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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 1602 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
Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

SA

NW Pastoral

016001

WOOMERA AERODROME

33.8

31.9

03/04/2008

21

1 N

SA

NE Pastoral

017110

LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT

33.7

27.7

03/04/2005

11

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, 26/04/2015.

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 23.1 -2.4 11.8 -1.2 10.4 0.0 5.4 10.2 558 (23.3) 50/13
BUNBURY 21.8 -2.3 8.7 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 314 (13.1) 30/09
MANDURAH 23.2 -0.7 12.2 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 311 (13.0) 37/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.2 23.8 -0.2 23.0 0.0 6.4 10.8 259 (10.8) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.8 -7.4 8.1 -4.5 6.4 0.0 7.2 11.0 311 (13.0) 44/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.6 -5.2 12.0 +0.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 645 (26.9) 63/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.4 -6.3 8.5 -3.9 -- 13.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 37/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 -5.0 3.0 -5.7 1.6 5.6 1.0 3.2 244 (10.2) 55/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.4 -4.4 17.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 358 (14.9) 52/10
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 -0.2 19.3 -2.3 16.8 0.0 4.0 8.7 142 ( 5.9) 22/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.1 +1.5 16.4 -4.2 14.3 0.0 5.2 10.9 177 ( 7.4) 30/12
MACKAY M.O 31.3 +4.6 16.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 237 ( 9.9) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +3.4 14.4 -3.5 12.0 0.0 5.2 -- 132 ( 5.5) 28/17
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +2.8 13.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 30/15
COOLANGATTA 27.7 +2.3 14.1 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 24/11
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 +1.6 15.0 -1.3 10.7 0.0 4.0 10.7 253 (10.5) --
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.7 +2.4 13.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 37/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.2 -1.0 11.9 -0.9 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 106 ( 4.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.0 +2.0 12.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 24/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.4 11.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 28/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 +1.7 13.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 70/18
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.6 -0.9 7.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 46/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.6 +1.7 14.1 -0.1 10.7 0.0 4.4 8.1 263 (11.0) 46/19
RICHMOND RAAF 24.9 +1.1 11.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 30/14
BELLAMBI AWS 22.3 +0.2 14.2 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 50/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.5 -4.0 10.2 +1.1 7.5 3.6 1.0 5.4 297 (12.4) 39/04
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.0 -6.3 10.0 +1.8 -- 7.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.7 -5.9 8.9 -1.2 6.7 9.0 -- -- -- 43/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -4.6 10.3 +2.1 -- 4.6 -- -- -- 37/03
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.9 -5.3 7.4 -0.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 201 ( 8.4) 31/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 -5.1 5.6 -1.8 -- 5.6 -- -- 262 (10.9) 43/18
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 -1.0 8.8 +1.2 -- 11.4 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 35/10
HOBART AIRPORT 13.1 -5.0 10.5 +1.7 7.9 1.6 1.2 0.3 283 (11.8) 34/08
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

37.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
36.8 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
36.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
36.3 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
36.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT

+5.0 : 29.3 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
+5.0 : 28.7 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
+4.6 : 31.3 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
+4.6 : 29.4 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.5 : 30.5 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD

27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.4 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+5.2 : 10.7 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+4.9 : 10.6 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
+4.2 : 10.8 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+3.9 : 24.6 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+3.8 : 8.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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

2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.9 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.6 : 15.7 POONCARIE MAIL AGENCY Lower Darling NSW
-10.3 : 15.4 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW
-9.8 : 15.8 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
-9.6 : 22.2 BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT Channel Country QLD

-0.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.4 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-10.1 : 4.4 YULARA AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.6 : 6.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-9.0 : 6.4 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-8.4 : 6.4 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
-8.4 : 7.8 CARNEGIE Interior 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.
62.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
39.6 LONGWOOD Adelaide/Lofty SA
39.4 MELROSE Upper North SA
37.2 MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR Adelaide/Lofty SA
36.4 MT BOLD (SCOTT CREEK) Adelaide/Lofty SA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Upper North
39.4 MELROSE
Adelaide/Lofty
39.6 LONGWOOD
37.2 MOUNT BOLD RESERVOIR
36.4 MT BOLD (SCOTT CREEK)

ISLANDS
Islands
62.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT

11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

0.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.2 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
0.2 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC

1315 (54.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
1031 (43.0) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
1008 (42.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
979 (40.8) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
885 (36.9) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
877 (36.5) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
864 (36.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
840 (35.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
817 (34.0) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
812 (33.8) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
811 (33.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
809 (33.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
801 (33.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
780 (32.5) KADINA AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
769 (32.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
765 (31.9) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
764 (31.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
764 (31.8) SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
760 (31.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
727 (30.3) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
726 (30.3) WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
716 (29.8) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
702 (29.3) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
693 (28.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
674 (28.1) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
668 (27.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
659 (27.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
657 (27.4) BICKLEY Lower West WA
652 (27.2) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
648 (27.0) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
648 (27.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
647 (27.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
645 (26.9) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
631 (26.3) ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA
625 (26.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
624 (26.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
624 (26.0) MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
613 (25.5) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
612 (25.5) EDINBURGH RAAF Adelaide/Lofty SA
612 (25.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
608 (25.3) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
601 (25.0) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
98/16 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
87/00 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
78/00 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
78/12 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
78/16 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW

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
CLEVE AERODROME
4.4mm in 13 min to 00:23 20.3mm/h
Lower North
SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK)
18.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 6.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
6.0mm in 9 min to 18:48 40.0mm/h
NORAH HEAD AWS
18.6mm in 13 min to 22:13 85.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 19.4mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 19.2mm/h
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
11.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 11.4mm/h
Sydney--east
SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL)
8.6mm in 12 min to 17:00 43.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.4mm/h
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
18.4mm in 17 min to 16:30 64.9mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 19.2mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 17:00 23.6mm/h
31.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 31.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 10.3mm/h
Sydney--west
BADGERYS CREEK AWS
7.6mm in 13 min to 15:19 35.1mm/h
HORSLEY PARK EQUESTRIAN CENTRE AWS
10.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
Illawarra
NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS
8.2mm in 20 min to 16:00 24.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
11.2mm in 18 min to 16:18 37.3mm/h
14.8mm in 10 min to 16:28 88.8mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 26.4mm/h
27.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 27.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.3mm/h
KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND)
10.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.2mm/h
South Coast
NERRIGA AWS
13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.2mm/h
ULLADULLA AWS
9.0mm in 12 min to 15:42 45.0mm/h
11.2mm in 16 min to 16:00 42.0mm/h
22.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 22.2mm/h
24.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 24.6mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
6.8mm in 14 min to 16:30 29.1mm/h
SW Slopes S
KHANCOBAN AWS
12.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 12.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
VICTORIA
W Coast
AIREYS INLET
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
TASMANIA
N Coast
LOW HEAD
11.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 22.4mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.7mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
4.6mm in 11 min to 04:11 25.1mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 16.4mm/h
7.8mm in 17 min to 05:00 27.5mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 23.4mm/h
34.0mm in 3 hr to 05:00 11.3mm/h
18.2mm in 30 min to 05:30 36.4mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 30.2mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 23.4mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 08:00 8.7mm/h
62.0mm in 22 min to 09:22 169.1mm/h
62.0mm in 1 hr to 09:30 62.0mm/h
62.0mm in 1 hr to 10:00 62.0mm/h
HOGAN ISLAND
14.0mm in 30 min to 19:00 28.0mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.0mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 19:30 21.6mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 87(200/ 70 ) at 00:00
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(170/ 69 ) at 12:15
NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 93(270/ 78 ) at 16:02