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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0302 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

Central West

008038

MOORA WEST

26.6

24.6

22/08/2003

12

1 n

WA

Central West

008057

GREEN GROVE

55.6

44.5

10/08/1959

60

1 y

WA

Central West

008064

INDARRIE

41.8

38.4

08/08/1945

86

1 y

WA

Central West

008174

NOONDINE

42.8

29.2

22/08/2003

12

1 n

WA

Central West

008225

ENEABBA

47.6

37.7

18/08/2005

47

1 y

WA

Central West

008305

PORT DENISON

53.6

28.4

11/08/2003

12

53.0

30/05/2011

14

1 y

WA

Lower West

009037

BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN

49.0

46.6

21/08/1987

50

1 n

WA

Lower West

009199

LEEMAN

63.0

61.4

13/08/1987

29

1 n

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

6.8

7.0

22/08/2002

12

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

7.1

7.4

05/08/2006

12

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014954

BRADSHAW

8.0

9.0

03/08/2003

14

1 Y

SA

NW Pastoral

016085

MARLA POLICE STATION

-2.2

-2.1

16/08/2002

26

1 Y

SA

NW Pastoral

016096

ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME)

-4.0

-4.0

02/08/1999

15

1 Y Equal to record.

SA

W Agricultural

018201

PORT AUGUSTA AERO

-1.8

-1.7

01/08/2003

12

1 Y

SA

Yorke Peninsula

022049

STENHOUSE BAY

2.9

3.9

03/08/1999

17

3.4

24/07/2008

18

1 Y

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

1.7

2.1

03/08/2003

11

1 Y

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

0.3

1.9

07/08/2007

15

1 Y

QLD

Far SW

045025

THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT

0.7

0.8

09/08/2008

14

1 Y

NSW

Lower Darling

047048

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS

-1.6

-1.1

10/08/1995

22

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 03:02EST, 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 18.8 -1.2 10.9 +2.0 -- 22.6 -- -- 269 (11.2) 31/13
PERTH AIRPORT 16.0 -2.5 7.3 -0.7 5.7 17.0 3.4 5.4 266 (11.1) 43/12
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 15.5 -0.6 7.5 0.0 -- 2.8 -- -- 413 (17.2) 46/15
BUNBURY 16.2 -1.3 6.9 -0.6 -- 4.6 -- -- 288 (12.0) 39/04
MANDURAH 17.1 -0.7 13.6 +2.8 -- 12.2 -- -- 443 (18.5) 50/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.3 -1.1 16.3 -4.1 14.9 0.0 7.2 11.2 388 (16.2) 52/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 19.3 -3.3 -3.6 -9.6 -5.7 0.0 4.0 10.3 275 (11.5) 31/10
WHYALLA AERO 17.1 -1.4 -0.6 -6.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 179 ( 7.5) 35/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 15.5 -1.1 2.2 -6.0 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 90 ( 3.8) 26/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +0.1 0.2 -5.3 -2.0 0.0 0.4 8.4 112 ( 4.7) 22/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 24.4 -2.9 2.8 -7.5 0.4 0.0 5.2 10.8 368 (15.3) 34/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.9 -1.7 16.0 -1.4 14.4 0.0 7.2 10.3 454 (18.9) 39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 22.8 -3.2 10.7 -4.0 4.5 0.0 3.2 10.0 278 (11.6) 34/14
MACKAY M.O 20.8 -1.8 9.0 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 345 (14.4) 35/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.5 -1.3 6.8 -3.9 4.4 0.0 3.2 -- 129 ( 5.4) 24/17
BUNDABERG AERO 21.9 -1.4 7.3 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 28/12
COOLANGATTA 18.7 -2.6 6.9 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 19.9 -1.8 6.4 -3.2 3.1 0.0 3.6 10.0 284 (11.8) 37/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 15.9 -2.6 3.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 163 ( 6.8) 37/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 15.7 -2.2 1.4 -4.4 -1.5 0.0 2.4 -- 82 ( 3.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0 -2.8 4.0 -4.3 0.5 0.0 2.6 10.1 426 (17.8) 31/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.9 -3.3 7.3 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 37/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 15.7 -2.9 4.7 -2.2 3.2 0.0 3.2 8.3 460 (19.2) 31/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.7 -3.3 5.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 129 ( 5.4) 26/02
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 8.8 -2.2 -1.8 -3.9 -9.8 0.1 0.5 8.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 14.9 -2.6 -1.5 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 14.3 -4.0 6.9 -1.2 4.2 0.0 2.4 8.3 616 (25.7) 48/13
RICHMOND RAAF 16.9 -2.8 -0.2 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 31/14
BELLAMBI AWS 14.4 -3.6 8.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 55/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.6 -0.9 -2.8 -6.4 -4.4 0.0 2.2 9.1 136 ( 5.7) 30/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 -1.3 -0.5 -4.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 21/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.5 -1.8 -0.9 -6.2 -4.6 0.0 1.2 9.1 232 ( 9.7) --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 13.5 -1.2 2.4 -1.5 -4.0 0.0 1.0 -- 240 (10.0) 18/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.6 -0.7 -1.0 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 22/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.2 -0.8 3.7 -3.0 2.4 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.7 +0.3 1.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 28/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.3 -0.5 0.8 -2.9 -- 0.1 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 24/12
HOBART AIRPORT 11.5 -2.0 4.5 -0.2 2.1 11.8 0.0 2.6 315 (13.1) 21/23
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

34.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
31.9 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
31.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD

+5.9 : 25.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+3.1 : 23.9 FORREST Eucla WA
+3.1 : 34.0 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+3.0 : 22.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+6.5 : 10.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.1 : 9.4 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.7 : 11.3 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+5.5 : 11.3 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 10.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

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

-2.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
0.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.0 : 20.8 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-5.8 : 23.8 BRUNETTE DOWNS N Plateau NT
-5.7 : 25.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.7 : 19.3 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 23.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

-7.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-7.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-7.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-10.1 : 3.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-10.1 : 2.7 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-9.7 : 0.3 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-9.6 : -3.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.6 : -4.0 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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.
63.0 LEEMAN Lower West WA
55.6 GREEN GROVE Central West WA
53.6 PORT DENISON Central West WA
49.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
47.6 ENEABBA Central West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
55.6 GREEN GROVE
53.6 PORT DENISON
47.6 ENEABBA
Lower West
63.0 LEEMAN
49.0 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

.....

5.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
4.1 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

918 (38.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
880 (36.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
857 (35.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
776 (32.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
774 (32.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
768 (32.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
768 (32.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
760 (31.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
727 (30.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
722 (30.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
722 (30.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
720 (30.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
673 (28.0) EDDYSTONE POINT E Coast TAS
651 (27.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
648 (27.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
640 (26.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
640 (26.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
639 (26.6) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
621 (25.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
616 (25.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
605 (25.2) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
601 (25.0) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
72/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
70/15 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
68/13 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
63/20 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
61/12 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
61/05 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
61/04 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 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.
None reported

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 78(170/ 69 ) at 17:14