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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 13:45EST, 21/06/2013.

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 21.4 +0.5 6.3 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 28/14
PERTH AIRPORT 19.9 +1.0 4.4 -4.6 2.0 0.0 2.0 9.2 215 ( 9.0) 22/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 13.6 -3.1 8.7 +0.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 21/15
BUNBURY 18.2 -0.2 3.4 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 18/12
MANDURAH 18.6 0.0 7.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 17/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 +0.6 22.2 +2.3 20.9 0.0 6.2 3.3 416 (17.3) 43/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 14.8 -5.0 7.2 +2.2 6.6 0.0 1.2 3.0 208 ( 8.7) 24/11
WHYALLA AERO 16.7 -0.6 4.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 34/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.2 +0.1 4.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 1.0 7.1 70 ( 2.9) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -0.5 -0.9 -6.6 -3.4 0.2 1.0 8.1 190 ( 7.9) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.8 -4.0 13.2 +3.3 9.1 0.0 5.0 -- 298 (12.4) 28/16
CAIRNS AERO 26.8 +0.8 20.5 +2.7 19.8 0.0 5.2 4.5 400 (16.7) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.0 -2.6 15.2 +0.6 13.1 0.0 7.0 2.0 320 (13.3) 30/10
MACKAY M.O 20.1 -1.8 12.0 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- 5.3 424 (17.7) 35/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.2 -3.3 7.3 -3.6 3.3 0.0 4.0 -- 180 ( 7.5) 21/11
BUNDABERG AERO 20.2 -2.3 6.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 37/09
COOLANGATTA 19.3 -1.7 14.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 35/04
BRISBANE AERO 19.3 -1.9 11.5 +1.0 9.4 0.0 4.8 1.0 374 (15.6) 28/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 13.9 -3.0 6.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 28/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.4 -2.5 5.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 159 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.1 -2.2 12.5 +3.4 8.9 0.0 3.4 -- 563 (23.5) 39/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -2.9 6.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 663 (27.6) 34/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.4 -2.3 8.0 +0.1 6.9 8.2 1.6 -- 431 (18.0) 35/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.5 0.0 -0.3 -2.9 -5.3 0.2 2.2 2.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -1.5 3.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 26/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.1 -2.5 8.6 0.0 6.2 2.6 2.8 7.2 635 (26.5) 44/06
RICHMOND RAAF 16.5 -1.4 3.6 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 28/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.9 -2.7 10.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 43/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.2 -0.6 1.7 -2.0 -1.3 0.0 0.8 7.2 157 ( 6.5) 17/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.1 -0.1 0.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 15/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.1 +0.1 1.9 -3.3 -0.4 0.0 1.2 5.0 167 ( 7.0) 18/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.1 -0.9 -2.1 -5.8 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 111 ( 4.6) 18/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.7 -1.6 -1.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 17/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.2 +1.1 2.3 -4.6 0.0 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.2 -0.6 -2.9 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 30/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT 10.1 -2.8 6.3 +1.7 4.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 226 ( 9.4) 21/22
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

34.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
33.0 POINT STUART AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.7 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
32.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+3.6 : 34.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
+2.1 : 30.9 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT
+2.0 : 30.7 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT
+2.0 : 17.9 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
+1.9 : 18.3 KARNET Lower West WA

25.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.8 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.5 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.0 : 22.7 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
+8.1 : 23.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
+8.0 : 16.8 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
+7.4 : 18.6 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+7.4 : 21.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

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

-0.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.3 : 15.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-6.9 : 17.0 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-6.5 : 15.4 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 16.1 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-6.4 : 18.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-9.2 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.7 : -6.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-8.2 : -2.8 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-7.8 : 1.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.7 : -3.6 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
-7.4 : -0.6 CERBERUS E Central VIC

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.
38.0 NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD) Hunter Valley NSW
17.0 BUNGWAHL MidNorth Coast S NSW
16.4 MOUNT TAMBORITHA W Gippsland VIC
16.2 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
16.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
9.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
8.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
8.1 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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0.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1152 (48.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
888 (37.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
841 (35.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
835 (34.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
827 (34.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
817 (34.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
758 (31.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
747 (31.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
735 (30.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
712 (29.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
706 (29.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
691 (28.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
690 (28.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
686 (28.6) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
681 (28.4) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
665 (27.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
663 (27.6) PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
635 (26.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
613 (25.5) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
610 (25.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
605 (25.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
70/23 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
70/23 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
65/05 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
65/13 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
63/05 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
13.2mm in 30 min to 12:30 26.4mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 17.0mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
7.8mm in 32 min to 08:32 14.6mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
BAYU UNDAN : 108( 80/ 52 ) at 12:57