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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0939 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 wind gust (km/h)

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

93

89.0

16/12/2002

11

89.0

22/01/2012

12

Y


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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 09:39EST, 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 33.8 +4.3 13.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 431 (18.0) 52/18
PERTH AIRPORT 28.9 0.0 7.5 -7.4 6.6 0.0 9.2 13.3 457 (19.0) 31/07
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.2 -3.9 9.2 -3.3 -- 4.4 -- -- 320 (13.3) 34/17
BUNBURY 22.9 -4.3 7.2 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 34/15
MANDURAH 25.3 -1.4 12.9 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 415 (17.3) 37/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.6 +3.0 24.6 -0.7 26.7 5.8 5.4 10.8 300 (12.5) 46/22
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 42.6 +7.2 20.9 +0.7 19.0 0.0 12.2 12.7 265 (11.0) 50/21
WHYALLA AERO 36.4 +8.2 26.3 +10.4 -- 0.0 17.8 -- 468 (19.5) 74/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.7 +1.7 26.0 +10.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 48/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 30.9 +8.0 18.8 +8.9 17.4 0.0 12.0 11.4 488 (20.3) 52/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.3 +2.2 24.1 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 78/20
CAIRNS AERO 33.3 +1.9 24.2 +0.8 22.7 0.0 9.4 10.5 518 (21.6) 46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.1 +0.6 25.3 +1.2 23.6 0.0 10.4 12.1 521 (21.7) 44/14
MACKAY M.O 30.8 +0.7 24.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 355 (14.8) 37/16
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.2 -0.9 21.3 +0.1 20.0 0.0 9.6 -- 329 (13.7) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO 30.5 +1.1 21.5 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 35/08
COOLANGATTA 27.5 +0.3 17.9 -1.9 -- 15.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 30/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.9 +0.8 23.2 +3.2 21.4 0.0 7.4 9.2 500 (20.8) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 +0.4 16.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 41/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 34.7 +3.8 19.4 +2.0 4.0 0.0 8.0 -- 133 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.3 0.0 19.6 +1.5 17.0 0.0 15.8 -- 365 (15.2) 46/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +1.2 19.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 48/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.2 +3.0 19.5 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 393 (16.4) 52/14
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 28.4 +1.6 14.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 57 ( 2.4) 34/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 28.1 +3.8 10.7 -0.5 6.3 0.0 5.2 8.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 35.7 +4.7 17.6 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 44/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.4 +2.7 18.5 +1.0 15.8 0.0 5.6 8.9 367 (15.3) 63/16
RICHMOND RAAF 32.7 +4.3 15.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 35/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 0.0 17.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 46/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 34.2 +4.9 14.1 +0.3 11.1 0.0 8.0 12.7 279 (11.6) 30/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 35.3 +6.1 12.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 31/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 39.6 +9.5 20.0 +5.2 15.0 0.0 12.0 11.1 292 (12.2) 59/18
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 36.6 +9.3 17.9 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 50/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 36.5 +9.6 14.3 +2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 55/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 37.0 +12.8 18.6 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 34.0 +11.4 15.2 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 376 (15.7) 67/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 28.9 +6.5 8.9 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 48/13
HOBART AIRPORT 32.5 +11.9 9.8 -0.9 4.6 0.0 5.2 12.4 337 (14.0) 61/15
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

45.1 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
45.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
44.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
44.4 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
43.9 BALLERA GAS FIELD Far SW QLD

+15.0 : 36.1 AIREYS INLET W Coast VIC
+14.7 : 33.7 DOVER Southeast TAS
+14.4 : 32.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
+14.0 : 31.0 CAPE BRUNY LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+14.0 : 32.3 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

30.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
29.4 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
29.2 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
29.2 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
29.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
29.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+12.2 : 22.7 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
+11.8 : 21.9 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+11.8 : 21.8 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+11.6 : 24.1 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+11.5 : 23.7 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

**S** 16.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
16.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
17.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
18.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
19.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
19.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
19.1 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-8.0 : 24.0 KELLERBERRIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 32.1 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
-6.7 : 30.1 LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
-6.0 : 18.2 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-5.7 : 21.5 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
0.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
3.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
3.3 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.5 : 5.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.0 : 6.6 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
-7.7 : 6.6 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 7.2 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.4 : 7.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
-7.4 : 7.9 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.
55.0 LUSCOMBE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
55.0 COTSWOLD STATION Gulf Country QLD
47.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION Gulf Country QLD
44.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
43.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
55.0 COTSWOLD STATION
47.0 MIRANDA DOWNS STATION
44.6 CROYDON TOWNSHIP
Brisbane/SE Coast
55.0 LUSCOMBE ALERT

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
43.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

13.3 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
12.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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5.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
5.5 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
4.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
3.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

914 (38.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
826 (34.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
816 (34.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
809 (33.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
765 (31.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
698 (29.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
689 (28.7) FORREST Eucla WA
677 (28.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
677 (28.2) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
674 (28.1) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
665 (27.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
659 (27.5) HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
653 (27.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
649 (27.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
637 (26.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
624 (26.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
623 (26.0) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
606 (25.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
204/12 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
102/13 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
100/19 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
93/19 TINDAL RAAF N Rivers NT
91/14 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast 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.
None reported None reported