/23
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 -3.1 6.0 -3.2 2.9 0.0 5.0 5.7 374 (15.6) 32/13
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

40.4 TOORAK RESEARCH STATION Gulf Country QLD
40.3 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
40.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
40.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 34.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+8.1 : 30.9 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
+7.8 : 29.1 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+7.2 : 32.3 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+6.7 : 30.9 BUNBURY Lower West WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.8 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
26.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.4 : 23.2 DALWALLINU Central West WA
+8.9 : 20.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+8.6 : 21.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+7.2 : 16.0 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+7.2 : 20.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA

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

4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-9.2 : 11.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-8.5 : 12.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.5 : 13.0 HEYWOOD FORESTRY W Coast VIC
-7.3 : 13.8 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.2 : 14.5 NERRIGA COMPOSITE South Coast NSW
-7.2 : 14.8 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.1 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
0.9 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-8.6 : 15.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 16.9 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 15.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.5 : 17.0 ELLIOTT 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.
90.0 BROOMAN (CARISBROOK) South Coast NSW
75.0 DALWALLINU Central West WA
64.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS) Illawarra NSW
57.0 JAMBEROO (DRUEWALLA) Illawarra NSW
55.2 WATTAMOLLA (TAMOL) Illawarra NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
53.4 KALUMBURU
Central West
75.0 DALWALLINU

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
53.2 DUNGOG - MAIN CREEK (YERANDA)
Illawarra
64.4 BEAUMONT (THE CEDARS)
57.0 JAMBEROO (DRUEWALLA)
55.2 WATTAMOLLA (TAMOL)
53.4 JAMBEROO (THE RIDGE)
South Coast
90.0 BROOMAN (CARISBROOK)

13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

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2.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1294 (53.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1164 (48.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1110 (46.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1018 (42.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
997 (41.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
912 (38.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
890 (37.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
865 (36.0) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
863 (36.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
856 (35.7) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
847 (35.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
840 (35.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
827 (34.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
819 (34.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
774 (32.3) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
766 (31.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
764 (31.8) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
756 (31.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
754 (31.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
731 (30.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
714 (29.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
712 (29.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
711 (29.6) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
700 (29.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
699 (29.1) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
697 (29.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
678 (28.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
674 (28.1) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
671 (28.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
663 (27.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
659 (27.5) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
658 (27.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
656 (27.3) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
654 (27.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
650 (27.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
639 (26.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
638 (26.6) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
634 (26.4) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
634 (26.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
629 (26.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
626 (26.1) CHEADANUP Goldfields WA
626 (26.1) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
624 (26.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
619 (25.8) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
613 (25.5) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
610 (25.4) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
600 (25.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
87/10 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
81/04 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/02 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
74/05 PERTH AIRPORT 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
32.4mm in 32 min to 13:30 60.8mm/h
32.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 32.4mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 12.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
AMBERLEY AMO
10.6mm in 30 min to 21:30 21.2mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
10.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 20.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(100/ 65 ) at 01:00