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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0215 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

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023889

VICTOR HARBOR (WAITPINGA CLIFFS)

26.6

26.2

01/07/2009

12

1 y

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030154

YARAMULLA STATION

53.0

38.2

23/07/1993

33

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031131

ALMADEN

62.0

39.0

12/07/1998

40

1 y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031175

MEADOWBANK

42.0

42.0

24/07/2008

57

1 y Equal to record.

QLD

Central Coast E

033083

CARDOWAN

102.0

69.4

24/07/2008

54

1 y

QLD

Central Coast W

034000

BALFES CREEK POST OFFICE

66.8

64.6

24/07/2008

116

1 n

QLD

Central Coast W

034044

BRUSLEE

64.0

55.6

07/07/1985

41

1 y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039035

MELROSE

53.0

52.0

24/07/2008

12

1 y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039326

GLADSTONE AIRPORT

69.4

45.0

07/07/2008

19

1 n

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039334

HAZELDEAN

96.6

42.2

24/07/2008

19

1 y

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039349

WESTWOOD TM

60.0

44.6

24/07/2008

12

1 n

VIC

Upper NE

082142

TOLMIE (MOUNT TABLETOP REPEATER)

87.0

81.0

24/07/2003

12

1 n

Highest minimum temperature

QLD

S Peninsula

028008

LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT

25.2

24.9

31/07/2010

39

1 Y

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031011

CAIRNS AERO

22.7

22.7

31/07/2010

70

1 Y Equal to record.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

11.8

12.6

09/07/2012

14

12.6

09/07/2012

15

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 02:14EST, 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 6.4 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 24/09
PERTH AIRPORT 19.4 +1.5 8.6 +0.6 5.9 0.0 1.2 3.3 246 (10.3) 28/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.3 +2.5 10.8 +3.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 48/14
BUNBURY 19.3 +2.1 12.0 +4.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 44/22
MANDURAH 18.5 +1.1 11.4 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 46/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +3.3 21.4 +2.1 20.3 0.0 6.0 10.8 322 (13.4) 44/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 17.8 -1.9 -1.4 -5.5 -2.4 0.0 4.0 10.1 235 ( 9.8) 44/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.3 +0.4 3.3 -1.9 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 285 (11.9) 34/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.0 -0.3 8.0 +0.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 248 (10.3) 41/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 +2.1 5.9 +0.7 3.9 3.2 1.6 2.9 450 (18.8) 59/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.3 -3.4 12.9 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 52/10
CAIRNS AERO 26.4 +0.7 22.7 +5.7 20.8 0.0 2.4 4.0 193 ( 8.0) 39/23
TOWNSVILLE AERO 21.1 -4.0 17.8 +4.2 17.1 1.4 1.8 0.0 404 (16.8) 50/03
MACKAY M.O 17.7 -3.6 17.2 +4.3 -- 10.4 -- 0.8 244 (10.2) 48/18
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 16.7 -6.4 15.9 +6.4 16.1 54.8 4.6 -- 242 (10.1) 34/01
BUNDABERG AERO 16.7 -5.3 14.3 +4.1 -- 52.0 -- -- 209 ( 8.7) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 20.6 +0.1 15.1 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 20.4 -0.5 15.7 +6.8 14.5 0.4 3.4 4.8 241 (10.0) 39/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 14.4 -2.1 9.3 +2.9 -- 1.2 -- -- 404 (16.8) 44/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 14.7 -1.4 5.6 +0.9 2.5 4.4 1.2 -- 145 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.6 -0.1 10.9 +3.3 9.0 0.5 1.3 -- 263 (11.0) 22/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.0 +0.3 8.5 +2.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 26/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 16.6 -0.4 5.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 55/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.4 +0.9 2.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 30/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 5.5 -3.9 2.2 +0.7 0.4 2.4 1.4 6.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 12.9 -2.3 2.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.6 +1.6 8.1 +1.0 1.3 0.0 5.0 10.0 414 (17.3) 48/19
RICHMOND RAAF 19.0 +1.6 3.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 37/14
BELLAMBI AWS 17.2 +0.4 9.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 55/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.1 -1.6 6.0 +3.3 4.5 3.0 1.8 1.4 406 (16.9) 39/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 11.3 -1.7 6.4 +3.3 -- 9.4 -- -- 343 (14.3) 34/00
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.3 +1.0 3.7 -0.6 1.1 0.4 1.5 6.8 388 (16.2) 39/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 12.6 -0.4 4.3 +1.4 2.0 9.6 -- -- 415 (17.3) 34/01
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.8 -0.7 2.0 -0.5 -- 4.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 35/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.5 +2.0 7.7 +1.7 5.4 3.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 10.4 +0.4 1.7 -1.5 -- 7.8 -- -- 570 (23.8) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.1 -0.5 4.6 +2.4 -- 2.6 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 50/14
HOBART AIRPORT 14.8 +2.4 5.4 +1.3 2.3 0.4 1.0 6.0 247 (10.3) 80/13
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

35.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
34.4 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
34.1 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
34.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

+4.0 : 19.7 ALBANY Lower West WA
+3.9 : 15.0 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+3.5 : 32.5 CHANNEL POINT N Rivers NT

25.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.2 LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
24.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.0 : 15.3 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+9.0 : 22.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT
+8.6 : 14.8 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.4 : 11.6 KINGAROY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+8.2 : 11.0 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
+8.2 : 13.9 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW

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

-0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.2 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-7.7 : 17.2 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-7.5 : 17.5 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-6.5 : 22.7 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-6.4 : 16.7 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-6.3 : 17.5 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD

-10.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-7.5 : 4.0 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-7.0 : -2.5 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.6 : -3.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-6.4 : -10.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.4 : -1.0 WILUNA Interior 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.
106.8 FIG TREE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
102.0 CARDOWAN Central Coast E QLD
101.0 MOONMERA Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
96.6 HAZELDEAN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
95.5 CALLIOPE STATION Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
53.0 YARAMULLA STATION
N Coast--Barron
62.0 ALMADEN
Central Coast E
102.0 CARDOWAN
63.0 MYSTERY PARK
61.0 WILLIAMSON
60.0 DORAVILLE STATION
60.0 BRAMPTON VALE
56.2 SAMUEL HILL AERO
54.0 CERBERUS
53.6 BELGAMBA
52.4 ST LAWRENCE
52.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
51.2 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE
Central Coast W
66.8 BALFES CREEK POST OFFICE
64.0 BRUSLEE
56.2 CARFAX
56.0 TRAFALGAR STATION
53.6 MOUNT MCCONNELL
52.6 MORANBAH AIRPORT
Wide Bay/Burnett
106.8 FIG TREE
101.0 MOONMERA
96.6 HAZELDEAN
95.5 CALLIOPE STATION
80.2 ROWANLEA
77.0 FERNDALE
72.8 DARTS CREEK
70.0 LOVANDEE
69.4 GLADSTONE AIRPORT
69.2 SPRINGS
65.4 UPPER ULAM ROAD
65.2 SOUTHEND CURTIS ISLAND
65.0 SEVENTEEN SEVENTY
64.2 EULEILAH CREEK
61.0 GLADSTONE RADAR
61.0 BOONA-CHOPPA
60.0 WESTWOOD TM
59.4 BUILYAN GUM STREET
59.0 WATALGAN WINFIELD RD
58.5 TURKEY STATION
58.0 GRACEMERE - LUCAS ST
56.0 MAKOWATA
54.8 ROCKHAMPTON AERO
54.2 WOONGARRA TM
53.0 MELROSE
52.6 BROADMEADOWS
52.3 BUSTARD HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
52.0 BUNDABERG AERO
51.0 CALLEMONDAH STATION
50.4 CHARNWOOD
50.0 WOODGATE STORE
Brisbane/SE Coast
73.6 LANDSBOROUGH

VICTORIA
Lower NE
87.0 TOLMIE (MOUNT TABLETOP REPEATER)

10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
**W** 10.7 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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0.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1137 (47.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
941 (39.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
928 (38.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
907 (37.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
891 (37.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
879 (36.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
864 (36.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
812 (33.8) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
802 (33.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
741 (30.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
720 (30.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
716 (29.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
712 (29.7) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
691 (28.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
685 (28.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
679 (28.3) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
678 (28.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
675 (28.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
655 (27.3) GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
649 (27.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
646 (26.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
643 (26.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
637 (26.5) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
632 (26.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
629 (26.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
626 (26.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
612 (25.5) CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
131/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
115/12 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
113/17 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
113/19 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
111/12 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
109/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
109/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
104/17 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
102/18 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
102/11 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
96/16 SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
94/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
93/14 CAPE SORELL W Coast 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.
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
ST LAWRENCE
13.8mm in 1 hr to 01:00 13.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.3mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE RADAR
24.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 8.0mm/h
SEVENTEEN SEVENTY
27.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.0mm/h
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
23.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 104(290/ 61 ) at 17:31
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 113(290/ 67 ) at 18:00
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 76(320/ 63 ) at 13:00
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 100(270/ 69 ) at 16:00
CAPE GRIM : 85(280/ 63 ) at 13:30
E Coast
SWAN ISLAND : 96(300/ 63 ) at 16:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 132(320/ 87 ) at 13:11
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 106(260/ 82 ) at 23:43
TASMAN ISLAND : 95(240/ 35 ) at 23:10
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 109(290/ 43 ) at 14:14
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 93(300/ 56 ) at 14:14
LOW ROCKY POINT : 102(310/ 80 ) at 11:30
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 115(310/ 65 ) at 12:52
MOUNT READ : 111(300/ 59 ) at 12:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 113(290/ 91 ) at 20:00