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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:45EST, 15/04/2015.

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 22.9 -2.6 11.8 -1.2 10.9 0.0 4.0 3.3 297 (12.4) 39/19
BUNBURY 21.5 -2.6 10.5 -1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 41/13
MANDURAH 21.5 -2.4 16.9 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 +0.6 24.8 +0.8 24.6 1.4 4.0 8.4 253 (10.5) 30/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.2 +8.0 13.4 +0.8 11.4 0.0 8.0 10.3 163 ( 6.8) 26/11
WHYALLA AERO 33.6 +9.8 16.4 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 54/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.7 +7.0 15.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 3.2 5.6 175 ( 7.3) 41/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.5 +8.0 11.4 +2.7 13.8 0.0 2.6 5.7 268 (11.2) 48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.2 +5.4 17.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.4 21.8 +0.2 21.1 6.0 4.0 7.4 362 (15.1) 54/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +2.4 21.0 +0.4 18.4 0.0 10.6 10.5 467 (19.5) 44/11
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +0.3 21.1 +1.0 -- 2.8 -- 4.3 377 (15.7) 39/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +1.6 19.3 +1.4 18.0 0.0 6.2 -- 329 (13.7) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 -0.8 17.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 41/10
COOLANGATTA 26.4 +1.0 17.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 37/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.9 -0.1 16.2 -0.1 14.9 0.0 5.2 9.6 371 (15.5) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 -0.5 13.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 558 (23.3) 43/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.1 +0.9 14.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 189 ( 7.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 -0.3 13.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 30/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.6 12.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 28/02
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 -1.4 10.0 -3.2 6.6 0.4 3.6 8.6 281 (11.7) 34/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.3 +2.8 13.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 39/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.3 +0.4 14.5 +0.3 11.5 0.0 4.2 8.5 380 (15.8) 30/14
RICHMOND RAAF 24.0 +0.2 12.5 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 28/11
BELLAMBI AWS 21.2 -0.9 12.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 24/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.1 +2.6 11.5 +2.4 8.6 0.0 4.6 5.2 208 ( 8.7) 26/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.8 -0.5 10.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 24/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.4 +7.8 14.5 +4.4 10.0 0.0 4.8 6.4 222 ( 9.3) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.8 +2.2 9.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.2 +3.0 12.5 +4.9 -- 3.8 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 30/20
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.9 +5.3 10.8 +3.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 43/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.1 -2.8 4.0 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 17/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -0.5 3.4 -5.4 -1.1 0.0 3.2 8.0 291 (12.1) 24/12
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

40.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
40.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
39.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+9.9 : 35.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+9.8 : 33.6 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+9.7 : 37.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+8.9 : 35.0 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.9 : 28.6 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
27.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.8 : 21.2 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
+8.6 : 20.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.6 : 19.6 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+8.4 : 25.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.3 : 24.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

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

8.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
9.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.4 : 29.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.0 : 15.7 SHANNON Lower West WA
-5.7 : 16.8 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-5.1 : 23.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
-5.0 : 17.0 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

-4.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-2.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-1.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-7.2 : -2.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-7.2 : 3.5 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.9 : -1.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.7 : -0.5 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-6.6 : -0.8 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
-6.6 : 0.8 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

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.
123.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
69.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.3 HOWARD SPRINGS NATURE PARK N Rivers NT
27.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
27.0 CHARLES POINT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
34.3 HOWARD SPRINGS NATURE PARK
27.0 CHARLES POINT

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
69.6 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
27.0 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
N Coast--Barron
123.0 MT SOPHIA

11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

2.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

952 (39.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
923 (38.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
819 (34.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
796 (33.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
774 (32.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
720 (30.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
672 (28.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
668 (27.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
659 (27.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
647 (27.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
639 (26.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
629 (26.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
628 (26.2) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
627 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
621 (25.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
618 (25.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
72/20 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
70/22 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
67/11 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
67/20 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
65/12 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
CHARLES POINT
19.6mm in 30 min to 06:00 39.2mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 19.8mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 25.6mm/h
CAPE DON
51.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 51.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 9.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.0mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
10.2mm in 17 min to 16:50 36.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 10.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
15.4mm in 30 min to 00:00 30.8mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 29.6mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.3mm/h
19.4mm in 30 min to 00:30 38.8mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 34.8mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 27.4mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.7mm/h
66.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
22.0mm in 30 min to 13:00 44.0mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 23.4mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 24.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
None reported