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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 02:46EST, 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 17.9 -1.6 3.9 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 35/10
PERTH AIRPORT 19.2 +1.3 0.5 -7.5 -1.0 0.0 1.6 7.8 210 ( 8.8) 35/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.5 +0.7 7.2 -0.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 21/13
BUNBURY 16.7 -0.5 2.1 -5.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 17/14
MANDURAH 17.5 +0.1 6.4 -4.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 17/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4 -0.1 18.2 -1.1 17.7 0.0 3.8 9.8 273 (11.4) 28/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.8 -2.9 2.2 -1.9 -0.5 0.0 6.6 10.2 295 (12.3) 31/13
WHYALLA AERO 16.9 0.0 5.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 465 (19.4) 37/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.6 -0.7 10.0 +2.5 -- 3.4 1.6 -- 476 (19.8) 46/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 +0.9 7.7 +2.5 5.9 6.4 1.8 8.0 526 (21.9) 44/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.2 +0.5 7.6 -1.0 6.3 0.0 5.0 -- 213 ( 8.9) 44/15
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 +1.2 16.3 -0.7 13.8 0.0 4.8 10.3 352 (14.7) 30/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.3 -0.8 14.9 +1.3 11.4 0.0 5.4 9.9 256 (10.7) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 20.7 -0.6 14.4 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- 9.9 305 (12.7) 21/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.3 +1.2 11.9 +2.4 9.0 0.0 4.0 -- 230 ( 9.6) 24/10
BUNDABERG AERO 23.0 +1.0 9.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 24/15
COOLANGATTA 20.9 +0.4 11.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 31/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.2 -0.7 12.2 +3.3 10.1 0.0 2.2 6.4 267 (11.1) 22/05
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 +1.4 9.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 34/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.4 +1.3 7.3 +2.6 3.4 0.0 2.0 -- 41 ( 1.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 +3.1 9.0 +1.4 6.0 0.0 2.4 -- 268 (11.2) 34/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +2.0 6.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 31/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 +2.8 5.3 -1.1 3.9 0.0 1.6 -- 173 ( 7.2) 31/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.9 +1.4 5.9 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 22/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.2 +3.8 -0.8 -2.3 -1.0 1.4 1.6 7.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +4.9 7.8 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 44/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 +3.0 9.7 +2.6 6.7 0.0 3.8 3.9 354 (14.8) 34/18
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 +3.0 6.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 39/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.6 +1.8 13.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 54/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.6 +1.9 7.5 +4.8 6.3 3.2 1.2 5.7 273 (11.4) 39/02
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.8 +1.8 7.0 +3.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 37/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.3 +1.0 5.3 +1.0 2.8 1.2 1.6 8.3 348 (14.5) 44/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 10.2 -2.8 5.1 +2.2 1.0 6.4 -- -- 330 (13.8) 31/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 9.8 -2.7 6.4 +3.9 -- 11.2 -- -- 349 (14.5) 39/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.3 -0.2 9.3 +3.3 7.2 5.0 1.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.1 +0.1 5.3 +2.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 778 (32.4) 54/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 +0.3 6.2 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 17/13
HOBART AIRPORT 11.7 -0.7 4.4 +0.3 3.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 228 ( 9.5) 24/15
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

34.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
33.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
33.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.7 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+5.5 : 23.9 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+4.9 : 20.1 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+4.8 : 20.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
+4.6 : 20.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+4.4 : 15.4 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.4 : 14.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+4.4 : 10.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.8 : 10.9 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
+6.6 : 10.0 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+6.4 : 8.6 BARADINE FORESTRY NW Plains E NSW
+6.1 : 8.9 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+6.0 : 9.4 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.0 : 8.9 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW

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

-1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.1 : 5.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-5.5 : 16.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-4.4 : 6.7 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-4.1 : 21.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-4.0 : 17.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-4.0 : 14.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

-2.3 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-2.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-8.5 : 0.0 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.8 : -1.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.5 : 0.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.2 : -1.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.2 : 1.0 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA

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.
38.0 ECHUNGA GOLF COURSE Adelaide/Lofty SA
31.4 ECHUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
30.2 BRADBURY (HOULGRAVES) Adelaide/Lofty SA
28.2 YUNDI (MUNDAWORA) Adelaide/Lofty SA
27.0 LONGWOOD Adelaide/Lofty SA

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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1.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1366 (56.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1099 (45.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1055 (44.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
1036 (43.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
990 (41.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
946 (39.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
938 (39.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
910 (37.9) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
890 (37.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
884 (36.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
882 (36.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
840 (35.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
799 (33.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
785 (32.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
778 (32.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
775 (32.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
762 (31.8) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
746 (31.1) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
731 (30.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
724 (30.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
698 (29.1) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
694 (28.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
684 (28.5) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
684 (28.5) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
682 (28.4) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
678 (28.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
678 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
674 (28.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
647 (27.0) KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
645 (26.9) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
638 (26.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
630 (26.3) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
626 (26.1) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
621 (25.9) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
607 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
600 (25.0) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
89/12 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/01 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
81/09 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
76/04 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
72/10 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
12.0mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.0mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
11.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.2mm/h
None reported