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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0759 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

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

15.2

15.7

03/11/2005

12

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

28.0

28.0

21/11/1999

15

1 P Equal to record.

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

WA

SW & S Coast

009789

ESPERANCE

44.7

33.3

23/11/2001

18

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 07:59EST, 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 23.0 -4.2 13.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 43/16
PERTH AIRPORT 21.8 -4.0 11.4 -1.3 10.2 0.8 4.8 10.8 413 (17.2) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.1 -0.7 10.3 -0.5 -- 11.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 50/15
BUNBURY 21.1 -3.2 10.7 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 280 (11.7) 39/15
MANDURAH 21.4 -3.2 14.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 367 (15.3) 35/03
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.2 25.2 -0.1 24.3 3.0 4.0 9.2 349 (14.5) 39/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 -1.6 18.9 +1.1 18.4 8.2 4.6 6.7 520 (21.7) 72/19
WHYALLA AERO 23.2 -3.3 13.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 474 (19.8) 46/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.8 -2.3 14.7 +0.7 -- 7.6 3.2 -- 312 (13.0) 31/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.3 +0.9 12.7 +4.3 11.8 6.4 3.0 10.4 468 (19.5) 52/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.9 +0.6 24.8 +3.4 22.0 0.0 9.2 7.5 347 (14.5) 50/18
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +1.0 22.2 -0.1 21.5 3.6 8.8 9.6 442 (18.4) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.7 -1.0 22.7 -0.2 20.8 0.0 7.2 12.0 516 (21.5) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 27.8 -1.4 22.4 +0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 387 (16.1) 30/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.1 -3.1 17.5 -2.0 15.3 0.0 7.8 -- 315 (13.1) 39/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 -0.1 15.2 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 48/10
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +0.3 14.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 28/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 -0.7 15.7 -2.5 13.1 0.0 6.6 11.3 338 (14.1) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.3 -0.3 13.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 569 (23.7) 46/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.4 +6.1 19.7 +4.7 13.5 0.0 7.0 -- 88 ( 3.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.6 +0.7 17.8 +1.6 13.1 0.0 6.6 12.1 522 (21.8) 54/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.9 +2.0 13.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 55/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 32.0 +6.5 14.1 -0.2 7.4 0.0 38.0 -- 332 (13.8) 52/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 30.1 +5.0 14.3 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 46/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.8 +3.8 14.2 +5.0 9.0 0.0 7.2 9.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.8 +4.5 18.6 +4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 52/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.2 +4.2 20.2 +4.8 18.4 0.0 9.0 8.9 529 (22.0) 70/14
RICHMOND RAAF 36.6 +10.0 17.0 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 35/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 +0.4 17.9 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 59/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 31.8 +6.1 21.5 +10.7 19.5 0.0 7.4 0.8 354 (14.8) 50/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.7 +3.7 17.8 +5.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.6 +0.1 17.0 +4.5 15.3 0.8 8.8 2.4 391 (16.3) 46/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.6 +5.0 18.0 +7.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 39/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.6 +1.3 17.2 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 26/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.9 +0.9 20.1 +8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.0 +3.4 14.9 +7.1 -- 1.4 -- -- 478 (19.9) 43/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.8 +2.4 16.3 +7.3 -- 10.6 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 43/10
HOBART AIRPORT 21.7 +2.7 16.0 +6.8 14.2 0.6 5.0 1.9 371 (15.5) 35/13
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

41.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.8 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
39.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+10.0 : 36.6 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
+9.8 : 36.4 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
+9.7 : 36.2 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+9.5 : 38.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW

29.3 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
29.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.6 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
28.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

**S** +15.0 : 28.1 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+13.7 : 22.4 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+10.7 : 18.2 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+10.7 : 21.5 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
+10.5 : 22.9 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW

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

11.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
15.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
15.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.2 : 28.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-10.1 : 21.6 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-9.6 : 26.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.9 : 26.9 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-8.4 : 30.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

5.2 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
6.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
7.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
7.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

-9.2 : 17.2 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
-7.8 : 9.1 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-7.7 : 7.7 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-7.5 : 10.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.1 : 15.2 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-7.1 : 11.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

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.
48.0 COORABULKA Channel Country QLD
36.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
34.0 ANDADO N Plateau NT
30.0 CHATSWORTH Northwest QLD
30.0 EBOR (MAPLEWOOD) N Tablelands E NSW

12.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.1 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

0.8 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW

1106 (46.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
1072 (44.7) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
1025 (42.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1023 (42.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
962 (40.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
935 (39.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
922 (38.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
901 (37.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
884 (36.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
880 (36.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
854 (35.6) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
850 (35.4) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
804 (33.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
800 (33.3) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
741 (30.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
723 (30.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
717 (29.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
678 (28.3) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
672 (28.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
664 (27.7) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
661 (27.5) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
657 (27.4) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
655 (27.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
651 (27.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
644 (26.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
639 (26.6) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
636 (26.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
635 (26.5) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
632 (26.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
628 (26.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
625 (26.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
623 (26.0) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
622 (25.9) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
615 (25.6) LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
608 (25.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
606 (25.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
600 (25.0) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
94/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
93/06 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/07 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
87/11 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
81/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
81/09 SCOTTS PEAK DAM 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO
17.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 17.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Plateau
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT
10.4mm in 25 min to 20:30 25.0mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 14.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 15.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.3mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK
11.0mm in 29 min to 23:00 22.8mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.8mm/h
8.4mm in 23 min to 23:30 21.9mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 23.0mm/h
MOUNT HOTHAM
11.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.8mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.2mm/h
OMEO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(310/ 76 ) at 09:39
TASMAN ISLAND : 85( 10/ 65 ) at 10:37