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National Daily Weather Summary

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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 04:04EST, 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 25.3 -5.6 15.5 -2.4 12.6 0.0 7.0 -- 440 (18.3) 41/10
PERTH AIRPORT 24.8 -4.8 11.8 -4.0 10.1 0.0 8.4 5.8 294 (12.3) 43/17
ALBANY AIRPORT 21.2 -2.9 12.1 -1.3 9.4 0.0 6.2 3.9 392 (16.3) 48/09
BUNBURY 21.9 -5.6 13.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 48/09
MANDURAH 22.9 -- 16.9 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 50/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +2.8 24.6 +0.1 22.4 0.0 8.4 11.1 358 (14.9) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.1 +3.4 15.1 -2.4 12.4 0.0 11.6 11.6 267 (11.1) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 30.5 +3.2 15.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 31/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.8 +3.5 12.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 4.6 10.9 190 ( 7.9) 24/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.0 +0.9 8.2 -2.3 6.0 0.0 3.2 10.6 245 (10.2) 30/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.7 +1.4 20.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 34/14
CAIRNS AERO 32.5 +2.0 24.1 +1.1 22.9 0.0 7.4 10.9 518 (21.6) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +2.3 23.1 +0.2 20.5 0.0 5.6 9.9 -- 43/17
MACKAY M.O 28.5 -0.1 22.4 +0.2 -- 2.0 -- 4.5 629 (26.2) 48/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 +1.4 22.6 +1.8 22.2 1.8 3.2 -- 344 (14.3) 43/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +0.4 22.1 +2.2 -- 2.4 0.4 -- 408 (17.0) 44/12
NAMBOUR DPI 28.0 +0.1 21.0 +2.8 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 29.1 +1.9 20.3 +0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 44/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.2 +0.2 19.8 +0.5 18.3 1.0 3.4 5.0 292 (12.2) 41/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 -0.1 17.0 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 693 (28.9) 50/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.9 +2.8 19.4 +2.8 14.5 0.0 5.4 -- 80 ( 3.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.8 +0.9 16.3 -1.8 14.6 0.0 2.2 9.4 240 (10.0) 22/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.5 +1.2 14.3 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.7 +2.5 13.7 -2.6 10.7 0.0 5.4 9.8 197 ( 8.2) 39/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.7 +1.7 14.0 -1.3 12.5 0.2 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.4 +2.6 11.5 +0.9 6.8 0.0 4.2 9.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +4.4 15.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 50/17
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.6 +3.4 19.9 +2.5 14.3 0.0 6.2 8.6 334 (13.9) 37/16
RICHMOND RAAF 29.9 +3.0 15.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 +0.7 18.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 18/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT 30.2 +5.7 8.8 -1.9 5.2 0.0 5.6 10.0 174 ( 7.3) 39/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.0 +5.3 12.7 -0.7 11.1 0.0 6.8 11.1 179 ( 7.5) 30/21
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +5.6 11.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.9 +5.6 14.6 +0.8 13.0 0.0 8.0 11.1 259 (10.8) 28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 34.0 +7.7 11.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) --
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.7 +6.7 14.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 44/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.8 -0.1 16.8 +3.6 15.3 0.0 5.0 -- 159 ( 6.6) 17/08
GEELONG AIRPORT 21.0 -2.2 14.5 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 35/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.9 +7.7 11.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 485 (20.2) 52/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.4 +1.9 11.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.6 +0.9 13.8 +3.1 11.8 0.0 4.8 8.3 287 (12.0) 35/17
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

42.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
40.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
40.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.8 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+11.6 : 36.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.9 : 31.5 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+8.6 : 30.0 KILMORE GAP N Central VIC
+8.5 : 38.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

29.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
28.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.8 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

+6.2 : 24.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+5.4 : 16.8 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
+5.1 : 16.8 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
+5.0 : 13.0 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
+4.6 : 16.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

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

12.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
17.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
17.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
17.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.3 : 30.1 GASCOYNE JUNCTION W Gascoyne WA
-7.1 : 17.6 SHANNON Lower West WA
-7.0 : 25.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-6.5 : 21.5 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-6.5 : 18.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

-2.3 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-10.2 : 9.6 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-7.7 : 14.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.5 : 16.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-7.3 : 15.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.0 : 16.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 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.
46.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
38.6 EERWAH VALE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.0 BAMAGA N Peninsula QLD
34.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN N Coast--Barron QLD
33.0 MACLEAY ISLAND Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.6 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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5.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
4.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
4.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
3.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.4 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1048 (43.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1000 (41.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
925 (38.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
824 (34.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
796 (33.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
758 (31.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
731 (30.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
719 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
716 (29.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
693 (28.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
653 (27.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
634 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
630 (26.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
629 (26.2) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
**W** 83/13 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
72/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/03 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/15 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
67/10 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
67/13 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
67/09 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
10.4mm in 29 min to 14:30 21.5mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
17.2mm in 38 min to 10:39 27.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
1.6mm in 1 min to 14:21 96.0mm/h
17.2mm in 13 min to 14:34 79.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 10.3mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
ROCKHAMPTON AERO
7.4mm in 8 min to 17:00 55.5mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
20.0mm in 30 min to 13:30 40.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 20.0mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 23.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
COOLANGATTA
15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.6mm/h
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
14.0mm in 30 min to 13:00 28.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 14.8mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 18.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
14.0mm in 30 min to 17:30 28.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 14.6mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 18:00 22.4mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 25.2mm/h
30.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.4mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 13.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 11.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
4.6mm in 11 min to 14:11 25.1mm/h
9.6mm in 19 min to 14:30 30.3mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 15.0mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 14:00 6.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 69(110/ 63 ) at 15:32