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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 03:46EST, 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 19.7 -0.3 6.2 -2.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 37/10
PERTH AIRPORT 19.4 +0.9 2.7 -5.3 1.6 0.0 1.4 10.0 -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.2 -1.9 8.8 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 30/11
BUNBURY 17.0 -0.5 4.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 21/11
MANDURAH 16.6 -1.2 9.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 24/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.3 -2.1 17.6 -2.8 15.8 0.0 6.0 11.1 379 (15.8) 34/06
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.2 +4.6 4.9 -1.1 3.1 0.0 5.8 10.8 233 ( 9.7) 35/14
WHYALLA AERO 19.8 +1.3 9.2 +3.3 -- 2.3 5.9 -- 272 (11.3) 68/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.0 -1.6 8.9 +0.7 -- 8.4 1.2 -- 197 ( 8.2) 61/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.1 -1.0 5.4 -0.1 3.9 3.8 1.8 1.9 405 (16.9) 52/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.5 +3.2 3.4 -6.9 2.1 0.0 5.2 -- 106 ( 4.4) 31/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.2 +0.6 17.3 -0.1 14.9 0.0 3.8 5.7 387 (16.1) 31/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.8 -0.2 14.8 +0.1 10.9 0.0 5.0 10.3 256 (10.7) 34/16
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.8 13.7 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- 10.7 286 (11.9) 22/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 +1.3 8.6 -2.1 6.7 0.0 3.6 -- 103 ( 4.3) 22/17
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 +1.7 8.4 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 34/14
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +3.6 11.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/13
BRISBANE AERO 23.2 +1.5 7.9 -1.7 3.0 0.0 3.4 9.7 300 (12.5) 39/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.1 +4.6 10.4 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.4 +2.5 8.4 +2.6 0.8 0.0 3.2 -- 212 ( 8.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.1 +5.3 7.4 -0.9 3.9 0.0 3.0 -- 286 (11.9) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +0.7 5.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 24/07
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.4 +1.8 6.2 -0.7 2.8 0.0 3.2 -- 289 (12.0) 35/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.3 +0.3 5.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 24/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +0.2 0.8 -1.3 -8.5 0.0 2.2 7.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -0.6 -0.4 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 39/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 +1.5 10.8 +2.7 5.1 0.0 2.0 9.2 411 (17.1) 39/00
RICHMOND RAAF 20.0 +0.3 4.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 22/10
BELLAMBI AWS 18.0 0.0 10.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 24/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.4 +0.9 2.6 -1.0 0.2 0.0 1.6 5.2 170 ( 7.1) 41/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.7 -0.3 6.2 +2.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 34/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.2 +0.9 7.3 +2.0 2.9 0.4 2.4 -- 273 (11.4) 65/22
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 -0.6 5.9 +2.0 6.0 0.6 1.4 -- 232 ( 9.7) 39/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.5 -1.8 5.5 +2.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.2 +0.2 6.8 +0.1 3.5 1.8 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.6 -0.8 0.3 -3.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 437 (18.2) 55/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.9 -0.9 0.7 -3.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.9 +0.4 3.5 -1.2 0.9 1.0 2.2 9.5 423 (17.6) 34/20
Max
° C
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° 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

35.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.1 : 28.2 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+6.3 : 26.4 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+6.2 : 32.4 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.0 : 33.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+5.6 : 28.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
+5.6 : 26.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.5 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+4.6 : 16.3 SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+4.5 : 7.0 YONGALA Upper North SA
+4.4 : 9.9 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
+4.0 : 14.8 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+4.0 : 9.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+4.0 : 10.5 TAROOM POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD

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

-1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.0 : 5.0 HUNTERS HILL Lower NE VIC
-3.3 : 1.7 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-3.1 : 14.8 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-3.1 : 0.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-2.9 : 16.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA

-5.1 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.2 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.4 : 5.6 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.9 : 3.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.6 : 9.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.4 : 2.1 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.9 : 10.1 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-5.9 : 9.3 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers 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.
28.2 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
23.4 TARCOWIE Upper North SA
22.4 WILLALOOKA (YARDOOKRA) Lower SE SA
21.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
21.6 BENAYEO Wimmera S VIC

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

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3.9 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
3.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
2.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1491 (62.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1169 (48.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1162 (48.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1047 (43.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
907 (37.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
864 (36.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
846 (35.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
833 (34.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
795 (33.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
792 (33.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
789 (32.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
776 (32.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
761 (31.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
743 (31.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
709 (29.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
709 (29.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
694 (28.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
681 (28.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
643 (26.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
643 (26.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
642 (26.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
633 (26.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
626 (26.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
621 (25.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
106/18 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
102/17 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
96/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
96/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
91/17 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/19 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
91/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast 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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY
6.6mm in 11 min to 13:15 36.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
WUDINNA AERO : 78(290/ 63 ) at 17:39
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 104(220/ 76 ) at 21:04
CLEVE AERODROME : 87(250/ 67 ) at 17:32
COULTA (COLES POINT) : 78(230/ 63 ) at 20:39
CUMMINS AERO : 95(270/ 43 ) at 17:03
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 76(280/ 65 ) at 16:09
STENHOUSE BAY : 91(260/ 33 ) at 17:36
KADINA AWS : 87(260/ 69 ) at 18:06
MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 89(270/ 63 ) at 18:00
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 96(220/ 76 ) at 23:38
CAPE BORDA : 91(240/ 52 ) at 19:07
Adelaide/Lofty
ADELAIDE AIRPORT : 78(260/ 65 ) at 23:32
EDINBURGH RAAF : 72(270/ 63 ) at 18:54
NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL : 85(270/ 65 ) at 18:25
MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) : 102(280/ 46 ) at 17:45
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 76(330/ 65 ) at 22:13
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(320/ 82 ) at 00:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(270/ 76 ) at 00:00
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 78(290/ 65 ) at 00:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(280/ 65 ) at 23:55