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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2346 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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

8.9

9.8

19/05/2012

27

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

SA

NE Pastoral

017126

MARREE AERO

1.3

1.4

24/05/2006

14

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

25.2

25.4

20/05/1981

30

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

23.7

26.3

25/05/2012

35

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014901

DOUGLAS RIVER

23.8

24.5

30/05/2004

20

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014938

MANGO FARM

23.9

24.0

30/05/2004

30

1 Y


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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 23:46EST, 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 27.2 +3.2 11.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 48/09
PERTH AIRPORT 24.3 +2.6 10.3 -0.1 7.1 0.0 3.0 9.4 363 (15.1) 39/11
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.0 +2.0 4.6 -5.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 31/12
BUNBURY 22.6 +1.5 3.3 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 28/10
MANDURAH 21.7 +0.4 11.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 31/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 24.8 -7.2 19.8 -2.3 19.3 0.0 7.8 0.2 411 (17.1) 44/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.0 -5.0 1.5 -6.7 -1.4 0.0 5.8 10.1 437 (18.2) 48/15
WHYALLA AERO 15.7 -4.8 11.8 +3.1 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 399 (16.6) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -3.5 10.2 0.0 -- 0.0 0.6 -- 99 ( 4.1) 30/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 -1.0 6.7 -0.6 -- 0.8 -- 3.5 203 ( 8.5) 30/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 22.9 -4.9 11.5 -2.3 9.4 0.0 5.8 9.5 466 (19.4) 50/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.2 -1.4 18.9 -1.0 16.8 0.0 6.6 4.9 540 (22.5) 37/06
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.6 -2.0 11.4 -6.2 7.0 0.0 6.0 2.8 309 (12.9) 31/16
MACKAY M.O 21.9 -2.3 13.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- 6.8 510 (21.3) 54/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 24.9 -1.1 11.1 -3.1 8.4 0.0 4.0 -- 223 ( 9.3) 39/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.5 -2.1 13.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 44/13
COOLANGATTA 22.4 -0.7 14.4 +0.2 -- 5.8 -- -- 432 (18.0) 43/17
BRISBANE AERO 22.4 -1.1 12.4 -0.4 11.2 0.0 3.2 9.6 402 (16.8) 41/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.3 -1.5 7.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 52/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.1 -0.2 6.9 -1.8 2.4 0.0 2.6 -- 209 ( 8.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.2 -1.2 13.6 +1.9 9.7 1.0 3.4 5.9 595 (24.8) 44/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -2.9 11.3 +0.8 -- 8.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 28/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.3 -2.0 11.7 +1.6 -- 26.6 -- -- 408 (17.0) 26/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.3 -3.0 10.6 +2.3 -- 4.6 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 17/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.0 -0.2 2.5 -2.2 -1.9 0.2 0.2 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.9 0.0 4.4 -2.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 281 (11.7) 37/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.6 -3.4 11.6 +0.7 11.0 7.2 3.0 2.2 536 (22.3) 43/12
RICHMOND RAAF 18.2 -2.3 8.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 21/11
BELLAMBI AWS 17.1 -2.5 12.6 -0.4 -- -- -- -- -- 34/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 +0.2 2.0 -3.9 -0.6 0.0 2.4 9.0 167 ( 7.0) 18/17
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -0.2 1.7 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 59 ( 2.5) 15/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.2 -2.8 4.9 -2.5 0.8 0.0 1.6 9.4 261 (10.9) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.5 -1.7 0.2 -5.5 -4.5 0.0 1.2 -- 264 (11.0) 21/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.3 -1.3 0.1 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 22/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.8 -1.9 10.1 +1.5 9.1 0.0 1.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 -2.1 4.6 -1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 312 (13.0) 26/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.8 -2.0 0.7 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 13/13
HOBART AIRPORT 16.4 +1.2 8.4 +1.8 5.0 0.0 1.4 7.0 430 (17.9) 37/04
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

29.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
29.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
29.1 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
29.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
29.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
29.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+4.5 : 23.1 ALBANY Lower West WA
+3.8 : 10.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
+3.6 : 29.8 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.5 : 21.1 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+3.3 : 9.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+5.2 : 9.8 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+4.8 : 11.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+4.8 : 11.3 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+4.3 : 6.3 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+3.5 : 10.1 MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC

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

6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.0 PYRENEES (BEN NEVIS) Wimmera S VIC
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-10.0 : 21.4 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-10.0 : 21.0 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-9.9 : 22.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-9.8 : 21.6 DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE N Rivers NT
-9.7 : 23.7 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT

-9.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

**S** -11.0 : 1.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-10.3 : -1.2 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-9.9 : 8.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-9.7 : 2.5 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-9.3 : 6.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

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.
80.0 BALLINA (BURNET ST) North Coast NSW
65.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
65.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD) North Coast NSW
64.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN) North Coast NSW
56.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
80.0 BALLINA (BURNET ST)
65.0 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
65.0 CLUNES (MAIN RD)
64.0 MEERSCHAUMVALE (MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)
56.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
56.0 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)
54.2 BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)

10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.1 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

.....

2.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.9 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

1300 (54.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1262 (52.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1237 (51.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1083 (45.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1008 (42.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
974 (40.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
943 (39.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
925 (38.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
918 (38.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
916 (38.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
872 (36.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
782 (32.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
727 (30.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
697 (29.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
688 (28.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
673 (28.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
651 (27.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
633 (26.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
626 (26.1) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
622 (25.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
620 (25.8) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
619 (25.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
611 (25.5) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
608 (25.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
98/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
89/03 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
74/14 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.0mm/h
19.6mm in 30 min to 16:30 39.2mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 16:30 20.8mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 21.0mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
NORAH HEAD AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 10.2mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 83(120/ 69 ) at 17:30
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 83(130/ 67 ) at 17:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(320/ 76 ) at 19:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(240/ 76 ) at 17:00