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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:53EST, 14/05/2015.

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 22.4 +0.6 7.2 -3.2 5.2 0.0 4.0 9.0 334 (13.9) 68/22
BUNBURY 19.7 -1.5 4.5 -4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 70/19
MANDURAH 20.7 -0.6 11.2 -2.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 68/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.7 19.5 -2.6 18.1 0.0 6.8 10.8 295 (12.3) 24/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.7 +3.7 5.9 -2.3 3.7 0.0 5.8 11.0 229 ( 9.5) 26/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.9 +0.5 7.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 22/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.7 +2.8 12.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 5.6 82 ( 3.4) 21/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 +1.2 9.2 +1.9 6.2 2.4 1.8 6.0 400 (16.7) 30/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.3 +2.5 10.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +2.4 20.3 +0.4 17.3 0.0 4.0 10.7 185 ( 7.7) 30/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.9 +3.3 19.7 +2.1 18.0 0.0 5.6 9.6 236 ( 9.8) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 26.3 +2.1 16.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 252 (10.5) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.6 +2.6 13.4 -0.7 11.8 0.0 4.2 -- 168 ( 7.0) 35/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.6 +2.0 14.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 24.2 +1.1 15.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 18/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 +1.5 15.6 +2.8 13.8 0.0 3.4 7.0 267 (11.1) 31/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.1 -1.7 12.5 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 297 (12.4) 30/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 +2.6 16.8 +8.1 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 189 ( 7.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.0 +2.6 16.5 +4.8 -- 55.8 -- -- 342 (14.3) 30/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.3 +2.9 16.3 +5.9 -- 34.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 26/00
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.6 +1.3 18.8 +8.8 -- 53.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 43/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.7 +5.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +6.7 11.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 31/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.6 +0.6 18.6 +7.7 18.3 25.8 1.2 0.4 542 (22.6) 54/10
RICHMOND RAAF 23.4 +2.9 17.7 +10.1 -- 26.8 -- -- 253 (10.5) 31/12
BELLAMBI AWS 21.0 +1.4 17.9 +4.9 -- 13.8 -- -- 372 (15.5) 54/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.3 +7.0 7.6 +1.8 5.6 0.0 2.2 10.1 207 ( 8.6) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +6.1 7.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 22/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.0 6.4 -1.0 4.0 0.0 8.0 8.7 227 ( 9.5) 18/09
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.6 +4.4 3.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 22/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.5 +4.9 4.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 24/18
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.3 +1.7 3.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 22/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.5 +1.7 8.5 +3.5 -- 10.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.0 +3.8 7.0 +0.4 2.5 6.0 0.8 8.1 265 (11.0) 31/09
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

36.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.1 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
35.1 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 MURGANELLA AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+10.1 : 31.5 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.3 : 30.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.3 : 31.4 FORREST Eucla WA
+8.9 : 33.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.3 : 24.4 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW

27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+11.8 : 14.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+11.4 : 13.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+11.2 : 16.3 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+11.1 : 17.6 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+11.1 : 17.6 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW

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

7.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-3.0 : 26.2 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-2.9 : 28.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-2.8 : 17.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-2.2 : 18.5 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
-2.2 : 27.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

-0.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
1.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.6 : 7.4 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-7.4 : 11.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-7.1 : 9.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-6.8 : 10.3 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-6.7 : 9.1 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS 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.
100.0 DRAKE (VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTRE) N Tablelands E NSW
88.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
84.8 GOSFORD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
84.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE) Sydney--east NSW
77.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF MidNorth Coast N NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
100.0 DRAKE (VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTRE)
North Coast
59.0 WOOLI (SANDSTONE HILL)
51.0 GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
MidNorth Coast N
88.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE)
77.0 BOWRA SUGARLOAF
67.5 KALANG (KOOROOWI (SHARABEL))
60.0 COOKS CK (KALANG)
58.0 WITTITRIN
55.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO
MidNorth Coast S
74.4 UPPER PAPPINBARRA (HILLCREST)
68.0 YARROWITCH (RUSHBROOK)
59.6 KINDEE BRIDGE (HASTINGS RIVER)
53.0 CABBAGE TREE MOUNTAIN
52.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL)
52.0 MOORAL CREEK (THE DEN)
50.2 WAUKIVORY
Hunter Valley
84.8 GOSFORD AWS
73.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT)
64.2 SWANSEA (CATHERINE ST)
63.0 WYONG (KANGY ANGY (OURIMBAH CREEK))
53.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
53.0 WYEE (WYEE FARMS RD)
50.0 WYONG (OLNEY FOREST)
Sydney--east
84.0 CASTLE COVE (ROSEBRIDGE AVE)
76.6 COLLAROY (LONG REEF GOLF CLUB)
69.0 CHATSWOOD BOWLING CLUB
63.0 FRENCHS FOREST (FRENCHS FOREST RD)
53.0 NORTH RYDE GOLF CLUB
52.6 MONA VALE GOLF CLUB

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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5.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
4.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1151 (48.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1116 (46.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
798 (33.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
777 (32.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
728 (30.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
725 (30.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
723 (30.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
722 (30.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
711 (29.6) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
691 (28.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
657 (27.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
607 (25.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
602 (25.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
601 (25.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
601 (25.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
107/19 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
102/23 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
83/22 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
83/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/03 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) 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.
None reported None reported