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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 22:42EST, 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 23.9 -0.1 15.5 +2.6 14.5 0.0 2.6 -- 395 (16.5) 50/16
PERTH AIRPORT 23.5 +1.8 11.0 +0.5 9.4 0.0 2.2 6.9 309 (12.9) 34/00
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.4 -1.5 6.5 -3.3 6.0 0.2 1.0 5.4 239 (10.0) 28/12
BUNBURY 22.0 +0.9 7.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 37/16
MANDURAH 21.1 -- 12.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 34/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.7 21.1 -1.0 20.2 0.0 7.6 10.6 348 (14.5) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.6 +1.6 5.2 -3.1 -- 0.0 4.0 10.4 227 ( 9.5) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 19.3 -1.2 6.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 120 ( 5.0) 18/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.9 +1.9 8.3 -1.9 4.6 0.0 1.8 8.6 67 ( 2.8) 21/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.8 +0.7 8.9 +1.6 7.6 1.0 0.8 2.8 221 ( 9.2) 18/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 -1.1 12.5 -1.4 9.8 0.0 5.0 10.6 277 (11.5) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.4 -2.2 20.3 +0.4 18.8 0.4 5.2 5.0 575 (24.0) 50/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.7 +0.1 17.4 -0.2 14.1 1.4 3.2 9.6 343 (14.3) 32/15
MACKAY M.O 22.9 -1.3 18.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.1 584 (24.3) 48/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.4 +0.4 13.0 -1.2 11.1 0.0 4.8 -- 329 (13.7) 41/11
BUNDABERG AERO 25.1 +0.4 -- -- -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 -0.7 14.6 +2.6 -- 19.2 2.0 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.8 -0.3 15.4 +1.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 335 (14.0) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 0.0 13.8 +1.0 12.0 0.2 3.8 9.1 380 (15.8) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.7 +0.7 10.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 581 (24.2) 54/09
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.2 +1.9 7.5 -1.2 3.1 0.0 2.6 -- 64 ( 2.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 +0.6 10.0 -1.7 6.9 0.2 2.4 4.5 187 ( 7.8) 35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 +1.0 6.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.8 +0.6 6.1 -4.0 4.8 0.0 2.6 9.4 204 ( 8.5) 22/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.9 +1.5 6.4 -1.9 3.9 0.2 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 17/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.4 +3.2 2.6 -2.1 -0.5 0.0 2.0 6.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.3 +2.3 4.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.7 -0.3 10.9 0.0 8.7 0.0 4.0 9.3 318 (13.3) 26/11
RICHMOND RAAF 21.9 +1.3 4.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 22/16
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 +0.4 11.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 18/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.1 +2.5 1.1 -2.1 -2.5 0.0 2.8 7.5 160 ( 6.7) 24/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.7 +4.4 6.4 +0.5 4.3 0.0 2.0 6.0 208 ( 8.7) 18/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +2.2 4.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.7 +1.7 6.9 -0.5 4.8 0.0 2.0 4.6 200 ( 8.3) 21/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.2 +2.9 4.1 -1.7 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 167 ( 7.0) 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.3 +1.7 5.9 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 22/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.7 +1.0 9.8 +1.2 7.5 0.0 1.0 -- 39 ( 1.6) 15/12
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.1 -1.0 9.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 24/02
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.3 +2.7 4.0 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 260 (10.8) 28/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 -1.6 2.6 -2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 13/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.3 -0.9 6.0 -0.6 1.9 0.0 2.8 6.5 375 (15.6) 28/15
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

33.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
32.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
32.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+5.8 : 27.7 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.8 : 27.2 WHITE CLIFFS POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+5.6 : 26.0 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+5.5 : 26.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+5.4 : 26.9 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+5.6 : 16.2 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+5.0 : 15.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+4.9 : 16.1 MULLEWA Central West WA
+4.8 : 14.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+4.6 : 15.7 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+4.6 : 17.9 KALBARRI Central West WA

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

4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.1 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.6 : 16.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-6.0 : 15.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-5.8 : 18.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.6 : 16.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-4.6 : 16.0 SOUTHERN CROSS Goldfields WA

-4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.7 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-2.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-2.0 OBERON (WOODCHEM) C Tablelands S NSW

-6.9 : -3.7 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 : -2.3 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-5.9 : 4.1 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-5.5 : 3.8 KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
-5.5 : 11.2 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
41.6 COMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
35.2 LAKE COOROIBAH(PINES AV) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
34.4 WALLEN WALLEN Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
34.2 KINGFISHER BAY RESORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
32.4 CALOUNDRA WATER TREAT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.8 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1114 (46.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
991 (41.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
948 (39.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
935 (39.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
913 (38.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
864 (36.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
819 (34.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
814 (33.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
802 (33.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
768 (32.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
736 (30.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
693 (28.9) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
638 (26.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
637 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
611 (25.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
67/17 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
67/11 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
67/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
63/01 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
63/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
16.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
REDCLIFFE
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.2mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW : 67(***/ 67 ) at 11:57