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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0041 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

36.4

26.0

14/06/2012

19

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 00:41EST, 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 20.2 -0.7 12.4 +1.4 -- 2.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 31/11
PERTH AIRPORT 18.5 -0.4 7.4 -1.6 5.8 8.2 2.6 6.8 258 (10.8) 39/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.7 +0.1 8.9 +0.8 -- 6.6 -- -- 360 (15.0) 44/11
BUNBURY 18.8 +0.4 5.6 -2.4 -- 12.2 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 30/14
MANDURAH 16.9 -1.7 9.7 -1.8 -- 10.6 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 15/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.1 -0.5 18.4 -1.5 16.5 0.0 4.0 10.8 220 ( 9.2) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.8 +8.0 7.2 +2.2 6.3 0.0 3.8 7.7 -- 37/14
WHYALLA AERO 17.7 +0.4 6.5 +0.4 -- 0.8 2.8 -- 328 (13.7) 43/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -0.6 8.9 +0.8 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 281 (11.7) 37/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 13.2 -0.6 6.7 +1.0 5.2 6.0 1.0 4.3 418 (17.4) 41/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.9 +4.1 4.6 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.0 0.0 13.5 -4.3 9.8 0.0 2.8 10.1 223 ( 9.3) 31/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.3 -1.3 11.2 -3.4 6.6 0.0 3.4 8.1 129 ( 5.4) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 21.9 0.0 11.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 292 (12.2) 28/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.9 +0.4 8.7 -2.2 6.9 0.0 2.8 -- 91 ( 3.8) 22/12
BUNDABERG AERO 23.4 +0.8 9.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 21.0 -0.1 9.7 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 21/13
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 +0.3 9.4 -1.1 7.9 0.0 3.0 9.8 304 (12.7) 22/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 +2.7 7.3 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 24/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 21.9 +5.1 5.9 -0.2 2.8 0.0 2.0 -- 6 ( 0.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.2 +2.8 7.9 -1.2 3.7 0.0 1.6 9.4 218 ( 9.1) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +2.0 8.7 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 21/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.3 +3.6 7.5 -0.4 5.7 0.4 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 18/04
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.9 +2.0 7.0 +0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 15/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.7 +3.2 6.0 +3.5 -1.2 0.0 2.6 7.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +4.2 6.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 39/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.5 +3.9 10.8 +2.2 8.0 0.0 1.6 3.5 -- 30/15
RICHMOND RAAF 21.8 +3.8 7.2 +2.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 28/14
BELLAMBI AWS 19.8 +2.1 12.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 +3.4 10.1 +6.4 8.2 0.0 1.8 4.0 310 (12.9) 26/05
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.6 +1.4 7.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 28/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.8 +1.8 4.8 -0.4 0.3 0.0 2.2 6.0 280 (11.7) 30/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.6 +0.6 6.3 +2.6 -- 1.2 0.4 -- 320 (13.3) 21/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.7 +1.4 3.9 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 31/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 +2.5 11.3 +4.4 9.1 0.4 0.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +1.0 5.2 +1.2 -- 2.4 -- -- 533 (22.2) 39/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.3 -0.8 7.5 +4.6 -- 7.4 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 22/02
HOBART AIRPORT 12.5 -0.4 9.3 +4.7 7.2 2.8 0.8 0.7 332 (13.8) 28/00
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

36.0 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.9 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
34.8 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.9 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT

+8.9 : 30.8 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+8.4 : 27.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 29.4 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+8.2 : 30.9 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
+8.0 : 27.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
23.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
22.7 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

+8.1 : 9.2 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+7.1 : 14.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+6.7 : 12.7 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
+6.7 : 8.4 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
+6.6 : 14.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA

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

0.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.5 : 16.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-3.4 : 15.8 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-3.0 : 16.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-2.5 : 22.7 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-2.4 : 15.7 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-2.4 : 16.6 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-2.4 : 28.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT

-4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-3.5 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-3.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-2.9 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.5 GLEN INNES AG RESEARCH STN N Tablelands W NSW

-10.8 : -4.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.3 : 0.9 EUCLA Eucla WA
-6.8 : 3.8 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-6.6 : 12.6 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-6.1 : 0.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-6.1 : 11.3 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country 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.
65.0 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY) N Coast TAS
58.0 HAMPSHIRE (NEENA ROAD) N Coast TAS
54.6 LIENA (OLD SCHOOL HOUSE) N Coast TAS
52.6 EAGLEHAWK NECK (JETTY ROAD) Southeast TAS
51.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE Central Plateau TAS

TASMANIA
N Coast
65.0 LOONGANA (SERENDIPITY)
58.0 HAMPSHIRE (NEENA ROAD)
54.6 LIENA (OLD SCHOOL HOUSE)
Southeast
52.6 EAGLEHAWK NECK (JETTY ROAD)
Central Plateau
51.6 CRADLE MOUNTAIN VISITORS CENTRE

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

0.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.2 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1352 (56.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1160 (48.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1113 (46.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1111 (46.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1079 (45.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
992 (41.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
970 (40.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
866 (36.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
858 (35.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
839 (35.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
822 (34.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
770 (32.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
757 (31.5) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
738 (30.8) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
724 (30.2) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
710 (29.6) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
692 (28.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
688 (28.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
666 (27.8) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
661 (27.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
651 (27.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
642 (26.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
640 (26.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
627 (26.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
625 (26.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
622 (25.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
620 (25.8) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
620 (25.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
614 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
612 (25.5) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
610 (25.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
109/01 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
104/01 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/00 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
81/00 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
78/01 TASMAN ISLAND 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ALBANY AIRPORT
4.8mm in 13 min to 10:23 22.2mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.4mm/h
4.6mm in 6 min to 11:00 46.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
COULTA (COLES POINT)
10.4mm in 30 min to 05:00 20.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 10.6mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.3mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 09:00 20.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR)
11.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 104(320/ 83 ) at 02:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT HOTHAM : 104(350/ 63 ) at 02:00