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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 2318 EST on 11/04/2016. 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 minimum temperature

WA

Murchison

007045

MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT

25.1

24.9

08/04/1986

63

1 N

QLD

Central West

036031

LONGREACH AERO

25.9

25.0

09/04/1996

48

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059030

SOUTH WEST ROCKS (SMOKY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE)

22.2

22.2

17/04/1973

57

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061366

NORAH HEAD AWS

21.5

21.3

04/04/2004

19

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061390

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

20.8

20.0

03/04/2009

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004032

PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT

42.5

42.4

06/04/1986

65

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005007

LEARMONTH AIRPORT

41.8

41.4

13/04/2005

39

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005026

WITTENOOM

41.3

41.3

01/04/1970

60

1 N Equal to record.

WA

Murchison

007045

MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT

40.6

40.2

03/04/2016

64

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

41.4

41.4

03/04/2016

18

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

Murchison

007600

MOUNT MAGNET AERO

38.4

37.5

12/04/2005

18

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012090

YEELIRRIE

40.7

38.5

02/04/1993

39

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012239

BULGA DOWNS

39.3

38.2

12/04/2005

11

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012305

LAVERTON AERO

38.0

37.2

12/04/2005

19

1 N

WA

Goldfields

012314

LEINSTER AERO

39.7

38.5

08/04/2005

19

1 N

WA

Interior

013012

WILUNA

40.0

40.0

04/04/1957

55

1 N Equal to record.


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 23:17EST, 11/04/2016.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 26.3 +0.8 13.2 +0.2 12.1 0.0 5.2 4.3 267 (11.1) 41/15
BUNBURY 23.2 -0.9 14.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 43/18
MANDURAH 24.4 +0.5 18.7 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 43/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.9 24.4 +0.4 24.1 4.0 5.2 9.7 224 ( 9.3) 46/02
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.3 +5.1 12.6 0.0 10.4 0.0 11.8 11.1 316 (13.2) 41/15
WHYALLA AERO 28.5 +4.7 10.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 30/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.6 +4.9 10.5 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 24/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.3 +3.8 3.4 -5.3 1.0 0.0 12.6 9.3 187 ( 7.8) 31/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.3 +6.5 23.9 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 35/01
CAIRNS AERO 32.4 +3.2 23.7 +2.1 21.9 0.0 10.6 10.6 555 (23.1) 44/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.2 +2.6 21.0 +0.4 18.4 0.0 9.4 10.3 379 (15.8) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 28.9 +2.2 23.9 +3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 457 (19.0) 44/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +1.6 20.3 +2.4 18.4 0.0 8.0 -- 336 (14.0) 46/13
BUNDABERG AERO 30.5 +3.1 18.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 52/11
COOLANGATTA 28.4 +3.0 21.0 +4.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 388 (16.2) 46/14
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 +2.6 20.4 +4.1 19.1 1.0 7.2 8.6 291 (12.1) 41/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.6 +2.3 16.6 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 641 (26.7) 54/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.9 +5.7 19.1 +6.3 -- 0.0 7.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +2.9 19.4 +5.6 -- 23.6 -- -- 240 (10.0) 34/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.8 +3.2 16.6 +3.4 11.5 0.0 22.8 3.9 318 (13.3) 35/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.2 +5.8 11.0 +3.8 -- 0.0 3.4 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.9 +6.4 17.5 +7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 43/21
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.3 +1.4 18.4 +4.2 17.5 17.4 3.4 0.8 398 (16.6) 41/23
RICHMOND RAAF 25.6 +1.8 17.7 +6.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +0.1 17.3 +1.8 -- 10.8 -- -- 465 (19.4) 37/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.7 +7.2 10.1 +1.0 7.8 0.0 4.4 10.0 255 (10.6) 31/08
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.8 +6.5 9.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 101 ( 4.2) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.4 +2.8 7.6 -2.5 4.2 0.0 3.6 10.8 255 (10.6) 18/08
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.7 +4.1 8.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 295 (12.3) 24/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.2 +4.0 9.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 26/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.4 +5.8 8.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 514 (21.4) 35/02
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.2 +0.3 4.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 31/15
HOBART AIRPORT 22.8 +4.7 8.4 -0.4 3.5 0.0 4.2 10.3 391 (16.3) 39/11
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 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
42.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
41.8 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
41.8 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

+12.2 : 37.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+12.0 : 39.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+11.9 : 40.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+11.7 : 35.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+11.4 : 40.6 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+11.4 : 38.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.9 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.7 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+10.0 : 25.9 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+9.5 : 25.9 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
+9.5 : 25.1 BLACKALL AIRPORT Central West QLD
+8.9 : 21.6 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+8.4 : 13.8 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

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

8.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
12.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-2.2 : 19.5 SHANNON Lower West WA
-1.7 : 21.9 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-1.3 : 22.5 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
-1.3 : 22.1 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-1.3 : 27.2 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA

-1.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-0.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
0.3 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
0.5 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-6.5 : 3.3 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-5.5 : 2.5 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
-5.5 : 3.2 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
-5.4 : 4.7 VICTOR HARBOR (ENCOUNTER BAY) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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.
94.4 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
68.0 SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDENS Sydney--east NSW
55.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT) Hunter Valley NSW
50.4 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST) Sydney--east NSW
30.0 SANS SOUCI (PUBLIC SCHOOL) Sydney--east NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
55.0 WYONG (MOUNT ELLIOT)
Sydney--east
94.4 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
68.0 SYDNEY BOTANIC GARDENS
50.4 DOVER HEIGHTS (PORTLAND ST)
30.0 SANS SOUCI (PUBLIC SCHOOL)

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.8 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.8 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
10.8 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

4.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.9 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.9 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.8 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1076 (44.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
920 (38.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
909 (37.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
883 (36.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
871 (36.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
863 (36.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
854 (35.6) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
831 (34.6) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
785 (32.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
763 (31.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
749 (31.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
740 (30.8) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
718 (29.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
700 (29.2) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
641 (26.7) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
638 (26.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
623 (26.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
617 (25.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
78/19 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/06 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
74/06 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
72/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
70/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 10.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.2mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
15.4mm in 1 hr to 00:30 15.4mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
13.8mm in 30 min to 00:00 27.6mm/h
44.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 44.4mm/h
70.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 23.3mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 22.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
87.0mm in 6 hr to 03:00 14.5mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
9.6mm in 25 min to 03:00 23.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 13.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 13.4mm/h
22.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 44.8mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 22.4mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 78(120/ 63 ) at 19:00