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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 21:27EST, 19/04/2013.

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 26.9 -0.8 15.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 39/13
PERTH AIRPORT 26.0 +0.5 9.9 -3.0 8.2 0.0 5.6 10.4 334 (13.9) --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 24.1 0.0 11.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 26/14
MANDURAH 24.8 +1.0 15.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.7 23.7 -0.3 23.4 8.2 6.0 9.8 399 (16.6) 39/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.4 +0.2 12.1 -0.5 11.4 0.4 2.8 8.6 209 ( 8.7) 26/14
WHYALLA AERO 30.4 +6.7 9.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 5.6 -- 189 ( 7.9) 39/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.3 +5.7 11.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.1 120 ( 5.0) 39/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.5 +8.1 8.1 -0.6 4.4 0.0 6.2 10.0 377 (15.7) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.1 +0.3 21.1 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 300 (12.5) 50/13
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 -2.7 22.4 +0.8 20.7 5.0 4.0 2.0 589 (24.5) 46/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 -0.4 20.4 -0.2 16.2 0.0 7.4 3.5 526 (21.9) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 25.5 -1.2 20.3 +0.2 -- 4.6 -- -- 650 (27.1) 52/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 -1.2 17.9 0.0 16.9 0.2 8.2 -- 442 (18.4) 39/09
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +0.3 16.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 462 (19.3) 41/12
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.8 +0.4 18.1 +1.1 -- 5.4 -- -- 277 (11.5) 37/11
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -1.1 15.9 -0.4 15.2 0.6 4.4 6.5 315 (13.1) 31/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 -2.4 13.9 +0.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 499 (20.8) 41/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.7 +0.5 12.7 -0.1 8.4 0.0 4.2 -- 58 ( 2.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.5 -0.5 17.9 +2.7 15.4 2.8 2.8 4.6 370 (15.4) 35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +1.0 12.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 26/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.5 +1.9 11.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.1 +1.5 10.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 30 ( 1.3) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.0 +0.6 7.0 -0.2 2.0 0.0 2.4 10.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +2.1 9.8 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 21/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.1 +3.2 14.6 +0.4 12.2 0.0 4.8 7.9 337 (14.0) 34/14
RICHMOND RAAF 25.9 +2.1 11.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 18/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 +0.7 16.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 35/07
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.8 -1.7 7.4 -1.7 4.2 0.0 2.6 1.8 193 ( 8.0) 17/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.8 -2.5 6.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 15/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.0 +4.5 9.2 -0.9 4.8 0.0 3.8 9.4 200 ( 8.3) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.4 +2.8 5.2 -3.0 -0.5 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 22/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.0 +4.8 6.0 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.8 +4.5 12.5 +1.7 9.9 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.7 +4.1 6.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 41/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.7 +2.8 8.8 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 34/12
HOBART AIRPORT 24.9 +6.8 9.9 +1.1 6.9 0.0 6.6 10.3 363 (15.1) 55/11
Max
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Min
° C
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° 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

35.7 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.6 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
35.5 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
35.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
35.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+11.4 : 35.5 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.8 : 26.8 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+8.6 : 27.8 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+8.5 : 30.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
+8.3 : 31.9 EUCLA Eucla WA

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.5 ALYANGULA POLICE N Rivers NT
26.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.3 : 9.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
+6.2 : 17.9 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 17.5 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
+5.2 : 9.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+5.0 : 16.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW

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

7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
9.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.6 : 16.5 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.6 : 17.1 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 : 16.5 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
-4.5 : 18.4 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-4.3 : 27.7 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

-2.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
0.8 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.5 : -2.0 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.8 : 15.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-6.8 : 13.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
-6.5 : 15.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-6.0 : 11.4 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
-6.0 : 8.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields 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.
51.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
47.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
47.0 TOPAZ N Coast--Barron QLD
45.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
43.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
47.0 TOPAZ
45.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
51.0 CORSIS ALERT
47.4 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
43.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT

11.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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4.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
3.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
3.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
2.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

1231 (51.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1161 (48.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1080 (45.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1063 (44.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1046 (43.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1013 (42.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1007 (42.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
934 (38.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
907 (37.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
866 (36.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
845 (35.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
790 (32.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
774 (32.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
698 (29.1) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
663 (27.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
652 (27.2) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
650 (27.1) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
638 (26.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
607 (25.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
104/05 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/02 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
94/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/11 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
74/13 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC

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

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(330/ 70 ) at 13:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(280/ 72 ) at 06:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(290/ 70 ) at 02:00