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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:42EST, 21/04/2015.

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 25.1 -0.4 19.0 +6.0 19.7 14.2 2.0 4.8 475 (19.8) 52/05
BUNBURY 23.3 -0.8 17.3 +5.7 -- 48.4 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 35/13
MANDURAH 23.0 -0.9 19.0 +3.4 -- 55.2 -- -- 434 (18.1) 52/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.8 24.0 0.0 22.5 0.0 9.2 11.1 319 (13.3) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.9 -2.3 6.7 -5.9 4.7 0.0 7.6 11.2 267 (11.1) 34/12
WHYALLA AERO 21.9 -1.9 8.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 24/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.4 -1.3 8.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 2.0 10.7 112 ( 4.7) 21/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.0 -2.5 7.8 -0.9 4.8 0.0 1.2 3.6 338 (14.1) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.8 +2.0 18.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 -0.5 23.3 +1.7 22.5 27.0 7.8 2.3 473 (19.7) 46/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +1.7 22.2 +1.6 19.0 0.0 11.4 10.2 453 (18.9) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 27.7 +1.0 18.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 417 (17.4) 43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 +0.9 16.3 -1.6 12.7 0.0 6.0 -- 205 ( 8.5) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +0.8 15.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 46/15
COOLANGATTA 25.7 +0.3 18.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 44/09
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -0.4 15.8 -0.5 14.8 0.0 5.2 9.0 303 (12.6) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.8 -0.5 12.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 31/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.6 -0.6 11.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 142 ( 5.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.8 -0.2 14.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 44/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.4 -0.7 14.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 41/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 -1.6 12.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 485 (20.2) 41/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 4.7 -2.5 -0.3 0.0 3.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.2 9.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 35/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 -2.6 14.7 +0.5 12.3 0.2 5.2 6.0 739 (30.8) 50/01
RICHMOND RAAF 21.6 -2.2 10.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 39/10
BELLAMBI AWS 19.6 -2.5 13.7 -1.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 603 (25.1) 44/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.4 +0.9 9.5 +0.4 6.6 0.0 3.0 10.9 194 ( 8.1) 30/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.2 +1.9 7.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.6 0.0 7.1 -3.0 5.0 0.0 4.0 10.8 279 (11.6) 24/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.4 +0.8 7.3 -0.9 6.2 0.0 -- -- -- 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.3 +2.1 9.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 31/01
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.8 +1.2 8.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 41/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.1 -0.8 6.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 -3.0 9.7 +0.9 4.9 0.0 3.2 6.8 378 (15.8) 31/02
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

38.1 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
37.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 32.2 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+8.7 : 31.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+8.2 : 31.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 32.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.6 : 32.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.1 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
26.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+10.0 : 25.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.9 : 18.6 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 18.9 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.8 : 19.5 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.7 : 17.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

9.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-4.8 : 17.0 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-4.0 : 15.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-4.0 : 23.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-3.8 : 17.6 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-3.8 : 22.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

-1.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.9 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.2 : 9.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-7.1 : 3.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-6.7 : 7.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-6.6 : 13.1 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-6.4 : 10.3 WATARRKA N Plateau 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.
99.6 TAMARU Lower West WA
88.4 PORONGURUPS
86.4 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
79.0 TAMAR Lower West WA
77.6 PORONGURUP SOUTH

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
99.6 TAMARU
86.4 MOUNT BARKER
79.0 TAMAR
76.6 NARRIKUP WEST
74.8 CHEYNE BEACH
73.4 WESTBOURNE
69.0 BOYUP BROOK
67.0 DONNYBROOK
66.2 THOMSON BROOK
65.2 KENDENUP
62.0 BALINGUP
62.0 FRANKLAND
60.4 NEWBICUP
56.6 COLLIE
56.0 DONNYBROOK EAST
55.2 MANDURAH
54.2 GREENBUSHES
54.0 KING RIVER
53.6 DWELLINGUP
53.0 BRIDGETOWN
53.0 HENTY BROOK
51.0 COLLIE EAST
51.0 FERGUSON VALLEY
51.0 WILGARRUP
50.2 JARRAHWOOD
50.0 DARDANUP

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
77.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
65.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
62.2 CAPE FLATTERY

ISLANDS

88.4 PORONGURUPS
77.6 PORONGURUP SOUTH
63.4 MUMBALLUP ORGANICS
52.6 SOMME CREEK

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
10.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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4.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
2.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
1.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1016 (42.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
897 (37.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
850 (35.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
840 (35.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
830 (34.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
821 (34.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
805 (33.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
774 (32.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
773 (32.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
762 (31.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
760 (31.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
743 (31.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
739 (30.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
732 (30.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
661 (27.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
659 (27.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
652 (27.2) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
649 (27.0) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
635 (26.5) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
631 (26.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
620 (25.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
619 (25.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
617 (25.7) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
615 (25.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
603 (25.1) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
601 (25.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
70/04 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
70/08 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/01 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
68/10 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
68/11 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