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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0924 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

W Gascoyne

006095

QUOBBA

62.0

6.0

15/12/1998

56

1 N

WA

Central West

008237

TENINDEWA

25.2

15.0

11/12/2007

12

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

27.0

27.0

11/12/2009

14

1 P Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

18.8

19.9

01/12/2004

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

39.2

39.2

04/12/2006

12

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031108

WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION

38.0

37.8

21/12/1986

45

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031210

MAREEBA AIRPORT

38.2

38.0

11/12/2002

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040854

LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT

40.1

38.9

25/12/2001

21

1 Y

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040908

TEWANTIN RSL PARK

39.7

39.6

26/12/2001

17

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

W Coast

094191

HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE)

3.6

3.6

27/12/2004

17

1 Y Equal to record.

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

11.4

12.0

25/12/2006

16

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094201

MELTON MOWBRAY (NORTH STOCKMAN)

12.2

12.4

29/12/1999

16

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

12.3

13.0

05/12/2002

15

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

9.4

9.4

27/12/2004

21

1 N Equal to record.


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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 09:24EST, 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 34.6 +5.1 20.1 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 695 (29.0) 50/02
PERTH AIRPORT 37.0 +8.1 18.2 +3.3 17.1 0.0 10.8 11.6 741 (30.9) 57/00
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 29.8 +6.7 12.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 48/16
BUNBURY 33.6 +6.4 15.1 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 35/09
MANDURAH 36.0 +9.3 18.3 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 412 (17.2) 37/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.3 +2.7 27.2 +1.9 26.0 0.0 5.6 10.5 321 (13.4) 34/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.6 -4.8 23.3 +3.1 22.9 0.0 11.6 3.8 364 (15.2) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 21.2 -7.0 14.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 6.2 -- 494 (20.6) 54/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.8 -7.2 13.0 -2.6 -- 1.8 3.6 -- 315 (13.1) 48/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.7 -5.2 9.1 -0.8 6.5 0.4 4.4 10.1 585 (24.4) 61/07
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.1 +3.0 28.1 +5.1 25.1 0.0 16.0 12.2 405 (16.9) 55/12
CAIRNS AERO 30.9 -0.5 20.6 -2.8 17.1 0.0 8.0 12.1 251 (10.5) 35/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +0.5 25.0 +0.9 23.5 0.0 10.4 12.1 400 (16.7) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 33.4 +3.3 24.0 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 43/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 39.1 +7.0 22.0 +0.8 20.6 0.0 9.4 -- 303 (12.6) 37/12
BUNDABERG AERO 33.3 +3.9 22.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 487 (20.3) 48/14
COOLANGATTA 35.1 +7.9 22.0 +2.2 -- 9.6 -- -- 375 (15.6) 48/11
BRISBANE AERO 34.8 +6.7 22.0 +2.0 19.5 0.6 7.4 13.3 571 (23.8) 48/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.4 +5.1 19.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 59/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.9 -1.0 18.1 +0.7 11.8 0.8 6.0 -- 170 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.9 +1.6 20.0 +1.9 18.0 5.8 1.8 9.0 275 (11.5) 41/23
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.5 +4.0 19.1 +2.4 -- 1.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 39/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.0 +1.8 18.4 +1.9 -- 11.2 4 -- -- 325 (13.5) 37/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 30.0 +3.2 14.9 -0.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.2 -5.1 9.9 -1.3 4.3 0.0 10.0 13.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -3.6 15.3 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 57/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.3 +4.6 17.4 -0.1 14.8 0.6 0.6 12.7 344 (14.3) 61/11
RICHMOND RAAF 30.1 +1.7 13.4 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 99 ( 4.1) 52/16
BELLAMBI AWS 28.3 +4.5 15.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 54/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.4 -6.9 12.0 -1.8 8.8 0.0 10.6 13.3 474 (19.8) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -7.9 12.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 52/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.2 -6.9 10.0 -4.8 6.4 0.2 9.0 9.8 396 (16.5) 48/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.6 -6.7 8.4 -3.8 -- 0.0 8.4 -- 415 (17.3) 50/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.2 -7.7 9.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 57/07
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.9 -5.3 12.0 -0.9 10.4 0.0 4.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.4 -8.2 6.7 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 463 (19.3) 63/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.5 -4.9 7.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 434 (18.1) 57/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.7 -5.9 7.9 -2.8 3.6 0.4 5.8 8.0 581 (24.2) 57/11
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

42.8 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
42.6 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
42.5 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
42.2 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
42.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD

+11.7 : 39.7 TEWANTIN RSL PARK Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.4 : 40.8 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.3 : 40.1 LOGAN CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+11.2 : 36.1 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
+10.1 : 38.1 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+10.1 : 37.9 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

29.4 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
29.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.7 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
28.7 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
28.7 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+8.4 : 25.9 KALBARRI Central West WA
+5.6 : 20.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+5.5 : 19.8 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA

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

-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-14.2 : -0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-12.2 : 2.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-11.2 : 3.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-11.1 : 6.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-10.6 : 12.3 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-2.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-0.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.2 : -1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-7.0 : -1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-6.6 : -1.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.1 : 10.9 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
-5.8 : 18.8 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron 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.
62.0 QUOBBA W Gascoyne WA
57.6 COPMANHURST (STOCKYARD CREEK) North Coast NSW
51.0 NOREENA DOWNS E Pilbara WA
50.2 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
48.4 WALLABADAH (WOODTON) NW Slopes S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
51.0 NOREENA DOWNS
W Gascoyne
62.0 QUOBBA

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
50.2 LOWER SPRINGBROOK ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
48.4 WALLABADAH (WOODTON)
North Coast
57.6 COPMANHURST (STOCKYARD CREEK)

13.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
13.4 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.3 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
13.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
13.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW

.....

6.5 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
3.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.8 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1508 (62.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1249 (52.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1092 (45.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1051 (43.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1012 (42.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1011 (42.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
985 (41.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
943 (39.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
929 (38.7) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
902 (37.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
884 (36.8) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
883 (36.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
866 (36.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
850 (35.4) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
836 (34.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
825 (34.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
824 (34.3) GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
805 (33.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
782 (32.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
741 (30.9) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
737 (30.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
726 (30.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
719 (30.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
699 (29.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
695 (29.0) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
683 (28.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
680 (28.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
673 (28.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
671 (28.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
656 (27.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
649 (27.0) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
649 (27.0) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
647 (27.0) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
647 (27.0) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
646 (26.9) GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
641 (26.7) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
640 (26.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
639 (26.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
634 (26.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
634 (26.4) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
631 (26.3) BICKLEY Lower West WA
630 (26.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
627 (26.1) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
611 (25.5) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
606 (25.3) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
606 (25.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
605 (25.2) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
130/17 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
117/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
109/14 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
102/17 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
102/08 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
98/13 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
98/22 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
93/18 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
91/11 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast 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.
None reported None reported