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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0528 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

NSW

N Tablelands E

057114

BARYULGIL (CLARENCE RIVER)

53.0

37.0

05/09/2008

12

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058152

MACLEAN (SOUTH ARM)

44.0

28.4

05/09/2008

12

1 N

NSW

North Coast

058161

GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS

32.8

30.8

05/09/2010

12

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009746

WITCHCLIFFE

14.4

14.3

14/09/2002

14

1 N

WA

Gt Southern

010911

LAKE GRACE

13.9

13.9

11/09/2006

16

1 N Equal to record.


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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 05:28EST, 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 23.2 +1.2 16.2 +7.0 -- 3.2 -- -- 583 (24.3) 48/05
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 +0.9 14.8 +5.9 14.1 9.8 5.2 7.6 525 (21.9) 50/08
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 20.8 +3.5 12.6 +4.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 371 (15.5) 43/16
BUNBURY 20.2 +1.9 13.5 +5.1 -- 11.6 -- -- 340 (14.2) 44/00
MANDURAH 21.0 +2.2 16.3 +4.7 -- 6.4 -- -- 605 (25.2) 50/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 +0.3 20.9 -2.1 19.9 0.0 6.8 10.9 305 (12.7) 31/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.3 +9.1 14.6 +4.3 11.8 0.0 10.2 10.5 343 (14.3) 55/09
WHYALLA AERO 18.8 -2.7 2.7 -5.4 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 284 (11.8) 28/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 -1.0 5.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 91 ( 3.8) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.2 +0.4 2.6 -3.7 0.0 0.4 0.4 10.4 178 ( 7.4) 31/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.0 +2.8 5.6 -8.7 4.5 0.0 8.6 11.1 274 (11.4) 28/15
CAIRNS AERO 28.3 +0.2 19.9 +1.2 17.5 0.4 6.2 10.2 218 ( 9.1) 26/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 +1.1 18.9 +1.5 16.0 0.0 6.4 10.5 465 (19.4) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 24.6 -0.6 16.8 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- 9.6 279 (11.6) 28/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +1.6 15.4 +1.8 13.8 7.4 5.0 -- 233 ( 9.7) 24/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.1 +1.7 13.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 37/16
COOLANGATTA 21.2 -2.0 14.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 28/10
BRISBANE AERO 21.5 -2.7 15.2 +2.5 12.4 3.0 4.6 4.3 307 (12.8) 30/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 -1.8 10.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 39/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.5 +2.1 10.9 +2.3 6.7 0.0 4.2 -- 146 ( 6.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.1 +0.2 13.1 +2.1 11.5 8.4 4.4 5.7 431 (18.0) 44/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.6 -0.9 11.1 +1.6 -- 6.4 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 35/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.9 +2.6 9.0 -0.1 6.2 0.4 1.8 8.0 273 (11.4) 52/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 22.9 +1.5 7.6 -0.1 -- 21.6 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 28/17
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 16.5 +2.5 5.7 +1.5 -2.0 0.0 3.0 6.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.1 +0.9 6.1 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 63/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 22.2 +1.7 12.8 +2.4 10.1 0.0 3.6 7.7 502 (20.9) 37/18
RICHMOND RAAF 23.2 +0.6 8.0 -0.1 -- 3.2 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -1.3 11.8 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 30/17
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.0 +2.4 4.5 -0.6 2.4 0.0 2.2 6.3 253 (10.5) 37/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.5 -1.5 5.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 70 ( 2.9) 34/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.3 -1.1 8.4 +1.1 6.6 11.2 4.8 10.2 250 (10.4) 44/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.6 +0.2 6.7 +1.3 4.0 0.64 2.1 -- 116 ( 4.8) 34/06
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.9 -2.9 7.8 +3.5 -- 1.8 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 31/05
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.1 -0.1 8.7 +0.7 6.6 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.1 -0.7 5.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 34/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.3 +1.8 7.2 +2.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 96 ( 4.0) 17/21
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 -2.2 5.2 -0.8 2.4 0.0 0.8 1.8 212 ( 8.8) 34/13
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

39.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.7 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
38.6 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
38.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
38.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
38.5 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+9.1 : 36.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+9.1 : 36.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
+8.8 : 37.6 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+8.7 : 36.4 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+8.7 : 35.5 KULGERA N Plateau NT

25.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA
24.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.5 : 14.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 16.9 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
+8.9 : 16.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
+8.6 : 13.3 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.5 : 24.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

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

1.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.3 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
5.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.5 : 21.1 BRISBANE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.3 : 21.7 BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.6 : 19.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-3.4 : 20.1 REDLANDS HRS Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-3.3 : 12.9 REDESDALE N Central VIC

-1.4 YONGALA Upper North SA
-0.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-0.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.8 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-0.6 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

-8.7 : 5.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-8.5 : 10.7 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-8.3 : -0.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.4 : 0.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-7.4 : 7.2 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT 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.
53.0 BARYULGIL (CLARENCE RIVER) N Tablelands E NSW
50.0 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW
48.6 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
44.0 MACLEAN (SOUTH ARM) North Coast NSW
43.0 SEELANDS (BREAM PLACE) North Coast NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
N Tablelands E
53.0 BARYULGIL (CLARENCE RIVER)
North Coast
50.0 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL
44.0 MACLEAN (SOUTH ARM)
43.0 SEELANDS (BREAM PLACE)

ISLANDS
Islands
48.6 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.1 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.0 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

.....

1.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.8 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

770 (32.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
749 (31.2) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
685 (28.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
658 (27.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
605 (25.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
72/14 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
70/16 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
70/17 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
67/12 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
67/12 LEONORA AERO Goldfields 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
BRIDGETOWN
14.8mm in 1 hr to 01:30 14.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
14.2mm in 30 min to 05:30 28.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.6mm/h
10.8mm in 30 min to 06:00 21.6mm/h
25.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 25.0mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 9.3mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 06:30 17.4mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
15.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 15.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS
8.0mm in 7 min to 16:30 68.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
N Tablelands W
INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.0mm/h
4.0mm in 12 min to 21:00 20.0mm/h
North Coast
GRAFTON AIRPORT AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
15.2mm in 13 min to 17:59 70.2mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.8mm/h
Hunter Valley
MERRIWA (ROSCOMMON)
10.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.8mm/h
Sydney--east
TERREY HILLS AWS
10.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 20.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 10.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Sydney--west
RICHMOND RAAF
10.0mm in 23 min to 15:00 26.1mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.6mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.8mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
COMBIENBAR AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.0mm/h
W Central
AVALON AIRPORT
7.4mm in 10 min to 15:13 44.4mm/h
5.8mm in 17 min to 15:30 20.5mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 14.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
None reported