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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0522 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 maximum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009977

MANDURAH

28.2

28.0

30/09/2010

11

1 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 05:21EST, 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 32.0 +10.0 9.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 34/09
PERTH AIRPORT 28.2 +8.1 10.3 +1.4 7.8 0.0 6.8 10.9 466 (19.4) 65/23
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.9 +1.6 6.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 43/12
BUNBURY 24.7 +6.4 11.1 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 34/21
MANDURAH 28.2 +9.4 13.3 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 343 (14.3) 39/23
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.1 20.8 -2.2 20.1 0.0 7.8 10.7 269 (11.2) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.5 +1.3 5.2 -5.1 4.1 0.0 6.6 11.2 248 (10.3) 35/15
WHYALLA AERO 17.4 -4.1 10.1 +2.0 -- 0.0 7.6 -- 298 (12.4) 44/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -2.0 8.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.2 -0.6 8.8 +2.5 7.8 1.4 0.8 1.0 283 (11.8) 37/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.6 +0.4 15.0 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 37/14
CAIRNS AERO 28.7 +0.6 19.4 +0.7 18.3 0.0 7.6 6.8 363 (15.1) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -0.2 20.0 +2.6 18.4 0.0 8.6 10.1 548 (22.8) 37/10
MACKAY M.O 24.2 -1.0 19.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 401 (16.7) 28/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.0 -2.3 14.8 +1.2 12.8 0.0 7.0 -- 316 (13.2) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO 24.6 -0.8 12.4 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 35/13
COOLANGATTA 22.5 -0.7 11.9 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 34/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.5 -1.7 9.7 -3.0 7.5 0.0 5.4 10.6 332 (13.8) 26/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.9 -2.3 8.8 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 500 (20.8) 37/01
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.2 +1.8 9.5 +0.9 5.0 0.0 4.6 -- 157 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 -0.7 8.2 -2.8 5.0 0.0 8.8 10.4 239 (10.0) 34/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.3 -3.2 6.5 -3.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 31/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.1 +0.8 6.1 -3.0 1.7 0.0 13.6 -- 244 (10.2) 37/15
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.4 -1.0 4.9 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 24/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.4 +1.4 2.6 -1.6 -2.2 0.0 2.6 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +1.8 6.6 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 35/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 +1.4 10.4 0.0 4.7 0.0 3.2 10.3 416 (17.3) 46/19
RICHMOND RAAF 23.3 +0.7 4.6 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 31/13
BELLAMBI AWS 19.3 -0.8 11.5 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 48/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.0 +0.4 0.6 -4.5 -1.6 0.0 3.2 5.1 167 ( 7.0) 31/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.6 -0.4 3.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.1 +2.7 8.4 +1.1 5.1 0.0 4.0 8.2 147 ( 6.1) 37/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.3 -2.1 2.2 -3.2 0.0 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 22/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.8 -2.0 2.9 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 24/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.0 -0.2 7.6 -0.4 6.2 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.9 -0.9 2.9 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 28/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.4 -1.1 3.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 30/11
HOBART AIRPORT 14.7 -0.6 4.9 -1.1 1.9 0.0 3.4 0.2 326 (13.6) 35/15
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

39.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
38.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
38.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.6 : 31.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+10.4 : 33.8 MULLEWA Central West WA
+10.0 : 32.0 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
+10.0 : 32.8 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
+9.6 : 33.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+9.6 : 29.2 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA

25.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
24.9 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+6.7 : 15.2 MULLEWA Central West WA
**S** +6.4 : 14.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+5.8 : 15.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
+5.7 : 10.4 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.1 : 13.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA

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

2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.9 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-4.1 : 17.4 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-3.7 : 18.7 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-3.6 : 16.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-3.4 : 32.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-3.2 : 19.3 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.2 : 16.2 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

-5.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
-3.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.6 : 8.3 LAJAMANU N Rivers NT
-8.2 : 8.8 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-7.6 : 7.6 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
-7.5 : 3.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau 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.
13.0 CAPE LIPTRAP (ILLAWONG) W Gippsland VIC
12.0 DINGEE Lower North VIC
10.2 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
9.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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0.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.3 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.1 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1081 (45.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1024 (42.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
831 (34.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
772 (32.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
736 (30.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
730 (30.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
706 (29.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
696 (29.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
686 (28.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
643 (26.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
642 (26.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
629 (26.2) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
626 (26.1) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
621 (25.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
603 (25.1) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
96/07 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
80/09 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/11 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
65/23 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
63/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
63/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
63/23 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
63/03 LOW ROCKY POINT 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.
None reported

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(320/ 67 ) at 10:00
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 80(280/ 69 ) at 02:23