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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0851 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Lower West

009211

PINDARITA

34.0

26.8

12/11/1997

32

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 08:51EST, 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 28.3 +1.1 14.7 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 46/22
PERTH AIRPORT 30.8 +5.0 15.5 +2.8 12.7 0.0 7.2 6.7 525 (21.9) 63/18
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 21.1 +0.3 8.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 39/15
BUNBURY 28.1 +3.8 13.7 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 26.9 +2.3 17.6 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 48/19
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.1 +0.8 25.5 +0.2 25.1 0.0 5.0 6.2 220 ( 9.2) 52/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.1 +6.5 25.9 +8.1 24.0 0.0 12.0 8.1 276 (11.5) 41/06
WHYALLA AERO 36.0 +9.5 19.5 +5.5 -- 0.0 11.0 -- 242 (10.1) 61/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 33.0 +7.9 19.5 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 34/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.7 +12.3 14.1 +5.7 10.1 0.0 5.8 7.3 272 (11.3) 39/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.2 +3.9 18.5 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 35/12
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +1.3 20.9 -1.4 17.5 0.0 7.0 12.1 306 (12.8) 35/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +1.0 23.8 +0.9 21.2 0.0 9.6 12.0 377 (15.7) 37/13
MACKAY M.O 30.9 +1.7 23.0 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- 9.9 265 (11.0) 30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.1 -0.1 19.7 +0.2 17.9 0.0 8.0 -- 258 (10.8) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 29.1 +0.8 18.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 39/14
COOLANGATTA 26.8 +0.9 18.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 34/13
BRISBANE AERO 27.0 +0.3 20.3 +2.1 18.1 0.0 7.0 11.6 357 (14.9) 34/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.1 -0.5 15.3 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 705 (29.4) 46/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 35.2 +6.9 17.6 +2.6 8.0 0.0 8.0 -- 209 ( 8.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.8 +0.9 17.5 +1.3 14.0 0.4 3.2 -- 277 (11.5) 52/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +1.7 14.5 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 132 ( 5.5) 41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.6 +1.1 13.2 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 39/10
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.4 +2.3 11.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 66 ( 2.8) 26/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 27.4 +6.4 10.2 +1.0 5.9 0.0 7.2 12.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.0 +5.7 16.5 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 395 (16.5) 44/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.7 +2.7 17.0 +1.6 12.7 0.0 5.2 10.8 323 (13.5) 48/13
RICHMOND RAAF 29.9 +3.3 13.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +0.1 15.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 41/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 32.1 +6.4 13.9 +3.1 10.5 0.0 6.8 9.9 248 (10.3) 30/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 32.7 +6.7 12.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 38.2 +10.7 17.8 +5.3 14.0 0.0 8.2 7.5 240 (10.0) 35/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 32.9 +8.3 11.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 167 ( 7.0) 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 34.1 +9.8 13.2 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 141 ( 5.9) 41/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 34.5 +12.5 13.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 30.6 +11.0 10.0 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 50/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.0 +1.6 10.7 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 31/17
HOBART AIRPORT 27.2 +8.2 8.5 -0.7 4.3 0.0 6.0 5.9 375 (15.6) 37/14
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 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
43.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
43.4 WINTON AIRPORT Northwest QLD
43.3 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
43.1 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
43.1 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+13.6 : 35.1 LAVERTON RAAF W Central VIC
+13.5 : 35.1 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
+13.4 : 33.9 CERBERUS E Central VIC
+13.3 : 35.0 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+13.2 : 35.4 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC

28.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.9 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+11.3 : 23.6 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
+9.9 : 22.5 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 22.1 MAITLAND Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+9.6 : 19.1 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA
+9.0 : 19.8 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA

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

15.4 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
15.9 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
16.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
16.1 CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
16.2 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

-4.7 : 21.2 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
-4.7 : 31.7 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-4.3 : 19.1 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.9 : 31.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-3.5 : 35.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

2.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
2.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
3.2 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-7.8 : 2.4 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-6.5 : 11.4 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-4.9 : 8.8 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.8 : 8.4 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
-3.8 : 18.8 COEN AIRPORT N Peninsula 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.
47.2 BONALBO N Rivers NT
47.0 UNDILLA STATION Gulf Country QLD
38.0 ARCTURUS DOWNS Central Highlands QLD
36.6 ELIZABETH DOWNS N Rivers NT
35.0 CAIRO Central Highlands QLD

12.8 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
12.6 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
12.2 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
12.1 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
12.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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5.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
5.3 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
4.9 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
2.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

705 (29.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
700 (29.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
684 (28.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
643 (26.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
601 (25.0) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
109/16 LEONORA AERO Goldfields WA
98/17 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
91/14 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
81/19 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
78/19 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
DALWALLINU
6.0mm in 9 min to 14:00 40.0mm/h
Lower West
PERTH AIRPORT
15.0mm in 7 min to 18:19 128.6mm/h
25.6mm in 1 hr to 18:30 25.6mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 25.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.7mm/h
GINGIN AERO
4.8mm in 6 min to 17:06 48.0mm/h
7.4mm in 12 min to 17:18 37.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.6mm/h
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO
11.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.6mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
NOONAMAH AWS
13.0mm in 15 min to 13:00 52.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.6mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 23.2mm/h
11.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 22.8mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 21.0mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 18.0mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
33.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 67.2mm/h
37.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 37.2mm/h
42.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 42.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:30 13.4mm/h
47.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 15.7mm/h
BATCHELOR AERO
1.8mm in 1 min to 18:20 108.0mm/h
16.8mm in 10 min to 18:30 100.8mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.2mm/h
27.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 27.2mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 10.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
MORNINGTON ISLAND
15.8mm in 28 min to 14:28 33.9mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 15.8mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 21.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h
Central Highlands
ROLLESTON AIRPORT
6.6mm in 8 min to 19:30 49.5mm/h
35.8mm in 21 min to 19:51 102.3mm/h
47.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 47.6mm/h
43.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 43.4mm/h
52.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 17.3mm/h
LOCHINGTON
10.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
LEONORA AERO : 109(280/ 28 ) at 16:11
LAVERTON AERO : 98(340/ 65 ) at 17:14
LEINSTER AERO : 91( 10/ 61 ) at 14:44
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(320/ 65 ) at 21:00