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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 1459 EST on 23/04/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

35.0

35.0

20/04/2016

15

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


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:58EST, 23/04/2016.

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 26.3 +0.8 14.7 +1.7 12.5 0.0 5.0 8.8 523 (21.8) 43/03
BUNBURY 24.6 +0.5 11.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 28/09
MANDURAH 26.2 +2.3 14.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 35/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.9 +3.2 24.9 +0.9 24.0 0.0 6.0 11.0 298 (12.4) 41/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.2 +2.0 17.3 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 35/09
WHYALLA AERO 20.9 -2.9 15.7 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 560 (23.3) 46/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.2 -2.5 12.7 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 30/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.3 -3.2 9.8 +1.1 6.7 1.2 1.2 2.7 395 (16.5) 37/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.8 +3.0 18.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 54/11
CAIRNS AERO 30.4 +1.2 23.2 +1.6 -- 6.4 -- -- 417 (17.4) 48/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.0 +1.4 20.9 +0.3 19.0 0.0 8.0 10.2 406 (16.9) 35/13
MACKAY M.O 27.2 +0.5 20.8 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 356 (14.8) 37/12
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.7 +1.9 20.5 +2.6 18.0 0.0 5.0 -- 249 (10.4) 26/11
BUNDABERG AERO 30.2 +2.8 18.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 324 (13.5) 28/14
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.5 17.3 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 212 ( 8.8) 24/11
BRISBANE AERO 28.4 +2.4 17.7 +1.4 16.7 0.0 3.4 10.2 284 (11.8) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 +4.4 14.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 26/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 29.8 +4.6 14.9 +2.1 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.0 +3.9 15.4 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 153 ( 6.4) 44/18
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 +2.6 14.4 +1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 48/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 10.4 +3.2 7.0 0.0 3.2 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.7 +2.2 11.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 37/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.4 +0.5 17.4 +3.2 13.1 0.0 4.0 7.1 355 (14.8) 50/10
RICHMOND RAAF 27.4 +3.6 11.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 44/11
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 +1.5 17.0 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 46/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.2 +1.7 14.7 +5.6 13.2 1.2 2.8 7.9 208 ( 8.7) 35/15
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.6 +1.3 12.8 +4.6 -- 3.6 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 31/21
MILDURA AIRPORT 22.5 -1.1 11.2 +1.1 17.0 0.2 3.2 9.9 289 (12.0) 34/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 18.7 -2.9 13.8 +5.6 -- 2.2 -- -- 274 (11.4) 48/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 17.8 -3.4 10.4 +2.8 -- 2.4 -- -- 268 (11.2) 44/16
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.5 -3.1 9.4 +2.0 -- 2.4 -- -- 415 (17.3) 44/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.4 +0.5 6.4 -1.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 24/01
HOBART AIRPORT 17.7 -0.4 5.5 -3.3 1.4 2.0 1.4 7.4 376 (15.7) 39/20
Max
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° 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

41.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.2 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
40.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 33.2 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
+7.3 : 36.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+6.3 : 33.9 MUNGINDI POST OFFICE NW Plains W NSW
+6.2 : 30.5 SCONE AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.8 : 33.7 CUNNAMULLA POST OFFICE Warrego QLD

30.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.1 : 20.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+7.4 : 21.7 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.0 : 12.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+7.0 : 20.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+6.9 : 16.3 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

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

5.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
6.7 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
6.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.5 : 12.7 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
-5.5 : 19.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-5.0 : 16.4 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-4.8 : 15.9 BAIRNSDALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
-4.7 : 15.2 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC

-4.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.1 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.8 : 3.2 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-6.6 : -4.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-5.1 : 7.6 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-4.8 : 10.6 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
-4.8 : 8.4 ESPERANCE Lower West WA

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.
43.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD
39.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
36.4 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
33.2 KINGLAKE WEST (WALLABY CREEK) N Central VIC
33.0 BARTLE VIEW ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.2 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

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6.5 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
5.8 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
5.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
3.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
2.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

1012 (42.2) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
807 (33.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
805 (33.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
796 (33.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
784 (32.7) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
772 (32.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
760 (31.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
747 (31.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
738 (30.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
737 (30.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
736 (30.7) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
729 (30.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
729 (30.4) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
711 (29.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
699 (29.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
695 (29.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
688 (28.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
677 (28.2) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
672 (28.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
665 (27.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
658 (27.4) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
653 (27.2) TELFER AERO Interior WA
652 (27.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
648 (27.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
639 (26.6) WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
633 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
630 (26.3) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
624 (26.0) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
618 (25.8) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
613 (25.5) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
602 (25.1) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
87/20 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
85/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/19 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
72/15 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC

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.
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
6.0mm in 14 min to 00:30 25.7mm/h
Hunter Valley
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
7.0mm in 14 min to 22:20 30.0mm/h
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:30 12.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 12.2mm/h
PATERSON (TOCAL AWS)
6.8mm in 13 min to 16:43 31.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.2mm/h
SINGLETON STP
30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 189( 90/109 ) at 05:51
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 72(240/ 63 ) at 19:00
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 85(310/ 76 ) at 16:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 87(240/ 63 ) at 20:21