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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2209 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Barkly

015135

TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT

10.0

10.0

30/04/1976

43

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

14.8

15.5

30/04/2009

12

1 N

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

14.3

15.9

18/04/2011

18

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

13.9

14.0

26/04/2008

12

1 N

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

14.3

14.3

27/04/2008

11

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

17.5

22.6

02/04/2011

12

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033307

WOOLSHED

17.1

19.0

26/04/2000

14

1 N

QLD

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

17.3

18.9

23/04/1999

20

1 N

QLD

Central Highlands

035264

EMERALD AIRPORT

17.2

17.2

18/04/2011

20

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Central West

036034

BLACKALL AIRPORT

18.2

20.9

29/04/2004

12

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040854

LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

20.2

20.4

14/04/1995

20

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040913

BRISBANE

20.4

20.8

18/04/2011

13

1 N

QLD

Darling Downs E

041529

TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT

15.4

15.5

28/04/2004

16

1 N

QLD

Darling Downs W

042112

MILES CONSTANCE STREET

16.8

17.9

28/04/2007

15

1 N


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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 22:09EST, 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 34.7 +7.0 17.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 37/08
PERTH AIRPORT 29.7 +4.2 19.4 +6.5 16.3 0.0 6.4 2.1 339 (14.1) 35/21
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 23.5 -0.6 16.9 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 26/23
MANDURAH 26.5 +2.7 20.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.9 -2.8 20.7 -3.3 19.6 0.0 6.2 8.7 494 (20.6) 37/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.7 -6.5 5.9 -6.7 4.8 0.0 4.0 10.8 255 (10.6) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 20.3 -3.4 9.3 -2.3 -- 0.2 2.6 -- 163 ( 6.8) 31/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.4 -3.2 8.6 -3.8 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 80 ( 3.3) 18/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.5 +0.1 9.1 +0.4 7.4 0.0 0.2 3.0 217 ( 9.0) 30/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.5 -6.3 9.8 -8.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 31/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 +0.9 23.5 +1.9 21.4 0.0 3.6 4.7 303 (12.6) 34/22
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.0 -6.6 20.5 -0.1 19.2 0.2 6.6 0.2 388 (16.2) 44/22
MACKAY M.O 25.5 -1.2 19.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- 4.2 442 (18.4) 43/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.1 -1.7 15.9 -2.0 14.3 0.0 6.6 -- 193 ( 8.0) 41/16
BUNDABERG AERO 25.0 -2.4 14.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 34/13
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 19.7 -5.7 14.0 -3.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 26/12
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -5.5 14.8 -1.5 12.2 0.0 4.0 0.1 272 (11.3) 30/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.4 -7.9 11.6 -1.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 327 (13.6) 34/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.7 -3.5 8.7 -4.1 4.7 0.0 2.8 -- 29 ( 1.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.9 -3.1 12.6 -2.6 4.4 0.02 5.6 -- 242 (10.1) 31/20
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 -2.1 12.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 24/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 -1.7 10.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.7 -1.9 9.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.8 -0.6 2.6 -4.6 -1.9 0.0 2.4 8.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.1 -0.4 5.4 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 24/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.5 -2.4 13.0 -1.2 10.0 0.0 3.4 10.3 380 (15.8) 28/15
RICHMOND RAAF 23.0 -0.8 9.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 26/17
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 -2.1 13.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 31/05
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 19.5 -3.0 2.3 -6.8 1.2 0.0 0.6 6.4 134 ( 5.6) 17/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.6 -2.7 5.5 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 18/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.9 -2.6 7.5 -2.6 3.7 0.0 2.0 9.4 222 ( 9.3) 22/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.6 -3.0 4.1 -4.1 -6.0 0.0 1.4 -- 164 ( 6.8) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.7 -1.5 5.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 31/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.0 -0.3 10.3 -0.5 7.6 0.4 1.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 -0.9 8.4 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 24/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 -0.3 2.5 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 28/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.1 +1.0 5.4 -3.4 1.2 0.0 2.0 8.1 383 (16.0) 44/13
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

35.6 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
35.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
35.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
34.8 ENEABBA Central West WA
34.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA

+7.0 : 34.7 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+6.1 : 35.1 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.9 : 34.4 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+5.6 : 34.8 ENEABBA Central West WA
+5.4 : 28.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

27.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.4 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
25.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.5 : 17.9 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+6.5 : 19.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
+6.5 : 15.2 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.3 : 17.2 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+5.9 : 16.6 MANJIMUP Lower West WA

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

4.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-14.5 : 17.5 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-14.1 : 15.9 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
-12.9 : 17.3 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-12.7 : 16.2 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-12.7 : 17.2 EMERALD AIRPORT Central Highlands QLD

-2.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-1.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.3 : 8.7 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-9.3 : 7.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-9.2 : 10.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.2 : 11.9 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 11.1 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 10.0 WAVE HILL 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.
120.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
79.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
66.0 BANCHORY Central West QLD
63.2 COURAN COVE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
63.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
58.2 SOLWAY DOWNS STATION
55.6 RICHMOND AIRPORT
50.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE
N Coast--Barron
79.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
N Coast--Herbert
120.6 TULLY SUGAR MILL
63.0 CORSIS ALERT
Central West
66.0 BANCHORY
Northwest
60.6 KATANDRA
Brisbane/SE Coast
63.2 COURAN COVE

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

.....

3.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.7 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

998 (41.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
900 (37.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
854 (35.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
807 (33.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
776 (32.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
702 (29.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
702 (29.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
640 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
637 (26.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
606 (25.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
601 (25.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
93/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
87/21 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
72/17 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
35.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.8mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
15.8mm in 30 min to 11:00 31.6mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 25.2mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 22.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 11.0mm/h
TOWNSVILLE AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
Central Highlands
CLERMONT AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
LOCHINGTON
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
9.8mm in 24 min to 20:30 24.5mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.3mm/h
REDCLIFFE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.8mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 82(330/ 70 ) at 22:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 89(270/ 69 ) at 23:45
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(280/ 69 ) at 22:59