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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:39EST, 02/08/2015.

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 18.0 +0.1 1.0 -7.0 -0.2 0.0 3.2 8.0 285 (11.9) --
BUNBURY 16.8 -0.4 2.8 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 26/15
MANDURAH 17.0 -0.4 6.2 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 24/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.7 +0.2 18.4 -0.9 17.4 0.0 8.4 11.0 271 (11.3) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.3 +0.6 12.6 +8.6 11.2 0.0 7.6 1.1 386 (16.1) 41/01
WHYALLA AERO 18.8 +1.9 7.0 +1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 338 (14.1) 46/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.6 +0.3 9.9 +2.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 43/21
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -0.1 7.1 +1.9 5.4 0.0 2.0 6.3 436 (18.2) 61/20
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.5 +8.8 9.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 37/22
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +2.8 21.4 +4.3 20.8 3.4 -- -- 397 (16.5) 31/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 +1.9 21.6 +8.0 21.0 0.0 5.6 5.3 411 (17.1) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 23.5 +2.2 18.1 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 264 (11.0) 21/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 +4.4 14.4 +4.9 12.8 0.0 2.6 -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 +4.5 14.3 +4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 26/15
COOLANGATTA 22.6 +2.1 13.8 +3.8 -- 16.2 -- -- 274 (11.4) 35/23
BRISBANE AERO 23.3 +2.5 13.5 +4.5 11.7 0.0 1.6 6.6 176 ( 7.3) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.8 +4.3 12.6 +6.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 411 (17.1) 46/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.6 -0.5 11.0 +6.3 -- 6.2 0.8 -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.0 +0.3 12.2 +4.6 -- 2.8 -- -- 260 (10.8) 30/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -2.1 8.2 +1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 15/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.6 +1.6 9.3 +2.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 26/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 4.5 +3.0 2.5 0.2 1.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.8 +0.5 6.5 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 26/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 +3.8 11.3 +4.1 9.2 0.6 2.0 3.7 224 ( 9.3) 30/18
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 +3.2 9.6 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 72 ( 3.0) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.6 +0.8 11.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 24/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.7 +1.0 4.4 +1.7 2.6 0.0 1.6 0.2 179 ( 7.5) 41/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.8 -0.3 2.2 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 39/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.2 +1.8 7.0 +2.7 5.0 0.0 2.3 7.2 399 (16.6) 44/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.4 +0.4 6.2 +3.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 41/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.6 +1.1 2.8 +0.3 -- 4.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 37/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.8 +2.7 6.6 +3.4 -- 2.8 -- -- 582 (24.3) 50/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 +1.1 2.8 +0.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 48/15
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 +2.6 0.6 -3.5 -1.7 0.2 2.8 5.2 226 ( 9.4) 50/15
Max
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+/- 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

35.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.1 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 NGUKURR AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BULMAN N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.0 KATHERINE COUNTRY CLUB N Rivers NT

+11.0 : 33.9 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+9.6 : 32.2 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+9.5 : 34.3 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+9.4 : 33.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+8.8 : 33.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+8.8 : 32.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+8.8 : 33.4 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.8 : 15.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+11.2 : 16.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+11.0 : 15.2 SURAT Maranoa QLD
+10.6 : 14.3 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+10.5 : 13.9 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.4 : 16.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.2 : 15.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-4.9 : 18.0 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-4.7 : 16.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-4.4 : 20.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

-2.6 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.6 : 0.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.0 : 1.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-6.7 : -0.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.7 : -1.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : -1.0 MERREDIN 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.
38.0 AIR SEA RESCUE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
36.8 SOUTHPORT RIDGEWAY AVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
33.0 BURLEIGH WATERS ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
26.6 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
9.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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1.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
1.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1083 (45.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
864 (36.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
839 (35.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
837 (34.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
804 (33.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
799 (33.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
762 (31.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
736 (30.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
716 (29.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
695 (29.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
666 (27.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
630 (26.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
626 (26.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
107/15 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
94/15 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
91/22 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
87/22 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
87/04 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

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