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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:38EST, 04/01/2016.

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 36.6 +4.9 19.5 +2.5 16.9 1.2 13.2 11.4 624 (26.0) 59/00
BUNBURY 33.4 +3.7 18.3 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 476 (19.8) 34/00
MANDURAH 33.9 +4.6 20.9 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 41/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.1 +0.3 27.5 +2.7 26.4 0.0 8.2 11.0 615 (25.6) 48/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.3 -7.1 16.4 -5.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 742 (30.9) 46/14
WHYALLA AERO 26.0 -4.0 19.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 666 (27.8) 57/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.6 -2.7 17.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.5 -3.7 13.8 +2.7 -- 0.0 5.6 2.0 766 (31.9) 57/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.2 -9.1 20.0 -3.7 -- 5.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 41/19
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 -1.7 23.2 -0.5 22.7 7.0 3.6 7.5 204 ( 8.5) 24/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 -0.4 25.8 +1.5 24.1 0.0 8.6 -- 432 (18.0) --
MACKAY M.O 32.0 +1.9 21.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 34.0 +2.1 20.6 -1.5 18.6 0.0 12.2 -- 232 ( 9.7) 39/15
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 -0.7 17.2 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 34/16
COOLANGATTA 27.4 -0.9 18.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 445 (18.5) 41/14
BRISBANE AERO 27.7 -1.3 16.6 -4.6 15.3 0.0 8.8 11.9 365 (15.2) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.4 +0.4 14.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 50/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.4 -0.5 20.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 11.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 -2.0 13.9 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.1 -2.9 14.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 35/13
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.7 -1.4 20.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 50/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.3 -1.2 18.1 -0.7 14.4 0.0 6.8 3.3 419 (17.5) 31/10
RICHMOND RAAF 26.6 -3.3 14.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 -2.0 17.4 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 24/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.6 -0.1 21.2 +4.9 17.9 6.0 11.0 3.8 332 (13.8) 44/20
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 33.6 +1.2 20.9 +4.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 50/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.8 +1.5 18.7 +2.0 18.5 0.0 11.4 6.0 370 (15.4) 35/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 33.2 +3.6 17.5 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 52/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 32.4 +2.7 17.1 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 46/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.9 +0.8 12.5 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 533 (22.2) 61/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.7 +0.4 16.5 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 48/18
HOBART AIRPORT 20.2 -2.3 14.6 +2.6 14.3 0.0 6.4 6.2 605 (25.2) 43/13
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

44.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
43.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
43.7 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
43.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+7.5 : 37.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.1 : 34.2 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+6.3 : 36.4 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+6.3 : 32.8 SHANNON Lower West WA
+5.9 : 43.7 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

30.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
29.0 CARNEGIE Interior WA
28.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA
28.6 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.2 : 26.0 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
+7.5 : 21.3 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+7.1 : 27.7 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
+6.6 : 21.4 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+6.4 : 27.2 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW

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

6.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
13.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
14.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-17.1 : 22.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
-13.7 : 25.5 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-12.4 : 28.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-11.6 : 26.9 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-10.1 : 27.2 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-10.1 : 26.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

2.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.6 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
8.0 PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
8.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-7.3 : 18.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
-7.0 : 19.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
-6.8 : 12.5 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.3 : 16.7 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.1 : 16.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau 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.
91.0 WHYNOT STATION Far SW QLD
73.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
52.6 GERETA STATION Gulf Country QLD
48.6 KALAMURINA NE Pastoral SA
44.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
48.6 KALAMURINA

QUEENSLAND
S Peninsula
44.4 PALMERVILLE
Gulf Country
73.4 MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
52.6 GERETA STATION
Far SW
91.0 WHYNOT STATION

12.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
11.9 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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3.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1064 (44.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1049 (43.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
1046 (43.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
978 (40.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
971 (40.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
949 (39.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
904 (37.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
892 (37.2) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
890 (37.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
883 (36.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
863 (36.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
850 (35.4) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
827 (34.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
826 (34.4) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
818 (34.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
817 (34.0) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
811 (33.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
808 (33.7) BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
787 (32.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
779 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
766 (31.9) MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
765 (31.9) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
763 (31.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
763 (31.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
748 (31.2) KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
742 (30.9) ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
742 (30.9) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
713 (29.7) MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
712 (29.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
704 (29.3) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
697 (29.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
692 (28.8) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
690 (28.8) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
687 (28.6) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
685 (28.5) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
685 (28.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
685 (28.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
683 (28.5) BICKLEY Lower West WA
679 (28.3) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
669 (27.9) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
669 (27.9) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
669 (27.9) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
668 (27.8) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
666 (27.8) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
662 (27.6) FORREST Eucla WA
658 (27.4) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
658 (27.4) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
652 (27.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
649 (27.0) GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
649 (27.0) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
648 (27.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
640 (26.7) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
640 (26.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
635 (26.5) TERRITORY GRAPE FARM N Plateau NT
632 (26.3) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
629 (26.2) LAMEROO (AUSTIN PLAINS) Mallee/Upper SE SA
627 (26.1) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
627 (26.1) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
622 (25.9) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
621 (25.9) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
621 (25.9) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
615 (25.6) DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
614 (25.6) KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
611 (25.5) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
605 (25.2) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
605 (25.2) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
600 (25.0) STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
96/19 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
78/22 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
76/17 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
72/06 LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
70/21 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
70/16 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
70/18 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast 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