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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 2314 EST on 11/04/2016. 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 minimum temperature

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031037

LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE

27.3

27.2

01/04/2016

44

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031209

COOKTOWN AIRPORT

26.9

26.9

01/04/2005

13

1 N Equal to record.

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

26.0

25.7

01/04/2016

12

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004106

MARBLE BAR

43.0

42.3

13/04/2005

13

1 N

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

42.7

42.6

14/04/2005

40

1 N

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

41.1

40.4

01/04/2010

18

1 N

WA

Interior

013030

TELFER AERO

41.9

41.2

10/04/1987

39

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

34.5

34.0

14/04/2009

21

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

35.6

35.3

01/04/2009

14

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

35.5

35.0

10/04/2012

16

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

37.8

37.5

01/04/2016

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Maranoa

043109

ST GEORGE AIRPORT

36.1

35.7

12/04/1998

16

1 N

NSW

NW Plains W

052088

WALGETT AIRPORT AWS

35.1

35.0

06/04/1998

20

1 N

NSW

NW Plains E

053115

MOREE AERO

34.2

34.0

12/04/1998

18

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

33.4

33.1

04/04/2012

12

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes S

055202

GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS

32.9

32.9

04/04/2012

12

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

27.0

27.0

01/04/2000

16

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

North Coast

058077

GRAFTON RESEARCH STN

33.7

33.7

04/04/2006

11

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059007

KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS

33.2

31.7

03/04/2005

13

1 N

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060139

PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS

32.3

29.8

26/04/2002

18

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061054

NELSON BAY (NELSON HEAD)

30.5

30.5

12/04/2006

16

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061260

CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS

34.3

33.6

08/04/1998

22

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

34.2

32.6

08/04/1998

20

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061388

MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE

34.6

34.0

08/04/1998

16

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061390

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

34.0

32.5

12/04/2006

14

1 N

NSW

Hunter Valley

061397

SINGLETON STP

35.2

34.0

12/04/2006

11

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

29.8

29.4

04/04/2012

12

1 N

NSW

South Coast

069137

GREEN CAPE AWS

28.1

26.5

05/04/2006

13

1 N

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

WA

W Pilbara

005017

ONSLOW AIRPORT

22.8

22.8

03/04/2010

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 23:13EST, 11/04/2016.

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 30.8 +5.3 12.9 -0.1 11.9 0.0 4.0 9.9 337 (14.0) 34/08
BUNBURY 25.5 +1.4 11.1 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 261 (10.9) 22/08
MANDURAH 26.7 +2.8 16.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 24/18
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.7 22.5 -1.5 22.4 21.4 7.2 9.6 261 (10.9) 57/04
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 35.7 +7.5 15.0 +2.4 12.9 0.0 10.6 11.3 244 (10.2) 48/14
WHYALLA AERO 23.7 -0.1 16.0 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 50/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.8 +1.1 15.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 34/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.9 +0.4 12.2 +3.5 -- 0.6 -- -- 567 (23.6) 43/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.7 +4.9 17.7 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 187 ( 7.8) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +2.7 25.3 +3.7 24.1 0.0 8.0 9.2 526 (21.9) 52/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +2.7 24.1 +3.5 21.5 0.0 8.6 11.1 374 (15.6) 35/12
MACKAY M.O 29.7 +3.0 23.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 30/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.4 +2.6 21.6 +3.7 19.8 0.0 4.8 -- 282 (11.8) 31/14
BUNDABERG AERO 30.4 +3.0 18.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 31/14
COOLANGATTA 28.2 +2.8 17.4 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 28/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.7 +2.7 19.0 +2.7 17.8 0.0 5.0 10.1 270 (11.3) 28/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.4 +6.1 16.2 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 35/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.1 +7.9 14.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 6.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 32.3 +8.2 14.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 24/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 33.2 +9.6 14.2 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 41/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.0 +5.6 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 31.1 +6.6 9.6 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 39/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.4 +7.5 17.7 +3.5 13.4 0.0 6.8 10.3 441 (18.4) 43/23
RICHMOND RAAF 32.0 +8.2 12.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 31/12
BELLAMBI AWS 29.2 +7.1 17.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 50/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 30.2 +7.7 8.6 -0.5 6.3 0.0 5.4 10.6 160 ( 6.7) 44/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 30.0 +7.7 8.6 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 41/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.1 +3.5 15.0 +4.9 11.0 0.0 7.0 10.9 288 (12.0) 39/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.6 +5.0 11.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 41/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.5 +1.3 10.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 43/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.5 -0.1 13.2 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 634 (26.4) 41/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.9 0.0 13.4 +5.8 -- 2.6 -- -- 466 (19.4) 44/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.4 +0.3 12.7 +3.9 9.9 0.0 7.0 6.7 577 (24.0) 65/11
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

43.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
43.0 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
42.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
42.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
41.9 TELFER AERO Interior WA

+10.6 : 35.2 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
+10.3 : 34.0 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
+10.2 : 34.3 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+10.2 : 34.6 MAITLAND VISITORS CENTRE Hunter Valley NSW
+9.9 : 34.2 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.8 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
28.5 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
28.3 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA

+11.2 : 23.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+9.1 : 14.6 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+9.1 : 22.9 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.8 : 26.1 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.7 : 24.6 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD

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

5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.0 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
9.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-4.1 : 9.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.0 : 9.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-3.8 : 19.8 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-3.6 : 5.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
-3.1 : 7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
3.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.8 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
4.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

-4.2 : 15.5 DALY WATERS AIRSTRIP N Rivers NT
-3.9 : 14.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
-3.6 : 7.3 WITCHCLIFFE Lower West WA
-2.9 : 12.2 FORSTER - TUNCURRY MARINE RESCUE MidNorth Coast S NSW
-2.5 : 10.6 BOURKE AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-2.5 : 4.2 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW

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.
45.8 WAGAIT BEACH N Rivers NT
37.6 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
31.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
23.6 QUEENSTOWN (SOUTH QUEENSTOWN) W Coast TAS
22.0 SHOAL BAY N Rivers NT

11.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.3 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

.....

6.7 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
5.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
5.5 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
4.6 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1448 (60.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1391 (58.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1240 (51.7) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1200 (50.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1120 (46.7) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1060 (44.2) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
1050 (43.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1042 (43.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
1011 (42.1) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1002 (41.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
904 (37.7) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
891 (37.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
873 (36.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
862 (35.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
857 (35.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
844 (35.2) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
795 (33.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
791 (33.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
784 (32.7) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
782 (32.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
754 (31.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
753 (31.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
743 (31.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
735 (30.6) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
724 (30.2) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
720 (30.0) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
708 (29.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
704 (29.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
690 (28.8) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
689 (28.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
667 (27.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
664 (27.7) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
662 (27.6) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
661 (27.5) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
652 (27.2) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
649 (27.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
648 (27.0) MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
646 (26.9) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
634 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
634 (26.4) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
633 (26.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
621 (25.9) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
618 (25.8) WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
614 (25.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
128/12 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
111/16 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
104/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
98/18 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
93/07 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/10 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
6.0mm in 6 min to 04:00 60.0mm/h
7.0mm in 20 min to 04:30 21.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 19.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 05:00 14.8mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.0mm/h
GUNN POINT
10.8mm in 30 min to 03:30 21.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.8mm/h
CHARLES POINT
18.0mm in 28 min to 05:00 38.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 18.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 05:30 21.4mm/h
WARRUWI AIRPORT
20.0mm in 30 min to 00:00 40.0mm/h
37.2mm in 1 hr to 00:00 37.2mm/h
20.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 20.2mm/h
37.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 12.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
4.6mm in 6 min to 06:00 46.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.2mm/h
5.8mm in 8 min to 21:00 43.5mm/h
6.6mm in 6 min to 22:00 66.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.0mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 16.6mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 10.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ
11.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 11.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
9.6mm in 16 min to 09:00 36.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 83(330/ 67 ) at 00:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 93(230/ 85 ) at 08:15
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 91(260/ 72 ) at 11:29
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 128(320/109 ) at 13:21
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 111(250/ 72 ) at 17:59
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 104(260/ 48 ) at 15:56
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 98(260/ 76 ) at 19:43
DUNALLEY (STROUD POINT) : 76(250/ 63 ) at 20:30
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 72(240/ 63 ) at 16:09
LOW ROCKY POINT : 72(250/ 63 ) at 17:24
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 87(300/ 70 ) at 14:00
MOUNT READ : 82(260/ 65 ) at 14:46
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(270/ 65 ) at 07:00