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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 00:22EST, 20/04/2013.

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 COMPARISON 20.2 -0.7 15.0 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 37/21
PERTH AIRPORT 19.3 +0.4 10.4 +1.4 8.6 0.2 0.6 2.0 261 (10.9) 34/23
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.7 +4.1 7.5 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 22/12
BUNBURY 20.9 +2.5 9.5 +1.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 24/11
MANDURAH 20.7 +2.1 14.2 +2.7 -- 2.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 31/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.3 -1.3 16.7 -3.2 14.5 0.0 6.0 10.7 342 (14.3) 37/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.5 -2.3 -1.4 -6.4 -3.3 0.0 4.8 10.1 259 (10.8) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 13.2 -4.1 -0.1 -6.2 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 158 ( 6.6) 24/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.7 -3.4 2.4 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 26/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -1.2 7.4 +1.7 5.9 0.2 0.8 1.3 233 ( 9.7) 18/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.8 -2.0 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 30/16
CAIRNS AERO 26.3 +0.3 13.5 -4.3 9.9 0.0 7.0 10.7 269 (11.2) 30/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.5 -0.1 11.7 -2.9 7.8 0.0 2.2 10.1 156 ( 6.5) 24/14
MACKAY M.O 21.3 -0.6 17.4 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- 1.0 487 (20.3) 50/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.5 -2.0 16.2 +5.3 15.2 0.0 4.0 -- 348 (14.5) 37/13
BUNDABERG AERO 21.0 -1.6 14.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 37/11
COOLANGATTA 19.3 -1.8 13.2 +1.9 -- 10.2 -- -- 312 (13.0) 31/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.2 -1.0 11.7 +1.2 10.8 0.0 2.4 6.0 321 (13.4) 31/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.8 -1.1 8.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 574 (23.9) 48/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.8 +1.0 3.8 -2.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 -- 30 ( 1.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.0 -1.4 6.9 -2.2 1.8 0.0 2.2 9.0 361 (15.0) 34/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -1.4 6.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 28/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 +0.1 4.7 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 241 (10.0) 28/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.9 -1.0 1.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 17/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.5 +1.0 -2.3 -4.8 -6.4 0.2 1.6 8.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.3 +0.9 -0.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 26/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.2 -0.4 6.3 -2.3 2.7 0.0 2.0 9.5 308 (12.8) 24/04
RICHMOND RAAF 16.6 -1.4 0.5 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 17/12
BELLAMBI AWS 16.5 -1.2 8.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 17/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 +0.8 -0.4 -4.1 -2.8 0.0 0.2 8.8 144 ( 6.0) 15/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 +0.6 0.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 11/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.3 -2.7 0.7 -4.5 -2.9 0.0 1.0 0.9 242 (10.1) 24/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.4 +0.4 6.2 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 28/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.8 +1.5 1.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 26/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.8 -1.3 10.0 +3.1 -- 6.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 -0.1 5.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 30/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.2 +3.1 -1.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 8/09
HOBART AIRPORT 14.6 +1.7 3.1 -1.5 -0.2 0.0 1.0 3.0 249 (10.4) 28/10
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

33.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
32.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
31.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+5.6 : 25.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+5.3 : 24.5 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+5.1 : 21.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+5.0 : 25.8 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+4.9 : 23.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 20.1 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+6.6 : 7.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+6.5 : 19.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+6.4 : 8.6 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+6.3 : 19.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

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

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.9 : 12.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-4.6 : 14.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-4.4 : 14.0 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
-4.2 : 18.5 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-4.2 : 18.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

-7.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-5.3 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-9.0 : -5.2 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-8.0 : -0.9 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.8 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8 : -6.0 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.6 : -3.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina 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.
54.4 BALLINA (BURNET ST) North Coast NSW
50.0 HOWATHARRA Central West WA
42.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
38.0 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.4 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
50.0 HOWATHARRA

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
38.0 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
54.4 BALLINA (BURNET ST)
42.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE)
36.4 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS

10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

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0.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1182 (49.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1095 (45.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1091 (45.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1051 (43.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1048 (43.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
934 (38.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
926 (38.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
926 (38.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
870 (36.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
838 (34.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
818 (34.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
781 (32.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
770 (32.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
761 (31.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
639 (26.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
638 (26.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
621 (25.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
76/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
74/20 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
68/05 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
67/08 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
65/15 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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.
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
8.8mm in 17 min to 12:00 31.1mm/h
8.0mm in 44 min to 18:44 10.9mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
9.2mm in 25 min to 13:00 22.1mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.6mm/h
None reported