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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 16:32EST, 05/03/2014.

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 40.9 +9.9 19.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 43/09
PERTH AIRPORT 37.9 +8.2 15.8 -0.1 13.4 0.0 11.6 11.9 346 (14.4) 35/14
BUNBURY 34.3 +6.5 16.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 31/20
MANDURAH 31.7 +3.8 21.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 26/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +1.4 23.5 -1.0 22.8 0.0 6.0 11.3 376 (15.7) 30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 15.6 -1.9 13.8 0.0 12.6 12.0 384 (16.0) 52/13
WHYALLA AERO 28.4 +1.2 16.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 528 (22.0) 48/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.4 +4.1 15.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 12.0 189 ( 7.9) 30/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.3 +1.2 14.8 +4.3 13.9 0.0 5.0 10.5 555 (23.1) 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.9 -1.2 24.9 +3.2 24.1 0.0 12.0 1.0 302 (12.6) 31/08
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +1.1 22.8 -0.3 21.2 5.4 3.0 8.9 355 (14.8) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.9 22.3 -0.6 19.7 0.0 9.4 10.9 422 (17.6) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 29.4 +0.8 23.1 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 383 (16.0) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 +0.7 21.3 +0.5 19.9 0.0 8.0 -- 303 (12.6) 34/20
BUNDABERG AERO 32.0 +2.9 18.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 46/16
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +1.4 19.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 39/21
BRISBANE AERO 29.5 +1.6 19.3 -0.1 16.9 0.0 7.4 10.0 333 (13.9) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.3 +2.3 16.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 653 (27.2) 54/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.0 -2.1 17.8 +1.2 -- 8.6 4.0 -- 217 ( 9.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.0 -0.9 19.5 +1.4 18.1 35.0 7.2 -- 235 ( 9.8) 41/19
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.2 -3.1 17.6 +0.8 -- 70.2 -- -- 257 (10.7) 30/06
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.6 -1.6 17.3 +1.0 17.1 3.2 11.6 -- 250 (10.4) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.5 -3.1 12.5 +1.9 8.0 33.6 2.4 2.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -6.1 16.2 +1.6 -- 39.2 -- -- 413 (17.2) 41/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.8 -1.4 18.0 +0.5 17.5 4.0 2.4 1.2 393 (16.4) 39/09
RICHMOND RAAF 20.9 -6.0 16.8 +1.2 -- 17.6 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 22/18
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 -0.6 16.9 -1.1 -- 31.8 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 30/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.2 +1.6 15.2 +1.8 13.4 0.2 4.2 12.0 335 (14.0) 30/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.0 +2.4 15.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 21/22
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.7 +2.4 17.1 +3.3 10.8 0.0 8.6 11.9 278 (11.6) 34/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.1 +1.9 15.7 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 31/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.3 +2.6 14.3 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 35/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.4 -0.5 16.9 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.3 +2.1 12.2 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 498 (20.8) 43/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 25.3 +2.8 10.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 30/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.0 -2.7 13.0 +2.2 11.0 0.0 5.4 7.0 396 (16.5) 35/11
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

43.1 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
42.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA

+12.3 : 38.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.4 : 37.4 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+11.0 : 37.6 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.2 : 38.0 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.9 : 40.9 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+9.9 : 37.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.3 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 23.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+6.3 : 23.0 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.9 : 19.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 18.7 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
+5.4 : 9.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+5.4 : 17.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
+5.4 : 21.8 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

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

11.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
15.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-7.3 : 20.9 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-6.7 : 28.9 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-6.2 : 23.1 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-6.1 : 22.8 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.0 : 20.9 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-6.0 : 21.4 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW

3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-5.6 : 8.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.1 : 7.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.1 : 8.6 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-4.1 : 10.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 19.9 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
110.0 KILLABAKH MidNorth Coast S NSW
102.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
95.0 OLD BAR (EUCALYPT CLOSE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
90.6 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
88.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN) MidNorth Coast S NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
84.0 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB
82.6 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
56.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
54.8 TRUNDLE (BROOKVIEW ST)
MidNorth Coast S
110.0 KILLABAKH
102.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)
95.0 OLD BAR (EUCALYPT CLOSE)
90.6 TAREE AIRPORT AWS
88.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN)
85.0 COMBOYNE PUBLIC SCHOOL
81.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)
77.0 YARRAS MOUNTAIN
71.2 KINDEE BRIDGE (HASTINGS RIVER)
70.2 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
56.0 MOUNT GEORGE (MANNING RIVER)
54.2 BLACKMANS POINT (THE HATCH)
51.4 ROCKS CROSSING (NOWENDOC RIVER)
Sydney--west
51.0 ROSSMORE (SOUTH CREEK)
Illawarra
72.6 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)

12.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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2.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

813 (33.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
810 (33.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
770 (32.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
754 (31.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
746 (31.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
713 (29.7) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
700 (29.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
695 (29.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
691 (28.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
675 (28.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
671 (28.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
668 (27.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
662 (27.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
660 (27.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
654 (27.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
653 (27.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
653 (27.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
643 (26.8) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
633 (26.4) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
630 (26.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
626 (26.1) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
615 (25.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
70/03 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
65/22 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
61/23 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
59/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
59/18 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.
None reported None reported