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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 02:54EST, 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 22.7 +3.2 7.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 41/08
PERTH AIRPORT 20.2 +2.3 7.0 -1.0 3.3 0.0 2.8 9.4 361 (15.0) 44/11
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.7 +2.9 5.9 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/12
BUNBURY 18.5 +1.3 4.7 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 28/12
MANDURAH 19.6 +2.2 10.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 35/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.0 -0.5 16.7 -2.6 15.3 0.0 7.8 11.1 411 (17.1) 39/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.6 -2.1 -1.1 -5.2 -3.2 0.0 4.2 10.2 322 (13.4) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 14.8 -2.1 7.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 3.0 -- 127 ( 5.3) 31/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.6 -1.7 8.9 +1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.0 -0.2 4.6 -0.6 1.8 2.4 1.8 6.1 341 (14.2) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.1 -1.6 7.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 443 (18.5) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.6 -1.1 12.1 -4.9 9.2 0.0 6.6 10.7 478 (19.9) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.0 -3.1 10.1 -3.5 4.0 0.0 7.4 11.0 304 (12.7) 35/10
MACKAY M.O 18.3 -3.0 10.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 407 (17.0) 44/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.8 -2.3 5.2 -4.3 2.0 0.0 5.2 -- 268 (11.2) 24/10
BUNDABERG AERO 20.8 -1.2 7.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 26/08
COOLANGATTA 20.2 -0.3 6.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 31/14
BRISBANE AERO 19.6 -1.3 4.7 -4.2 0.5 0.0 6.0 9.7 475 (19.8) 28/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.1 -1.4 1.9 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 522 (21.8) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.9 +0.8 3.7 -1.0 -0.2 0.0 2.4 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.4 -0.3 4.9 -2.7 2.0 0.0 3.0 -- 384 (16.0) 30/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -0.2 7.9 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 294 (12.3) 37/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.0 0.0 7.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 527 (22.0) 39/03
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.4 -1.1 5.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 22/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.0 -0.4 3.8 +2.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.2 0.0 3.7 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 35/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.0 -2.0 8.3 +1.2 3.6 0.0 1.6 7.1 509 (21.2) 44/10
RICHMOND RAAF 17.4 0.0 0.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 136 ( 5.7) 31/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.7 -2.1 10.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.1 +0.4 5.1 +2.4 1.8 0.0 0.6 5.8 303 (12.6) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 +0.7 1.1 -2.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 34/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.7 -1.6 3.5 -0.8 0.0 0.0 1.2 3.6 271 (11.3) 48/05
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.0 -1.0 1.4 -1.5 -4.5 0.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 34/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -0.4 1.5 -1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 249 (10.4) 35/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.2 -0.3 7.2 +1.2 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.1 -0.9 4.3 +1.1 -- 4.8 -- -- 365 (15.2) 35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.8 +0.2 -2.0 -4.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 10.4 -2.0 1.9 -2.2 -1.4 1.0 0.8 6.0 393 (16.4) 55/14
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

32.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.6 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.6 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
30.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+5.7 : 28.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.9 : 20.6 ALBANY Lower West WA
+4.3 : 26.0 KALBARRI Central West WA
+4.1 : 25.8 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+3.9 : 23.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.9 : 19.7 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA

26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
21.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
21.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

**S** +6.4 : 11.8 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
+5.4 : 5.5 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+4.5 : 7.5 WYALONG POST OFFICE SW Slopes N NSW
+4.2 : 6.7 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
+4.2 : 4.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

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

-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.0 : 1.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.5 : 25.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-4.5 : 21.9 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-4.5 : 23.9 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-4.3 : 5.1 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC

-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.2 : 5.3 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.7 : 2.6 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-7.6 : 3.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.5 : 1.6 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.4 : 6.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country 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.
23.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MIDDLE BEACH) Islands ISL
22.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
19.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
18.4 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
17.4 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
**W** 0.0 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD

1154 (48.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1114 (46.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1085 (45.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1027 (42.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
963 (40.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
960 (40.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
932 (38.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
888 (37.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
882 (36.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
856 (35.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
828 (34.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
811 (33.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
762 (31.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
755 (31.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
730 (30.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
727 (30.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
724 (30.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
724 (30.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
714 (29.8) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
700 (29.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
688 (28.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
665 (27.7) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
650 (27.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
649 (27.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
643 (26.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
640 (26.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
638 (26.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
620 (25.8) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
96/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
89/01 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
87/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/14 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(230/ 63 ) at 04:00
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(230/ 67 ) at 15:42
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 80(210/ 65 ) at 11:00
CAPE GRIM : 78(230/ 63 ) at 10:52
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(200/ 70 ) at 16:46
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 63 ) at 07:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 95(220/ 54 ) at 20:49
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 76(250/ 65 ) at 08:36
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(250/ 65 ) at 14:30