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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 10:40EST, 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 38.3 +8.8 19.2 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 65/17
PERTH AIRPORT 37.8 +8.9 20.1 +5.2 18.8 0.0 14.0 13.0 619 (25.8) 52/04
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 25.4 +2.3 12.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 48/14
BUNBURY 34.6 +7.4 15.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 44/00
MANDURAH 34.4 +7.7 20.5 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 43/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.7 24.2 -1.1 26.0 15.4 5.2 7.1 176 ( 7.3) 44/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.2 +2.8 17.4 -2.8 15.1 0.0 15.0 12.3 317 (13.2) 48/17
WHYALLA AERO 25.2 -3.0 15.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 337 (14.0) 61/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 25.8 -1.2 13.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 41/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.1 -0.8 8.0 -1.9 5.3 0.0 7.2 11.0 327 (13.6) 48/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.3 +2.2 22.3 -0.7 20.5 0.0 10.0 -- 279 (11.6) 37/17
CAIRNS AERO 34.4 +3.0 23.7 +0.3 21.8 0.0 7.4 11.4 319 (13.3) 37/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.0 24.5 +0.4 22.8 0.0 10.4 10.9 381 (15.9) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 30.5 +0.4 22.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 241 (10.0) 28/19
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.4 +2.3 22.6 +1.4 21.8 0.0 8.0 -- 252 (10.5) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 31.5 +2.1 20.8 +0.3 -- 4.2 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +1.2 20.2 +0.4 -- 6.6 -- -- 328 (13.7) 46/13
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 +0.3 19.1 -0.9 17.8 0.2 2.6 12.2 327 (13.6) 46/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.3 0.0 15.7 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 50/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.6 -0.3 14.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 348 (14.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 -0.9 18.4 +0.3 18.4 0.0 3.0 -- 598 (24.9) 37/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 -0.8 17.2 +0.5 -- 5.6 -- -- 378 (15.8) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.9 -2.3 12.8 -3.7 11.5 0.8 4.6 -- 514 (21.4) 34/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.8 -3.0 11.1 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.2 +0.9 6.9 -4.3 2.7 0.1 5.9 10.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.8 +1.8 13.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 44/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.7 -1.0 15.3 -2.2 12.5 0.0 7.4 11.2 586 (24.4) 41/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.6 -0.8 10.6 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 34/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 -0.9 14.8 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 474 (19.8) 31/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.5 +1.2 13.1 -0.7 11.1 0.0 10.8 12.6 408 (17.0) 34/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 31.1 +1.9 14.6 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.4 +5.3 13.1 -1.7 8.2 0.0 10.6 12.5 241 (10.0) 46/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.1 +4.8 13.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 46/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 33.2 +6.3 13.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 44/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 31.2 +7.0 14.8 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 29.4 +6.8 8.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 59/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.3 +0.9 10.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 43/19
HOBART AIRPORT 27.5 +6.9 12.7 +2.0 9.6 0.0 7.4 5.5 356 (14.8) 59/16
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

42.5 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
42.3 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.7 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
41.6 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

+10.5 : 34.3 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+9.9 : 38.2 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
+9.8 : 34.6 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+9.7 : 37.5 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+9.6 : 37.7 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

29.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.1 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.0 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+8.2 : 24.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.3 : 22.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+7.2 : 23.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 23.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.2 : 20.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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

13.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
16.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.9 : 30.5 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-5.8 : 31.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-5.4 : 36.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-4.5 : 31.7 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-4.3 : 35.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

0.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

**S** -8.3 : 10.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-7.2 : 4.6 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-6.3 : 3.9 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-6.2 : 5.8 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
**S** -6.2 : 15.5 WATARRKA 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.
104.0 CLIFTON POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
71.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
70.0 GLEN ETIVE Darling Downs E QLD
65.2 GREGORY SPRINGS STATION Upper Carpentaria QLD
58.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
58.0 WYNDHAM
W Kimberley
71.0 BIDYADANGA
52.6 PORT SMITH

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
65.2 GREGORY SPRINGS STATION
50.0 LYNDHURST STATION
N Coast--Barron
58.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION
Central Highlands
52.0 YANDABURRA
Darling Downs E
104.0 CLIFTON POST OFFICE
70.0 GLEN ETIVE
54.0 CAMBOOYA POST OFFICE

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
56.0 BRACKENDALE (LAKESIDE)

13.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
13.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
13.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA

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6.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
5.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
5.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
4.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

980 (40.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
858 (35.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
823 (34.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
808 (33.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
789 (32.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
759 (31.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
758 (31.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
748 (31.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
702 (29.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
682 (28.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
657 (27.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
656 (27.3) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
651 (27.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
643 (26.8) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
624 (26.0) GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
619 (25.8) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
617 (25.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
612 (25.5) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
608 (25.3) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
608 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
602 (25.1) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
83/17 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
78/01 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
76/14 DALWALLINU Central West WA
76/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
74/18 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
74/14 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
TROUGHTON ISLAND
4.6mm in 6 min to 05:20 46.0mm/h
9.6mm in 40 min to 06:00 14.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 14.2mm/h
KALUMBURU
6.4mm in 6 min to 14:23 64.0mm/h
18.6mm in 9 min to 14:32 124.0mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 28.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.7mm/h
W Kimberley
CURTIN AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
W Pilbara
BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT
9.0mm in 7 min to 23:00 77.1mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 16.2mm/h
25.0mm in 20 min to 23:20 75.0mm/h
46.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 46.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NOONAMAH AWS
10.4mm in 10 min to 15:30 62.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.4mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.8mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
13.4mm in 10 min to 14:44 80.4mm/h
16.0mm in 12 min to 15:00 80.0mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 31.6mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 10.7mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
10.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
19.2mm in 25 min to 15:25 46.1mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 22.2mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
23.2mm in 30 min to 12:30 46.4mm/h
30.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 30.6mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 23.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.0mm/h
SWEERS ISLAND
40.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
5.4mm in 8 min to 21:38 40.5mm/h
Central West
BLACKALL AIRPORT
12.2mm in 21 min to 23:00 34.9mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
11.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.8mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 16.4mm/h
Warrego
CHARLEVILLE AERO
5.4mm in 8 min to 20:30 40.5mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
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