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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 08:37EST, 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 26.0 -1.2 17.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 520 (21.7) 48/14
PERTH AIRPORT 25.3 -0.5 12.4 -0.3 10.6 0.0 8.0 12.0 522 (21.8) 41/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.5 +0.7 14.1 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 41/17
BUNBURY 21.8 -2.5 15.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 39/15
MANDURAH 23.6 -1.0 16.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 450 (18.8) 35/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 0.0 25.7 +0.4 25.4 0.0 4.0 8.3 197 ( 8.2) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.0 +4.4 16.4 -1.4 14.6 0.0 13.2 12.1 321 (13.4) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 30.5 +4.0 8.2 -5.8 -- 0.0 10.2 -- 335 (14.0) 35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.9 +5.8 10.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 13.6 -- 212 ( 8.8) 41/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +5.6 3.0 -5.4 -2.2 0.0 3.8 13.2 310 (12.9) 44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.5 +4.2 17.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 41.4 12.1 274 (11.4) 43/14
CAIRNS AERO 33.1 +2.5 23.7 +1.4 22.4 1.2 5.2 7.2 244 (10.2) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.8 25.8 +2.9 24.1 0.0 7.6 10.0 407 (17.0) 37/17
MACKAY M.O 32.4 +3.2 23.4 +1.6 -- 1.0 -- 10.4 419 (17.5) 37/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.1 +2.9 21.0 +1.5 19.5 0.0 8.8 -- 320 (13.3) 59/17
BUNDABERG AERO 30.7 +2.4 17.9 -0.9 -- 19.8 -- -- 372 (15.5) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 27.7 +1.8 16.7 -1.5 -- 8.8 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 41/23
BRISBANE AERO 30.2 +3.5 16.1 -2.1 15.0 22.4 5.8 12.4 262 (10.9) 44/19
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.6 +4.0 14.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 46/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.4 +0.1 12.1 -2.9 0.4 0.0 8.0 -- 127 ( 5.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.4 -1.5 13.7 -2.5 10.4 0.0 4.0 8.4 382 (15.9) 50/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -1.9 13.5 -1.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 264 (11.0) 46/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.8 -2.7 13.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 61/23
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.6 -4.5 11.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 39/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.0 -2.0 4.0 -5.2 -2.5 0.0 8.0 12.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.4 -1.9 7.1 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 46/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 -5.0 13.0 -2.4 9.3 0.0 8.4 6.9 692 (28.8) 59/16
RICHMOND RAAF 23.4 -3.2 8.7 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 50/18
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -3.8 12.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 564 (23.5) 63/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.4 +0.7 7.1 -3.7 4.0 0.0 9.2 13.6 460 (19.2) 39/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.3 -0.7 5.8 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 41/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.8 +1.3 9.4 -3.1 4.0 0.0 7.2 13.4 324 (13.5) 28/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.2 +1.6 7.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 22.6 -- 399 (16.6) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.5 +2.2 4.6 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 31/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.0 +2.0 11.3 +0.1 7.5 0.8 13.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.0 +1.4 7.1 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.8 +1.4 6.8 -2.2 -- 5.4 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 35/16
HOBART AIRPORT 22.8 +3.8 6.5 -2.7 2.4 0.0 3.2 9.5 277 (11.5) 50/15
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

43.5 FORREST Eucla WA
43.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
43.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.1 CARNEGIE Interior WA
**S** 43.0 EYRE Eucla WA

+19.2 : 43.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
**S** +18.6 : 43.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+15.7 : 41.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+13.7 : 43.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+12.7 : 38.7 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

28.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.7 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+9.7 : 28.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+7.8 : 26.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+7.8 : 19.1 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.5 : 26.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+6.3 : 19.3 FORREST Eucla WA

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

9.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.7 : 13.3 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.6 : 13.4 MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-6.5 : 14.9 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
-6.5 : 16.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.4 : 15.5 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-6.4 : 34.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.8 : -1.5 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-9.1 : 1.4 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-8.7 : 3.6 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.3 : 3.5 GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD) SW Slopes N NSW
-8.2 : -0.5 TARALGA POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro 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.
98.0 LAKE MANCHESTER Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
88.0 FAIRYMEAD SUGAR MILL Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
85.2 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
70.8 DUNWICH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
69.0 BERMAGUI SOUTH (YOUNG STREET) South Coast NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
65.2 QUANBUN DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
88.0 FAIRYMEAD SUGAR MILL
85.2 BURNETT HEADS NIELL ST
55.0 BOONA-CHOPPA
Brisbane/SE Coast
98.0 LAKE MANCHESTER
70.8 DUNWICH
51.8 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
69.0 BERMAGUI SOUTH (YOUNG STREET)
55.0 TUROSS HEAD (NELSON PDE)

ISLANDS
Islands
56.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)

13.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
13.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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7.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
6.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
6.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
2.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1051 (43.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
991 (41.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
965 (40.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
831 (34.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
820 (34.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
813 (33.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
788 (32.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
762 (31.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
740 (30.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
736 (30.7) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
718 (29.9) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
692 (28.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
689 (28.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
681 (28.4) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
646 (26.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
620 (25.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
613 (25.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
610 (25.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
606 (25.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
606 (25.3) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
604 (25.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
87/05 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
85/23 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/03 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
81/10 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
78/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/05 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast 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 None reported