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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 05:33EST, 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 23.1 +1.1 11.1 +1.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 245 (10.2) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 20.5 +0.4 10.2 +1.3 8.5 4.6 4.4 8.0 356 (14.8) 41/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.3 +3.0 10.0 +2.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 256 (10.7) 44/09
BUNBURY 20.3 +2.0 12.5 +4.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 346 (14.4) 48/12
MANDURAH 19.2 +0.4 14.9 +3.3 -- 3.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 54/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.3 20.2 -2.8 18.8 0.0 7.0 10.9 270 (11.3) 37/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.1 +10.9 18.0 +7.7 15.0 0.0 12.0 11.1 319 (13.3) 46/14
WHYALLA AERO 30.0 +8.5 10.7 +2.6 -- 0.0 7.6 -- 360 (15.0) 55/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.2 +2.2 12.4 +2.7 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 309 (12.9) 48/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.2 +5.4 9.0 +2.7 6.2 0.0 1.8 8.4 322 (13.4) 50/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +7.0 12.9 -1.4 10.4 0.0 8.0 -- 217 ( 9.0) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +3.4 18.7 0.0 15.2 0.0 6.6 11.1 271 (11.3) 34/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 +0.7 18.0 +0.6 14.9 0.0 5.0 11.0 199 ( 8.3) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +1.8 16.5 -0.1 -- 0.2 -- 10.9 221 ( 9.2) 24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.4 +4.1 15.4 +1.8 14.5 0.0 4.6 -- 147 ( 6.1) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 28.1 +2.7 14.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 25.2 +2.0 13.9 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 308 (12.8) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 +0.9 13.7 +1.0 11.0 0.0 3.8 10.8 360 (15.0) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.2 +4.0 11.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 28/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.4 +5.0 8.8 +0.2 4.2 0.0 4.0 -- 106 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.5 -0.4 9.2 -1.8 7.0 0.0 3.6 -- 272 (11.3) 24/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.9 -0.6 7.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.5 +0.2 7.8 -1.3 5.7 0.0 1.0 -- 214 ( 8.9) 31/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.3 +0.9 8.1 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 48 ( 2.0) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.8 +5.8 5.6 +1.4 1.3 0.0 4.0 7.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +7.2 7.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 35/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.4 +1.9 11.4 +1.0 8.0 0.0 6.0 9.4 299 (12.5) 37/16
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 +1.9 7.2 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 26/23
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -0.8 11.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 28/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.4 +5.8 10.4 +5.3 3.0 0.8 3.2 7.8 206 ( 8.6) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +4.1 10.4 +4.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 39/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.8 +10.4 9.9 +2.6 5.5 0.0 3.8 6.8 325 (13.5) 67/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.1 +4.7 9.9 +4.5 7.0 0.6 1.6 -- 163 ( 6.8) 54/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.8 +5.0 9.5 +5.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 55/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.4 +5.2 11.6 +3.6 10.0 0.4 1.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 20.0 +6.2 8.4 +3.6 -- 2.2 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 65/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.5 +2.0 6.6 +1.5 -- 2.8 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 26/14
HOBART AIRPORT 15.1 -0.2 8.9 +2.9 7.8 0.0 1.2 2.9 206 ( 8.6) 34/13
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
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° 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

41.6 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
40.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
40.2 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
40.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

+12.0 : 38.6 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+11.5 : 36.1 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+11.5 : 35.0 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+11.4 : 36.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+11.3 : 38.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA

25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.9 : 23.1 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+7.7 : 18.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 21.1 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.0 : 18.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+6.9 : 19.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD

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

5.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-2.7 : 12.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-2.0 : 18.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-1.9 : 14.4 SCAMANDER E Coast TAS
-1.8 : 14.3 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-1.7 : 18.6 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW

-1.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.7 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
0.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.5 : 16.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
-5.3 : 14.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
-4.7 : 12.3 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-4.5 : 0.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.4 : 15.4 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT

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.
34.0 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
34.0 HILLWOOD (HILLWOODVILLE) N Coast TAS
28.0 COOKS CK (KALANG) MidNorth Coast N NSW
25.0 WALLI (KENTUCKY) C Tablelands S NSW
21.0 PORT SORELL (NARAWNTAPU NATIONAL PARK) N Coast TAS

11.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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3.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

933 (38.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
898 (37.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
848 (35.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
841 (35.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
837 (34.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
804 (33.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
718 (29.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
682 (28.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
654 (27.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
629 (26.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
623 (26.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
605 (25.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
93/21 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
80/17 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/14 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
78/23 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
78/09 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
78/21 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.
None reported

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 93(360/ 67 ) at 21:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78( 80/ 63 ) at 22:00