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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 13:45EST, 18/06/2013.

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 21.3 +0.4 7.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 18.1 -0.8 7.7 -1.3 6.0 3.4 2.6 5.2 172 ( 7.2) 37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.2 -1.5 7.6 -0.6 -- 5.6 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 35/13
BUNBURY 16.6 -1.8 4.3 -3.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 26/12
MANDURAH 16.8 -1.8 10.9 -0.7 -- 6.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 26/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 0.0 16.8 -3.1 14.6 0.0 6.6 10.9 298 (12.4) 26/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.9 +0.1 7.1 +2.1 5.9 0.0 3.2 7.6 220 ( 9.2) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 14.6 -2.7 2.5 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 21/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.2 -0.9 6.2 -1.9 -- 0.2 3.0 8.0 71 ( 3.0) 22/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.6 -0.2 3.8 -1.9 1.7 5.6 1.4 7.0 203 ( 8.5) 26/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.6 -1.2 7.5 -2.4 3.4 0.0 22.0 10.2 330 (13.8) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.3 +1.3 20.5 +2.7 17.7 0.0 3.8 8.8 388 (16.2) 28/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.4 -0.2 12.2 -2.4 8.8 0.0 3.8 10.5 167 ( 7.0) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 23.1 +1.2 11.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 316 (13.2) 24/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.2 -0.3 8.5 -2.4 5.4 0.0 2.6 -- 95 ( 4.0) 26/16
BUNDABERG AERO 21.8 -0.7 10.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 20.5 -0.5 6.1 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 17/13
BRISBANE AERO 19.7 -1.5 7.5 -3.0 2.2 0.0 2.2 9.8 210 ( 8.8) 44/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.2 -2.7 3.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 41/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.4 -1.5 0.4 -5.7 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 61 ( 2.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.8 -0.5 5.3 -3.8 3.8 0.2 0.8 8.2 170 ( 7.1) 34/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.7 -0.7 5.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 28/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.1 -0.6 5.9 -2.0 3.7 0.0 13.8 -- 441 (18.4) 48/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.9 -1.6 0.0 -2.6 -7.6 0.4 0.4 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.7 -1.7 -1.5 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.4 -1.2 8.3 -0.3 4.9 0.0 3.8 3.8 506 (21.1) 55/13
RICHMOND RAAF 17.8 -0.1 0.4 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 37/12
BELLAMBI AWS 16.8 -0.8 10.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 48/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 -0.8 0.1 -3.6 -1.4 0.0 2.0 5.5 159 ( 6.6) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.4 -3.8 0.3 -3.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 11/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.8 -1.2 1.1 -4.1 -1.1 0.0 1.8 6.9 253 (10.5) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.7 -0.3 2.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 6.0 -- 282 (11.8) 28/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.4 +0.1 -0.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 31/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.1 -2.0 7.2 +0.3 4.8 1.2 2.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.0 -1.8 -2.0 -6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 277 (11.5) 28/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.8 -0.3 8.2 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.1 -0.8 8.5 +3.9 7.8 2.2 1.4 1.3 490 (20.4) 41/22
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

33.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
33.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
32.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
32.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
32.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+3.9 : 30.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
+3.7 : 27.3 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+3.2 : 33.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+2.8 : 30.0 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
+2.8 : 25.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

25.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.1 : 7.2 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+5.5 : 18.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+5.3 : 4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.3 : 8.2 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
+5.2 : 9.0 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW

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

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

-4.6 : 10.4 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.4 : 19.5 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-4.2 : 8.3 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 9.3 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 10.0 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 11.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-4.1 : 19.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

-5.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.1 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD

-6.6 : 1.8 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
-6.3 : 1.5 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-6.2 : 3.7 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.2 : -3.0 APPLETHORPE Darling Downs E QLD
-6.1 : 8.8 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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.
78.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
74.2 CLUB TERRACE E Gippsland VIC
71.8 CAPE CONRAN (YEERUNG PARK) E Gippsland VIC
69.8 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
51.0 COMBIENBAR E Gippsland VIC

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
78.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK
74.2 CLUB TERRACE
71.8 CAPE CONRAN (YEERUNG PARK)
69.8 ORBOST
51.0 COMBIENBAR
50.2 CANN RIVER

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

0.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
0.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1278 (53.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
971 (40.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
963 (40.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
949 (39.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
928 (38.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
920 (38.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
879 (36.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
817 (34.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
771 (32.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
731 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
728 (30.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
720 (30.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
712 (29.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
699 (29.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
666 (27.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
656 (27.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
605 (25.2) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
74/01 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
68/01 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
67/00 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
65/09 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
63/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA

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
N Peninsula
COCONUT ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
ORBOST
26.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.7mm/h
W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT
6.2mm in 18 min to 13:00 20.7mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 15.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
13.8mm in 43 min to 21:00 19.3mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.6mm/h
13.0mm in 51 min to 21:51 15.3mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 22:00 9.3mm/h
None reported