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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 0013 EST on 14/04/2018. 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 maximum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002064

ARGYLE AERODROME

40.0

39.7

06/04/2010

19

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

34.5

34.0

14/04/2009

21

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

33.8

33.0

18/04/2003

13

1 N

NT

Arnhem

014404

MILINGIMBI AIRPORT

35.2

35.1

16/04/2012

11

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014703

CENTRE ISLAND

36.5

36.3

05/04/2009

38

1 N

NT

Roper-McArthur

014704

MCARTHUR RIVER MINE AIRPORT

39.9

39.1

04/04/2009

31

1 N

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

40.6

40.6

06/04/1966

48

1 N Equal to record.

NT

Victoria

014840

WAVE HILL

40.0

39.9

13/04/1990

40

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014949

DELAMERE WEAPONS RANGE

38.7

38.0

06/04/2010

17

1 N

QLD

Far SW

045009

BALLERA GAS FIELD

38.6

38.3

03/04/2012

11

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048027

COBAR MO

36.1

36.0

04/04/1986

51

1 N

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

37.7

37.4

03/04/2012

22

1 N

NSW

CW Plains S

050017

WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS

34.7

33.0

09/04/2002

15

1 N

NSW

CW Plains S

050137

CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS

35.6

34.4

03/04/2005

19

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes N

054038

NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS

34.3

33.1

04/04/2012

12

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes S

055202

GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS

33.4

32.9

04/04/2012

12

1 N

NSW

NW Slopes S

055325

TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS

32.9

32.2

04/04/2012

19

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056037

ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY)

28.0

27.0

01/04/2000

16

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056238

ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS

27.7

26.8

01/04/1998

19

1 N

NSW

N Tablelands W

056242

INVERELL (RAGLAN ST)

31.6

31.6

04/04/2005

19

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Hunter Valley

061363

SCONE AIRPORT AWS

32.8

32.6

08/04/1998

20

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands N

062013

GULGONG POST OFFICE

32.0

31.9

06/04/1998

41

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063063

OBERON (SPRINGBANK)

27.3

25.0

04/04/2012

30

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063291

BATHURST AIRPORT AWS

30.6

29.7

15/04/2004

20

1 N

NSW

C Tablelands S

063303

ORANGE AIRPORT AWS

28.6

27.9

15/04/2004

18

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes N

064017

COONABARABRAN AIRPORT AWS

30.7

29.4

04/04/2012

12

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065068

PARKES AIRPORT AWS

34.1

33.0

03/04/2005

16

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065070

DUBBO AIRPORT AWS

33.3

32.7

03/04/2005

19

1 N

NSW

CW Slopes S

065103

FORBES AIRPORT AWS

34.6

34.5

03/04/2005

18

1 N

NSW

Sydney--west

067113

PENRITH LAKES AWS

34.4

34.2

03/04/2005

18

1 N

NSW

Illawarra

068239

MOSS VALE AWS

29.5

29.5

16/04/2004

13

1 N Equal to record.

NSW

Goulburn/Monaro

070080

TARALGA POST OFFICE

29.0

28.9

15/04/2004

54

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073138

YOUNG AIRPORT

32.4

32.1

15/04/2004

20

1 N

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

27.2

26.5

13/04/2012

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

24.6

22.8

13/04/2012

11

1 N

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

19.0

17.3

07/04/2005

11

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

27.3

26.6

08/04/2007

11

1 N


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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 00:11EST, 14/04/2018.

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 28.1 +2.6 15.3 +2.3 12.2 0.0 9.0 10.7 476 (19.8) 48/08
BUNBURY 27.0 +2.9 11.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 362 (15.1) 35/14
MANDURAH 25.7 +1.8 15.2 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 375 (15.6) 31/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.5 27.4 +3.4 26.1 0.0 6.0 8.7 275 (11.5) 35/16
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.2 +8.0 15.6 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 37/15
WHYALLA AERO 26.3 +2.5 13.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 28.6 +5.9 13.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 24.5 +5.0 6.4 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MOUNT ISA AERO 36.5 +4.7 21.7 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 34/14
CAIRNS AERO 31.9 +2.7 23.8 +2.2 -- 4.2 -- -- 475 (19.8) 74/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.0 +2.4 26.0 +5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 39/14
MACKAY M.O 28.3 +1.6 24.5 +4.4 -- 5.2 -- -- 666 (27.8) 54/15
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.0 -1.8 23.0 +5.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 541 (22.5) 50/10
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +1.0 21.9 +4.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 536 (22.3) 46/11
COOLANGATTA 28.1 +2.7 20.2 +3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 371 (15.5) 26/09
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 +1.8 20.0 +3.7 19.2 0.0 6.6 9.3 358 (14.9) 31/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.3 +3.0 16.9 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 797 (33.2) 48/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE -- -- 18.0 +5.2 -- 0.0 8.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 28.2 +4.1 15.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 137 ( 5.7) 34/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 30.7 +7.1 15.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 272 (11.3) 26/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.3 +8.8 16.5 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 348 (14.5) 37/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 30.6 +7.7 19.1 +4.9 16.6 0.0 2.8 10.2 313 (13.0) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 33.7 +9.9 15.1 +3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 26/15
BELLAMBI AWS 25.4 +3.3 20.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 41/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 29.1 -- 9.1 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.8 +7.3 8.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.4 +6.1 8.7 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 17/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.9 +8.3 12.7 +2.6 9.0 0.0 5.8 6.0 132 ( 5.5) 26/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.6 +6.0 8.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 22/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.2 +7.0 10.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 160 ( 6.7) 31/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 28.4 +8.1 11.0 +0.9 9.5 0.0 4.6 5.5 298 (12.4) 48/14
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.4 +7.8 8.4 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 54/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 -1.0 8.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 37/20
HOBART AIRPORT 22.5 +4.4 12.4 +3.6 8.3 0.0 4.2 4.2 360 (15.0) 52/12
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

40.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
40.5 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
40.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
40.0 BRADSHAW-ANGALLARI VALLEY (DEFENCE) N Rivers NT
40.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
40.0 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT

+11.2 : 35.6 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
+11.1 : 31.2 BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION C Tablelands S NSW
+10.9 : 36.1 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+10.9 : 35.5 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+10.8 : 34.7 WEST WYALONG AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW

29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.0 CROKER ISLAND AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.8 KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA

+8.0 : 21.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+8.0 : 24.7 BARCALDINE POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+8.0 : 25.3 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.9 : 21.2 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD

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

8.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
10.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
12.5 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
12.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
13.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-3.6 : 20.1 RAVENSTHORPE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.3 : 19.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
-2.7 : 20.9 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-2.4 : 33.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-2.1 : 21.0 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA

2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
2.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
4.0 OMEO Upper NE VIC
4.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-2.8 : 7.0 CERBERUS E Central VIC
-2.4 : 8.3 FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
-2.3 : 10.0 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
-2.3 : 9.2 ROBE Lower SE SA
-2.3 : 11.6 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
-2.3 : 6.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA

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.
72.0 CRYSTAL BROOK Central Coast E QLD
58.8 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
58.2 SIDDINS CREEK E Kimberley WA
47.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD Central Coast E QLD
43.6 FRASER ISLAND EURONG Brisbane/SE Coast QLD

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
58.2 SIDDINS CREEK

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
72.0 CRYSTAL BROOK
47.0 BYFIELD CHILDS ROAD
Wide Bay/Burnett
58.8 SANDY CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
Brisbane/SE Coast
43.6 FRASER ISLAND EURONG

Reports not yet available

1187 (49.5) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1182 (49.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1106 (46.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1102 (45.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1040 (43.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
981 (40.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
875 (36.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
866 (36.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
863 (36.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
808 (33.7) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
802 (33.4) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
797 (33.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
748 (31.2) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
747 (31.1) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
733 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
717 (29.9) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
715 (29.8) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
709 (29.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
707 (29.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
690 (28.8) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
675 (28.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
666 (27.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
654 (27.3) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
653 (27.2) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
646 (26.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
634 (26.4) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
619 (25.8) SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
619 (25.8) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
615 (25.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
607 (25.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
606 (25.3) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
602 (25.1) BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
601 (25.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
102/ MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
81/04 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
80/00 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
76/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
74/13 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
74/13 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
W Kimberley
DERBY AERO
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
7.2mm in 9 min to 15:12 48.0mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 13.4mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.7mm/h
MACKAY M.O
15.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 16.0mm/h
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
12.8mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.8mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.7mm/h
OORALEA RACECOURSE (MACKAY TURF CLUB)
10.4mm in 30 min to 15:30 20.8mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.4mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 14.4mm/h
Central Highlands
ROLLESTON AIRPORT
10.8mm in 1 hr to 23:00 10.8mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 23:30 11.0mm/h
TASMANIA
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT
6.6mm in 17 min to 12:00 23.3mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 10.8mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 82(120/ 67 ) at 04:16
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(330/ 76 ) at 23:31
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 82(330/ 63 ) at 09:48