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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 16:46EST, 29/07/2014.

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 19.1 +1.2 9.1 +1.1 6.6 2.8 1.8 5.9 299 (12.5) 41/11
BUNBURY 18.9 +1.7 14.1 +7.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 405 (16.9) 37/22
MANDURAH 18.8 +1.4 14.5 +3.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 474 (19.8) 44/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +2.6 19.4 +0.1 18.5 0.0 7.6 10.7 363 (15.1) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.1 +6.4 5.0 +1.0 3.8 0.0 4.0 10.7 194 ( 8.1) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 23.5 +6.6 8.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 28/03
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.7 +1.4 9.9 +2.4 -- 0.0 3.8 2.9 234 ( 9.8) 37/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 +3.6 8.6 +3.4 7.0 0.0 1.8 7.0 461 (19.2) 57/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.6 +3.9 14.4 +5.8 9.2 0.0 28.0 10.6 343 (14.3) 26/10
CAIRNS AERO 23.6 -2.1 19.9 +2.8 18.6 0.8 3.6 1.8 466 (19.4) 37/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.8 +0.7 14.9 +1.3 11.8 0.0 3.2 11.1 256 (10.7) 37/12
MACKAY M.O 21.3 0.0 13.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.6 290 (12.1) 26/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 +3.6 9.2 -0.3 7.5 0.0 4.8 -- 154 ( 6.4) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 +2.4 6.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 28/15
COOLANGATTA 23.0 +2.5 7.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.8 +1.0 8.8 -0.2 5.9 0.2 3.4 9.8 276 (11.5) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.1 +1.6 4.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.4 +1.3 2.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 39 ( 1.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.9 +3.2 7.0 -0.6 3.4 0.2 3.2 -- 302 (12.6) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +3.0 5.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 26/06
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.7 +2.7 4.7 -1.7 2.8 0.0 7.0 -- 241 (10.0) 46/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +1.8 1.5 0.0 -4.7 0.2 2.2 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.0 +1.7 -0.2 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 241 (10.0) 28/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.4 +2.4 8.7 +1.5 5.4 0.0 3.2 6.7 306 (12.8) 44/13
RICHMOND RAAF 19.6 +2.2 4.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 31/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 +2.1 11.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 43/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.2 +2.5 1.1 -1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 2.1 203 ( 8.5) 18/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.0 +1.9 2.7 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 24/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.4 +3.0 7.7 +3.4 7.4 0.0 2.4 2.9 307 (12.8) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 +2.4 4.5 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.5 +3.0 1.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.9 +3.4 9.7 +3.7 3.9 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.2 +4.1 3.3 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 526 (21.9) 44/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.2 +0.6 3.5 +1.2 -- 9.2 -- -- 294 (12.3) 43/10
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +3.9 7.8 +3.7 3.6 0.0 0.8 6.0 297 (12.4) 61/12
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

35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+8.1 : 25.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+7.9 : 27.5 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 24.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+7.4 : 24.4 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
+7.4 : 25.8 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
23.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.1 : 21.7 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+8.7 : 19.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
+8.6 : 16.7 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+7.9 : 23.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

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

0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.1 : 23.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
-2.0 : 22.9 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-1.8 : 23.7 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-1.4 : 22.9 ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
-1.0 : 30.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
-1.0 : 17.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

-6.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.9 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW

-5.3 : -6.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.3 : 0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.2 : -1.0 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-5.0 : -1.6 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.0 : 1.8 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

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.
40.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
30.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
24.4 ARMADALE Lower West WA
22.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
21.0 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD

11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1225 (51.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1125 (46.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1113 (46.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1044 (43.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1013 (42.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1001 (41.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
963 (40.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
935 (39.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
933 (38.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
932 (38.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
892 (37.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
891 (37.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
889 (37.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
879 (36.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
864 (36.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
844 (35.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
815 (34.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
790 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
789 (32.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
782 (32.6) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
743 (31.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
733 (30.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
711 (29.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
708 (29.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
700 (29.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
692 (28.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
689 (28.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
680 (28.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
675 (28.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
669 (27.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
642 (26.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
634 (26.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
634 (26.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
631 (26.3) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
631 (26.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
622 (25.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
621 (25.9) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
619 (25.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
616 (25.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
614 (25.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
106/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
98/22 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/17 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
93/23 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
91/14 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC

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.
TASMANIA
N Coast
SMITHTON AERODROME
10.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.6mm/h
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
12.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 03:01 96.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 98(260/ 74 ) at 22:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 91(330/ 67 ) at 22:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(280/ 46 ) at 14:32
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(290/ 45 ) at 17:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(320/ 87 ) at 15:17
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(310/ 70 ) at 18:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 93(310/ 58 ) at 23:07
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 93(320/ 70 ) at 04:14
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(300/ 69 ) at 06:00