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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2356 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009523

ILLALANGI

94.0

91.4

01/06/1928

92

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009613

WARNER GLEN

106.4

91.2

20/06/1967

63

104.4

14/01/1954

64

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009784

KIMBERLEY

88.2

70.0

25/06/1988

44

84.6

01/04/1983

45

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009801

ALEXANDRA BRIDGE

107.2

77.4

08/06/1998

42

82.0

27/05/2010

43

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009805

WALPOLE FORESTRY

84.6

73.0

22/06/1983

42

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009835

WAYJO PARK

57.0

53.6

30/06/1978

50

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009865

WARRA JARRA

84.0

58.2

15/06/1990

34

1 n

WA

SW & S Coast

009899

KARRALEA

74.0

49.0

15/06/2002

36

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009928

VERMEULEN

68.6

58.6

25/06/1988

39

1 y

WA

SW & S Coast

009930

TAMARU

69.1

36.1

25/06/2007

46

1 n

WA

SW & S Coast

009957

PEACEFUL BAY

105.4

55.8

28/06/2009

17

1 y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014256

COOINDA AERODROME

0.8

0.4

16/06/2000

13

1 y

SA

NE Pastoral

017045

PANDIE PANDIE

24.5

13.7

07/06/1950

12

1 y

SA

NE Pastoral

017125

INNAMINCKA (BOOKABOURDIE)

58.0

35.7

09/06/2008

12

1 y

SA

W Agricultural

018173

MANGALO

28.0

17.0

06/06/2001

14

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029091

COOLULLAH STATION

50.2

37.6

02/06/1985

60

1 y

QLD

Gulf Country

029131

GERETA STATION

46.6

39.4

22/06/1912

25

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032174

ABERGOWRIE ALERT

30.0

29.0

06/06/2005

12

1 n

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032185

HALIFAX ALERT

44.0

44.0

10/06/2006

12

1 n Equal to record.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032186

MICHAEL CREEK ALERT

27.0

24.0

07/06/2007

12

1 n

QLD

Channel Country

038031

DURRIE STATION

31.6

29.8

29/06/2011

21

1 y

QLD

Warrego

044033

EVERSFIELD

98.4

78.0

01/06/1981

84

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 23:56EST, 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 24.1 +3.2 14.0 +3.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 314 (13.1) 26/13
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 +1.1 11.8 +2.8 15.1 6.6 4.2 2.8 288 (12.0) 30/21
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.3 -1.3 13.0 +4.9 -- 30.8 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 54/08
BUNBURY 19.7 +1.3 12.1 +4.1 -- 7.8 -- -- 244 (10.2) 37/15
MANDURAH 18.4 -0.2 13.9 +2.4 -- 25.0 -- -- 333 (13.9) 30/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.4 +1.8 22.1 +2.2 21.8 0.0 5.0 9.9 282 (11.8) 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.8 0.0 8.2 +3.2 6.3 0.0 3.8 9.2 269 (11.2) 31/15
WHYALLA AERO 16.8 -0.5 11.0 +4.9 -- 1.4 3.2 -- 169 ( 7.0) 31/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 +2.4 9.6 +1.5 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 108 ( 4.5) 15/18
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.9 +4.1 3.1 -2.6 0.9 0.0 1.0 8.8 202 ( 8.4) 17/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.2 +1.4 9.4 -0.6 -- 2.4 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 35/22
CAIRNS AERO 23.5 -2.5 21.1 +3.3 20.2 5.4 2.4 0.0 498 (20.8) 37/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.8 -0.8 19.0 +4.4 18.4 9.0 1.8 0.4 354 (14.8) 31/01
MACKAY M.O 23.0 +1.1 18.7 +4.7 -- 4.2 -- 0.0 488 (20.3) 37/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.6 -0.9 17.1 +6.2 17.0 4.0 3.0 -- 366 (15.3) 46/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 +1.3 15.2 +3.6 -- 4.4 -- -- 423 (17.6) 43/13
COOLANGATTA 21.6 +0.5 15.7 +4.4 -- 46.4 -- -- 285 (11.9) 46/00
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 +0.1 13.2 +2.7 12.4 4.4 0.0 3.2 347 (14.5) 37/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.1 -2.8 11.2 +3.8 -- 0.8 -- -- 545 (22.7) 48/18
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.9 +2.1 9.9 +3.8 7.5 0.0 3.0 -- 158 ( 6.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.3 +0.9 10.5 +1.4 6.3 1.0 0.4 6.9 359 (15.0) 28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -1.3 12.5 +4.4 -- 3.2 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 21/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 0.0 9.6 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 34/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.7 -0.2 7.6 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 6 ( 0.3) 13/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.0 +2.5 3.8 +1.3 0.3 0.0 2.0 7.4 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.6 +1.2 9.0 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 335 (14.0) 31/03
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.3 +0.7 11.5 +2.9 7.4 0.0 1.0 1.2 285 (11.9) 24/20
RICHMOND RAAF 17.1 -0.9 7.6 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 23 ( 1.0) 13/16
BELLAMBI AWS 18.7 +1.0 11.8 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 15/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.8 +4.0 4.0 +0.3 1.3 0.0 1.6 6.2 246 (10.3) 18/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.3 +2.1 3.5 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 11/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 20.7 +4.7 6.0 +0.8 3.0 0.0 2.2 8.0 242 (10.1) 22/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.9 +1.9 2.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 0.8 -- 174 ( 7.3) 15/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.6 +3.3 2.8 -0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 15/02
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.7 +3.6 6.2 -0.7 3.8 0.0 1.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 15.4 +4.6 0.9 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 18/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.4 +2.3 3.5 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 24/11
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +3.7 6.5 +1.9 3.6 0.0 1.0 4.2 291 (12.1) 31/13
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

33.5 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.0 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
33.0 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT
32.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.8 PORT KEATS AERO N Rivers NT
32.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 26.0 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+7.0 : 23.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.8 : 24.8 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+6.6 : 24.1 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 23.8 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

26.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.6 : 15.8 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+8.4 : 12.8 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+8.1 : 13.7 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+8.1 : 13.6 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.9 : 15.6 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD

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

4.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.5 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.2 : 15.8 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
-4.1 : 18.2 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-4.0 : 14.6 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-3.9 : 13.0 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-3.7 : 16.2 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-3.7 : 16.2 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD

-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.0 : 6.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-5.9 : 9.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
-5.8 : 7.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-5.4 : 8.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-5.3 : 10.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara 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.
127.8 NORNALUP Lower West WA
107.2 ALEXANDRA BRIDGE Lower West WA
106.4 WARNER GLEN Lower West WA
105.4 PEACEFUL BAY Lower West WA
98.4 EVERSFIELD Warrego QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
127.8 NORNALUP
107.2 ALEXANDRA BRIDGE
106.4 WARNER GLEN
105.4 PEACEFUL BAY
94.0 ILLALANGI
93.2 NORTH WALPOLE
88.2 KIMBERLEY
84.6 WALPOLE FORESTRY
84.0 WARRA JARRA
74.0 KARRALEA
70.0 WALPOLE
69.1 TAMARU
68.6 VERMEULEN
63.0 FOREST GROVE
59.0 WEREROA
57.0 WAYJO PARK
56.4 WITCHCLIFFE

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
63.6 DUNMARA ROADHOUSE

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NE Pastoral
58.0 INNAMINCKA (BOOKABOURDIE)

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
50.2 COOLULLAH STATION
N Coast--Barron
84.0 BELLENDEN KER TOP STN
56.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
50.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
N Coast--Herbert
65.4 TULLY SUGAR MILL
Central West
52.0 AMBO STATION
Northwest
54.0 WYORA
Brisbane/SE Coast
52.0 TOMEWIN - TALLOWOOD
Warrego
98.4 EVERSFIELD

ISLANDS

55.6 PORONGURUP SOUTH

10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
9.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

0.0 LARRIMAH N Rivers NT
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1167 (48.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1098 (45.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1095 (45.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
979 (40.8) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
948 (39.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
919 (38.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
873 (36.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
817 (34.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
791 (33.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
749 (31.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
723 (30.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
608 (25.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
74/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
72/03 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
70/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
68/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
63/00 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

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
Lower West
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.8mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.7mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
15.0mm in 58 min to 00:00 15.5mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 13.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
CLONCURRY AIRPORT
10.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
Upper Carpentaria
RICHMOND AIRPORT
10.8mm in 30 min to 05:30 21.6mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 11.0mm/h
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
18.4mm in 30 min to 18:00 36.8mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.8mm/h
MAREEBA AIRPORT
13.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.2mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 11.2mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
12.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.8mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
15.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 15.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
None reported