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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 1501 EST on 21/04/2016. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Brisbane/SE Coast

040334

BIGGENDEN TM

1195.8

23.8

13/04/2009

13

324.6

27/01/2013

14

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

35.0

35.0

14/04/2016

15

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


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4am EST Rainfall -- 24 hours to 9am

Week to 9am | SE AUS detail
10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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4pm EST Maximum temperature anomalies

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10pm EST Solar Radiation

Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 15:00EST, 21/04/2016.

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 25.1 -0.4 11.6 -1.4 10.1 0.0 4.0 10.5 324 (13.5) 34/16
BUNBURY 21.2 -2.9 9.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 22/14
MANDURAH 23.2 -0.7 14.6 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 280 (11.7) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.9 25.4 +1.4 25.4 0.0 4.8 9.5 294 (12.3) 34/06
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.1 +7.9 14.9 +2.3 13.1 0.0 8.0 9.9 212 ( 8.8) 41/10
WHYALLA AERO 31.5 +7.7 13.5 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 44/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 29.7 +7.0 18.2 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 30/04
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 31.4 +11.9 10.2 +1.5 10.1 0.0 4.0 7.3 266 (11.1) 50/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +3.3 17.6 -0.8 16.6 0.0 7.4 10.4 150 ( 6.3) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 +1.2 22.9 +1.3 21.6 0.0 7.4 6.0 447 (18.6) 43/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.8 +2.2 22.6 +2.0 20.0 0.0 8.0 10.2 378 (15.8) 41/10
MACKAY M.O 26.8 +0.1 23.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 404 (16.8) 37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.3 +1.5 21.5 +3.6 20.4 0.0 5.6 -- 290 (12.1) 31/09
BUNDABERG AERO 29.3 +1.9 18.3 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 327 (13.6) 37/11
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.5 15.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 31/09
BRISBANE AERO 27.1 +1.1 16.7 +0.4 14.9 0.0 4.0 9.8 265 (11.0) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.1 +2.8 14.2 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 400 (16.7) 44/19
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.5 +3.3 14.1 +1.3 -- 0.0 3.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.4 14.2 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 176 ( 7.3) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.3 +0.7 14.2 +1.0 12.1 0.0 2.4 7.9 221 ( 9.2) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 8.7 +1.5 5.8 0.0 2.4 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.9 +3.4 11.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 30/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.0 +2.1 16.8 +2.6 13.0 0.0 3.4 10.3 267 (11.1) 26/14
RICHMOND RAAF 27.4 +3.6 14.1 +2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 24/14
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +0.9 16.6 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 22/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.8 +4.3 9.9 +0.8 6.5 0.0 3.8 9.3 183 ( 7.6) 22/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.0 +4.7 8.8 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 18/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.0 +9.4 16.1 +6.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.0 196 ( 8.2) 43/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.2 +5.6 9.0 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 83/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.5 +5.3 11.9 +4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 227 ( 9.5) 28/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.0 +8.4 9.3 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 382 (15.9) 46/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 24.6 +5.7 5.0 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 21/16
HOBART AIRPORT 26.0 +7.9 9.6 +0.8 5.5 0.0 5.0 8.4 337 (14.0) 35/14
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 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
39.9 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
39.6 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.5 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
39.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+13.2 : 31.4 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+11.9 : 31.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+11.5 : 30.7 PORT FAIRY AWS W Coast VIC
+11.2 : 31.3 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+10.9 : 29.4 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+10.9 : 30.6 CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA

29.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.5 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.3 : 19.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+8.4 : 19.7 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+8.3 : 17.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+8.1 : 18.5 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.8 : 16.7 CLARE HIGH SCHOOL Lower North SA

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

12.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
13.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
13.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
14.7 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-4.9 : 22.1 DALWALLINU Central West WA
-4.6 : 18.8 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
-4.3 : 22.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.2 : 21.6 BENCUBBIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-4.0 : 20.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA

-1.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.8 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
1.0 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

-4.8 : -1.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-4.5 : 1.0 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-4.0 : 1.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-3.8 : 1.8 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-3.4 : 2.1 MAYDENA POST OFFICE Derwent Valley TAS
-3.4 : 2.8 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-3.4 : 9.0 COLLARENEBRI (ALBERT ST) Upper Darling 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.
1195.8 BIGGENDEN TM Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78.6 GAIRLOCH N Coast--Herbert QLD
54.0 HAWKINS CREEK N Coast--Herbert QLD
43.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL N Coast--Herbert QLD
38.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
78.6 GAIRLOCH
54.0 HAWKINS CREEK
43.0 INGHAM PUMP STATION AL
38.8 INNISFAIL
Brisbane/SE Coast
1195.8 BIGGENDEN TM

10.8 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.5 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
10.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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6.4 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
6.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
4.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
2.1 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
1.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

794 (33.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
728 (30.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
702 (29.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
680 (28.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
659 (27.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
635 (26.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
632 (26.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
615 (25.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
614 (25.6) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
609 (25.4) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
83/10 TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG Upper North VIC
70/00 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
63/14 OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
59/03 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
59/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) 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
PORT KEATS AIRPORT
11.4mm in 30 min to 14:00 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 27 min to 14:30 33.3mm/h
28.4mm in 1 hr to 14:30 28.4mm/h
20.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.0mm/h
17.8mm in 30 min to 15:30 35.6mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 20.8mm/h
31.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 10.3mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 18.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 6.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
16.6mm in 30 min to 18:30 33.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 18.4mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 17.4mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
CAIRNS RACECOURSE
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
12.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 12.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.4mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
LUCINDA POINT
6.4mm in 13 min to 04:30 29.5mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.4mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
4.8mm in 14 min to 08:44 20.6mm/h
None reported