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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:45EST, 04/01/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 27.9 -3.8 14.6 -2.4 13.2 0.0 9.0 8.1 526 (21.9) 44/14
BUNBURY 25.8 -3.9 13.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 43/16
MANDURAH 24.9 -4.4 16.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 44/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.5 -2.3 23.8 -1.0 23.9 43.2 3.2 0.1 306 (12.8) 48/04
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.4 +5.0 23.8 +2.3 21.9 0.0 12.4 12.3 280 (11.7) 61/17
WHYALLA AERO 44.0 +14.0 19.5 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 357 (14.9) 54/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 44.1 +14.8 23.2 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 41/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 42.6 +17.4 12.6 +1.5 11.1 0.0 7.0 12.4 402 (16.8) 61/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.0 +0.7 26.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 48/19
CAIRNS AERO 33.7 +2.2 25.8 +2.1 24.3 0.0 7.8 6.5 369 (15.4) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.6 24.6 +0.3 23.6 1.2 6.4 7.2 452 (18.8) 43/16
MACKAY M.O 31.9 +1.8 25.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 41/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.2 +1.3 24.2 +2.1 23.4 0.0 10.0 -- 342 (14.3) 44/21
BUNDABERG AERO 31.3 +1.2 23.6 +2.2 -- 5.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 43/10
COOLANGATTA 30.0 +1.7 25.1 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 28/00
BRISBANE AERO 29.7 +0.7 24.7 +3.5 22.9 0.0 9.0 10.3 421 (17.5) 39/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.8 -0.2 19.6 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 50/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.9 -5.0 16.9 -2.0 -- 33.2 11.2 -- 204 ( 8.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 29.1 +2.1 22.2 +2.7 14.6 0.2 -- -- 429 (17.9) 31/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +1.4 22.9 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 407 (17.0) 24/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.3 +1.3 22.4 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 35/10
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.1 +4.0 22.3 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 374 (15.6) 87/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.5 +1.0 21.1 +2.3 20.4 0.0 9.2 3.6 641 (26.7) 50/05
RICHMOND RAAF 31.9 +2.0 22.1 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 31/01
BELLAMBI AWS 24.6 -0.3 20.6 +1.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 467 (19.5) 43/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 38.9 +7.2 21.2 +4.9 16.8 0.0 11.0 13.7 362 (15.1) 54/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 39.6 +7.2 15.5 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 55/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 42.3 +10.0 22.6 +5.9 17.2 0.0 10.6 13.1 270 (11.3) 35/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 38.5 +8.9 12.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 244 (10.2) 46/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 39.8 +10.1 16.7 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 43/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 39.4 +13.5 19.5 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 38.2 +13.1 11.6 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 59/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.4 +2.1 9.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 48/13
HOBART AIRPORT 28.6 +6.1 10.6 -1.4 5.8 0.0 7.0 11.8 418 (17.4) 50/17
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

46.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
45.5 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
45.3 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
45.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
44.8 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

+19.4 : 42.2 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+18.8 : 44.8 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+18.6 : 43.9 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+18.6 : 43.4 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+18.5 : 39.7 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.0 URANDANGI AERODROME Northwest QLD
28.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
28.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
28.5 WILUNA Interior WA

+11.1 : 25.0 EUDUNDA Murray Valley SA
+9.8 : 25.7 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+9.4 : 24.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.1 : 23.8 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.7 : 14.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

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

17.0 BURNIE NTC AWS N Coast TAS
19.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
20.2 SHANNON Lower West WA
20.7 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
21.0 SPRING BAY NTC AWS E Coast TAS
21.0 DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) Southeast TAS

-9.7 : 25.7 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
-9.0 : 26.6 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling NSW
-8.2 : 25.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
-7.9 : 29.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-7.4 : 29.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

-0.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS

-7.3 : 3.5 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
-6.9 : -0.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-6.8 : 10.4 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-6.4 : 4.7 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
-6.2 : 4.9 SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
-6.2 : 3.9 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.2 : 10.3 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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.
210.0 CHANNEL ISLAND N Rivers NT
162.0 EMMA GORGE N Kimberley WA
92.0 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
83.0 WAGAIT BEACH N Rivers NT
82.0 LEANYER N Rivers NT

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
162.0 EMMA GORGE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
210.0 CHANNEL ISLAND
92.0 WARRUWI
83.0 WAGAIT BEACH
82.0 LEANYER
80.8 PORT KEATS AERO
80.4 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
75.8 CHANNEL POINT
67.8 THE CHASE
67.6 GERIATRIC PARK
62.6 NOONAMAH (MKT) AWS
56.0 PINELANDS
56.0 WALKER CREEK
54.2 PIRLANGIMPI
54.0 MCMINNS LAGOON
53.0 ELIZABETH VALLEY
52.0 TIMBER CREEK
50.0 UPPER WATERHOUSE RIVER
50.0 AUVERGNE

QUEENSLAND
Darling Downs E
71.0 O'CONNOR TM

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
52.0 NUNDLE (CHAFFEY DAM)

13.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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3.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

922 (38.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
834 (34.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
831 (34.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
795 (33.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
745 (31.0) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
707 (29.5) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
702 (29.3) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
698 (29.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
692 (28.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
688 (28.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
679 (28.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
674 (28.1) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
667 (27.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
659 (27.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
651 (27.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
641 (26.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
633 (26.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
630 (26.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
616 (25.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
611 (25.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
604 (25.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
89/21 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
89/22 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
87/15 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
87/16 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
87/19 MOUNT READ W Coast 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