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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 02:40EST, 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 15.7 -3.8 8.2 -1.2 -- 3.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 43/11
PERTH AIRPORT 15.4 -2.5 4.4 -3.6 1.8 0.0 1.4 9.4 379 (15.8) 37/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 12.8 -3.0 6.9 -0.6 -- 8.6 -- -- 253 (10.5) 50/04
BUNBURY 14.5 -2.7 2.0 -5.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 26/15
MANDURAH 14.1 -3.3 7.0 -3.7 -- 2.0 -- -- 359 (15.0) 35/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.5 0.0 16.7 -2.6 15.9 0.0 5.4 11.0 316 (13.2) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.9 +5.2 0.1 -4.0 -1.9 0.0 4.2 10.2 228 ( 9.5) 26/13
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 +3.6 4.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 48/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.0 +3.7 10.1 +2.6 -- 0.0 2.2 -- 188 ( 7.8) 31/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 +1.9 6.5 +1.3 5.3 0.0 0.4 2.2 266 (11.1) 34/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.3 +2.6 5.0 -3.6 3.8 0.0 4.6 10.5 221 ( 9.2) 34/12
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 +0.7 15.9 -1.1 14.4 0.0 4.8 10.7 494 (20.6) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.1 -1.0 13.0 -0.6 8.4 0.0 5.0 10.7 331 (13.8) 34/16
MACKAY M.O 20.0 -1.3 10.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 353 (14.7) 31/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.0 -0.1 7.9 -1.6 6.4 0.0 4.0 -- 144 ( 6.0) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 21.2 -0.8 9.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 39/10
COOLANGATTA 19.8 -0.7 13.1 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 46/03
BRISBANE AERO 21.1 +0.2 10.5 +1.6 9.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 404 (16.8) 34/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 0.0 5.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 35/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.4 +2.3 5.4 +0.7 1.2 0.0 2.8 -- 218 ( 9.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.9 +0.2 11.2 +3.6 9.7 4.4 2.4 5.3 581 (24.2) 48/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.7 0.0 9.3 +2.9 -- 15.6 -- -- 277 (11.5) 34/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.8 -1.2 8.5 +2.1 6.9 7.0 2.6 1.0 383 (16.0) 21/06
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 14.7 -2.8 7.6 +2.9 -- 1.8 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 17/03
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.4 +4.0 4.3 +2.8 -3.5 0.0 2.2 3.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +2.9 0.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 31/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.4 -2.6 10.5 +3.4 7.1 6.6 2.4 0.6 495 (20.6) 37/11
RICHMOND RAAF 14.7 -2.7 9.4 +5.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 18/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.8 -2.0 10.9 +0.9 -- 4.6 -- -- 395 (16.5) 24/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.1 +2.4 0.1 -2.6 -2.2 0.0 1.4 7.8 203 ( 8.5) 22/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.6 +0.6 0.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 15/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 +1.6 4.9 +0.6 0.8 0.0 2.6 3.2 195 ( 8.1) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.4 +0.4 -0.2 -3.1 -5.0 0.0 1.2 -- 77 ( 3.2) 26/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 +0.3 3.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 68 ( 2.8) 22/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 +1.6 5.6 -0.4 3.9 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.7 +0.7 1.0 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 39/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.4 -1.2 3.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 83 ( 3.5) --
HOBART AIRPORT 12.2 -0.2 3.6 -0.5 1.3 0.0 1.2 6.2 262 (10.9) 24/04
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

32.7 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
32.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
32.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+5.5 : 22.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+5.2 : 30.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+5.2 : 24.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+4.8 : 23.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+4.8 : 10.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
22.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+5.8 : 9.4 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+5.8 : 9.9 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW
+5.7 : 8.7 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
+5.1 : 9.9 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
+5.1 : 10.8 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET) MidNorth Coast N NSW

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

0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-6.0 : 10.2 WONGAN HILLS RES.STATION Central West WA
-5.6 : 11.0 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-5.4 : 6.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-4.8 : 11.5 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 10.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-4.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.9 : 8.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.1 : 9.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 2.3 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 0.8 JANDAKOT 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.
33.0 CHEYNE BEACH Lower West WA
33.0 PEPPERMINT GROVE Lower West WA
30.0 TANILBA BAY WWTP Hunter Valley NSW
29.6 CAPE RICHE Lower West WA
28.0 MANYPEAKS Lower West WA

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1089 (45.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
915 (38.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
818 (34.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
816 (34.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
807 (33.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
806 (33.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
771 (32.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
678 (28.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
648 (27.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
641 (26.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
621 (25.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
72/17 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
72/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
70/05 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
68/02 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West 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