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Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

No reports of significant weather.


Records set or equalled today

None known


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
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Actual temperatures
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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 20:45EST, 14/05/2012.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT 28.2 +4.2 15.3 +2.4 14.0 0.0 3.8 -- 424 (17.7) 43/12
PERTH AIRPORT 21.3 -0.4 13.0 +2.5 11.3 0.0 1.8 0.2 371 (15.5) 35/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.9 +3.0 11.9 +2.1 9.0 0.2 2.4 3.7 353 (14.7) 76/19
BUNBURY 21.5 +0.4 16.7 +7.2 -- 22.6 -- -- 340 (14.2) 52/14
MANDURAH 21.2 -- 17.3 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 558 (23.3) 59/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +1.4 21.4 -0.7 20.6 0.0 5.0 10.7 116 ( 4.8) 26/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.9 +1.9 11.6 +3.3 6.3 0.0 10.8 10.6 322 (13.4) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 20.9 +0.4 11.7 +3.0 -- 3.0 2.0 -- 276 (11.5) 39/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.8 +4.8 12.4 +2.2 9.6 1.6 1.2 8.2 164 ( 6.8) 32/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 -0.7 10.3 +3.0 9.1 0.0 0.6 0.0 205 ( 8.5) 35/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.0 +3.1 6.6 -7.3 4.1 0.0 5.6 10.7 135 ( 5.6) 32/16
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 -0.7 15.2 -4.7 12.9 0.0 6.2 11.0 166 ( 6.9) 26/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.9 +0.3 13.2 -4.4 10.0 0.0 5.4 10.9 172 ( 7.2) 34/13
MACKAY MO 24.5 +0.3 13.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- 9.5 303 (12.6) 26/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.3 +1.3 10.4 -3.8 8.4 0.0 5.2 -- 205 ( 8.5) 32/14
BUNDABERG AERO 26.4 +1.7 13.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 402 (16.8) 34/10
NAMBOUR DPI 24.6 +0.9 10.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 23.9 +0.8 14.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 39/09
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +0.3 9.6 -3.2 6.5 0.0 4.6 10.2 360 (15.0) 26/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.1 +1.1 8.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 37/13
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 19.6 -0.7 5.9 -2.8 -0.8 0.0 3.0 -- 172 ( 7.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 +1.3 15.9 +4.2 11.5 0.0 4.4 9.1 638 (26.6) 54/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.3 -1.2 15.3 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.7 +0.5 10.0 -0.1 8.5 0.0 4.0 4.2 514 (21.4) 54/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 -1.1 10.1 +1.8 7.7 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.5 +2.3 1.8 -2.9 -1.1 0.2 3.6 8.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.4 +0.4 6.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 -1.4 13.3 +2.4 10.3 0.0 2.2 3.5 615 (25.6) 52/14
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 -0.2 6.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 31/11
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -0.9 14.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 46/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.4 +2.8 -0.6 -3.8 -4.5 0.0 1.8 9.3 138 ( 5.8) 30/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.0 +3.7 3.2 -2.7 0.8 0.0 2.4 9.7 158 ( 6.6) 18/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +3.9 2.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.8 +5.8 9.1 +1.7 6.2 0.0 2.8 9.4 168 ( 7.0) 30/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.5 +4.2 3.8 -2.0 3.3 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 28/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.6 +5.0 6.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 37/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.3 +2.6 8.5 -0.1 6.4 0.0 1.4 -- 54 ( 2.3) 17/21
GEELONG AIRPORT 18.3 +1.2 9.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 28/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.8 +3.2 5.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 37/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.7 +0.9 2.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 17/00
HOBART AIRPORT 13.5 -1.7 5.8 -0.8 1.5 0.0 2.8 0.2 203 ( 8.5) 26/16
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

40.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
39.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
38.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+7.5 : 40.7 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+6.9 : 34.6 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+6.7 : 39.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+6.7 : 38.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+6.5 : 23.0 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.5 : 35.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.6 : 16.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.6 : 18.0 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+8.3 : 15.3 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+8.3 : 16.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+7.4 : 17.9 BUSSELTON Lower West WA

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

4.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.2 : 9.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 : 10.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 : 11.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 : 10.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 : 11.3 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC

-6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.4 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : 6.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.2 : -6.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.5 : 9.6 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.4 : 12.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-6.1 : 1.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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.
83.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
81.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
75.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
35.0 YARROWITCH (BENDITI) N Tablelands E NSW
23.4 ACTON PARK Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
23.4 ACTON PARK

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
35.0 YARROWITCH (BENDITI)

ISLANDS
Islands
83.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)
81.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)
75.6 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

11.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

907 (37.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
745 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
741 (30.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
736 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
671 (28.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
662 (27.6) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
644 (26.8) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
638 (26.6) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
615 (25.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
78/22 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/19 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
70/23 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
67/16 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
63/04 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
COLLIE EAST
12.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.6mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h