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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0848 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

Cent Wheatbelt

010166

SOUTHBOURNE

32.0

30.6

17/11/1983

73

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010304

NUNILE

33.2

28.0

06/11/1996

22

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012283

TARMOOLA

27.0

27.0

23/11/2008

28

1 N Equal to record.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014042

OENPELLI

0.0

12.5

10/11/2007

15

0.0

09/01/2012

16

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 08:48EST, 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 25.0 -2.2 19.3 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 414 (17.3) 41/14
PERTH AIRPORT 24.9 -0.9 17.8 +5.1 16.9 0.0 7.8 9.1 464 (19.3) 43/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.3 +0.5 12.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 37/13
BUNBURY 21.6 -2.7 12.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) --
MANDURAH 23.0 -1.6 17.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 31/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 -0.9 27.9 +2.6 28.4 0.0 8.4 2.2 476 (19.8) 31/01
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.5 +6.9 23.4 +5.6 21.4 0.0 12.4 8.2 325 (13.5) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 33.8 +7.3 13.2 -0.8 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 313 (13.0) 44/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 34.0 +8.9 15.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 155 ( 6.5) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 28.2 +7.8 8.3 -0.1 4.3 0.0 4.6 10.7 331 (13.8) 28/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.9 +2.6 25.7 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 55/17
CAIRNS AERO 31.2 +0.6 21.7 -0.6 19.0 0.0 8.0 11.8 244 (10.2) 34/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.6 +0.9 23.2 +0.3 19.9 0.0 11.4 12.0 372 (15.5) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 30.2 +1.0 20.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- 12.0 222 ( 9.3) 26/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 -0.2 19.1 -0.4 17.8 0.0 7.6 -- 217 ( 9.0) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 28.7 +0.4 21.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 27.1 +1.2 21.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.9 +0.2 22.0 +3.8 20.8 0.0 7.8 8.6 392 (16.3) 34/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.2 +0.6 17.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 580 (24.2) 50/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.1 +4.8 15.6 +0.6 5.7 0.0 9.6 -- 339 (14.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.1 -1.8 18.2 +2.0 16.0 3.2 6.0 -- 425 (17.7) 28/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -2.1 17.6 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 24/02
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.3 -3.2 16.9 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 517 (21.5) 37/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.7 -3.4 14.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 21/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.5 +5.5 9.3 +0.1 5.0 0.0 7.0 13.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.1 +3.8 14.9 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 50/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 -2.0 15.8 +0.4 12.2 0.0 5.4 5.2 499 (20.8) 31/13
RICHMOND RAAF 25.1 -1.5 13.4 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 37/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.1 -1.0 15.1 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 21/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.5 +3.8 10.2 -0.6 8.4 0.0 8.8 13.2 268 (11.2) 39/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +3.0 11.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.3 +4.8 12.4 -0.1 9.0 0.0 10.2 10.5 289 (12.0) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 29.0 +4.4 10.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 481 (20.0) 30/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 30.3 +6.0 10.0 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 34/01
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.8 -0.2 14.5 +3.3 14.1 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.0 +5.4 9.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 30/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.0 +2.6 5.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 34/16
HOBART AIRPORT 20.7 +1.7 9.1 -0.1 4.0 0.0 8.0 11.9 551 (23.0) 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

43.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
42.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+15.3 : 39.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+12.3 : 38.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 36.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+10.9 : 29.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.1 : 29.4 PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+10.1 : 35.0 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA

30.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.3 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
29.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.9 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT

+7.4 : 17.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 16.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.2 : 18.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.6 : 17.5 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.6 : 26.4 WATARRKA N Plateau NT

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

13.9 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.2 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
15.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
15.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
15.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.4 : 29.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 29.7 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
-7.2 : 31.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
-6.8 : 31.6 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-6.7 : 19.9 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

0.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
1.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

-5.6 : 1.6 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 2.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 1.7 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-5.2 : 11.1 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-5.0 : 10.8 COBAR 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.
95.0 GATTON ALLAN STREET Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
56.6 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
50.0 DORISVALE N Rivers NT
50.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION Gulf Country QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.0 DORISVALE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
56.6 SCHERGER RAAF
Gulf Country
67.2 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
50.0 RUTLAND PLAINS STATION
Brisbane/SE Coast
95.0 GATTON ALLAN STREET

13.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
12.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

7.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
5.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
5.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
5.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
2.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

992 (41.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
905 (37.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
860 (35.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
834 (34.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
825 (34.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
799 (33.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
778 (32.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
732 (30.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
726 (30.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
676 (28.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
657 (27.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
655 (27.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
641 (26.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
626 (26.1) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
614 (25.6) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
89/01 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/14 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
76/19 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
68/17 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
65/13 FORREST Eucla WA
65/18 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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
13.4mm in 30 min to 13:28 26.8mm/h
12.2mm in 32 min to 14:00 22.9mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 8.7mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AERO
22.0mm in 29 min to 05:29 45.5mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 22.8mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 06:00 24.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 8.3mm/h
DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE
28.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 28.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 9.7mm/h
BRADSHAW
11.4mm in 30 min to 07:30 22.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 12.8mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
22.2mm in 9 min to 01:21 148.0mm/h
11.4mm in 6 min to 01:27 114.0mm/h
4.2mm in 3 min to 01:30 84.0mm/h
37.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 37.8mm/h
28.2mm in 30 min to 02:00 56.4mm/h
66.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 66.0mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 02:30 29.4mm/h
67.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 22.3mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
5.0mm in 14 min to 19:57 21.4mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 24.4mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 19.6mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM
12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 10.2mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.7mm/h
None reported