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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 1600 EST on 27/04/2015. 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
Lowest maximum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

15.4

15.5

26/04/2008

20

1 N

Highest wind gust (km/h)

SA

W Agricultural

018115

NEPTUNE ISLAND

109

107.0

26/04/2008

11

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, 25/04/2015.

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 21.8 -3.7 10.7 -2.3 8.4 0.0 5.2 8.2 496 (20.7) 52/09
BUNBURY 19.6 -4.5 5.1 -6.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 37/14
MANDURAH 21.3 -2.6 10.6 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 37/02
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.2 24.7 +0.7 24.3 0.0 8.0 10.9 271 (11.3) 26/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.1 -2.1 12.5 -0.1 10.3 0.0 3.8 10.5 181 ( 7.5) 37/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.1 -5.7 11.8 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 274 (11.4) 59/22
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.6 -6.1 13.0 +0.6 -- 1.6 1.0 -- 67 ( 2.8) 52/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.1 -1.4 11.2 +2.5 9.9 0.0 1.8 0.4 263 (11.0) 63/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.0 -1.8 12.6 -5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 319 (13.3) 37/12
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 -0.8 19.3 -2.3 16.7 0.0 5.2 8.9 219 ( 9.1) 24/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.2 -0.4 15.0 -5.6 12.4 0.0 7.4 10.6 179 ( 7.5) 30/11
MACKAY M.O 28.7 +2.0 16.1 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 319 (13.3) 24/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.4 +1.6 12.7 -5.2 10.0 0.0 4.6 -- 149 ( 6.2) 43/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 +1.1 13.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 30/15
COOLANGATTA 25.9 +0.5 15.1 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 22/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 +0.7 14.7 -1.6 13.4 0.0 4.0 9.3 250 (10.4) 30/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.0 +0.7 -- -- -- 0.2 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 34/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.2 -1.0 14.3 +1.5 -- 0.0 2.0 -- 25 ( 1.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.9 +1.9 13.6 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 26/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.8 +1.7 12.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 21/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 +2.6 12.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -1.5 10.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 161 ( 6.7) 37/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.9 +5.0 15.4 +1.2 13.6 0.0 2.2 8.5 272 (11.3) 30/14
RICHMOND RAAF 26.0 +2.2 13.1 +1.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 108 ( 4.5) 24/13
BELLAMBI AWS 24.3 +2.2 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 28/12
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.5 -2.0 14.8 +5.7 13.4 0.0 3.6 2.1 205 ( 8.5) 34/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -2.3 15.2 +7.0 -- 3.6 -- -- 146 ( 6.1) 26/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.4 -2.2 11.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 1.8 6.9 -- 43/17
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.7 -1.9 10.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.1 -1.1 9.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 41/19
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.5 -0.1 7.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 369 (15.4) 43/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 -4.0 12.0 +4.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 18/00
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 -3.1 10.4 +1.6 8.2 1.6 0.6 0.1 165 ( 6.9) 28/21
Max
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+/- 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

37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
36.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
35.8 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.7 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA

+5.0 : 27.9 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
+3.7 : 28.0 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+3.6 : 25.0 ULLADULLA AWS South Coast NSW
+3.6 : 25.5 MORUYA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+3.2 : 28.0 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

26.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.0 LIHOU REEF LIGHTHOUSE Islands ISL
25.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+7.8 : 12.8 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+7.6 : 14.4 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+7.4 : 14.5 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+7.0 : 15.2 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW
+6.9 : 13.9 KHANCOBAN AWS SW Slopes S NSW

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

6.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.9 : 23.2 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
-9.1 : 16.0 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
-8.9 : 16.3 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.8 : 27.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
-8.6 : 16.6 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA

3.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.9 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
5.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

-9.3 : 5.5 SPRINGSURE COMET ST Central Highlands QLD
-8.7 : 9.2 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.2 : 11.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-7.9 : 8.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-7.8 : 11.3 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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.
32.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.4 CAPE CONRAN (YEERUNG PARK) E Gippsland VIC
24.4 FAIRLIGHT STATION Goulburn/Monaro NSW
24.0 CABBAGE TREE CREEK E Gippsland VIC
23.2 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC

11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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0.3 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.2 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

1076 (44.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1052 (43.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
979 (40.8) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
758 (31.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
748 (31.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
699 (29.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
668 (27.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
659 (27.5) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
643 (26.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
623 (26.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
618 (25.8) TELFER AERO Interior WA
612 (25.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
611 (25.5) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
610 (25.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
605 (25.2) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
109/16 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
87/16 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
85/18 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
81/21 KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
81/11 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA

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.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS)
7.0mm in 18 min to 22:48 23.3mm/h
Lower North
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.4mm/h
Lower SE
NARACOORTE AERODROME
4.8mm in 12 min to 12:53 24.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
KANAGULK
4.0mm in 12 min to 15:00 20.0mm/h
W Central
AVALON AIRPORT
4.6mm in 13 min to 20:53 21.2mm/h
W Coast
DARTMOOR
11.6mm in 1 hr to 15:30 11.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
6.4mm in 35 min to 04:48 11.0mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 109(290/ 85 ) at 16:40
CUMMINS AERO : 87(260/ 63 ) at 20:30
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
MINLATON AERO : 87(280/ 69 ) at 16:58
MOONTA (WARBURTO POINT) : 89(300/ 67 ) at 21:00