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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 22:16EST, 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 31.8 -0.7 15.2 -3.9 13.9 0.0 9.0 -- 759 (31.6) 55/15
PERTH AIRPORT 31.0 -0.8 15.4 -2.0 14.2 0.0 8.2 12.3 639 (26.6) 68/04
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.2 -3.7 12.0 -2.4 10.6 0.0 4.4 8.4 236 ( 9.8) 41/12
BUNBURY 29.0 -0.8 11.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 34/08
MANDURAH 27.6 -- 15.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 494 (20.6) 50/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +0.6 22.9 -1.8 22.8 40.0 8.4 8.1 277 (11.5) 35/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.4 +3.3 26.6 +5.8 25.8 0.0 15.0 11.0 315 (13.1) 46/16
WHYALLA AERO 24.6 -5.0 17.7 0.0 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 509 (21.2) 59/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.7 -4.6 15.9 -1.2 13.2 0.0 5.8 9.3 258 (10.8) 39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.6 -3.5 13.6 +2.0 12.6 0.4 2.2 8.4 274 (11.4) 45/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.5 +1.2 21.9 -1.5 21.0 14.4 6.2 10.2 253 (10.5) 48/16
CAIRNS AERO 32.3 +1.1 23.5 -0.2 22.2 0.0 4.0 6.3 341 (14.2) 30/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.8 +1.7 24.4 +0.3 22.0 0.0 8.0 12.1 337 (14.0) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 31.8 +2.2 22.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 267 (11.1) 35/23
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 35.1 +3.8 23.6 +1.5 22.4 0.0 9.0 -- 254 (10.6) 37/13
BUNDABERG AERO 32.3 +2.4 21.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 293 (12.2) 37/15
NAMBOUR DPI 30.8 +2.0 18.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.8 +1.6 20.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 34/12
BRISBANE AERO 31.9 +2.8 20.8 -0.3 17.7 0.0 6.8 11.3 352 (14.7) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 30.7 +3.3 17.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 380 (15.8) 41/21
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 35.9 +4.8 21.7 +3.1 18.2 0.0 7.8 -- 153 ( 6.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.9 +2.1 20.5 +1.0 17.8 0.0 5.6 11.3 379 (15.8) 37/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 31.1 +3.6 18.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.7 +7.2 22.1 +4.0 20.0 0.0 10.6 6.1 329 (13.7) 37/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 29.0 +3.2 16.3 +3.2 10.0 6.9 5.9 11.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.4 +4.4 19.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.3 +2.0 22.0 +3.0 18.0 0.6 7.2 9.2 412 (17.2) 48/19
RICHMOND RAAF 35.7 +6.7 19.0 +1.4 -- 11.6 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 35/18
BELLAMBI AWS 26.7 +1.9 20.8 +1.7 -- 1.6 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 43/21
CANBERRA AIRPORT 33.0 +5.9 15.5 +2.4 13.0 0.0 11.6 11.3 348 (14.5) 46/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.8 +2.9 13.2 -3.1 12.2 0.0 11.2 12.2 273 (11.4) 39/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.9 +1.6 13.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.6 -2.0 15.1 -1.3 14.2 0.0 9.0 11.7 330 (13.8) 43/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.7 -2.8 14.8 +0.5 13.4 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 44/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.5 -1.9 13.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 50/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.7 -3.1 16.8 +2.2 16.1 0.2 4.2 -- 132 ( 5.5) 39/07
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.3 -2.7 15.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 48/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.4 -2.6 12.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 43/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.3 +1.9 14.5 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 23.3 +1.0 15.3 +3.3 12.5 0.0 6.0 11.0 353 (14.7) 50/12
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

43.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
43.5 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
43.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
43.2 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
43.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW

+9.9 : 39.4 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW
+9.9 : 38.2 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW
+9.4 : 43.2 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+9.1 : 40.0 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW

29.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.6 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
29.4 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.2 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
29.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 28.5 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD
+6.3 : 29.6 QUILPIE AIRPORT Far SW QLD
+5.8 : 26.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.6 : 22.3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.6 : 12.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

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

8.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.4 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.7 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
14.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.4 : 23.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
-6.2 : 16.4 DUNNS HILL E Central VIC
-5.7 : 21.8 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-5.6 : 26.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-5.6 : 26.4 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA

5.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
5.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
5.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.0 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
6.0 SHANNON Lower West WA

-8.3 : 5.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-8.2 : 5.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-7.3 : 6.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.2 : 6.0 SHANNON Lower West WA
-6.3 : 8.0 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-6.3 : 8.0 ONGERUP 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.
73.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
67.2 OLD CUNYU Interior WA
58.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
56.2 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS N Rivers NT
55.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Interior
67.2 OLD CUNYU

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
73.8 GOVE AIRPORT
56.2 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS
55.0 SOUTH ALLIGATOR RESORT
52.0 BATCHELOR AERO
50.4 RAMINGINING
N Plateau
53.9 ALI CURUNG

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
58.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

ISLANDS
Islands
54.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

12.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
12.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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3.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
3.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
1.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
1.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1049 (43.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
891 (37.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
875 (36.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
865 (36.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
760 (31.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
759 (31.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
729 (30.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
714 (29.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
710 (29.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
693 (28.9) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
671 (28.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
660 (27.5) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
656 (27.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
639 (26.6) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
619 (25.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
614 (25.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
611 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
120/18 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
93/03 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
87/18 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
80/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/13 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley 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
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
5.2mm in 7 min to 14:01 44.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
14.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.8mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.0mm/h
GUNN POINT
7.0mm in 10 min to 22:20 42.0mm/h
7.4mm in 10 min to 22:30 44.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.4mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 26.6mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.8mm/h
CHARLES POINT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.6mm/h
LEE POINT AWS
11.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 11.6mm/h
7.0mm in 10 min to 21:50 42.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.6mm/h
CHANNEL ISLAND AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.2mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
19.2mm in 46 min to 18:30 25.0mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 19.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 9.0mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
46.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 15.3mm/h
6.6mm in 39 min to 20:30 10.2mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 04:30 21.6mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.2mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 05:00 39.6mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 30.6mm/h
28.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 28.6mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 13.3mm/h
7.0mm in 20 min to 15:00 21.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.3mm/h
NGAYAWILI
33.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
9.0mm in 20 min to 11:30 27.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.2mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
8.8mm in 8 min to 18:45 66.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
6.2mm in 8 min to 16:44 46.5mm/h
7.2mm in 6 min to 16:50 72.0mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
BROOME AIRPORT : 87(140/ 65 ) at 18:41
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT : 121(160/ 87 ) at 18:37
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(320/ 70 ) at 04:00