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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:25EST, 12/10/2013.

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 24.1 -0.4 12.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 34/12
PERTH AIRPORT 22.5 -0.1 9.7 -0.5 9.7 1.0 2.4 10.9 376 (15.7) 44/09
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 22.3 +3.5 5.9 -3.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 269 (11.2) 54/12
BUNBURY 20.6 -0.3 9.9 +0.6 -- 3.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 37/09
MANDURAH 20.1 -1.6 13.5 +0.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 335 (14.0) 39/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.4 24.5 -0.4 23.5 0.0 7.6 11.3 392 (16.3) 34/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.3 +5.4 10.1 -4.7 7.6 0.0 9.0 12.0 246 (10.3) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 20.0 -3.8 12.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 34/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.4 -2.5 13.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- 9.0 230 ( 9.6) 35/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 -3.3 9.8 +2.7 8.8 0.2 2.4 5.5 302 (12.6) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.7 +4.1 15.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +0.7 21.9 +1.3 18.8 0.0 9.2 10.7 367 (15.3) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -1.0 21.2 +0.5 19.1 0.0 10.8 10.1 527 (22.0) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 28.9 +1.4 15.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 301 (12.5) 24/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.1 +2.5 14.0 -3.0 12.1 0.0 7.4 -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +3.0 13.6 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/16
COOLANGATTA 29.1 +4.7 11.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 35/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.3 +1.9 12.7 -2.9 7.9 0.0 6.6 11.8 292 (12.2) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.5 +5.2 11.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 41/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.8 +6.7 10.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 5.4 -- 109 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.0 +3.4 10.0 -3.8 4.4 0.0 4.4 -- 297 (12.4) 31/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.7 +6.8 6.3 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.4 +9.8 7.8 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 57/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.5 +4.9 3.4 -3.2 -0.6 0.0 4.0 10.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.0 +5.3 5.1 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 43/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.7 +10.2 13.8 +0.6 9.9 0.0 5.6 11.2 313 (13.0) 39/15
RICHMOND RAAF 33.7 +8.9 6.4 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 44/16
BELLAMBI AWS 28.1 +6.7 19.5 +5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 54/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 +6.0 8.9 +1.2 2.0 0.0 3.8 7.6 252 (10.5) 43/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.9 +1.4 6.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 41/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.5 -0.4 10.0 +0.2 7.2 0.0 5.8 9.6 356 (14.8) 41/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.0 -0.9 5.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 43/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.2 -2.2 4.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 43/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.9 -1.8 13.5 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 -2.8 6.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 41/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.6 -0.4 5.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 30/09
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 -4.0 7.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 3.6 5.8 672 (28.0) 41/00
Max
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° 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

41.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.7 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 32.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+10.1 : 30.8 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+9.9 : 32.0 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.9 : 33.6 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+9.8 : 33.4 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
25.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.9 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA

+7.2 : 17.8 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+7.1 : 8.7 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.0 : 24.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.6 : 19.5 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
+5.4 : 8.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

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

4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
9.3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
9.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-4.7 : 13.7 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-4.6 : 17.7 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
-4.2 : 18.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-4.1 : 17.3 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-4.1 : 15.3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 13.9 SHEOAKS W Central VIC

-1.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-9.4 : 14.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.2 : 6.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.2 : 15.3 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-8.0 : 10.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 14.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 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.
11.6 MOUNT WILLIAM
10.8 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
8.8 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
7.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

12.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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4.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

1439 (60.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1300 (54.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1250 (52.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1126 (46.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
967 (40.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
955 (39.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
933 (38.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
932 (38.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
886 (36.9) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
860 (35.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
814 (33.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
809 (33.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
809 (33.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
804 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
770 (32.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
749 (31.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
739 (30.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
709 (29.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
704 (29.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
698 (29.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
688 (28.7) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
678 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
672 (28.0) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
672 (28.0) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
672 (28.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
660 (27.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
642 (26.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
635 (26.5) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
624 (26.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
622 (25.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
94/02 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
94/04 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
93/17 NERRIGA AWS South Coast NSW
93/00 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
87/00 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast 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.
None reported None reported