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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0427 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032117

ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE

58.0

46.6

02/08/2005

12

1 N


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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 04:26EST, 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 10.4 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 28/15
PERTH AIRPORT 20.1 +1.6 7.4 -0.6 6.5 2.2 2.0 9.6 368 (15.3) 28/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.8 +0.7 8.6 +1.1 -- 10.4 -- -- 346 (14.4) 37/14
BUNBURY 18.4 +0.9 8.5 +1.0 -- 3.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 28/13
MANDURAH 19.3 +1.5 12.8 +2.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 26/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -0.1 19.8 -0.6 18.7 0.0 7.2 10.2 317 (13.2) 34/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.8 +9.2 16.1 +10.1 11.3 0.0 8.2 11.2 354 (14.8) 48/12
WHYALLA AERO 20.8 +2.3 6.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 447 (18.6) 57/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.4 +0.8 8.2 0.0 -- 0.4 2.2 -- 225 ( 9.4) 57/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 +0.9 7.2 +1.7 5.0 0.8 2.0 6.4 476 (19.8) 63/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.2 +6.9 4.0 -6.3 1.7 0.0 6.2 11.2 153 ( 6.4) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 28.8 +2.2 19.4 +2.0 16.5 0.0 6.2 9.1 373 (15.5) 35/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.7 +1.7 19.1 +4.4 16.0 0.0 7.4 10.7 462 (19.3) 41/12
MACKAY M.O 24.4 +1.8 18.1 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 304 (12.7) 21/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +1.5 14.9 +4.2 13.6 0.0 4.6 -- 309 (12.9) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 24.4 +1.1 11.5 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 22.1 +0.8 8.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 37/14
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 +0.7 9.0 -0.6 7.0 0.0 4.6 10.6 291 (12.1) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.5 +2.0 8.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 35/23
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.0 +6.1 6.1 +0.3 1.9 0.0 3.2 -- 53 ( 2.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 +3.3 8.5 +0.2 4.5 0.0 2.6 10.6 288 (12.0) 54/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.0 +1.8 4.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 +4.6 4.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 233 ( 9.7) 24/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.3 +3.3 4.5 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.0 +5.0 -0.5 -2.6 -7.2 0.0 2.8 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.7 +6.2 0.9 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 50/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.4 +5.1 9.1 +1.0 3.8 0.0 4.2 7.2 396 (16.5) 48/13
RICHMOND RAAF 23.6 +3.9 0.5 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 37/12
BELLAMBI AWS 20.4 +2.4 11.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 39/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.6 +2.1 6.3 +2.7 3.4 0.0 2.6 2.1 280 (11.7) 37/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 +2.6 2.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 48/23
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.8 +3.5 12.3 +7.0 9.6 0.0 9.2 9.7 539 (22.5) 59/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.3 +4.6 8.1 +4.2 3.0 0.0 4.0 -- 454 (18.9) 46/20
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.5 +3.2 8.1 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 50/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.9 +5.9 11.6 +4.9 11.1 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.7 +3.3 7.4 +3.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 832 (34.7) 57/05
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -1.4 9.7 +6.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 280 (11.7) 54/13
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 +2.0 10.3 +5.6 7.8 0.0 3.0 1.9 429 (17.9) 61/10
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

37.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
37.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 34.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+9.5 : 34.5 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+9.4 : 27.4 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+9.3 : 29.8 BREWARRINA HOSPITAL Upper Darling NSW
+9.2 : 31.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

25.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.9 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.3 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.1 : 16.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.2 : 15.0 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+8.6 : 13.3 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
+7.5 : 12.2 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.5 : 11.5 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC

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

0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-2.4 : 11.0 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
-2.2 : 4.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.0 : 15.3 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-1.9 : 11.1 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-1.8 : 28.8 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

-5.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-5.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-6.8 : 6.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-6.3 : 4.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.0 : 8.4 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
**S** -5.9 : 0.5 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-5.4 : 10.5 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

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.
58.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT N Coast--Herbert QLD
34.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
34.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
58.0 ALLINGHAM FORREST DRIVE
36.0 DUNK ISLAND RESORT
34.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL
34.0 BINGIL BAY

11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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2.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
1.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1090 (45.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1086 (45.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1044 (43.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
999 (41.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
995 (41.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
965 (40.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
963 (40.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
946 (39.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
924 (38.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
880 (36.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
878 (36.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
878 (36.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
868 (36.2) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
859 (35.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
856 (35.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
832 (34.7) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
800 (33.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
716 (29.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
711 (29.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
691 (28.8) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
690 (28.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
685 (28.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
684 (28.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
639 (26.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
630 (26.3) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
627 (26.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
619 (25.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
610 (25.4) SHEOAKS W Central VIC
608 (25.3) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
606 (25.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
602 (25.1) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
109/09 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
106/06 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
96/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
96/01 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
94/03 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/13 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/13 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
91/09 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO VILLAGE
68.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 72(240/ 63 ) at 22:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 96(300/ 74 ) at 09:00
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 95( 10/ 59 ) at 01:00
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 102(360/ 67 ) at 08:44
DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) : 91(320/ 54 ) at 09:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 95(350/ 69 ) at 04:00
TASMAN ISLAND : 93(360/ 45 ) at 14:00
TUNNACK FIRE STATION : 93(360/ 54 ) at 13:05
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 78( 30/ 67 ) at 05:00
LOW ROCKY POINT : 76(320/ 69 ) at 09:37
MOUNT READ : 106( 10/ 69 ) at 06:28