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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 1452 EST on 14/04/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 14:51EST, 14/04/2015.

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 23.7 -1.8 11.3 -1.7 10.2 1.8 2.8 10.2 381 (15.9) 34/14
BUNBURY 22.4 -1.7 10.3 -1.3 -- 1.2 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 28/15
MANDURAH 22.1 -1.8 15.4 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 363 (15.1) 30/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.0 +0.3 25.2 +1.2 24.4 0.0 6.4 8.6 231 ( 9.6) 52/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.7 +6.5 10.2 -2.4 8.4 0.0 7.6 11.2 193 ( 8.0) 21/11
WHYALLA AERO 27.5 +3.7 11.6 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 28/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.0 +4.3 15.0 +2.6 -- 0.0 7.4 1.1 128 ( 5.3) 30/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.1 +1.6 5.5 -3.2 3.0 0.0 4.0 6.4 422 (17.6) 26/01
MOUNT ISA AERO 38.2 +6.4 16.5 -1.9 15.0 0.0 9.8 -- 249 (10.4) 30/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 +0.9 22.5 +0.9 20.8 0.0 5.8 6.2 349 (14.5) 35/23
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +2.1 23.7 +3.1 21.8 0.0 9.6 10.8 446 (18.6) 39/15
MACKAY M.O 28.4 +1.7 19.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.5 338 (14.1) 35/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +1.6 19.7 +1.8 17.5 0.0 6.6 -- 224 ( 9.3) 28/09
BUNDABERG AERO 28.6 +1.2 17.1 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 37/16
COOLANGATTA 26.0 +0.6 18.8 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 43/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 0.0 17.6 +1.3 16.6 0.0 4.6 9.4 262 (10.9) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.7 +0.4 14.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 37/21
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.8 +0.6 14.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 142 ( 5.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.4 +0.4 17.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 423 (17.6) 43/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -0.5 15.7 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 41/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.2 -1.4 12.9 -0.3 9.9 0.0 4.0 7.9 409 (17.0) 37/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.0 +1.5 10.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 43/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 -2.1 15.0 +0.8 12.5 0.0 4.0 10.2 511 (21.3) 52/11
RICHMOND RAAF 22.7 -1.1 13.2 +1.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 30/16
BELLAMBI AWS 19.5 -2.6 14.6 -0.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 502 (20.9) 35/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.3 +2.8 9.1 0.0 6.8 0.0 4.0 10.5 201 ( 8.4) 31/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +3.2 8.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 21/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.4 +3.8 12.3 +2.2 9.0 0.0 4.0 5.2 208 ( 8.7) 24/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 24.6 +3.0 6.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 18/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 24.0 +2.8 6.2 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 24/03
BALLARAT AERODROME 22.5 +4.9 4.2 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 35/00
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.9 0.0 2.4 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 22/10
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 -3.1 8.7 -0.1 5.1 0.0 2.0 6.4 445 (18.5) 28/04
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

39.7 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD
39.6 LAKE JULIUS AWS Gulf Country QLD
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
39.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
38.8 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+7.0 : 31.8 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.0 : 36.2 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+6.9 : 38.3 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
+6.5 : 33.7 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+6.5 : 34.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+6.5 : 36.5 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT

28.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.7 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.1 : 21.2 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+8.2 : 25.3 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+8.1 : 17.6 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+7.8 : 20.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA
+7.4 : 18.1 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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

8.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
10.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.9 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
12.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS

-6.6 : 19.6 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
-5.9 : 19.9 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.7 : 23.0 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.6 : 23.3 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-5.4 : 23.9 ENEABBA Central West WA
-5.4 : 20.0 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

-6.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-3.3 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-2.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-2.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.5 : -0.7 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
-8.0 : 1.8 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-7.7 : -6.0 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-7.6 : -2.7 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

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.
23.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
19.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
18.6 MANINGRIDA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
18.0 WARRA JARRA Lower West WA
17.8 SHANNON Lower West WA

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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2.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
1.1 ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

999 (41.6) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
914 (38.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
884 (36.8) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
872 (36.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
799 (33.3) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
782 (32.6) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
780 (32.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
774 (32.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
770 (32.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
766 (31.9) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
737 (30.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
693 (28.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
685 (28.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
680 (28.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
679 (28.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
655 (27.3) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
643 (26.8) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
633 (26.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
629 (26.2) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
610 (25.4) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
610 (25.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
609 (25.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
606 (25.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
70/15 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/16 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
65/15 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
63/00 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
59/12 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
59/09 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
MANINGRIDA AIRPORT
12.4mm in 10 min to 00:18 74.4mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 18.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 18.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
14.2mm in 30 min to 23:30 28.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 18.6mm/h
NORMANTON AIRPORT
15.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 30.8mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 15.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
MORNINGTON ISLAND AIRPORT
23.8mm in 30 min to 12:00 47.6mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 25.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h
25.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 25.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
7.2mm in 7 min to 06:30 61.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
23.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 46.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 23.0mm/h
23.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 23.0mm/h
None reported