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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 14:59EST, 04/10/2014.

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 22.4 -0.2 9.1 -1.1 7.6 0.0 5.6 11.4 405 (16.9) 39/13
BUNBURY 22.2 +1.3 7.6 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 26/15
MANDURAH 21.9 +0.2 13.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 22/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 -0.3 22.2 -2.7 21.9 0.0 7.4 10.9 291 (12.1) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.4 +3.5 12.3 -2.5 9.4 0.0 11.2 11.6 367 (15.3) 28/08
WHYALLA AERO 27.8 +4.0 5.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.5 +4.6 7.8 -3.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 145 ( 6.0) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.2 +1.3 9.3 +2.2 8.1 0.0 2.4 6.6 276 (11.5) 28/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.5 +0.9 17.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 31/04
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +0.1 19.6 -1.0 18.2 0.0 10.6 11.1 516 (21.5) 41/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 -0.8 20.5 -0.2 17.6 0.0 8.4 10.7 376 (15.7) 39/12
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -1.0 17.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 24/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.8 -0.8 18.6 +1.6 17.5 0.0 5.8 -- 363 (15.1) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.2 +0.3 14.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 34/17
COOLANGATTA 24.2 -0.2 10.9 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 34/10
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -1.3 12.6 -3.0 11.0 0.0 8.8 10.2 303 (12.6) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.8 +1.5 9.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 420 (17.5) 39/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.6 +2.5 8.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 54 ( 2.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.3 -1.3 9.4 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 28/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.3 -0.6 6.8 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.4 -1.2 7.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 43/12
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.3 +1.6 2.1 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 24/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 -1.4 13.1 -0.1 8.0 0.0 5.8 6.3 314 (13.1) 34/16
RICHMOND RAAF 23.9 -0.9 9.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 31/14
BELLAMBI AWS 20.2 -1.2 11.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 31/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.7 +2.3 2.4 -5.3 0.1 0.0 4.0 11.3 291 (12.1) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.8 +1.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.5 +1.6 6.4 -3.4 4.0 0.0 4.5 11.5 252 (10.5) 22/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.7 +0.8 2.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 2.5 -- 507 (21.1) 30/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.3 +1.9 3.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 28/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.4 -0.3 10.8 +1.3 6.2 0.4 3.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.2 +1.6 7.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 30/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.1 +1.1 2.4 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 34/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 -3.2 7.4 -0.1 3.4 0.0 5.2 8.9 570 (23.8) 39/04
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

41.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
40.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.4 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+9.8 : 32.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.7 : 34.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+8.5 : 31.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.9 : 31.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.1 : 34.2 FORREST Eucla WA

27.6 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
26.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
26.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.0 : 24.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.8 : 16.8 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
+8.6 : 16.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 17.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.8 : 16.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

7.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
11.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-3.7 : 18.1 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-3.2 : 14.0 FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
-3.2 : 12.8 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-3.2 : 19.6 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.2 : 14.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

-2.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-1.7 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
-1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-8.3 : -0.8 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.2 : 3.2 ENEABBA Central West WA
-7.5 : 6.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.4 : 2.4 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-7.3 : -1.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands 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.
11.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.6 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC
5.0 SAVAGE RIVER MINE W Coast TAS
4.5 SPRINGVALE NECROPOLIS E Central VIC
4.0 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC

12.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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7.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
6.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
6.4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
6.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
4.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

1322 (55.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1199 (50.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1118 (46.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1096 (45.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1059 (44.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1058 (44.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1049 (43.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
964 (40.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
958 (39.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
908 (37.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
875 (36.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
787 (32.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
760 (31.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
745 (31.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
730 (30.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
725 (30.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
720 (30.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
697 (29.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
694 (28.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
691 (28.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
684 (28.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
661 (27.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
657 (27.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
637 (26.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
634 (26.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
632 (26.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
628 (26.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
89/02 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
74/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
72/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
70/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E 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.
None reported None reported