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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0845 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

Central West

008305

PORT DENISON

13.6

8.8

15/11/2001

13

1 N

WA

Lower West

009199

LEEMAN

45.6

41.2

12/11/1997

29

1 N

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

38.4

33.0

16/11/2008

58

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 08:45EST, 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 31.4 +4.2 19.7 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 693 (28.9) 55/00
PERTH AIRPORT 32.0 +6.2 18.1 +5.4 15.9 0.0 8.4 12.9 368 (15.3) 39/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 26.2 +5.4 13.9 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 28/16
BUNBURY 26.6 +2.3 18.0 +5.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 35/20
MANDURAH 26.3 +1.7 21.3 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.3 27.2 +1.9 26.5 0.0 8.0 11.2 405 (16.9) 41/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.2 +4.6 21.0 +3.2 -- 0.0 19.0 8.1 423 (17.6) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 25.5 -1.0 13.8 -0.2 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 581 (24.2) 41/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.4 +2.3 10.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 6.4 -- 253 (10.5) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.0 +0.6 4.5 -3.9 1.4 0.0 6.0 11.8 375 (15.6) 37/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 42.3 +6.0 19.3 -2.1 15.6 0.0 14.0 -- 327 (13.6) 39/13
CAIRNS AERO 31.5 +0.9 24.7 +2.4 22.3 0.0 8.0 8.2 291 (12.1) 41/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.8 25.4 +2.5 23.6 0.0 11.4 11.2 511 (21.3) 37/15
MACKAY M.O 31.3 +2.1 22.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 318 (13.3) 24/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.3 +2.1 20.4 +0.9 18.8 0.0 8.0 -- 211 ( 8.8) 34/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +1.2 17.8 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 31/12
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +1.5 19.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 35/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 +0.8 17.4 -0.8 15.1 0.0 5.6 9.0 280 (11.7) 35/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 31.1 +5.5 14.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 436 (18.2) 61/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 36.6 +8.3 18.5 +3.5 5.7 0.0 8.4 -- 145 ( 6.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.0 +1.1 18.3 +2.1 9.0 0.0 5.8 -- 414 (17.3) 43/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +0.5 13.7 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 41/17
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.4 -4.1 14.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 61/05
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.6 -4.5 15.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 35/03
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 26.2 +5.2 10.6 +1.4 2.0 0.0 6.2 11.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 32.7 +4.4 13.5 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 46/22
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.9 -4.1 17.2 +1.8 16.4 0.0 9.0 0.3 864 (36.0) 80/23
RICHMOND RAAF 19.7 -6.9 15.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 46/02
BELLAMBI AWS 18.8 -3.3 16.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 758 (31.6) 70/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.6 +2.9 8.6 -2.2 6.5 0.0 10.4 12.6 428 (17.8) 35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.4 +1.4 10.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 382 (15.9) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.3 +1.8 10.6 -1.9 8.2 0.0 10.6 13.0 440 (18.3) 35/07
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.8 +0.2 8.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 10.2 -- 559 (23.3) 41/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.8 +2.5 5.6 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 41/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.7 -0.3 11.8 +0.6 9.7 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.8 +0.2 3.0 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 320 (13.3) 39/17
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 -1.1 8.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 35/11
HOBART AIRPORT 22.2 +3.2 10.3 +1.1 7.8 0.0 7.0 8.3 662 (27.6) 61/16
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

43.4 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
43.3 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
43.1 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
42.5 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

+9.4 : 32.5 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
+9.4 : 35.4 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.4 : 35.7 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 33.7 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
28.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.6 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.6 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
28.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
28.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+8.9 : 19.8 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.5 : 20.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.2 : 19.5 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+8.1 : 18.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+8.0 : 20.9 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

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

9.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.5 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
12.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
12.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-7.5 : 19.6 PENRITH LAKES AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.9 : 19.7 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-6.8 : 19.2 BADGERYS CREEK AWS Sydney--west NSW
-6.8 : 15.1 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-6.7 : 28.6 CARNEGIE Interior WA

-1.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-11.8 : 0.0 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
**S** -8.9 : 1.0 BRIDPORT (SEA VIEW VILLAS) N Coast TAS
-8.0 : 4.0 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-7.9 : 3.0 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.8 : 1.0 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA

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.
88.0 DUNBAR STATION Gulf Country QLD
45.6 LEEMAN Lower West WA
45.0 PEECHELBA EAST Lower NE VIC
38.4 CARNEGIE Interior WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
45.6 LEEMAN
Interior
38.4 CARNEGIE

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
88.0 DUNBAR STATION

VICTORIA
Lower NE
45.0 PEECHELBA EAST

13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.9 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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4.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.6 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

 1879 (78.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1218 (50.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1201 (50.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1182 (49.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1143 (47.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1092 (45.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1049 (43.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
991 (41.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
930 (38.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
887 (37.0) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
882 (36.8) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
882 (36.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
878 (36.6) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
864 (36.0) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
861 (35.9) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
845 (35.2) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
844 (35.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
787 (32.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
772 (32.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
758 (31.6) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
739 (30.8) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
730 (30.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
725 (30.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
717 (29.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
702 (29.3) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
699 (29.1) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
698 (29.1) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
693 (28.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
693 (28.9) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
692 (28.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
688 (28.7) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
678 (28.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
667 (27.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
662 (27.6) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
661 (27.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
657 (27.4) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
654 (27.3) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
650 (27.1) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
641 (26.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
635 (26.5) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
632 (26.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
628 (26.2) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
614 (25.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
613 (25.5) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
603 (25.1) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
 94/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/16 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
89/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/17 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
83/17 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. 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
Cent Wheatbelt
BONNIE ROCK AG STATION
6.8mm in 8 min to 13:08 51.0mm/h
 Goldfields
SALMON GUMS RES.STN.
10.4mm in 18 min to 18:00 34.7mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.2mm/h
LEONORA AERO
4.2mm in 2 min to 18:32 126.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 19:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
55.2mm in 16 min to 18:46 207.0mm/h
 QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
6.6mm in 14 min to 19:28 28.3mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.0mm/h
18.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 37.2mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 27.0mm/h
15.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 30.4mm/h
33.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 33.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 17.4mm/h
46.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 15.3mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
10.6mm in 7 min to 19:37 90.9mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 19:38 96.0mm/h
34.6mm in 22 min to 20:00 94.4mm/h
51.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 51.0mm/h
50.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 50.6mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 18.7mm/h
 Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
9.4mm in 13 min to 17:30 43.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 18:00 17.8mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
KUNUNURRA AERO : 91(310/ 58 ) at 16:30
Goldfields
KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT : 85(300/ 65 ) at 17:36
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NGAYAWILI : 22(300/185 ) at 13:30
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
PORT BOTANY (MOLINEUX POINT AWS) : 89(180/ 65 ) at 01:00
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 98(190/ 76 ) at 00:36
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 102(320/ 83 ) at 01:36
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(260/ 65 ) at 05:33
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(280/ 70 ) at 14:38