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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0823 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 grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

15.1

15.2

03/11/2009

18

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

VIC

W Coast

090171

PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT)

1.5

1.8

03/11/1997

31

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 08:23EST, 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 26.4 -0.8 12.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 449 (18.7) 54/13
PERTH AIRPORT 27.6 +1.8 11.6 -1.1 9.6 0.0 8.0 12.0 377 (15.7) 46/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.7 -0.1 12.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 31/17
BUNBURY 26.2 +1.9 14.4 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 39/15
MANDURAH 24.1 -0.5 17.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 44/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 -0.4 25.6 +0.3 24.9 0.0 6.0 9.7 385 (16.0) 34/21
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.1 +4.5 18.5 +0.7 16.7 0.0 12.0 12.4 201 ( 8.4) 39/15
WHYALLA AERO 24.7 -1.8 12.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 417 (17.4) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.9 +1.8 12.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 181 ( 7.5) 31/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.1 +0.7 2.1 -6.3 -0.9 0.0 5.2 10.3 260 (10.8) 34/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.9 +0.6 18.6 -2.8 15.1 0.0 12.8 11.8 372 (15.5) 39/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +1.0 22.0 -0.3 20.3 3.4 5.8 10.1 541 (22.5) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 -0.2 18.1 -4.8 15.1 0.0 9.4 11.5 484 (20.2) 48/14
MACKAY M.O 28.1 -1.1 18.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 403 (16.8) 34/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 -2.5 17.1 -2.4 14.7 0.0 8.0 -- 276 (11.5) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 27.8 -0.5 13.6 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/12
COOLANGATTA 27.1 +1.2 18.0 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 48/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 -0.1 14.1 -4.1 10.7 0.0 8.0 12.3 410 (17.1) 44/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.1 +3.5 13.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 31/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.9 +6.6 15.6 +0.6 8.2 0.0 7.4 -- 184 ( 7.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.9 0.0 17.9 +1.7 14.3 0.0 6.4 6.7 500 (20.8) 41/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.9 -1.0 14.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 54/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.8 -3.7 14.7 +0.4 13.8 0.8 5.8 1.1 400 (16.7) 39/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.0 -5.1 15.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 18/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.6 +1.6 10.5 +1.3 5.6 0.0 9.6 11.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +2.6 13.8 +0.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 393 (16.4) 39/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 -2.0 15.5 +0.1 14.6 2.8 8.0 0.3 525 (21.9) 35/13
RICHMOND RAAF 20.3 -6.3 14.6 +0.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 26/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -2.8 14.4 -1.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 426 (17.8) 28/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.8 +0.1 7.8 -3.0 5.7 0.0 8.0 13.2 296 (12.3) 31/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.6 -1.4 9.9 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 127 ( 5.3) 24/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.2 +1.7 8.0 -4.5 4.2 0.0 8.0 10.8 210 ( 8.8) 35/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.3 +0.7 7.2 -3.0 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 432 (18.0) 26/00
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.6 +1.3 7.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 31/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.6 -2.4 10.4 -0.8 8.5 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.5 -0.1 4.7 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 35/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.5 -0.9 8.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 20.1 +1.1 8.7 -0.5 5.8 0.0 5.8 6.0 283 (11.8) 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

45.1 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
44.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
44.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
44.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
44.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

**S** +14.9 : 39.3 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.8 : 39.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+10.5 : 41.3 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+9.8 : 42.0 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+8.7 : 41.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA

28.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
28.3 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
27.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.1 : 25.1 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+8.0 : 26.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+7.2 : 21.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+7.1 : 25.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+6.8 : 23.7 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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

10.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
11.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 19.3 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-7.2 : 31.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-6.4 : 19.6 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.4 : 19.8 HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.3 : 20.4 LIVERPOOL (MICHAEL WENDEN CENTRE) Sydney--west NSW
-6.3 : 20.3 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW

-1.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
0.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA

-8.3 : 1.5 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-8.2 : -0.3 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-7.5 : 1.1 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-7.3 : 1.7 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-7.2 : 1.8 SHEOAKS W Central VIC

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.
27.6 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
24.8 KACHANA E Kimberley WA
23.6 POINT STUART N Rivers NT
20.8 SIDDINS CREEK E Kimberley WA
20.0 BERRY SPRINGS RANGERS N Rivers NT

13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.4 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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5.9 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
5.9 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
5.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

919 (38.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
915 (38.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
825 (34.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
782 (32.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
767 (32.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
710 (29.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
682 (28.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
617 (25.7) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
610 (25.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
87/16 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
80/14 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
80/19 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
78/15 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
76/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
18.6mm in 43 min to 14:00 26.0mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 14:00 18.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.3mm/h
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO
3.8mm in 11 min to 14:48 20.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DUM IN MIRRIE AWS
16.0mm in 30 min to 16:30 32.0mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.0mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 16.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.0mm/h
PORT KEATS AERO
25.8mm in 57 min to 14:00 27.2mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 25.8mm/h
BRADSHAW
5.8mm in 14 min to 10:30 24.9mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
7.6mm in 9 min to 19:25 50.7mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 12 min to 18:42 63.0mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 19.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 17.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO : 78(280/ 67 ) at 15:50
LEINSTER AERO : 87(310/ 67 ) at 16:40