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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 02:35EST, 20/04/2013.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 22.4 +2.9 12.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 34/15
PERTH AIRPORT 22.9 +5.0 12.1 +4.1 10.3 0.0 3.2 5.5 363 (15.1) 30/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.0 +3.2 3.0 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 30/12
BUNBURY 19.8 +2.6 4.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 77 ( 3.2) 26/12
MANDURAH 19.5 +2.1 11.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 22/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.8 -1.7 15.9 -3.4 14.1 0.0 6.6 11.1 425 (17.7) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.0 -0.7 -1.4 -5.5 -3.8 0.0 4.4 10.1 343 (14.3) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.9 -1.0 3.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 0.0 -- 162 ( 6.8) 21/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 +0.8 6.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 18/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.8 +2.6 7.8 +2.6 7.1 0.4 0.8 1.7 199 ( 8.3) 22/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.3 -0.4 10.7 +2.1 6.9 0.0 20.8 10.4 440 (18.3) 41/11
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -0.7 15.0 -2.0 12.6 0.0 6.2 5.7 437 (18.2) 50/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.1 0.0 11.7 -1.9 6.4 0.0 4.6 10.9 203 ( 8.5) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 20.4 -0.9 10.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 393 (16.4) 48/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -0.2 8.4 -1.1 5.5 0.0 3.0 -- 115 ( 4.8) 31/11
BUNDABERG AERO 22.2 +0.2 11.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 43/13
COOLANGATTA 19.7 -0.8 13.6 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 559 (23.3) 55/12
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 0.0 10.7 +1.8 8.9 0.0 3.6 7.8 393 (16.4) 41/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.6 +0.1 6.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.1 0.0 8.2 +3.5 3.7 0.0 2.8 -- 270 (11.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.2 -1.5 12.3 +4.7 10.6 0.0 4.8 2.1 817 (34.0) 68/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -1.5 10.6 +4.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 428 (17.8) 46/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.3 +1.3 10.4 +4.0 -- 38.03 10.6 -- 536 (22.3) 52/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.0 -1.5 9.4 +4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 31/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.3 +1.9 0.1 -1.4 -8.0 0.2 1.8 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.4 +1.2 1.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 26/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.4 -0.6 10.2 +3.1 9.9 6.0 3.6 6.8 777 (32.4) 59/18
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 +1.1 8.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 43/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.3 -1.5 10.2 +0.2 -- 0.8 -- -- 550 (22.9) 43/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.0 +2.3 0.0 -2.7 -2.2 0.0 1.4 9.3 195 ( 8.1) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +2.7 0.0 -3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 18/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.8 +2.5 4.7 +0.4 1.0 0.0 1.4 6.2 233 ( 9.7) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.7 +2.7 0.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 24/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.0 +3.5 2.0 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 18/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.7 +3.2 8.3 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 +1.3 4.5 +1.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 24/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 +0.7 1.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 15/10
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 +1.7 2.6 -1.5 -0.6 0.2 0.6 6.8 290 (12.1) 24/22
Max
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° 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

30.8 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.8 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.3 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+6.8 : 26.4 ENEABBA Central West WA
+6.4 : 24.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+6.0 : 23.0 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
+5.9 : 25.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

26.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
21.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.3 : 13.6 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+6.8 : 10.6 JERRYS PLAINS POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+6.7 : 12.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
+6.3 : 14.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+6.3 : 14.8 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW

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

1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-4.5 : 25.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-4.4 : 22.8 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-4.2 : 27.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-4.2 : 25.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
-4.1 : 26.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
-4.1 : 24.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

-7.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.7 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.7 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.3 : 2.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.9 : -2.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-7.8 : 7.4 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-7.2 : -2.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-7.1 : 7.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS 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.
30.4 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
26.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
25.6 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
24.0 SWANSEA (CATHERINE ST) Hunter Valley NSW
23.4 BALLINA (BURNET ST) North Coast NSW

11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.7 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
1.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
**W** 0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1358 (56.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
968 (40.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
959 (40.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
860 (35.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
848 (35.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
837 (34.9) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
817 (34.0) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
787 (32.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
785 (32.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
777 (32.4) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
752 (31.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
718 (29.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
714 (29.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
710 (29.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
704 (29.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
702 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
691 (28.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
690 (28.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
670 (27.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
667 (27.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
665 (27.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
663 (27.6) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
660 (27.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
651 (27.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
647 (27.0) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
640 (26.7) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
619 (25.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
617 (25.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
610 (25.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
94/07 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
83/14 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/14 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/04 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
68/12 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
68/16 NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(170/ 63 ) at 15:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 80(170/ 69 ) at 22:07
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 113(200/ 39 ) at 03:19
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 95(210/ 30 ) at 07:12