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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2205 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

NT

Roper-McArthur

015150

KIANA

32.0

29.6

15/04/1996

17

1 y

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015612

PAPUNYA

7.1

7.2

24/04/2006

11

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040555

TOOLARA (KELLY)

10.6

10.8

30/04/2008

15

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

15.2

21.8

25/04/2012

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

19.3

25.8

28/04/2010

12

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

19.6

22.3

07/04/2006

11

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029139

SWEERS ISLAND

19.9

25.9

25/04/2012

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029141

CLONCURRY AIRPORT

19.4

19.8

25/04/2012

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

19.9

20.0

23/04/1999

15

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

18.0

20.0

25/04/2012

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Gulf Country

029063

NORMANTON AIRPORT

28.3

22.2

30/04/2004

11

1 N

VIC

E Gippsland

084016

GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

60.1

52.5

13/04/2010

22

1 N


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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 22:05EST, 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 35.2 +7.5 18.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 46/08
PERTH AIRPORT 31.9 +6.4 16.0 +3.1 12.5 0.0 3.8 9.4 359 (15.0) --
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 29.4 +5.3 11.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 24/13
MANDURAH 30.1 +6.3 17.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 24/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.2 -2.5 21.1 -2.9 20.4 0.0 5.8 10.3 553 (23.0) 44/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.6 -7.6 4.4 -8.2 2.8 0.0 5.2 11.0 326 (13.6) 34/10
WHYALLA AERO 19.4 -4.3 12.8 +1.2 -- 4.0 4.0 -- 259 (10.8) 26/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.9 -4.7 9.9 -2.5 -- 2.0 3.2 -- 120 ( 5.0) 26/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.3 -2.1 10.8 +2.1 9.3 1.2 0.8 1.5 308 (12.8) 30/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.7 -10.1 13.7 -4.8 13.3 5.2 1.2 -- 304 (12.7) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +0.8 22.1 +0.5 19.0 0.0 5.6 4.7 281 (11.7) 30/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.0 23.3 +2.7 20.9 0.0 6.6 7.2 278 (11.6) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 24.3 -2.4 21.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- 5.0 405 (16.9) 43/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.1 -4.7 17.5 -0.4 17.5 0.0 8.0 -- 254 (10.6) 30/01
BUNDABERG AERO 24.2 -3.2 13.2 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 35/08
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.8 -1.6 9.7 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 34/15
BRISBANE AERO 22.7 -3.3 8.6 -7.7 4.7 0.0 3.4 10.5 323 (13.5) 28/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 -2.4 5.6 -7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 622 (25.9) 43/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.2 -4.0 6.0 -6.8 3.1 0.0 3.2 -- 116 ( 4.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.9 -1.1 8.3 -6.9 4.4 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 35/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.9 -1.2 8.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 37/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 -1.3 11.8 -1.4 10.5 0.0 7.2 -- 751 (31.3) 50/01
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.7 -1.9 13.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 30/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.5 -3.9 4.9 -2.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 5.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 21.4 -3.1 6.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 330 (13.8) 31/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 -3.0 13.7 -0.5 11.1 0.0 5.8 6.6 743 (31.0) 48/13
RICHMOND RAAF 21.8 -2.0 9.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 30/10
BELLAMBI AWS 20.5 -1.6 13.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 632 (26.3) 43/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.4 -7.1 4.4 -4.7 2.4 0.0 2.0 0.9 358 (14.9) 21/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -5.3 5.0 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 18/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.8 -4.7 8.6 -1.5 4.1 0.0 2.8 5.1 315 (13.1) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.2 -4.4 7.9 -0.3 -- 3.42 2.0 -- 343 (14.3) 26/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.0 -5.2 5.2 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 292 (12.2) 50/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.2 -2.1 11.2 +0.4 8.8 22.82 3.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.1 -2.5 8.4 +0.9 -- 1.2 -- -- 386 (16.1) 31/03
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.7 -0.2 4.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 26/16
HOBART AIRPORT 17.5 -0.6 6.3 -2.5 2.0 0.0 1.8 7.0 342 (14.3) 44/14
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

36.4 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
35.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
35.2 KALBARRI Central West WA
35.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA

+7.6 : 32.8 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+7.5 : 35.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+7.4 : 32.8 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+6.7 : 27.7 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+6.4 : 31.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

27.0 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.8 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL

+4.1 : 14.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+4.0 : 18.5 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.8 : 17.2 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
+3.8 : 17.6 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+3.8 : 11.9 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA

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

4.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-19.2 : 15.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-15.0 : 18.0 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-14.8 : 19.3 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-14.6 : 19.6 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-14.1 : 19.4 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

-3.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-11.0 : 2.2 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-10.5 : 1.4 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-10.1 : 2.4 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
-9.8 : 1.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
-9.7 : 3.5 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling 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.
95.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
77.0 COMBIENBAR E Gippsland VIC
75.4 CAPE CONRAN (YEERUNG PARK) E Gippsland VIC
73.6 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK N Peninsula QLD
61.6 GOONGERAH E Gippsland VIC

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
73.6 HEATHLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Northwest
59.0 MALBOONA

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
95.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK
77.0 COMBIENBAR
75.4 CAPE CONRAN (YEERUNG PARK)
61.6 GOONGERAH
61.0 CANN RIVER
57.6 MALLACOOTA

11.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

1.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.9 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1443 (60.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1334 (55.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1306 (54.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1059 (44.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1015 (42.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1000 (41.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
967 (40.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
873 (36.4) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
846 (35.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
841 (35.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
792 (33.0) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
776 (32.3) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
770 (32.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
751 (31.3) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
743 (31.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
727 (30.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
716 (29.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
689 (28.7) COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
683 (28.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
678 (28.3) NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
677 (28.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
672 (28.0) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
663 (27.6) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
656 (27.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
654 (27.3) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
646 (26.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
639 (26.6) BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
632 (26.3) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
622 (25.9) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
614 (25.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
602 (25.1) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
83/00 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
78/00 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
70/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
68/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
65/02 HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
65/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
65/17 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast 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
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS : 83(220/ 63 ) at 00:52
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(220/ 65 ) at 00:00