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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 17:18EST, 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 28.9 +4.9 9.6 -3.3 6.6 0.0 5.0 -- 295 (12.3) 24/14
PERTH AIRPORT 29.5 +7.8 10.1 -0.4 6.0 0.0 3.8 9.5 297 (12.4) 34/08
ALBANY AIRPORT 23.0 +4.1 10.3 +0.5 7.9 0.8 0.6 9.4 210 ( 8.8) 18/10
BUNBURY 24.8 +3.7 8.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 18/15
MANDURAH 26.6 -- 13.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 26/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.1 22.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 9.6 8.9 527 (22.0) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.1 -2.9 4.9 -3.4 3.4 0.0 5.4 9.8 264 (11.0) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 21.4 +0.9 6.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 +1.0 12.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 1.8 4.0 197 ( 8.2) 28/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 +1.6 11.6 +4.3 10.1 2.6 2.0 1.7 449 (18.7) 41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.7 +0.8 15.0 +1.1 12.7 0.0 7.0 10.7 454 (18.9) 35/02
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +1.4 20.8 +0.9 18.1 0.0 7.0 10.2 424 (17.7) 54/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.0 +2.4 18.0 +0.4 14.6 0.0 7.0 10.9 291 (12.1) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 24.9 +0.7 15.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 442 (18.4) 39/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 +1.0 10.8 -3.4 7.1 0.0 7.2 -- 244 (10.2) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.1 +1.4 15.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 375 (15.6) 31/09
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 +0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.7 15.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 37/08
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 +1.3 12.7 -0.1 10.4 0.0 5.2 10.2 389 (16.2) 34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.2 +1.2 9.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 34/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.0 +1.7 4.2 -4.5 -0.8 0.0 3.0 -- 130 ( 5.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.1 +0.7 8.2 -3.5 5.4 0.0 3.2 10.3 328 (13.7) 34/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -0.5 7.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 +1.3 6.5 -3.6 4.0 0.0 3.0 9.3 315 (13.1) 31/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.2 +1.8 6.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 18/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.7 -1.5 2.0 -2.7 -7.5 0.0 1.2 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.9 -1.1 4.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 30/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.4 +3.4 10.7 -0.2 6.0 0.0 3.8 10.1 449 (18.7) 31/07
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 +1.3 2.9 -5.0 -0.4 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) 15/13
BELLAMBI AWS 22.0 +2.3 11.2 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 24/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 17.0 +1.4 2.5 -0.7 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +0.3 6.2 +0.3 2.0 0.0 0.6 7.3 150 ( 6.3) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.5 -0.2 5.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.0 +3.0 10.1 +2.7 6.2 0.0 3.0 8.9 183 ( 7.6) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.0 +1.7 4.8 -1.0 13.0 0.0 0.8 -- 212 ( 8.8) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 +0.6 3.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 +3.1 10.4 +1.8 6.8 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.0 +2.9 7.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 70/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.2 +1.6 4.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 39/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.4 +3.6 9.8 +4.7 -- 4.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 50/07
HOBART AIRPORT 19.2 +4.0 11.4 +4.8 8.2 0.0 3.0 8.0 553 (23.0) 74/12
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

36.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.8 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
35.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
35.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+9.1 : 35.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.8 : 33.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
+8.5 : 30.0 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+8.5 : 30.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+8.4 : 31.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.8 : 9.3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+5.5 : 9.4 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+5.4 : 13.2 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+5.3 : 14.5 CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA

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

4.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-3.5 : 21.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-2.9 : 20.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-2.8 : 11.4 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-2.7 : 13.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
-2.5 : 25.0 ALI CURUNG N Plateau NT

-6.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.5 : 1.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1 : -6.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : -2.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-6.7 : 0.1 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.6 : 1.5 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.6 : -4.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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.
76.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM N Coast--Barron QLD
48.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
24.2 FERNSHAW E Central VIC
21.0 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM) W Coast TAS
19.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
76.0 KOOMBOOLOOMBA DAM

VICTORIA
E Central
24.2 FERNSHAW

TASMANIA
W Coast
48.4 MOUNT READ
21.0 ZEEHAN (WEST COAST PIONEERS MUSEUM)

ISLANDS
Islands
19.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1553 (64.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1333 (55.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
**S** 1107 (46.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1056 (44.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1017 (42.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
991 (41.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
927 (38.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
886 (36.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
879 (36.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
876 (36.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
859 (35.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
829 (34.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
813 (33.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
804 (33.5) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
787 (32.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
777 (32.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
712 (29.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
687 (28.6) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
656 (27.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
643 (26.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
639 (26.6) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
636 (26.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
629 (26.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
622 (25.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
611 (25.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
606 (25.3) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
600 (25.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
122/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/05 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
17.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 5.7mm/h
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
5.8mm in 12 min to 13:30 29.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.6mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
35.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 11.7mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(290/ 67 ) at 12:03
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 85(280/ 72 ) at 07:30
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 83(310/ 65 ) at 07:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(330/ 95 ) at 05:01
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 117(270/ 93 ) at 11:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(290/ 65 ) at 04:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 72(280/ 67 ) at 12:47
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 106(320/ 85 ) at 04:03
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(***/ 74 ) at 11:00