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These records are based on data received as at 2108 EST on 19/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 21:08EST, 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 27.6 -0.1 16.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 31/16
PERTH AIRPORT 30.0 +4.5 16.2 +3.3 14.5 0.0 6.4 10.3 430 (17.9) 61/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.6 +2.8 8.6 -3.0 8.0 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 44/09
BUNBURY 26.9 +2.8 16.5 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 34/03
MANDURAH 24.7 +0.9 16.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 31/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.2 23.9 -0.1 22.9 0.8 5.6 10.8 304 (12.7) 31/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.9 +2.7 14.0 +1.4 13.5 0.0 10.2 10.5 279 (11.6) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 21.5 -2.2 7.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 301 (12.5) 43/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.2 -2.4 11.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 6.4 126 ( 5.3) 39/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.5 +0.1 9.8 +1.1 8.3 0.8 2.6 6.6 358 (14.9) 54/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +3.0 20.0 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 31.0 +1.8 21.1 -0.5 18.8 0.4 5.6 10.7 423 (17.6) 39/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +1.5 20.5 -0.1 14.5 0.0 8.0 11.2 368 (15.3) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 27.0 +0.3 19.0 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 330 (13.8) 37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.0 +0.2 17.3 -0.6 15.8 0.0 6.2 -- 193 ( 8.0) 28/10
BUNDABERG AERO 26.1 -1.3 17.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 37/13
NAMBOUR DPI 26.0 -0.1 16.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.8 +2.4 16.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 30/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 +0.7 15.9 -0.4 14.0 0.0 4.6 8.8 273 (11.4) 30/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.8 +0.5 15.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 39/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.9 +6.7 17.9 +5.1 15.1 0.0 3.6 -- 89 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.3 +2.3 18.2 +3.0 14.7 0.0 3.4 8.5 274 (11.4) 43/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +3.0 18.7 +5.0 -- 2.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 39/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.6 +4.0 19.9 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 463 (19.3) 74/19
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.8 +1.2 16.8 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 21/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.4 +2.0 8.3 +1.1 1.8 0.0 4.0 10.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.7 +5.2 10.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 52/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.0 +2.1 19.8 +5.6 18.2 0.0 8.0 0.5 575 (24.0) 50/19
RICHMOND RAAF 24.8 +1.0 17.2 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 0/10
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 +1.0 17.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 466 (19.4) 39/23
CANBERRA AIRPORT 21.0 +1.0 8.0 +1.3 3.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.7 -1.8 4.6 -4.5 2.3 0.0 4.0 6.1 252 (10.5) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -3.2 5.4 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 35/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.4 -2.1 6.5 -3.6 3.0 0.0 3.4 5.8 218 ( 9.1) 35/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.8 -3.8 3.5 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.5 -2.7 4.6 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 34/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 -0.5 10.2 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.4 -1.2 5.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 39/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 -2.9 8.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 39/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.7 +1.6 8.7 -0.1 4.9 0.0 1.6 7.9 441 (18.4) 68/12
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 temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

40.8 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
38.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
37.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
37.7 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
37.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.7 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+7.7 : 28.7 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+7.5 : 28.6 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+7.4 : 33.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.0 : 39.4 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
+6.9 : 34.7 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.8 BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
27.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
27.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.9 : 18.2 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+7.5 : 23.5 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.9 : 19.0 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
+6.7 : 14.6 GLEN INNES POST OFFICE N Tablelands W NSW
+6.7 : 19.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
+6.7 : 18.5 CESSNOCK (NULKABA) Hunter Valley NSW

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

3.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.6 : 11.7 EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
-6.1 : 3.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.6 : 15.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
-4.9 : 13.9 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
-4.8 : 5.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.0 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 PORT PIRIE AERODROME Lower North SA
-0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-10.3 : 1.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.3 : 6.7 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
-5.2 : 1.9 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
-5.1 : 7.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-5.1 : 5.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina 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.
34.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM N Coast--Barron QLD
29.6 UPPER LANSDOWNE (MONTEREY) MidNorth Coast S NSW
25.0 RIVER HEADS Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
22.0 CAREY DOWNS W Gascoyne WA
20.6 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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3.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.9 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1431 (59.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1034 (43.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1020 (42.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
995 (41.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
865 (36.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
863 (36.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
851 (35.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
797 (33.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
740 (30.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
718 (29.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
693 (28.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
684 (28.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
673 (28.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
666 (27.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
637 (26.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
631 (26.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
611 (25.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
115/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
106/17 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
96/18 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
94/21 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/13 MOUNT READ W 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Gascoyne
MOUNT MAGNET AERO
3.0mm in 2 min to 15:56 90.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
TOOLARA (KELLY)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.6mm/h
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
6.4mm in 19 min to 19:00 20.2mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK (SYDNEY OLYMPIC PK A
9.2mm in 24 min to 19:00 23.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
Sydney--west
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
12.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 25.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 15.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 12.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 14.8mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 58 ) at 22:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS : 87(260/ 63 ) at 20:00
CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 89(230/ 74 ) at 23:53
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 115(300/ 95 ) at 20:13
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(270/ 74 ) at 18:33
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78(250/ 69 ) at 19:26
LOW ROCKY POINT : 100(300/ 63 ) at 13:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 106(290/ 58 ) at 17:42
MOUNT READ : 80(250/ 69 ) at 19:45
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 102(280/ 82 ) at 23:09