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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 1441 EST on 17/04/2015. 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

NSW

C Tablelands S

063304

ROCKLEY (GLENLEA)

23.0

21.0

21/04/2001

13

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

37.6

37.4

03/04/2012

22

1 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 14:41EST, 17/04/2015.

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 23.4 -2.1 11.2 -1.8 8.2 0.0 4.0 10.3 399 (16.6) 39/09
BUNBURY 22.3 -1.8 8.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 28/15
MANDURAH 23.1 -0.8 11.8 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 30/15
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.9 25.1 +1.1 24.0 0.2 5.6 10.6 378 (15.8) --
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.4 +7.2 18.3 +5.7 16.3 0.0 9.2 5.9 209 ( 8.7) 52/14
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 -4.8 17.5 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 478 (19.9) 41/07
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.0 -3.7 15.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 2.8 -- -- 18/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.9 -2.6 11.6 +2.9 10.3 0.2 2.6 2.7 357 (14.9) 26/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +3.3 21.4 +3.0 -- 0.0 24.8 -- 330 (13.8) 43/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.6 +1.4 22.8 +1.2 21.6 1.4 4.0 10.8 511 (21.3) 52/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.3 +1.7 22.9 +2.3 21.7 0.0 9.4 6.2 -- --
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -0.2 21.4 +1.3 -- 20.6 -- 8.6 462 (19.3) 46/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +0.7 18.3 +0.4 15.9 0.0 7.2 -- 341 (14.2) 43/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.2 +0.8 16.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 39/11
COOLANGATTA 26.1 +0.7 15.5 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.0 0.0 16.3 0.0 14.1 0.2 4.2 11.8 259 (10.8) 30/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.1 +0.8 14.7 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 484 (20.2) 37/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.6 +4.4 15.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 67 ( 2.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.4 +3.4 15.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +3.6 13.4 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 173 ( 7.2) 24/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 31.5 +7.9 15.9 +2.7 12.0 0.0 3.0 -- 242 (10.1) 35/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.4 +6.9 14.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 41/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 32.6 +9.7 17.0 +2.8 14.7 0.0 3.2 10.4 376 (15.7) 52/16
RICHMOND RAAF 31.3 +7.5 14.7 +3.3 -- 21.4 -- -- 261 (10.9) 37/18
BELLAMBI AWS 31.5 +9.4 20.0 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 63/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.1 +4.6 12.4 +3.3 11.2 0.2 3.0 10.6 291 (12.1) 28/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +4.3 10.7 +2.5 -- 1.4 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 30/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.8 -1.8 12.2 +2.1 8.5 0.0 7.0 2.5 306 (12.8) 28/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.8 +0.2 12.5 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 30/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.6 -0.6 12.1 +4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 263 (11.0) 35/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.5 -1.1 10.8 +3.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 433 (18.0) 31/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.3 +1.4 10.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 26/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 -0.5 11.1 +2.3 5.9 1.4 3.0 7.5 282 (11.8) 52/14
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

39.7 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
39.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.2 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
39.0 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.7 : 37.6 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+9.7 : 32.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+9.4 : 31.5 BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
+9.3 : 31.7 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+8.7 : 31.5 NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.1 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
27.5 CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.5 TELFER AERO Interior WA
27.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

+9.9 : 19.2 GRENFELL (MANGANESE RD) SW Slopes N NSW
+9.6 : 23.7 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
+8.9 : 15.5 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+8.9 : 22.4 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+8.5 : 20.9 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

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

5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.1 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-9.7 : 19.0 BULGA DOWNS Goldfields WA
-8.8 : 20.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-8.7 : 20.5 WILUNA Interior WA
-8.6 : 16.5 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-8.4 : 20.3 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

2.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
2.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
2.8 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
3.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA

-6.6 : 2.8 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.5 : 3.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.4 : 3.8 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : 4.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.0 : 5.8 RAVENSTHORPE 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.
24.0 BLACKHEATH (WOMBAT STREET) C Tablelands S NSW
23.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
23.0 ROCKLEY (GLENLEA) C Tablelands S NSW
23.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 EDJUDINA Goldfields WA

11.8 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.8 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
10.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT

.....

2.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.6 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1062 (44.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1042 (43.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
910 (37.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
902 (37.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
882 (36.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
871 (36.3) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
834 (34.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
819 (34.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
817 (34.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
801 (33.4) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
751 (31.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
738 (30.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
732 (30.5) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
730 (30.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
717 (29.9) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
705 (29.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
697 (29.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
693 (28.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
679 (28.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
675 (28.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
663 (27.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
658 (27.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
636 (26.5) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
635 (26.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
630 (26.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
620 (25.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
615 (25.6) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
615 (25.6) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
614 (25.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
612 (25.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
610 (25.4) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
608 (25.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
601 (25.0) LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
106/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
78/19 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
78/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/07 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
76/16 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
WARRUWI AIRPORT
4.2mm in 11 min to 12:41 22.9mm/h
9.2mm in 19 min to 13:00 29.1mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 13.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.6mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY M.O
10.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 10.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
12.0mm in 30 min to 09:30 24.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 12.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 106(320/ 78 ) at 15:43