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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0511 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest maximum temperature

VIC

E Gippsland

084145

ORBOST

10.2

11.5

02/09/2005

12

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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 05:10EST, 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 22.2 +0.2 5.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 50/16
PERTH AIRPORT 19.9 -0.2 4.8 -4.1 3.6 0.0 4.8 10.9 344 (14.3) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.1 -1.2 6.5 -1.5 -- 5.6 -- -- 245 (10.2) 34/15
BUNBURY 17.9 -0.4 3.3 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 24/15
MANDURAH 18.3 -0.5 11.2 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 339 (14.1) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.0 +2.4 23.8 +0.8 23.1 0.0 7.8 10.6 386 (16.1) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.7 +5.5 5.6 -4.7 3.0 0.0 9.0 11.5 223 ( 9.3) 28/16
WHYALLA AERO 28.8 +7.3 10.3 +2.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 371 (15.5) 63/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.7 +0.7 11.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 4.4 -- 203 ( 8.5) 39/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 +0.4 8.4 +2.1 3.5 0.0 4.0 2.3 378 (15.8) 46/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.1 +0.9 10.0 -4.3 7.5 0.0 8.4 10.6 227 ( 9.5) 35/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +0.9 19.8 +1.1 18.6 0.6 4.6 5.7 453 (18.9) 46/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.3 +0.6 14.9 -2.5 11.5 0.0 6.2 11.1 458 (19.1) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 24.0 -1.2 16.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 360 (15.0) 35/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 -0.5 16.1 +2.5 14.6 0.0 6.0 -- 316 (13.2) 37/12
BUNDABERG AERO 25.6 +0.2 13.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 39/16
COOLANGATTA 23.4 +0.2 10.8 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 +0.9 12.2 -0.5 8.6 0.0 4.6 10.6 252 (10.5) 28/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.3 +0.1 10.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 34/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.1 +4.7 11.7 +3.1 6.1 0.0 4.2 -- 74 ( 3.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.3 +1.4 9.9 -1.1 6.5 0.0 3.0 10.4 197 ( 8.2) 46/16
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -1.3 7.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 39/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.0 +2.7 10.2 +1.1 7.2 0.0 3.2 8.5 305 (12.7) 28/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.7 +1.3 6.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.0 +4.0 4.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 2.6 8.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.2 +5.0 5.5 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 46/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.9 +2.4 10.8 +0.4 4.9 0.0 3.8 10.2 389 (16.2) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 26.4 +3.8 5.6 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 107 ( 4.5) 39/15
BELLAMBI AWS 20.1 0.0 11.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 46/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.8 +5.2 3.9 -1.2 0.6 0.0 3.2 11.0 209 ( 8.7) 31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.9 +2.9 2.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 28/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.9 +9.5 9.0 +1.7 3.0 0.0 6.8 9.6 277 (11.5) 63/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.3 +4.9 3.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 155 ( 6.5) 43/22
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.6 +6.8 3.6 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 52/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.9 +3.7 11.0 +3.0 8.9 0.0 3.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.6 +4.8 6.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 55/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.0 +2.5 5.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 50/12
HOBART AIRPORT 19.9 +4.6 9.8 +3.8 7.8 0.0 3.0 3.9 395 (16.5) 78/17
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

39.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.4 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 30.6 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+9.9 : 32.5 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
+9.5 : 29.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
+9.1 : 31.0 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+9.1 : 33.7 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA

25.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+6.8 : 15.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+6.5 : 15.1 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
+6.4 : 17.9 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+6.4 : 14.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+6.3 : 14.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.3 : 12.6 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.0 : 10.2 ORBOST E Gippsland VIC
-4.9 : 15.7 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-3.8 : 15.9 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-3.6 : 18.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.1 : 25.6 MAREEBA AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD

-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.6 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-9.1 : 1.8 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.5 : 11.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.2 : 13.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-6.2 : 8.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.7 : 4.0 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW

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.
30.0 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron QLD
19.0 DROUIN BOWLING CLUB W Gippsland VIC
18.8 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
15.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN N Coast--Barron QLD
12.0 DAINTREE ICE CREAM N Coast--Barron QLD

11.5 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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3.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
3.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.3 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.4 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

919 (38.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
896 (37.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
822 (34.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
808 (33.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
779 (32.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
761 (31.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
729 (30.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
723 (30.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
722 (30.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
701 (29.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
700 (29.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
692 (28.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
687 (28.6) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
684 (28.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
678 (28.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
656 (27.3) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
645 (26.9) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
644 (26.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
634 (26.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
624 (26.0) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
614 (25.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
603 (25.1) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
115/15 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
111/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
102/18 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
94/14 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
91/16 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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.
TASMANIA
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
MARREE AERO : 72(180/ 63 ) at 21:14
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 83(270/ 67 ) at 15:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(330/ 89 ) at 14:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 109(330/ 83 ) at 14:53
TASMAN ISLAND : 102(310/ 80 ) at 18:19
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 82(300/ 63 ) at 15:36
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(280/ 70 ) at 16:13
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 89(320/ 69 ) at 14:00
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 96(330/ 69 ) at 14:30
MOUNT READ : 85( 10/ 65 ) at 03:37