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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 16:31EST, 04/04/2014.

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 29.4 -1.6 19.0 +1.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 265 (11.0) 46/16
PERTH AIRPORT 29.6 -0.1 16.6 +0.7 14.0 0.0 4.2 10.3 286 (11.9) 39/11
BUNBURY 29.4 +1.6 16.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/18
MANDURAH 26.3 -1.6 19.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 37/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +2.2 24.2 -0.3 22.7 0.0 5.2 11.6 190 ( 7.9) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.9 -1.7 9.7 -7.8 8.0 0.0 8.0 11.5 265 (11.0) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 25.6 -1.6 14.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 37/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.2 +2.9 15.8 +0.6 -- 0.2 3.4 9.7 148 ( 6.2) 28/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.2 +1.1 16.6 +6.1 16.1 0.0 3.6 1.0 294 (12.3) 26/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.3 +1.2 21.0 -0.7 17.6 0.0 10.8 -- 346 (14.4) 35/08
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 -1.1 23.6 +0.5 22.8 19.4 6.0 8.3 281 (11.7) 26/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 -0.9 21.9 -1.0 22.0 23.2 2.6 2.8 347 (14.5) 31/14
MACKAY M.O 29.4 +0.8 21.7 -0.6 -- 69.8 -- 3.7 279 (11.6) 31/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 -3.2 21.1 +0.3 21.1 96.8 6.0 -- 210 ( 8.8) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.7 -2.4 22.0 +2.1 -- 19.2 -- -- 393 (16.4) 39/13
COOLANGATTA 25.3 -2.0 22.1 +2.5 -- 4.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 50/23
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 -3.9 22.4 +3.0 20.8 3.4 3.0 0.0 482 (20.1) 52/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 -6.4 17.2 +1.0 -- 16.2 -- -- 760 (31.7) 55/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.6 -9.5 16.8 +0.2 -- 27.2 2.0 -- 150 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.7 -1.2 21.1 +3.0 20.6 3.4 2.4 -- 416 (17.3) 37/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.0 -2.3 20.4 +3.6 -- 2.8 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 34/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 -3.6 20.2 +3.9 19.4 5.6 2.2 -- 252 (10.5) 21/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.6 -5.0 13.5 +2.9 12.2 24.0 4.8 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.4 -6.5 17.0 +2.4 -- 45.6 -- -- 264 (11.0) 31/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.3 -1.9 20.4 +2.9 20.0 22.0 2.8 0.0 330 (13.8) 54/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 -6.3 17.6 +2.0 -- 9.4 -- -- 54 ( 2.3) 21/18
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 -1.5 20.0 +2.0 -- 26.6 -- -- 327 (13.6) 67/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.3 -2.3 17.2 +3.8 17.1 27.2 1.4 5.0 256 (10.7) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.2 -1.4 17.4 +4.7 -- 16.6 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.4 -0.9 15.6 +1.8 13.7 23.4 7.0 8.6 305 (12.7) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.0 -1.2 16.8 +5.1 -- 13.8 2.8 -- 243 (10.1) 43/05
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.1 -1.6 16.7 +5.3 -- 15.2 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.4 +1.5 17.1 +3.9 16.1 4.4 3.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.7 -0.5 14.1 +4.2 -- 18.4 -- -- 367 (15.3) 35/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.5 -3.0 13.3 +3.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 22/12
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 -2.3 9.2 -1.6 6.3 0.0 2.8 0.0 205 ( 8.5) 30/11
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

39.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
39.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
39.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+5.7 : 29.3 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
+5.6 : 39.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.3 : 23.1 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+4.2 : 28.5 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+4.2 : 39.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

28.5 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.4 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.6 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
27.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.1 : 16.8 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+7.0 : 11.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.6 : 15.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+6.6 : 16.6 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+6.3 : 16.9 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC

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

10.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
11.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-10.3 : 21.5 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-9.9 : 20.1 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-9.7 : 22.2 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-9.6 : 21.2 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
-9.5 : 22.3 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.5 : 19.6 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW

3.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
6.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
6.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-11.2 : 7.3 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-11.1 : 11.4 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-9.3 : 12.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-9.1 : 13.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-9.0 : 14.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

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.
324.6 PACIFIC HEIGHTS Central Coast E QLD
295.8 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
217.6 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
202.6 DARTS CREEK Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
199.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
67.0 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
65.0 GLEN HARDING
N Coast--Herbert
199.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
129.0 EURAMO TM
114.0 BINGIL BAY
58.0 CARDWELL RANGE
57.0 ZATTAS ALERT
55.0 NASH'S CROSSING ALERT
50.2 UPPER STONE EXELBY
Central Coast E
324.6 PACIFIC HEIGHTS
295.8 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
169.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
143.0 MT JUKES
136.8 SAMUEL HILL AERO
80.2 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
77.2 DORAVILLE STATION
77.0 DUMBLETON ROCKS ALERT
73.0 MACKAY ALERT
69.8 MACKAY M.O
69.8 BOWEN AIRPORT
69.0 YAAMBA
64.0 THE GLEN TM
58.0 WHITEFORD'S ALERT
57.0 ORKABIE WEST HILL
56.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
51.0 SARICH'S ALERT
51.0 BOWEN PUMP STATION ALERT
Wide Bay/Burnett
217.6 MOUNT LARCOM POST OFFICE
202.6 DARTS CREEK
193.0 BROADMEADOWS
166.2 HAZELDEAN
143.0 UPPER ULAM ROAD
130.0 GLENLANDS
125.0 MAKOWATA
106.0 WALTERHALL
103.0 ROCKLEY
100.2 BUILYAN GUM STREET
96.8 ROCKHAMPTON AERO
90.6 GLADSTONE RADAR
86.2 KROOMBIT
84.8 GLADSTONE AIRPORT
82.0 MOUNT WALLABY
78.8 WOODBINE
76.8 LOVANDEE
75.0 DINGLE DELL TM
73.2 JAMBIN POST OFFICE
70.0 GOOVIGEN
69.0 WOWAN POST OFFICE
68.4 BILOELA - VALBONA
63.8 SPRINGS
59.0 MALAKOFF
58.0 RIVERSLEA TM
56.0 BANCROFT
54.2 THANGOOL AIRPORT
50.2 MONTO TOWNSHIP
Brisbane/SE Coast
121.0 ZACHARIAH TM
112.0 DAGUN POCKET TM
91.0 KANDANGA TM
84.0 PACIFIC HAVEN ALERT
79.0 RAILWAY BRIDGE ALERT
78.0 TRAVESTON
76.0 MIVA
71.0 GYMPIE ALERT
70.1 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT
69.6 GYMPIE
67.2 IMBIL POST OFFICE
64.4 TEDDINGTON WATERWORKS
61.2 TOOLARA (KELLY)
61.0 NANANGO WILLS ST
60.0 YARRAMAN POST OFFICE
59.0 MOY POCKET TM
57.0 HOME PARK TM
57.0 GOOMBOORIAN
56.0 KILKIVAN TM
54.0 FISHERMANS POCKET TM
52.2 TIARO TOWNSHIP
51.2 MOUNT JOSEPH
51.0 MT JOSEPH TM
51.0 UPPER CHERWELL ALERT
50.0 BRIAN PASTURES
Darling Downs E
52.0 GIDDI GIDDI SOUTH TM
Darling Downs W
72.4 TALWOOD STATE SCHOOL
52.0 SOUTHWOOD
51.8 HARTMANN BRIDGE TM
Maranoa
52.2 GARRABARRA
50.6 NAMARAH

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
74.5 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE
69.6 BURREN JUNCTION (HASTINGS STREET)
NW Plains E
62.0 GARAH POST OFFICE
61.4 WEE WAA (GEORGE ST)
NW Slopes N
73.4 NARRABRI (MT KAPUTAR NATIONAL PARK)
CW Slopes N
51.6 COONABARABRAN (BARINA -TM)
CW Slopes S
61.2 GEURIE POST OFFICE
54.4 NEUREA (FERNFIELD)
Illawarra
61.2 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
South Coast
171.0 LOCHIEL (CARISBROOK FARM)
124.6 TATHRA (PANORAMA DRIVE)
100.6 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
96.2 EDEN (CARAVAN PARK)
96.0 MORUYA (PLUMWOOD)
91.0 MORUYA (KIORA)
75.4 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE)
73.2 MORUYA (THE LAGOON)
70.0 MORUYA (BURRA CREEK)
68.2 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
67.8 BEGA AWS
63.0 BETTOWYND (CONDRY)
59.0 BETTOWYND (NOBBYS HILL)
54.6 CANDELO POST OFFICE
Goulburn/Monaro
63.0 NIMMITABEL (COTTESLOE)
55.0 PARKERS GAP
Snowy Mtns
52.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS
SW Slopes N
53.4 QUANDIALLA POST OFFICE

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
58.0 GENOA (FOOLS HAVEN)

ISLANDS

110.4 SOUTH STRADBROKE ISLAND

11.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

1074 (44.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1063 (44.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1018 (42.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
942 (39.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
910 (37.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
908 (37.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
895 (37.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
875 (36.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
872 (36.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
773 (32.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
761 (31.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
760 (31.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
755 (31.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
754 (31.4) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
752 (31.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
729 (30.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
723 (30.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
715 (29.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
697 (29.0) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
658 (27.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
645 (26.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
639 (26.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
633 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
632 (26.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
614 (25.6) RHYLL E Central VIC
605 (25.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
604 (25.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
80/21 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
74/19 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
74/01 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
74/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
74/11 MOUNT READ W 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