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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:42EST, 02/05/2015.

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 +0.2 14.3 +1.3 11.8 0.0 6.0 4.8 537 (22.4) 37/08
BUNBURY 26.0 +1.9 11.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 26/10
MANDURAH 23.2 -0.7 16.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 35/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 -0.2 21.8 -2.2 21.0 0.0 7.0 8.5 350 (14.6) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.0 -8.2 3.9 -8.7 2.3 0.0 4.6 11.0 342 (14.3) 52/11
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 -6.1 11.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 28/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.7 -6.0 8.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 1.6 5.3 90 ( 3.8) 22/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.1 -5.4 6.8 -1.9 4.9 1.8 1.2 1.4 246 (10.3) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.8 -4.0 15.7 -2.7 12.9 0.0 8.6 10.8 452 (18.8) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.9 -0.3 17.8 -3.8 15.8 0.0 7.4 10.0 472 (19.7) 44/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.9 -0.7 14.1 -6.5 11.2 0.0 8.2 11.4 254 (10.6) 37/11
MACKAY M.O 25.5 -1.2 13.1 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- 9.4 363 (15.1) 34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.7 -1.1 12.8 -5.1 10.7 0.0 6.4 -- 175 ( 7.3) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 -0.6 12.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 41/13
COOLANGATTA 25.2 -0.2 14.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 39/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 -1.6 13.1 -3.2 11.8 0.0 3.8 10.6 290 (12.1) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 -2.4 7.4 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 37/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.8 -4.4 6.0 -6.8 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 79 ( 3.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.6 -1.4 9.7 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 48/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.2 -1.9 10.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 37/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 -3.4 9.7 -3.5 6.8 0.0 3.0 10.0 349 (14.5) 44/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.2 -4.2 2.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 1.7 9.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -4.4 3.9 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 28/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 -4.3 10.6 -3.6 8.7 0.0 5.6 10.4 451 (18.8) 41/22
RICHMOND RAAF 20.9 -2.9 6.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 22/11
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 -4.0 13.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 37/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.5 -4.0 3.8 -5.3 3.2 0.0 4.0 -- 230 ( 9.6) 28/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -3.8 3.6 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 22/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -6.6 9.3 -0.8 8.0 0.0 3.8 6.5 282 (11.8) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.8 -3.8 7.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -4.8 4.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 34/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.2 -4.4 7.2 -0.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 37/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.4 -1.5 1.5 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 21/11
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -0.5 7.1 -1.7 5.2 0.0 2.0 6.8 365 (15.2) 34/12
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

45.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.4 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
34.1 MIDDLE POINT N Rivers NT
34.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+9.3 : 45.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
+5.3 : 34.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.5 : 33.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+3.8 : 24.7 ALBANY Lower West WA
+3.3 : 25.3 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+5.8 : 22.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.0 : 18.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+3.2 : 15.1 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+3.1 : 23.4 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
+2.4 : 15.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA

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

3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-10.6 : 14.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-9.9 : 19.0 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-9.8 : 22.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-9.0 : 20.1 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-9.0 : 13.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
-9.0 : 23.0 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-9.0 : 19.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

-5.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.1 : 8.0 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-10.6 : 11.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-10.5 : 2.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.4 : 3.4 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.3 : 2.2 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD

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.
24.4 POINT LOOKOUT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.4 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
12.2 GURNANG STATE FOREST (OBERON (YOUNG ADUL C Tablelands S NSW
11.4 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
7.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

11.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
3.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
1.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

989 (41.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
983 (41.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
927 (38.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
916 (38.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
881 (36.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
870 (36.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
838 (34.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
827 (34.5) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
821 (34.2) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
816 (34.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
811 (33.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
721 (30.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
710 (29.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
691 (28.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
675 (28.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
655 (27.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
649 (27.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
635 (26.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
633 (26.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
623 (26.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
610 (25.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
76/20 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
67/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
67/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
65/08 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
63/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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