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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0105 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

VIC

N Central

088073

BAYNTON

55.0

47.5

21/06/1973

58

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

32.0

21.7

02/06/2004

14

31.3

12/10/1998

16

1 P


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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 01:05EST, 20/04/2013.

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 17.0 -3.9 7.5 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 52/10
PERTH AIRPORT 17.3 -1.6 2.7 -6.3 0.8 0.0 1.4 6.8 195 ( 8.1) 30/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.1 -0.5 7.3 -0.8 -- 0.6 -- -- 246 (10.3) 30/12
BUNBURY 17.1 -1.3 2.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 22/13
MANDURAH 17.2 -1.4 7.2 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 21/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.7 -1.9 16.4 -3.5 15.2 0.0 6.0 10.8 349 (14.5) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.7 -4.1 -0.7 -5.7 -3.2 0.0 4.4 9.9 337 (14.0) 46/14
WHYALLA AERO 15.5 -1.8 0.9 -5.2 -- 0.2 4.3 -- 298 (12.4) 26/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.4 -2.7 4.5 -3.6 -- 7.2 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 39/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.3 +0.5 4.4 -1.3 2.9 1.6 1.0 6.8 428 (17.8) 48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 18.2 -6.6 8.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 562 (23.4) 46/09
CAIRNS AERO 26.2 +0.2 20.2 +2.4 16.8 0.0 3.4 6.9 253 (10.5) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.6 0.0 18.5 +3.9 17.7 3.8 1.0 7.6 322 (13.4) 39/08
MACKAY M.O 20.3 -1.6 17.8 +3.8 -- 14.6 -- 0.0 338 (14.1) 39/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 15.4 -8.1 13.6 +2.7 14.2 6.2 2.6 -- 229 ( 9.5) 35/05
BUNDABERG AERO 15.5 -7.1 14.9 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 297 (12.4) 34/08
COOLANGATTA 20.1 -1.0 11.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 18.7 -2.5 11.1 +0.6 8.5 0.0 3.2 0.4 449 (18.7) 35/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.1 -2.8 4.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 30/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 13.6 -3.2 3.3 -2.8 -0.5 0.0 1.0 -- 152 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.3 -2.1 6.3 -2.8 2.5 0.0 2.0 -- 309 (12.9) 31/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -2.5 5.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 30/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.0 -1.7 6.4 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 544 (22.7) 46/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.6 -1.3 5.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 130 ( 5.4) 26/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 6.2 -4.3 1.7 -0.8 -1.9 8.0 0.0 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.1 -3.3 2.5 -2.0 -- 1.6 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -0.5 8.5 -0.1 3.4 0.0 2.0 9.6 605 (25.2) 44/00
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -0.5 1.6 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 22/14
BELLAMBI AWS 15.8 -1.9 9.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 545 (22.7) 44/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 10.3 -3.5 -0.3 -4.0 -1.8 1.2 1.2 3.2 327 (13.6) 26/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.6 -3.6 -1.7 -5.5 -- 0.8 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.7 -1.1 -6.3 -5.0 0.2 0.6 8.2 316 (13.2) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.4 -1.6 -0.8 -4.5 -- 2.2 -- -- 294 (12.3) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.5 -1.8 -0.8 -4.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 35/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.2 +0.1 5.9 -1.0 2.1 4.4 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.0 -0.8 0.4 -3.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 350 (14.6) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -0.8 -0.8 -3.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 39/21
HOBART AIRPORT 11.4 -1.5 3.1 -1.5 -1.0 0.4 1.4 5.7 367 (15.3) 57/23
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

30.9 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
30.4 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.4 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.1 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
30.0 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
30.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+1.8 : 18.4 ALBANY Lower West WA
+1.5 : 30.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
+1.3 : 18.6 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+1.2 : 17.1 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+1.1 : 17.2 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+1.1 : 30.9 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD

25.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.0 : 16.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 17.4 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.5 : 18.1 MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.4 : 18.1 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
+5.4 : 14.2 BARALABA POST OFFICE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

-2.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-9.7 : 13.9 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-8.7 : 13.7 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.1 : 15.4 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-7.8 : 13.9 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.2 : 14.7 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.2 : 14.4 RAINBOW BEACH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

-8.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-6.5 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : 0.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-8.1 : 0.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-8.0 : 2.3 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
-7.6 : -2.6 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
-7.4 : -1.2 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower 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.
55.0 BAYNTON N Central VIC
42.6 LIMA SOUTH (LAKE NILLAHCOOTIE) Lower NE VIC
37.8 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
29.8 BORDERTOWN (YACCA VALE) Lower SE SA
28.4 RINGWOOD NORTH E Central VIC

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
29.8 BORDERTOWN (YACCA VALE)

VICTORIA
Lower NE
42.6 LIMA SOUTH (LAKE NILLAHCOOTIE)
E Central
28.4 RINGWOOD NORTH
N Central
55.0 BAYNTON

ISLANDS
Islands
37.8 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
**S** 0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1191 (49.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
1175 (49.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
1053 (43.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1039 (43.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
975 (40.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
934 (38.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
925 (38.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
842 (35.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
758 (31.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
756 (31.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
719 (30.0) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
715 (29.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
706 (29.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
703 (29.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
694 (28.9) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
685 (28.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
668 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
659 (27.5) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
649 (27.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
641 (26.7) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
631 (26.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
622 (25.9) TELFER AERO Interior WA
619 (25.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
612 (25.5) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
609 (25.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
608 (25.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
605 (25.2) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
124/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
107/20 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
106/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
104/21 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
102/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
100/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
93/18 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.
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
LEGENDRE ISLAND : 87( 90/ 67 ) at 06:41
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(290/ 58 ) at 23:45
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(270/ 72 ) at 04:00
CAPE GRIM : 76(270/ 65 ) at 20:05
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 124(330/106 ) at 21:40
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78(250/ 67 ) at 23:44
LOW ROCKY POINT : 104(290/ 85 ) at 21:45
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 108(310/ 74 ) at 20:30
MOUNT READ : 100(280/ 59 ) at 23:26
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 93(280/ 74 ) at 18:30