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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2231 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

Darwin-Daly

014265

CSIRO BERRIMAH

30.4

25.0

05/05/1997

19

1 y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014289

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY

41.2

32.0

23/05/1997

13

1 y

QLD

Darling Downs E

041409

BERUNA

35.0

32.0

20/05/2009

19

1 n

QLD

Maranoa

043006

MOOGA HILLS TM

11.2

11.2

25/05/2002

12

1 n Equal to record.

VIC

W Gippsland

085200

KORUMBURRA STH GIPPSLAND WATER

44.6

36.4

03/05/1983

39

1 y

VIC

W Gippsland

085295

STONY CREEK

36.0

31.0

27/05/1995

20

1 y

VIC

W Gippsland

085300

FOSTER HODDLE

54.0

39.0

01/05/2006

17

1 n

VIC

E Central

086105

SHOREHAM

65.2

56.1

02/05/1944

100

1 y

VIC

E Central

086223

DROMANA SUSSEX FARM

51.4

48.2

26/05/1981

52

1 y

VIC

E Central

086281

NYORA (POST OFFICE)

48.0

42.7

12/05/1971

42

1 y

VIC

E Central

086354

PHILLIP ISLAND PENGUIN RESERVE

42.8

37.8

01/05/1995

30

1 y

VIC

E Central

086356

FLINDERS

58.0

54.0

01/05/2006

30

1 y

VIC

E Central

086361

CERBERUS

55.2

39.0

01/05/1995

21

1 n

VIC

E Central

086373

RHYLL

55.6

42.0

01/05/1995

18

1 n

VIC

E Central

086386

MERRICKS STONIER'S WINERY

53.6

30.2

07/05/1997

16

1 y

VIC

E Central

086393

CAPE SCHANCK

48.0

35.6

06/05/2000

16

1 y

TAS

Southeast

094104

GLAZIERS BAY

32.8

25.8

17/05/2001

14

1 y

TAS

W Coast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

28.6

28.4

25/05/2005

16

1 n

TAS

Southeast

094219

CYGNET (SYNOTTS ROAD)

37.6

33.0

22/05/2003

12

1 y

TAS

King Island

098000

CITY OF MELBOURNE BAY

97.6

58.2

04/05/1948

77

1 y

TAS

King Island

098004

NARACOOPA

88.8

70.1

04/05/1948

94

1 y

TAS

King Island

098012

SURPRISE BAY

52.0

39.9

09/05/1910

29

1 y

TAS

King Island

098023

YARRA CREEK

91.0

55.6

17/05/1986

39

1 y


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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 22:31EST, 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 26.5 +2.5 19.6 +6.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 41/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.6 -1.1 18.1 +7.7 16.6 1.8 3.4 0.0 345 (14.4) 30/06
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 19.7 -1.4 15.6 +6.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 39/16
MANDURAH 19.9 -1.4 18.6 +5.0 -- 8.6 -- -- 357 (14.9) 41/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.1 +1.1 23.4 +1.3 23.7 25.6 7.0 10.9 361 (15.0) 50/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.4 -1.6 4.5 -3.7 4.5 0.0 5.8 10.7 276 (11.5) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 -2.6 4.9 -3.8 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 240 (10.0) 22/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.7 -1.3 6.6 -3.6 -- 0.8 1.2 -- 78 ( 3.3) 28/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 -1.4 8.6 +1.3 5.6 3.2 0.2 3.8 314 (13.1) 39/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.8 0.0 17.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 +2.5 20.2 +0.3 18.3 0.0 5.6 10.9 470 (19.6) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +2.7 17.9 +0.3 13.5 0.0 4.6 10.1 237 ( 9.9) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 25.2 +1.0 18.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 391 (16.3) 37/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +3.5 14.8 +0.6 12.3 0.0 4.4 -- 211 ( 8.8) 30/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 -0.2 17.9 +3.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 366 (15.3) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 24.0 +0.9 16.3 +2.1 -- 7.6 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 41/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 +0.2 16.8 +4.0 16.4 2.6 3.2 6.7 259 (10.8) 30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.0 +1.2 14.1 +4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 364 (15.2) 30/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.6 +2.3 7.4 -1.3 4.7 3.2 2.8 -- 63 ( 2.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 +0.4 13.9 +2.2 10.1 6.8 1.2 4.3 246 (10.3) 37/17
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +1.6 13.9 +3.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +0.2 11.4 +1.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 28/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.5 +0.2 8.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 25 ( 1.0) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.4 -1.8 2.4 -2.3 -3.4 0.0 1.4 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -0.8 1.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 35/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.1 +1.1 11.6 +0.7 6.3 0.0 5.0 10.3 345 (14.4) 34/22
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 +0.1 8.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 18/17
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -0.6 11.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 39/05
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.4 -0.9 1.4 -4.5 -0.7 0.0 1.4 8.1 175 ( 7.3) 30/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.7 -1.9 3.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.6 -1.4 3.6 -3.8 -0.4 0.0 2.6 5.8 260 (10.8) 28/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.0 -2.2 -0.2 -5.9 -2.0 0.0 2.0 -- 185 ( 7.7) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.1 -2.5 1.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 31/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.1 +0.4 10.8 +2.2 9.9 3.0 0.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.4 -2.2 6.9 +1.2 -- 4.4 -- -- 416 (17.3) 35/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.3 -0.5 5.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 22/12
HOBART AIRPORT 12.6 -2.6 4.8 -1.8 2.1 1.2 2.4 1.4 309 (12.9) 22/15
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

36.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.2 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
35.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT

+7.7 : 33.9 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 34.7 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
**S** +6.8 : 28.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 30.3 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.1 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.9 : 17.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.9 : 17.8 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.6 : 16.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.5 : 17.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 17.0 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 16.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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

0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.0 : 1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-5.0 : 1.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : 11.6 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-4.8 : 0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.7 : 9.6 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS

-4.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-4.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : -0.4 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-7.4 : 1.7 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-7.3 : 0.8 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-7.3 : -4.4 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-7.3 : 0.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

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.
97.6 CITY OF MELBOURNE BAY King Island TAS
91.0 YARRA CREEK King Island TAS
88.8 NARACOOPA King Island TAS
69.6 PEGARAH King Island TAS
67.6 FISH CREEK W Gippsland VIC

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
67.6 FISH CREEK
60.0 INVERLOCH
58.6 YARRAGON SOUTH
54.0 FOSTER HODDLE
52.0 FISH CREEK (HODDLE RANGE)
52.0 BUFFALO
51.5 TARWIN LOWER (RIVERSIDE)
E Central
65.2 SHOREHAM
65.0 MAIN RIDGE
59.6 WONTHAGGI
58.0 FLINDERS
55.6 RHYLL
55.2 CERBERUS
53.6 MERRICKS STONIER'S WINERY
51.4 DROMANA SUSSEX FARM

TASMANIA
King Island
97.6 CITY OF MELBOURNE BAY
91.0 YARRA CREEK
88.8 NARACOOPA
69.6 PEGARAH
64.2 GRASSY (CURRIE RD)
55.0 HARWELL
52.0 SURPRISE BAY

ISLANDS
Islands
59.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)

11.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

.....

1.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1013 (42.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
906 (37.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
824 (34.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
799 (33.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
798 (33.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
791 (33.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
775 (32.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
773 (32.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
753 (31.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
712 (29.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
712 (29.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
710 (29.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
706 (29.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
704 (29.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
656 (27.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
645 (26.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
639 (26.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
83/23 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
65/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
63/06 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
63/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
63/13 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
WITCHCLIFFE
14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.8mm/h
MANDURAH
10.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
20.6mm in 30 min to 17:30 41.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 20.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 20.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
10.0mm in 13 min to 01:19 46.2mm/h
4.0mm in 11 min to 01:30 21.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 17.2mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 18.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
13.8mm in 30 min to 10:00 27.6mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 15.4mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.3mm/h
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
10.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.6mm/h
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
29.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 29.2mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 12.2mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
POUND CREEK
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
ST HELENS AERODROME
10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.8mm/h
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 19:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
5.4mm in 7 min to 04:42 46.3mm/h
8.2mm in 18 min to 05:00 27.3mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 18.4mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 21.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.7mm/h
None reported