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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0334 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

0.5

0.6

10/08/2011

18

0.6

23/07/2011

19

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001006

WYNDHAM AERO

8.9

9.0

19/08/2008

12

1 Y

SA

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

-2.3

-2.2

01/08/2012

26

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

7.8

9.0

04/08/2012

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

-0.5

0.2

02/08/2003

12

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

8.8

8.8

07/08/2006

13

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032037

SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN

6.8

6.8

03/08/1990

47

1 Y Equal to record.

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

6.7

6.9

01/08/2003

16

1 Y

QLD

Central Coast W

034084

CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT

2.4

3.8

02/08/2003

20

1 Y

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059040

COFFS HARBOUR MO

36.5

32.9

19/08/1998

17

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 03:34EST, 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 21.6 +1.6 12.8 +3.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 48/14
PERTH AIRPORT 18.2 -0.3 13.9 +5.9 11.5 0.4 1.8 0.0 290 (12.1) 57/21
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.5 +0.4 12.9 +5.4 -- 3.8 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 54/17
BUNBURY 18.0 +0.5 13.7 +6.2 -- 16.4 -- -- 254 (10.6) 67/19
MANDURAH 18.1 +0.3 14.7 +3.9 -- 2.8 -- -- 338 (14.1) 70/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.9 -2.5 16.0 -4.4 14.4 0.0 10.0 11.2 487 (20.3) 50/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.9 -4.7 -1.6 -7.6 -3.7 0.0 4.6 10.8 297 (12.4) 35/10
WHYALLA AERO 15.2 -3.3 2.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 293 (12.2) 30/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.8 -1.8 4.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 21/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.5 +1.4 5.4 -0.1 3.2 0.2 1.6 7.4 306 (12.8) 26/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.2 -5.1 9.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 442 (18.4) 39/09
CAIRNS AERO 24.5 -2.1 9.8 -7.6 6.3 0.0 9.4 11.0 423 (17.6) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.9 -3.1 6.4 -8.3 0.5 0.0 4.6 11.0 288 (12.0) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 19.6 -3.0 7.2 -6.8 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 309 (12.9) 28/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -1.9 5.7 -5.0 1.4 0.0 5.0 -- 227 ( 9.5) 21/11
BUNDABERG AERO 21.9 -1.4 5.1 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 30/09
COOLANGATTA 20.6 -0.7 12.5 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 52/11
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -0.4 8.0 -1.6 3.0 0.0 4.6 7.2 314 (13.1) 39/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.3 -1.2 5.5 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 30/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.7 -1.2 10.0 +4.2 4.6 0.0 4.0 -- 222 ( 9.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 19.1 -0.7 12.9 +4.6 11.0 0.2 3.2 -- 875 (36.5) 67/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.7 -3.5 11.4 +4.6 -- 10.8 -- -- 521 (21.7) 50/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.1 -3.5 9.2 +2.3 -- 21.4 -- -- 647 (27.0) 55/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.9 -3.1 11.0 +5.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 37/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.7 -0.3 0.8 -1.3 -7.0 0.0 2.6 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -1.0 2.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.0 -4.3 11.2 +3.1 9.8 3.0 4.2 4.4 1095 (45.6) 63/13
RICHMOND RAAF 16.9 -2.8 10.4 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 46/12
BELLAMBI AWS 14.7 -3.3 10.6 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 985 (41.0) 63/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.7 +2.2 -0.6 -4.2 -2.4 0.0 2.4 10.4 275 (11.5) 18/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +1.5 0.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.4 -0.9 4.0 -1.3 0.8 0.0 2.4 8.1 353 (14.7) 28/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.5 +0.8 5.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 31/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 +1.0 5.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 402 (16.8) 35/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.8 +0.8 9.7 +3.0 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 +0.1 6.3 +2.6 -- 1.6 -- -- 569 (23.7) 35/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.7 +1.9 0.8 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 9/08
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 +2.0 3.1 -1.6 0.7 1.2 0.6 7.2 276 (11.5) 31/13
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

32.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
32.9 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
31.8 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
31.6 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
30.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+10.4 : 27.8 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.9 : 30.8 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.9 : 29.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+9.4 : 28.6 EYRE Eucla WA
+9.1 : 28.2 BALLADONIA Eucla WA

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
**S** 23.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
22.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+11.0 : 15.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+10.3 : 17.3 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+9.6 : 15.0 NORSEMAN Goldfields WA
+9.3 : 13.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 15.9 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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

-0.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-7.1 : 22.5 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-6.4 : 23.2 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-6.4 : 22.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-6.3 : 23.7 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-6.3 : 21.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-11.0 : -0.5 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-10.5 : 4.7 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
-10.3 : 2.1 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-10.0 : 2.4 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD

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.
56.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
50.2 BELMONT WWTP Hunter Valley NSW
48.4 WHOOTA MidNorth Coast S NSW
42.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
42.0 COMBOYNE PUBLIC SCHOOL MidNorth Coast S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
56.0 CRAWFORD RIVER (CRAWFORD)
48.4 WHOOTA
42.0 COMBOYNE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Hunter Valley
50.2 BELMONT WWTP
42.0 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS)

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

2.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.5 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.2 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

1200 (50.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
1120 (46.7) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
1095 (45.6) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
1090 (45.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1081 (45.0) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
1057 (44.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
985 (41.0) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
977 (40.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
926 (38.6) ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
897 (37.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
890 (37.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
883 (36.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
875 (36.5) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
859 (35.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
855 (35.6) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
853 (35.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
845 (35.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
843 (35.1) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
818 (34.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
775 (32.3) ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
775 (32.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
770 (32.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
761 (31.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
727 (30.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
721 (30.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
716 (29.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
714 (29.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
680 (28.3) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
678 (28.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
658 (27.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
656 (27.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
647 (27.0) WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
641 (26.7) PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS Illawarra NSW
638 (26.6) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
619 (25.8) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
605 (25.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
604 (25.2) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
600 (25.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
98/21 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
94/16 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/17 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
80/15 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
80/14 BICKLEY Lower West WA
80/21 CAPE MORETON 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
PERTH AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
BICKLEY
10.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
DWELLINGUP
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
MANJIMUP
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
9.8mm in 57 min to 07:57 10.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
MANDURAH
1.4mm in 1 min to 10:31 84.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 76(240/ 65 ) at 22:52
CAPE LEEUWIN : 95(240/ 76 ) at 20:43
CAPE NATURALISTE : 98(220/ 59 ) at 21:07
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 63 ) at 20:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 63 ) at 23:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 83(190/ 63 ) at 17:30