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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0607 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

WA

E Kimberley

002036

OLD MORNINGTON HOMESTEAD

35.6

16.2

27/10/2006

11

1 N

VIC

W Coast

090181

CAMPERDOWN

25.0

24.6

27/10/2004

12

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006011

CARNARVON AIRPORT

3.2

3.2

01/10/2009

47

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-8.0

-7.7

20/10/2001

37

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

2.9

4.0

01/10/2002

13

1 N

NSW

Southwest Plains

049000

IVANHOE AERODROME AWS

3.1

4.0

12/10/2003

13

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068239

MOSS VALE AWS

-2.0

-1.0

29/10/2006

12

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074148

NARRANDERA AIRPORT

-0.3

0.4

19/10/1978

17

1 N

NSW

Riverina W

075032

HILLSTON AIRPORT

1.0

1.1

02/10/1957

56

1 N

NSW

Riverina W

075041

GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS

0.4

0.6

15/10/1970

35

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009871

WINDY HARBOUR

30.9

29.6

31/10/1998

27

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040121

MALENY TAMARIND ST

16.0

17.5

11/10/2008

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 06:07EST, 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 37.8 +13.3 10.3 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 349 (14.5) 57/09
PERTH AIRPORT 33.9 +11.3 12.0 +1.8 7.0 0.0 5.6 11.4 414 (17.3) 46/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 29.7 +11.0 7.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 46/14
BUNBURY 28.9 +8.1 5.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 37/11
MANDURAH 27.6 +6.0 14.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 28/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.3 -1.9 22.6 -2.4 22.9 3.2 3.8 5.2 233 ( 9.7) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.7 -5.2 5.7 -9.1 3.2 0.0 7.4 11.1 197 ( 8.2) 52/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.2 -4.6 9.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 322 (13.4) 39/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.3 -3.5 5.7 -5.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.8 -2.1 7.4 +0.3 5.8 0.6 1.4 6.4 339 (14.1) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 -4.6 12.3 -6.3 -- 0.0 9.2 11.4 416 (17.3) 54/17
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 -0.1 20.5 -0.1 19.3 0.8 4.8 9.2 288 (12.0) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.5 +0.1 18.1 -2.6 15.8 0.2 4.2 7.3 223 ( 9.3) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 23.9 -3.6 19.9 +0.2 -- 0.6 -- 3.4 293 (12.2) 41/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.7 -4.9 18.0 +1.0 18.0 1.4 2.4 -- 221 ( 9.2) 34/22
BUNDABERG AERO 26.2 -0.7 17.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 46/11
COOLANGATTA 20.0 -4.4 17.1 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 295 (12.3) 34/07
BRISBANE AERO 21.2 -4.2 14.2 -1.5 12.6 0.2 2.6 0.0 263 (11.0) 37/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.3 -5.0 9.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 54/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.1 -3.0 5.6 -6.6 1.4 0.0 4.6 -- 86 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.6 -3.0 11.1 -2.7 9.1 0.2 5.0 5.0 340 (14.2) 28/08
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -3.7 4.5 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 26/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.2 -4.4 6.6 -5.4 3.1 0.0 6.2 9.8 231 ( 9.6) 34/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.7 -3.9 5.2 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 21/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.7 -2.8 -0.6 -7.2 -8.0 0.0 4.0 10.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.4 -4.2 3.0 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 28/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.1 -2.4 9.3 -3.9 5.0 0.0 6.8 9.8 430 (17.9) 34/22
RICHMOND RAAF 21.3 -3.5 5.7 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 34/17
BELLAMBI AWS 17.9 -3.5 8.6 -5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 31/19
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.3 -1.1 -1.6 -9.3 -3.2 0.0 3.8 10.7 262 (10.9) 39/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.1 -2.4 1.8 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 43/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.1 -1.7 5.5 -4.3 3.5 0.0 4.0 10.8 304 (12.7) 31/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.5 -2.4 -0.2 -7.7 -2.5 0.5 8.3 -- 176 ( 7.3) 43/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.2 -3.1 2.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 39/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.2 -1.5 10.0 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.8 -2.8 2.9 -3.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 35/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.8 +1.8 4.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 24/15
HOBART AIRPORT 18.5 +1.2 7.0 -0.5 3.8 0.0 3.2 10.0 437 (18.2) 43/00
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

38.3 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
37.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
37.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.1 ENEABBA Central West WA
36.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+13.6 : 36.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+13.3 : 37.8 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+13.1 : 35.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
+12.6 : 31.0 ALBANY Lower West WA
+12.3 : 33.0 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+12.3 : 30.9 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

25.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
25.2 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+5.5 : 15.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+4.4 : 12.7 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.3 : 14.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.2 : 15.4 MULLEWA Central West WA

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

5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
8.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-9.0 : 28.1 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
-8.4 : 26.1 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-8.2 : 17.1 JIMNA FORESTRY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-8.1 : 16.0 MALENY TAMARIND ST Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.5 : 25.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 31.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 31.3 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA

-4.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-4.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-3.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.4 : 2.3 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
**S** -11.3 : 1.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
-10.4 : 1.6 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-9.7 : -2.0 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-9.5 : 4.4 MILES CONSTANCE STREET Darling Downs 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 FOSTER (POST OFFICE) W Gippsland VIC
54.0 IVANHOE STATION E Kimberley WA
51.0 SPRINGVALE E Kimberley WA
49.0 PARRY CREEK FARM N Kimberley WA
46.8 BEDFORD DOWNS AIRSTRIP E Kimberley WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
49.0 PARRY CREEK FARM
E Kimberley
54.0 IVANHOE STATION
51.0 SPRINGVALE
46.8 BEDFORD DOWNS AIRSTRIP

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
56.0 FOSTER (POST OFFICE)

11.9 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.6 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.4 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

5.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
5.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
3.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
2.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

1303 (54.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1298 (54.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1184 (49.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1038 (43.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
996 (41.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
964 (40.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
930 (38.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
917 (38.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
847 (35.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
816 (34.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
804 (33.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
755 (31.5) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
724 (30.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
702 (29.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
694 (28.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
668 (27.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
641 (26.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
629 (26.2) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
622 (25.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
620 (25.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
606 (25.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
94/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/06 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
87/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
85/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
81/06 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
10.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.0mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 02:30 16.8mm/h
13.2mm in 30 min to 03:00 26.4mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 20.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 10.3mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 15.4mm/h
ARGYLE AERODROME
34.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 11.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PORT KEATS AERO
20.8mm in 30 min to 06:30 41.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 20.8mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 29.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.0mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 13.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
SAMUEL HILL AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
8.2mm in 19 min to 21:19 25.9mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 15.4mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
GYMPIE
10.4mm in 30 min to 14:30 20.8mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 13.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 82(250/ 67 ) at 06:15
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 76(250/ 63 ) at 06:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(310/ 78 ) at 00:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(230/ 65 ) at 01:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 83(260/ 63 ) at 18:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(260/ 63 ) at 13:00