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Noteworthy weather today
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Newsbits

WA: Warm ahead of rain and wind: Maximum temperatures were up to 11 above average and minima up to 7 above across parts of WA ahead of a strong cold change that moved into the South West during the evening. See tomorrow's story for details.


Records set or equalled today

None known


The day in charts
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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 21:20EST, 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 22.0 0.0 8.2 -1.1 7.1 0.0 3.4 -- 371 (15.5) 72/22
PERTH AIRPORT 20.7 +0.6 13.1 +4.2 11.4 1.4 2.0 4.5 440 (18.3) 72/15
ALBANY AIRPORT 20.4 +3.1 10.4 +2.4 8.9 0.2 3.0 8.7 472 (19.7) 68/14
BUNBURY 19.3 +1.1 14.5 +6.0 -- 8.0 -- -- 427 (17.8) 80/17
MANDURAH 18.3 -- 14.6 -- -- 13.0 -- -- 636 (26.5) 83/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -1.5 23.6 +0.6 23.0 0.0 6.0 9.7 186 ( 7.8) 41/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.3 +3.0 14.4 +4.0 10.1 0.0 6.0 9.5 301 (12.5) 39/16
WHYALLA AERO 18.1 -3.4 5.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 135 ( 5.6) 24/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.8 -0.2 6.5 -3.2 3.2 0.0 2.8 10.7 135 ( 5.6) 18/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.1 +0.3 3.3 -3.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 8.8 170 ( 7.1) 26/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.6 +1.4 17.0 +2.8 13.2 0.0 8.2 11.2 274 (11.4) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 26.9 -1.1 14.3 -4.4 11.5 0.0 5.8 11.0 210 ( 8.8) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 +0.7 14.6 -2.7 12.5 0.0 7.6 11.0 258 (10.8) 28/11
MACKAY MO 27.1 +1.9 16.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 258 (10.8) 35/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.0 +2.7 13.1 -0.5 11.9 0.0 5.8 -- 223 ( 9.3) 30/18
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 -1.8 16.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 432 (18.0) 24/14
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -2.9 17.2 +6.6 -- 5.8 12.6 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 21.9 -1.2 16.0 +2.6 -- 2.6 -- -- 418 (17.4) 41/15
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -2.6 16.4 +3.7 13.9 4.0 4.4 5.2 462 (19.3) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.8 -0.6 11.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 37/12
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 17.3 -4.1 8.8 +0.3 4.9 0.0 2.4 -- 224 ( 9.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.9 -2.0 7.6 -3.3 3.3 4.2 1.6 9.7 408 (17.0) 46/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -2.1 8.0 -1.4 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.9 -5.3 8.2 -0.8 6.7 2.8 1.0 1.4 403 (16.8) 37/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.9 -4.4 7.4 -0.3 3.9 7.6 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 28/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 -1.0 1.0 -3.2 -4.0 0.6 1.2 6.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.7 -3.5 4.4 -2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.8 -3.7 9.2 -1.1 6.7 4.8 0.6 6.9 611 (25.5) 45/11
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 -4.0 5.2 -2.9 -- 4.2 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 31/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.5 -3.7 11.3 -1.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 440 (18.3) 41/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.6 -0.6 0.0 -3.2 -2.6 0.2 3.4 10.0 244 (10.2) 28/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.3 -0.3 2.4 -2.7 -0.7 0.0 2.0 7.2 104 ( 4.3) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.1 -1.0 3.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.9 -1.5 6.2 -1.2 3.4 0.0 1.4 10.0 211 ( 8.8) 21/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.8 -0.6 0.9 -4.5 4.2 0.0 5.8 -- 261 (10.9) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.3 -0.5 1.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.0 +0.8 6.9 -1.0 4.7 0.0 2.0 -- 74 ( 3.1) 18/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 17.0 +0.2 4.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 24/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +0.8 -0.8 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 30/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.1 -1.4 1.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.0 +0.7 5.1 -0.9 2.0 0.0 2.4 8.1 279 (11.6) 30/09
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

38.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
38.0 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
37.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.5 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
37.5 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
37.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+10.6 : 31.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+8.2 : 30.4 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.1 : 26.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+7.0 : 28.3 EUCLA Eucla WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 13.0 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+7.1 : 12.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0 : 18.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+6.9 : 15.8 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+6.9 : 13.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

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

2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.4 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.3 : 14.2 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
-7.0 : 21.0 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-6.9 : 25.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-6.7 : 15.6 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
-6.7 : 16.5 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW

-10.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.7 : -10.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 : 0.8 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-6.5 : 0.0 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-6.3 : 6.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne 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.
51.0 BOGGABRI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
45.8 WERRIS CREEK POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
35.0 LANSDOWNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW
34.0 PILLIGA POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
31.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
34.0 PILLIGA POST OFFICE
NW Slopes S
51.0 BOGGABRI POST OFFICE
45.8 WERRIS CREEK POST OFFICE
MidNorth Coast S
35.0 LANSDOWNE POST OFFICE
31.0 COMBOYNE POST OFFICE

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

5.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
5.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

1014 (42.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
811 (33.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
767 (32.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
759 (31.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
737 (30.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
636 (26.5) MANDURAH Lower West WA
635 (26.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
623 (26.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
611 (25.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
96/16 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
93/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
91/15 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/19 MANDURAH Lower West WA
81/15 MANJIMUP Lower West 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
    Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT
2.0mm in 1 min to 22:10 120.0mm/h
6.0mm in 16 min to 22:26 22.5mm/h
    Lower West
GINGIN AERO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
15.2mm in 51 min to 21:00 17.9mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.3mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
BUNBURY
13.0mm in 33 min to 17:33 23.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
COLLIE EAST
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
10.0mm in 43 min to 18:43 14.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 91(340/ 70 ) at 19:30
CAPE LEEUWIN : 96(320/ 80 ) at 16:02