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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0610 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

W Kimberley

003063

CHARNLEY RIVER

52.0

51.0

30/10/2010

37

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

20.9

22.4

18/10/2011

12

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 06:10EST, 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 25.4 +0.9 15.3 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 55/14
PERTH AIRPORT 24.8 +2.2 13.7 +3.5 11.7 0.0 7.0 8.6 390 (16.3) 55/21
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 27.2 +8.5 10.2 +1.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 305 (12.7) 50/09
BUNBURY 21.7 +0.9 11.9 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 54/20
MANDURAH 21.1 -0.5 16.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 217 ( 9.0) 61/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.0 23.0 -2.0 21.8 0.0 3.6 10.6 313 (13.0) 39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 24.7 -6.2 4.9 -9.9 2.5 0.0 10.0 11.6 268 (11.2) --
WHYALLA AERO 24.9 +1.1 5.1 -5.5 -- 0.0 9.2 -- 280 (11.7) 30/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.2 +1.4 5.8 -5.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 137 ( 5.7) 24/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.5 +1.6 5.8 -1.3 3.8 0.0 2.0 9.5 213 ( 8.9) 31/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.8 -2.8 16.4 -2.2 13.9 0.0 11.6 9.4 500 (20.8) 44/02
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.1 21.9 +1.3 -- 0.4 8.0 11.2 494 (20.6) 55/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.5 21.1 +0.4 18.7 0.0 7.6 8.0 479 (20.0) 50/11
MACKAY M.O 25.6 -1.9 20.5 +0.8 -- 2.6 -- 6.0 434 (18.1) 57/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.1 -7.5 17.9 +0.9 17.9 0.2 2.8 -- 341 (14.2) 55/13
BUNDABERG AERO 23.9 -3.0 16.8 +0.2 -- 4.2 -- -- 366 (15.3) 57/15
COOLANGATTA 24.0 -0.4 14.5 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 54/14
BRISBANE AERO 23.5 -1.9 13.9 -1.8 12.4 1.6 2.6 11.3 315 (13.1) 48/18
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.9 -3.4 11.5 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 691 (28.8) 52/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 23.1 -2.0 10.9 -1.3 7.0 0.0 4.8 -- 190 ( 7.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.5 -2.1 13.0 -0.8 10.7 0.0 4.0 10.9 360 (15.0) 46/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.5 -2.3 6.4 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 44/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.3 -3.3 9.3 -2.7 6.2 0.8 3.6 10.3 260 (10.8) 39/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.5 -2.1 9.8 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 24/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 17.8 +0.3 3.4 -3.2 -3.6 0.0 3.0 10.9 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.2 -1.4 6.4 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 43/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.0 -2.5 12.2 -1.0 9.4 1.4 5.0 10.6 404 (16.8) 34/10
RICHMOND RAAF 22.6 -2.2 9.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 24/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.9 +1.5 11.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 21/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 22.6 +1.2 2.6 -5.1 0.4 0.0 7.0 11.1 258 (10.8) 22/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +0.7 4.6 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.2 +0.4 5.0 -4.8 1.1 0.0 5.2 11.5 289 (12.0) 24/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.3 +1.4 4.1 -3.4 0.0 0.0 4.0 -- 317 (13.2) 22/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.0 +1.7 2.3 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 203 ( 8.5) 22/00
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.2 +2.5 11.6 +2.1 3.3 0.22 9.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.6 +3.0 7.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 28/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.7 +1.7 5.5 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 +1.1 7.4 -0.1 4.5 0.0 4.0 1.6 447 (18.6) 55/11
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

37.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
37.0 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
36.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
36.3 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
36.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

+15.9 : 37.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+14.5 : 35.6 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+13.4 : 36.3 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
+13.0 : 35.4 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+12.9 : 34.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
+12.9 : 34.4 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
25.2 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
25.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
24.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+11.0 : 20.0 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
+10.0 : 17.2 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.9 : 18.5 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.7 : 16.8 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.3 : 18.0 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

6.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.2 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
11.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-7.8 : 26.7 PAPUNYA N Plateau NT
-7.5 : 22.1 ROCKHAMPTON AERO Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-7.4 : 23.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 20.9 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
-7.1 : 31.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

-4.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-2.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.9 : 4.9 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.7 : 12.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-9.6 : 5.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-9.2 : 4.5 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-9.1 : -3.5 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast 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.
52.0 CHARNLEY RIVER W Kimberley WA
47.2 GURNANG STATE FOREST (OBERON (YOUNG ADUL C Tablelands S NSW
40.0 CROOKWELL POST OFFICE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
35.8 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP W Kimberley WA
32.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
52.0 CHARNLEY RIVER
35.8 MOUNT HOUSE AIRSTRIP

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
32.0 HAWKINS CREEK

NEW SOUTH WALES
C Tablelands S
47.2 GURNANG STATE FOREST (OBERON (YOUNG ADUL
Goulburn/Monaro
40.0 CROOKWELL POST OFFICE

11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.7 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.6 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.6 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
11.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

6.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
4.2 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.6 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.1 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
1.6 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1446 (60.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1296 (54.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1256 (52.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1030 (42.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1022 (42.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
936 (39.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
901 (37.5) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
886 (36.9) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
877 (36.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
872 (36.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
868 (36.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
805 (33.5) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
727 (30.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
716 (29.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
693 (28.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
691 (28.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
681 (28.4) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
674 (28.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
661 (27.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
646 (26.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
645 (26.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
644 (26.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
630 (26.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
629 (26.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
621 (25.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
614 (25.6) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
609 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
607 (25.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
603 (25.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
104/19 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
102/17 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
100/09 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
81/18 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
81/17 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
81/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/14 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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
Wide Bay/Burnett
LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 91(290/ 72 ) at 22:16
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(120/ 63 ) at 18:36
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(140/ 63 ) at 17:17
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(140/ 63 ) at 23:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 104(320/ 85 ) at 19:45
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 102(240/ 63 ) at 17:30
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(280/ 72 ) at 09:30