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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 05/12/2015.

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 25.0 -3.9 16.3 +1.4 15.7 0.0 10.8 9.1 542 (22.6) 46/13
BUNBURY 22.4 -4.9 12.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 39/09
MANDURAH 22.7 -4.2 16.9 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 44/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +2.1 26.2 +0.9 25.9 0.0 7.4 4.1 320 (13.3) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 39.2 +3.8 18.3 -1.9 16.8 0.0 13.4 12.5 327 (13.6) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 33.4 +5.2 12.0 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 37/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.8 +7.8 15.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 30/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 33.2 +10.3 8.1 -1.9 4.3 0.0 4.8 11.9 350 (14.6) 41/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.8 +2.7 22.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 32.1 +0.7 24.8 +1.4 18.0 0.2 7.4 11.3 475 (19.8) 52/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.0 24.3 +0.2 22.4 0.0 9.2 11.9 466 (19.4) 50/13
MACKAY M.O 30.3 +0.2 23.2 +0.2 -- 3.4 -- 10.0 380 (15.8) 43/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.6 -1.5 17.6 -3.6 15.9 29.2 15.0 -- 400 (16.7) 39/08
BUNDABERG AERO 29.2 -0.3 18.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 594 (24.8) 54/17
COOLANGATTA 25.0 -2.2 17.5 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 622 (25.9) 50/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.4 -2.7 15.9 -4.2 14.7 0.0 10.0 4.2 480 (20.0) 44/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.2 -4.2 12.5 -4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 798 (33.3) 48/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.4 -0.5 12.4 -5.1 -- 0.0 9.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 -2.2 12.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.6 -3.6 11.2 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 35/12
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.0 -0.2 12.8 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 607 (25.3) 46/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 -1.5 15.5 -2.0 10.9 0.0 6.4 9.3 334 (13.9) 34/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.1 -3.3 10.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 30/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 -1.5 14.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 28/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.4 +2.0 14.9 +1.1 11.7 0.0 8.8 13.8 274 (11.4) 34/03
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.0 +2.8 13.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 36.3 +6.2 13.6 -1.2 9.5 0.0 8.0 12.5 274 (11.4) 30/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 31.0 +3.6 12.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 34/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.8 +5.8 14.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 31/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.7 +8.1 10.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 41/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.1 +3.7 8.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 43/11
HOBART AIRPORT 21.7 +1.0 9.6 -1.1 6.2 0.0 11.2 11.2 388 (16.2) 41/14
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

43.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
42.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.0 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
41.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+13.3 : 39.9 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+12.7 : 40.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.8 : 38.2 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 37.1 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+10.3 : 31.7 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.3 : 33.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 CARTERS BORE Northwest QLD
28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
28.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.6 : 19.9 MARYBOROUGH N Central VIC
+5.6 : 20.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.2 : 27.3 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+4.9 : 26.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+4.2 : 19.2 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA

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

12.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
14.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
15.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
15.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

-9.0 : 16.5 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-8.9 : 18.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-8.8 : 24.8 CARNAMAH Central West WA
-8.3 : 26.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-7.8 : 24.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA

0.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-7.6 : 7.7 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-7.6 : 7.9 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-7.5 : 4.4 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-7.2 : 8.5 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
-6.8 : 3.7 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : 8.0 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

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.
69.8 WILLIAMSON Central Coast E QLD
62.2 DARWIN RIVER DAM N Rivers NT
49.4 SOUTH YAAMBA TM Central Coast E QLD
45.6 ST LAWRENCE Central Coast E QLD
35.2 UPPER ULAM ROAD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
62.2 DARWIN RIVER DAM

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
69.8 WILLIAMSON
49.4 SOUTH YAAMBA TM
45.6 ST LAWRENCE
Wide Bay/Burnett
35.2 UPPER ULAM ROAD

13.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

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4.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1507 (62.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1364 (56.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1173 (48.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1068 (44.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
993 (41.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
964 (40.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
948 (39.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
924 (38.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
920 (38.3) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
910 (37.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
889 (37.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
798 (33.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
750 (31.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
749 (31.2) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
737 (30.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
715 (29.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
708 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
693 (28.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
684 (28.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
671 (28.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
662 (27.6) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
657 (27.4) FORREST Eucla WA
653 (27.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
652 (27.2) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
645 (26.9) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
639 (26.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
634 (26.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
623 (26.0) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
622 (25.9) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
622 (25.9) COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
617 (25.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
617 (25.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
610 (25.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
610 (25.4) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
607 (25.3) DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
607 (25.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
602 (25.1) MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
601 (25.0) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
87/17 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
81/20 FORREST Eucla WA
78/15 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
74/01 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/14 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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
MIDDLE POINT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
17.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 35.2mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
10.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.8mm/h
NGAYAWILI
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.6mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
9.0mm in 16 min to 14:00 33.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.8mm/h
6.0mm in 7 min to 14:07 51.4mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 7.3mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.6mm/h
BRADSHAW
7.6mm in 8 min to 16:57 57.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 19.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Northwest
THE MONUMENT AIRPORT
2.8mm in 2 min to 17:14 84.0mm/h
4.2mm in 2 min to 17:16 126.0mm/h
5.2mm in 6 min to 17:22 52.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 63 ) at 00:30