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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0019 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

Gt Southern

010823

GLENMORE

34.4

27.2

25/06/1986

42

1 y

TAS

W Coast

097081

DENISON RIVER

52.0

52.0

08/06/2011

18

1 y Equal to record.


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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 00:19EST, 20/04/2013.

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 22.9 +2.0 14.0 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 34/14
PERTH AIRPORT 20.6 +1.7 11.6 +2.6 9.1 10.6 1.2 5.9 310 (12.9) 31/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.7 +4.1 7.9 -0.2 -- 4.8 -- -- 226 ( 9.4) 18/10
BUNBURY 20.8 +2.4 10.1 +2.1 -- 10.2 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 26/15
MANDURAH 19.6 +1.0 12.9 +1.4 -- 41.8 -- -- 382 (15.9) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.0 -1.6 16.0 -3.9 13.3 0.0 7.0 10.9 363 (15.1) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.2 -1.6 1.3 -3.7 -0.7 0.0 2.0 9.6 233 ( 9.7) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 13.8 -3.5 0.2 -5.9 -- 0.0 7.0 -- 231 ( 9.6) 26/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 14.1 -2.0 3.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 97 ( 4.0) 21/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 12.6 -1.2 6.6 +0.9 4.9 0.0 0.8 0.2 258 (10.8) 28/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 23.1 -1.7 10.9 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 25.4 -0.6 13.9 -3.9 11.1 0.0 5.2 9.4 346 (14.4) 28/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.0 -1.6 10.4 -4.2 6.4 0.0 3.6 10.8 158 ( 6.6) 28/10
MACKAY M.O 22.5 +0.6 11.5 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- 8.1 291 (12.1) 39/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.1 -0.4 10.9 0.0 9.8 0.0 2.4 -- 125 ( 5.2) 35/11
BUNDABERG AERO 21.7 -0.9 12.7 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 325 (13.5) 35/14
COOLANGATTA 19.9 -1.2 11.8 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 337 (14.0) 41/14
BRISBANE AERO 20.0 -1.2 10.5 0.0 8.3 0.0 3.2 4.0 344 (14.3) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.0 -0.9 7.8 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 454 (18.9) 43/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.5 +0.7 6.1 0.0 5.2 0.0 2.4 -- 149 ( 6.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.1 -1.3 8.2 -0.9 3.5 0.0 2.6 9.5 509 (21.2) 34/03
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -1.5 8.2 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 243 (10.1) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.0 -0.7 5.4 -2.5 -- 3.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 24/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.3 -1.6 2.5 -4.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 36 ( 1.5) 17/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 11.2 +0.7 -1.7 -4.2 -7.0 0.2 1.0 7.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.7 +0.3 1.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 28/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.0 -1.6 6.5 -2.1 3.4 0.0 2.6 9.6 396 (16.5) 26/16
RICHMOND RAAF 16.9 -1.1 0.7 -4.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 17/19
BELLAMBI AWS 15.2 -2.5 7.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 24/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.5 -0.3 -1.6 -5.3 -3.6 0.0 1.0 8.5 162 ( 6.8) 15/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -0.3 -0.8 -4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 13/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 13.7 -2.3 0.1 -5.1 -3.8 0.0 2.6 8.5 285 (11.9) 28/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.7 -0.3 2.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 31/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.8 +0.5 -0.9 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 31/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.0 +0.9 10.7 +3.8 8.0 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.8 -1.0 5.5 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 366 (15.3) 31/04
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 15.7 +2.6 -1.6 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 52 ( 2.2) 13/14
HOBART AIRPORT 16.0 +3.1 3.2 -1.4 0.2 0.0 1.4 8.1 374 (15.6) 43/13
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

32.3 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
31.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
31.4 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
31.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
30.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+5.4 : 26.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+5.0 : 21.7 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+4.9 : 22.3 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+4.7 : 20.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+4.7 : 20.6 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

25.6 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.4 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.4 : 8.6 GEEVESTON (CEMETERY ROAD) Southeast TAS
+5.9 : 19.2 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+5.8 : 10.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.7 : 12.5 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+5.4 : 9.1 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS

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

0.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
2.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.9 : 14.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.2 : 9.3 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 17.6 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.1 : 6.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 : 22.8 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT

-11.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-8.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.8 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-5.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.9 : -5.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-7.9 : 9.0 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
-7.8 : -5.7 BATHURST AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW
-7.6 : -5.8 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.4 : 5.4 BORROLOOLA 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.
53.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
52.0 DENISON RIVER W Coast TAS
41.8 MANDURAH Lower West WA
41.6 MARGARET RIVER Lower West WA
38.0 HERNE HILL Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
41.8 MANDURAH
41.6 MARGARET RIVER
38.0 HERNE HILL

TASMANIA
W Coast
52.0 DENISON RIVER

ISLANDS
Islands
53.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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3.7 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
**S** 0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1411 (58.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1301 (54.2) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1163 (48.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1161 (48.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1123 (46.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
902 (37.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
854 (35.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
823 (34.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
816 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
796 (33.2) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
787 (32.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
776 (32.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
750 (31.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
742 (30.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
699 (29.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
684 (28.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
679 (28.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
668 (27.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
667 (27.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
651 (27.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
85/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
81/02 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
76/03 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
72/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
72/02 HOGAN 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
MANDURAH
25.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
10.4mm in 27 min to 18:30 23.1mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.8mm/h
12.6mm in 30 min to 20:30 25.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 13.8mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
13.8mm in 22 min to 16:30 37.6mm/h
29.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 29.4mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 24.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.7mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(250/ 69 ) at 00:41
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(310/ 63 ) at 14:30
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 85(250/ 69 ) at 00:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(250/ 63 ) at 00:00