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National Daily Weather Summary

Noteworthy weather today

significant

newsworthy

major

The graphics and statistical information on this page fill gradually as they become available. The page is updated every 30 minutes at about 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The solar radiation chart becomes available about 2.15am EST next day, while the temperature charts, sunshine and some wind gust data become available about 2.15pm EST the next day.

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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2111 EST on 19/04/2013. 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

Date

Years

Reading

Date

Years

Highest daily rainfall

TAS

Derwent Valley

095047

WAYATINAH (SALTAS)

34.0

31.2

03/04/2008

1 y

Lowest maximum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091292

SMITHTON AERODROME

12.2

12.3

26/04/1999

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

61.0

01/04/2003

The day in charts
Surface charts	Satellite images	Rain & temperatures
4am EST		Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am
		Week to 9am \| SE AUS detail
10am EST		Minimum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
4pm EST		Maximum temperature +/- normal
		Actual temperatures
10pm EST		Solar Radiation

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 21:11EST, 19/04/2013.

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	32.6	+4.9	14.7	-0.7	--	0.0	--	--	255 (10.6)	28/13
PERTH AIRPORT	27.5	+2.0	13.9	+1.0	12.2	0.0	4.4	7.8	240 (10.0)	28/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON	32.0	+10.2	14.8	+3.2	13.0	0.0	--	--	482 (20.1)	31/14
BUNBURY	27.0	+2.9	9.7	-1.9	--	0.0	--	--	130 ( 5.4)	21/17
MANDURAH	23.8	0.0	15.7	+0.2	--	0.0	--	--	179 ( 7.5)	18/17
DARWIN AIRPORT	34.5	+1.8	24.6	+0.6	23.6	0.0	7.6	11.2	288 (12.0)	37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT	27.1	-1.1	14.7	+2.1	13.4	0.0	10.2	7.5	356 (14.8)	43/09
WHYALLA AERO	20.0	-3.7	12.2	+0.6	--	0.0	10.0	--	274 (11.4)	52/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)	19.4	-3.2	12.4	0.0	--	3.4	--	4.5	159 ( 6.6)	35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO	16.1	-3.3	10.5	+1.8	10.3	6.2	3.8	8.3	519 (21.6)	68/11
MOUNT ISA AERO	34.4	+2.6	20.4	+1.9	18.8	1.0³	20.8	9.8	283 (11.8)	46/22
CAIRNS AERO	31.0	+1.8	19.6	-2.0	15.7	0.0	8.0	10.9	427 (17.8)	37/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO	31.0	+1.4	18.8	-1.8	13.6	0.0	8.0	11.0	264 (11.0)	34/14
MACKAY M.O	27.7	+1.0	18.7	-1.4	--	1.0	--	--	346 (14.4)	30/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO	30.1	+1.3	19.5	+1.6	17.5	0.0	5.0	--	245 (10.2)	24/09
BUNDABERG AERO	29.0	+1.6	17.9	+0.3	--	0.8	--	--	282 (11.8)	24/14
NAMBOUR DPI	29.0	+2.9	15.0	-0.5	--	2.0	--	--	--	--
COOLANGATTA	28.3	+2.9	16.0	-1.0	--	0.0	--	--	227 ( 9.5)	37/14
BRISBANE AERO	27.1	+1.1	16.6	+0.3	15.1	0.0	4.8	10.7	267 (11.1)	34/21
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT	27.1	+3.8	14.0	+0.6	--	0.0	--	--	386 (16.1)	37/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE	23.7	-1.5	14.9	+2.1	12.0	7.2	5.6	--	228 ( 9.5)	--
COFFS HARBOUR MO	27.0	+3.0	18.3	+3.1	14.2	0.0	4.2	7.0	470 (19.6)	48/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS	23.9	-0.2	17.5	+3.8	--	0.0	--	--	243 (10.1)	39/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF	23.3	-0.3	12.9	-0.3	--	11.2⁴	20.2	--	350 (14.6)	35/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS	23.4	-0.2	9.1	-2.8	--	7.0	--	--	72 ( 3.0)	30/23
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE	14.3	-4.1	5.0	-2.2	-2.5	0.0	4.0	5.5	--	--
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS	22.2	-2.3	6.7	-3.5	--	0.0	--	--	329 (13.7)	43/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO	25.0	+2.1	13.0	-1.2	8.3	5.0	3.8	10.7	564 (23.5)	72/21
RICHMOND RAAF	24.6	+0.8	8.8	-2.6	--	9.6	--	--	--	0/10
BELLAMBI AWS	23.4	+1.3	14.4	-1.1	--	4.6	--	--	356 (14.8)	72/20
CANBERRA AIRPORT	18.0	-2.0	1.0	-5.7	-3.0	0.0	--	--	--	--
WAGGA WAGGA AMO	19.4	-3.1	5.1	-4.0	1.8	0.0	3.2	8.2	202 ( 8.4)	50/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS	18.6	-3.7	5.0	-3.1	--	0.0	--	--	127 ( 5.3)	55/16
MILDURA AIRPORT	20.9	-2.6	8.2	-1.9	4.6	0.0	3.8	6.1	274 (11.4)	44/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG	18.2	-3.4	6.2	-2.0	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	48/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT	16.2	-5.0	5.3	-2.3	--	0.0	--	--	236 ( 9.8)	57/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE	16.8	-3.5	12.2	+1.4	--	0.4	--	--	--	--
BALLARAT AERODROME	11.1	-6.5	7.9	+0.4	--	1.6	--	--	466 (19.4)	59/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND)	15.1	-3.8	5.1	-2.5	--	1.0	--	--	318 (13.3)	35/15
HOBART AIRPORT	13.1	-5.0	4.5	-4.3	0.2	0.6	7.6	9.4	557 (23.2)	55/12
	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 temperature

Greatest variation above normal minimum

40.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.8 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.8 SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
38.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+10.2 : 32.0 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
+10.1 : 31.1 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+10.0 : 31.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.5 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
27.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
27.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.9 : 21.9 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 23.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+6.1 : 17.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+5.9 : 17.0 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 17.5 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA

Coldest

Lowest maximum temperature

Greatest variation below normal maximum

Lowest minimum temperature

Greatest variation below normal minimum

-0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-9.5 : 0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-9.2 : 0.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-8.8 : -0.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-8.8 : 0.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-8.7 : 2.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
-8.7 : 3.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-11.7 : 0.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-6.7 : 4.5 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-6.5 : 2.8 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 4.8 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-6.1 : 6.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
-6.1 : 4.8 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S 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.

48.0 STRATHGORDON (GORDON POWER STATION) W Coast TAS
44.8 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
44.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
43.8 WARRA W Coast TAS
43.0 SCHOFIELDS BOUNDARY RD Sydney--west NSW

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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4.5 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
4.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
3.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
3.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

1443 (60.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1433 (59.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1389 (57.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1232 (51.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1053 (43.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1035 (43.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1035 (43.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1018 (42.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
974 (40.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
965 (40.2) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
951 (39.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
869 (36.2) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
844 (35.2) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
781 (32.5) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
752 (31.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
748 (31.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
721 (30.0) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
714 (29.8) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
710 (29.6) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
695 (29.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
671 (28.0) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
666 (27.8) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
648 (27.0) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
645 (26.9) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
640 (26.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
636 (26.5) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
629 (26.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
617 (25.7) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
616 (25.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
612 (25.5) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

133/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
104/08 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
94/16 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
87/13 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
87/08 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
87/10 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES Illawarra KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) 6.4mm in 12 min to 20:42 32.0mm/h 12.6mm in 18 min to 21:00 42.0mm/h 20.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 20.2mm/h 20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h 23.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 23.0mm/h ISLANDS Islands WILLIS ISLAND 18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.0mm/h	NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney--east WATTAMOLLA : 93(150/ 74 ) at 20:51 South Coast MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 95(180/ 76 ) at 16:34 Snowy Mtns THREDBO AWS : 83(300/ 63 ) at 08:30 VICTORIA E Gippsland GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(220/ 69 ) at 13:30 W Gippsland WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 133(250/109 ) at 12:25 E Central ST KILDA HARBOUR - RMYS : 95(230/ 76 ) at 13:22 W Central LAVERTON RAAF : 80(220/ 67 ) at 13:19 POINT WILSON : 85(230/ 63 ) at 12:48 W Coast CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(200/ 63 ) at 14:06 HAMILTON AIRPORT : 85(210/ 65 ) at 11:17 TASMANIA N Coast CAPE GRIM BAPS : 95(250/ 80 ) at 03:00 CAPE GRIM COMPARISON : 89(230/ 67 ) at 00:00 E Coast MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) : 78(210/ 63 ) at 12:28 Southeast MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(300/ 67 ) at 02:42 MOUNT WELLINGTON : 78(250/ 63 ) at 00:00 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 76(250/ 63 ) at 14:54 W Coast CAPE SORELL : 76(240/ 67 ) at 02:57 ISLANDS Islands HOGAN ISLAND : 104(240/ 93 ) at 08:25