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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 02:57EST, 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 24.5 +5.0 9.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 50/11
PERTH AIRPORT 23.3 +5.4 10.2 +2.2 5.6 0.0 3.4 9.4 463 (19.3) 46/11
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.9 +4.1 5.8 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 46/10
BUNBURY 20.2 +3.0 8.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 43/14
MANDURAH 20.0 +2.6 12.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 39/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.3 -0.2 17.0 -2.3 15.8 0.0 6.2 11.1 411 (17.1) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.7 -2.0 -0.3 -4.4 -2.7 0.0 4.6 10.3 293 (12.2) 48/10
WHYALLA AERO 13.0 -3.9 8.2 +3.0 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 313 (13.0) 31/21
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.5 -0.8 5.0 -2.5 -- 0.4 3.2 -- 92 ( 3.8) 28/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.9 +0.7 4.1 -1.1 1.4 1.4 0.8 6.6 280 (11.7) 39/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.6 -2.1 7.9 -0.7 4.7 0.0 26.4 10.7 382 (15.9) 37/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.9 -0.8 11.8 -5.2 7.3 0.0 6.2 11.0 455 (19.0) 37/21
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.0 -2.1 8.9 -4.7 3.4 0.0 4.0 10.9 238 ( 9.9) 35/15
MACKAY M.O 19.9 -1.4 8.1 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 351 (14.6) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.8 -0.3 5.8 -3.7 3.1 0.0 2.8 -- 140 ( 5.8) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 21.4 -0.6 5.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 22/15
COOLANGATTA 20.5 0.0 7.6 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 34/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.9 0.0 6.2 -2.7 3.9 0.0 4.2 9.9 227 ( 9.5) 30/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.8 -0.7 3.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 30/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.1 -1.0 2.4 -2.3 -0.5 0.0 1.6 -- 80 ( 3.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.8 -0.9 5.7 -1.9 2.6 0.0 2.8 10.1 313 (13.0) 41/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -1.9 4.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 50/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.8 -1.2 5.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 12.2 -- 426 (17.8) 54/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.4 -2.1 5.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 31/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.6 -0.8 -1.0 -2.5 -9.1 0.2 1.6 7.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -0.3 0.8 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 37/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.2 -2.8 7.3 +0.2 3.1 0.0 4.0 10.0 574 (23.9) 65/20
RICHMOND RAAF 16.1 -1.3 0.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 41/11
BELLAMBI AWS 14.6 -2.2 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 59/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 12.6 -0.1 -0.9 -3.6 -3.6 0.0 0.8 9.1 225 ( 9.4) 39/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.1 +0.1 -0.6 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.6 -0.7 2.4 -1.9 -0.9 0.0 1.4 8.4 274 (11.4) 43/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.9 -0.1 3.3 +0.4 -4.5 1.83 3.4 -- 316 (13.2) 39/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.9 +0.4 2.5 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 303 (12.6) 41/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.8 +2.3 7.3 +1.3 4.7 21.43 4.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.7 -0.3 2.4 -0.8 -- 2.2 -- -- 400 (16.7) 43/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -0.6 -1.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 50/13
HOBART AIRPORT 10.1 -2.3 5.2 +1.1 1.4 5.0 1.2 2.7 461 (19.2) 43/02
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

32.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.3 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
31.2 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+6.3 : 28.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.1 : 24.4 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+6.1 : 21.9 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+6.1 : 20.4 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+5.9 : 25.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.9 : 23.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA

24.7 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
22.1 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

**S** +4.8 : 10.2 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
+4.0 : 7.4 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+3.9 : 6.3 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+3.7 : 10.4 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+3.6 : 14.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA

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

-3.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.4 : 22.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-4.3 : 6.7 COMBIENBAR AWS E Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 24.3 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-4.0 : 25.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-3.9 : 13.0 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA

-7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-5.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : -2.8 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.4 : 4.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-7.7 : 2.6 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-7.4 : 6.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-6.9 : 2.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

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.
24.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
23.2 WAYATINAH (SALTAS) Derwent Valley TAS
17.8 DERWENT BRIDGE Central Plateau TAS
17.4 FORTESCUE BAY Southeast TAS
16.8 WOODBRIDGE Southeast TAS

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1272 (53.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1157 (48.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1146 (47.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1134 (47.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
991 (41.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
967 (40.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
940 (39.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
933 (38.9) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
929 (38.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
927 (38.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
867 (36.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
859 (35.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
858 (35.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
848 (35.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
839 (35.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
816 (34.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
784 (32.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
765 (31.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
759 (31.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
752 (31.3) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
745 (31.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
735 (30.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
712 (29.7) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
707 (29.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
675 (28.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
671 (28.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
670 (27.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
668 (27.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
608 (25.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
602 (25.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
601 (25.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
89/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
89/07 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
87/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/06 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
81/05 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N 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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 96(180/ 78 ) at 20:30
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 80(230/ 63 ) at 14:00
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 89(190/ 70 ) at 07:10
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(210/ 63 ) at 06:09
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(230/ 69 ) at 05:25
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 82(200/ 63 ) at 21:00