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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:41EST, 16/04/2015.

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 23.2 -2.3 12.3 -0.7 10.5 0.2 4.0 10.4 402 (16.8) 41/07
BUNBURY 20.9 -3.2 5.1 -6.5 -- 3.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 37/14
MANDURAH 21.7 -2.2 12.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.3 25.2 +1.2 24.8 0.0 5.2 9.8 276 (11.5) 31/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.3 +10.1 16.6 +4.0 14.6 0.0 8.8 10.9 205 ( 8.5) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 -1.6 12.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 41/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.6 +0.9 13.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 2.4 9.7 138 ( 5.8) --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.7 +1.2 11.7 +3.0 9.3 0.6 3.6 4.9 374 (15.6) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.0 +4.2 20.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 239 (10.0) 35/17
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +1.0 22.5 +0.9 21.4 12.4 5.4 6.7 458 (19.1) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +1.7 22.8 +2.2 20.0 0.6 10.2 8.6 468 (19.5) 52/14
MACKAY M.O 27.8 +1.1 22.1 +2.0 -- 16.0 -- 10.6 405 (16.9) 41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.1 +1.3 19.1 +1.2 17.1 0.0 7.2 -- 354 (14.8) 35/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +0.8 17.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 43/11
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +0.4 16.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -0.2 17.5 +1.2 15.7 0.0 4.8 8.3 280 (11.7) 21/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.4 +0.1 15.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 543 (22.6) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.2 +2.0 14.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 52 ( 2.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.6 +1.6 15.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 31/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +2.1 12.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.3 +3.7 9.3 -3.9 7.4 0.2 3.0 10.2 134 ( 5.6) 39/21
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.8 +6.3 14.7 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 41/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +3.8 15.2 +1.0 12.4 0.0 5.0 8.7 309 (12.9) 46/19
RICHMOND RAAF 27.9 +4.1 11.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 44/19
BELLAMBI AWS 26.1 +4.0 15.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 308 (12.8) 52/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.1 +2.6 14.3 +5.2 12.2 0.0 4.0 5.4 333 (13.9) 41/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.2 +1.9 12.7 +4.5 -- 3.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 39/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.2 +7.6 16.7 +6.6 12.6 0.0 6.6 10.7 287 (12.0) 31/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.6 +5.0 14.7 +6.5 -- 1.6 -- -- -- 52/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.3 +6.1 13.6 +6.0 -- 4.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.3 +6.7 13.3 +5.9 -- 1.2 -- -- 529 (22.0) 50/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.1 +3.2 9.6 +2.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 31/12
HOBART AIRPORT 25.2 +7.1 7.9 -0.9 4.2 0.0 1.2 5.8 241 (10.0) 39/12
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

39.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
39.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+12.6 : 37.8 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+11.5 : 35.4 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+10.3 : 35.9 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+10.1 : 34.0 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
+10.1 : 34.2 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+10.1 : 38.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
26.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.7 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+10.4 : 21.7 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+9.6 : 23.7 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+9.6 : 20.6 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
+8.9 : 20.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+8.8 : 19.8 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

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

10.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
10.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 17.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-7.4 : 16.3 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.9 : 17.7 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.9 : 17.5 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.9 : 19.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

1.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
2.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
3.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
3.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.5 : 2.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-6.5 : 5.1 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.9 : 3.2 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-5.9 : 5.9 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.7 : 5.2 BUSSELTON 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.
53.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.6 ELIZABETH DOWNS N Rivers NT
25.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
21.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
20.6 BENDOBA TM Maranoa QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
53.8 CAPE DON
28.6 ELIZABETH DOWNS

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
25.8 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
Central Coast E
21.0 PLEYSTOWE SUGAR MILL
Maranoa
20.6 BENDOBA TM

11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

5.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
5.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
4.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
4.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

953 (39.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
908 (37.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
865 (36.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
843 (35.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
839 (35.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
836 (34.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
822 (34.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
779 (32.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
778 (32.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
760 (31.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
733 (30.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
731 (30.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
713 (29.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
704 (29.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
692 (28.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
690 (28.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
689 (28.7) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
666 (27.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
653 (27.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
646 (26.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
636 (26.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
629 (26.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
617 (25.7) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
609 (25.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
608 (25.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
96/16 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
78/05 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
74/06 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
70/12 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
70/23 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
NORTH ISLAND
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
8.0mm in 13 min to 02:28 36.9mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS
14.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.2mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.8mm/h
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
1.4mm in 1 min to 18:58 84.0mm/h
3.4mm in 2 min to 19:00 102.0mm/h
13.8mm in 24 min to 19:24 34.5mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 20.2mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
5.6mm in 16 min to 19:30 21.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 14.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Slopes S
FORBES AIRPORT AWS : 96(300/ 65 ) at 16:02