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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 04:40EST, 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 21.8 +2.3 7.3 -2.2 4.0 0.0 3.2 -- 431 (18.0) 44/10
PERTH AIRPORT 21.2 +3.3 7.1 -1.0 3.5 0.0 2.2 9.1 389 (16.2) 55/21
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.8 +2.0 4.9 -2.6 1.8 0.2 1.0 9.2 274 (11.4) 72/23
BUNBURY 18.9 +1.7 4.3 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 65/19
MANDURAH 19.5 -- 9.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 68/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.6 +1.1 18.8 -0.4 17.9 0.0 5.8 10.9 318 (13.3) 34/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.0 -3.7 3.5 -0.5 0.3 0.0 4.8 10.3 319 (13.3) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.0 -1.9 5.9 +0.6 -- 5.0 3.8 -- 341 (14.2) 39/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.7 -1.6 5.1 -2.4 -- 11.4 0.8 7.0 112 ( 4.7) 34/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.2 +0.1 2.6 -2.6 0.3 5.0 0.6 6.0 84 ( 3.5) 18/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.2 -4.5 2.1 -6.5 0.1 0.0 4.4 10.4 301 (12.5) 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 +2.0 16.3 -0.7 11.0 0.0 4.6 10.8 170 ( 7.1) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.3 +1.2 15.5 +1.9 11.9 0.0 8.0 10.9 327 (13.6) 50/10
MACKAY M.O 23.6 +2.3 14.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 425 (17.7) 39/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.5 +0.4 8.3 -1.2 3.3 0.0 3.6 -- 204 ( 8.5) 43/10
BUNDABERG AERO 21.4 -0.6 8.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 185 ( 7.7) 31/11
NAMBOUR DPI 20.0 -1.1 5.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.6 -0.9 4.5 -5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 20.1 -0.8 3.7 -5.1 -0.4 0.0 2.6 7.2 280 (11.7) 39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.1 -1.5 3.6 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 435 (18.1) 39/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.0 -3.1 4.8 +0.1 0.8 3.0 0.6 -- 197 ( 8.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.9 -0.8 5.1 -2.4 2.9 0.0 2.4 4.5 239 (10.0) 30/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -1.9 3.6 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.4 -0.6 2.6 -3.7 0.0 0.0 2.6 5.6 371 (15.5) 37/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.9 -0.6 3.4 -1.2 -0.2 0.2 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 21/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 6.1 -3.2 0.0 -1.4 -3.0 4.8 1.2 2.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 10.5 -4.7 4.9 +1.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 24/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 0.0 6.5 -0.6 1.7 0.0 2.6 6.9 467 (19.5) 41/21
RICHMOND RAAF 15.1 -2.3 1.5 -2.0 -1.5 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 17/17
BELLAMBI AWS 15.5 -1.3 7.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 31/02
CANBERRA AIRPORT 11.1 -0.2 -1.6 -1.5 -4.7 0.0 1.2 5.7 308 (12.8) 13/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.3 -0.4 3.1 +0.4 -1.0 0.8 0.6 3.5 440 (18.3) 17/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -0.4 2.9 -0.3 -- 1.8 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.0 5.0 +0.7 1.7 0.6 0.8 5.1 183 ( 7.6) 22/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.4 -0.6 3.5 +0.6 -- 0.2 0.4 -- 139 ( 5.8) 22/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.0 -0.5 3.7 +1.3 -- 1.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 18/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.6 +0.2 9.0 +3.0 5.1 0.0 0.8 -- 81 ( 3.4) 17/11
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 13.8 0.0 6.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 18/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.8 -1.2 5.0 +1.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 284 (11.8) 21/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -0.3 0.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 10.4 -2.0 4.4 +0.3 1.5 2.8 1.4 0.7 184 ( 7.7) 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

32.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.8 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+5.4 : 21.2 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.1 : 26.2 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
+4.9 : 25.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+4.9 : 19.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.8 : 19.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
24.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
23.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 11.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.7 : 10.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.6 : 20.3 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
+5.2 : 9.3 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+4.7 : 9.4 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

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

-2.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.8 : 23.4 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-5.8 : 9.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-5.7 : 11.4 COONAMBLE COMPARISON CW Plains N NSW
-5.4 : 11.5 COONAMBLE AIRPORT AWS CW Plains N NSW
-5.3 : 13.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW

-13.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-10.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.0 : -13.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 : 4.5 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.9 : 1.5 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.8 : 0.3 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
-6.8 : -0.5 WATARRKA N Plateau 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.
117.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
28.0 MOUNT REMARKABLE (MAMBRAY CREEK PARK HQ) Upper North SA
26.4 MYPONGA RESERVOIR Adelaide/Lofty SA
24.6 YANKALILLA (INMAN VALLEY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
24.6 BLINMAN NE Pastoral SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
24.6 BLINMAN
Upper North
28.0 MOUNT REMARKABLE (MAMBRAY CREEK PARK HQ)
Adelaide/Lofty
26.4 MYPONGA RESERVOIR
24.6 YANKALILLA (INMAN VALLEY)

ISLANDS
Islands
117.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

0.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (COMPARISON) Southeast TAS
0.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

872 (36.3) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
833 (34.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
790 (32.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
727 (30.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
724 (30.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
717 (29.9) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
686 (28.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
680 (28.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
673 (28.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
666 (27.8) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
663 (27.6) BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
654 (27.3) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
654 (27.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
648 (27.0) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
644 (26.8) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
618 (25.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
614 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
613 (25.5) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/17 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/20 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
83/21 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/20 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
76/21 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

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
DWELLINGUP
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
6.0mm in 33 min to 18:33 10.9mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (COCOS ISLAND AI
15.0mm in 3 hr to 04:00 5.0mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 07:00 12.0mm/h
44.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 14.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 69(290/ 63 ) at 18:45
CAPE NATURALISTE : 87(300/ 67 ) at 18:29