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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 1549 EST on 24/04/2018. 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 minimum temperature

WA

E Kimberley

002032

WARMUN

30.2

28.8

09/04/1992

51

1 N


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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 15:48EST, 24/04/2018.

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 23.2 -2.3 17.0 +4.0 14.5 2.4 2.6 7.7 448 (18.7) 41/01
BUNBURY 21.6 -2.5 16.7 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 468 (19.5) 34/03
MANDURAH 22.3 -1.6 18.0 +2.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 677 (28.2) 48/00
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.9 23.3 -0.7 22.2 0.0 6.0 11.1 284 (11.8) 28/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.8 +3.6 11.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 34.4 +10.6 12.3 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 338 (14.1) 57/10
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 31.5 +8.8 18.8 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 34/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 26.0 +6.5 10.3 +1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 254 (10.6) 21/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.1 +1.3 19.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 34/08
CAIRNS AERO 30.2 +1.0 20.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 460 (19.2) 52/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.4 +0.8 20.9 +0.3 -- 0.2 -- -- 374 (15.6) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -0.2 19.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.8 +2.0 17.3 -0.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 240 (10.0) 28/11
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +1.0 16.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 37/14
COOLANGATTA 25.0 -0.4 18.2 +1.2 -- 7.8 -- -- 417 (17.4) 44/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -0.4 16.4 +0.1 14.7 0.0 5.8 8.9 363 (15.1) 34/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.9 +0.6 11.1 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 35/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.7 +1.5 11.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.9 -0.2 15.7 +1.9 -- 0.8 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/12
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.5 -0.1 13.8 +0.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 262 (10.9) 34/13
BATHURST AGRICULTURAL STATION 23.9 +3.8 7.8 +1.1 4.0 7.6 3.6 -- -- --
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.5 +3.1 7.0 -0.2 3.9 0.2 3 6.6 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.2 +2.7 11.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 318 (13.3) 30/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.7 +1.8 15.2 +1.0 13.4 0.0 3.8 10.0 292 (12.2) 28/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.9 +3.1 11.6 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 30/15
BELLAMBI AWS 22.8 +0.7 15.3 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 18/10
CANBERRA AIRPORT 24.2 -- 5.4 -- -- 0.2 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 18/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.4 +4.9 8.8 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 193 ( 8.0) 30/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +5.4 7.5 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 22/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 33.0 +9.4 11.5 +1.4 -- 0.0 5.9 8.9 179 ( 7.5) 31/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.4 +6.8 7.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 112 ( 4.7) 28/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.4 +7.2 9.8 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 24/11
MELBOURNE AIRPORT 28.7 +8.4 7.5 -2.6 6.5 0.0 2.0 8.6 192 ( 8.0) 50/21
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.0 +8.4 7.2 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 255 (10.6) 37/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 18.3 -0.6 9.0 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 11/06
HOBART AIRPORT 20.2 +2.1 8.7 -0.1 2.3 0.0 2.4 9.5 295 (12.3) 26/14
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

41.5 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
41.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
41.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
40.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
40.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA

+11.1 : 34.6 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW
+11.0 : 33.9 WALPEUP RESEARCH Mallee N VIC
+10.9 : 34.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+10.8 : 32.3 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+10.8 : 34.2 OUYEN (POST OFFICE) Mallee N VIC

30.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
29.3 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
26.6 LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+10.3 : 19.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+9.6 : 30.2 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
+8.3 : 21.0 ADELAIDE (WEST TERRACE / NGAYIRDAPIRA) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.6 : 18.0 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.1 : 16.9 MOUNT LOFTY Adelaide/Lofty SA

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

12.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.9 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
13.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
13.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-8.0 : 24.0 BEDOURIE Channel Country QLD
-4.8 : 21.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.6 : 19.8 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-3.4 : 20.1 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-3.4 : 26.1 KALBARRI Central West WA

-2.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
0.1 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.8 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
1.0 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
1.1 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.7 : 5.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-4.4 : 7.4 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-4.3 : -2.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.9 : 17.0 CENTURY MINE Gulf Country QLD

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.
38.4 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
35.7 WORSLEY DOWNS Lower West WA
28.2 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
28.0 HAYSTACK (BEARDY RIVER) NW Slopes N NSW
22.2 ALBANY Lower West WA

Reports not yet available

1142 (47.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1098 (45.8) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
920 (38.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
912 (38.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
904 (37.7) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
865 (36.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
844 (35.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
809 (33.7) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
774 (32.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
771 (32.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
754 (31.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
695 (29.0) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
689 (28.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
678 (28.3) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
677 (28.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
666 (27.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
641 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
622 (25.9) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
619 (25.8) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
607 (25.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
606 (25.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/12 STRATHALBYN RACECOURSE Murray Valley SA
80/11 MURRAY BRIDGE (PALLAMANA AERODROME) Murray Valley SA
72/12 MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
67/11 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
67/16 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

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
Hunter Valley
MAITLAND AIRPORT AWS
4.0mm in 12 min to 12:42 20.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
16.8mm in 24 min to 11:54 42.0mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 23.2mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 22.0mm/h
None reported