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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 07:17EST, 15/05/2012.

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 25.1 -2.0 11.9 -1.9 9.2 0.0 6.6 -- 401 (16.7) 54/18
PERTH AIRPORT 23.5 -2.3 11.1 -1.5 8.2 0.0 6.0 11.3 349 (14.5) 35/16
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.0 +2.2 11.9 +1.1 10.0 0.2 4.2 11.9 276 (11.5) 43/15
BUNBURY 20.8 -3.4 12.9 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 268 (11.2) 35/14
MANDURAH 21.8 -- 16.5 -- -- 2.2 -- -- 305 (12.7) 37/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.2 +2.9 25.8 +0.5 25.1 0.0 7.0 11.3 362 (15.1) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.9 +5.3 18.0 +0.1 15.9 0.0 12.8 12.2 253 (10.5) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 37.9 +11.4 14.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 230 ( 9.6) 34/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.7 +11.6 25.4 +11.4 17.1 0.0 -- 12.9 353 (14.7) 37/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.7 +13.3 14.0 +5.6 9.7 0.0 7.6 13.3 301 (12.5) 48/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.8 +1.4 21.0 -0.4 18.2 0.2 9.8 12.0 315 (13.1) 55/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 -2.5 23.0 +0.7 22.3 3.0 7.6 1.1 515 (21.5) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.8 0.0 22.6 -0.3 21.2 2.4 7.0 6.6 607 (25.3) 50/11
MACKAY M.O 28.2 -1.0 22.9 +1.2 -- 1.2 -- 8.5 447 (18.6) 41/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 -3.0 21.5 +2.0 21.2 0.0 9.8 -- 458 (19.1) 46/14
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 -0.1 18.4 -0.5 -- 0.4 8.4 -- 521 (21.7) 48/12
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -2.0 17.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.1 +1.3 17.3 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 318 (13.3) 37/23
BRISBANE AERO 26.5 -0.3 17.9 -0.1 14.8 0.0 8.0 12.0 404 (16.8) 35/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.8 -1.9 14.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 821 (34.2) 57/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.1 -0.2 15.9 +0.9 13.2 4.8 3.2 -- 216 ( 9.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.0 -3.9 17.1 +1.0 16.0 4.8 3.0 0.0 140 ( 5.8) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.1 18.5 +3.5 -- 46.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 -2.6 17.6 +3.3 16.9 4.0 2.6 2.7 344 (14.3) 31/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.7 -3.4 15.5 +2.4 15.0 9.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.5 +3.4 9.1 0.0 6.6 0.0 5.6 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.6 +2.2 17.1 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 620 (25.8) 50/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.6 -1.4 18.2 +2.9 14.7 0.2 6.4 0.7 461 (19.2) 30/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.0 -4.6 14.7 +0.8 10.8 0.4 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 22/12
BELLAMBI AWS 21.6 -0.5 15.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 24/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 28.9 +6.2 8.1 -0.7 3.0 0.0 4.8 12.5 265 (11.0) 43/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.3 +6.6 15.3 +4.6 13.9 0.0 10.2 13.3 323 (13.5) 28/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.8 +5.8 13.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 28/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.7 +7.3 20.2 +7.7 15.9 0.0 12.0 12.7 364 (15.2) 39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.2 +7.6 13.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.0 +7.8 14.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 31/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 34.2 +12.3 19.4 +8.2 15.8 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 34.6 +13.6 11.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 31/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 28.9 +9.3 13.1 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 41/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.6 +8.2 9.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 26.8 +7.8 11.3 +2.1 6.4 0.0 8.4 12.4 367 (15.3) 37/14
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

42.3 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
42.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
41.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
41.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

+17.5 : 35.9 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+16.1 : 38.0 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+15.8 : 35.6 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+15.5 : 41.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+15.3 : 41.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

30.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
28.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
27.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.6 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+12.2 : 25.1 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.8 : 24.6 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.7 : 28.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 25.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.3 : 17.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+10.3 : 18.6 WEEAPROINAH W Coast VIC

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

17.1 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
17.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.2 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
18.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
18.7 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-5.5 : 21.1 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.3 : 34.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-5.2 : 23.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.8 : 26.9 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.8 : 25.7 WALKAMIN DPI N Coast--Barron QLD

-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.7 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.3 : 6.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-5.2 : 6.8 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 6.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-4.8 : 0.0 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
-4.6 : 6.4 YORK Cent Wheatbelt 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.
100.6 KRAMBACH (BELLEVUE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
88.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
88.2 KUNDABUNG (RAVENSWOOD RD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
84.8 CRESCENT HEAD MidNorth Coast N NSW
76.0 WAUKIVORY MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
84.8 CRESCENT HEAD
MidNorth Coast S
100.6 KRAMBACH (BELLEVUE)
88.6 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
88.2 KUNDABUNG (RAVENSWOOD RD)
76.0 WAUKIVORY
75.6 UPPER ROLLANDS PLAINS (GREENACRES)
75.4 FORBES RIVER (BIRDWOOD)
70.0 HOLLISDALE (PAPPINBARRA RD)
67.0 WAUCHOPE (AVONDALE STREET)
64.0 HANNAM VALE (HANNAM VALE ROAD)
63.5 TELEGRAPH POINT (FARRAWELLS ROAD)
63.0 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST)
61.2 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST)
59.6 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE
59.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH
58.2 STRATHCEDAR (MOORAL CREEK RD)
58.0 CRAVEN (LONGVIEW)
57.0 WILLINA
57.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)
53.6 UPPER LANSDOWNE (MONTEREY)
53.0 LONG FLAT POST OFFICE
52.0 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST)
50.4 WHOOTA

13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
13.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.2 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS

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2.7 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.4 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1015 (42.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
960 (40.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
923 (38.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
888 (37.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
854 (35.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
842 (35.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
821 (34.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
770 (32.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
770 (32.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
769 (32.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
722 (30.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
715 (29.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
690 (28.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
680 (28.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
658 (27.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
644 (26.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
642 (26.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
638 (26.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
621 (25.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
614 (25.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
613 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
607 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
607 (25.3) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
607 (25.3) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
98/16 FORREST Eucla WA
87/19 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
83/21 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
76/17 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
74/12 KALUMBURU N Kimberley 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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
8.6mm in 8 min to 13:00 64.5mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 16.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
Interior
TELFER AERO
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
4.6mm in 12 min to 21:42 23.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
HUGHENDEN AIRPORT
7.6mm in 33 min to 23:00 13.8mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAIRNS AERO
13.0mm in 30 min to 10:00 26.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 18.6mm/h
25.4mm in 30 min to 10:30 50.8mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 38.4mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 34.8mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 18.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
68.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.3mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.6mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
12.0mm in 30 min to 11:30 24.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 12.2mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
6.8mm in 16 min to 11:30 25.5mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.0mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 17.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 12:30 22.8mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 18.2mm/h
10.0mm in 30 min to 13:00 20.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 21.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS
13.0mm in 30 min to 12:30 26.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 18.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
6.8mm in 20 min to 14:00 20.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Eucla
FORREST : 98(360/ 58 ) at 16:43
QUEENSLAND
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT : 87(140/ 63 ) at 19:28