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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:45EST, 23/02/2015.

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 35.2 +3.3 16.3 -1.2 14.9 0.0 5.0 9.1 255 (10.6) 34/13
BUNBURY 28.9 -1.1 21.4 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 28/20
MANDURAH 30.2 +0.4 22.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +2.4 28.3 +3.6 27.4 0.0 7.8 5.8 507 (21.1) 39/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.6 +1.5 22.0 +1.3 21.2 0.0 13.2 9.1 324 (13.5) 50/16
WHYALLA AERO 29.7 +0.1 18.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 689 (28.7) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.8 +1.4 14.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.7 +1.5 14.7 +3.0 13.7 0.0 5.0 9.9 542 (22.6) 44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.7 +2.4 26.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 34/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 -0.4 23.2 -0.6 21.7 1.6 6.6 10.5 507 (21.1) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.4 +1.3 22.8 -1.3 19.6 0.0 10.2 11.7 489 (20.4) 41/11
MACKAY M.O 28.9 -0.7 22.5 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- 9.0 548 (22.8) 46/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 -3.3 20.1 -2.0 17.0 0.4 9.0 -- 386 (16.1) 41/17
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 -0.1 21.0 -0.4 -- 9.6 -- -- 573 (23.9) 65/14
COOLANGATTA 28.7 +0.4 20.7 -0.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 477 (19.9) 48/23
BRISBANE AERO 29.2 +0.3 20.9 -0.2 19.9 0.4 8.2 5.9 437 (18.2) 43/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.3 +0.2 17.2 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 596 (24.8) 61/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.1 +2.1 17.7 -1.0 -- 0.0 8.2 -- 165 ( 6.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.3 +0.5 19.0 -0.5 -- 13.8 -- -- 262 (10.9) 30/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +0.8 18.5 +0.1 -- 3.6 -- -- 240 (10.0) 37/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.3 +1.7 17.2 -0.9 14.7 0.0 8.0 9.5 410 (17.1) 41/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.7 +2.0 18.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 305 (12.7) 50/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.0 +3.6 22.8 +3.8 19.6 0.0 10.4 12.2 679 (28.3) 50/15
RICHMOND RAAF 30.1 +1.2 18.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 25.4 +0.6 20.6 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 529 (22.0) 35/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.0 -0.8 19.3 +2.9 18.5 1.6 4.6 3.9 290 (12.1) 31/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.2 -2.9 19.7 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 50/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.8 +2.2 16.5 0.0 12.1 0.0 6.0 10.0 244 (10.2) 30/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.8 -6.7 16.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 35/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.9 -3.4 15.3 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 35/22
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.3 -2.7 13.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 594 (24.8) 48/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 26.4 +1.9 14.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 20.4 -1.9 15.1 +3.1 14.0 0.6 3.2 8.3 307 (12.8) 41/15
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

46.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
45.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
45.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
45.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
45.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
45.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
45.0 ENEABBA Central West WA

+10.5 : 45.2 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+10.1 : 35.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+9.3 : 44.9 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+8.8 : 41.3 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+8.7 : 45.0 ENEABBA Central West WA

32.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
30.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
30.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
30.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
30.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA

+8.1 : 22.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+8.0 : 30.1 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.0 : 28.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
+7.3 : 32.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+7.3 : 25.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

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

10.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
15.3 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
15.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
15.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.5 : 20.9 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-9.1 : 22.3 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
-8.1 : 22.8 SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
-7.4 : 17.2 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
-7.2 : 19.5 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC

5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
7.5 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.6 : 9.1 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.3 : 10.7 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.8 : 10.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-4.8 : 15.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-4.7 : 10.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
191.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
178.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS N Rivers NT
153.0 NHULUNBUY N Rivers NT
149.2 MCKILLOP'S BRIDGE (SNOWY RIVER AT MCKILL E Gippsland VIC
143.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
178.0 YIRRKALA TROPICAL GARDENS
153.0 NHULUNBUY
143.6 GOVE AIRPORT
137.6 ALCAN MINESITE

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
149.2 MCKILLOP'S BRIDGE (SNOWY RIVER AT MCKILL

ISLANDS
Islands
191.8 CAPE WESSEL

12.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
12.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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0.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1261 (52.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1201 (50.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1001 (41.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
980 (40.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
929 (38.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
900 (37.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
868 (36.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
865 (36.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
830 (34.6) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
829 (34.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
824 (34.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
819 (34.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
814 (33.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
783 (32.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
745 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
745 (31.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
722 (30.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
715 (29.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
713 (29.7) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
709 (29.5) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
694 (28.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
690 (28.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
690 (28.8) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
689 (28.7) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
680 (28.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
679 (28.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
667 (27.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
667 (27.8) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
659 (27.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
655 (27.3) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
655 (27.3) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
653 (27.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
641 (26.7) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
631 (26.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
622 (25.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
621 (25.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
614 (25.6) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
611 (25.5) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
609 (25.4) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
602 (25.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
602 (25.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
601 (25.0) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
600 (25.0) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
170/11 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
83/11 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
83/15 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/16 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
74/17 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

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