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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 21:06EST, 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 31.4 +3.7 20.7 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 39/10
PERTH AIRPORT 30.1 +4.6 12.2 -0.7 9.1 0.0 6.2 9.8 496 (20.7) 43/03
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 22.0 +0.2 4.9 -6.7 4.0 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 35/15
BUNBURY 26.9 +2.8 9.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 34/23
MANDURAH 28.2 +4.4 13.3 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 24/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.5 -0.2 24.7 +0.7 23.4 0.0 6.6 11.0 276 (11.5) 30/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.0 +1.8 19.7 +7.1 19.4 0.0 12.0 9.5 367 (15.3) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.6 -3.1 15.4 +3.8 -- 0.0 9.6 -- 600 (25.0) 39/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.1 -2.5 13.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 8.8 359 (15.0) 30/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 -2.3 10.7 +2.0 7.9 2.6 8.2 0.4 -- 39/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +3.3 17.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 46/18
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.4 20.9 -0.7 18.2 0.0 5.8 9.4 341 (14.2) 37/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +1.4 20.6 0.0 15.4 0.0 5.6 11.3 340 (14.2) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 27.3 +0.6 20.1 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 31/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.4 +0.6 18.9 +1.0 16.4 0.0 5.4 -- 235 ( 9.8) 22/08
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +0.9 16.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 24/10
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 +2.9 15.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 26.6 +1.2 14.9 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 24/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +1.0 15.5 -0.8 13.5 0.0 6.4 10.6 314 (13.1) 26/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.4 +3.1 13.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 426 (17.8) 31/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.3 +4.1 15.1 +2.3 11.8 0.0 4.2 -- 20 ( 0.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.6 +2.6 14.5 -0.7 10.2 0.0 4.0 8.4 232 ( 9.7) 28/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.5 +2.4 11.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 21/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.5 +6.9 13.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 52/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.9 +5.3 13.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 39/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.5 +4.1 12.7 +5.5 6.8 0.0 3.8 8.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +3.5 14.4 +4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 31/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.4 +4.5 18.2 +4.0 15.9 0.0 8.0 9.2 485 (20.2) 57/11
RICHMOND RAAF 29.6 +5.8 14.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 0/10
BELLAMBI AWS 26.0 +3.9 18.4 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 61/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 22.0 +2.0 12.0 +5.3 5.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.8 -1.7 9.4 +0.3 5.8 0.0 7.0 10.6 362 (15.1) 52/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -1.9 10.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 43/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.7 -3.8 7.7 -2.4 4.5 0.0 8.2 7.4 426 (17.8) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.4 -2.2 7.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 41/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.5 -2.7 6.4 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 454 (18.9) 50/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.2 -1.1 11.5 +0.7 -- 3.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.7 -1.9 4.8 -2.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 640 (26.7) 34/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.7 -0.2 13.3 +5.7 -- 13.6 -- -- 285 (11.9) 54/05
HOBART AIRPORT 17.2 -0.9 11.1 +2.3 9.2 4.0 4.0 7.0 511 (21.3) 67/07
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

40.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
38.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA

+8.4 : 25.0 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+7.7 : 30.5 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.4 : 37.5 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT

28.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.6 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.1 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 21.1 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
+7.7 : 22.0 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.5 : 11.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+7.1 : 19.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.1 : 12.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.3 : 3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-4.4 : 13.9 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-4.4 : 6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-4.4 : 7.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.4 : 4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-4.4 : 9.5 TARRALEAH VILLAGE Derwent Valley TAS

-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-8.1 : 2.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.2 : 3.6 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-6.7 : 4.9 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
-6.5 : 5.6 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
-6.4 : 2.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West 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.
74.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
42.6 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET) W Coast TAS
40.4 LUNAWANNA Southeast TAS
40.0 ADVENTURE BAY (BLIGH MUSEUM) Southeast TAS
39.6 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS

TASMANIA
Southeast
40.4 LUNAWANNA
40.0 ADVENTURE BAY (BLIGH MUSEUM)
W Coast
74.0 MOUNT READ
42.6 ROSEBERY (GEPP STREET)
39.6 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION)

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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5.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.3 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1376 (57.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1362 (56.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1158 (48.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1136 (47.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1117 (46.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1103 (46.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1084 (45.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1052 (43.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1017 (42.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1000 (41.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
993 (41.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
977 (40.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
964 (40.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
938 (39.1) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
929 (38.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
897 (37.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
884 (36.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
875 (36.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
869 (36.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
864 (36.0) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
832 (34.7) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
826 (34.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
799 (33.3) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
796 (33.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
793 (33.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
771 (32.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
756 (31.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
737 (30.7) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
730 (30.4) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
728 (30.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
716 (29.8) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
703 (29.3) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
691 (28.8) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
689 (28.7) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
688 (28.7) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
670 (27.9) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
669 (27.9) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
663 (27.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
657 (27.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
655 (27.3) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
654 (27.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
650 (27.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
648 (27.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
644 (26.8) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
641 (26.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
640 (26.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
636 (26.5) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
635 (26.5) LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
632 (26.3) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
632 (26.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
630 (26.3) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
628 (26.2) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
624 (26.0) NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
623 (26.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
622 (25.9) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
620 (25.8) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
620 (25.8) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
619 (25.8) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
619 (25.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
616 (25.7) LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
612 (25.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
612 (25.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
600 (25.0) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
150/01 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
133/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
131/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
120/04 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
111/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
106/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/05 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
102/05 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
100/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
100/06 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/00 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
93/01 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
91/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
MOUNT MAGNET AERO
5.2mm in 11 min to 17:20 28.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
 TASMANIA
N Coast
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
 Southeast
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
 Central Plateau
BUTLERS GORGE
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
 W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
MOUNT READ
11.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(300/ 50 ) at 00:24
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(230/ 70 ) at 01:30
W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT : 95(280/ 67 ) at 01:00
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 132(270/100 ) at 00:21
YARRAM AIRPORT : 87(290/ 63 ) at 00:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 128(240/102 ) at 01:00
LOW HEAD : 87(270/ 69 ) at 03:57
CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 119(230/ 65 ) at 01:40
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 102(270/ 70 ) at 06:00
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 102(220/ 85 ) at 05:39
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 98(210/ 80 ) at 03:49
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(240/ 74 ) at 06:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 98(230/ 76 ) at 04:30
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(250/ 72 ) at 04:27
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 109(230/ 85 ) at 02:00
LOW ROCKY POINT : 82(220/ 63 ) at 03:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(260/ 48 ) at 05:41
MOUNT READ : 121(220/ 76 ) at 04:09
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 98(260/ 78 ) at 06:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 145(280/122 ) at 01:00