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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:19EST, 02/08/2013.

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 19.9 +0.4 12.8 +3.4 -- 7.2 -- -- 422 (17.6) 65/14
PERTH AIRPORT 17.1 -0.8 12.6 +4.6 10.5 15.6 4.0 2.6 453 (18.9) 72/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.8 0.0 7.3 -0.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 50/11
BUNBURY 15.9 -1.3 11.4 +4.4 -- 7.8 -- -- 471 (19.6) 63/11
MANDURAH 16.6 -0.8 12.7 +2.1 -- 23.8 -- -- 633 (26.4) 81/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.6 +0.1 17.3 -2.0 15.5 0.0 10.2 11.2 445 (18.5) 35/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.9 +3.2 -0.8 -4.8 -3.0 0.0 4.0 10.6 212 ( 8.8) 31/13
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 +2.1 2.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 34/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.2 +2.9 8.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 0.8 9.6 200 ( 8.3) 24/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.5 +3.3 6.3 +1.1 7.0 1.2 0.8 6.4 414 (17.3) 30/00
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.2 +1.5 7.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 44/11
CAIRNS AERO 25.3 -0.4 19.4 +2.3 16.6 0.0 6.0 4.3 652 (27.2) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +1.0 14.1 +0.5 10.3 0.0 6.6 7.0 423 (17.6) 54/13
MACKAY M.O 21.7 +0.4 16.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- 7.4 553 (23.0) 46/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.5 +1.4 13.0 +3.5 8.9 0.0 4.2 -- 350 (14.6) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +1.9 12.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 21.8 +1.3 12.4 +2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 275 (11.5) 26/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -0.4 13.0 +4.0 11.1 0.2 2.8 6.0 296 (12.3) 24/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.9 +1.4 8.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 24/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.1 +2.0 4.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 64 ( 2.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.3 +2.6 7.3 -0.3 4.6 0.0 2.0 -- 274 (11.4) 37/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.8 +3.2 6.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 21/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 +3.0 4.0 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 48/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.6 +2.2 -2.0 -3.5 -6.8 0.4 2.4 8.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.2 +0.9 -1.7 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 24 ( 1.0) 21/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.9 +3.9 7.8 +0.6 5.2 0.0 3.4 9.3 314 (13.1) 35/21
RICHMOND RAAF 18.9 +1.5 -0.6 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 53 ( 2.2) 21/19
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 +2.0 9.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 31/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.8 +0.1 0.9 -1.8 -0.6 0.0 0.6 7.4 136 ( 5.7) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.8 -0.3 3.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.1 +2.7 1.7 -2.6 -1.1 0.0 3.6 9.0 218 ( 9.1) 18/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.2 +0.2 2.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 204 ( 8.5) 18/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.5 0.0 2.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 21/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 +1.6 7.8 +1.8 5.6 0.6 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 +0.5 4.0 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 587 (24.5) 39/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.5 +2.9 -0.2 -2.5 -- 3.6 -- -- 251 (10.5) 35/00
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 +3.1 6.4 +2.3 4.6 0.2 1.0 4.6 336 (14.0) 44/15
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

33.0 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
32.1 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
32.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.3 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+8.7 : 26.7 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.1 : 25.6 FORREST Eucla WA
+5.7 : 17.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+5.5 : 14.8 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+5.4 : 15.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+11.1 : 17.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+9.6 : 15.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+9.2 : 15.3 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+8.5 : 14.0 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.0 : 11.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

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

0.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.0 : 13.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-3.0 : 13.1 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.9 : 25.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-2.8 : 21.3 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
-2.6 : 16.2 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-6.0 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.2 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-4.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.6 : 3.5 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-8.3 : -0.2 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-8.1 : 6.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 3.1 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-7.4 : 3.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers 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.
36.2 MOUNT WILLIAM
35.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
33.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
31.4 BICKLEY Lower West WA
28.0 TAMALA PARK (MINDARIE) Lower West WA

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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4.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.6 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1155 (48.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1121 (46.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
974 (40.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
955 (39.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
952 (39.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
938 (39.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
918 (38.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
910 (37.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
870 (36.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
868 (36.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
846 (35.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
826 (34.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
824 (34.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
814 (33.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
799 (33.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
771 (32.1) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
766 (31.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
753 (31.4) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
751 (31.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
749 (31.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
746 (31.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
728 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
710 (29.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
709 (29.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
701 (29.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
696 (29.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
683 (28.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
683 (28.5) RHYLL E Central VIC
681 (28.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
663 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
662 (27.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
652 (27.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
651 (27.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
651 (27.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
650 (27.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
648 (27.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
633 (26.4) MANDURAH Lower West WA
633 (26.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
631 (26.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
621 (25.9) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
617 (25.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
611 (25.5) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
605 (25.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
605 (25.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
102/16 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
98/14 BICKLEY Lower West WA
98/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
91/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
89/13 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

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