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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2243 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 maximum temperature

SA

NW Pastoral

016090

COOBER PEDY AIRPORT

33.0

32.0

03/05/1997

18

1 Y

SA

NW Pastoral

016098

TARCOOLA AERO

34.0

32.0

12/05/2002

15

1 Y

SA

W Agricultural

018083

WUDINNA AERO

31.8

31.3

04/05/2005

14

1 Y

SA

Northeast

020028

GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT)

30.2

29.9

06/05/2002

14

1 Y

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023842

MOUNT LOFTY

22.0

22.0

04/05/2005

19

1 P Equal to record.

SA

Upper Murray

024048

RENMARK AERO

29.9

29.7

14/05/2001

17

1 Y

TAS

W Coast

097000

CAPE SORELL

19.0

18.3

03/05/1967

15

1 P

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009518

CAPE LEEUWIN

65.2

61.3

22/05/2009

21

1 Y


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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 22:43EST, 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 22.8 -1.2 16.9 +4.0 -- 11.4 -- -- 416 (17.3) 37/00
PERTH AIRPORT 21.2 -0.5 15.6 +5.2 13.9 5.6 5.0 6.5 651 (27.1) 54/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 19.1 -2.0 13.9 +4.5 -- 7.0 -- -- 728 (30.3) 65/00
MANDURAH 20.5 -0.8 16.1 +2.5 -- 7.8 -- -- 863 (36.0) 59/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.7 -2.3 24.0 +1.9 23.3 0.0 3.6 2.9 342 (14.3) 41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.3 +7.3 6.5 -1.7 5.4 0.0 5.6 10.3 157 ( 6.5) 26/14
WHYALLA AERO 29.9 +9.4 9.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 6.1 -- 352 (14.7) 59/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.4 +8.4 11.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 2.4 -- 192 ( 8.0) 43/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 22.7 +6.6 11.8 +4.5 10.3 0.0 2.2 6.2 369 (15.4) 43/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.6 +2.8 7.0 -6.8 4.6 0.0 5.0 10.5 164 ( 6.8) 28/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.3 +1.7 22.2 +2.3 18.4 0.0 7.4 10.8 444 (18.5) 39/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.0 +0.4 15.9 -1.7 11.6 0.0 6.6 10.4 287 (12.0) 31/15
MACKAY M.O 24.6 +0.4 14.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 322 (13.4) 30/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +1.6 10.7 -3.5 8.2 0.0 4.0 -- 108 ( 4.5) 22/12
BUNDABERG AERO 26.5 +1.9 10.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 22/13
COOLANGATTA 24.1 +1.0 12.1 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 28/15
BRISBANE AERO 24.2 +0.7 10.7 -2.1 9.0 0.0 4.0 10.2 243 (10.1) 22/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.6 +2.8 9.7 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 238 ( 9.9) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.3 +3.0 5.8 -2.9 1.8 0.0 3.0 -- 31 ( 1.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.4 0.0 10.1 -1.6 5.2 0.0 1.8 10.4 177 ( 7.4) 30/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.3 +0.9 9.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 22/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.0 +1.7 7.3 -2.8 5.7 0.0 1.8 10.1 277 (11.5) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.5 +2.2 4.5 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 10 ( 0.4) 18/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.8 +3.6 2.0 -2.7 -2.8 0.0 1.4 5.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.4 +2.5 3.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 21/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.0 +2.0 10.5 -0.4 7.3 0.0 1.2 10.2 359 (15.0) --
RICHMOND RAAF 23.0 +2.5 4.4 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 9 ( 0.4) 18/13
BELLAMBI AWS 22.4 +2.8 12.4 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 24/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.3 +5.0 5.4 -0.5 3.0 0.0 0.6 9.7 212 ( 8.8) 26/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.3 +2.7 5.5 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 28/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.7 +8.7 9.2 +1.8 3.5 0.0 4.2 8.9 340 (14.2) 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.1 +2.9 8.9 +3.2 6.5 0.0 1.4 -- 394 (16.4) 30/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.7 +4.1 5.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.7 +4.0 12.4 +3.8 10.2 0.2 2.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.4 +3.8 5.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 634 (26.4) 50/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.1 +1.3 5.0 -0.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 18/23
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 +2.2 7.5 +0.9 5.0 1.0 2.2 4.6 194 ( 8.1) 22/18
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

35.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
34.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+11.6 : 34.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+11.4 : 30.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.1 : 33.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
+11.1 : 30.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+11.1 : 31.8 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.0 : 16.1 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+7.3 : 16.7 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+6.9 : 15.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.6 : 21.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
+6.5 : 12.9 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.5 : 13.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

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

6.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.5 : 15.1 ALBANY Lower West WA
-3.3 : 20.6 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.2 : 17.1 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.2 : 17.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.1 : 16.4 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.2 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

**W** -11.1 : 0.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.0 : 5.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.8 : 7.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-6.0 : 1.9 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-5.7 : 3.2 SURAT Maranoa 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.
37.6 WORSLEY DOWNS Lower West WA
35.2 PEACEFUL BAY Lower West WA
34.8 WUNGONG DAM Lower West WA
33.4 LITTLE GROVE Lower West WA
33.2 BUNGENDORE Lower West WA

**S** 11.2 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD

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4.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
1.5 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1564 (65.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1277 (53.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1032 (43.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
971 (40.5) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
916 (38.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
897 (37.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
863 (36.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
857 (35.7) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
812 (33.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
754 (31.4) ESPERANCE Lower West WA
729 (30.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
728 (30.3) BUNBURY Lower West WA
720 (30.0) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
717 (29.9) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
710 (29.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
707 (29.5) BICKLEY Lower West WA
707 (29.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
705 (29.4) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
677 (28.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
674 (28.1) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
671 (28.0) KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
664 (27.7) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
661 (27.5) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
651 (27.1) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
651 (27.1) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
640 (26.7) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
634 (26.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
610 (25.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
608 (25.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
98/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
87/01 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
80/10 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
78/10 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/10 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

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
Central West
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
BLACK POINT
44.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 7.3mm/h
CAPE DON
13.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 13.4mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 20.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 7.7mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(260/ 72 ) at 02:00