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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0900 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

E Pilbara

004026

NOREENA DOWNS

45.2

41.9

25/11/1965

92

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031108

WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION

0.0

6.0

09/11/1990

45

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003096

WEST ROEBUCK

27.9

27.6

18/11/2005

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI

36.6

36.2

02/11/2009

31

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

NSW

Upper Darling

048245

BOURKE AIRPORT AWS

104

80.0

26/11/2005

11

87.0

07/04/2010

12

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 09:00EST, 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 25.6 -1.6 17.3 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 65/15
PERTH AIRPORT 25.9 +0.1 13.6 +0.9 13.0 0.0 7.6 9.7 333 (13.9) 52/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 35.0 +14.2 14.7 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 424 (17.7) 54/12
BUNBURY 23.2 -1.1 12.0 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 22.7 -1.9 17.5 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 44/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.9 +2.6 26.5 +1.2 26.2 0.0 8.0 10.3 295 (12.3) 35/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.7 +0.1 21.9 +4.1 21.1 4.6 9.2 4.0 382 (15.9) 30/12
WHYALLA AERO 30.0 +3.5 18.1 +4.1 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 577 (24.0) 46/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.9 +6.8 19.7 +5.7 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 320 (13.3) 35/02
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.3 +3.9 12.0 +3.6 11.3 2.0 4.8 12.4 410 (17.1) 48/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 40.8 +4.5 25.0 +3.6 22.4 0.0 12.2 9.4 409 (17.0) 59/22
CAIRNS AERO 33.0 +2.4 23.4 +1.1 21.3 0.0 8.8 11.9 435 (18.1) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.5 +0.8 23.0 +0.1 20.9 0.0 11.6 7.6 516 (21.5) 44/10
MACKAY M.O 29.9 +0.7 23.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.8 377 (15.7) 31/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 -0.5 19.6 +0.1 17.9 0.0 9.2 -- 307 (12.8) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +1.6 17.7 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 39/12
COOLANGATTA 28.3 +2.4 20.3 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 43/15
BRISBANE AERO 28.2 +1.5 18.9 +0.7 16.2 0.0 7.8 11.0 368 (15.3) 41/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 28.6 +3.0 14.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 30.3 +2.0 19.2 +4.2 11.9 2.4 6.6 -- 170 ( 7.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 28.1 +3.2 20.7 +4.5 16.8 0.0 7.0 5.1 610 (25.4) 44/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 30.2 +5.3 19.6 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 39/22
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.4 +7.9 17.8 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 48/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 26.7 +1.6 17.6 +4.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.4 +4.4 17.4 +8.2 13.4 0.1 4.9 1.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.3 -1.0 19.5 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 -0.1 19.4 +4.0 16.3 0.4 4.4 1.0 353 (14.7) 54/20
RICHMOND RAAF 29.6 +3.0 18.9 +4.8 -- 1.8 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 44/19
BELLAMBI AWS 21.2 -0.9 18.6 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 61/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.7 +5.0 17.7 +6.9 15.7 0.2 8.2 4.1 357 (14.9) 70/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.1 +2.1 15.9 +4.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 34/09
MILDURA AIRPORT 37.4 +9.9 21.2 +8.7 17.8 0.4 10.4 9.6 406 (16.9) 37/05
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.2 +2.6 15.3 +5.1 -- 1.0 4.4 -- 268 (11.2) 52/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.5 +4.2 16.1 +6.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 210 ( 8.8) 50/18
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.9 +0.9 15.2 +4.0 -- 17.8 2.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 21.6 +2.0 12.2 +4.4 -- 18.8 -- -- 292 (12.2) 74/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.8 +4.4 13.3 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.8 -0.2 13.0 +3.8 12.7 0.2 7.0 6.2 396 (16.5) 34/17
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

43.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
42.5 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
42.4 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
42.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
42.4 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+14.2 : 35.0 ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON Lower West WA
+13.7 : 37.1 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
+13.2 : 37.8 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+13.1 : 41.8 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+12.8 : 37.2 EYRE Eucla WA

31.6 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
30.5 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD
30.0 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
29.5 WINDORAH POST OFFICE Channel Country QLD
29.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA

+13.2 : 27.9 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
+13.2 : 27.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+12.7 : 29.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+12.2 : 27.1 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+11.5 : 29.4 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA

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

12.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
14.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
14.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
14.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
14.6 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-5.4 : 28.9 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-4.9 : 31.5 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
-4.2 : 16.8 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-4.1 : 21.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
-3.8 : 26.2 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW

6.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
7.2 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.8 WARRA W Coast TAS
8.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-3.6 : 20.2 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-3.0 : 13.4 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-2.3 : 23.3 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
-2.2 : 22.2 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-2.1 : 22.4 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

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.
84.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
58.2 KEEP RIVER RANGERS N Rivers NT
55.0 DIGGERS REST N Kimberley WA
50.4 DURI (DUNGOWAN RD) NW Slopes S NSW
49.2 DURI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
55.0 DIGGERS REST

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.2 KEEP RIVER RANGERS

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
50.4 DURI (DUNGOWAN RD)
49.2 DURI POST OFFICE

ISLANDS
Islands
84.8 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

13.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.4 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
12.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
12.2 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

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1.6 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
1.5 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
1.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
1.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.2 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC

825 (34.4) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
804 (33.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
759 (31.6) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
751 (31.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
750 (31.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
744 (31.0) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
741 (30.9) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
712 (29.7) NOARLUNGA Adelaide/Lofty SA
669 (27.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
656 (27.3) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
**S** 224/03 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
104/15 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
102/14 TEMORA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
98/16 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
98/19 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
91/16 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
91/14 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
6.2mm in 15 min to 13:15 24.8mm/h
E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
3.8mm in 11 min to 14:28 20.7mm/h
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO
5.4mm in 8 min to 16:38 40.5mm/h
MOUNT HOWICK AG STATION
12.0mm in 11 min to 17:48 65.5mm/h
8.4mm in 42 min to 18:30 12.0mm/h
Goldfields
MOUNT BURDETT AG STATION
179.8mm in 25 min to 16:55 431.5mm/h
179.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 179.8mm/h
179.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 179.8mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower SE
COONAWARRA
13.6mm in 1 hr to 05:00 13.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 05:30 10.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
BURKETOWN AIRPORT
11.4mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS
5.2mm in 2 min to 20:26 156.0mm/h
5.6mm in 4 min to 20:30 84.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 19.6mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 24.0mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 8.0mm/h
C Tablelands S
MOUNT BOYCE AWS
7.6mm in 15 min to 19:45 30.4mm/h
17.6mm in 15 min to 20:00 70.4mm/h
26.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 26.6mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 20:30 30.8mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 11.7mm/h
Sydney--west
PENRITH LAKES AWS
10.2mm in 30 min to 20:30 20.4mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 13.6mm/h
Illawarra
MOSS VALE AWS
10.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 21.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.0mm/h
12.8mm in 30 min to 19:30 25.6mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.6mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.8mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
SW Slopes S
WAGGA WAGGA AMO
2.0mm in 1 min to 12:46 120.0mm/h
2.4mm in 1 min to 12:47 144.0mm/h
SW Slopes N
YOUNG AIRPORT
8.0mm in 16 min to 16:46 30.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.0mm/h
TEMORA AIRPORT
5.4mm in 8 min to 15:43 40.5mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GELANTIPY
7.2mm in 13 min to 14:00 33.2mm/h
E Central
MOORABBIN AIRPORT
7.2mm in 16 min to 09:00 27.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
W Central
LAVERTON RAAF
7.0mm in 10 min to 08:30 42.0mm/h
SHEOAKS
4.0mm in 11 min to 06:00 21.8mm/h
Western Plains
WESTMERE
6.8mm in 8 min to 06:28 51.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.4mm/h
W Coast
AIREYS INLET
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
71.0mm in 3 hr to 10:00 23.7mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ESPERANCE AERO : 98(250/ 37 ) at 16:42
Goldfields
NORSEMAN AERO : 87(340/ 65 ) at 22:00
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN NTC AWS : 224( 50/ 6 ) at 03:30
QUEENSLAND
Far SW
BALLERA GAS FIELD : 83(170/ 65 ) at 18:43
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
BOURKE AIRPORT AWS : 104(190/ 58 ) at 16:11
CW Plains S
WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS : 91(250/ 67 ) at 15:21
Hunter Valley
SCONE AIRPORT AWS : 98(180/ 48 ) at 20:18
SW Slopes N
TEMORA AIRPORT : 102(260/ 61 ) at 15:35