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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 1436 EST on 16/04/2016. 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 minimum temperature

NSW

CW Plains N

051049

TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS

-38.0

-1.0

27/04/1978

45

1 P

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

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030022

HUGHENDEN AIRPORT

22.9

19.9

08/04/2005

11

1 N

QLD

Upper Carpentaria

030161

RICHMOND AIRPORT

22.7

21.5

01/04/2011

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

19.0

17.3

07/04/2005

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:36EST, 16/04/2016.

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 25.9 +0.4 13.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 3.4 10.5 430 (17.9) 44/23
BUNBURY 23.5 -0.6 13.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 34/12
MANDURAH 26.0 +2.1 16.0 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 30/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.9 25.5 +1.5 25.5 0.0 6.4 5.9 307 (12.8) 28/06
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 +4.2 13.9 +1.3 11.6 0.0 8.0 8.2 250 (10.4) 30/10
WHYALLA AERO 29.2 +5.4 11.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 235 ( 9.8) 37/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.1 +6.4 11.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 46 ( 1.9) 26/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.3 +4.8 3.8 -4.9 2.3 0.0 1.2 -- 171 ( 7.1) 31/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.0 +2.2 23.7 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 39/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +0.8 24.0 +2.4 -- 0.2 -- 4.4 529 (22.0) 46/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 +0.9 22.4 +1.8 21.9 7.6 3.6 4.6 403 (16.8) 59/12
MACKAY M.O 27.3 +0.6 22.0 +1.9 -- 62.2 -- -- 607 (25.3) 54/06
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +0.1 20.2 +2.3 18.7 0.0 6.4 -- 445 (18.5) 44/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +1.0 18.1 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 532 (22.2) 50/10
COOLANGATTA 24.0 -1.4 17.6 +0.6 -- 11.8 -- -- 466 (19.4) --
BRISBANE AERO 25.7 -0.3 14.8 -1.5 13.5 3.8 6.4 6.1 404 (16.8) 39/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.4 +0.1 12.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 643 (26.8) 43/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 27.8 +2.6 13.8 +1.0 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +1.3 14.1 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 28/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.8 +2.2 12.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 242 (10.1) 31/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 9.9 +2.7 5.7 0.0 3.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 28.3 +3.8 13.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 340 (14.2) 35/00
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.3 +3.4 16.6 +2.4 12.0 0.2 3.4 9.9 277 (11.5) 39/15
RICHMOND RAAF 28.8 +5.0 12.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 24/11
BELLAMBI AWS 24.1 +2.0 19.0 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 417 (17.4) 44/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.3 +6.8 12.7 +3.6 9.8 0.0 4.8 6.5 257 (10.7) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.6 +5.3 11.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 17/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 30.3 +6.7 11.1 +1.0 8.2 0.0 3.6 6.6 142 ( 5.9) 18/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.6 +6.0 11.0 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 21/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 27.5 +6.3 10.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 162 ( 6.8) 31/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.7 +7.1 9.0 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 253 (10.5) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.9 +1.0 10.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 49 ( 2.0) 41/13
HOBART AIRPORT 21.5 +3.4 11.3 +2.5 7.5 0.2 2.0 5.2 214 ( 8.9) 43/19
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

40.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
40.2 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+9.4 : 35.0 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+8.7 : 29.0 AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
+8.7 : 32.2 MURRAY BRIDGE COMPARISON Murray Valley SA
+8.6 : 28.4 MALLACOOTA E Gippsland VIC
+8.4 : 28.5 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+8.4 : 25.3 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
+8.4 : 28.7 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.4 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL

+8.4 : 19.1 PINDARI DAM NW Slopes N NSW
+7.8 : 25.3 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
+6.8 : 19.0 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
+6.7 : 20.5 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+6.6 : 17.1 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
+6.6 : 23.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

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

8.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
11.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
11.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-5.3 : 18.1 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-5.2 : 17.5 ONGERUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.4 : 18.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 19.7 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.8 : 19.6 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-3.8 : 18.2 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA

-38.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
3.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
3.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.9 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
4.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-49.2 : -38.0 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
-4.9 : 3.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
-4.3 : 4.2 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-3.9 : 5.9 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
-3.8 : 10.4 LISMORE AIRPORT AWS North Coast 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.
127.0 MOUNT JUKES Central Coast E QLD
109.0 FARLEIGH CO-OP SUGAR MILL Central Coast E QLD
108.5 MT JUKES Central Coast E QLD
105.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
76.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
127.0 MOUNT JUKES
109.0 FARLEIGH CO-OP SUGAR MILL
108.5 MT JUKES
76.8 PROSERPINE AIRPORT
62.2 MACKAY M.O
54.0 CRYSTAL BROOK
51.0 MACKAY ALERT

ISLANDS
Islands
105.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS

.....

5.2 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
4.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
1.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1154 (48.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1131 (47.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1108 (46.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1022 (42.6) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
985 (41.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
920 (38.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
900 (37.5) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
867 (36.1) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
861 (35.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
807 (33.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
799 (33.3) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
747 (31.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
739 (30.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
728 (30.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
715 (29.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
712 (29.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
707 (29.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
704 (29.3) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
689 (28.7) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
676 (28.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
657 (27.4) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
654 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
643 (26.8) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
633 (26.4) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
620 (25.8) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
618 (25.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
613 (25.5) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
609 (25.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
607 (25.3) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
94/05 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
94/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
89/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
76/09 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
76/13 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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
MILINGIMBI AIRPORT
11.8mm in 30 min to 23:30 23.6mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 12.2mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
14.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 14.2mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 23:30 13.2mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
INNISFAIL
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
11.4mm in 30 min to 18:30 22.8mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 18:30 20.0mm/h
11.8mm in 30 min to 19:00 23.6mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 23.2mm/h
12.2mm in 30 min to 19:30 24.4mm/h
24.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 24.0mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 15.6mm/h
43.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 14.3mm/h
Central Coast E
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
30.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 10.0mm/h
6.2mm in 6 min to 01:30 62.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 12.0mm/h
9.8mm in 12 min to 02:12 49.0mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.2mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 03:00 12.2mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.3mm/h
5.4mm in 8 min to 04:38 40.5mm/h
5.8mm in 4 min to 08:28 87.0mm/h
3.2mm in 2 min to 08:30 96.0mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 15.4mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 21.6mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
9.2mm in 24 min to 10:30 23.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 11.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 19.4mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 11.8mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.3mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 95(110/ 54 ) at 05:48
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 74(300/ 63 ) at 22:00