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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0205 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

NSW

N Tablelands E

057079

WOLLOMOMBI (WOLLOMOMBI RIVER)

9.0

9.0

27/07/2004

12

1 n Equal to record.

VIC

Mallee S

077095

HOPETOUN (WIRRBIBIAL DOWNS)

17.6

17.2

24/07/2004

15

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039083

ROCKHAMPTON AERO

18.5

18.1

31/07/1961

59

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040651

JIMNA FORESTRY

15.1

14.7

15/07/2008

13

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 02:05EST, 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 16.0 -3.5 8.1 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 429 (17.9) 44/05
PERTH AIRPORT 16.0 -1.9 2.8 -5.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 7.8 352 (14.7) 35/01
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.1 -0.7 8.5 +1.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 44/11
BUNBURY 15.6 -1.6 1.6 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 21/15
MANDURAH 15.0 -2.4 7.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 22/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 +0.7 22.0 +2.7 21.0 0.0 2.6 6.7 294 (12.3) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.8 +4.1 12.2 +8.1 9.4 0.0 7.8 5.8 394 (16.4) 31/16
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 +1.8 7.3 +2.1 -- 8.0 4.0 -- 151 ( 6.3) 39/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.7 +3.4 9.5 +2.0 -- 2.4 1.0 -- 200 ( 8.3) 28/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 +1.5 9.0 +3.8 7.7 0.0 0.6 2.1 406 (16.9) 34/04
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.8 +7.1 11.1 +2.5 10.2 0.0 4.0 -- 209 ( 8.7) 37/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +4.1 21.7 +4.7 19.8 0.0 3.4 9.7 445 (18.5) 31/08
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.1 +1.0 20.2 +6.6 19.9 2.8 2.4 1.7 389 (16.2) 28/16
MACKAY M.O 21.0 -0.3 19.0 +6.1 -- 13.2 -- 0.0 323 (13.5) 37/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.4 +1.3 18.6 +9.1 18.5 0.0 2.6 -- 306 (12.8) 28/15
BUNDABERG AERO 22.4 +0.4 16.0 +5.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 37/09
COOLANGATTA 22.0 +1.5 16.4 +6.5 -- 4.8 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 54/17
BRISBANE AERO 22.3 +1.4 15.2 +6.3 13.9 1.6 0.6 2.3 119 ( 5.0) 35/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.4 +1.9 12.9 +6.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 363 (15.1) 26/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.8 +0.7 12.4 +7.7 9.9 8.4 1.0 -- 69 ( 2.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.8 +1.1 16.3 +8.7 14.3 4.6 2.4 -- 397 (16.5) 28/05
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -1.7 11.5 +5.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 21/06
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.6 -1.4 9.7 +3.3 8.1 0.0 1.8 -- 219 ( 9.1) 35/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.7 -0.8 8.0 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 13/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.1 +2.7 4.8 +3.3 -1.0 1.8 0.2 5.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.9 +0.7 8.3 +5.3 -- 5.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 37/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.4 +1.4 11.0 +3.9 8.0 0.0 3.0 0.2 329 (13.7) 34/21
RICHMOND RAAF 15.1 -2.3 7.0 +3.4 -- 0.6 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 22/16
BELLAMBI AWS 17.5 +0.7 11.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 39/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.8 +1.1 6.0 +3.3 2.9 0.0 0.8 0.1 248 (10.3) 30/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 12.6 -0.4 3.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.5 +5.2 8.1 +3.8 6.1 10.0 1.6 6.4 275 (11.5) 35/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.2 +0.2 8.2 +5.3 6.5 0.1 1.1 -- 340 (14.2) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.1 -0.4 7.5 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.0 +0.5 11.7 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.3 -0.7 7.1 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 529 (22.0) 39/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.7 +1.1 6.8 +4.6 -- 5.2 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 26/10
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +4.2 7.3 +3.2 5.6 0.2 1.4 2.9 357 (14.9) 37/00
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

35.2 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
34.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.9 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.7 BULMAN AWS N Rivers NT

+7.6 : 29.0 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
+7.3 : 29.2 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.2 : 31.3 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+7.1 : 31.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+7.1 : 30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+7.1 : 26.4 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+7.1 : 26.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

25.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.7 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
23.7 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+12.8 : 18.1 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+11.8 : 12.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+11.7 : 14.5 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+11.3 : 14.5 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.2 : 15.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD

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

2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-6.1 : 14.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.1 : 11.9 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-5.0 : 11.2 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
-4.9 : 11.5 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 13.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.4 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : 0.5 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-5.9 : 2.3 MEDINA RESEARCH CENTRE Lower West WA
-5.5 : 1.6 BUNBURY Lower West WA
-5.2 : 2.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-5.1 : 0.4 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.
52.8 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
47.0 BUNDARRA (SOUTH WINSCOMBE) N Tablelands W NSW
40.6 HAMILTON ISLAND Central Coast E QLD
39.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
39.0 WILSON BEACH Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
40.6 HAMILTON ISLAND
39.0 WILSON BEACH

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands W
47.0 BUNDARRA (SOUTH WINSCOMBE)
CW Slopes N
39.0 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET)

ISLANDS
Islands
52.8 WILLIS ISLAND

10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
9.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
9.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
7.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

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**S** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

1388 (57.8) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1051 (43.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
969 (40.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
945 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
937 (39.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
860 (35.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
846 (35.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
835 (34.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
802 (33.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
798 (33.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
788 (32.8) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
771 (32.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
760 (31.7) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
760 (31.7) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
729 (30.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
729 (30.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
700 (29.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
696 (29.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
692 (28.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
688 (28.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
679 (28.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
674 (28.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
673 (28.0) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
653 (27.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
645 (26.9) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
622 (25.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
619 (25.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
89/11 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
83/15 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
81/00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
80/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
78/05 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND
14.6mm in 41 min to 14:30 21.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h
Murray Valley
RENMARK AERO
5.8mm in 6 min to 20:48 58.0mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 14.8mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
MACKAY M.O
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Far Northwest
WHITE CLIFFS AWS
17.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.7mm/h
NW Plains E
MOREE AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 5.3mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.0mm/h
INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)
27.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.0mm/h
GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
CW Slopes N
COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET)
30.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
Riverina W
HAY AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 85(310/ 70 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 76(310/ 63 ) at 02:00