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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 00:52EST, 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 24.2 +3.3 12.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 57/13
PERTH AIRPORT 20.7 +1.8 10.1 +1.1 7.6 8.2 2.2 3.8 363 (15.1) 43/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.3 -1.3 10.8 +2.7 -- 5.2 -- -- 360 (15.0) 37/02
BUNBURY 19.1 +0.7 15.0 +7.0 -- 33.8 -- -- 342 (14.3) 43/03
MANDURAH 20.3 +1.7 15.3 +3.8 -- 19.6 -- -- 544 (22.7) 74/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 +0.4 18.3 -1.6 16.2 0.0 8.0 10.7 469 (19.5) 52/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.0 +0.2 -0.5 -5.5 -2.3 0.0 3.8 10.1 255 (10.6) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 19.1 +1.8 4.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 158 ( 6.6) 44/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.7 +1.6 11.0 +2.9 -- 0.8 0.4 -- 145 ( 6.0) 26/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.9 -0.9 1.8 -3.9 -0.4 3.8 1.0 8.4 323 (13.5) 28/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.8 -1.0 3.9 -6.1 1.4 0.0 5.4 10.4 296 (12.3) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -1.0 15.8 -2.0 13.2 0.0 5.4 10.6 489 (20.4) 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.9 -1.7 10.1 -4.5 4.6 0.0 5.2 10.6 265 (11.0) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 20.6 -1.3 8.4 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 372 (15.5) --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.6 -0.9 6.5 -4.4 2.8 0.0 3.2 -- 147 ( 6.1) 21/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.1 -0.5 7.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 22/07
COOLANGATTA 21.2 +0.1 8.4 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 +0.1 7.4 -3.1 4.6 0.0 2.8 10.0 304 (12.7) 28/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.1 -0.8 3.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.8 +1.0 1.4 -4.7 -0.5 0.0 2.2 -- 30 ( 1.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -1.3 6.3 -2.8 3.5 0.0 1.6 9.5 221 ( 9.2) 46/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -0.2 4.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 22/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.5 +0.8 6.7 -1.2 4.5 0.0 3.8 9.8 385 (16.0) 52/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 +1.5 4.2 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 63 ( 2.6) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.2 -1.3 4.4 +1.9 1.2 0.4 0.6 2.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.3 +0.9 5.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 28/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.3 +1.7 7.7 -0.9 3.8 0.0 2.2 9.7 366 (15.3) 55/14
RICHMOND RAAF 19.9 +1.9 0.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 41/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 +1.4 11.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 50/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.9 +0.1 5.8 +2.1 5.6 1.0 0.6 5.7 169 ( 7.0) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.2 0.0 5.6 +1.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 121 ( 5.0) 28/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.5 +1.5 7.4 +2.2 4.5 0.0 1.0 8.1 276 (11.5) 24/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.1 -0.9 6.1 +2.4 -- 1.4 1.6 -- 297 (12.4) 35/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.6 -0.7 1.4 -2.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 249 (10.4) 31/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.8 +0.7 8.1 +1.2 5.4 1.0 0.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -0.8 0.9 -3.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 353 (14.7) 41/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.1 -1.0 2.0 -0.9 -- 0.5 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 24/13
HOBART AIRPORT 10.4 -2.5 4.4 -0.2 2.8 8.0 3.2 6.0 498 (20.8) 63/06
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

32.1 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
31.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

+7.1 : 26.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+7.0 : 25.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.0 : 26.2 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 26.7 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.7 : 24.2 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+6.7 : 25.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.3 : 14.8 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+7.0 : 15.0 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+6.3 : 14.5 HARVEY Lower West WA
+5.5 : 12.1 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+5.4 : 10.7 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA

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

-0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-5.8 : 1.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
**S** -5.6 : 12.8 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW
-5.0 : 1.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.2 : 7.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 12.3 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW

-7.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.1 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.8 : 6.2 BOWEN AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-8.2 : 2.4 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.2 : 4.5 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-7.5 : -0.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-7.5 : 4.0 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-7.5 : -2.7 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
-7.5 : -7.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W 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.
41.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
40.2 WAROONA Lower West WA
39.1 DARDANUP Lower West WA
39.0 WOKALUP Lower West WA
38.8 PINJARRA Lower West WA

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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4.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
2.5 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1418 (59.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1198 (49.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1165 (48.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1006 (41.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
999 (41.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
970 (40.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
943 (39.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
913 (38.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
890 (37.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
866 (36.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
864 (36.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
831 (34.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
824 (34.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
814 (33.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
800 (33.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
785 (32.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
771 (32.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
750 (31.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
744 (31.0) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
738 (30.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
728 (30.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
712 (29.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
708 (29.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
706 (29.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
702 (29.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
686 (28.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
682 (28.4) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
678 (28.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
669 (27.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
657 (27.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
636 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
603 (25.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
122/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/03 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
109/00 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
107/07 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
107/00 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
91/06 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
JANDAKOT AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
SWANBOURNE
4.6mm in 11 min to 07:30 25.1mm/h
GARDEN ISLAND HSF
5.0mm in 12 min to 07:00 25.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
11.2mm in 47 min to 06:00 14.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.4mm/h
BUNBURY
12.8mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.8mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
12.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(230/ 85 ) at 07:12
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 117(240/106 ) at 04:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 100(210/ 80 ) at 01:00
CAPE GRIM : 108(230/ 89 ) at 00:05
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 72(240/ 63 ) at 08:00
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(240/ 63 ) at 04:09
TASMAN ISLAND : 91(220/ 65 ) at 06:54
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 76(240/ 65 ) at 01:42
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 85(230/ 65 ) at 00:00
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 78(250/ 63 ) at 02:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 108(250/ 91 ) at 03:00