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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 14:01EST, 27/08/2013.

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 20.4 +0.3 10.6 +1.7 -- 29.6 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 43/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.2 -0.3 12.4 +4.4 10.5 6.4 1.2 8.2 405 (16.9) 50/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.8 -1.3 11.1 +3.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 258 (10.8) 37/16
BUNBURY 19.1 +1.6 12.1 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 30/12
MANDURAH 18.9 +1.0 14.0 +3.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 39/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.7 21.2 +0.8 20.9 0.0 7.2 10.7 329 (13.7) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 +5.4 4.4 -1.6 2.3 0.0 5.6 11.3 216 ( 9.0) 28/16
WHYALLA AERO 21.9 +3.4 4.7 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 21/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.6 +3.0 6.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 3.2 3.1 82 ( 3.4) 30/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.7 +1.6 7.4 +1.9 5.8 0.0 1.4 0.4 374 (15.6) 28/05
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.4 +3.1 6.3 -3.9 4.6 0.0 28.6 10.9 214 ( 8.9) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +1.7 17.7 +0.3 15.8 0.2 8.4 7.9 494 (20.6) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.8 +1.8 14.4 -0.3 9.6 0.0 6.8 10.8 334 (13.9) 48/13
MACKAY M.O 24.0 +1.5 15.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 31/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.5 +1.7 14.9 +4.2 13.1 0.0 5.4 -- 349 (14.5) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 +2.2 11.1 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 31/15
COOLANGATTA 24.3 +2.9 11.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 34/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +1.9 12.1 +2.5 8.3 0.0 3.4 9.9 227 ( 9.5) 34/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.0 +3.5 8.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 24/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 +4.9 5.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 67 ( 2.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.5 +3.7 8.6 +0.3 4.8 0.0 3.6 10.9 306 (12.8) 22/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +1.9 7.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 24/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 +4.0 6.9 +0.1 -- 0.0 25.6 -- 300 (12.5) 30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.8 +1.8 1.6 -0.5 -6.4 0.4 3.2 9.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.8 +3.3 0.0 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 34/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.1 +3.8 12.0 +3.9 7.9 0.0 3.6 9.6 357 (14.9) 35/06
RICHMOND RAAF -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 -0.1 11.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 22/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +3.1 8.4 +4.9 5.3 0.2 2.2 5.6 203 ( 8.5) 48/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.1 +2.1 9.5 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 109 ( 4.5) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 +4.8 4.9 -0.4 1.2 0.0 2.8 7.2 191 ( 8.0) 26/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.7 +3.0 8.8 +4.9 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 148 ( 6.2) 26/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 +3.0 3.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 28/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.1 +4.1 10.9 +4.2 -- 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.5 +3.1 4.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 +3.3 10.3 +6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 +2.6 7.9 +3.2 5.5 0.0 3.6 8.1 538 (22.4) 61/19
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

36.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.9 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.7 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
35.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.0 : 29.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 28.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.3 : 28.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 28.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.8 : 29.7 FORREST Eucla WA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.8 : 15.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+8.8 : 12.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+8.5 : 15.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.4 : 15.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.2 : 9.1 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

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

1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.3 : 19.8 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
-2.6 : 19.6 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-2.2 : 28.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-1.9 : 25.6 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-1.5 : 24.4 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
-1.5 : 19.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-1.5 : 16.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-1.5 : 13.8 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-5.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 7.9 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-4.5 : -5.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 : 11.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-4.1 : -1.3 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.0 : -3.1 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro 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.
44.2 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
43.4 FOREST GROVE Lower West WA
38.4 SANDSPRINGS Central West WA
38.2 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
35.6 WARNER GLEN Lower West WA

11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1655 (69.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1338 (55.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1164 (48.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1102 (45.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1028 (42.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
980 (40.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
897 (37.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
897 (37.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
885 (36.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
855 (35.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
848 (35.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
842 (35.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
832 (34.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
796 (33.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
795 (33.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
763 (31.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
762 (31.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
750 (31.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
703 (29.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
703 (29.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
682 (28.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
667 (27.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
658 (27.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
653 (27.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
652 (27.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
631 (26.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
625 (26.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
613 (25.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
606 (25.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
603 (25.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
94/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/11 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
83/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
78/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
NORTH WALPOLE
21.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 21.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(320/ 83 ) at 14:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(260/ 65 ) at 03:03