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National Daily Weather Summary


Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
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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 1352 EST on 23/04/2018. 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Darling Downs E

041536

MURRAYS BRIDGE ALERT

39.0

37.0

05/04/2006

13

1 N


The day in charts
Surface charts Satellite images Rain & temperatures
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 13:51EST, 23/04/2018.

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 24.1 -1.4 17.4 +4.4 15.9 3.0 3.8 4.4 378 (15.8) 57/15
BUNBURY 23.7 -0.4 18.0 +6.4 -- 12.4 -- -- 380 (15.8) 55/10
MANDURAH 22.6 -1.3 19.2 +3.6 -- 14.2 -- -- 514 (21.4) 63/21
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.3 +1.6 22.7 -1.3 21.2 0.0 7.2 11.2 292 (12.2) 44/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.4 +5.2 13.2 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 278 (11.6) 52/14
WHYALLA AERO 35.6 +11.8 12.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 37/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.9 +9.2 15.2 +2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 28/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.6 +2.1 13.1 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 370 (15.4) 28/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.7 +1.9 18.9 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 229 ( 9.5) 50/15
CAIRNS AERO 30.7 +1.5 20.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 456 (19.0) 44/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +0.8 20.3 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 34/11
MACKAY M.O 26.6 -0.1 20.6 +0.5 -- 3.0 -- -- 353 (14.7) 37/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.9 +1.1 17.8 -0.1 -- 5.0 -- -- 257 (10.7) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 +0.9 17.4 -0.1 -- 0.6 -- -- 352 (14.7) 35/09
COOLANGATTA 24.3 -1.1 18.3 +1.3 -- 1.4 -- -- 456 (19.0) 41/10
BRISBANE AERO 25.3 -0.7 16.8 +0.5 15.5 0.8 3.8 9.8 349 (14.5) 39/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.2 -0.1 12.2 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 379 (15.8) 39/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.0 +0.8 14.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.9 +0.8 13.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 41/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.1 +0.5 13.1 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 39/14
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 23.0 +2.9 7.5 +0.8 3.5 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.3 +3.9 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.9 +2.4 13.4 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 396 (16.5) 34/01
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.1 +0.2 15.3 +1.1 12.3 0.0 4.6 9.9 413 (17.2) 31/06
RICHMOND RAAF 25.8 +2.0 13.9 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 26/16
BELLAMBI AWS 21.5 -0.6 15.0 -0.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 315 (13.1) 18/08
CANBERRA AIRPORT 19.5 -- 10.8 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 17/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.5 +4.0 13.9 +4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 219 ( 9.1) 28/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +4.8 10.5 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 90 ( 3.8) 18/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 31.3 +7.7 11.2 +1.1 -- 0.0 5.0 10.3 134 ( 5.6) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.6 +5.0 6.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 17/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.1 +6.9 8.1 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 28/13
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 23.2 +2.9 7.4 -2.7 4.6 0.0 2.8 7.7 193 ( 8.0) 24/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.5 +5.9 5.8 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 182 ( 7.6) 28/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.5 +2.6 7.9 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 113 ( 4.7) 22/14
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 +3.7 9.9 +1.1 6.3 0.0 3.6 9.4 205 ( 8.5) 34/15
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

40.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.6 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.5 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
39.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.8 : 35.6 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+11.6 : 35.3 EUCLA Eucla WA
+11.1 : 35.2 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.0 : 32.7 CLEVE W Agricultural SA

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.4 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 ADELE ISLAND Islands ISL

+8.3 : 17.0 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+7.8 : 18.2 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+7.5 : 18.4 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA
+7.4 : 14.5 COOTAMUNDRA AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+7.4 : 16.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA

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

11.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
12.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.2 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
13.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.1 : 20.2 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
-3.8 : 22.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.5 : 20.0 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-3.5 : 21.1 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.5 : 22.8 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA

-0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-4.9 : 6.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-4.1 : 15.6 PALMERVILLE S Peninsula QLD
-3.8 : 4.5 MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.4 : 0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-3.2 : 8.6 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-3.2 : 19.7 COOKTOWN AIRPORT N Coast--Barron QLD
-3.2 : 3.4 COLDSTREAM E Central VIC

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.
46.8 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
39.0 MURRAYS BRIDGE ALERT Darling Downs E QLD
38.6 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
37.0 FERGUSON VALLEY Lower West WA
36.0 NEWBICUP Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

907 (37.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
766 (31.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
754 (31.4) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
718 (29.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
714 (29.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
713 (29.7) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
711 (29.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
701 (29.2) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
700 (29.2) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
684 (28.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
673 (28.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
654 (27.3) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
639 (26.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
612 (25.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
89/23 FORREST Eucla WA
81/16 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
76/17 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
76/13 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/15 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA

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
Lower West
SCOTT RIVER AG STATION
13.6mm in 30 min to 08:00 27.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 08:00 13.6mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 08:30 16.8mm/h
HARVEY
10.2mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.2mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.6mm/h
WAROONA
10.6mm in 30 min to 06:00 21.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 06:00 12.6mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.6mm/h
WILYABRUP AG STATION
10.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 10.2mm/h
Cent Wheatbelt
MECKERING NORTH AG STATION
6.8mm in 18 min to 15:18 22.7mm/h
SHACKLETON AG STATION
3.6mm in 2 min to 15:34 108.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
12.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.4mm/h
QUALEUP AG STATION
10.6mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.6mm/h
TUNNEY AG STATION
7.2mm in 12 min to 13:30 36.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 10.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 11.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
16.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.3mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 06:30 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
11.6mm in 30 min to 01:30 23.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 01:30 13.6mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 15.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
10.4mm in 24 min to 06:30 26.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 07:00 11.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.3mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
MOUNT GININI AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 11.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
12.2mm in 30 min to 09:00 24.4mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.2mm/h
27.6mm in 24 min to 09:24 69.0mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 27.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 5.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 82(310/ 63 ) at 16:06
Cent Wheatbelt
SHACKLETON AG STATION : 93(290/ 32 ) at 15:34