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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 1447 EST on 28/04/2015. 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

0.0

2.4

26/04/2015

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Herbert

032040

TOWNSVILLE AERO

7.9

9.5

23/04/2015

19

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009961

HOPETOUN NORTH

4.1

5.0

29/04/1996

18

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

6.0

6.6

22/04/2015

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033295

ALVA BEACH

12.9

14.6

23/04/2015

17

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

7.8

8.5

30/04/2008

13

1 N

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040126

MARYBOROUGH

5.5

6.2

22/04/2015

57

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

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

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

17.7

15.6

29/04/2008

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:46EST, 28/04/2015.

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 26.1 +0.6 11.1 -1.9 7.1 0.0 5.6 10.1 509 (21.2) 48/10
BUNBURY 24.4 +0.3 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- 35/11
MANDURAH 26.0 +2.1 14.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 306 (12.8) 41/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.8 -0.9 20.7 -3.3 20.0 0.0 8.6 10.1 407 (17.0) 43/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 20.7 -7.5 6.7 -5.9 5.1 0.0 6.0 8.7 277 (11.5) 48/13
WHYALLA AERO 17.9 -5.9 13.3 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 34/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.6 -5.1 10.6 -1.8 -- 0.0 5.0 7.0 123 ( 5.1) 35/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 -4.1 8.1 -0.6 5.1 0.8 1.2 6.3 346 (14.4) 37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.7 -4.1 15.4 -3.0 9.8 0.0 9.8 10.9 455 (19.0) 41/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.5 +0.3 16.2 -5.4 -- 0.0 9.2 11.2 352 (14.7) 41/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.8 -0.8 11.4 -9.2 7.9 0.0 12.0 11.0 272 (11.3) 37/14
MACKAY M.O 23.7 -3.0 14.0 -6.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.2 358 (14.9) 52/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 -1.3 9.5 -8.4 5.2 0.0 8.4 -- 285 (11.9) 28/13
BUNDABERG AERO 24.7 -2.7 10.4 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 371 (15.5) 28/08
COOLANGATTA 24.8 -0.6 11.0 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 -2.0 10.5 -5.8 15.8 0.0 7.2 11.1 572 (23.8) 31/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.8 -2.5 5.8 -7.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 580 (24.2) 31/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 19.1 -6.1 7.8 -5.0 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 135 ( 5.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.4 -1.6 11.6 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 459 (19.1) 35/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.4 -1.7 10.5 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 35/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.1 -3.5 12.4 -0.8 9.6 0.2 3.2 10.4 558 (23.3) 35/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 -6.4 6.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 372 (15.5) 31/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 -4.7 12.6 -1.6 9.5 3.8 0.4 10.5 549 (22.9) 43/17
RICHMOND RAAF 20.5 -3.3 7.7 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 28/11
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 -4.0 11.2 -4.3 -- 2.4 -- -- 422 (17.6) 39/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.5 -5.0 6.1 -3.0 3.0 0.0 2.4 9.6 400 (16.7) 30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.8 -4.5 5.8 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 343 (14.3) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.1 -6.5 11.1 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- 2.9 325 (13.5) 28/03
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.6 -6.0 6.8 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- 31/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 -4.7 7.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 373 (15.5) 35/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.6 -5.0 7.4 0.0 -- 2.2 -- -- 396 (16.5) 34/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.6 -1.3 3.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 22/18
HOBART AIRPORT 15.9 -2.2 7.8 -1.0 4.6 0.2 2.2 3.7 338 (14.1) 35/11
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

39.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
35.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
35.0 OENPELLI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.6 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
34.3 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD

+5.6 : 31.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+5.1 : 39.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
+4.7 : 31.0 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+4.2 : 32.7 DENHAM W Gascoyne WA
+4.0 : 33.5 KALBARRI Central West WA

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
26.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
26.5 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+3.5 : 11.9 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+3.3 : 9.9 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC
+3.1 : 24.5 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+2.9 : 19.1 KALBARRI Central West WA
+2.8 : 11.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
+2.8 : 23.9 MARDIE W Pilbara WA

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

2.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.8 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.3 : 15.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
-9.6 : 19.3 MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
-9.6 : 15.0 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-9.2 : 17.9 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-9.1 : 18.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW

-2.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-2.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.7 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-11.9 : 6.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-11.3 : 6.4 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-11.3 : 2.8 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-11.2 : 7.9 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-11.1 : 5.5 MARYBOROUGH Brisbane/SE Coast 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.
19.8 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
19.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
18.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
16.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
16.4 HAINES JUNCTION (MOUNT SABINE) W Coast VIC

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
11.2 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
11.1 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

.....

3.3 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
2.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
2.8 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.3 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.1 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

1388 (57.8) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1299 (54.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1178 (49.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
1177 (49.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1072 (44.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
963 (40.1) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
962 (40.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
880 (36.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
867 (36.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
845 (35.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
838 (34.9) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
832 (34.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
820 (34.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
815 (34.0) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
809 (33.7) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
806 (33.6) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
750 (31.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
745 (31.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
726 (30.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
720 (30.0) MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
707 (29.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
705 (29.4) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
690 (28.8) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
690 (28.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
664 (27.7) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
662 (27.6) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
658 (27.4) PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
651 (27.1) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
640 (26.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
633 (26.4) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
624 (26.0) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
620 (25.8) POUND CREEK W Gippsland VIC
616 (25.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
606 (25.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
606 (25.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
89/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
85/04 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
76/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
70/02 GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
70/02 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO 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.
None reported

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 89(230/ 70 ) at 00:30
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 76(200/ 65 ) at 05:30