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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2145 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 Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

NSW

South Coast

069055

GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE

101.2

101.1

29/04/1999

65

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

TAS

N Coast

091219

SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD)

16.2

15.2

10/04/1978

25

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014847

KIDMAN SPRINGS

30.9

27.6

07/04/2010

17

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091126

DEVONPORT AIRPORT

17.4

16.7

01/04/1994

22

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091291

SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM

15.2

14.6

03/04/2009

16

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091293

LOW HEAD

17.5

17.4

03/04/2009

15

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091306

CRESSY RESEARCH STATION

15.4

15.2

02/04/2005

14

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

17.2

16.8

13/04/2003

12

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095063

MAYDENA POST OFFICE

14.0

13.4

03/04/2005

20

1 N


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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 21:45EST, 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 25.4 -2.3 13.3 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 43/20
PERTH AIRPORT 22.3 -3.2 11.0 -1.9 9.1 0.0 1.4 8.8 229 ( 9.5) 44/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 20.8 -3.3 7.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 131 ( 5.5) 35/16
MANDURAH 21.0 -2.8 13.7 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.8 25.8 +1.8 25.1 1.0 7.8 2.9 351 (14.6) 46/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 +4.2 11.6 -1.0 10.2 0.0 7.4 11.0 227 ( 9.5) 30/14
WHYALLA AERO 31.6 +7.9 13.4 +1.8 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 203 ( 8.5) 34/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.9 +7.3 15.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 3.6 -- 100 ( 4.2) 21/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.7 +4.3 9.6 +0.9 8.1 0.0 3.8 6.5 184 ( 7.7) 30/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.3 +2.5 13.7 -4.8 13.0 0.0 6.8 -- 191 ( 8.0) 31/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 +1.2 23.0 +1.4 20.8 0.0 5.6 8.0 422 (17.6) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 20.9 +0.3 18.4 0.0 6.0 10.4 337 (14.0) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 26.7 0.0 19.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 323 (13.5) 26/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.0 +2.2 16.3 -1.6 14.2 0.0 5.8 -- 151 ( 6.3) 21/12
BUNDABERG AERO 30.6 +3.2 16.7 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 255 (10.6) 31/14
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 25.7 +0.3 18.3 +1.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.8 -0.2 18.4 +2.1 16.3 0.0 3.6 3.4 265 (11.0) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 +3.0 16.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.7 +2.5 13.2 +0.4 10.3 0.0 2.8 -- 18 ( 0.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.9 +1.9 17.9 +2.7 14.3 6.4 2.0 3.2 302 (12.6) 37/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.1 +2.0 16.4 +2.7 -- 41.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 24/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.6 +4.0 16.0 +2.8 -- 7.2 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.0 +3.4 15.9 +4.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 22 ( 0.9) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.0 +1.6 8.2 +1.0 3.5 0.0 1.2 5.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +3.2 10.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 24/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.0 +4.1 17.4 +3.2 15.1 2.2 1.0 8.5 299 (12.5) 31/13
RICHMOND RAAF 27.2 +3.4 15.5 +4.1 -- 1.6 -- -- 44 ( 1.8) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 +0.8 16.4 +0.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 21/16
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.0 +0.5 15.2 +6.1 13.9 0.6 2.2 4.1 276 (11.5) 17/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +0.4 14.6 +6.5 -- 34.2 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 18/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.3 +4.8 10.3 +0.2 7.1 0.0 4.0 10.4 160 ( 6.7) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.5 +1.9 9.9 +1.7 4.1 14.62 6.0 -- 190 ( 7.9) 26/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.0 +3.8 9.5 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.6 +2.3 14.6 +3.8 14.1 5.4 2.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.6 +5.0 10.5 +3.0 -- 15.6 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 21/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.8 +4.9 16.4 +8.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 34/20
HOBART AIRPORT 18.3 +0.2 15.4 +6.6 12.5 0.6 1.8 0.2 353 (14.7) 41/20
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

38.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
38.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
38.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
38.2 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+9.2 : 25.0 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.8 : 31.5 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 30.8 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 28.4 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
+8.2 : 30.5 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

30.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+10.7 : 16.2 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+10.2 : 30.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
+10.1 : 17.1 WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
+9.8 : 15.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+9.2 : 10.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

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

8.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
10.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-5.3 : 18.4 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 18.1 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.0 : 18.2 KARNET Lower West WA
-5.0 : 22.7 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 26.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-4.8 : 19.7 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.8 : 24.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 21.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

5.4 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
5.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
5.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
5.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-5.1 : 6.6 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.9 : 9.4 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-4.8 : 13.7 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.4 : 9.3 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-4.4 : 6.5 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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.
103.0 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
101.2 GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
81.4 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
80.0 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE MidNorth Coast S NSW
79.8 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
78.2 MANINGRIDA AERO
62.0 WONGALARA
53.4 MAINORU OUTSTATION STORE

QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
58.8 SCHERGER RAAF

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
81.4 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST)
80.0 SEAL ROCKS CAMPING RESERVE
69.0 SMITHS LAKE (PATSYS FLAT ROAD)
68.8 LANSDOWNE POST OFFICE
65.0 HANNAM VALE (HANNAM VALE ROAD)
60.0 WHOOTA
South Coast
103.0 GREEN CAPE AWS
101.2 GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
79.8 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

TASMANIA
N Coast
66.6 SOUTH RIANA (JANSENS ROAD)
57.6 ERRIBA (JUBB ROAD)
50.2 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY)

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

1.8 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

1237 (51.5) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
1166 (48.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
925 (38.5) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
857 (35.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
811 (33.8) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
771 (32.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
748 (31.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
738 (30.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
654 (27.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
653 (27.2) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
617 (25.7) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
616 (25.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
600 (25.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
81/12 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
74/06 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
72/03 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
70/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
61/14 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI
14.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 29.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 19.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 8.3mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 16:00 22.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.2mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.3mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
11.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
MANINGRIDA AERO
24.6mm in 26 min to 07:00 56.8mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 25.8mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 07:30 21.6mm/h
36.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 36.6mm/h
6.8mm in 8 min to 07:53 51.0mm/h
5.6mm in 7 min to 08:00 48.0mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 25.0mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 22.6mm/h
60.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 20.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
GREEN CAPE AWS
12.4mm in 30 min to 05:30 24.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 14.8mm/h
18.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 37.6mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 31.2mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 14.0mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 20.2mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
18.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 37.2mm/h
21.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 21.8mm/h
19.4mm in 30 min to 20:30 38.8mm/h
38.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 38.0mm/h
19.8mm in 1 hr to 21:00 19.8mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
MOUNT GININI AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
SW Slopes S
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
12.8mm in 19 min to 07:00 40.4mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 15.4mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.6mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
MOUNT NOWA NOWA
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
W Gippsland
BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h
MOUNT BAW BAW
10.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 10:00 20.4mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.2mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 22.4mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 21.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.6mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 13.7mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
FINGAL (LEGGE STREET)
11.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 11.8mm/h
FRIENDLY BEACHES
10.6mm in 30 min to 11:00 21.2mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.6mm/h
15.6mm in 30 min to 11:30 31.2mm/h
26.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 26.2mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 15.8mm/h
38.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 12.7mm/h
None reported