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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 05:31EST, 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 23.0 +1.0 13.7 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 39/15
PERTH AIRPORT 21.5 +1.4 11.7 +2.8 10.7 1.0 2.2 8.3 351 (14.6) 37/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.4 +1.1 12.7 +4.7 -- 5.2 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/12
BUNBURY 19.3 +1.0 6.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 28/16
MANDURAH 20.3 +1.5 15.3 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 43/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +0.5 22.6 -0.4 21.6 0.0 5.6 10.7 300 (12.5) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 37.4 +10.2 19.8 +9.5 15.4 0.0 15.0 10.8 553 (23.0) 50/14
WHYALLA AERO 31.1 +9.6 9.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 208 ( 8.7) 55/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.3 +3.3 11.8 +2.1 -- 0.2 2.8 -- 255 (10.6) 44/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.4 +1.6 0.4 -5.9 -2.7 0.0 2.6 5.5 242 (10.1) 26/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.0 +5.8 8.3 -6.0 6.9 0.0 8.2 11.1 133 ( 5.5) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +1.8 18.1 -0.6 14.1 0.0 6.4 11.0 165 ( 6.9) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 +1.2 18.3 +0.9 16.2 0.0 8.0 11.0 260 (10.8) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 25.0 -0.2 17.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 261 (10.9) 22/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.6 +3.3 14.6 +1.0 13.1 0.0 6.2 -- 152 ( 6.3) 28/17
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +1.0 12.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 25.2 +2.0 11.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 43/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.8 +0.6 12.5 -0.2 9.8 1.2 3.8 10.6 291 (12.1) 39/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.8 +2.6 10.0 -0.6 -- 11.4 -- -- 452 (18.8) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.9 +2.5 7.8 -0.8 3.4 16.0 4.0 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.2 +3.3 11.2 +0.2 8.8 21.2 3.6 10.7 374 (15.6) 31/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.1 +0.6 7.4 -2.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 -0.3 9.7 +0.6 7.7 1.6 4.4 10.7 325 (13.5) 37/02
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.8 +1.4 10.1 +2.4 -- 5.6 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.0 +1.0 3.5 -0.7 -2.5 6.0 2.4 6.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.7 +0.5 2.3 -4.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 334 (13.9) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.0 +2.5 10.9 +0.5 6.3 3.0 3.8 11.1 410 (17.1) 39/11
RICHMOND RAAF 23.1 +0.5 6.2 -1.9 -- 18.6 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 -1.0 11.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 35/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.8 +2.2 5.6 +0.5 4.6 1.4 2.2 8.0 236 ( 9.8) 21/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.2 +1.2 8.4 +2.6 -- 13.2 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 43/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.1 -0.3 5.7 -1.6 2.3 0.0 3.2 3.5 210 ( 8.8) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.5 -1.9 7.4 +2.0 5.0 2.8 1.6 -- 192 ( 8.0) 22/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.5 +0.7 1.7 -2.6 -- 0.8 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 26/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.6 +0.4 11.3 +3.3 10.9 4.6 1.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.7 +1.9 3.3 -1.5 -- 1.2 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 22/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.8 9.8 +4.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 35/11
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 -1.4 9.4 +3.4 9.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 314 (13.1) 30/14
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

39.4 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
39.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
39.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
39.1 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
39.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+11.0 : 32.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 33.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 30.2 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+10.7 : 33.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+10.4 : 35.9 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+10.4 : 37.0 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

25.2 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.7 : 22.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+9.5 : 19.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.2 : 19.0 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+7.9 : 17.4 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+7.9 : 18.8 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

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

3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-3.7 : 12.4 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-3.4 : 19.5 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
-3.3 : 30.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-3.3 : 8.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-2.9 : 13.4 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS

-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.3 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 1.5 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.3 : 1.8 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-6.0 : 8.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.9 : 0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
-5.8 : 1.4 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains 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.
57.0 UPPER DARKWOOD MidNorth Coast N NSW
54.0 WITTITRIN MidNorth Coast N NSW
45.0 MAROOTA (OLD TELEGRAPH ROAD) Sydney--west NSW
40.6 LITTLE RIVER (MOUNT ROTHWELL) W Central VIC
36.6 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
36.6 POINT LOOKOUT

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
57.0 UPPER DARKWOOD
54.0 WITTITRIN
Sydney--west
45.0 MAROOTA (OLD TELEGRAPH ROAD)

VICTORIA
W Central
40.6 LITTLE RIVER (MOUNT ROTHWELL)

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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1.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

847 (35.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
672 (28.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
567 (23.6) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
560 (23.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
67/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/05 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
67/21 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/11 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
63/14 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
63/15 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
63/23 CAPE GRIM N 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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
7.0mm in 19 min to 01:00 22.1mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.6mm/h
None reported