Australian Weather News -- 14 MAY 2012

Monday 14 MAY 2012

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2012

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The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 23:01EST, 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	23.4	-0.6	11.6	-1.3	--	0.0	--	--	343 (14.3)	35/15
PERTH AIRPORT	21.1	-0.6	9.8	-0.6	8.2	1.0	2.0	5.9	293 (12.2)	31/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
BUNBURY	21.0	-0.1	11.2	+1.8	--	0.8	--	--	242 (10.1)	30/00
MANDURAH	22.1	+0.8	16.6	+3.0	--	0.2	--	--	350 (14.6)	37/01
DARWIN AIRPORT	32.8	+0.8	23.4	+1.3	22.2	0.0	5.2	10.5	338 (14.1)	46/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	20.3	-2.7	4.2	-4.0	2.3	0.0	6.2	10.2	308 (12.8)	37/11
WHYALLA AERO	16.0	-4.5	11.2	+2.5	--	0.0	3.0	--	348 (14.5)	34/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	16.0	-3.0	9.5	-0.7	--	1.0³	4.6	--	131 ( 5.5)	21/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	15.8	-0.3	8.6	+1.3	5.8	1.4	0.8	5.7	368 (15.3)	34/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	27.9	+0.1	15.9	+2.1	13.5	0.0	8.8	10.8	474 (19.8)	41/07
CAIRNS AERO	29.2	+1.6	19.8	-0.1	18.0	0.0	4.8	10.8	499 (20.8)	46/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO	29.6	+2.0	13.9	-3.7	9.8	0.0	4.6	10.7	241 (10.0)	39/12
MACKAY M.O	23.7	-0.5	14.6	-2.5	--	0.0	--	10.8	306 (12.8)	43/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	25.0	-1.0	12.5	-1.7	7.2	0.0	4.8	--	138 ( 5.8)	31/13
BUNDABERG AERO	22.5	-2.1	10.1	-4.1	--	0.0	--	--	291 (12.1)	34/09
COOLANGATTA	20.7	-2.4	8.7	-5.5	--	0.0	--	--	276 (11.5)	37/10
BRISBANE AERO	20.1	-3.4	9.0	-3.8	5.6	0.0	7.2	9.9	503 (21.0)	37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	16.5	-3.3	4.1	-5.8	--	0.0	--	--	522 (21.8)	35/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	17.4	-2.9	4.4	-4.3	-0.9	0.0	3.2	--	99 ( 4.1)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	18.7	-2.7	7.9	-3.8	2.7	0.0	3.2	9.8	305 (12.7)	37/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	18.7	-2.7	8.1	-2.4	--	0.0	--	--	261 (10.9)	39/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	18.1	-2.2	5.8	-4.3	3.5	0.0	5.4	9.9	547 (22.8)	37/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	17.4	-2.9	5.5	-2.8	--	0.0	--	--	160 ( 6.7)	39/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	12.3	-1.9	0.3	-4.4	-6.0	1.0	1.2	2.6	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	16.6	-3.3	-0.8	-7.5	--	0.0	--	--	311 (13.0)	34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	16.5	-3.5	9.2	-1.7	5.8	0.0	4.6	10.1	755 (31.5)	--
RICHMOND RAAF	17.7	-2.8	0.6	-7.1	--	0.0	--	--	184 ( 7.7)	31/12
BELLAMBI AWS	16.6	-3.0	8.5	-4.5	--	0.0	--	--	399 (16.6)	44/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	14.5	-2.8	-0.4	-6.3	-4.3	0.0	2.4	9.6	392 (16.3)	31/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	15.5	-2.1	-0.4	-5.9	--	0.0	--	--	240 (10.0)	17/13
MILDURA AIRPORT	17.7	-1.3	4.8	-2.6	1.1	0.0	2.4	9.3	331 (13.8)	34/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	16.5	-0.7	3.1	-2.6	--	0.4³	6.0	--	393 (16.4)	41/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.1	-0.5	2.9	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	360 (15.0)	35/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	17.4	+0.7	10.4	+1.8	6.4	11.0³	5.6	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	14.1	+0.5	5.2	-0.5	--	0.4	--	--	522 (21.8)	39/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.8	0.0	2.8	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	22/00
HOBART AIRPORT	16.7	+1.5	6.7	+0.1	2.8	2.6	1.6	3.5	482 (20.1)	39/12
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

36.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
36.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
34.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
34.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+7.7 : 31.5 WILUNA Interior WA
+7.2 : 30.9 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 30.5 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 36.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
+6.8 : 29.9 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 19.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.0 : 17.0 WILUNA Interior WA
**S** +6.2 : 14.2 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.1 : 14.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.9 : 13.0 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.7 : 8.4 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.7 : 14.5 LAKE CARGELLIGO AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-5.5 : 10.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 : 8.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.3 : 1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-5.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.7 : -1.8 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-9.0 : -1.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.6 : -1.5 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.4 : -3.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-8.3 : -3.4 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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.

30.0 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
27.4 ADVENTURE BAY (BLIGH MUSEUM) Southeast TAS
27.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
25.0 PORTLAND W Coast VIC
24.4 SHOREHAM E Central VIC

10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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3.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1218 (50.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1140 (47.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1012 (42.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
991 (41.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
983 (41.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
962 (40.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
931 (38.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
928 (38.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
918 (38.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
890 (37.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
882 (36.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
848 (35.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
805 (33.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
795 (33.1) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
780 (32.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
768 (32.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
756 (31.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
755 (31.5) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
698 (29.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
683 (28.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
654 (27.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
643 (26.8) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
640 (26.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
623 (26.0) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
610 (25.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

98/06 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/18 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/17 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL

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 Peninsula HORN ISLAND 11.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.6mm/h 21.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.0mm/h	VICTORIA W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 85(240/ 76 ) at 20:30 TASMANIA Southeast MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(230/ 80 ) at 06:30 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 78(240/ 65 ) at 19:30 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 78(250/ 67 ) at 23:30