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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 rainfall

NSW

C Tablelands S

063061

TRUNKEY (OLD POST OFFICE)

34.6

25.0

25/04/2010

12

1 N

Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

2.4

6.4

30/04/1999

15

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015664

WALUNGURRU AIRPORT

12.0

12.0

30/04/2004

11

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Gulf Country

029058

JULIA CREEK AIRPORT

8.1

8.1

22/04/2015

12

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

14.4

14.6

27/04/2008

17

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

10.0

11.9

28/04/2008

16

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056238

ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS

9.5

10.5

21/04/2015

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

11.5

12.0

21/04/2015

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040842

BRISBANE AERO

72

61.0

02/04/2009

14

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, 27/04/2015.

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 24.6 -0.9 12.3 -0.7 8.0 0.0 5.6 10.2 531 (22.1) 48/07
BUNBURY 24.0 -0.1 10.1 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) --
MANDURAH 25.5 +1.6 12.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 31/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.3 -0.4 22.6 -1.4 20.8 0.0 6.2 10.5 306 (12.8) 39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.6 -6.6 4.5 -8.1 2.2 0.0 7.0 11.0 270 (11.3) 39/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.3 -5.5 10.5 -1.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 502 (20.9) 39/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -5.7 8.0 -4.4 -- 1.0 -- 5.8 128 ( 5.3) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.9 -4.6 8.7 0.0 6.7 2.6 0.8 0.6 461 (19.2) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.8 -5.0 13.3 -5.1 -- 0.0 28.6 10.9 546 (22.8) 44/14
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +1.0 18.5 -3.1 16.1 0.0 4.0 10.8 143 ( 6.0) 44/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +2.2 18.7 -1.9 14.8 0.0 7.4 11.0 278 (11.6) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -0.2 17.9 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- 11.0 300 (12.5) 41/08
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.4 -0.4 14.7 -3.2 10.0 0.0 6.2 -- 202 ( 8.4) 41/09
BUNDABERG AERO 25.7 -1.7 16.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 54/08
COOLANGATTA 24.7 -0.7 11.8 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 34/16
BRISBANE AERO 23.4 -2.6 15.2 -1.1 12.0 0.0 8.0 11.0 382 (15.9) 72/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 -6.8 8.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 61/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.9 -7.3 8.8 -4.0 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 250 (10.4) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.4 -2.6 10.2 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 57/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.5 -2.6 9.5 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 52/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.7 -4.9 12.5 -0.7 9.6 0.0 11.0 3.2 428 (17.8) 52/07
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.0 -9.5 8.8 -1.4 -- 7.2 -- -- 485 (20.2) 37/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.5 -5.4 12.5 -1.7 10.6 8.6 4.0 1.3 447 (18.6) 52/12
RICHMOND RAAF 20.5 -3.3 11.1 -0.3 -- 7.6 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 43/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 -4.0 12.5 -3.0 -- 6.6 -- -- 364 (15.2) 57/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.8 -3.7 10.1 +1.0 8.5 1.6 1.2 9.1 304 (12.7) 39/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -2.6 7.1 -1.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 37/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.0 -7.6 8.7 -1.4 6.4 1.2 1.6 -- 369 (15.4) 37/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.0 -5.6 9.4 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 286 (11.9) 46/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.4 -4.8 7.8 +0.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 46/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.0 -5.6 7.0 -0.4 -- 3.6 -- -- 448 (18.7) 43/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 -2.0 9.1 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 28/00
HOBART AIRPORT 15.8 -2.3 6.4 -2.4 2.3 0.0 1.6 4.8 345 (14.4) 35/20
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

36.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
35.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
34.7 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

+3.9 : 33.0 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+3.6 : 29.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+3.5 : 32.0 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+2.7 : 29.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA

28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.8 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA

+4.0 : 10.6 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+3.9 : 25.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
+3.5 : 9.7 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+3.2 : 10.0 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+3.0 : 19.2 KALBARRI Central West WA

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

2.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.3 : 11.5 COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes N NSW
-11.2 : 10.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-11.0 : 13.2 DUNEDOO POST OFFICE CW Slopes N NSW
-10.5 : 14.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
-10.3 : 14.6 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

-1.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-0.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-0.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-9.4 : 0.6 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-9.3 : 8.1 JULIA CREEK AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-9.2 : 10.5 WOLLOGORANG N Rivers NT
-8.8 : 12.0 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-8.8 : 7.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE 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.
256.2 WYEE (WYEE FARMS RD) Hunter Valley NSW
63.3 PROSPECT RESERVOIR Sydney--west NSW
59.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
47.8 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC
40.0 MANDURAMA POST OFFICE C Tablelands S NSW

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
256.2 WYEE (WYEE FARMS RD)
C Tablelands S
40.0 MANDURAMA POST OFFICE
Sydney--west
63.3 PROSPECT RESERVOIR

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
59.8 MOUNT BAW BAW
W Coast
47.8 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE)

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

.....

1.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.6 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.4 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1147 (47.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
990 (41.3) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
962 (40.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
884 (36.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
882 (36.8) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
869 (36.2) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
861 (35.9) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
859 (35.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
754 (31.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
741 (30.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
722 (30.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
713 (29.7) BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
706 (29.4) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
699 (29.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
699 (29.1) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
691 (28.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
681 (28.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
680 (28.3) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
655 (27.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
653 (27.2) WHITE CLIFFS AWS Far Northwest NSW
650 (27.1) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
648 (27.0) PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
647 (27.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
640 (26.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
639 (26.6) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
636 (26.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
633 (26.4) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
632 (26.3) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
624 (26.0) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
619 (25.8) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
616 (25.7) ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
615 (25.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
614 (25.6) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
610 (25.4) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
98/16 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/20 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
85/15 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
81/10 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
81/17 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast 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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
MOUNT BAW BAW
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
4.4mm in 6 min to 09:55 44.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 91(190/ 74 ) at 13:00
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 80(220/ 63 ) at 10:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(230/ 74 ) at 15:25
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 74(230/ 67 ) at 13:28
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(310/ 65 ) at 13:00
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 78(260/ 65 ) at 22:37
HOGAN ISLAND : 85(250/ 63 ) at 15:08
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 74(250/ 63 ) at 23:08