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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:44EST, 27/02/2015.

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 34.6 +2.7 20.5 +3.0 19.3 0.0 9.8 11.7 286 (11.9) 31/12
BUNBURY 32.9 +2.9 20.5 +4.6 -- 5.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 30/15
MANDURAH 31.1 +1.3 24.2 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 +0.5 24.6 -0.1 24.2 0.2 4.4 6.5 290 (12.1) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.5 +3.4 26.2 +5.5 24.9 0.0 11.4 7.3 277 (11.5) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.8 +1.4 15.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 128 ( 5.3) 30/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.1 +0.9 12.7 +1.0 10.3 0.0 4.0 8.6 331 (13.8) 37/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.3 +3.0 23.9 +0.6 22.2 8.0 7.8 -- 299 (12.5) 61/18
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +1.3 24.2 +0.4 22.9 0.4 4.2 7.8 220 ( 9.2) 35/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.7 +2.6 23.9 -0.2 24.1 1.2 8.2 11.4 385 (16.0) 34/03
MACKAY M.O 30.2 +0.6 25.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 358 (14.9) 30/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.0 +0.8 22.3 +0.2 20.6 0.0 7.4 -- 323 (13.5) 26/00
BUNDABERG AERO 30.4 +0.5 20.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 28.1 -0.2 19.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 28.2 -0.7 19.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 8.0 9.9 347 (14.5) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 -0.1 17.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 640 (26.7) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.5 -1.5 19.4 +0.7 -- 2.2 7.2 -- 171 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.4 +0.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +0.1 18.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 30/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 -1.4 19.3 +1.2 18.0 0.2 4.6 -- 286 (11.9) 28/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.9 +1.2 17.7 0.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 35/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.4 +2.0 19.5 +0.5 18.8 11.6 2.2 4.7 446 (18.6) 30/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.5 -2.4 18.6 +0.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 269 (11.2) 52/23
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 -0.2 18.3 -0.9 -- 6.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 48/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.7 -1.1 17.2 +0.8 15.6 0.0 8.8 6.7 491 (20.5) 28/23
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.8 -1.3 18.0 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 24/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 34.3 +2.7 15.4 -1.1 10.0 0.0 8.6 11.7 269 (11.2) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.5 0.0 14.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 26/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.5 +1.2 15.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 46/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.8 -0.2 12.9 +1.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 35/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.6 +0.1 12.3 +0.1 -- 1.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 31/10
HOBART AIRPORT 24.3 +2.0 13.9 +1.9 9.6 0.0 6.0 4.2 367 (15.3) 54/13
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

42.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
41.9 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
41.8 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
41.5 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
41.5 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
41.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

+13.3 : 39.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.1 : 37.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 35.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.9 : 39.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+8.4 : 38.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

28.7 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
28.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
28.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+7.6 : 22.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.3 : 24.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.7 : 24.7 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.7 : 24.6 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.0 : 28.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

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

11.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
13.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
14.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 27.8 KALBARRI Central West WA
-6.1 : 15.1 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-5.8 : 11.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.7 : 14.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
-4.3 : 18.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS

-48.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
5.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
6.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.9 : 13.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-5.1 : 15.2 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.0 : 15.2 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-4.9 : 17.3 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-4.8 : 9.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
100.0 HIGHBURY STATION N Peninsula QLD
99.4 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE N Peninsula QLD
82.4 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION N Peninsula QLD
65.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION N Peninsula QLD
63.2 EDITH FALLS RIDGE N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
63.2 EDITH FALLS RIDGE
62.4 UPPER SEVENTEEN MILE CREEK
58.0 BRADSHAW

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
100.0 HIGHBURY STATION
99.4 ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE
82.4 BATAVIA DOWNS STATION
65.0 PICCANINNY PLAINS STATION
S Peninsula
61.8 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

12.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
11.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

4.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
4.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
2.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

925 (38.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
858 (35.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
835 (34.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
810 (33.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
794 (33.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
786 (32.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
784 (32.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
775 (32.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
769 (32.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
719 (30.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
714 (29.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
640 (26.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
638 (26.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
635 (26.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
609 (25.4) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
606 (25.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
91/18 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
91/15 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
85/22 NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
81/13 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
78/15 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
4.0mm in 3 min to 17:30 80.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
E Pilbara
MANDORA
4.8mm in 14 min to 23:30 20.6mm/h
E Gascoyne
NEWMAN AERO
3.8mm in 2 min to 17:15 114.0mm/h
8.4mm in 14 min to 17:30 36.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 16.0mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 21.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
JIMBLEBAR MINE
10.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
OPTHALMIA DAM
4.4mm in 11 min to 17:28 24.0mm/h
Lower West
HOPETOUN NORTH
4.8mm in 6 min to 12:36 48.0mm/h
MOUNT BARKER AG STATION
12.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.8mm/h
MANYPEAKS AG STATION
18.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.0mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION
4.8mm in 2 min to 21:36 144.0mm/h
10.4mm in 3 min to 21:39 208.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 18.0mm/h
Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
9.8mm in 5 min to 18:30 117.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 17.8mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 26.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 15.6mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.3mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
6.6mm in 19 min to 02:30 20.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
5.4mm in 14 min to 06:00 23.1mm/h
10.4mm in 12 min to 08:30 52.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 15.0mm/h
14.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 28.8mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 26.8mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 11.3mm/h
COCONUT ISLAND
10.4mm in 18 min to 10:00 34.7mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
HORN ISLAND
4.4mm in 12 min to 16:49 22.0mm/h
4.6mm in 11 min to 17:00 25.1mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
S Peninsula
PALMERVILLE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT
56.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 18.7mm/h
16.4mm in 25 min to 16:25 39.4mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 21.0mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 25.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
12.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 25.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 12.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
17.4mm in 24 min to 23:08 43.5mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 21.0mm/h
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
11.4mm in 42 min to 23:30 16.3mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.6mm/h
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
9.8mm in 8 min to 20:16 73.5mm/h
3.0mm in 1 min to 20:17 180.0mm/h
4.2mm in 6 min to 20:23 42.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 17.2mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.4mm/h
Hunter Valley
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
5.4mm in 4 min to 20:52 81.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
7.8mm in 23 min to 19:23 20.3mm/h
Illawarra
MOSS VALE AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 20.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h
18.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 18.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
HIGH RANGE AWS (WANGANDERRY)
1.8mm in 1 min to 16:48 108.0mm/h
15.0mm in 7 min to 16:55 128.6mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 25.6mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 25.8mm/h
South Coast
NERRIGA AWS
5.6mm in 8 min to 17:30 42.0mm/h
9.2mm in 15 min to 17:45 36.8mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO : 82(320/ 63 ) at 13:10
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT : 82(230/ 72 ) at 18:19
Central West
LONGREACH AERO : 91(290/ 69 ) at 15:30