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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 22.4 +0.4 7.2 -2.1 5.5 0.0 5.2 -- 371 (15.5) 50/23
PERTH AIRPORT 22.1 +2.0 6.1 -2.8 4.4 0.0 3.6 7.1 283 (11.8) 41/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 19.2 +1.9 6.1 -1.9 3.1 0.0 3.0 8.5 322 (13.4) 41/10
BUNBURY 18.9 +0.7 6.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 44/09
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 13.0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 55/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -1.3 22.4 -0.6 20.8 0.0 7.4 10.2 328 (13.7) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.8 -1.5 6.9 -3.5 3.8 0.0 8.6 11.4 262 (10.9) 31/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.8 -4.7 11.0 +3.0 -- 0.8 11.4 -- 440 (18.3) 35/04
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 -3.6 11.6 +1.9 11.3 1.6 1.8 1.6 516 (21.5) 43/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.8 -2.0 10.6 +4.3 9.4 7.2 2.4 1.8 698 (29.1) 50/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 -1.2 16.9 +2.7 14.2 0.0 8.0 11.1 304 (12.7) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.1 +0.1 20.2 +1.5 18.1 0.0 5.4 8.7 305 (12.7) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.7 -1.0 13.8 -3.5 11.6 0.0 8.4 10.7 -- 32/14
MACKAY M.O 26.3 +1.1 14.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 263 (11.0) 24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 -0.5 11.2 -2.4 10.4 0.0 4.6 -- 175 ( 7.3) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 -0.6 13.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 192 ( 8.0) 39/15
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 +1.1 10.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 65 ( 2.7) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +0.6 14.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 50/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.7 +0.5 11.6 -1.1 8.1 0.0 3.6 9.4 276 (11.5) 50/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.4 0.0 10.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 52/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.8 +1.4 11.4 +2.9 6.9 0.8 4.0 -- 223 ( 9.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.5 +4.6 13.8 +2.9 10.3 0.0 4.0 9.2 434 (18.1) 52/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +4.6 12.6 +3.2 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 +2.3 9.7 +0.7 7.1 0.0 3.4 10.1 252 (10.5) 63/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.3 +1.0 9.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 46/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.3 -3.7 6.5 +2.3 0.8 1.4 2.8 5.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -2.7 4.9 -1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 +1.5 12.6 +2.3 5.8 0.0 3.4 9.6 492 (20.5) 58/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.2 -1.5 7.8 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 52/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.4 +0.2 14.4 +1.9 -- 1.2 -- -- 520 (21.7) 55/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.4 -1.8 6.4 +3.2 2.9 0.6 2.6 7.8 358 (14.9) 48/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.4 -2.2 6.7 +1.6 2.4 0.8 1.6 2.0 301 (12.5) 54/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.2 -2.9 10.3 +4.4 -- 5.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 44/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.2 -2.2 11.5 +4.1 11.4 0.0 6.4 1.0 550 (22.9) 43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.5 -0.9 10.7 +5.3 -- 0.4 4.4 -- 523 (21.8) 50/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.0 -1.8 10.2 +5.9 -- 8.0 -- -- 458 (19.1) 43/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.6 -1.6 11.9 +4.0 9.4 1.8 4.2 -- 249 (10.4) 28/09
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.5 -0.3 10.8 +4.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 694 (28.9) 48/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 -3.5 8.2 +3.4 -- 6.6 -- -- 709 (29.5) 52/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.8 8.8 +3.7 -- 7.2 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 43/15
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 -1.4 7.4 +1.4 5.2 3.8 0.2 0.0 141 ( 5.9) 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

37.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.3 : 29.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.3 : 27.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.1 : 29.5 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.9 : 28.5 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 29.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.1 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
24.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

**S** +7.3 : 19.9 ATHERTON SHIRE COUNCIL N Coast--Barron QLD
+6.5 : 10.7 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+6.3 : 12.0 NARRANDERA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
+6.3 : 10.6 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+6.3 : 13.5 IVANHOE POST OFFICE Southwest Plains NSW

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

0.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.9 : 11.5 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
-5.6 : 21.3 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-5.5 : 6.8 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-5.4 : 3.3 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-5.4 : 20.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-5.4 : 12.5 YONGALA Upper North SA
-5.4 : 12.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.4 : 7.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-0.3 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.2 : -0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.3 : 3.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-6.5 : 2.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
-6.1 : 5.2 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 5.6 CARNEGIE Interior 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.
53.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
40.6 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY) Upper NE VIC
38.0 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR) E Central VIC
35.6 MOINA N Coast TAS
33.0 WYELANGTA W Coast VIC

VICTORIA
Upper NE
53.8 MOUNT BULLER
40.6 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
E Central
38.0 WARBURTON (O'SHANNASSY RESERVOIR)
W Coast
33.0 WYELANGTA

TASMANIA
N Coast
35.6 MOINA

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1574 (65.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1258 (52.4) MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1124 (46.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1081 (45.0) COLAC (MT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1039 (43.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
920 (38.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
867 (36.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
864 (36.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
848 (35.3) CAPE JAFFA (CURLEY HILLS) Lower SE SA
840 (35.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
819 (34.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
808 (33.7) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
808 (33.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
808 (33.7) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
792 (33.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
789 (32.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
786 (32.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
770 (32.1) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
766 (31.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
763 (31.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
750 (31.3) HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
727 (30.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
726 (30.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
725 (30.2) MOUNT CRAWFORD FIRE TOWER Adelaide/Lofty SA
720 (30.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
716 (29.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
709 (29.5) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
709 (29.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
701 (29.2) NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
698 (29.1) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
695 (29.0) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
694 (28.9) GEELONG AIRPORT W Central VIC
692 (28.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
685 (28.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
669 (27.9) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
667 (27.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) FERNY CREEK (DUNNS HILL) E Central VIC
654 (27.3) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
651 (27.1) NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
650 (27.1) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
640 (26.7) ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
635 (26.5) COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
626 (26.1) SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
625 (26.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
622 (25.9) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
617 (25.7) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
609 (25.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
608 (25.3) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
607 (25.3) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
603 (25.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
89/01 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
80/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
76/16 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
72/08 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
72/04 HOGAN ISLAND 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BICKLEY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
W Gippsland
MT BAW BAW
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
WARRA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 82(320/ 69 ) at 07:08
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(240/ 67 ) at 13:00