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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:02EST, 29/09/2013.

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 20.7 -1.4 10.5 +1.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 257 (10.7) 26/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.3 +0.2 14.8 +5.9 12.5 2.2 4.2 4.3 506 (21.1) 43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.4 +3.1 10.6 +2.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 501 (20.9) 48/11
BUNBURY 18.8 +0.4 13.2 +4.8 -- 9.0 -- -- 587 (24.5) 48/00
MANDURAH 18.7 -0.2 14.2 +2.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 636 (26.5) 46/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +1.2 25.0 +2.0 24.4 0.0 7.6 11.2 372 (15.5) 34/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.5 +2.3 7.4 -2.9 5.5 0.0 8.8 11.4 233 ( 9.7) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 24.2 +2.7 3.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 -0.5 9.6 -0.1 -- 0.2 3.6 5.5 359 (15.0) 54/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.7 +0.9 5.2 -1.1 3.3 3.2 1.8 3.8 561 (23.4) 72/18
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.0 +5.8 14.4 +0.2 11.7 0.0 11.6 -- 347 (14.5) 43/18
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +0.7 19.7 +1.0 14.8 0.0 5.0 9.8 238 ( 9.9) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +3.3 21.6 +4.2 18.0 0.0 4.8 9.9 254 (10.6) 30/13
MACKAY M.O 30.0 +4.8 20.2 +3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 339 (14.1) 44/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.5 +8.2 19.8 +6.1 16.4 0.0 8.0 -- 270 (11.3) 39/15
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 +3.9 18.1 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 57/15
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +1.7 11.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.8 +2.6 12.3 -0.4 7.5 0.0 5.0 9.5 328 (13.7) 48/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.7 +6.5 14.9 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 54/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.3 +1.9 11.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 5.2 -- 237 ( 9.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 31.8 +9.8 12.4 +1.4 7.8 0.0 1.2 -- 346 (14.4) 44/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +3.4 7.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.4 +3.1 9.0 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 52/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.9 -3.2 4.5 +0.3 0.2 0.6 3.6 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.6 -2.7 6.5 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 39/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.7 +4.2 14.1 +3.7 8.5 0.0 7.6 11.2 482 (20.1) 54/14
RICHMOND RAAF 22.7 0.0 10.8 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.7 +2.6 13.8 +1.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 296 (12.3) 57/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.3 -2.3 6.2 +1.1 4.5 0.0 3.4 8.6 442 (18.4) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.0 -4.0 7.7 +2.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 384 (16.0) 39/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.4 0.0 4.9 -2.4 1.7 0.0 5.8 10.4 446 (18.6) 57/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.5 -1.9 5.6 +0.2 -- 0.6 2.8 -- 500 (20.8) 37/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.6 -1.2 5.1 +0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 385 (16.0) 46/23
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.3 +0.1 10.2 +2.2 9.4 10.4 3.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.6 -0.3 5.2 +0.4 -- 10.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 55/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.2 +3.7 11.2 +6.0 -- 5.8 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.6 -0.7 12.4 +6.4 11.9 6.2 0.6 0.0 305 (12.7) 31/08
Max
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+/- 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

40.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
40.0 NGUKURR AWS N Rivers NT
39.8 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
39.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+10.2 : 32.2 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+10.2 : 34.2 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+9.8 : 31.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
+9.7 : 36.4 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.2 : 34.7 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.8 : 19.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+7.6 : 24.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
+7.6 : 11.5 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+7.5 : 11.2 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+7.4 : 14.3 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.4 : 10.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 4.7 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-7.3 : 1.4 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-6.4 : 10.7 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.6 : 10.9 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-5.0 : 10.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.7 : 4.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-7.6 : 3.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-7.5 : 1.8 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-7.1 : 1.4 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.1 : 4.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior 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.
59.8 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC
55.6 RHYLL E Central VIC
52.2 APOLLO BAY W Coast VIC
48.2 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
46.0 FORTHSIDE RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS

VICTORIA
E Central
55.6 RHYLL
W Coast
59.8 WYELANGTA
52.2 APOLLO BAY

TASMANIA
N Coast
48.2 SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
46.0 FORTHSIDE RESEARCH STATION

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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1.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1378 (57.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1351 (56.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1027 (42.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
984 (41.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
902 (37.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
868 (36.2) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
826 (34.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
826 (34.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
822 (34.3) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
819 (34.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
815 (34.0) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
798 (33.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
788 (32.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
785 (32.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
785 (32.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
775 (32.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
771 (32.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
765 (31.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
758 (31.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
752 (31.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
749 (31.2) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
746 (31.1) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
745 (31.0) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
702 (29.3) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
700 (29.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
694 (28.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
689 (28.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
687 (28.6) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
685 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
680 (28.3) MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
676 (28.2) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
670 (27.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
664 (27.7) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
661 (27.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
658 (27.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
654 (27.3) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
653 (27.2) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
650 (27.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
650 (27.1) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
649 (27.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
639 (26.6) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
636 (26.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
626 (26.1) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
620 (25.8) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
617 (25.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
613 (25.5) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
610 (25.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
602 (25.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
601 (25.0) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
102/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
100/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/13 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/14 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
None reported None reported