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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 16:32EST, 25/05/2014.

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 21.0 -3.1 16.8 +3.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 443 (18.5) 44/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 -1.6 14.0 +3.6 12.2 6.8 2.8 2.7 526 (21.9) 63/04
BUNBURY 20.3 -0.9 14.3 +5.0 -- 5.4 -- -- 639 (26.6) 81/10
MANDURAH 19.5 -1.8 15.3 +1.7 -- 9.0 -- -- 861 (35.9) 76/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.5 +1.5 22.8 +0.7 21.9 0.0 7.0 11.0 392 (16.3) 52/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.7 +4.7 10.4 +2.2 8.9 0.0 4.0 10.4 183 ( 7.6) 35/13
WHYALLA AERO 26.0 +5.6 11.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 37/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.8 +5.9 11.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 37/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.4 +2.3 9.2 +1.9 6.8 0.0 2.2 5.3 276 (11.5) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +4.7 12.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +1.1 20.2 +0.3 18.6 1.4 4.2 10.6 398 (16.6) 30/00
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.5 +0.9 19.0 +1.4 16.4 0.0 3.6 9.3 164 ( 6.8) 26/10
MACKAY M.O 25.4 +1.2 17.6 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- 10.1 267 (11.1) 18/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +3.9 14.8 +0.7 14.0 0.0 3.2 -- 149 ( 6.2) 28/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.3 +2.7 14.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +3.1 16.1 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 +2.7 16.4 +3.6 13.6 0.0 1.6 10.1 169 ( 7.0) 31/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.2 +1.4 12.4 +2.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 242 (10.1) 37/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.9 +1.6 9.6 +0.9 -- 0.4 1.2 -- 4 ( 0.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.7 +5.3 12.2 +0.5 10.0 0.0 2.0 -- 225 ( 9.4) 28/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +6.4 9.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 35/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.1 +5.8 13.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 44/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.2 +3.0 10.0 +5.4 2.0 0.0 1.0 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +4.8 6.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 24/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.1 +5.1 15.4 +4.5 12.0 0.0 4.8 7.4 337 (14.0) 44/12
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 +4.0 11.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 31/09
BELLAMBI AWS 23.4 +3.8 16.8 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 28/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.9 +1.6 11.0 +5.2 9.0 0.2 2.6 3.5 186 ( 7.8) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.1 +1.5 11.0 +5.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.8 +5.8 11.1 +3.7 8.5 0.0 2.6 -- 108 ( 4.5) 21/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.4 -0.8 9.8 +4.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 13/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 +0.6 6.6 +1.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 15/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.1 +1.4 10.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.8 +1.2 3.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 50/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.0 -0.8 2.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 17/00
HOBART AIRPORT 13.2 -2.0 7.5 +0.9 4.0 2.0 1.6 3.1 469 (19.5) 44/00
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

36.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.9 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

+8.3 : 29.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.2 : 27.4 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+8.0 : 28.6 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+7.9 : 28.1 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+7.7 : 28.9 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+7.7 : 28.4 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 21.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+8.9 : 10.8 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+8.5 : 11.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.6 : 10.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.5 : 7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

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

2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 18.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-5.2 : 18.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
-4.8 : 19.5 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-4.3 : 11.7 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
-4.3 : 18.1 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.3 : 17.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

-1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-5.3 : 4.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
-3.8 : 2.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
-3.8 : 4.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-2.9 : 0.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-2.6 : 3.1 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC

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.
45.0 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.0 O'REILLYS ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
33.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
33.4 SURREY TM Darling Downs W QLD
33.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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3.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1362 (56.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1325 (55.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1252 (52.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1083 (45.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1080 (45.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1033 (43.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1007 (42.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1006 (41.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
953 (39.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
941 (39.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
926 (38.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
870 (36.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
865 (36.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
864 (36.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
861 (35.9) MANDURAH Lower West WA
830 (34.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
822 (34.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
810 (33.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
750 (31.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
730 (30.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
712 (29.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
711 (29.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
690 (28.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
676 (28.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
663 (27.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
654 (27.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
650 (27.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
639 (26.6) BUNBURY Lower West WA
616 (25.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
601 (25.0) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
601 (25.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
113/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/10 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
96/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/12 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
91/01 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
DWELLINGUP
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
STYLES TOWER
3.7mm in 11 min to 11:02 20.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 93(280/ 54 ) at 12:00
OCEAN REEF : 78(280/ 65 ) at 07:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 102(280/ 69 ) at 10:11
CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(280/ 76 ) at 02:45
BUSSELTON JETTY : 91(320/ 56 ) at 03:04
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 70(240/ 63 ) at 06:23
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(320/ 95 ) at 00:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(250/ 85 ) at 01:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(220/ 54 ) at 05:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(260/ 65 ) at 22:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(260/ 54 ) at 01:32
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(250/ 63 ) at 02:00