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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0136 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

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

-1.0

-0.8

09/07/2011

15

-0.8

09/07/2011

16

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 01:36EST, 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 22.1 +2.6 6.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 39/10
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 +2.2 8.2 +0.2 5.2 0.0 2.6 9.3 324 (13.5) 35/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.6 +3.8 4.1 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 26/13
BUNBURY 19.2 +2.0 3.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 26/13
MANDURAH 20.1 +2.7 9.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 28/13
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.7 -1.8 15.7 -3.6 14.0 0.0 8.0 10.8 443 (18.5) 44/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 15.1 -4.6 -4.9 -9.0 -6.2 0.0 4.0 10.1 308 (12.8) 48/12
WHYALLA AERO 15.4 -1.5 1.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 166 ( 6.9) 21/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.4 -0.9 4.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 84 ( 3.5) 22/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 +1.5 7.3 +2.1 5.6 3.6 0.6 6.1 274 (11.4) 24/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 20.3 -4.4 2.9 -5.7 -0.4 0.0 4.2 10.3 413 (17.2) 44/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.0 -0.7 18.9 +1.9 16.2 0.0 6.4 8.4 543 (22.6) 46/07
TOWNSVILLE AERO 23.3 -1.8 12.4 -1.2 11.9 0.0 6.0 10.8 326 (13.6) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 18.1 -3.2 8.0 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 440 (18.3) 37/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 19.9 -3.2 4.4 -5.1 0.4 0.0 4.4 -- 185 ( 7.7) 26/14
BUNDABERG AERO 18.8 -3.2 6.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 26/08
COOLANGATTA 18.0 -2.5 3.8 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 22/09
BRISBANE AERO 18.6 -2.3 4.6 -4.3 0.3 0.0 3.6 10.2 329 (13.7) 28/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 12.6 -3.9 0.8 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 35/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.2 -0.9 2.8 -1.9 -0.9 0.0 2.0 -- 111 ( 4.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0 -1.7 3.0 -4.6 0.6 0.0 2.0 9.5 307 (12.8) 34/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.4 -2.3 5.5 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 39/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.4 -0.6 6.3 -0.1 4.6 0.0 3.6 9.4 567 (23.6) 39/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.7 -1.8 5.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 7.0 -2.4 2.4 +0.9 -0.5 1.6 0.2 1.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.3 -1.9 0.4 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 265 (11.0) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 15.4 -1.6 7.6 +0.5 2.8 0.0 2.8 9.5 641 (26.7) 44/14
RICHMOND RAAF 16.2 -1.2 -0.4 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 30/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.1 -1.7 8.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 43/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.6 -1.1 0.5 -2.2 -2.0 0.0 0.2 4.6 239 (10.0) 28/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -0.4 0.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 24/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 +1.6 4.4 +0.1 -0.2 0.0 1.4 6.6 248 (10.3) 30/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.5 +1.5 2.8 -0.1 -2.0 0.0 1.8 -- 308 (12.8) 28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 +1.4 3.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.4 +0.9 8.9 +2.9 8.1 1.4 0.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +1.7 5.3 +2.1 -- 2.8 -- -- 342 (14.3) 34/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.0 -0.6 -1.3 -3.5 -- 0.1 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 22/13
HOBART AIRPORT 11.2 -1.2 3.1 -1.0 0.3 1.2 0.6 4.7 336 (14.0) 31/08
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

31.0 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
30.8 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.4 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
30.2 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
30.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+4.8 : 20.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
+4.6 : 19.6 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+4.5 : 18.8 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.4 : 20.2 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+4.3 : 26.6 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA

25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.9 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.4 : 8.8 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+4.4 : 8.1 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+3.9 : 2.8 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+3.6 : 7.3 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
+3.5 : 3.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
+3.5 : 5.1 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+3.5 : 7.4 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

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

-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.6 : 20.8 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-7.3 : 19.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-7.0 : 22.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-6.9 : 23.4 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-6.8 : 24.4 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-6.8 : 22.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

-9.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.1 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.0 : 2.0 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.0 : -4.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.0 : -4.0 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-8.4 : 4.2 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-8.2 : -5.2 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast 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.
32.0 MONTROSE E Central VIC
28.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
23.4 CHELTENHAM KINGSTON CENTRE E Central VIC
23.2 KINGLAKE WEST (WALLABY CREEK) N Central VIC
22.6 HORDERN VALE W Coast VIC

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.5 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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3.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

1162 (48.4) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1023 (42.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
998 (41.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
986 (41.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
957 (39.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
915 (38.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
913 (38.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
907 (37.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
902 (37.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
887 (37.0) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
872 (36.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
806 (33.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
797 (33.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
763 (31.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
762 (31.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
758 (31.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
731 (30.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
727 (30.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
722 (30.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
643 (26.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
642 (26.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
641 (26.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
640 (26.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
638 (26.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
630 (26.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
630 (26.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
602 (25.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
78/19 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
76/14 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72/04 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
70/15 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
70/08 VARANUS 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.
None reported None reported