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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 16:32EST, 23/05/2012.

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 25.2 -2.4 14.0 -1.4 11.8 0.2 5.8 -- 244 (10.2) 34/15
PERTH AIRPORT 23.3 -2.2 11.4 -1.5 9.2 0.0 3.2 4.2 242 (10.1) 30/13
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.5 +1.7 11.3 -0.3 8.4 0.0 2.6 8.7 240 (10.0) 52/12
BUNBURY 22.2 -1.9 9.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 35/16
MANDURAH 22.7 -- 15.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 34/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +0.5 24.8 +0.8 24.0 0.2 8.2 7.4 389 (16.2) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.4 -3.8 7.5 -5.1 6.0 0.0 4.6 11.0 268 (11.2) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 21.6 -2.0 8.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 265 (11.0) 24/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.2 -1.4 10.8 -1.6 7.5 0.0 1.8 6.6 193 ( 8.0) 22/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 -4.1 10.2 +1.5 9.4 0.2 1.0 0.3 253 (10.5) 18/17
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.3 +0.4 16.7 -1.8 14.0 0.0 6.6 9.5 361 (15.0) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +0.6 22.9 +1.3 22.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 524 (21.8) 43/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.0 20.6 +0.1 -- 0.0 5.4 7.5 294 (12.3) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -0.1 20.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.1 392 (16.3) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 +0.9 19.1 +1.3 17.2 0.0 4.0 -- 164 ( 6.8) 22/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 +1.4 18.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/15
NAMBOUR DPI 27.0 +0.9 14.0 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.7 +1.4 13.4 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -0.2 12.3 -3.9 9.9 0.0 3.0 10.1 287 (12.0) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.9 -0.5 11.0 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 314 (13.1) 43/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 -2.2 7.6 -5.2 3.3 0.0 3.6 -- 109 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 -0.9 10.7 -4.5 7.9 0.0 3.2 9.3 199 ( 8.3) 31/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.1 +0.1 9.3 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.3 -0.3 10.4 -2.8 6.7 0.0 5.2 5.6 412 (17.2) 37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.5 -6.1 7.1 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 24/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.6 -0.9 5.0 -2.2 -0.4 0.0 3.0 9.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -3.1 4.8 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 26/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.3 -3.6 13.5 -0.6 9.6 0.4 5.0 0.3 491 (20.5) 46/11
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 -5.4 5.5 -5.8 3.0 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 13/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -2.5 15.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 48/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 -0.5 4.3 -2.4 2.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.8 -2.7 5.5 -3.6 1.4 0.0 1.0 10.2 188 ( 7.8) 13/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -3.3 5.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 13/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.0 -3.5 13.6 +3.5 11.3 0.0 4.0 7.9 283 (11.8) 18/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.3 -3.3 5.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 1.8 -- 288 (12.0) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.4 -3.8 8.4 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 22/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 -3.7 13.0 +2.2 10.5 0.2 1.2 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.8 -3.2 9.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 24/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.7 -4.9 8.8 +1.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 339 (14.1) 21/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.0 +1.1 5.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.5 +0.4 7.6 -1.1 3.6 0.0 2.8 6.7 350 (14.6) 28/11
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

38.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
38.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
38.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+9.5 : 33.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.9 : 33.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.1 : 32.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.5 : 30.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.2 : 32.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
26.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT

+5.5 : 14.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+5.4 : 9.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+5.1 : 11.8 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
+5.1 : 11.4 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+5.1 : 13.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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

7.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
8.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
8.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 14.6 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.7 : 13.2 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-6.5 : 14.3 STAWELL AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-6.2 : 16.1 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-6.1 : 14.9 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-6.1 : 17.5 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.1 : 16.0 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW

-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.6 : 1.0 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.9 : 0.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.9 : 1.7 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-7.6 : 3.6 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-7.5 : 6.5 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.5 : 4.3 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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.
67.4 BLACK SPUR E Central VIC
38.6 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
37.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
37.0 LAKE EVELLA N Rivers NT
27.0 CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG) W Gippsland VIC

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
37.0 LAKE EVELLA

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
38.6 ROCKY POINT SUGAR MILL

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
27.0 CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG)
E Central
67.4 BLACK SPUR

TASMANIA
W Coast
37.0 MOUNT READ

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1368 (57.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1295 (54.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1294 (53.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1144 (47.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1064 (44.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
986 (41.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
978 (40.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
975 (40.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
968 (40.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
957 (39.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
802 (33.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
775 (32.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
753 (31.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
735 (30.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
710 (29.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
702 (29.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
607 (25.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
606 (25.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
81/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
72/02 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
67/14 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/01 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
63/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 82(240/ 67 ) at 01:00