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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 02:51EST, 20/04/2013.

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 22.3 +2.8 4.5 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 34/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 +2.3 3.3 -4.7 1.1 0.0 1.8 9.5 212 ( 8.8) 35/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.1 +1.3 4.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 24/15
BUNBURY 19.4 +2.2 3.0 -4.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 26/15
MANDURAH 20.8 +3.4 8.6 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 26/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.2 -0.3 20.6 +1.3 20.0 0.0 4.8 11.0 330 (13.8) 43/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.0 -2.7 0.8 -3.3 -1.4 0.0 3.0 9.6 328 (13.7) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.9 -1.0 4.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 291 (12.1) 21/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.4 +0.1 8.5 +1.0 -- 1.2 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 30/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 +0.8 6.4 +1.2 4.6 3.2 0.8 5.4 371 (15.5) 52/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.0 -2.7 5.5 -3.1 4.7 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 43/15
CAIRNS AERO 24.1 -1.6 16.1 -0.9 13.2 0.0 4.6 10.8 251 (10.5) 41/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.0 -2.1 14.4 +0.8 11.2 0.0 8.0 11.1 449 (18.7) 54/10
MACKAY M.O 21.5 +0.2 11.8 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 328 (13.7) 39/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.5 -1.6 7.9 -1.6 3.8 0.0 2.4 -- 217 ( 9.0) 48/13
BUNDABERG AERO 19.9 -2.1 7.2 -3.0 -- 4.2 -- -- 309 (12.9) 46/16
COOLANGATTA 19.3 -1.2 8.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 44/11
BRISBANE AERO 19.1 -1.8 6.8 -2.1 2.2 0.0 3.6 10.3 334 (13.9) 46/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.4 -3.1 1.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 54/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.9 -1.2 4.4 -0.3 1.3 0.6 1.6 -- 119 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.8 +0.1 5.6 -2.0 2.9 0.2 2.2 -- 286 (11.9) 41/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.3 -0.4 3.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 44/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.5 +0.5 7.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 489 (20.4) 48/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.1 -0.4 3.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 6.6 -2.8 2.6 +1.1 -0.4 5.0 2.0 3.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.1 -3.1 6.0 +3.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 34/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.9 +0.9 8.0 +0.9 4.3 0.0 4.0 9.7 -- 44/09
RICHMOND RAAF 18.3 +0.9 0.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 41/12
BELLAMBI AWS 17.5 +0.7 9.8 -0.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 349 (14.5) 41/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.9 -0.8 4.2 +1.5 1.8 3.8 0.0 1.9 162 ( 6.8) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.2 +0.2 4.1 +1.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 28/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.7 +0.4 5.3 +1.0 4.0 0.2 2.2 2.8 359 (15.0) 31/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.8 -0.2 4.0 +1.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 244 (10.2) 34/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 +1.4 1.8 -0.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 262 (10.9) 37/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 +2.6 8.2 +2.2 -- 15.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.6 +1.6 4.7 +1.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 425 (17.7) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 +1.6 2.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 11.8 -0.6 4.5 +0.4 3.6 0.0 0.8 3.0 289 (12.0) 57/14
Max
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+/- 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

32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
31.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+4.4 : 26.7 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.4 : 26.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+3.4 : 22.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.4 : 20.8 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+3.4 : 19.9 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
22.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.7 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
22.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.2 : 20.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+5.1 : 10.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.1 : 8.0 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+4.9 : 7.4 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+4.8 : 6.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

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

-1.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.2 : 12.5 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-5.9 : 22.5 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-5.8 : 22.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 21.2 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-5.3 : 24.0 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

-4.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 1.2 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.1 : -0.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-6.9 : -1.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.7 : 2.4 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.4 : -1.0 KATANNING COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt 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.
42.2 CLARENDON Adelaide/Lofty SA
35.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
33.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
30.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
25.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

970 (40.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
829 (34.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
823 (34.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
818 (34.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
789 (32.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
743 (31.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
735 (30.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
722 (30.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
692 (28.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
687 (28.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
667 (27.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
655 (27.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
652 (27.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
647 (27.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
645 (26.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
618 (25.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
606 (25.3) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
89/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/15 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/08 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
81/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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
W Gippsland
MOUNT BAW BAW
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.3mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(230/ 65 ) at 23:07
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(240/ 76 ) at 18:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 76 ) at 04:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 85(220/ 67 ) at 15:07
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(250/ 63 ) at 18:30