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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0628 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063254

ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

-9.0

-8.0

01/10/2012

37

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

NSW

Far Northwest

046012

WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS

2.9

2.9

01/10/2012

13

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 06:28EST, 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 26.1 +1.6 8.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 52/17
PERTH AIRPORT 22.3 -0.3 6.7 -3.5 5.6 2.0 3.0 10.4 368 (15.3) 41/19
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.8 +0.1 8.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 34/12
BUNBURY 19.8 -1.0 7.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 30/17
MANDURAH 20.6 -1.0 12.0 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 37/17
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.9 -0.3 24.3 -0.7 24.0 0.0 7.0 8.8 363 (15.1) 35/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.6 +7.7 15.0 +0.2 13.2 0.0 10.4 10.5 267 (11.1) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 26.5 +2.7 8.5 -2.1 -- 0.0 11.2 -- 265 (11.0) 41/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.6 +1.8 10.2 -1.3 -- 0.2 2 10.0 -- 175 ( 7.3) 34/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.3 -2.6 6.0 -1.1 4.7 0.0 1.2 6.2 259 (10.8) 34/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.0 +4.4 14.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 39/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 -1.6 16.6 -4.0 14.1 0.0 7.4 11.4 210 ( 8.8) 28/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.9 +0.5 15.6 -5.1 12.4 0.0 5.8 11.5 206 ( 8.6) 30/10
MACKAY M.O 29.8 +2.3 17.1 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 39/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 +2.3 14.3 -2.7 13.0 0.0 6.6 -- 215 ( 9.0) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 27.4 +0.5 16.0 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 23.7 -0.7 17.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 523 (21.8) 31/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.1 -1.3 17.7 +2.0 16.1 0.0 7.8 6.1 530 (22.1) 31/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.3 -2.0 11.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 725 (30.2) 52/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.6 -0.5 9.8 -2.4 5.7 0.0 6.8 -- 177 ( 7.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 20.3 -3.3 14.1 +0.3 11.9 0.0 6.4 8.0 551 (23.0) 30/07
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 20.5 -3.3 11.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 31/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.4 -4.2 11.8 -0.2 7.6 0.0 4 37.6 -- 535 (22.3) 35/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.9 -4.7 10.3 -0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 22/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 14.5 -3.0 1.0 -5.6 -9.0 0.0 3.0 11.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.3 -2.3 3.0 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 37/18
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.3 -4.2 13.6 +0.4 12.8 0.0 7.8 5.9 668 (27.8) 39/23
RICHMOND RAAF 20.7 -4.1 11.6 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 34/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -4.7 12.2 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 31/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.9 -3.5 2.1 -5.6 -0.2 0.0 5.6 7.4 241 (10.0) 31/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -4.7 3.5 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.9 -0.9 4.4 -5.4 1.0 0.0 5.6 10.9 243 (10.1) 30/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.0 -4.9 5.9 -1.6 -- 0.0 18.0 -- 367 (15.3) 28/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.7 -4.6 4.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 266 (11.1) 30/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.3 -3.4 9.2 -0.3 6.4 5.0 3 7.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.3 -4.3 5.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 28/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.6 +0.6 3.4 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 34/14
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 -1.2 5.9 -1.6 3.3 0.2 3.0 11.6 321 (13.4) 30/15
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

43.6 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
42.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
42.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
41.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 38.0 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+8.3 : 40.5 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
+8.3 : 42.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+8.1 : 39.7 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 39.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

27.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
27.0 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
26.8 TELFER AERO Interior WA
26.4 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 19.4 FORREST Eucla WA
**S** +7.7 : 25.0 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
+7.3 : 22.7 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
**S** +7.2 : 15.8 PEMBERTON Lower West WA
+6.5 : 23.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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

1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-7.1 : 1.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-6.4 : 11.8 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 : 16.1 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-6.3 : 15.7 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC
-6.0 : 12.9 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-6.0 : 13.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-4.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-9.0 : 2.9 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
-8.3 : 2.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-8.1 : -0.4 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-8.0 : 3.5 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-8.0 : 1.4 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-8.0 : 1.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S 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.
39.2 WALKER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.4 TANGAMBALANGA NE DAIRY Lower NE VIC
29.4 BROGO DAM South Coast NSW
26.0 CATHCART (MOUNT DARRAGH) South Coast NSW
22.0 MURCHISON (ARCADIA (SUNNYVILLE)) Upper North VIC

12.3 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
11.9 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
11.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.8 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW

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4.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
4.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
3.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.2 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
2.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1019 (42.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
982 (40.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
857 (35.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
817 (34.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
812 (33.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
808 (33.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
807 (33.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
806 (33.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
805 (33.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
775 (32.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
764 (31.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
729 (30.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
725 (30.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
709 (29.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
705 (29.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
696 (29.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
689 (28.7) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
687 (28.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
673 (28.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
668 (27.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
653 (27.2) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
650 (27.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
633 (26.4) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
625 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
610 (25.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
606 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
600 (25.0) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
70/00 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
70/19 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
67/01 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
63/18 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
55/15 GERALDTON AIRPORT Central 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
8.0mm in 12 min to 17:30 40.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.8mm/h
None reported