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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:45EST, 17/02/2015.

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 25.7 -6.2 19.0 +1.5 17.9 0.0 6.4 10.5 487 (20.3) 46/12
BUNBURY 25.5 -4.5 16.3 +0.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 431 (18.0) 44/01
MANDURAH 23.7 -6.1 18.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 46/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +2.5 23.6 -1.1 25.0 13.0 6.6 8.3 281 (11.7) 70/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.2 +3.1 20.5 -0.2 19.3 0.0 11.8 12.6 364 (15.2) 43/11
WHYALLA AERO 43.3 +13.7 19.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 405 (16.9) 41/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 41.6 +12.2 26.5 +9.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 37/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 34.2 +9.0 17.3 +5.6 14.6 1.4 4.4 12.6 377 (15.7) 34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.7 +2.4 26.9 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 48/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -2.8 23.2 -0.6 22.5 101.4 -- 1.5 469 (19.5) 59/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.0 +1.9 24.2 +0.1 21.9 0.0 10.4 8.5 605 (25.2) 59/17
MACKAY M.O 28.1 -1.5 23.3 -0.1 -- 14.2 -- 8.0 598 (24.9) 63/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 -0.9 22.2 +0.1 21.3 0.8 7.2 -- 454 (18.9) 50/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.4 +0.5 21.1 -0.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 535 (22.3) 50/15
COOLANGATTA 27.7 -0.6 19.9 -0.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 388 (16.2) 41/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.3 -0.6 19.0 -2.1 18.2 0.8 6.6 10.2 364 (15.2) 35/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.5 +0.4 15.8 -1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 727 (30.3) 52/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.0 +1.0 18.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 9.0 -- 172 ( 7.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.5 -0.3 18.6 -0.9 -- 8.4 -- -- 292 (12.2) 26/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -0.1 17.3 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 30/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.0 +1.4 16.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 41/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.9 -0.8 17.0 -0.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 37/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 29.5 +3.1 21.0 +2.0 18.3 1.0 5.0 6.7 325 (13.5) 43/16
RICHMOND RAAF 28.6 -0.3 17.5 -0.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 26/13
BELLAMBI AWS 25.7 +0.9 19.1 -0.1 -- 8.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 41/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.2 -2.6 19.7 +3.3 18.3 0.0 11.8 4.0 441 (18.4) 54/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.7 -6.4 19.3 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 31/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 40.6 +9.0 23.5 +7.0 19.0 0.6 12.0 10.9 390 (16.3) 43/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.5 0.0 19.3 +4.9 -- 5.4 -- -- -- 34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 31.3 +2.0 18.6 +4.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 350 (14.6) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.6 +1.6 16.5 +5.0 -- 44.2 -- -- 444 (18.5) 35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.3 -3.2 12.9 +0.7 -- 7.8 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 37/17
HOBART AIRPORT 20.5 -1.8 13.3 +1.3 11.3 0.0 6.4 0.0 405 (16.9) 26/23
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

47.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
47.5 FORREST Eucla WA
46.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
46.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
46.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

+21.9 : 47.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+19.1 : 43.7 RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
+19.0 : 46.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+18.6 : 46.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+18.5 : 44.4 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

31.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
31.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
30.7 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
30.3 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
30.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+12.0 : 26.7 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.5 : 27.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.0 : 26.2 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+10.9 : 27.5 EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.9 : 24.9 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA

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

10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.6 : 21.9 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-8.2 : 17.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.9 : 25.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-7.7 : 25.5 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-7.6 : 25.5 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

3.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
8.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.1 : 10.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 14.4 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
-3.7 : 8.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.5 : 15.5 CASINO AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-3.4 : 15.6 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.4 : 22.3 BLACK POINT 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.
137.2 CAIRNS RACECOURSE N Coast--Barron QLD
136.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
131.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
128.2 MT SHERIDAN N Coast--Barron QLD
123.0 WHYANBEEL VALLEY N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
65.0 PINELANDS

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
137.2 CAIRNS RACECOURSE
136.0 COPPERLODE DAM ALERT
131.0 MT SOPHIA
128.2 MT SHERIDAN
123.0 WHYANBEEL VALLEY
122.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT
101.4 CAIRNS AERO
99.0 TOPAZ ALERT
93.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
92.0 HAZELMERE
89.0 PORT DOUGLAS - WARNER ST
88.0 MOSSMAN SOUTH ALCHERA DRIVE
81.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
76.0 REEF PARK
70.2 COOKTOWN AIRPORT
67.2 GREENHAVEN
66.0 SUTTIES CREEK ALERT
64.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
61.8 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
61.4 WHITE CLIFF POINT
51.8 CAPE FLATTERY
N Coast--Herbert
117.0 EURAMO TM
105.0 CORSIS ALERT
101.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
99.0 MENAVALE ALERT
98.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
98.0 RUSSELL RIVER
86.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
84.0 TUNG OIL TM
83.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
81.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
81.0 NERADA ALERT
74.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
72.6 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
61.2 INNISFAIL
61.0 DARADGEE
56.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT

VICTORIA
Upper NE
65.0 MOUNT BULLER
54.0 HOWITT PLAINS (HIGH RIDGE)
W Central
53.6 BALLAN
Western Plains
54.0 DERRINALLUM (POST OFFICE)

ISLANDS
Islands
67.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

12.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1257 (52.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1230 (51.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1097 (45.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1059 (44.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1034 (43.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1023 (42.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
996 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
943 (39.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
939 (39.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
930 (38.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
925 (38.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
904 (37.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
860 (35.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
807 (33.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
805 (33.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
800 (33.3) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
778 (32.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
755 (31.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
746 (31.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
745 (31.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
744 (31.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
736 (30.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
730 (30.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
727 (30.3) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
726 (30.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
715 (29.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
713 (29.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
699 (29.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
691 (28.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
689 (28.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
685 (28.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
677 (28.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
652 (27.2) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
649 (27.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
648 (27.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
636 (26.5) RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
614 (25.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
613 (25.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
608 (25.3) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
605 (25.2) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
605 (25.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
603 (25.1) FORREST Eucla WA
603 (25.1) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
106/15 FORREST Eucla WA
87/17 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
85/20 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
83/12 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
78/06 HAY AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

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