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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 00:43EST, 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 21.2 +0.3 10.5 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 34/11
PERTH AIRPORT 17.9 -1.0 11.0 +2.0 9.4 1.4 0.2 0.5 241 (10.0) 28/06
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.9 +1.3 10.3 +2.2 -- 14.4 -- -- 241 (10.0) 35/12
BUNBURY 18.6 +0.2 8.5 +0.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 26/12
MANDURAH 16.6 -2.0 11.8 +0.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 +0.3 19.9 0.0 18.4 0.0 4.0 10.6 234 ( 9.8) 39/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.9 +1.1 5.1 +0.1 4.8 0.0 4.6 9.9 229 ( 9.5) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 19.8 +2.5 2.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 322 (13.4) 41/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 0.0 7.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 +0.9 8.3 +2.6 7.2 3.8 2.2 3.3 442 (18.4) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.4 +4.6 7.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +0.9 15.2 -2.6 12.7 0.0 5.2 9.2 329 (13.7) 30/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.2 -0.4 13.2 -1.4 10.0 0.0 4.8 1.6 205 ( 8.5) 26/12
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.1 12.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- 8.5 309 (12.9) 24/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.7 +1.2 8.2 -2.7 7.0 0.0 4.0 -- 121 ( 5.0) 18/09
BUNDABERG AERO 21.1 -1.5 11.3 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 24/21
COOLANGATTA 23.0 +1.9 10.3 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 46/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +1.0 9.3 -1.2 7.0 0.0 2.6 9.6 213 ( 8.9) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.2 +3.3 10.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 39/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.9 +3.1 10.5 +4.4 5.9 0.0 2.0 -- 87 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 +3.9 10.7 +1.6 5.7 0.0 1.6 7.9 277 (11.5) 30/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +0.5 8.4 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 84 ( 3.5) 44/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.2 -2.5 8.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 31/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.3 -3.6 7.0 +0.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 15 ( 0.6) 21/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.4 -2.1 6.3 +3.8 4.0 10.8 1.2 4.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -4.3 10.0 +5.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 240 (10.0) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.8 -2.8 11.3 +2.7 7.6 0.2 1.8 0.0 294 (12.3) 34/16
RICHMOND RAAF 13.2 -4.8 6.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 26/15
BELLAMBI AWS 14.6 -3.1 11.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 35/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.4 -2.4 3.8 +0.1 1.8 0.0 1.6 0.2 217 ( 9.0) 15/06
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.3 -3.9 1.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.9 +1.9 4.7 -0.5 0.4 0.0 1.8 8.7 178 ( 7.4) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.0 0.0 4.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 18/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 +2.2 0.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.8 +0.7 8.7 +1.8 5.4 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.7 +1.9 4.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 44/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 +0.4 5.9 +3.0 -- 9.2 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +1.0 4.5 -0.1 0.7 1.4 0.6 3.2 264 (11.0) 31/21
Max
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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

34.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
33.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.5 : 26.0 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
+5.8 : 30.3 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

24.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+8.7 : 16.4 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+8.5 : 16.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+7.6 : 15.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+7.4 : 10.9 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
+7.0 : 13.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT

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

-1.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : 12.2 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW
-6.2 : 12.0 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.0 : 11.9 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-5.8 : 12.1 HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE Sydney--west NSW
-5.6 : 12.1 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW

-3.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-7.3 : 11.9 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.3 : -0.3 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.9 : 0.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.8 : -3.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
-5.8 : -1.2 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA

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.
37.5 WALLI (KENTUCKY) C Tablelands S NSW
37.4 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
30.2 ROCKLEY POST OFFICE C Tablelands S NSW
29.0 TULLAH (MEREDITH STREET) W Coast TAS
28.4 COULTA W Agricultural SA

10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
9.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.5 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

786 (32.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
783 (32.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
763 (31.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
755 (31.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
735 (30.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
726 (30.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
723 (30.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
721 (30.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
718 (29.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
683 (28.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
676 (28.2) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
673 (28.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
659 (27.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
658 (27.4) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
650 (27.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
640 (26.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
636 (26.5) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
623 (26.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
606 (25.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
93/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
85/09 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
76/22 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
74/09 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
68/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/23 LOW ROCKY POINT 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.
None reported

ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(260/ 67 ) at 23:04