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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 28.5 +6.5 8.1 -1.2 3.1 0.0 5.0 -- 380 (15.8) 37/10
PERTH AIRPORT 23.9 +3.8 5.3 -3.6 3.6 0.0 3.4 10.8 251 (10.5) 37/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 18.5 +1.2 4.0 -4.0 1.5 0.0 2.2 10.1 239 (10.0) 37/11
BUNBURY 18.5 +0.3 3.5 -5.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 31/14
MANDURAH 19.2 -- 9.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 24/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 -1.4 20.2 -2.8 17.7 0.0 7.2 10.5 336 (14.0) 32/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.4 -1.9 12.2 +1.8 7.0 0.0 10.6 11.4 350 (14.6) 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 20.1 -1.4 10.4 +2.4 -- 0.0 8.6 -- 493 (20.5) 54/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.4 -2.6 13.0 +3.3 10.3 3.0 16.4 2.5 430 (17.9) 54/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 -0.5 10.5 +4.2 8.7 3.4 2.4 3.1 508 (21.2) 61/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.9 +1.7 9.8 -4.4 8.1 0.0 6.8 11.2 159 ( 6.6) 32/22
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 +0.1 17.5 -1.2 14.0 0.0 5.4 10.5 313 (13.0) 32/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.0 -0.7 15.4 -1.9 13.8 0.0 7.6 10.5 358 (14.9) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 23.1 -2.1 14.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 266 (11.1) 24/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 -2.1 12.4 -1.2 11.0 0.0 5.0 -- 189 ( 7.9) 24/08
BUNDABERG AERO 23.8 -1.6 12.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 272 (11.3) 28/13
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 -2.9 9.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 89 ( 3.7) 21/14
COOLANGATTA 21.4 -1.7 13.9 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 335 (14.0) 28/19
BRISBANE AERO 21.6 -2.6 11.2 -1.5 8.6 0.0 3.8 9.3 339 (14.1) 45/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 -2.8 9.3 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.0 +1.6 7.4 -1.1 3.2 0.0 3.8 -- 165 ( 6.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.5 -1.4 8.1 -2.8 5.9 0.2 2.8 10.8 290 (12.1) 48/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -2.5 8.3 -1.1 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 +0.3 3.4 -5.6 2.8 0.2 2.4 10.2 169 ( 7.0) 26/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.1 -1.2 4.6 -3.1 -- 3.6 -- -- 29 ( 1.2) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.8 +0.8 3.2 -1.0 -0.6 0.2 2.2 4.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.6 +1.4 8.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 -0.5 9.0 -1.3 4.6 0.0 3.6 9.3 292 (12.2) 46/14
RICHMOND RAAF 22.7 0.0 4.6 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 39/19
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -1.4 11.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 50/13
CANBERRA AIRPORT 15.9 -0.3 1.6 -1.6 -1.9 0.0 2.4 6.1 116 ( 4.8) 35/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.9 +2.3 8.1 +3.0 3.6 0.0 3.8 4.4 313 (13.0) 34/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.1 0.0 6.5 +0.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 43/20
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.7 +0.3 8.9 +1.5 6.5 0.4 8.4 6.2 456 (19.0) 58/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.1 +3.7 10.9 +5.5 -- 0.9 11.0 -- 449 (18.7) 54/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.4 +1.6 9.5 +5.2 -- 1.8 -- -- 396 (16.5) 54/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 +2.6 13.9 +6.0 10.7 0.6 4.6 -- 238 ( 9.9) 37/11
GEELONG AIRPORT 20.2 +3.4 11.9 +5.2 -- 1.6 -- -- 373 (15.5) 59/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.9 +1.0 8.6 +3.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 710 (29.6) 65/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.7 -2.8 5.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 21/21
HOBART AIRPORT 15.7 +0.4 6.8 +0.8 3.1 0.0 1.2 0.6 281 (11.7) 34/13
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

37.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 32.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 28.5 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
+6.2 : 28.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+6.0 : 31.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 28.3 ENEABBA Central West WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
23.8 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 FLINDERS REEF Islands ISL
23.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+8.3 : 15.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW
+8.1 : 14.8 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
+8.0 : 14.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+6.8 : 13.9 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
+6.7 : 15.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

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

1.9 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.5 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.0 : 20.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.5 : 20.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-5.5 : 17.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.9 : 20.5 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-4.8 : 11.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.8 : 15.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-4.8 : 23.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

-1.6 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-1.5 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-6.6 : 8.4 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley 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.
15.2 PARNDANA (TURKEY LANE) Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
14.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
13.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
13.6 MAJORS CREEK (THE OLD SCHOOL) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
13.2 WOODSIDE (INVERBRACKIE ALERT) Murray Valley SA

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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1.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.9 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1225 (51.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
881 (36.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
849 (35.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
843 (35.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
831 (34.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
829 (34.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
807 (33.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
800 (33.3) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
764 (31.8) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
762 (31.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
758 (31.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
731 (30.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
717 (29.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
715 (29.8) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
710 (29.6) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
707 (29.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
698 (29.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
696 (29.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
695 (29.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
673 (28.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
672 (28.0) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
665 (27.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
660 (27.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
632 (26.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
631 (26.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
629 (26.2) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
626 (26.1) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
625 (26.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
611 (25.5) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
610 (25.4) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
609 (25.4) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
605 (25.2) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
604 (25.2) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
604 (25.2) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
117/21 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
111/12 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
96/11 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
94/10 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
89/09 FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
89/11 FALLS CREEK Upper NE 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

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 85(270/ 65 ) at 04:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 117(320/ 93 ) at 16:56
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 91( 10/ 54 ) at 02:09
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 95( 10/ 65 ) at 11:00
FALLS CREEK : 89(360/ 65 ) at 12:00
MT HOTHAM : 102(340/ 78 ) at 13:00
W Coast
COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) : 72(330/ 63 ) at 12:30
MOUNT READ : 87( 10/ 67 ) at 12:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 72(270/ 65 ) at 19:12