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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2050 EST on 19/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

25.5

25.4

05/04/1992

26

1 N

SA

NW Pastoral

016097

ERNABELLA (PUKATJA)

23.4

23.4

02/04/2005

14

1 N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 20:49EST, 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 27.2 -0.5 17.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 39/13
PERTH AIRPORT 26.2 +0.7 18.9 +6.0 17.9 0.0 3.8 4.1 500 (20.8) 55/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.6 +2.8 16.2 +4.6 16.0 1.8 -- -- 542 (22.6) 50/13
BUNBURY 24.0 -0.1 18.0 +6.4 -- 7.8 -- -- 595 (24.8) 59/05
MANDURAH 23.0 -0.8 19.8 +4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 760 (31.7) 54/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 -0.7 22.7 -1.3 21.5 2.8 7.0 8.4 298 (12.4) 39/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.7 +10.5 18.4 +5.8 17.3 0.0 9.8 11.3 258 (10.8) 37/10
WHYALLA AERO 38.2 +14.5 15.2 +3.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 178 ( 7.4) 54/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.1 +10.5 14.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 7.6 8.0 151 ( 6.3) 41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.5 +9.1 8.5 -0.2 6.3 0.0 3.8 6.6 248 (10.3) 50/09
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.2 +4.4 12.1 -6.4 10.9 0.0 7.4 11.1 179 ( 7.5) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 18.7 -2.9 15.0 0.0 8.8 10.9 317 (13.2) 30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.0 20.4 -0.2 15.4 0.0 5.8 9.8 200 ( 8.3) 30/14
MACKAY M.O 27.2 +0.5 19.1 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 22/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.5 +2.7 17.8 -0.1 15.6 0.0 5.0 -- 152 ( 6.3) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 +1.9 17.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 31/08
NAMBOUR DPI 29.0 +2.9 19.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 28.6 +3.2 19.5 +2.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 358 (14.9) 39/16
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +1.4 17.2 +0.9 15.9 0.4 6.6 10.7 332 (13.8) 34/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.7 +3.4 12.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.8 +4.6 14.7 +1.9 11.5 0.0 5.6 -- 113 ( 4.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.1 +2.1 18.2 +3.0 14.8 0.0 6.0 10.3 474 (19.8) 55/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.1 +1.0 15.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 34/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 +2.6 15.5 +2.3 13.6 0.2 3.6 8.9 221 ( 9.2) 28/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.0 +2.4 13.4 +1.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.9 +3.5 8.5 +1.3 4.0 0.3 3.1 6.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +4.6 13.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.5 +1.6 17.4 +3.2 14.2 1.2 3.8 10.6 296 (12.3) 28/06
RICHMOND RAAF 26.7 +2.9 14.5 +3.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) --
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 +1.0 16.6 +1.1 -- 10.4 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 21/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 23.0 +3.0 8.0 +1.3 5.0 -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.9 +3.4 13.3 +4.2 10.4 1.6 2.4 10.3 258 (10.8) 24/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +3.6 11.1 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.9 +8.4 11.8 +1.7 8.0 0.0 6.0 9.9 205 ( 8.5) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.5 +2.9 5.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 13.0 -- 200 ( 8.3) 31/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.9 +3.7 5.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 28/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 25.5 +5.2 10.9 +0.1 8.1 0.0 12.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.3 +4.7 3.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 50/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.2 +3.3 5.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 89 ( 3.7) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 23.8 +5.7 7.3 -1.5 2.0 0.0 2.6 9.4 323 (13.5) 52/16
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

40.5 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
40.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
39.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
39.8 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
39.7 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+14.5 : 38.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+12.9 : 37.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+12.9 : 33.8 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+12.8 : 35.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+12.6 : 35.9 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

28.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.7 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+11.9 : 25.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+10.7 : 25.1 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+10.0 : 23.4 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 17.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.6 : 24.8 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+8.6 : 22.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT

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

11.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
13.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-2.2 : 28.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
-2.2 : 21.3 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-2.1 : 21.1 KARNET Lower West WA
-1.8 : 21.9 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-1.8 : 24.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

-2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.3 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.8 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-6.4 : 12.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-5.3 : -2.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-5.1 : 5.6 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-4.8 : 0.9 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-4.6 : 12.1 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West 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.
33.2 BUXTON (AMAROO) Illawarra NSW
33.0 BIG HILL (GLEN DUSK) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
32.0 NOWRA BOAT SHED (SHOALHAVEN RIVER) Illawarra NSW
31.0 NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS C Tablelands N NSW
29.0 GREENWELL POINT BOWLING CLUB Illawarra NSW

11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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6.7 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
6.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
6.6 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
4.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
4.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1345 (56.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1041 (43.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
933 (38.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
837 (34.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
809 (33.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
762 (31.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
760 (31.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
754 (31.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
728 (30.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
681 (28.4) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
665 (27.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
656 (27.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
624 (26.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
623 (26.0) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
603 (25.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
602 (25.1) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
80/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
76/19 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
76/11 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
72/14 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
68/03 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
68/11 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
4.0mm in 12 min to 16:00 20.0mm/h
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
9.8mm in 20 min to 16:20 29.4mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 16:21 84.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 76(280/ 63 ) at 01:00