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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 06:13EST, 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 -2.2 16.1 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 39/02
PERTH AIRPORT 19.8 -2.8 14.7 +4.5 12.5 1.2 3.6 7.8 560 (23.3) 50/03
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.8 -0.9 13.1 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 72/02
BUNBURY 19.1 -1.7 13.0 +3.8 -- 3.6 -- -- 535 (22.3) 54/02
MANDURAH 20.4 -1.2 14.4 +1.2 -- 4.0 -- -- 618 (25.8) 52/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.1 +1.9 22.7 -2.3 21.7 0.0 7.4 10.8 308 (12.8) 31/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.1 -0.8 5.5 -9.3 3.0 0.0 10.8 11.6 355 (14.8) 48/11
WHYALLA AERO 31.0 +7.2 7.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 9.0 -- 241 (10.0) 59/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.3 +6.5 9.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 139 ( 5.8) 37/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.5 +6.6 4.7 -2.4 1.6 0.0 3.4 10.9 279 (11.6) 48/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.6 -1.0 17.7 -0.9 16.2 0.0 7.4 8.5 279 (11.6) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 -1.8 20.8 +0.2 19.7 9.6 10.8 2.3 604 (25.2) 54/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 -0.7 20.3 -0.4 17.9 0.0 11.4 10.3 649 (27.0) 54/08
MACKAY M.O 25.1 -2.4 19.0 -0.7 -- 2.6 -- 5.9 633 (26.4) 50/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 -3.3 14.1 -2.9 11.5 1.2 1.8 -- 331 (13.8) 43/13
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 -1.6 13.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 44/11
COOLANGATTA 24.7 +0.3 14.5 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 447 (18.6) 34/08
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 -1.7 13.0 -2.7 11.7 0.0 7.6 9.6 452 (18.8) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.5 -2.8 9.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 636 (26.5) 41/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.9 +0.8 9.4 -2.8 4.3 0.0 5.4 -- 159 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.0 -1.6 8.6 -5.2 4.9 0.0 6.2 11.4 431 (18.0) 37/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 -0.9 6.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 246 (10.3) 34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.2 +4.6 4.5 -7.5 0.6 0.0 5.0 10.9 298 (12.4) 31/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 29.9 +6.3 5.5 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 71 ( 3.0) 24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.5 +2.0 4.2 -2.4 -2.5 0.0 4.0 11.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.9 +0.3 5.6 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 24/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.9 +8.4 11.3 -1.9 7.5 0.0 5.8 11.3 386 (16.1) 39/16
RICHMOND RAAF 31.2 +6.4 4.8 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 24/16
BELLAMBI AWS 30.6 +9.2 13.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 41/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.5 +4.1 2.7 -5.0 0.9 0.0 3.2 11.2 182 ( 7.6) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.8 +3.3 5.2 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.2 +6.4 6.5 -3.3 2.9 0.0 5.4 11.5 151 ( 6.3) 31/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.4 +4.5 4.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 123 ( 5.1) 24/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.9 +4.6 3.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 34/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.2 +7.5 9.9 +0.4 6.9 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.9 +5.3 4.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 39/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.8 +0.8 9.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 35/08
HOBART AIRPORT 23.4 +6.1 10.7 +3.2 8.2 0.0 4.0 11.6 629 (26.2) 59/07
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

38.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.9 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
37.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+14.1 : 37.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+12.3 : 35.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+10.0 : 30.5 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 31.7 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.2 : 30.6 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW

26.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.9 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+11.6 : 19.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+11.2 : 20.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+10.9 : 21.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.5 : 23.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+9.3 : 20.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

8.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.2 : 28.9 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-5.2 : 25.5 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.1 : 27.0 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-5.0 : 24.3 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
-4.9 : 29.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-4.9 : 16.1 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-4.9 : 29.6 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT

-3.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.9 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.2 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW

-10.8 : 7.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-10.2 : 12.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.5 : 11.7 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-9.5 : 5.2 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.3 : 5.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 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.
35.5 PLANE CREEK SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
33.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
32.0 WALLAMAN ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
29.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
28.0 COUNTRY DOWNS W Kimberley WA

12.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
12.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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7.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
7.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
6.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
2.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

1792 (74.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1421 (59.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1200 (50.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1148 (47.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1140 (47.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1136 (47.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1068 (44.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1037 (43.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1031 (43.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1030 (42.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1003 (41.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
963 (40.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
950 (39.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
918 (38.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
906 (37.8) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
905 (37.7) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
890 (37.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
869 (36.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
838 (34.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
830 (34.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
830 (34.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
819 (34.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
808 (33.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
792 (33.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
769 (32.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
766 (31.9) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
759 (31.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
724 (30.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
706 (29.4) WARRA W Coast TAS
691 (28.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
679 (28.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
672 (28.0) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
671 (28.0) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
664 (27.7) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
651 (27.1) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
649 (27.0) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
647 (27.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
636 (26.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
634 (26.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
633 (26.4) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
629 (26.2) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
629 (26.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
622 (25.9) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
621 (25.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
620 (25.8) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
619 (25.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
618 (25.8) MANDURAH Lower West WA
617 (25.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
607 (25.3) COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
606 (25.3) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
604 (25.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
111/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
109/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
106/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/01 EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
87/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 08:00 12.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 83(280/ 67 ) at 00:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(330/ 78 ) at 00:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(240/ 78 ) at 01:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(280/ 69 ) at 04:00
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(300/ 67 ) at 13:30