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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:45EST, 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 +1.8 4.8 -4.1 2.3 0.0 2.0 -- 253 (10.5) 21/13
PERTH AIRPORT 21.1 +2.7 3.8 -4.2 2.0 0.0 3.2 8.9 164 ( 6.8) 22/10
ALBANY AIRPORT 17.6 +1.5 10.2 +2.7 7.5 0.2 2.0 6.8 271 (11.3) 28/10
BUNBURY 18.3 +1.0 5.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 22/13
MANDURAH 18.8 -- 9.6 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 18/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.2 +0.9 20.0 -0.4 18.4 0.0 6.2 11.1 352 (14.7) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.5 -0.1 1.8 -4.2 -0.7 0.0 5.2 10.9 224 ( 9.3) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.4 -1.1 4.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 221 ( 9.2) 22/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.8 -0.9 10.0 +1.8 6.4 0.0 1.8 0.7 199 ( 8.3) 34/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 +0.7 6.7 +1.2 5.3 0.2 1.8 7.6 378 (15.8) 37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.6 +0.3 7.4 -2.9 3.4 0.0 6.0 10.8 341 (14.2) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.0 +1.4 19.8 +2.4 18.5 0.2 6.4 7.8 524 (21.8) 48/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.2 +1.2 12.5 -2.2 9.6 0.0 6.6 10.0 403 (16.8) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 22.8 +0.3 15.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 9.9 475 (19.8) 39/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 +2.0 16.7 +6.1 15.0 0.0 4.8 -- 301 (12.5) 30/08
BUNDABERG AERO 23.6 +0.3 10.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 248 (10.3) 34/14
NAMBOUR DPI 23.0 +0.5 9.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +0.5 8.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 22/18
BRISBANE AERO 21.0 -0.8 9.0 -0.6 3.8 0.0 3.0 9.8 287 (12.0) 22/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.7 +1.0 5.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 28/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 +1.2 4.4 -1.4 -1.5 0.0 2.6 -- 73 ( 3.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.1 +0.3 7.4 -0.8 3.7 0.0 1.8 9.7 153 ( 6.4) 35/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -0.2 6.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.1 +0.5 5.5 -1.3 2.4 0.0 3.0 5.5 316 (13.2) 34/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.0 0.0 5.6 +0.3 2.3 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.5 -0.5 -0.6 -2.7 -3.0 0.0 0.8 6.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -0.3 0.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 31/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.6 +1.3 9.8 +1.7 6.3 0.0 3.2 5.1 -- 35/12
RICHMOND RAAF 18.7 -1.1 4.0 -0.4 0.2 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 +0.3 12.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 328 (13.7) 35/11
CANBERRA AIRPORT 12.9 -0.1 -0.1 -1.1 -3.0 0.0 2.4 6.9 273 (11.4) 46/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.1 -0.4 2.3 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 2.0 4.9 208 ( 8.7) 26/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.7 -0.3 3.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 17/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.0 +1.8 4.7 -0.5 0.6 0.0 2.2 9.2 158 ( 6.6) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 +0.6 4.3 +0.4 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 198 ( 8.3) 46/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.0 -0.3 4.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.0 0.0 8.5 +1.8 6.4 0.0 2.6 -- 159 ( 6.6) 24/05
GEELONG AIRPORT 14.3 -0.7 5.3 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 50/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.1 +0.7 4.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 39/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.5 -0.2 7.4 +3.8 -- 8.8 -- -- 397 (16.5) 67/06
HOBART AIRPORT 12.3 -1.2 6.8 +2.1 4.5 8.6 4.4 8.3 605 (25.2) 63/04
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

34.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
33.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.4 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+6.7 : 27.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 26.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.6 : 29.2 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 24.6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+6.3 : 26.1 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

27.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.2 : 13.7 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.1 : 16.7 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+5.3 : 6.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+4.9 : 13.6 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.8 : 19.1 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD

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

-1.2 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.1 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.1 : 7.9 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.9 : 2.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-3.5 : 6.8 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
-3.2 : 1.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-2.9 : 10.2 DOVER Southeast TAS

-8.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.6 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 5.4 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 7.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-6.7 : -0.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.7 : 0.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-5.7 : 8.1 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-5.7 : 8.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W 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.
67.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
32.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS
24.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
18.2 RENISON BELL W Coast TAS
17.8 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD) W Coast TAS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
67.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
24.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
32.8 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE
W Coast
18.2 RENISON BELL
17.8 WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD)

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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1.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.4 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA

1876 (78.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1320 (55.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1290 (53.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1177 (49.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
1030 (42.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1010 (42.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
980 (40.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
973 (40.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
954 (39.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
929 (38.7) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
838 (34.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
835 (34.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
827 (34.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
804 (33.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
792 (33.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
774 (32.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
773 (32.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
736 (30.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
730 (30.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
726 (30.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
696 (29.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
695 (29.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
670 (27.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
668 (27.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
668 (27.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
663 (27.6) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
637 (26.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
614 (25.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
605 (25.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
603 (25.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
131/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
130/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
128/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
106/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
102/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
98/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/03 HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
94/03 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/09 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/08 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS

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.
VICTORIA
E Central
COLDSTREAM
22.8mm in 30 min to 12:00 45.6mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 23.2mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 22.8mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
WYNYARD AIRPORT
3.2mm in 2 min to 05:11 96.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(330/ 30 ) at 09:02
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 130(280/ 93 ) at 04:30
LOW HEAD : 85(290/ 65 ) at 06:21
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 87(290/ 65 ) at 08:30
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 80(360/ 65 ) at 03:30
Southeast
HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) : 95(320/ 58 ) at 03:30
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 132(320/111 ) at 02:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(310/ 70 ) at 02:12
TASMAN ISLAND : 102(280/ 28 ) at 04:51
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 106(310/ 43 ) at 03:03
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 83(280/ 74 ) at 03:30
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME : 87(300/ 67 ) at 03:26
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 126(330/ 80 ) at 00:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 96(310/ 67 ) at 08:30