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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2158 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 daily rainfall

WA

E Kimberley

002050

SPRINGVALE

112.0

70.0

12/04/1986

37

1 y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

59.0

41.2

02/04/2011

13

1 n

VIC

W Gippsland

085293

CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG)

46.0

35.0

21/04/2006

21

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001025

DOONGAN

25.5

25.4

23/04/2012

24

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

Wimmera S

079100

HORSHAM AERODROME

11.6

13.0

27/04/1998

15

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 21:58EST, 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 31.4 +3.7 16.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 54/10
PERTH AIRPORT 26.2 +0.7 10.4 -2.5 7.5 0.0 6.2 8.7 502 (20.9) 48/01
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 23.5 -0.6 11.6 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 34/09
MANDURAH 24.1 +0.3 13.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 35/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 -0.1 23.4 -0.6 22.9 40.0 7.4 8.8 283 (11.8) 34/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.7 -8.5 15.4 +2.8 15.0 4.0 1.2 2.9 268 (11.2) 44/14
WHYALLA AERO 17.3 -6.4 7.3 -4.3 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 371 (15.5) 48/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.9 -4.7 7.6 -4.8 -- 2.4 0.6 -- 199 ( 8.3) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.3 -6.1 5.8 -2.9 4.3 4.0 1.6 1.6 443 (18.5) 52/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.7 -10.1 19.9 +1.4 18.6 0.0 5.2 0.0 469 (19.5) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +0.5 17.4 -4.2 13.2 0.0 6.8 11.0 310 (12.9) 30/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 18.8 -1.8 14.9 0.0 6.6 10.7 187 ( 7.8) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 27.4 +0.7 18.9 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 21/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.3 +2.5 20.3 +2.4 18.8 0.0 5.0 -- 165 ( 6.9) 21/11
BUNDABERG AERO 27.6 +0.2 20.7 +3.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 21/10
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.3 -2.1 20.7 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 21/11
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 +0.2 20.3 +4.0 18.8 0.0 2.6 1.0 254 (10.6) 31/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.9 -4.4 16.3 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 260 (10.8) 30/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.2 -1.0 16.3 +3.5 14.5 7.6 0.6 -- 84 ( 3.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.7 -3.3 17.8 +2.6 17.3 17.2 4.6 0.2 311 (13.0) 37/18
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.7 -0.4 16.8 +3.1 -- 17.2 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 18/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.2 +0.6 14.9 +1.7 13.0 5.4 1.2 7.5 127 ( 5.3) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.8 +1.2 13.5 +1.6 -- 4.4 -- -- 21 ( 0.9) 30/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.5 -5.9 10.0 +2.8 6.4 9.4 0.6 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -5.4 12.8 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 46/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.0 +3.1 15.3 +1.1 12.4 2.6 1.0 7.6 408 (17.0) 63/14
RICHMOND RAAF 24.2 +0.4 11.3 -0.1 -- 3.4 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 67/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.1 +2.0 16.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 55/14
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.4 -7.1 9.9 +0.8 9.2 0.2 2.8 4.5 285 (11.9) 48/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.2 -8.1 10.0 +1.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 262 (10.9) 35/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.0 -6.5 6.4 -3.7 4.7 0.8 3.8 6.2 412 (17.2) 48/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.3 -9.3 4.4 -3.8 -- 1.2 3.6 -- 363 (15.1) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.4 -8.8 4.8 -2.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 52/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.1 -5.2 7.9 -2.9 4.6 4.4 2.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.9 -7.7 1.7 -5.8 -- 6.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.6 -2.3 8.7 +1.1 -- 8.2 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 18/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 0.0 8.1 -0.7 4.4 1.6 1.2 8.0 207 ( 8.6) 30/15
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

36.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
35.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
35.1 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.1 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT

+6.6 : 35.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+4.5 : 33.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+3.9 : 30.2 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+3.8 : 29.2 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.7 : 31.4 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA

28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.9 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.8 : 13.9 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+6.7 : 14.2 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW
+6.5 : 25.5 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+6.5 : 15.0 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+6.5 : 15.4 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

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

-0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-13.5 : 18.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-12.7 : 21.1 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-12.6 : 21.9 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-12.3 : 20.7 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-11.7 : 21.9 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

-1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.2 : 3.3 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-9.1 : 1.0 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-8.4 : 2.3 HAWKER Upper North SA
-8.1 : 8.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

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.
112.0 SPRINGVALE E Kimberley WA
110.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND GARDEN Southeast TAS
110.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98.2 KACHANA E Kimberley WA
79.4 ELLENBRAE N Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
79.4 ELLENBRAE
E Kimberley
112.0 SPRINGVALE
98.2 KACHANA
59.0 SOPHIE DOWNS

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
59.4 JABIRU AIRPORT
59.0 BRADSHAW
56.0 LABELLE DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
50.0 NYMBOIDA (ARMIDALE ROAD)
MidNorth Coast N
64.0 NYMBOIDA (NYMBOIDA RIVER)
52.0 MACKSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB

TASMANIA
Southeast
110.8 MAATSUYKER ISLAND GARDEN
110.6 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

.....

0.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
0.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

1171 (48.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
992 (41.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
902 (37.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
893 (37.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
863 (36.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
847 (35.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
818 (34.1) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
803 (33.5) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
743 (31.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
689 (28.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
685 (28.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
644 (26.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
634 (26.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
632 (26.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
613 (25.5) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
107/15 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
102/18 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/12 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
81/19 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
78/21 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
78/09 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

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 Kimberley
HALLS CREEK AIRPORT
20.6mm in 30 min to 00:30 41.2mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 23.8mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 24.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
27.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MCCLUER ISLAND
10.8mm in 30 min to 14:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.8mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 12.4mm/h
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
14.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 14.0mm/h
LAJAMANU
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.2mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.0mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
POUND CREEK
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
E Central
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
11.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 23.2mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 21.6mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 22.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.2mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
27.8mm in 30 min to 05:00 55.6mm/h
29.2mm in 1 hr to 05:00 29.2mm/h
16.2mm in 30 min to 05:30 32.4mm/h
44.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 44.0mm/h
22.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 45.6mm/h
39.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 39.0mm/h
71.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 23.7mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 06:30 20.8mm/h
33.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 33.2mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
7.4mm in 12 min to 13:00 37.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.4mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 12.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h

VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 82(230/ 63 ) at 22:01
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 102(240/ 83 ) at 18:20
W Coast
AIREYS INLET : 82(210/ 63 ) at 19:56
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 106(210/ 91 ) at 14:30
CAPE GRIM : 98(170/ 45 ) at 19:02
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 91(320/ 72 ) at 12:04