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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:47EST, 31/12/2014.

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 31.9 +3.0 15.3 +0.4 12.9 0.0 12.0 13.3 533 (22.2) 70/00
BUNBURY 30.5 +3.2 14.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 35/13
MANDURAH 32.5 +5.6 15.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.4 26.3 +1.0 26.5 0.2 4.4 7.0 264 (11.0) 39/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.3 -8.1 17.4 -2.8 19.6 9.6 0.8 2.0 265 (11.0) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 23.9 -4.3 16.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 590 (24.6) 57/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.5 -3.5 12.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 46/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.9 -3.0 7.4 -2.6 4.4 0.0 5.2 6.6 330 (13.8) 54/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.2 -1.9 26.1 +3.1 24.8 0.0 12.0 -- 496 (20.7) 48/16
CAIRNS AERO 33.4 +2.0 25.0 +1.6 23.2 0.2 7.4 11.2 384 (16.0) 39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +0.5 23.6 -0.5 22.2 0.0 11.6 12.4 435 (18.1) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 31.5 +1.4 23.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- 11.3 345 (14.4) 26/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.0 -0.1 22.0 +0.8 21.2 0.0 7.4 -- 275 (11.5) 26/07
BUNDABERG AERO 30.9 +1.4 20.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 293 (12.2) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +1.7 22.9 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 31/13
BRISBANE AERO 29.4 +1.3 21.1 +1.0 18.7 0.0 9.0 11.2 351 (14.6) 35/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.6 +0.2 17.5 +0.9 -- 12.4 -- -- 465 (19.4) 34/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.5 +1.6 18.1 +0.6 -- 10.2 8.2 -- 131 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.1 +1.8 20.5 +2.4 17.0 0.0 5.2 -- 461 (19.2) 59/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.5 +3.0 19.7 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 50/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.2 +5.0 19.9 +3.4 19.9 0.0 5.8 -- 399 (16.6) 43/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.8 -1.4 19.8 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 50/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.4 +3.7 19.5 +2.0 17.6 0.0 5.8 5.3 540 (22.5) 50/14
RICHMOND RAAF 33.1 +4.7 19.1 +3.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 302 (12.6) 48/22
BELLAMBI AWS 25.4 +1.6 18.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 31/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.5 +0.1 19.9 +6.1 17.0 0.0 7.0 6.9 298 (12.4) 37/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.2 +3.0 14.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 41/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.5 -1.6 14.0 -0.8 11.9 0.0 11.0 13.6 284 (11.8) 50/20
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.3 +1.9 12.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 43/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.2 +1.2 10.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 44/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.1 -0.1 14.4 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.4 -0.2 9.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 455 (19.0) 43/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.6 -0.8 12.9 +2.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 48/16
HOBART AIRPORT 19.9 -0.8 10.8 +0.1 9.1 0.2 5.8 5.8 303 (12.6) 41/15
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

43.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
43.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
42.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.9 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+10.4 : 39.5 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+9.0 : 40.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
+8.6 : 40.8 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 35.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+7.0 : 37.0 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

31.3 BENALLA AIRPORT Lower NE VIC
30.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
29.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+7.7 : 13.1 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.0 : 16.7 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 19.4 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+6.2 : 17.2 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 24.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+6.2 : 20.7 GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD) SW Slopes N NSW

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

10.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
15.2 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
15.2 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-15.6 : 20.8 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
-14.1 : 23.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-12.0 : 22.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.4 : 29.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-9.1 : 28.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

2.0 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
3.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
4.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.1 : 6.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.8 : 2.0 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
-6.4 : 6.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.0 : 6.0 ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
-6.0 : 7.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields 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.
116.0 NUTWOOD DOWNS N Rivers NT
107.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
78.4 NGUKURR AWS N Rivers NT
73.6 KACHANA E Kimberley WA
60.0 SOPHIE DOWNS E Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
73.6 KACHANA
60.0 SOPHIE DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
116.0 NUTWOOD DOWNS
78.4 NGUKURR AWS
51.0 ALCAN MINESITE
50.0 TANUMBIRINI

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
52.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

ISLANDS
Islands
107.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

13.6 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
13.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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4.2 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
4.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
3.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
1.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

975 (40.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
885 (36.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
863 (36.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
835 (34.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
808 (33.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
793 (33.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
790 (32.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
677 (28.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
672 (28.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
670 (27.9) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
659 (27.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
627 (26.1) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
621 (25.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
621 (25.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
601 (25.0) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
601 (25.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
102/13 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
93/06 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/23 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
74/18 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
74/21 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
74/14 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west 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