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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 16:32EST, 28/07/2014.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 18.2 +0.3 7.3 -0.7 5.9 9.6 1.4 6.7 297 (12.4) 37/12
BUNBURY 18.9 +1.7 12.9 +5.9 -- 7.6 -- -- 404 (16.8) 48/13
MANDURAH 18.7 +1.3 14.1 +3.5 -- 5.4 -- -- 570 (23.8) 48/05
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +2.2 19.0 -0.3 18.3 0.0 5.0 10.8 305 (12.7) 43/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 +5.7 4.5 +0.5 2.9 0.0 4.0 10.6 261 (10.9) 22/11
WHYALLA AERO 21.9 +5.0 3.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 48/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.4 +2.1 6.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 4.2 140 ( 5.8) 43/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.1 +2.9 6.5 +1.3 5.3 0.4 1.6 6.4 358 (14.9) 44/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.5 +3.8 16.4 +7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 453 (18.9) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.1 +0.4 20.0 +2.9 18.8 3.2 5.2 2.0 529 (22.0) 48/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.4 +1.3 16.5 +2.9 12.9 0.0 5.6 10.0 312 (13.0) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 22.3 +1.0 17.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 356 (14.8) 30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +4.4 12.0 +2.5 9.6 0.0 1.4 -- 118 ( 4.9) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 +4.2 11.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 22.8 +2.3 9.3 -0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 +2.5 9.8 +0.8 7.8 4.2 2.4 10.3 176 ( 7.3) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 +1.7 9.2 +2.8 -- 6.4 -- -- 317 (13.2) 50/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.8 +1.7 2.1 -2.6 -- 9.8 1.4 -- 56 ( 2.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.9 +1.2 7.1 -0.5 5.1 0.4 1.2 -- 231 ( 9.6) 30/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.7 +1.1 9.3 +2.8 -- 10.2 -- -- 271 (11.3) 30/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.4 +2.4 8.1 +1.7 -- 4.2 -- -- 381 (15.9) 35/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.4 +2.0 4.8 +3.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 7.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.6 +1.3 0.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 +1.4 8.9 +1.7 5.8 1.2 1.8 10.2 345 (14.4) 37/10
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 +3.0 1.5 -2.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 21/18
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 +1.5 11.8 +1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 358 (14.9) 37/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 +0.3 3.9 +1.2 1.6 0.0 1.0 3.0 137 ( 5.7) 22/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.7 -0.4 6.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 15/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.0 +4.6 2.3 -2.0 -1.1 0.0 1.4 9.1 185 ( 7.7) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.1 +2.1 0.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.2 +1.7 -0.1 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 31/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.0 +3.5 7.0 +1.0 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 +1.5 0.2 -3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 +0.3 2.3 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 31/16
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 +2.3 3.9 -0.2 1.2 0.2 0.4 5.8 214 ( 8.9) 31/23
Max
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° 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

34.3 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
34.2 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
34.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+6.3 : 24.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.1 : 25.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+6.0 : 25.8 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+6.0 : 24.3 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+6.0 : 24.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+6.0 : 26.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.4 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
23.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.8 : 16.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+7.2 : 15.5 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+7.1 : 19.8 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
+6.5 : 12.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
+6.5 : 22.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

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

-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
3.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.7 : 9.2 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
-2.5 : 22.4 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-1.8 : 11.0 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-1.6 : 10.8 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-1.4 : 12.1 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC

-3.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.2 : 2.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
-5.1 : 7.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-4.7 : -1.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
-4.5 : -1.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-4.4 : -0.7 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA

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.
29.6 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
29.0 HUNTLY Lower West WA
28.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
26.4 MOUNT WILLIAM
25.8 ROLEYSTONE Lower West WA

11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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3.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
2.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1236 (51.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
944 (39.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
936 (39.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
831 (34.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
813 (33.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
768 (32.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
702 (29.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
690 (28.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
677 (28.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
670 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
665 (27.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
660 (27.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
655 (27.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
650 (27.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
641 (26.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
607 (25.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
605 (25.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
83/02 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
76/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
74/12 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

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.
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
6.8mm in 17 min to 02:00 24.0mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 02:30 20.8mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 18.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(290/ 65 ) at 01:30