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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 23:06EST, 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 21.3 +1.3 11.6 +2.7 8.8 10.4 2.8 -- 346 (14.4) 24/08
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 +1.8 9.5 +1.5 8.6 5.0 2.4 6.0 430 (17.9) 37/12
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.4 +2.3 8.6 +1.1 5.9 1.6 3.4 6.1 497 (20.7) 43/11
BUNBURY 17.9 +0.6 12.8 +5.2 -- 9.2 -- -- 503 (21.0) 35/17
MANDURAH 17.9 -- 13.7 -- -- 9.2 -- -- 540 (22.5) 39/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -0.4 18.8 -1.6 17.8 0.0 5.2 11.0 267 (11.1) 39/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.0 +5.4 12.9 +6.9 7.7 0.0 5.2 10.4 286 (11.9) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 18.5 0.0 6.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 37/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 +0.9 9.2 +1.0 9.3 0.0 2.0 7.2 244 (10.2) 35/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 -0.3 6.4 +0.9 5.3 0.2 1.0 4.0 374 (15.6) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.3 +1.0 5.6 -4.7 3.4 0.0 4.8 10.8 162 ( 6.8) 32/14
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +0.2 16.9 -0.5 14.6 0.0 7.2 7.4 410 (17.1) 34/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.7 -0.3 13.9 -0.8 11.1 0.0 5.2 10.0 269 (11.2) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 21.9 -0.6 12.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 329 (13.7) 24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.8 0.0 9.5 -1.1 8.6 0.0 5.8 -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 23.2 -0.1 8.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 272 (11.3) 26/15
NAMBOUR DPI 21.5 -1.0 4.0 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 20.1 -1.2 6.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 18/16
BRISBANE AERO 20.6 -1.2 7.0 -2.6 1.7 0.0 3.4 6.4 295 (12.3) 18/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.0 -4.7 3.2 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 28/11
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 13.1 -4.8 2.8 -3.0 -1.6 0.0 2.3 -- 105 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.7 -0.1 4.9 -3.3 0.6 0.0 2.2 4.0 169 ( 7.0) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -3.3 4.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.5 -3.1 2.1 -4.7 -- 0.0 3.4 2.0 245 (10.2) 35/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.8 -4.2 2.5 -2.8 0.0 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 13/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.5 -2.5 -1.7 -3.8 -4.0 0.4 0.8 2.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.8 -3.7 1.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.7 -2.6 7.5 -0.6 3.1 0.0 2.8 1.8 336 (14.0) 30/06
RICHMOND RAAF 13.3 -6.5 0.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 15.6 -2.4 8.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 28/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 10.1 -2.9 -0.2 -1.2 -1.3 0.0 2.8 1.0 299 (12.5) 30/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.8 -1.7 2.3 -1.3 0.5 0.0 1.6 3.5 193 ( 8.0) 18/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.9 -3.1 4.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 15/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.1 +1.9 5.4 +0.2 6.0 0.0 2.2 3.9 247 (10.3) 28/19
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.4 -1.3 -- -- -- 0.0 0.8 -- -- 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 -1.4 2.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 21/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.5 -0.5 7.2 +0.5 4.7 0.0 1.4 -- -- 21/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.5 -0.5 4.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 30/09
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +0.1 1.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 39/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.0 -2.7 0.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 13/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.7 -0.8 3.1 -1.6 0.7 0.0 1.0 6.3 224 ( 9.3) 26/00
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

35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
35.1 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
35.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+5.4 : 28.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.0 : 30.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+4.1 : 29.3 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
+4.1 : 33.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
+3.8 : 29.1 TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT

25.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.0 WILLIS ISLAND COMPARISON Islands ISL
22.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.9 : 12.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+5.2 : 12.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+5.1 : 10.4 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.9 : 9.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8 : 9.2 HAWKER Upper North SA

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

-2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : 13.3 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-5.8 : 15.6 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-5.5 : 12.4 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
-5.4 : 14.1 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW
-5.2 : 15.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

-9.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.3 : -3.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.2 : -0.6 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.1 : 0.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.8 : 0.8 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-5.6 : 1.4 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
22.0 SHIPTONS FLAT N Coast--Barron QLD
17.2 SOUTH DANDALUP DAM Lower West WA
16.8 SPRINGDALE Lower West WA
16.2 HUNTLY Lower West WA
16.0 KARNET Lower West WA

11.2 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.9 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1187 (49.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
830 (34.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
763 (31.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
754 (31.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
737 (30.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
674 (28.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
660 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
648 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
631 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
605 (25.2) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
602 (25.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
602 (25.1) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
600 (25.0) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
85/18 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
74/13 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
65/15 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
65/18 CAPE BORDA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/21 COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) 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
W Agricultural
COULTA (COLES POINT)
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(240/ 72 ) at 18:22