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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0211 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

QLD

Northwest

037009

MACKUNDA DOWNS

19.0

13.2

15/07/2006

14

1 y

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

18.0

15.6

07/07/2010

12

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040341

WONGAWALLAN ALERT

28.2

27.0

29/07/2006

12

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040784

CALAMVALE ALERT

24.0

23.0

27/07/2001

12

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040785

CAROLE PARK ALERT

31.0

22.0

27/07/2001

12

1 n

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040878

WATERFORD ALERT

32.0

21.0

16/07/2011

12

1 n

NSW

NW Slopes N

054008

KOLOONA (CAVANBA)

33.0

27.0

31/07/2010

13

1 y

NSW

NW Slopes N

054105

BUNDARRA (GRANITE HEIGHTS)

76.0

57.0

28/07/1998

48

1 y

NSW

NW Slopes N

054141

GWYDER RIVER (GRAVESEND RD BDG (GWYDIR R

34.5

34.0

27/07/2001

12

1 n

NSW

NW Slopes S

055257

DURI (DUNGOWAN RD)

46.8

34.6

31/07/2010

11

1 n

NSW

N Tablelands W

056095

WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE)

74.0

64.5

16/07/1971

46

1 y

NSW

C Tablelands S

063294

BLAYNEY (ORANGE ROAD)

46.0

39.0

19/07/1990

23

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

21.7

21.3

30/07/2010

19

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

21.9

21.4

25/07/2010

18

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039083

ROCKHAMPTON AERO

20.6

20.1

13/07/2012

59

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032078

INGHAM COMPOSITE

21.9

21.0

27/07/1981

41

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033002

AYR DPI RESEARCH STN

21.7

20.8

07/07/1956

59

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033045

MACKAY AERO

20.9

20.6

21/07/1950

27

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033065

ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE

20.5

20.0

31/07/2010

53

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033119

MACKAY M.O

20.8

20.2

31/07/2010

53

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

20.9

20.0

15/07/2008

23

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033307

WOOLSHED

18.9

18.2

31/07/2010

15

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

21.0

20.4

13/07/2012

12

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

20.0

19.4

13/07/2006

20

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039083

ROCKHAMPTON AERO

21.1

20.2

13/07/2012

73

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

19.6

19.4

05/07/1986

53

1 Y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039128

BUNDABERG AERO

19.7

19.7

13/07/2012

35

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

20.0

19.8

13/07/2012

18

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040284

BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION

17.3

17.3

13/07/2012

14

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040555

TOOLARA (KELLY)

18.9

18.4

13/07/2012

15

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040854

LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

18.2

18.2

13/07/2012

20

1 Y Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040908

TEWANTIN RSL PARK

19.5

19.4

28/07/1998

17

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

4.5

4.7

24/07/2003

19

4.7

24/07/2003

21

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 02:11EST, 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 19.1 -0.4 6.3 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 24/10
PERTH AIRPORT 18.3 +0.4 2.5 -5.5 0.8 0.0 2.2 8.7 259 (10.8) 26/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.0 +1.2 7.9 +0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 41/12
BUNBURY 17.7 +0.5 6.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 31/11
MANDURAH 17.6 +0.2 8.1 -2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 +1.5 19.8 +0.5 19.2 0.0 4.0 10.7 277 (11.5) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.6 -1.1 2.9 -1.2 1.8 0.0 3.8 9.8 260 (10.8) 39/13
WHYALLA AERO 15.2 -1.7 6.2 +1.0 -- 0.8 2.8 -- 387 (16.1) 44/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 13.2 -2.1 8.1 +0.6 -- 8.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 44/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 10.7 -2.5 5.1 -0.1 8.2 4.8 0.4 0.9 378 (15.8) 55/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.5 -2.2 15.0 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 392 (16.3) 35/17
CAIRNS AERO 28.5 +2.8 22.6 +5.6 21.7 0.8 2.0 2.5 227 ( 9.5) 22/02
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.0 +0.9 21.6 +8.0 21.9 1.6 1.6 2.6 177 ( 7.4) 22/13
MACKAY M.O 25.6 +4.3 20.8 +7.9 -- 13.0 -- 2.9 98 ( 4.1) 21/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.6 +2.5 21.1 +11.6 20.6 1.0 0.6 -- 190 ( 7.9) 28/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.5 +3.5 19.7 +9.5 -- 9.4 -- -- 369 (15.4) 34/21
COOLANGATTA 22.0 +1.5 16.7 +6.8 -- 10.2 -- -- 370 (15.4) 28/04
BRISBANE AERO 22.6 +1.7 18.0 +9.1 17.8 6.4 0.2 4.3 327 (13.6) 21/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.6 -0.9 12.3 +5.9 -- 4.4 -- -- 371 (15.5) 43/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.6 -1.5 11.1 +6.4 8.8 24.0 1.0 -- 258 (10.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 16.4 -2.3 14.8 +7.2 14.5 2.0 1.0 -- 208 ( 8.7) 34/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.2 -2.5 13.4 +7.0 -- 8.4 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 21/07
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.7 +1.7 9.9 +3.5 -- 9.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 54/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.6 +2.1 7.2 +2.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 28/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.2 -0.2 5.5 +4.0 -0.6 2.2 0.0 4.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.7 +0.5 4.4 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 46/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 +3.8 10.6 +3.5 4.5 0.0 3.2 9.5 375 (15.6) 43/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.3 +2.9 5.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 34/12
BELLAMBI AWS 19.1 +2.3 10.6 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 41/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.7 +2.0 6.7 +4.0 3.8 0.0 1.6 2.6 269 (11.2) 59/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.5 +1.5 9.8 +6.7 -- 14.2 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 48/17
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.3 -1.0 5.4 +1.1 3.5 0.0 1.8 4.8 300 (12.5) 54/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.0 0.0 6.7 +3.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 39/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.8 -0.7 5.8 +3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 52/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.0 +0.5 10.4 +4.4 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.0 -1.0 5.6 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 424 (17.7) 52/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 10.7 -1.9 6.5 +4.3 -- 0.3 -- -- 40 ( 1.7) 15/14
HOBART AIRPORT 12.1 -0.3 3.8 -0.3 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.9 211 ( 8.8) 30/12
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

35.9 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
35.6 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
35.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.2 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
35.2 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

**S** +5.2 : 34.1 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
+5.1 : 35.2 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
+4.7 : 35.0 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+4.6 : 35.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
+4.4 : 34.4 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT

25.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
24.3 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
23.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+11.9 : 21.0 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+11.9 : 17.2 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.7 : 17.9 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.6 : 21.1 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+11.5 : 17.0 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

-1.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.0 : 15.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-8.9 : 15.2 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-8.6 : 16.1 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-7.2 : 15.3 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
-7.1 : 12.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

-4.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-2.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.7 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-8.5 : 4.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-7.9 : -2.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-7.7 : 0.8 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.5 : -1.2 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-7.1 : -1.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields 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.
76.0 BUNDARRA (GRANITE HEIGHTS) NW Slopes N NSW
74.0 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE) N Tablelands W NSW
73.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
68.4 HOME ISLAND Islands ISL
54.6 BINGARA (KEERA) NW Slopes N NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains W
52.0 MOGIL MOGIL (BENIMORA)
NW Slopes N
76.0 BUNDARRA (GRANITE HEIGHTS)
54.6 BINGARA (KEERA)
N Tablelands W
74.0 WELLINGROVE (BRYDONE)

ISLANDS
Islands
73.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
68.4 HOME ISLAND

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.5 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

.....

0.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

995 (41.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
871 (36.3) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
854 (35.6) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
800 (33.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
729 (30.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
645 (26.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
621 (25.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
618 (25.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
106/12 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
81/12 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
81/13 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
74/20 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
70/20 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
70/14 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

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
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h
PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS)
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS
9.6mm in 47 min to 10:17 12.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
WILLIAMSON
17.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.2mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 13.6mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 14.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.8mm/h
32.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.7mm/h
Central Highlands
CLERMONT AIRPORT
13.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 26.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.2mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 19.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE RADAR
12.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 12.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.2mm/h
SEVENTEEN SEVENTY
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
12.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h
Darling Downs E
INGLEWOOD FOREST
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
24.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 8.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 7.3mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(310/ 82 ) at 12:00