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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 1442 EST on 20/04/2015. 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

WA

E Kimberley

002030

YULMBU

52.0

51.6

09/04/1954

46

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005095

CHEELA PLAINS

31.0

25.0

08/04/2006

12

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004028

PARDOO STATION

21.2

25.8

07/04/1999

20

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

21.2

26.1

06/04/2006

19

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

20.4

25.4

06/04/2006

12

1 N

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

25.2

26.6

06/04/2011

13

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005008

MARDIE

23.0

23.4

30/04/1993

56

1 N

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

23.8

26.0

09/04/2006

15

1 N

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

22.8

23.3

18/04/2015

18

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

27.7

22.8

03/04/2010

11

1 N

QLD

Northwest

037010

CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP

27.0

25.1

08/04/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Northwest

037034

THE MONUMENT AIRPORT

27.4

22.4

08/04/2015

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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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, 20/04/2015.

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 28.0 +2.5 14.8 +1.8 11.7 0.0 5.0 10.3 483 (20.1) 43/02
BUNBURY 26.1 +2.0 13.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 30/04
MANDURAH 28.8 +4.9 15.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 245 (10.2) 41/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.5 +1.8 25.1 +1.1 24.6 3.0 5.4 11.3 245 (10.2) 37/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.5 -7.7 11.5 -1.1 10.1 0.0 2.4 4.0 266 (11.1) 48/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 -6.3 13.1 +1.4 -- 3.0 -- -- 564 (23.5) 44/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 -6.1 8.1 -4.3 -- 4.8 -- 9.2 152 ( 6.3) 39/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.7 -4.8 6.8 -1.9 4.1 3.8 1.8 9.4 470 (19.6) 50/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 29.5 -2.3 20.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 593 (24.7) 52/21
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +1.6 23.7 +2.1 23.1 16.4 3.2 10.7 434 (18.1) 37/05
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.9 +2.3 23.6 +3.0 20.9 0.2 7.6 11.0 406 (16.9) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 28.5 +1.8 21.5 +1.4 -- 1.0 -- 8.2 288 (12.0) 28/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +1.6 20.7 +2.8 19.8 2.2 4.6 -- 315 (13.1) 22/07
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 +1.1 19.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 24/15
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +3.5 18.2 +1.2 -- 2.2 -- -- 390 (16.3) 35/10
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +1.4 19.2 +2.9 17.0 0.0 4.0 7.1 338 (14.1) 28/02
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.5 +0.2 16.5 +3.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 410 (17.1) 46/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 -4.5 16.4 +3.6 -- 15.4 3.8 -- 168 ( 7.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.9 -0.1 20.7 +5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 41/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.3 -0.8 19.2 +5.4 -- 2.8 -- -- 301 (12.5) 31/23
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -0.1 17.2 +4.0 -- 8.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 52/20
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 19.5 +1.1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.1 -4.4 13.6 +3.4 -- 12.2 -- -- 456 (19.0) 43/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.9 -1.0 17.8 +3.6 15.6 1.8 6.6 6.6 527 (22.0) 70/17
RICHMOND RAAF 23.9 +0.1 16.0 +4.6 -- 5.6 -- -- 299 (12.5) 44/17
BELLAMBI AWS 21.2 -0.9 17.1 +1.6 -- 5.8 -- -- 399 (16.6) 59/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.2 -5.3 10.9 +1.8 9.8 6.8 0.8 6.5 296 (12.3) 37/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.4 -4.9 9.9 +1.7 -- 15.8 -- -- 277 (11.5) 35/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.8 -6.8 8.1 -2.0 4.0 0.4 4.8 10.5 349 (14.5) 43/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.8 -6.8 7.9 -0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- -- 61/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.2 -6.0 6.6 -1.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 347 (14.5) 59/10
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.5 -6.1 4.5 -2.9 -- 3.2 -- -- 407 (17.0) 55/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.8 -4.1 4.3 -3.3 -- 2.6 -- -- 313 (13.0) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 13.3 -4.8 7.7 -1.1 2.7 0.8 4.8 9.9 510 (21.3) 48/08
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

38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
37.1 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.9 BORROLOOLA AIRPORT N Rivers NT
36.7 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

+6.4 : 30.7 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.7 : 32.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+5.6 : 26.9 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+4.9 : 28.8 MANDURAH Lower West WA
+4.6 : 28.9 YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
+4.6 : 28.4 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
+4.6 : 25.5 ALBANY Lower West WA
+4.6 : 30.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA

28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
27.6 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
27.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
27.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.9 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 17.0 INVERELL (RAGLAN ST) N Tablelands W NSW
+7.1 : 12.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+7.1 : 15.6 MURRURUNDI POST OFFICE Hunter Valley NSW
+6.9 : 24.0 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.8 : 18.3 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD

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

-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
0.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-15.7 : 20.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-14.2 : 21.2 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
-13.3 : 21.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
-13.0 : 21.2 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
-12.9 : 23.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

-3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-2.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-1.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-6.5 : 1.2 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
-6.4 : 6.3 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-6.2 : 4.5 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.1 : 5.8 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-5.7 : 2.4 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE 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.
104.0 CORSIS ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
95.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
90.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE N Coast--Barron QLD
84.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
83.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
52.0 YULMBU
W Pilbara
50.6 KOOLINE

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
95.0 MT SOPHIA
90.0 DAINTREE VILLAGE
84.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
78.6 GREENHAVEN
75.0 TOPAZ ALERT
70.0 GREENHAVEN ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
104.0 CORSIS ALERT
83.0 MARCO STREET ALERT
79.0 NERADA ALERT
74.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT
71.0 CENTRAL MILL TM
71.0 TUNG OIL ALERT
68.0 TUNG OIL TM
65.0 CRAWFORDS LOOKOUT ALERT
64.0 CARDWELL RANGE
63.8 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
62.0 ELPHINSTONE POCKET NO1
60.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
58.0 GAIRLOCH
51.0 MACKNADE SUGAR MILL

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.7 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.7 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.5 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
10.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

.....

4.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
4.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
3.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
2.1 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
2.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW

1239 (51.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1178 (49.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1141 (47.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1136 (47.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1111 (46.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1029 (42.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
997 (41.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
972 (40.5) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
965 (40.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
917 (38.2) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
910 (37.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
902 (37.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
869 (36.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
863 (36.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
851 (35.5) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
849 (35.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
835 (34.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
816 (34.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
816 (34.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
815 (34.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
814 (33.9) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
811 (33.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
806 (33.6) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
783 (32.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
774 (32.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
772 (32.2) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
772 (32.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
768 (32.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
755 (31.5) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
749 (31.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
745 (31.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
737 (30.7) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
725 (30.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
711 (29.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
702 (29.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
693 (28.9) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
689 (28.7) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
682 (28.4) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
675 (28.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
664 (27.7) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
660 (27.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
658 (27.4) THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD
650 (27.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
649 (27.0) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD
647 (27.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
627 (26.1) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) PORTLAND NTC AWS W Coast VIC
606 (25.3) TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
602 (25.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
602 (25.1) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
98/03 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/04 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
87/20 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
83/03 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
83/02 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
83/10 CAPE WESSEL 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
WEST ROEBUCK
11.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.2mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GOVE AIRPORT
6.8mm in 7 min to 11:57 58.3mm/h
2.8mm in 1 min to 12:00 168.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 12:00 11.8mm/h
8.2mm in 11 min to 12:30 44.7mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 12:30 22.6mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes N
NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
11.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.2mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR AIRPORT COMPARISON
10.6mm in 13 min to 14:48 48.9mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.2mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.4mm/h
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
MALLACOOTA
10.0mm in 30 min to 18:00 20.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 12.4mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CAPE WESSEL
8.8mm in 9 min to 10:17 58.7mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.4mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
LEGENDRE ISLAND : 76(100/ 65 ) at 19:30
BEDOUT ISLAND : 87(110/ 70 ) at 23:00
W Pilbara
BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT : 78( 60/ 63 ) at 17:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 80(180/ 65 ) at 16:30
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(200/ 63 ) at 14:48
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 98(240/ 74 ) at 03:46
E Central
SOUTH CHANNEL ISLAND : 76(200/ 67 ) at 11:09
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(210/ 83 ) at 04:19
CAPE GRIM : 82(220/ 63 ) at 04:21
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 80(200/ 65 ) at 03:30
ISLANDS
Islands
NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR : 59( 80/ 63 ) at 13:40
CAPE WESSEL : 83(100/ 65 ) at 10:08
HOGAN ISLAND : 76(250/ 67 ) at 03:00