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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 17:04EST, 21/04/2014.

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 35.3 +7.6 17.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 44/16
PERTH AIRPORT 32.6 +7.1 21.1 +8.1 19.8 0.0 7.6 8.7 466 (19.4) 39/00
BUNBURY 33.3 +9.2 18.4 +6.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 28/19
MANDURAH 31.3 +7.4 21.9 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 24/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 -0.5 24.4 +0.4 24.5 17.6 4.0 6.3 196 ( 8.2) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.2 0.0 16.2 +3.6 14.9 15.6 0.8 10.7 209 ( 8.7) 30/14
WHYALLA AERO 21.2 -2.6 19.3 +7.6 -- 13.2 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 52/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.4 +0.7 18.5 +6.1 -- 3.2 1.4 2.7 73 ( 3.0) 39/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.5 +3.0 14.9 +6.2 13.0 0.0 2.0 5.3 214 ( 8.9) 46/19
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.2 +4.4 18.5 +0.1 17.0 0.0 8.0 -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.4 23.8 +2.2 21.9 0.6 6.2 5.5 549 (22.9) 52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 +0.6 21.3 +0.7 18.0 0.0 6.8 10.2 409 (17.0) 43/10
MACKAY M.O 27.3 +0.6 21.2 +1.1 -- 18.0 -- 9.2 371 (15.5) 41/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +0.1 19.2 +1.3 17.0 0.0 4.0 -- 350 (14.6) 28/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 +1.4 16.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 30/10
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.5 17.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 24/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 0.0 16.4 +0.1 14.8 0.0 6.6 9.2 308 (12.8) 24/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.2 -1.1 13.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 30/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.8 +0.6 15.9 +3.1 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 56 ( 2.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.3 +1.3 18.2 +3.0 16.3 0.0 2.8 -- 184 ( 7.7) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.4 16.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 104 ( 4.3) 28/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.5 +0.9 13.4 +0.2 12.6 0.0 4.0 -- 169 ( 7.0) 17/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.1 -1.3 11.5 +4.3 4.0 0.0 1.6 5.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +3.3 16.1 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.0 +1.1 17.9 +3.7 15.7 0.0 2.6 0.0 270 (11.3) 21/22
RICHMOND RAAF 23.9 +0.1 16.2 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 15/21
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 -0.6 19.4 +3.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.2 -3.3 16.4 +7.3 15.8 6.6 1.6 0.0 186 ( 7.8) 24/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 -4.7 15.7 +7.5 -- 12.4 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.6 -3.0 18.4 +8.3 12.5 20.6 0.2 0.0 228 ( 9.5) 34/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.1 -2.5 15.5 +7.3 -- 37.4 2.0 -- 358 (14.9) 35/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.1 -2.1 15.5 +7.9 -- 45.4 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 21/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 -1.0 16.5 +5.7 16.4 16.8 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.0 -0.6 14.4 +7.0 -- 8.6 -- -- 288 (12.0) 30/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.8 +1.9 11.4 +3.8 -- 1.4 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 18/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.7 +3.6 12.9 +4.1 8.9 0.0 2.4 3.4 181 ( 7.5) 24/15
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

38.2 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
38.1 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
37.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
37.0 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
37.0 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
37.0 NGUKURR AWS N Rivers NT
37.0 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

+9.3 : 30.4 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+9.2 : 30.4 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+9.2 : 33.3 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+9.0 : 23.7 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+8.8 : 32.6 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
26.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+10.3 : 23.0 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.0 : 21.0 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+10.0 : 16.2 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+10.0 : 18.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+9.8 : 17.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
+9.8 : 18.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+9.8 : 17.8 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

8.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
10.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
10.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.2 : 19.0 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-5.6 : 19.5 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-5.3 : 18.6 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-5.2 : 20.5 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-5.2 : 18.2 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-3.8 : 17.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-2.9 : 17.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-2.8 : 9.9 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-2.6 : 11.4 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-2.3 : 19.8 MARBLE BAR 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.
115.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
77.0 COOBER PEDY NW Pastoral SA
75.6 MOONAREE (KANGAROO WELL) NW Pastoral SA
73.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
64.0 BOHO (HONEYSUCKLE CK U/S VIOLET TOWN) Lower NE VIC

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.4 BLACK POINT
51.8 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
115.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT
77.0 COOBER PEDY
75.6 MOONAREE (KANGAROO WELL)
W Agricultural
60.0 SMOKY BAY
54.3 IRON KNOB

VICTORIA
Mallee N
51.0 MANANGATANG (COCAMBA)
50.2 MANANGATANG (EUREKA EAST)
Mallee S
54.6 SWAN HILL AERODROME
54.4 ULTIMA (POST OFFICE)
Lower North
50.6 KERANG
Upper North
57.0 RUSHWORTH (RAGLUS)
51.0 RUSHWORTH
Lower NE
64.0 BOHO (HONEYSUCKLE CK U/S VIOLET TOWN)
58.6 GOORAM (HILLSIDE)
56.0 WARRENBAYNE

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1052 (43.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
833 (34.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
790 (32.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
761 (31.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
702 (29.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
644 (26.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
641 (26.7) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
633 (26.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
622 (25.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
70/22 CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
68/04 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
65/15 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
63/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
61/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
61/09 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
61/14 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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