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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 23:23EST, 19/04/2013.

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 COMPARISON 26.8 +2.8 10.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 41/16
PERTH AIRPORT 21.7 0.0 6.0 -4.4 4.4 0.0 3.0 9.4 247 (10.3) 41/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.3 -0.7 13.6 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 43/14
BUNBURY 20.3 -0.8 4.2 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 19.3 -2.0 12.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 34/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.5 -0.5 19.7 -2.4 18.1 0.0 7.6 11.1 435 (18.1) 44/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.8 -1.2 1.2 -7.0 -0.7 0.0 7.0 10.2 281 (11.7) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 +3.2 5.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 233 ( 9.7) 43/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.3 -1.7 9.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 183 ( 7.6) 43/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 +1.0 9.0 +1.7 10.9 8.2 0.4 4.5 485 (20.2) 48/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.6 -0.2 11.6 -2.2 10.3 0.0 4.0 9.4 296 (12.3) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.8 +0.2 20.2 +0.3 19.4 8.6 1.8 8.8 470 (19.6) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 +1.1 16.8 -0.8 13.7 0.0 5.6 8.5 421 (17.5) 41/15
MACKAY M.O 24.0 -0.2 18.8 +1.7 -- 4.2 -- 7.0 510 (21.3) 44/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.4 -3.6 16.8 +2.6 15.4 0.0 5.4 -- 367 (15.3) 43/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 +0.2 16.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 35/11
COOLANGATTA 24.1 +1.0 11.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 152 ( 6.3) 22/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.9 +0.4 13.7 +0.9 11.7 0.0 2.2 9.8 298 (12.4) 26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 +0.6 9.9 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 24/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.6 +1.3 5.4 -3.3 0.3 0.0 2.6 -- 63 ( 2.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 +1.7 11.7 0.0 5.3 0.0 1.4 8.5 240 (10.0) 26/04
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.3 +0.9 9.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 26/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.3 +1.0 8.4 -1.7 6.4 0.2 2.2 9.9 253 (10.5) 41/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.4 +0.1 4.7 -3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 -1.2 2.2 -2.5 -4.2 0.0 1.4 7.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.4 -0.5 -0.8 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 28/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.4 +1.4 9.4 -1.5 5.5 0.0 3.0 10.0 292 (12.2) 39/12
RICHMOND RAAF 20.8 +0.3 2.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 22/13
BELLAMBI AWS 20.7 +1.1 10.8 -2.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 39/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.6 +0.3 -1.6 -7.5 -3.3 0.0 1.8 3.6 187 ( 7.8) 17/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.6 -2.0 1.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.2 +2.2 4.5 -2.9 -1.4 0.0 1.6 9.4 231 ( 9.6) 44/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.2 +1.0 5.1 -0.6 0.5 0.0 2.0 -- 251 (10.5) 31/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.6 +2.0 0.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 43/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.3 +1.6 9.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.9 +2.3 6.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 597 (24.9) 54/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.3 -0.5 9.7 +4.6 -- 6.0 -- -- 473 (19.7) 54/03
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 +2.9 11.4 +4.8 9.4 0.0 3.6 6.6 534 (22.3) 57/04
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

33.1 MILINGIMBI AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
32.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
32.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+5.9 : 29.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
+5.7 : 31.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.4 : 28.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.9 : 26.8 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+4.9 : 29.2 ENEABBA Central West WA

26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.8 : 11.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
+7.2 : 11.8 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+7.2 : 11.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+6.2 : 8.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+6.0 : 11.8 DOVER Southeast TAS

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

1.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.6 : 10.6 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.4 : 1.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-4.1 : 4.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.9 : 21.8 GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-3.8 : 16.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 20.7 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-6.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-4.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.2 : -4.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-7.5 : 0.6 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.5 : -0.8 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-7.5 : -1.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
-7.5 : -2.3 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW

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.
66.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
64.2 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD
60.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
58.0 CENTRAL MILL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
53.0 TUNG OIL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
66.0 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
64.2 RUSSELL RIVER
60.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
58.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
53.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
51.0 MARCO STREET ALERT

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.7 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1574 (65.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1226 (51.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1197 (49.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1128 (47.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1102 (45.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1093 (45.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
996 (41.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
983 (41.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
950 (39.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
949 (39.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
946 (39.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
917 (38.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
904 (37.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
899 (37.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
894 (37.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
886 (36.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
855 (35.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
854 (35.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
841 (35.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
837 (34.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
829 (34.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
765 (31.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
764 (31.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
760 (31.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
756 (31.5) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
753 (31.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
745 (31.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
743 (31.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
710 (29.6) RHYLL E Central VIC
691 (28.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
690 (28.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
690 (28.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
681 (28.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
651 (27.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
628 (26.2) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
626 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
624 (26.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
619 (25.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
615 (25.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
613 (25.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
604 (25.2) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
113/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/01 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/23 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns 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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 89(300/ 70 ) at 23:30
VICTORIA
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 78(320/ 65 ) at 13:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 113(320/ 83 ) at 06:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(290/ 72 ) at 22:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(290/ 50 ) at 02:59
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 95(300/ 69 ) at 03:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(320/ 74 ) at 19:48
MOUNT READ : 82(300/ 63 ) at 04:08
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(300/ 70 ) at 08:00