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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 0313 EST on 10/04/2015. 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

SA

Lower North

021131

CLARE HIGH SCHOOL

55.0

36.8

29/04/2007

19

1 P

SA

Mt Lofty Ranges

023887

KUITPO FOREST RESERVE

46.0

44.0

20/04/1998

16

1 P

Highest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

25.0

25.0

04/04/2015

15

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

NT

Arnhem

014517

NGAYAWILI

28.0

27.6

03/04/2010

14

1 P

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

26.0

25.5

05/04/2015

12

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039085

SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE

25.0

24.8

05/04/2006

56

1 P

ISL

Islands

200001

MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND

24.0

24.0

12/04/2010

11

1 P Equal to record.


The day in charts
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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

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 03:13EST, 10/04/2015.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 20.0 -5.5 14.0 +1.0 14.0 7.0 -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 17.0 -7.1 14.0 +2.4 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 19.0 -4.9 15.0 -0.6 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
DARWIN AIRPORT -- -- 27.0 +3.0 26.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT -- -- 12.0 -0.6 10.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
WHYALLA AERO -- -- 9.0 -2.7 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) -- -- 10.0 -2.4 -- 13.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO -- -- 10.0 +1.3 9.0 34.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO -- -- 19.0 +0.6 18.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
CAIRNS AERO -- -- 24.0 +2.4 22.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
TOWNSVILLE AERO -- -- 25.0 +4.4 22.0 0.0 -- -- -- --
MACKAY M.O -- -- 22.0 +1.9 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
ROCKHAMPTON AERO -- -- 22.0 +4.1 21.0 6.0 -- -- -- --
BUNDABERG AERO -- -- 21.0 +3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA -- -- 23.0 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BRISBANE AERO -- -- 22.0 +5.7 20.0 -- -- -- -- --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT -- -- 18.0 +4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 14.0 +1.2 -- 16.0 -- -- -- --
COFFS HARBOUR MO -- -- 18.0 +2.8 -- 4.0 -- -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS -- -- 16.0 +2.2 -- 7.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF -- -- 13.0 -0.2 12.0 15.0 -- -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- 4.0 -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS -- -- 10.0 -0.2 -- 27.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO -- -- 15.0 +0.8 13.0 3.0 -- -- -- --
RICHMOND RAAF -- -- 13.0 +1.6 -- 5.0 -- -- -- --
BELLAMBI AWS -- -- 14.0 -1.5 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO -- -- 11.0 +1.9 10.0 4.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS -- -- 12.0 +3.8 -- 9.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT -- -- 8.0 -2.1 7.0 4.0 -- -- -- --
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG -- -- 11.0 +2.8 -- 3.0 -- -- -- --
BENDIGO AIRPORT -- -- 12.0 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME -- -- 8.0 +0.6 -- 1.0 -- -- -- --
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- 7.0 -0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT -- -- 11.0 +2.2 10.0 0.2 -- -- -- --
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

39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
38.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
38.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
37.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
37.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
37.0 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA

+2.9 : 36.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
+2.8 : 38.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+2.6 : 38.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
+2.5 : 39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
+2.5 : 35.0 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA

29.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT
28.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.1 : 19.0 INJUNE POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
+6.9 : 22.0 ARCHERFIELD AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+6.9 : 23.0 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 19.0 DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
+6.3 : 21.0 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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

16.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
16.0 DWELLINGUP Lower West WA
16.0 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
17.0 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
17.0 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
17.0 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
17.0 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
17.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
17.0 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
17.0 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
17.0 BUNBURY Lower West WA

-8.3 : 18.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.1 : 18.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 18.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-7.7 : 21.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-7.7 : 21.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA

-1.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.1 : 5.0 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
-6.5 : 9.0 MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
-6.5 : 3.0 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
-6.2 : 8.0 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-6.0 : 6.0 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural 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.
55.0 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA
46.0 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE Adelaide/Lofty SA
45.0 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
41.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
34.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower North
55.0 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL
Adelaide/Lofty
46.0 KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
Lower SE
34.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO

VICTORIA
E Gippsland
45.0 MALLACOOTA
41.0 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE)

Reports not yet available

Reports not yet available Reports not yet available

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
MULLEWA AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GUNN POINT
36.0mm in 30 min to 11:30 72.0mm/h
41.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 41.4mm/h
14.0mm in 30 min to 12:00 28.0mm/h
50.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 50.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.2mm/h
CHARLES POINT
10.4mm in 30 min to 11:30 20.8mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 19.4mm/h
MIDDLE POINT
10.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 10.2mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 20:00 20.8mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 20.6mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.7mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
32.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 10.7mm/h
POINT STUART
13.2mm in 30 min to 13:00 26.4mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
2.2mm in 1 min to 03:46 132.0mm/h
9.2mm in 7 min to 03:53 78.9mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 14.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.2mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
10.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 21.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.6mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.7mm/h
NOONAMAH AIRSTRIP
10.4mm in 30 min to 20:00 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.4mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 23.6mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 22.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 7.7mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
19.0mm in 30 min to 21:30 38.0mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.0mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 24.6mm/h
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
31.2mm in 30 min to 18:30 62.4mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 31.2mm/h
32.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 32.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 11.0mm/h
CENTRE ISLAND
8.2mm in 14 min to 05:44 35.1mm/h
12.4mm in 16 min to 06:00 46.5mm/h
21.0mm in 1 hr to 06:00 21.0mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 27.6mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Lower North
CLARE HIGH SCHOOL
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 5.3mm/h
Adelaide/Lofty
KUITPO FOREST RESERVE
12.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 12.2mm/h
13.8mm in 1 hr to 00:30 13.8mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.3mm/h
Lower SE
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
WEIPA AERO
11.4mm in 18 min to 18:30 38.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 14.2mm/h
8.2mm in 6 min to 19:00 82.0mm/h
24.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 24.8mm/h
13.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 26.4mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 23.8mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 17.4mm/h
42.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h
SCHERGER RAAF
5.6mm in 8 min to 17:30 42.0mm/h
15.2mm in 15 min to 17:48 60.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
23.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 23.8mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Wide Bay/Burnett
GLADSTONE AIRPORT
8.6mm in 13 min to 17:43 39.7mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.0mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
9.4mm in 6 min to 12:24 94.0mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.6mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.0mm/h
MARYBOROUGH
4.8mm in 6 min to 12:30 48.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
12.0mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.0mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
11.8mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.0mm/h
MORUYA AIRPORT AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
COOMA AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.4mm/h
Riverina E
NARRANDERA AIRPORT AWS
9.6mm in 7 min to 00:58 82.3mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.4mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.0mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
10.6mm in 30 min to 04:00 21.2mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 04:00 12.0mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 04:30 39.6mm/h
30.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 30.4mm/h
26.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 26.8mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.3mm/h
26.6mm in 30 min to 20:00 53.2mm/h
28.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 28.8mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 27.0mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
GELANTIPY
12.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 12.6mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 22:00 14.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 22:30 11.2mm/h
COMBIENBAR AWS
15.8mm in 30 min to 20:30 31.6mm/h
23.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 23.6mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 20.4mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.7mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 22:00 22.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 13.6mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 22:30 17.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.6mm/h
MOUNT NOWA NOWA
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.0mm/h
43.4mm in 4 hr to 17:30 10.8mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 11.0mm/h
W Gippsland
EAST SALE AIRPORT
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 11:00 10.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.7mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 87(180/ 67 ) at 00:00
Adelaide/Lofty
HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS : 85(180/ 67 ) at 00:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS : 78(310/ 65 ) at 10:27
VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 96(170/ 72 ) at 18:00
FALLS CREEK : 96(190/ 78 ) at 23:28
MOUNT HOTHAM : 124(170/ 96 ) at 23:22
W Gippsland
KINGFISH B - 80KM SSE LAKES ENTRANCE : 85(140/ 74 ) at 08:50
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 82(190/ 69 ) at 18:30