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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0414 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

VIC

E Central

088162

WALLAN (KILMORE GAP)

-0.7

-0.4

11/08/2005

18

1 Y

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

ANT

Antarctica

300000

DAVIS

89.6

85.8

10/08/1998

52

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 04:14EST, 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 22.3 +2.3 3.2 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 28/16
PERTH AIRPORT 23.2 +4.7 6.7 -1.3 4.5 0.0 2.8 10.5 235 ( 9.8) 31/09
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.8 +3.7 7.7 +0.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 26/13
BUNBURY 19.8 +2.3 3.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 78 ( 3.3) 17/13
MANDURAH 20.6 +2.8 9.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 22/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +1.8 21.6 +1.2 20.2 0.0 6.6 10.3 300 (12.5) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.0 +4.4 3.8 -2.2 2.2 0.0 4.2 11.2 256 (10.7) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.4 -1.1 6.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 244 (10.2) 31/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.3 -1.3 7.5 -0.7 -- 1.8 -- -- 245 (10.2) 41/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.9 +0.8 5.1 -0.4 3.3 2.8 2.6 6.8 544 (22.7) 57/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.3 +4.0 12.7 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 31/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 +2.9 20.0 +2.6 18.3 0.0 5.8 11.0 400 (16.7) 31/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 +1.5 18.2 +3.5 14.8 0.0 5.0 10.0 340 (14.2) 31/12
MACKAY M.O 22.7 +0.1 19.0 +5.0 -- 0.0 -- 3.4 148 ( 6.2) 24/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 +3.9 17.5 +6.8 16.1 0.2 3.0 -- 148 ( 6.2) 26/18
BUNDABERG AERO 27.2 +3.9 16.1 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 24.1 +2.8 10.4 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 +3.2 11.0 +1.4 6.1 0.0 4.0 10.5 361 (15.0) 28/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.2 +1.7 8.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 34/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.9 +2.0 6.3 +0.5 1.7 0.0 3.8 -- 151 ( 6.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.3 +0.5 6.6 -1.7 2.8 0.0 3.8 -- 292 (12.2) 21/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +1.4 6.2 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 31/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.1 +2.5 5.1 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 50/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.3 +1.3 4.0 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 24/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 9.2 -1.8 3.8 +1.7 -1.0 1.2 3.2 8.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -0.5 7.1 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 34/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.2 +1.9 9.2 +1.1 2.8 0.0 6.4 10.7 558 (23.3) 41/09
RICHMOND RAAF 20.1 +0.4 5.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 304 (12.7) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 +0.7 10.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 67/04
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.1 -3.4 3.0 -0.6 0.2 1.0 1.0 3.6 333 (13.9) 22/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 10.7 -4.3 6.1 +2.3 -- 2.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.2 -1.1 3.6 -1.7 1.3 0.0 2.8 7.2 361 (15.0) 34/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.6 -3.1 1.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 435 (18.1) 30/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -3.1 2.6 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 413 (17.2) 34/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.8 -0.2 6.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.1 -0.3 0.7 -3.0 -- 0.8 -- -- 566 (23.6) 50/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.1 -0.7 2.5 -1.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 50/15
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 +1.5 6.2 +1.5 1.8 0.4 2.8 8.7 387 (16.1) 68/17
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

38.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
37.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+6.8 : 26.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 29.4 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.7 : 24.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 27.4 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 23.9 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.4 : 19.0 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.2 : 17.4 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+7.1 : 16.2 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+6.9 : 19.7 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
+6.8 : 17.4 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+6.8 : 17.5 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

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

-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-5.5 : -0.5 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.3 : 8.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-4.3 : 10.7 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.2 : 10.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-4.2 : 11.2 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
-4.2 : 3.7 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-5.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.7 : 3.2 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
-5.0 : -0.7 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
-4.9 : -3.0 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.8 : 0.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
-4.3 : 3.6 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West 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.
31.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
30.8 LORNE (MOUNT COWLEY) W Coast VIC
30.0 TANYBRYN W Coast VIC
29.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
29.4 BEECH FOREST W Coast VIC

11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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3.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
3.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1811 (75.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1405 (58.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1182 (49.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1142 (47.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1028 (42.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
1020 (42.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1000 (41.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
988 (41.2) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
975 (40.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
970 (40.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
952 (39.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
929 (38.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
889 (37.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
881 (36.7) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
881 (36.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
842 (35.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
834 (34.8) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
827 (34.5) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
807 (33.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
771 (32.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
763 (31.8) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
758 (31.6) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
751 (31.3) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
740 (30.8) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
740 (30.8) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
730 (30.4) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
717 (29.9) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
713 (29.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
709 (29.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
688 (28.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
675 (28.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
667 (27.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
658 (27.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
650 (27.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
648 (27.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
646 (26.9) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
645 (26.9) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
644 (26.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
644 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
635 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
628 (26.2) CERBERUS E Central VIC
624 (26.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
620 (25.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
616 (25.7) BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
615 (25.6) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
609 (25.4) MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
602 (25.1) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
139/17 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
131/16 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
130/20 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
118/16 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
117/23 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
117/20 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
115/22 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
115/18 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
106/20 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
100/19 CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
96/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
96/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
94/08 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/23 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St 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.
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 115(270/ 67 ) at 22:29
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 124(270/ 85 ) at 19:30
SMITHTON AERODROME : 85(260/ 67 ) at 23:02
LOW HEAD : 78(270/ 63 ) at 22:00
CAPE GRIM : 117(260/ 63 ) at 20:17
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 106(310/ 63 ) at 20:02
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 139(320/111 ) at 17:05
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 96(320/ 61 ) at 17:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(280/ 61 ) at 09:00
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 96(310/ 35 ) at 16:59
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 100(260/ 59 ) at 19:23
STRAHAN AERODROME : 82(250/ 63 ) at 21:33
LOW ROCKY POINT : 115(290/ 76 ) at 18:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 132(300/ 72 ) at 16:09
MOUNT READ : 119(300/ 85 ) at 16:43
Flinders Is/Bass St
FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT : 91(250/ 72 ) at 23:17
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(280/ 87 ) at 23:00