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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 21:30EST, 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 29.2 +1.5 12.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 30/17
PERTH AIRPORT 26.9 +1.4 9.4 -3.5 7.9 0.0 4.4 10.2 -- --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 24.1 0.0 8.3 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 18/16
MANDURAH 25.4 +1.6 15.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 24/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.2 24.5 +0.5 24.2 2.6 6.8 10.0 390 (16.3) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.9 +1.7 12.1 -0.5 10.9 0.0 4.0 11.1 209 ( 8.7) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 31.9 +8.2 11.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 256 (10.7) 34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.1 +6.5 11.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- 10.6 151 ( 6.3) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.5 +6.1 8.2 -0.5 5.3 0.0 6.4 8.9 402 (16.8) 31/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.5 +0.7 17.1 -1.4 -- 0.23 19.0 10.9 305 (12.7) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 -0.7 23.6 +2.0 21.8 2.4 3.8 1.7 620 (25.8) 54/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.8 +0.2 21.0 +0.4 16.5 0.0 6.0 3.2 393 (16.4) 35/21
MACKAY M.O 25.7 -1.0 20.7 +0.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 572 (23.8) 46/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 -1.2 18.0 +0.1 15.4 0.0 5.4 -- 327 (13.6) 35/16
BUNDABERG AERO 27.7 +0.3 17.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 41/12
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.1 -2.3 18.3 +1.3 -- 6.2 -- -- 254 (10.6) 28/08
BRISBANE AERO 24.6 -1.4 18.3 +2.0 17.2 2.2 3.4 5.1 281 (11.7) 26/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.7 -1.6 15.1 +1.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 529 (22.0) 41/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.2 0.0 17.7 +4.9 14.2 0.0 3.4 -- 72 ( 3.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.8 -0.2 17.2 +2.0 13.8 14.4 2.4 2.8 263 (11.0) 24/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +1.6 16.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 24/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.5 -1.1 13.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 183 ( 7.6) 15/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.0 +0.4 14.8 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 26 ( 1.1) 15/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.0 +1.6 8.1 +0.9 4.0 0.0 2.4 3.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.5 14.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 26/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.6 +2.7 16.7 +2.5 14.9 0.0 3.8 4.6 303 (12.6) 21/22
RICHMOND RAAF 25.7 +1.9 13.6 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 17/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 +1.0 15.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 15/03
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.5 +3.0 8.6 -0.5 5.8 0.0 1.8 9.9 -- 18/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +3.1 9.4 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.7 +7.2 10.2 +0.1 5.9 0.0 5.2 10.6 208 ( 8.7) 28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.0 +4.4 10.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.8 +5.6 9.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 27.2 +6.9 16.9 +6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.7 +6.1 9.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 35/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.5 +3.6 8.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 196 ( 8.2) 35/15
HOBART AIRPORT 22.4 +4.3 12.0 +3.2 3.6 0.0 6.2 6.1 446 (18.6) 46/12
Max
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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

36.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
36.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.5 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+9.2 : 29.4 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.8 : 29.0 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+8.5 : 32.8 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+8.4 : 28.0 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+8.3 : 31.1 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 9.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
+7.2 : 17.5 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.2 : 12.9 MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN) Southeast TAS
+6.8 : 11.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
+6.6 : 17.0 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
+6.6 : 16.1 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+6.6 : 17.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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

10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
10.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.2 : 24.3 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
-3.7 : 22.6 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.2 : 31.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-3.2 : 26.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.2 : 23.9 BRISBANE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

0.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
1.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
2.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

-7.9 : 0.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
-6.8 : 7.2 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.7 : 15.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-6.6 : 5.2 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.3 : 15.5 MANDORA E Pilbara 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.
107.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
50.8 DARADGEE N Coast--Herbert QLD
41.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
39.2 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.0 LAMB ISLAND PINE AVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
107.6 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
N Coast--Herbert
50.8 DARADGEE
41.0 INNISFAIL WHARF ALERT
39.2 INNISFAIL
Brisbane/SE Coast
36.0 LAMB ISLAND PINE AVE

11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

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3.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
2.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1194 (49.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1171 (48.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
998 (41.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
987 (41.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
895 (37.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
850 (35.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
838 (34.9) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
833 (34.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
802 (33.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
796 (33.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
764 (31.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
732 (30.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
730 (30.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
713 (29.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
703 (29.3) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
690 (28.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
651 (27.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
630 (26.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
629 (26.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
620 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
620 (25.8) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
600 (25.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
83/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/04 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
74/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/03 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
70/03 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
COOKTOWN AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 08:30 20.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 20.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 12.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
6.8mm in 9 min to 22:30 45.3mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.0mm/h
15.6mm in 30 min to 23:00 31.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 24.6mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 23:30 20.4mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 25.8mm/h
CAPE FLATTERY
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 21:00 25.6mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 22.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 21:30 21.6mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 23.6mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 22:00 20.8mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 21.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.4mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 80(310/ 65 ) at 01:30
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 80(330/ 67 ) at 03:49