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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1006 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

QLD

N Peninsula

027073

COEN AIRPORT

18.8

18.9

01/12/2006

11

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

18.7

18.8

04/12/2012

13

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 10:05EST, 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 29.7 +0.2 14.8 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 521 (21.7) 59/17
PERTH AIRPORT 31.5 +2.6 14.6 -0.3 13.3 0.0 7.6 12.8 450 (18.8) 41/06
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 23.4 +0.3 11.4 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 28/14
BUNBURY 25.2 -2.0 14.2 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 28/17
MANDURAH 28.0 +1.3 17.5 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.6 26.2 +0.9 25.8 2.0 5.8 5.4 333 (13.9) 31/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.1 +0.7 22.7 +2.5 21.7 1.8 7.2 5.9 273 (11.4) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 23.6 -4.6 15.1 -0.8 -- 0.0 10.6 -- 351 (14.6) 43/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.3 -5.7 15.6 0.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 305 (12.7) 48/01
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.7 -3.2 11.8 +1.9 10.6 5.6 3.0 11.6 539 (22.5) 52/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.0 -2.1 21.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 34/04
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 -0.1 19.6 -3.8 16.1 0.0 8.4 11.2 201 ( 8.4) 35/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 33.2 +1.7 23.2 -0.9 21.2 0.0 9.8 6.8 347 (14.5) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 34.2 +4.1 21.2 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 250 (10.4) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 37.7 +5.6 20.6 -0.6 18.7 0.0 8.8 -- 250 (10.4) 35/15
BUNDABERG AERO 32.6 +3.2 22.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 29.3 +2.1 20.5 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 39/14
BRISBANE AERO 29.6 +1.5 21.1 +1.1 19.7 0.0 7.8 10.1 339 (14.1) 39/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 32.2 +4.9 16.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 37.9 +7.0 21.1 +3.7 6.6 0.0 8.2 -- 170 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 30.5 +4.2 20.4 +2.3 18.8 0.4 7.0 -- 551 (23.0) 57/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 31.4 +4.9 19.3 +2.6 -- 1.8 -- -- 320 (13.3) 34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 36.7 +9.5 20.0 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 285 (11.9) 41/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 34.3 +7.5 14.6 -0.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 19 ( 0.8) 44/22
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.8 +4.5 15.5 +4.3 7.8 0.2 3.8 1.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 37.0 +6.0 14.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 43/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 34.1 +8.4 20.5 +3.0 17.4 0.0 6.8 10.4 366 (15.3) 78/20
RICHMOND RAAF 37.8 +9.4 14.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 67/15
BELLAMBI AWS 26.1 +2.3 19.8 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 78/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.2 -1.1 15.5 +1.7 14.0 6.8 1.0 7.6 302 (12.6) 52/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.2 -4.0 15.9 +2.1 -- 11.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 46/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 25.4 -4.7 16.7 +1.9 13.0 0.0 9.4 8.1 306 (12.8) 43/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.3 -4.0 14.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 39/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.0 -3.9 16.5 +4.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 361 (15.0) 57/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.1 -1.1 16.2 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.2 -3.4 9.8 +0.4 -- 2.4 -- -- 377 (15.7) 59/06
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.2 -2.2 13.7 +3.0 -- 6.8 -- -- 399 (16.6) 54/12
HOBART AIRPORT 19.4 -1.2 13.2 +2.5 10.1 3.2 3.2 8.4 381 (15.9) 61/15
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

42.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.0 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
41.9 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW

+11.5 : 36.8 ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT) Illawarra NSW
+10.4 : 34.0 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+10.2 : 37.5 BANKSTOWN AIRPORT AWS Sydney--east NSW
+9.8 : 37.8 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
+9.8 : 37.2 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW

30.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
29.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.3 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
29.2 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+7.0 : 18.0 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+6.3 : 16.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+6.2 : 11.6 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+6.0 : 16.0 REDESDALE N Central VIC
**S** +5.6 : 23.7 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
+5.6 : 22.9 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+5.6 : 26.3 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

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

6.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
7.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.7 : 29.0 MCARTHUR RIVER MINE N Rivers NT
-7.7 : 21.6 KAROONDA Mallee/Upper SE SA
-7.2 : 23.8 BALRANALD (RSL) Southwest Plains NSW
-7.2 : 7.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-7.2 : 6.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

2.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-5.9 : 18.7 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-5.2 : 18.8 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula QLD
-5.0 : 20.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-4.7 : 21.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
-4.6 : 19.1 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula 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.
137.0 MERLIN MINE N Rivers NT
105.2 LADY ANNIE COPPER MINE Gulf Country QLD
102.6 DEVONCOURT STATION Gulf Country QLD
96.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
92.0 ROCKLANDS Northwest QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
87.0 MOUNT HART STATION
67.0 JUBILEE DOWNS
54.0 NAPIER DOWNS
52.6 KIMBOLTON

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
137.0 MERLIN MINE

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
105.2 LADY ANNIE COPPER MINE
102.6 DEVONCOURT STATION
90.0 UNDILLA STATION
85.4 HERBERT VALE
54.4 CROWFELS STATION
52.0 WEST LEICHHARDT STATION
50.0 MIM RIFLE CREEK
Northwest
92.0 ROCKLANDS
73.8 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
53.0 FLORA DOWNS

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
96.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS

VICTORIA
Lower NE
51.2 BEECHWORTH COMPOSITE
Upper NE
75.8 MOUNT HOTHAM
56.8 JAMIESON LICOLA RD

13.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.3 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
12.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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3.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
2.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.2 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

963 (40.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
949 (39.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
935 (39.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
919 (38.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
910 (37.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
892 (37.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
875 (36.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
838 (34.9) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
809 (33.7) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
786 (32.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
756 (31.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
744 (31.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
735 (30.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
726 (30.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
710 (29.6) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
706 (29.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
705 (29.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
694 (28.9) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
693 (28.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
689 (28.7) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
681 (28.4) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
675 (28.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
669 (27.9) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
640 (26.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
625 (26.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
624 (26.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
624 (26.0) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
622 (25.9) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
621 (25.9) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
606 (25.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
600 (25.0) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
98/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/10 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
91/09 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
91/16 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/07 MOUNT WELLINGTON 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
15.2mm in 47 min to 11:00 19.4mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 17.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
W Kimberley
FITZROY CROSSING AERO
15.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BATCHELOR AERO
23.4mm in 30 min to 13:30 46.8mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 23.6mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 32.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 11.0mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
6.8mm in 10 min to 09:30 40.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 9.3mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 16.8mm/h
CENTRAL ARNHEM PLATEAU
20.8mm in 24 min to 13:54 52.0mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 12.7mm/h
TINDAL RAAF
14.4mm in 10 min to 18:10 86.4mm/h
7.2mm in 16 min to 18:30 27.0mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.6mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 27.4mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
43.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 14.3mm/h
MOUNT ISA AERO
36.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 12.0mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
21.4mm in 26 min to 18:56 49.4mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 29.6mm/h
32.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 32.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.2mm/h
50.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 16.7mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 22:00 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.8mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
15.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
6.2mm in 4 min to 01:04 93.0mm/h
16.0mm in 11 min to 01:15 87.3mm/h
12.4mm in 15 min to 01:30 49.6mm/h
39.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 39.6mm/h
41.4mm in 1 hr to 02:00 41.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 11.0mm/h
51.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 17.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
STRAHAN AERODROME
3.8mm in 11 min to 03:30 20.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
30.0mm in 3 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 83(190/ 65 ) at 22:02
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 93(180/ 61 ) at 21:07
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 76(250/ 67 ) at 22:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 91(300/ 72 ) at 21:35
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(250/ 80 ) at 08:50
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 89(290/ 65 ) at 20:36
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 83(330/ 72 ) at 14:19
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 87(270/ 63 ) at 09:42