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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 03:55EST, 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 22.1 +2.1 7.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 21/05
PERTH AIRPORT 20.9 +2.4 4.1 -3.9 2.6 0.0 2.6 6.3 203 ( 8.5) 26/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.6 +2.5 6.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 30/11
BUNBURY 19.2 +1.7 2.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 17/11
MANDURAH 19.6 +1.8 8.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 17/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -0.4 17.8 -2.6 17.0 0.0 6.2 10.7 283 (11.8) 34/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.5 -2.1 -0.1 -6.1 -1.4 0.0 4.6 11.0 309 (12.9) 39/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.2 -3.3 8.0 +2.1 -- 0.4 3.6 -- 192 ( 8.0) 26/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.0 -0.6 7.7 -0.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 26/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.5 -1.6 4.2 -1.3 8.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 292 (12.2) 34/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.3 -2.0 9.9 -0.4 7.5 0.0 21.4 10.5 371 (15.5) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.6 +1.0 14.4 -3.0 10.6 0.0 6.4 2.3 234 ( 9.8) 34/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.7 -1.3 15.0 +0.3 11.3 0.0 4.0 2.7 188 ( 7.8) 30/22
MACKAY M.O 20.2 -2.4 12.7 -1.3 -- 0.2 -- 4.3 238 ( 9.9) 41/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.3 -2.5 7.6 -3.1 3.9 0.0 8.2 -- 211 ( 8.8) 22/09
BUNDABERG AERO 21.5 -1.8 5.0 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 19.6 -1.7 3.7 -6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 19.5 -2.2 4.5 -5.1 -0.5 0.0 7.6 8.9 377 (15.7) 30/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.1 -1.4 2.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 34/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.4 -0.5 6.1 +0.3 0.8 0.0 2.4 -- 175 ( 7.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.7 -1.1 3.9 -4.4 0.8 0.0 4.0 10.5 255 (10.6) 26/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -0.2 6.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 35/08
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.0 +0.4 9.2 +2.3 -0.2 0.0 19.0 -- 934 (38.9) 50/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 +0.3 7.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 22/01
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.1 -1.9 2.2 +0.1 -4.7 5.4 2.8 1.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.3 -2.2 0.8 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 248 (10.3) 30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.9 -0.4 9.1 +1.0 4.2 0.0 6.0 10.0 699 (29.1) 39/10
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 +0.1 2.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.2 -0.8 11.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 515 (21.5) 44/01
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.0 -1.5 1.5 -2.1 -1.2 0.0 1.6 4.9 386 (16.1) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.3 -1.7 0.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.8 -1.5 7.5 +2.2 3.8 0.0 3.8 3.8 284 (11.8) 22/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.7 -2.0 0.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.6 -3.7 -1.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 22/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.8 -1.2 9.1 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -1.5 4.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 26/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.0 -0.8 0.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 22/10
HOBART AIRPORT 10.1 -3.4 6.0 +1.3 5.1 2.0 1.2 2.0 422 (17.6) 30/09
Max
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+/- norm
° C
Min
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+/- 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

35.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.5 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+8.3 : 31.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+8.2 : 30.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.8 : 29.2 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.5 : 26.1 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.5 : 29.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+5.4 : 4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+4.9 : 13.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+4.8 : 8.2 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+4.4 : 20.5 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
+4.3 : 4.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

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

-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
0.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
**S** 0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.2 : 26.0 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-5.1 : 22.7 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-4.7 : 6.5 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-4.6 : 18.9 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
-4.5 : 18.4 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

-8.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-5.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.4 : -3.7 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.3 : -1.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-6.7 : 3.7 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.7 : -0.2 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.6 : -0.8 GOONDIWINDI AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-6.6 : -2.3 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.6 : -1.0 SURAT Maranoa 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.
69.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
68.0 CANN RIVER E Gippsland VIC
57.4 WANGARABELL E Gippsland VIC
37.4 COMBIENBAR E Gippsland VIC
36.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

VICTORIA
Upper NE
69.2 FALLS CREEK
E Gippsland
68.0 CANN RIVER
57.4 WANGARABELL
37.4 COMBIENBAR
W Gippsland
36.4 MOUNT BAW BAW

11.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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1.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1132 (47.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1004 (41.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
987 (41.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
952 (39.7) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
934 (38.9) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
934 (38.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
888 (37.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
818 (34.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
816 (34.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
808 (33.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
730 (30.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
725 (30.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
718 (29.9) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
718 (29.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
699 (29.1) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
662 (27.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
661 (27.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
654 (27.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
638 (26.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
624 (26.0) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
622 (25.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
618 (25.8) ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
614 (25.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
76/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
70/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
67/09 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
65/05 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
65/07 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

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