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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 21:41EST, 25/12/2014.

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 27.5 -1.4 10.4 -4.5 8.2 0.0 9.2 13.3 441 (18.4) 41/21
BUNBURY 23.5 -3.8 10.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 39/15
MANDURAH 23.9 -3.0 14.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 469 (19.5) 43/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 29.0 +3.7 28.0 0.0 8.8 1.5 549 (22.9) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.6 +7.2 17.6 -2.6 15.6 0.0 14.0 12.8 280 (11.7) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 27.7 -0.5 20.7 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 477 (19.9) 52/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.6 +1.6 19.7 +4.1 -- 0.4 -- 12.9 203 ( 8.5) 31/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.6 +1.7 10.0 0.0 5.6 1.2 11.4 11.9 430 (17.9) 39/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.3 +2.2 17.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 39/15
CAIRNS AERO 33.5 +2.1 24.2 +0.8 20.8 0.0 5.0 6.9 243 (10.1) 31/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +0.9 22.2 -1.9 20.0 0.0 8.6 12.1 304 (12.7) 46/13
MACKAY M.O 28.7 -1.4 21.5 -1.5 -- 1.8 -- 11.8 420 (17.5) 35/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.8 -2.3 19.7 -1.5 18.3 25.0 2.2 -- 365 (15.2) 26/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.0 -2.5 18.2 -2.3 -- 25.0 -- -- 510 (21.3) 39/01
COOLANGATTA 26.2 -1.0 17.5 -2.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 502 (20.9) 52/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 -2.2 18.4 -1.7 17.3 0.0 4.8 4.0 423 (17.6) 43/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.8 -3.6 12.7 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 513 (21.4) 37/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.6 -1.3 14.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 317 (13.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.2 -2.1 16.5 -1.6 14.2 8.6 2.2 -- 451 (18.8) 37/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.8 -0.7 17.4 +0.6 -- 3.8 -- -- 367 (15.3) 34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.7 -2.5 12.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 37/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.6 +0.4 13.5 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 568 (23.7) 37/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.0 +0.3 15.6 -1.9 12.2 0.0 8.0 10.8 407 (17.0) 44/14
RICHMOND RAAF 28.1 -0.3 13.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.5 -0.3 16.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 44/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.4 +2.0 14.3 +0.5 12.0 0.0 10.8 10.5 389 (16.2) 34/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.1 -0.1 13.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.5 +7.4 17.3 +2.5 13.2 0.0 8.6 11.4 251 (10.5) 39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.8 +4.4 16.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 35/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.1 +6.1 12.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 52/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.2 +2.0 21.4 +8.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.4 +6.8 15.4 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 522 (21.8) 44/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 27.2 +4.8 12.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 46/14
HOBART AIRPORT 24.5 +3.8 14.7 +4.0 8.0 0.0 11.2 12.5 461 (19.2) 50/11
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

44.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.2 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
44.0 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
43.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
43.7 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+10.5 : 30.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
+10.1 : 34.6 MENINGIE Murray Valley SA
+10.0 : 34.5 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.4 : 31.0 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
+9.3 : 43.4 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

30.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
30.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
29.6 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
29.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+8.9 : 20.7 SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE E Central VIC
+8.7 : 20.4 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+8.5 : 21.4 MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE E Central VIC
+7.8 : 19.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+7.6 : 19.8 WARRACKNABEAL MUSEUM Wimmera N VIC

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

13.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
14.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.2 : 25.0 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.5 : 21.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 : 26.4 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.8 : 28.2 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-4.7 : 27.6 GAYNDAH AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-4.7 : 20.9 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

2.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
4.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
4.3 OBERON (SPRINGBANK) C Tablelands S NSW
4.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
4.7 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.5 : 5.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-10.0 : 2.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.0 : 4.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.7 : 4.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-6.5 : 5.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 5.0 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.
101.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
94.2 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL N Peninsula QLD
65.4 PACIFIC HEIGHTS Central Coast E QLD
60.0 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE Central Coast E QLD
58.0 WEIPA EASTERN AVE N Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
94.2 AURUKUN SHIRE COUNCIL
58.0 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
Central Coast E
65.4 PACIFIC HEIGHTS
60.0 YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
53.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD

ISLANDS
Islands
101.2 WILLIS ISLAND

13.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.9 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

4.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1446 (60.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1396 (58.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1204 (50.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1081 (45.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1036 (43.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
990 (41.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
956 (39.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
948 (39.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
947 (39.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
932 (38.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
916 (38.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
897 (37.4) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
893 (37.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
881 (36.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
877 (36.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
876 (36.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
868 (36.2) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
854 (35.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
763 (31.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
743 (31.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
734 (30.6) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
734 (30.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
707 (29.5) NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
699 (29.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
699 (29.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
693 (28.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
693 (28.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
686 (28.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
674 (28.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
673 (28.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
672 (28.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
669 (27.9) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
664 (27.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
656 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
649 (27.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
644 (26.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
641 (26.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
636 (26.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
623 (26.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
619 (25.8) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
616 (25.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
607 (25.3) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
600 (25.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
89/01 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/20 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
83/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/14 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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