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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 01:13EST, 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 22.6 +0.6 7.5 -1.8 3.4 0.4 4.4 -- 398 (16.6) 39/15
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 -0.3 6.0 -2.9 5.3 0.8 2.8 9.3 309 (12.9) 34/14
ALBANY AIRPORT 14.9 -2.4 7.9 -0.1 6.3 5.0 0.6 4.7 384 (16.0) 32/09
BUNBURY 16.6 -1.6 5.7 -2.8 -- 6.8 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 31/13
MANDURAH 18.4 -- 10.6 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 321 (13.4) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -1.5 20.4 -2.6 18.3 0.0 7.2 10.5 325 (13.5) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.9 +4.6 17.4 +7.0 11.2 0.0 8.2 11.4 310 (12.9) 48/09
WHYALLA AERO 26.5 +5.0 14.5 +6.5 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 428 (17.8) 59/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.6 +4.6 17.4 +7.7 14.9 0.0 -- 5.3 454 (18.9) 55/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.7 +0.9 10.7 +4.4 7.0 0.0 4.4 1.8 384 (16.0) 46/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 +0.4 9.3 -4.9 7.6 0.0 6.6 11.3 166 ( 6.9) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +0.7 16.7 -2.0 13.4 0.0 6.8 9.1 353 (14.7) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.8 -0.9 15.9 -1.4 13.2 0.0 6.4 10.9 335 (14.0) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 23.3 -1.9 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- 11.3 292 (12.2) 22/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 -0.5 11.3 -2.3 10.1 0.0 4.4 -- 149 ( 6.2) 39/13
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 -0.8 13.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 298 (12.4) 30/17
NAMBOUR DPI 22.1 -2.8 9.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 28/11
COOLANGATTA 21.1 -2.0 14.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 46/11
BRISBANE AERO 21.8 -2.4 12.2 -0.5 9.7 0.0 3.2 9.1 337 (14.0) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.2 -3.2 8.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 35/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.6 -1.8 9.7 +1.2 7.4 0.0 3.6 -- 258 (10.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -3.3 13.3 +2.4 11.0 0.6 3.6 5.7 516 (21.5) 46/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.0 -4.5 10.6 +1.2 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.8 -3.4 9.1 +0.1 7.3 7.4 3.4 3.3 334 (13.9) 32/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.4 -4.9 8.9 +1.2 -- 11.6 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.4 +0.4 1.4 -2.8 -1.7 3.0 2.4 10.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -1.2 5.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.2 -3.3 10.9 +0.6 9.1 6.2 1.8 4.6 427 (17.8) 34/00
RICHMOND RAAF 17.4 -5.3 7.0 -1.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 28/13
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -2.8 11.1 -1.4 -- 3.6 -- -- 352 (14.7) 28/17
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.1 -0.1 0.5 -2.7 -2.3 1.4 1.0 10.9 253 (10.5) 24/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.4 +1.8 1.9 -3.2 -0.8 0.0 3.4 11.1 232 ( 9.7) 35/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.4 +1.3 5.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 34/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.6 +5.2 8.8 +1.4 3.9 0.0 5.4 4.9 282 (11.8) 45/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.8 +3.4 3.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 39/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.8 +4.0 3.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 41/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.2 +4.0 8.6 +0.7 5.6 0.0 3.0 -- 159 ( 6.6) 30/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 22.5 +5.7 3.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 39/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.3 +4.4 4.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 55/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.6 +1.1 1.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 24/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.8 3.9 -2.1 0.2 0.0 2.8 9.6 247 (10.3) 24/14
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

37.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+7.9 : 25.8 YONGALA Upper North SA
+7.1 : 26.0 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.0 : 24.0 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
+6.7 : 25.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+6.6 : 15.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+9.2 : 18.8 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+8.8 : 17.1 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.8 : 14.6 MOUNT BARKER Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.1 : 14.8 ROSEWORTHY AG COLLEGE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.1 : 14.9 HAWKER Upper North SA

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

3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.6 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : 14.4 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-6.0 : 18.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.9 : 13.5 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
-5.7 : 14.6 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.3 : 21.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs W QLD
-5.3 : 18.0 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
-5.3 : 17.0 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-5.3 : 17.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

-4.7 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.8 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-2.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-8.5 : 11.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.9 : 11.4 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
-7.3 : 7.7 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-7.2 : 9.9 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-7.1 : 12.7 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT

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.
30.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
26.2 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
21.2 AVOCA BEACH BOWLING CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
20.0 WYONG (JILLIBY (JILLIBY CREEK)) Hunter Valley NSW
20.0 HAWKS NEST (TEA GARDENS (SPINIFEX AVE)) MidNorth Coast S NSW

**S** 16.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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4.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.3 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

793 (33.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
783 (32.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
751 (31.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
739 (30.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
730 (30.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
715 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
708 (29.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
692 (28.8) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
689 (28.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
682 (28.4) FORREST Eucla WA
675 (28.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
671 (28.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
668 (27.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
668 (27.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
661 (27.5) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
649 (27.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
648 (27.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
638 (26.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
634 (26.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
624 (26.0) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
620 (25.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
616 (25.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
606 (25.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
602 (25.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
600 (25.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
80/18 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
72/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/14 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
68/10 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
68/20 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/00 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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 None reported