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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 01:11EST, 15/05/2012.

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 29.5 +7.5 10.3 +1.0 4.5 0.0 6.0 -- 450 (18.8) 45/08
PERTH AIRPORT 27.4 +7.3 11.6 +2.7 8.8 0.0 4.6 10.6 559 (23.3) 52/04
ALBANY AIRPORT 22.9 +5.6 7.1 -0.9 5.4 0.0 3.4 10.9 395 (16.5) 45/22
BUNBURY 24.4 +6.2 9.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 43/18
MANDURAH 24.3 -- 13.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 44/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +2.2 22.5 -0.5 20.4 0.0 8.0 10.8 314 (13.1) 39/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.0 +1.7 10.2 -0.2 6.4 0.0 8.0 11.2 289 (12.0) 39/17
WHYALLA AERO 16.2 -5.3 11.3 +3.3 -- 0.2 8.2 -- 394 (16.4) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 -2.4 7.5 -2.2 2.9 0.0 10.4 9.2 216 ( 9.0) 34/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.4 -1.4 3.4 -2.9 -0.4 3.2 1.4 8.0 353 (14.7) 50/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.8 -2.4 15.6 +1.4 12.7 0.0 6.8 11.1 290 (12.1) 50/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 0.0 19.8 +1.1 18.0 1.0 7.2 6.8 486 (20.3) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 -1.6 16.8 -0.5 14.5 0.0 8.0 10.6 469 (19.5) 43/13
MACKAY M.O 23.2 -2.0 17.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 9.8 471 (19.6) 37/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.7 -3.6 16.0 +2.4 16.1 1.2 6.0 -- 393 (16.4) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 -1.8 17.5 +3.8 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 434 (18.1) 30/11
NAMBOUR DPI 23.2 -1.7 13.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 10.2 -- 79 ( 3.3) 22/12
COOLANGATTA 23.8 +0.7 11.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 -0.7 12.3 -0.4 9.4 0.0 4.0 8.5 264 (11.0) 22/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.6 -1.8 9.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 30/03
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.2 +1.8 10.5 +2.0 6.5 0.0 4.0 -- 157 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.1 +4.2 12.7 +1.8 9.6 0.0 3.8 9.2 315 (13.1) 39/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.8 +2.3 9.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.1 +0.9 8.7 -0.3 6.1 0.0 3.0 4.4 177 ( 7.4) 39/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.5 -0.8 9.0 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 26/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.2 +1.2 6.6 +2.4 2.8 0.0 5.2 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +1.4 11.5 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 -0.5 13.8 +3.5 7.4 0.0 4.4 7.1 326 (13.6) 45/21
RICHMOND RAAF 20.9 -1.8 11.4 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 35/19
BELLAMBI AWS 18.4 -1.8 12.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 46/18
CANBERRA AIRPORT 18.2 +2.0 0.1 -3.1 -3.2 0.0 3.6 10.5 257 (10.7) 34/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.3 -0.3 0.4 -4.7 -3.0 0.0 2.4 10.6 134 ( 5.6) 32/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -1.5 1.2 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 35/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 -3.5 6.3 -1.1 4.5 0.0 4.4 10.2 317 (13.2) 45/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 -2.4 2.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 8.2 -- 268 (11.2) 48/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.8 -2.0 3.4 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 283 (11.8) 41/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.2 -2.0 8.8 +0.9 5.0 0.8 2.4 -- 204 ( 8.5) 26/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 12.8 -4.0 4.6 -2.1 -- 2.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 52/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.9 -3.0 3.3 -1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 394 (16.4) 46/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.0 -1.5 2.2 -2.9 -- 1.4 -- -- 287 (12.0) 41/14
HOBART AIRPORT 10.8 -4.5 5.5 -0.5 0.2 0.0 3.0 7.3 481 (20.0) 59/14
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

38.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
38.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
38.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
37.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+9.5 : 31.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+9.2 : 32.0 ENEABBA Central West WA
+9.1 : 31.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+8.9 : 29.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
25.5 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
25.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+7.0 : 13.4 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.2 : 14.3 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
+6.0 : 13.3 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
+5.9 : 14.9 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+5.8 : 13.2 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
+5.8 : 11.4 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW

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

-1.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.3 : 20.5 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
-7.7 : 6.0 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-7.1 : 1.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-6.8 : 3.4 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-6.6 : -0.9 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.3 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.3 : -1.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.9 : -0.2 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.5 : 2.6 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-6.4 : 8.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.2 : -1.9 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC

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.
42.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
32.8 LAKE MARGARET POWER STATION W Coast TAS
30.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
28.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
27.4 BALFOUR W Coast TAS

11.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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5.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
5.1 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
4.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
3.8 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
3.0 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1508 (62.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1370 (57.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1259 (52.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1093 (45.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1071 (44.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
941 (39.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
922 (38.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
895 (37.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
893 (37.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
891 (37.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
874 (36.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
862 (35.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
822 (34.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
799 (33.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
789 (32.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
763 (31.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
750 (31.3) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
742 (30.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
720 (30.0) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
719 (30.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
713 (29.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
679 (28.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
665 (27.7) COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
662 (27.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
660 (27.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
657 (27.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
649 (27.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
641 (26.7) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
612 (25.5) CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
606 (25.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
109/18 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
107/02 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
95/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
91/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
None reported

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 74 ) at 02:02
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 78(210/ 67 ) at 13:00
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 72(220/ 65 ) at 12:57
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(310/ 87 ) at 02:33
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(250/ 80 ) at 02:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 109(210/ 54 ) at 18:29
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(240/ 63 ) at 15:30