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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 21:26EST, 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 21.1 -0.9 7.3 -2.0 4.6 0.0 2.4 -- 262 (10.9) 34/17
PERTH AIRPORT 19.1 -1.0 12.6 +3.7 12.4 0.2 2.2 2.2 225 ( 9.4) 24/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.8 +1.5 9.4 +1.4 7.7 0.2 2.2 6.8 271 (11.3) 37/08
BUNBURY 19.4 +1.2 11.9 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 34/19
MANDURAH 19.1 -- 13.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 31/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.9 +2.4 23.6 +0.6 23.0 0.0 8.4 10.7 273 (11.4) 44/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.4 +7.1 16.9 +6.5 10.8 0.0 12.4 9.6 294 (12.3) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 25.1 +3.6 15.5 +7.5 -- 1.2 10.6 -- 434 (18.1) 48/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.9 -0.1 14.3 +4.6 10.9 2.4 5.4 1.0 301 (12.5) 43/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.0 +5.2 12.8 +6.5 11.7 0.0 4.8 3.4 494 (20.6) 39/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +3.6 13.3 -0.9 11.7 0.0 8.6 11.3 166 ( 6.9) 35/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +0.5 19.9 +1.2 18.6 0.0 8.0 10.0 556 (23.2) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 -0.1 18.0 +0.7 16.0 0.0 8.0 10.6 409 (17.0) 39/13
MACKAY MO 25.8 +0.6 16.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 264 (11.0) 30/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.7 -0.6 18.1 +4.5 16.8 0.0 6.6 -- 293 (12.2) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 -0.6 14.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 438 (18.3) 37/13
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -1.9 12.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA AIRPORT 22.1 -1.0 11.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 30/08
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 -0.8 11.4 -1.3 7.0 0.0 7.2 10.8 339 (14.1) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.1 -0.3 10.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 714 (29.8) 45/00
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) -- -- 9.7 +1.2 5.8 0.0 3.4 -- 120 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 +0.8 10.4 -0.5 4.8 0.0 4.4 11.1 257 (10.7) 50/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.4 +0.9 5.3 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.7 +2.5 4.8 -4.2 2.9 0.0 3.6 10.8 227 ( 9.5) 32/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.0 +1.7 5.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 82 ( 3.4) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.0 +3.0 4.5 +0.3 0.0 0.0 2.0 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.4 +2.2 7.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.2 +2.7 11.6 +1.3 7.9 0.0 4.8 10.9 367 (15.3) 43/18
RICHMOND RAAF 27.3 +4.6 4.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 50/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +2.0 13.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 43/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.6 +3.4 3.1 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 3.2 9.9 156 ( 6.5) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.7 +4.1 7.1 +2.0 4.8 0.0 2.6 9.6 238 ( 9.9) 26/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.3 +3.2 5.8 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.1 +3.7 12.1 +4.7 5.2 0.0 5.2 2.1 383 (16.0) 35/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.7 +2.3 8.5 +3.1 4.6 0.0 2.8 -- 281 (11.7) 32/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.5 +0.7 5.5 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 301 (12.5) 26/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.5 +4.3 11.4 +3.5 9.5 0.0 4.0 -- 180 ( 7.5) 26/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.8 +6.0 9.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 48/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.5 +2.6 8.9 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 720 (30.0) 48/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.8 7.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 48/22
HOBART AIRPORT 20.0 +4.7 6.7 +0.7 5.1 0.0 3.8 6.3 262 (10.9) 26/17
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

40.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
38.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 33.4 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.6 : 19.8 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS
+8.6 : 20.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+8.3 : 24.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.2 : 33.9 MARREE NE Pastoral SA

26.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.0 : 13.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
+8.7 : 15.7 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+8.2 : 18.0 PORT PIRIE ZINIFEX Lower North SA
+8.0 : 18.4 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
+8.0 : 14.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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

7.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
9.1 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.5 : 26.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-5.3 : 24.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-4.9 : 24.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
-3.6 : 19.0 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.5 : 17.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.6 : 15.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-4.8 : 3.5 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
-4.4 : 4.0 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
-4.3 : 5.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-4.2 : 12.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.2 : 4.8 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley 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.
22.0 ROCKLEY POST OFFICE C Tablelands S NSW
18.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
18.0 DALGARANGA E Gascoyne WA
17.0 PORT KENNY (MOUNT COOPER) W Agricultural SA
16.4 WANILLA W Agricultural SA

11.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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2.1 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.0 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

817 (34.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
816 (34.0) KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
790 (32.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
773 (32.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
747 (31.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
741 (30.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
738 (30.8) DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
720 (30.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
714 (29.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
714 (29.8) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
714 (29.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
707 (29.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
697 (29.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
646 (26.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
628 (26.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
609 (25.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/15 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
70/02 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
65/05 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
65/02 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
65/05 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
6.6mm in 17 min to 15:00 23.3mm/h
VICTORIA
    W Coast
CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
No reports of wind gusts above 90km/h or sustained winds above 63km/h