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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0445 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

Lower West

009252

NOBLE FALLS

32.0

31.0

06/09/2005

13

1 N

WA

Lower West

009256

GARDEN ISLAND HSF

21.2

18.6

25/09/2007

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009710

BUREKUP

46.6

38.1

01/09/1931

32

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

44.2

38.0

06/09/2000

14

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009801

ALEXANDRA BRIDGE

55.2

39.4

29/09/2001

42

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009893

WILLOWDALE

59.0

48.2

06/09/2000

31

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009971

ACTON PARK

34.4

29.2

15/09/2002

12

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009978

JINDONG

35.0

26.8

15/09/2002

11

1 N

WA

SW & S Coast

009982

HENTY BROOK

38.6

24.8

06/09/2005

11

1 N

WA

Cent Wheatbelt

010311

YORK

26.0

22.0

29/09/2001

17

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010876

CAERNARVON PARK

33.8

29.8

03/09/1976

37

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010888

DWARDA DOWNS

30.4

26.0

14/09/1984

31

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010909

FOLLANS

27.0

20.0

07/09/2005

17

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010910

WYONNING

24.2

22.4

12/09/2009

14

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010917

WANDERING

34.6

26.0

03/09/1999

14

1 N

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011003

EUCLA

20.9

19.6

02/09/2011

21

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

22.5

20.1

02/09/2011

18

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

Gt Southern

010524

BROOKTON

10.6

10.6

22/09/1968

44

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Gt Southern

010917

WANDERING

10.8

12.3

27/09/2011

14

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

93

89.0

29/09/2001

12

N


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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 04:44EST, 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 18.1 -3.9 10.7 +1.5 -- 6.6 -- -- 828 (34.5) 72/05
PERTH AIRPORT 15.8 -4.3 8.1 -0.8 6.9 32.2 3.8 4.1 569 (23.7) 81/15
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 11.8 -5.5 5.4 -2.6 -- 17.4 -- -- 510 (21.3) 65/16
BUNBURY 14.8 -3.5 7.9 -0.5 -- 27.2 -- -- 531 (22.1) 68/13
MANDURAH 15.6 -3.2 9.5 -2.1 -- 20.0 -- -- 865 (36.0) 78/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.2 -1.4 20.0 -3.0 18.8 0.0 6.8 9.5 -- 37/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.5 +5.3 4.6 -5.7 2.3 0.0 6.8 11.2 206 ( 8.6) 34/11
WHYALLA AERO 29.7 +8.2 13.7 +5.6 -- 0.0 7.8 -- 465 (19.4) 81/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.0 +8.0 11.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 3.4 -- 206 ( 8.6) 57/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 23.2 +7.4 5.9 -0.4 3.2 0.0 2.4 5.9 268 (11.2) 70/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.9 +0.7 10.3 -4.0 7.4 0.0 7.0 11.0 254 (10.6) 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.2 18.7 0.0 17.2 0.0 8.0 9.0 491 (20.5) 48/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.6 -1.1 16.2 -1.2 12.2 0.0 8.1 10.8 463 (19.3) 46/12
MACKAY M.O 23.0 -2.2 14.3 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 376 (15.7) 35/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.4 -1.9 14.1 +0.5 11.6 0.0 5.4 -- 276 (11.5) 34/15
BUNDABERG AERO 24.2 -1.2 8.1 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/13
COOLANGATTA 23.2 0.0 8.5 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 30/15
BRISBANE AERO 23.7 -0.5 8.8 -3.9 5.0 0.0 4.0 10.8 307 (12.8) 28/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.7 -0.5 5.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 21/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.3 +1.9 5.4 -3.2 0.0 0.0 4.0 -- 12 ( 0.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.7 +1.8 5.4 -5.6 1.7 0.0 3.0 10.7 171 ( 7.1) 39/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.3 -1.2 4.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 30/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.8 +3.5 3.3 -5.8 -0.2 0.0 4.0 10.3 184 ( 7.7) 31/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.4 +3.0 3.4 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 22/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.2 +3.2 1.7 -2.5 -2.5 0.0 3.6 9.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.1 +1.9 0.5 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 169 ( 7.0) 24/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.8 +2.3 9.3 -1.1 4.2 0.0 4.0 9.9 326 (13.6) 26/07
RICHMOND RAAF 24.8 +2.2 1.5 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 55 ( 2.3) 22/18
BELLAMBI AWS 20.6 +0.5 11.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 26/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.1 +4.5 4.2 -0.9 1.4 0.0 2.6 9.9 204 ( 8.5) 28/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.2 +3.2 4.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.1 +6.7 7.8 +0.5 2.5 0.0 6.0 10.5 273 (11.4) 50/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.0 +5.6 7.4 +2.0 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 252 (10.5) 28/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.9 +6.1 4.4 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 41/16
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 24.1 +6.9 12.5 +4.5 9.9 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.5 +5.7 8.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 61/21
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.8 +1.3 1.7 -3.4 -- 5.2 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 37/13
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 +4.2 4.1 -1.9 1.0 0.0 3.4 9.9 438 (18.3) 50/21
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

37.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
37.4 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
36.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+12.9 : 34.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+11.0 : 33.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 29.1 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+9.1 : 30.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.0 : 28.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

24.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+14.3 : 22.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+12.2 : 21.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.8 : 17.0 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+8.7 : 16.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.8 : 16.4 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

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

3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
6.6 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
6.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.8 : 16.1 LEONORA Goldfields WA
-8.5 : 10.6 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 17.4 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
-7.9 : 13.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.9 : 11.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.6 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-4.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-10.7 : -1.2 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.0 : 1.9 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 11.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-8.7 : 2.1 ST GEORGE AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-8.6 : -0.4 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.6 : 2.0 LIGHTNING RIDGE VISITORS INFORMATION CEN Upper Darling NSW
-8.6 : -0.5 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW

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.
67.2 BICKLEY Lower West WA
59.0 WILLOWDALE Lower West WA
57.6 MOUNT WILLIAM
56.4 PICKERING BROOK Lower West WA
55.2 ALEXANDRA BRIDGE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
67.2 BICKLEY
59.0 WILLOWDALE
56.4 PICKERING BROOK
55.2 ALEXANDRA BRIDGE
54.0 DWELLINGUP
52.6 HUNTLY
50.4 FOREST GROVE

ISLANDS

57.6 MOUNT WILLIAM

11.3 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
10.9 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

.....

7.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
7.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
5.9 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
4.1 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1225 (51.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1191 (49.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1111 (46.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
1077 (44.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
1073 (44.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
995 (41.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
967 (40.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
904 (37.7) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
866 (36.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
865 (36.0) MANDURAH Lower West WA
848 (35.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
844 (35.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
830 (34.6) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
828 (34.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
822 (34.3) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
750 (31.3) MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
737 (30.7) FORREST Eucla WA
723 (30.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
718 (29.9) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
711 (29.6) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
697 (29.0) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
696 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
690 (28.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
681 (28.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
675 (28.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
668 (27.8) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
656 (27.3) NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
656 (27.3) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
653 (27.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
653 (27.2) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
650 (27.1) MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
650 (27.1) CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
650 (27.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
648 (27.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
639 (26.6) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
630 (26.3) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
627 (26.1) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
625 (26.0) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
621 (25.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
615 (25.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
614 (25.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
611 (25.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
609 (25.4) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
607 (25.3) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
607 (25.3) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
606 (25.3) MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
605 (25.2) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
605 (25.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
604 (25.2) EUCLA Eucla WA
602 (25.1) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
117/14 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
115/13 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
109/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
104/22 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
102/10 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
94/10 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
94/23 COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
94/20 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
93/12 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
91/15 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
91/22 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
91/20 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
91/13 NORTH WALPOLE Lower West WA

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

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
NORTH ISLAND : 83(250/ 65 ) at 06:18
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 93(230/ 78 ) at 06:48
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 82(230/ 63 ) at 14:19
OCEAN REEF : 93(230/ 67 ) at 11:02
CAPE LEEUWIN : 115(230/ 69 ) at 15:10
CAPE NATURALISTE : 117(230/ 95 ) at 14:11
ESPERANCE AERO : 87(310/ 63 ) at 01:48
WITCHCLIFFE : 93(240/ 41 ) at 12:29
BUSSELTON JETTY : 91(240/ 63 ) at 14:17
NORTH WALPOLE : 91(250/ 43 ) at 13:59
Cent Wheatbelt
CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD : 74(280/ 63 ) at 11:41
Eucla
FORREST : 80(280/ 63 ) at 16:00
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 72(280/ 63 ) at 02:03
SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD : 76(250/ 63 ) at 11:03
Interior
WARBURTON AIRFIELD : 89(300/ 63 ) at 13:00
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
WUDINNA AERO : 87(350/ 63 ) at 21:24
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 83(250/ 63 ) at 23:30
CLEVE AERODROME : 82(360/ 63 ) at 12:00
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 102(340/ 80 ) at 10:30
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) : 102( 20/ 63 ) at 22:00
W Coast
CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE : 91( 10/ 50 ) at 23:00
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 95(360/ 78 ) at 23:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(320/ 76 ) at 22:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 85(290/ 65 ) at 20:04
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 91(310/ 52 ) at 20:46
W Coast
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(320/ 65 ) at 20:00