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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0115 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
Lowest minimum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

-4.0

-4.0

21/06/2007

26

-4.0

21/06/2007

29

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058214

LISMORE AIRPORT AWS

14.0

14.2

12/06/2011

11

1 Y


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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 01:15EST, 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 19.6 -1.3 11.3 +0.3 -- 14.6 -- -- 427 (17.8) 50/17
PERTH AIRPORT 20.8 +1.9 11.9 +2.9 9.4 0.0 2.4 1.5 505 (21.0) 48/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.5 +1.9 8.4 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 67/11
BUNBURY 18.9 +0.5 11.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 55/12
MANDURAH 18.7 +0.1 13.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 563 (23.5) 59/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.3 -1.3 16.7 -3.2 15.2 0.0 6.6 10.8 414 (17.3) 34/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.7 -3.1 -3.4 -8.4 -4.9 0.0 4.2 10.2 367 (15.3) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.2 -2.1 5.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 0.1 -- 115 ( 4.8) 28/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.0 -1.1 6.6 -1.5 -- 0.6 0.2 -- 67 ( 2.8) 21/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.8 -1.0 1.0 -4.7 -0.3 0.2 0.8 3.3 205 ( 8.5) 13/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.5 -1.3 8.4 -1.6 6.4 0.0 5.4 10.3 444 (18.5) 35/13
CAIRNS AERO 27.4 +1.4 20.7 +2.9 20.3 0.4 6.0 2.8 489 (20.4) 31/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.8 -1.8 17.1 +2.5 17.4 9.6 1.4 0.1 398 (16.6) 26/02
MACKAY M.O 22.1 +0.2 16.6 +2.6 -- 2.0 -- 3.8 528 (22.0) 39/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 20.1 -3.4 16.3 +5.4 16.6 3.8 1.6 -- 355 (14.8) 28/01
BUNDABERG AERO 19.1 -3.5 15.1 +3.5 -- 2.6 -- -- 381 (15.9) 44/17
COOLANGATTA 17.1 -4.0 11.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 31/09
BRISBANE AERO 17.0 -4.2 12.7 +2.2 10.1 0.0 2.0 0.0 309 (12.9) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 11.9 -5.0 10.1 +2.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 48/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.4 +2.6 2.1 -4.0 -0.9 0.0 1.8 -- 43 ( 1.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.5 -0.9 4.8 -4.3 2.3 0.0 1.6 1.5 259 (10.8) 46/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -3.9 3.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 31/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.4 -2.3 5.5 -2.4 3.3 4.8 2.2 0.1 323 (13.5) 34/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 13.1 -4.8 5.3 -1.2 -- 5.8 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.8 +1.3 1.0 -1.5 -5.0 0.2 1.4 6.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.6 +1.2 1.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 43/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.1 -3.5 9.1 +0.5 5.0 0.6 2.0 0.0 502 (20.9) --
RICHMOND RAAF 13.2 -4.8 2.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 24/10
BELLAMBI AWS 13.8 -3.9 10.5 -0.5 -- 0.4 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.4 +0.6 2.3 -1.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 6.3 210 ( 8.8) 22/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.3 +0.1 2.4 -1.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 22/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.2 -0.8 6.1 +0.9 4.9 0.0 1.6 8.1 236 ( 9.8) 26/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.2 -2.8 2.5 -1.2 -2.5 0.0 1.0 -- 308 (12.8) 21/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.0 -3.3 0.6 -2.9 -- 0.6 -- -- 250 (10.4) 34/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 12.5 -1.6 7.7 +0.8 5.1 1.2 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 7.4 -3.4 2.4 -1.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 357 (14.9) 35/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 11.4 -1.7 -2.5 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 11/14
HOBART AIRPORT 11.5 -1.4 0.9 -3.7 -2.5 0.8 1.0 7.1 457 (19.0) 35/11
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

32.5 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.0 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
31.0 GEORGETOWN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

+3.7 : 20.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+3.6 : 18.5 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
+2.8 : 19.4 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW
+2.7 : 20.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
+2.7 : 19.0 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW

24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.2 : 15.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+6.2 : 12.9 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
**S** +5.7 : 14.8 ALBANY Lower West WA
+5.5 : 13.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 17.0 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.5 : 9.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD

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

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.2 : 12.0 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.0 : 11.1 INGLEWOOD FOREST Darling Downs E QLD
-7.8 : 11.9 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-7.7 : 12.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-7.6 : 12.2 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD

-8.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-6.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-9.6 : -4.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-9.4 : 2.5 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.3 : -3.9 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 0.1 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-8.7 : -1.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-8.7 : -1.7 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS

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.
56.2 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
44.5 KALPOWAR FORESTRY Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
42.4 BARWOOD Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
39.4 WYSEBY Central Highlands QLD
39.0 MAJORS CREEK Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
39.0 MAJORS CREEK
Central Highlands
39.4 WYSEBY
Wide Bay/Burnett
44.5 KALPOWAR FORESTRY
42.4 BARWOOD

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
56.2 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE)

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

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0.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.1 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1123 (46.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1022 (42.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1017 (42.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
951 (39.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
938 (39.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
910 (37.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
906 (37.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
887 (37.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
879 (36.6) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
878 (36.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
854 (35.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
830 (34.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
811 (33.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
805 (33.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
797 (33.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
772 (32.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
767 (32.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
762 (31.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
746 (31.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
727 (30.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
722 (30.1) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
717 (29.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
694 (28.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
686 (28.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
649 (27.0) WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
641 (26.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
630 (26.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
618 (25.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
611 (25.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
607 (25.3) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
606 (25.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
603 (25.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
85/07 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
81/13 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
81/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
80/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
80/21 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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
CAPE LEEUWIN
5.6mm in 16 min to 13:46 21.0mm/h
4.4mm in 3 min to 13:49 88.0mm/h
6.8mm in 11 min to 14:00 37.1mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 17.4mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 19.4mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
CAPE NATURALISTE
12.6mm in 12 min to 14:36 63.0mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
10.0mm in 19 min to 15:00 31.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.0mm/h
BUNBURY
10.6mm in 24 min to 16:00 26.5mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 14.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
DONNYBROOK AG STATION
11.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 11.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
GAYNDAH AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
HERVEY BAY AIRPORT
13.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
REDCLIFFE
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
12.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 24.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 14.8mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR MO
8.2mm in 16 min to 23:30 30.7mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 17.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
13.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 13.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 65 ) at 21:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 72(300/ 63 ) at 15:00