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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 1439 EST on 12/04/2016. 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

4.4

6.4

30/04/1999

15

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

39.1

38.8

06/04/2010

15

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014142

PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT

36.3

36.0

09/04/2016

33

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

35.1

35.0

08/04/2016

21

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

35.5

35.5

17/04/2003

19

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014948

PORT KEATS AIRPORT

38.0

37.6

18/04/2009

13

1 N

QLD

N Peninsula

027054

COCONUT ISLAND

35.8

35.5

02/04/2016

16

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

27.4

27.0

01/04/1998

25

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:36EST, 22/04/2016.

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 23.6 -1.9 19.8 +6.8 19.9 0.2 5.8 0.5 772 (32.2) 54/07
BUNBURY 22.2 -1.9 17.4 +5.8 -- 19.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 41/08
MANDURAH 23.4 -0.5 19.6 +4.0 -- 3.4 -- -- 397 (16.5) 46/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.9 +3.2 25.7 +1.7 25.0 0.0 9.2 11.2 379 (15.8) 39/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.2 0.0 14.0 +1.4 12.8 0.0 9.0 9.9 337 (14.0) 43/10
WHYALLA AERO 22.2 -1.6 12.6 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 39/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 -0.1 15.0 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 35/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.3 -0.2 13.5 +4.8 11.7 0.6 1.2 4.2 489 (20.4) 37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.9 +3.1 23.2 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 398 (16.6) 41/23
CAIRNS AERO 31.6 +2.4 22.1 +0.5 21.9 1.6 3.2 -- 414 (17.3) 35/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.2 +1.6 23.7 +3.1 22.5 0.0 4.0 6.3 317 (13.2) 31/13
MACKAY M.O 28.8 +2.1 22.4 +2.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 336 (14.0) 28/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.5 +0.7 20.7 +2.8 19.4 0.0 4.0 -- 283 (11.8) 26/13
BUNDABERG AERO 28.8 +1.4 17.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 22/15
COOLANGATTA 28.9 +3.5 20.7 +3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 416 (17.3) 31/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.6 +2.6 20.2 +3.9 18.5 0.0 5.0 0.7 369 (15.4) 35/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.8 +2.5 17.5 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 41/09
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.3 +4.1 14.2 +1.4 -- 47.8 9.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.8 +1.7 16.5 +2.7 -- 0.6 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 30/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.3 +1.7 13.5 +0.3 -- 0.0 10.8 8.6 305 (12.7) 41/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.0 +1.6 5.9 -1.3 1.0 0.0 8.4 9.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.9 +1.4 8.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 259 (10.8) 46/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.1 +1.2 14.7 +0.5 9.0 0.0 6.4 9.4 319 (13.3) 41/10
RICHMOND RAAF 28.1 +4.3 7.8 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 154 ( 6.4) 37/16
BELLAMBI AWS 24.0 +1.9 17.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 35/20
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.2 +1.7 8.2 -0.9 5.0 0.0 5.0 9.8 251 (10.5) 35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.9 +2.6 8.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 31/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 24.1 +0.5 9.1 -1.0 6.0 0.0 4.0 6.7 267 (11.1) 34/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.0 +0.4 10.7 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 41/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.4 +1.2 8.5 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 37/11
BALLARAT AERODROME 18.1 +0.5 11.4 +4.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 490 (20.4) 35/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.3 +1.4 10.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 406 (16.9) 34/10
HOBART AIRPORT 16.1 -2.0 12.5 +3.7 11.2 0.0 8.6 4.8 740 (30.8) 52/08
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

42.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
42.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.1 : 42.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
+6.9 : 31.3 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
+6.3 : 30.6 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+6.1 : 42.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+6.1 : 22.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW

30.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
29.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.1 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+10.2 : 18.1 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+8.3 : 27.9 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
+8.1 : 20.4 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+8.0 : 30.1 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
+8.0 : 28.7 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA

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

4.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.6 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
8.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS

-7.9 : 17.8 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.6 : 18.9 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : 16.9 NEWDEGATE RESEARCH STATION Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : 19.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.3 : 18.8 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
1.4 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.8 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW

-8.8 : 3.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-4.7 : 4.6 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
-4.4 : 1.2 BRAIDWOOD RACECOURSE AWS South Coast NSW
-3.6 : 7.8 RICHMOND RAAF Sydney--west NSW
-3.4 : 7.6 CAMDEN AIRPORT AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.4 : 3.3 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.4 : 2.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N 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.
57.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
52.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
47.8 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE NW Slopes S NSW
33.0 ALCAN MINESITE N Rivers NT
31.8 WEE WAA (GEORGE ST) NW Plains E NSW

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
33.0 ALCAN MINESITE

NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Plains E
31.8 WEE WAA (GEORGE ST)
NW Slopes S
47.8 GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE

TASMANIA
W Coast
52.6 MOUNT READ

ISLANDS
Islands
57.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.2 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.9 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

2.2 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.7 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.7 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1873 (78.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1615 (67.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1472 (61.3) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1231 (51.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1219 (50.8) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
1215 (50.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1191 (49.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1179 (49.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
1156 (48.2) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1143 (47.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1047 (43.6) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
1023 (42.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
1015 (42.3) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1012 (42.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
1006 (41.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
887 (37.0) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
852 (35.5) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
832 (34.7) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
822 (34.3) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
788 (32.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
772 (32.2) PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
764 (31.8) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
762 (31.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
747 (31.1) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
740 (30.8) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
740 (30.8) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
733 (30.5) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
720 (30.0) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
716 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
697 (29.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
696 (29.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
694 (28.9) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
689 (28.7) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
676 (28.2) MORWELL (LATROBE VALLEY AIRPORT) W Gippsland VIC
658 (27.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
657 (27.4) EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
642 (26.8) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
635 (26.5) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
622 (25.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
621 (25.9) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
617 (25.7) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
614 (25.6) PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
614 (25.6) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
607 (25.3) YARRAM AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
606 (25.3) BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
94/07 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
94/09 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
91/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
91/03 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
91/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
91/01 HOGAN ISLAND 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 None reported