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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:58EST, 24/05/2012.

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 32.7 +8.3 11.2 +0.3 10.2 0.0 9.0 -- 403 (16.8) 31/14
PERTH AIRPORT 27.0 +4.5 12.3 +2.1 8.9 0.0 7.4 12.2 373 (15.5) 30/07
ALBANY AIRPORT 31.7 +13.0 8.5 -0.6 4.1 0.0 5.8 12.4 258 (10.8) 59/12
BUNBURY 23.1 +2.4 7.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 46/09
MANDURAH 22.8 -- 16.4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 39/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.3 23.4 -1.6 21.1 0.0 7.2 11.4 337 (14.0) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.8 -7.2 7.2 -7.6 6.2 0.0 7.6 12.1 261 (10.9) 41/09
WHYALLA AERO 20.1 -3.8 7.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 313 (13.0) 30/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.0 -1.8 6.9 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- 12.4 205 ( 8.5) 30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 -0.6 5.9 -1.2 4.3 1.4 0.8 10.4 277 (11.5) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.8 -2.8 17.6 -1.0 16.4 0.0 9.8 10.5 382 (15.9) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +0.2 22.8 +2.2 21.5 0.0 3.2 9.2 393 (16.4) 44/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.1 -1.3 21.3 +0.6 19.7 0.0 8.0 7.2 466 (19.4) 43/14
MACKAY M.O 24.9 -2.7 17.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 349 (14.5) 35/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.4 -2.3 13.1 -3.9 11.0 0.0 6.0 -- 175 ( 7.3) 31/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 -0.3 13.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 43/15
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.7 11.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 24.6 +0.2 13.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 46/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.6 -0.9 12.3 -3.4 9.9 0.0 4.8 11.7 267 (11.1) 35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.0 -1.7 9.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 48/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.8 -1.3 8.8 -3.3 4.1 0.0 4.8 -- 146 ( 6.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.3 -1.3 10.0 -3.8 6.6 0.0 5.6 11.4 408 (17.0) 41/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -1.0 10.0 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.2 -4.4 8.1 -3.9 4.8 0.0 5.6 3.6 342 (14.3) 37/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.0 -5.7 7.4 -3.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 26/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.5 -1.0 2.0 -4.6 -3.4 0.0 2.0 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -2.9 3.4 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.7 -3.8 14.0 +0.9 9.4 5.0 6.4 0.8 446 (18.6) 41/08
RICHMOND RAAF 16.2 -8.8 6.6 -4.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -4.3 12.4 -1.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 358 (14.9) 43/06
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.6 -0.8 1.7 -4.4 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.2 -2.2 3.5 -4.2 -0.2 0.0 4.0 12.4 223 ( 9.3) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.0 -2.6 4.8 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 22/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.2 -2.6 6.5 -3.3 4.5 0.0 4.0 10.5 261 (10.9) 24/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.2 -3.7 3.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 304 (12.7) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.3 -2.0 2.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.4 -2.2 9.6 +0.1 7.8 1.4 2.0 -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.7 -3.1 3.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 26/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 -1.9 0.0 -6.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 341 (14.2) 26/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 -1.1 6.2 -0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 282 (11.8) 39/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 -0.3 6.3 -1.2 7.5 4.2 2.0 11.0 498 (20.8) 41/14
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

37.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
37.6 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
37.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA

+14.6 : 36.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+13.9 : 32.3 ALBANY Lower West WA
+13.0 : 31.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+13.0 : 34.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.7 : 33.7 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.8 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+6.9 : 15.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.3 : 14.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.0 : 15.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 15.3 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.6 : 13.4 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

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

3.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.8 : 16.2 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-8.7 : 17.0 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.6 : 16.1 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.4 : 16.1 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
-8.2 : 25.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-3.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.7 : 6.9 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
-7.6 : 7.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 8.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-7.3 : 2.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : 16.8 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers 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.
51.6 WEIPA EASTERN AVE N Peninsula QLD
38.5 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
37.8 PUNSAND BAY N Peninsula QLD
35.2 CALLALA BAY (DONOVAN CLOSE) Illawarra NSW
31.2 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET) Illawarra NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
51.6 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
37.8 PUNSAND BAY
Gulf Country
38.5 PORMPURAAW TOWNSHIP

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
35.2 CALLALA BAY (DONOVAN CLOSE)
31.2 SANCTUARY POINT (SALINAS STREET)

12.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.4 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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5.1 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
3.6 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
2.9 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
2.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1213 (50.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1177 (49.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1022 (42.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
997 (41.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
964 (40.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
919 (38.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
846 (35.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
842 (35.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
779 (32.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
748 (31.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
744 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
720 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
690 (28.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
673 (28.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
663 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
659 (27.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
614 (25.6) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
613 (25.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
607 (25.3) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
100/22 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
68/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
63/10 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
63/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
63/11 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BULMAN AWS
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
88.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 29.3mm/h
80.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 160.0mm/h
80.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 80.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 72 ) at 15:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(320/ 65 ) at 22:09