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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0539 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

TAS

Southeast

094172

TEA TREE (THE POINT)

36.8

35.2

12/09/2005

27

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094204

TEA TREE POINT

34.4

34.0

23/09/2009

14

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

19.3

19.0

29/09/2001

26

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060013

FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE

0.0

0.0

28/09/2004

14

0.0

28/09/2004

15

1 N Equal to record.

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015590

ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT

38.8

38.8

22/09/2003

71

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

40.7

39.8

21/09/2012

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

40.5

40.0

26/09/2003

12

1 N


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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 05:39EST, 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 20.4 -1.6 14.8 +5.6 -- 2.0 -- -- 564 (23.5) 41/16
PERTH AIRPORT 17.8 -2.3 11.3 +2.4 8.9 12.2 3.4 8.5 737 (30.7) 52/05
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 13.2 -4.1 5.6 -2.4 -- 15.0 -- -- 566 (23.6) 61/10
BUNBURY 16.2 -2.1 9.6 +1.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 749 (31.2) 59/04
MANDURAH 17.2 -1.6 10.9 -0.7 -- 10.2 -- -- 867 (36.1) 59/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.7 +2.1 22.9 -0.1 21.7 0.0 7.4 10.9 394 (16.4) 35/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.8 +11.6 14.8 +4.5 13.7 0.0 10.2 9.3 244 (10.2) 41/12
WHYALLA AERO 28.9 +7.4 5.0 -3.1 -- 2.4 12.4 -- 178 ( 7.4) 59/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.2 +8.2 11.7 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 46/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.1 +5.3 6.1 -0.2 2.4 0.2 3.6 10.1 294 (12.3) 54/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.8 +6.6 15.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 41/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.6 +0.5 16.4 -2.3 12.2 0.0 7.6 11.0 239 (10.0) 31/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +1.4 16.0 -1.4 12.9 0.0 7.2 10.2 204 ( 8.5) 28/12
MACKAY M.O 28.9 +3.7 16.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.2 230 ( 9.6) 35/17
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.4 +5.1 17.7 +4.1 17.0 0.0 5.4 -- -- 26/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.9 +2.5 14.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 43/17
COOLANGATTA 27.5 +4.3 12.8 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 304 (12.7) 43/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.2 +3.0 13.3 +0.6 9.5 0.4 2.2 10.8 275 (11.5) 37/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 +5.5 14.0 +3.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 358 (14.9) 43/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.7 +3.3 8.9 +0.3 3.0 0.0 4.0 -- 155 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.5 +0.6 11.9 +0.9 8.9 0.0 1.2 -- 297 (12.4) 28/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.5 0.0 9.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 31/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.9 +0.6 9.5 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 31/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.8 +1.4 7.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 24/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.2 +3.2 6.0 +1.8 -2.0 0.2 4.2 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +3.5 3.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 30/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 +0.3 12.3 +1.9 8.8 1.4 4.8 10.9 351 (14.6) 34/11
RICHMOND RAAF 24.1 +1.5 6.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -1.3 12.0 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 28/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.9 +3.3 3.4 -1.7 0.7 0.0 2.2 10.0 239 (10.0) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.9 +1.9 5.1 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.7 +5.3 6.7 -0.6 2.0 0.0 4.6 10.4 232 ( 9.7) 35/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.9 +3.5 6.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 387 (16.1) 24/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.9 +3.1 2.1 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 24/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.3 +4.1 11.6 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.5 +3.7 6.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 39/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.4 +4.9 10.4 +5.3 -- 5.4 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 34/08
HOBART AIRPORT 16.0 +0.7 10.9 +4.9 10.4 12.0 0.6 2.5 263 (11.0) 26/20
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

40.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
40.5 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+11.6 : 38.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+11.2 : 36.7 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+11.2 : 32.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 35.7 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA

25.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
24.5 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+11.4 : 19.3 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.3 : 20.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+8.7 : 18.7 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.6 : 21.9 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.5 : 19.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT

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

7.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
8.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.7 : 15.6 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-4.6 : 11.7 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-4.6 : 13.2 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.6 : 14.9 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.5 : 16.0 GOSNELLS CITY Lower West WA

-1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.3 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW

-11.7 : 0.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-6.0 : 0.3 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.1 : 1.7 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-4.5 : 5.2 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.
45.1 SPRINGDALE Lower West WA
43.8 KARNET Lower West WA
39.0 MIDDLETON POST OFFICE Southeast TAS
39.0 SNUG PLAINS (CATARACT FALLS) Southeast TAS
36.8 TEA TREE (THE POINT) Southeast TAS

11.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
11.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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5.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
2.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
2.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
2.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.7 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1532 (63.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1474 (61.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1261 (52.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1106 (46.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1067 (44.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1051 (43.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
986 (41.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
951 (39.6) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
891 (37.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
890 (37.1) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
869 (36.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
867 (36.1) MANDURAH Lower West WA
854 (35.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
837 (34.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
833 (34.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
832 (34.7) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
799 (33.3) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
796 (33.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
795 (33.1) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
783 (32.6) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
781 (32.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
753 (31.4) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
749 (31.2) BUNBURY Lower West WA
749 (31.2) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
745 (31.0) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
742 (30.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
742 (30.9) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
739 (30.8) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
737 (30.7) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
726 (30.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
723 (30.1) BICKLEY Lower West WA
718 (29.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
718 (29.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
707 (29.5) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
688 (28.7) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
676 (28.2) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
674 (28.1) NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA
663 (27.6) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
653 (27.2) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
650 (27.1) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
650 (27.1) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
649 (27.0) LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
641 (26.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
640 (26.7) SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
623 (26.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
616 (25.7) WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
615 (25.6) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
610 (25.4) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
601 (25.0) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
600 (25.0) DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
98/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
85/00 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
85/15 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
83/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
80/23 MOUNT READ W Coast 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
14.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 14.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 93(260/ 74 ) at 04:08
ESPERANCE AERO : 85(250/ 63 ) at 15:02
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NULLARBOR : 70(240/ 63 ) at 09:28
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 70(350/ 63 ) at 15:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 82(250/ 69 ) at 00:00