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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 15:33EST, 30/09/2014.

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 21.0 +0.9 12.4 +3.5 10.6 2.8 2.8 7.7 376 (15.7) 35/10
BUNBURY 20.1 +1.7 14.4 +6.0 -- 6.6 -- -- 372 (15.5) 34/08
MANDURAH 20.1 +1.2 15.2 +3.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 41/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +1.5 21.9 -1.1 20.9 0.0 7.8 10.6 310 (12.9) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.4 +9.2 16.8 +6.5 13.8 0.0 10.8 11.6 277 (11.5) 44/11
WHYALLA AERO 25.6 +4.1 6.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 586 (24.4) 41/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.9 +2.9 12.0 +2.3 -- 0.0 14.8 9.5 372 (15.5) 41/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.9 +4.1 8.1 +1.8 5.8 0.4 6.6 10.3 664 (27.7) 72/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.0 +5.8 11.1 -3.1 9.5 0.0 8.6 11.4 158 ( 6.6) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 +1.4 18.5 -0.2 15.9 0.2 8.4 7.2 381 (15.9) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 +0.7 20.0 +2.6 17.9 0.0 8.8 10.9 405 (16.9) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 25.3 +0.1 17.8 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- 8.5 314 (13.1) 26/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 -0.5 17.0 +3.3 15.6 0.0 6.0 -- 268 (11.2) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.1 +0.7 13.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 34/10
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.6 11.9 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/18
BRISBANE AERO 23.8 -0.4 13.0 +0.3 10.8 0.0 5.8 10.4 270 (11.3) 37/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 +3.4 10.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 453 (18.9) 34/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.2 +6.8 11.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 55 ( 2.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.0 +4.0 12.2 +1.2 8.5 0.2 4.8 11.4 326 (13.6) 43/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.5 +4.0 8.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.1 +9.8 9.1 +0.1 6.3 0.0 6.2 9.4 316 (13.2) 39/11
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.6 +8.3 7.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 41/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 33.5 +13.0 15.3 +4.9 12.1 0.0 8.0 10.6 571 (23.8) 41/16
RICHMOND RAAF 31.8 +9.1 11.5 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 39/13
BELLAMBI AWS 26.9 +6.8 16.4 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 41/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.8 +6.2 8.2 +3.1 5.3 0.0 5.4 11.4 267 (11.1) 28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.9 +3.9 11.3 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 30/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.1 +4.7 8.9 +1.6 5.0 0.0 11.2 10.8 493 (20.5) 34/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.9 +3.5 7.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 41/02
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.6 +4.8 5.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 489 (20.4) 46/01
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.6 +6.4 14.4 +6.4 6.6 0.0 18.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.4 +4.5 8.2 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 665 (27.7) 48/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.8 10.6 +5.4 -- 3.4 -- -- 395 (16.5) 48/12
HOBART AIRPORT 18.6 +3.3 10.2 +4.2 7.9 0.0 8.6 11.1 737 (30.7) 68/14
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

41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.3 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+13.0 : 33.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+12.9 : 32.9 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+11.6 : 31.1 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
+11.0 : 31.7 RIVERVIEW OBSERVATORY Sydney--east NSW

26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+11.0 : 12.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+10.2 : 16.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+9.2 : 15.2 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+9.2 : 10.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+9.0 : 12.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

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

5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-4.1 : 30.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-2.1 : 29.6 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-1.6 : 34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
-1.3 : 27.4 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-1.2 : 32.2 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
0.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
1.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.7 : 1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.3 : 11.7 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-4.7 : 13.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-4.3 : 15.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-4.2 : 12.6 LAJAMANU 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.
21.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
20.4 MOUNT WILLIAM
20.0 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
19.8 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
19.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.4 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
11.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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7.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
7.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
7.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
7.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1476 (61.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1417 (59.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1396 (58.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1322 (55.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1308 (54.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1245 (51.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1151 (48.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1108 (46.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
1092 (45.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1022 (42.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1008 (42.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1007 (42.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
983 (41.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
962 (40.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
947 (39.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
930 (38.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
904 (37.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
898 (37.4) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
867 (36.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
860 (35.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
858 (35.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
853 (35.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
842 (35.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
841 (35.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
829 (34.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
808 (33.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
806 (33.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
803 (33.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
798 (33.3) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
795 (33.1) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
791 (33.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
790 (32.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
789 (32.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
769 (32.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
763 (31.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
755 (31.5) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
740 (30.8) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
737 (30.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
733 (30.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
729 (30.4) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
726 (30.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
724 (30.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
714 (29.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
713 (29.7) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
710 (29.6) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
704 (29.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
701 (29.2) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
697 (29.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
685 (28.5) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
684 (28.5) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
681 (28.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
679 (28.3) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
675 (28.1) HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
671 (28.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
670 (27.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
670 (27.9) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
668 (27.8) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
665 (27.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
664 (27.7) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
661 (27.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
657 (27.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
655 (27.3) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
652 (27.2) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
650 (27.1) OMEO Upper NE VIC
648 (27.0) HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
647 (27.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
646 (26.9) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
644 (26.8) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
643 (26.8) HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
642 (26.8) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
641 (26.7) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
640 (26.7) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
638 (26.6) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
636 (26.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
636 (26.5) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
632 (26.3) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
631 (26.3) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
629 (26.2) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
628 (26.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
625 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
622 (25.9) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
622 (25.9) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
619 (25.8) RHYLL E Central VIC
617 (25.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
611 (25.5) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
609 (25.4) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
607 (25.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
603 (25.1) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
602 (25.1) WARRA W Coast TAS
601 (25.0) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
600 (25.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
600 (25.0) FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
115/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
113/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/23 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
96/18 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/01 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
94/01 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
94/17 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
93/09 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 87(300/ 65 ) at 03:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91(250/ 50 ) at 02:30
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 95(330/ 59 ) at 03:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 95(290/ 65 ) at 01:40
CAPE GRIM : 80(290/ 65 ) at 01:45
E Coast
SPRING BAY NTC AWS : 102(270/ 65 ) at 04:45
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 111(330/ 83 ) at 17:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 115(270/ 78 ) at 05:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(300/ 78 ) at 23:28
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 85(310/ 65 ) at 16:30
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 93(320/ 74 ) at 20:32
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 108(330/ 72 ) at 17:18
MOUNT READ : 98(330/ 52 ) at 23:48
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(290/ 67 ) at 05:30