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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0959 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

010052

ALEPPO

37.5

36.3

17/12/1952

102

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010091

MECKERING

75.6

69.6

02/12/1942

108

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010230

WAEEL

31.4

24.8

07/12/2011

14

1 N

WA

Eucla

011053

RED ROCKS POINT

42.2

23.4

09/12/2011

11

1 N

TAS

Southeast

094179

JUDBURY (HUON RIVER)

52.6

26.6

22/12/2003

17

46.6

13/04/2011

22

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

Central Highlands

035069

TAMBO POST OFFICE

0.0

2.0

06/12/2012

48

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 09:58EST, 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 28.0 -1.5 19.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 55/16
PERTH AIRPORT 26.6 -2.3 15.8 +0.9 13.6 0.8 4.2 11.3 397 (16.5) 44/17
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.8 -3.3 14.3 +1.8 -- 9.6 -- -- 284 (11.8) 34/15
BUNBURY 25.5 -1.7 14.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 299 (12.5) 35/18
MANDURAH 24.5 -2.2 17.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 383 (16.0) 43/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.4 +0.8 25.7 +0.4 25.3 0.0 6.8 5.2 349 (14.5) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 41.7 +6.3 29.1 +8.9 27.4 0.0 16.8 7.7 490 (20.4) 74/22
WHYALLA AERO 27.3 -0.9 21.6 +5.7 -- 0.4 11.2 -- 443 (18.5) 52/09
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 26.8 -0.2 23.9 +8.3 -- 0.2 6.4 -- 192 ( 8.0) 30/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 -2.6 15.3 +5.4 15.0 1.0 5.2 0.0 424 (17.7) 37/22
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.1 +2.0 20.0 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 28/11
CAIRNS AERO 32.6 +1.2 23.1 -0.3 20.9 1.4 10.2 11.1 541 (22.5) 44/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +0.5 21.8 -2.3 20.0 0.0 12.0 11.7 547 (22.8) 41/13
MACKAY M.O 29.4 -0.7 24.2 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.3 448 (18.7) 35/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.1 +1.0 17.8 -3.4 15.2 0.0 10.2 -- 350 (14.6) 31/15
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +0.1 16.1 -4.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 402 (16.8) 57/16
COOLANGATTA 27.6 +0.4 18.4 -1.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 406 (16.9) 46/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 -1.1 15.7 -4.3 14.3 0.0 7.8 13.3 426 (17.8) 41/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.1 -0.2 13.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 635 (26.5) 44/06
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.7 +3.8 16.8 -0.6 1.3 0.0 9.6 -- 109 ( 4.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.4 -0.9 15.0 -3.1 13.0 0.0 6.4 -- 229 ( 9.5) 31/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.7 +0.2 11.6 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 44/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 29.2 +2.0 13.4 -3.1 11.7 0.0 -- -- 384 (16.0) 37/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.8 +1.0 13.2 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 30.0 +5.7 14.0 +2.8 6.8 0.0 4.8 9.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 36.6 +5.6 16.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 35/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.9 +2.2 18.9 +1.4 16.4 0.0 9.8 3.6 582 (24.3) 54/16
RICHMOND RAAF 32.1 +3.7 12.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/16
BELLAMBI AWS 23.3 -0.5 18.5 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 496 (20.7) 41/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 33.3 +4.0 19.3 +5.5 17.0 0.0 10.2 0.3 224 ( 9.3) 34/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 29.4 +0.2 22.7 +8.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 22/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.8 +3.7 25.2 +10.4 23.0 0.0 12.0 1.4 374 (15.6) 46/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.8 +0.5 19.2 +7.0 -- 0.4 9.2 -- 336 (14.0) 24/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.0 -0.9 20.1 +8.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 379 (15.8) 28/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.9 -1.3 18.9 +6.0 17.9 6.4 6.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.4 -0.2 15.9 +6.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 483 (20.1) 39/22
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.0 +1.6 13.8 +3.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 28/14
HOBART AIRPORT 19.8 -0.8 14.2 +3.5 14.0 0.0 5.0 0.1 445 (18.5) 35/17
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

44.2 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
44.0 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.7 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
43.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
43.1 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

**W** +9.3 : 38.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 42.7 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW
+8.1 : 42.2 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+8.1 : 26.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

31.9 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
31.4 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
29.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
28.7 ANDAMOOKA NW Pastoral SA
28.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+11.9 : 31.4 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+11.8 : 31.9 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+11.1 : 22.5 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+10.9 : 23.3 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
+10.8 : 25.7 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW

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

10.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
14.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
15.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
15.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-8.5 : 20.4 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.0 : 24.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.9 : 20.3 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 22.3 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.2 : 23.1 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA

0.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
4.6 WARRA W Coast TAS
4.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-6.9 : 9.7 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-6.5 : 11.9 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-6.1 : 12.2 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.9 : 10.9 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.7 : 12.4 UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
86.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
75.6 MECKERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
52.6 JUDBURY (HUON RIVER) Southeast TAS
50.0 GERIATRIC PARK N Rivers NT
46.2 FORT HILL Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
75.6 MECKERING
46.2 FORT HILL

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
50.0 GERIATRIC PARK

TASMANIA
Southeast
52.6 JUDBURY (HUON RIVER)

ISLANDS
Islands
86.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

13.3 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
13.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.8 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
11.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

.....

0.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1133 (47.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
923 (38.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
915 (38.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
875 (36.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
832 (34.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
810 (33.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
810 (33.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
791 (33.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
770 (32.1) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
756 (31.5) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
742 (30.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
742 (30.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
731 (30.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
707 (29.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
690 (28.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
685 (28.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
682 (28.4) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
674 (28.1) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
665 (27.7) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
649 (27.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
648 (27.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
648 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
643 (26.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
641 (26.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
635 (26.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
633 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
607 (25.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
98/16 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
81/15 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
76/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
74/22 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
68/09 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
68/22 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S 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