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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 06:22EST, 24/05/2012.

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 31.4 +4.3 10.1 -3.7 7.1 0.0 7.0 -- 464 (19.3) 35/15
PERTH AIRPORT 30.6 +4.8 12.2 -0.4 10.7 0.0 6.4 8.1 410 (17.1) 41/07
ALBANY AIRPORT 26.8 +6.0 5.8 -5.0 3.8 0.0 4.2 11.3 293 (12.2) 35/13
BUNBURY 23.4 -0.8 8.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 30/21
MANDURAH 24.8 -- 15.2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +0.8 24.3 -1.0 23.8 0.0 7.2 11.0 325 (13.5) 52/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.1 +0.5 18.9 +1.0 17.8 0.0 10.4 5.5 334 (13.9) 41/21
WHYALLA AERO 24.3 -2.2 11.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 324 (13.5) 46/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.1 -2.0 13.7 -0.3 10.1 0.0 16.0 12.2 292 (12.2) 31/08
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.9 -1.5 9.6 +1.2 8.4 0.2 3.8 8.8 415 (17.3) 52/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.2 -0.2 18.7 -2.7 16.4 0.0 10.4 9.1 287 (12.0) 52/21
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +0.7 22.7 +0.4 21.2 0.4 6.6 6.6 387 (16.1) 34/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 -1.8 22.7 -0.2 20.8 0.0 5.0 4.3 343 (14.3) 39/18
MACKAY M.O 25.0 -4.2 20.6 -1.1 -- 4.6 -- 0.0 456 (19.0) 39/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.4 -3.8 20.1 +0.6 19.2 0.0 5.8 -- 294 (12.3) 37/19
BUNDABERG AERO 24.0 -4.3 19.2 +0.3 19.5 2.8 -- -- 380 (15.8) --
NAMBOUR DPI 24.0 -4.0 19.0 +2.7 -- 26.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.7 -0.1 18.9 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 315 (13.1) 31/02
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -1.5 20.5 +2.5 17.5 1.0 7.0 2.8 340 (14.2) 31/22
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.3 -2.4 15.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 662 (27.6) 43/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.3 +1.0 14.9 -0.1 13.7 9.6 5.0 -- 176 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.6 +1.7 17.8 +1.7 15.6 0.0 3.6 9.5 412 (17.2) 57/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +2.1 17.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.5 +5.1 14.9 +0.6 13.0 0.0 5.8 10.3 378 (15.8) 50/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 30.3 +5.2 12.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 26/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.6 +1.5 9.5 +0.4 4.8 0.0 3.2 10.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.7 +2.3 13.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 55/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.9 +3.9 16.2 +0.9 12.0 0.0 5.8 7.9 392 (16.3) 76/19
RICHMOND RAAF 31.5 +4.9 13.0 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 52/19
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 +0.8 17.4 +1.8 -- 6.6 -- -- 455 (19.0) 55/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.6 +1.9 10.3 +1.5 8.0 2.8 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.5 +0.8 14.8 +4.1 11.7 0.0 5.4 8.8 307 (12.8) 34/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.7 -1.3 14.7 +3.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 266 (11.1) 31/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.5 -0.9 10.4 -2.1 7.1 0.0 10.4 12.4 371 (15.5) 28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.4 -1.2 11.9 +1.8 -- 0.2 15.8 -- 363 (15.1) 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.3 -0.9 11.9 +2.4 -- 1.6 -- -- 278 (11.6) 34/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.8 +1.9 14.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 20.8 -0.2 8.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 46/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.5 -0.1 5.4 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 34/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.5 -2.9 12.2 +3.3 -- 12.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 48/12
HOBART AIRPORT 22.4 +3.4 12.2 +3.0 5.9 1.6 5.6 11.0 510 (21.3) 61/10
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

43.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
42.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.4 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
41.4 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 31.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.9 : 31.8 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 31.4 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+6.0 : 26.8 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
+6.0 : 31.3 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A Sydney--east NSW

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
27.7 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+6.8 : 15.5 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+6.4 : 15.0 BEECHWORTH WOOLSHED Lower NE VIC
+6.0 : 13.4 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+5.0 : 17.2 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.0 : 12.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

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

6.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.0 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-8.0 : 23.7 BRIGALOW RESEARCH STN Central Highlands QLD
-7.8 : 24.4 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
**S** -7.4 : 26.1 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-6.9 : 24.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.8 : 24.4 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
2.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
4.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-9.2 : 2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.1 : 17.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-6.6 : 17.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-6.4 : 19.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-6.3 : 4.3 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West 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.
74.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
69.4 LETHEBROOK Central Coast E QLD
66.8 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
56.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
55.8 WEIPA EASTERN AVE N Peninsula QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
66.8 SCHERGER RAAF
56.2 WEIPA AERO
55.8 WEIPA EASTERN AVE
52.0 MORETON TELEGRAPH STATION
Central Coast E
74.6 PROSERPINE AIRPORT
69.4 LETHEBROOK

13.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.2 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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4.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.6 ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH STAT North Coast NSW
4.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

1276 (53.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1071 (44.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
994 (41.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
960 (40.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
927 (38.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
916 (38.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
886 (36.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
816 (34.0) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
793 (33.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
787 (32.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
782 (32.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
757 (31.5) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
756 (31.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
721 (30.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
716 (29.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
707 (29.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
701 (29.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
662 (27.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
661 (27.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
657 (27.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
649 (27.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
629 (26.2) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
627 (26.1) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
626 (26.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
622 (25.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
613 (25.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
610 (25.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
104/02 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
98/01 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
98/07 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/12 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW

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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
COEN AIRPORT
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
Central Coast E
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
18.0mm in 27 min to 05:00 40.0mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 25.8mm/h
22.6mm in 20 min to 05:20 67.8mm/h
9.2mm in 34 min to 06:00 16.2mm/h
37.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 37.6mm/h
71.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 23.7mm/h
ALVA BEACH
23.0mm in 52 min to 10:00 26.5mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
BUNDABERG AERO
13.2mm in 29 min to 17:00 27.3mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 15.0mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
NAMBOUR DPI
13.8mm in 30 min to 01:00 27.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 15.8mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 20.6mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
Far SW
THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT
11.0mm in 16 min to 14:57 41.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
4.4mm in 13 min to 18:30 20.3mm/h
CW Slopes S
COWRA AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO
9.0mm in 6 min to 20:40 90.0mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 21.4mm/h
BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS
9.8mm in 26 min to 18:00 22.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.8mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
16.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 16.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.6mm/h
Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
10.4mm in 28 min to 20:59 22.3mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
PENRITH LAKES AWS
7.2mm in 16 min to 20:30 27.0mm/h
HOLSWORTHY CONTROL RANGE
18.8mm in 11 min to 17:11 102.5mm/h
11.0mm in 11 min to 17:22 60.0mm/h
8.0mm in 4 min to 17:26 120.0mm/h
47.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 47.4mm/h
42.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 42.6mm/h
54.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 18.0mm/h
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
6.0mm in 16 min to 17:16 22.5mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
4.2mm in 11 min to 17:00 22.9mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS
12.4mm in 9 min to 19:54 82.7mm/h
5.2mm in 6 min to 20:00 52.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.6mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 21.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
South Coast
ULLADULLA AWS
9.6mm in 23 min to 15:53 25.0mm/h
7.0mm in 7 min to 16:00 60.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 17.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
1.8mm in 1 min to 15:41 108.0mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
MOUNT GININI AWS
12.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
SW Slopes N
TEMORA AIRPORT
7.2mm in 16 min to 15:00 27.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
HUNTERS HILL
1.6mm in 1 min to 00:00 96.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
KURNELL AWS : 82(240/ 63 ) at 20:33
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 74(220/ 69 ) at 20:36
SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) : 100(230/ 50 ) at 20:51
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 91(360/ 69 ) at 03:30
MT HOTHAM : 104( 10/ 69 ) at 03:30
E Gippsland
GELANTIPY : 78(360/ 67 ) at 01:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(330/ 78 ) at 09:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(350/ 67 ) at 00:30