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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2149 EST on 19/04/2013. 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 wind gust (km/h)

NT

Alice Springs

015666

RABBIT FLAT

63

61.0

03/04/2005

16

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 21:48EST, 19/04/2013.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 24.3 -3.4 12.6 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 411 (17.1) 48/15
PERTH AIRPORT 21.4 -4.1 7.0 -5.9 5.5 0.0 5.2 6.2 333 (13.9) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 21.3 -2.8 7.1 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 37/14
MANDURAH 20.2 -3.6 13.4 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.6 -0.1 24.5 +0.5 24.0 6.2 4.8 5.7 484 (20.2) 50/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 33.3 +5.1 12.7 +0.1 11.3 0.0 7.6 6.1 232 ( 9.7) 46/10
WHYALLA AERO 20.6 -3.1 17.5 +5.9 -- 0.0 6.8 -- 198 ( 8.3) 28/01
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.6 0.0 18.7 +6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 144 ( 6.0) 31/22
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 25.8 +6.4 12.7 +4.0 10.7 0.0 3.4 3.2 306 (12.8) 57/16
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.7 +2.9 13.9 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 30/10
CAIRNS AERO 30.1 +0.9 22.9 +1.3 21.0 0.6 3.8 5.9 414 (17.3) 34/03
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 19.4 -1.2 15.8 0.0 6.4 10.5 290 (12.1) 24/11
MACKAY M.O 27.2 +0.5 17.3 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 21/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 31.9 +3.1 16.4 -1.5 14.2 0.0 5.0 -- 119 ( 5.0) 28/17
BUNDABERG AERO 29.9 +2.5 15.7 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 22/16
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +2.0 18.9 +1.9 -- 14.4 -- -- 253 (10.5) 26/10
BRISBANE AERO 26.8 +0.8 16.9 +0.6 14.4 0.8 3.2 10.4 279 (11.6) 26/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.0 +3.7 12.8 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 34/22
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.5 +3.3 12.7 -0.1 8.8 0.0 3.0 -- 21 ( 0.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.1 +0.1 18.7 +3.5 17.5 97.0 -- 6.5 288 (12.0) 30/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.7 +0.6 18.7 +5.0 -- 8.8 -- -- 125 ( 5.2) 26/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 24.8 +1.2 16.1 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) --
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 24.1 +0.5 14.7 +2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 25 ( 1.0) 21/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 22.1 +3.7 8.2 +1.0 4.2 0.0 2.4 3.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.0 +4.5 8.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 22/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.6 +0.7 17.5 +3.3 14.3 0.2 4.0 5.6 258 (10.8) 34/14
RICHMOND RAAF 24.5 +0.7 15.0 +3.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.0 +0.9 17.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 155 ( 6.5) 37/15
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.8 +3.3 9.9 +0.8 7.6 0.0 2.4 7.6 172 ( 7.2) 22/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +3.1 11.2 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 64 ( 2.7) 43/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 27.2 +3.7 11.9 +1.8 8.1 0.0 4.0 5.0 193 ( 8.0) 54/21
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.6 +4.0 9.7 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 17/15
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.5 +4.3 10.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 26/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 23.8 +3.5 13.4 +2.6 -- 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.2 +5.6 7.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 37/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.8 -2.1 11.2 +3.6 -- 1.2 -- -- 221 ( 9.2) 22/06
HOBART AIRPORT 14.7 -3.4 11.2 +2.4 9.9 2.6 1.4 0.1 423 (17.6) 35/00
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

37.9 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
37.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
36.6 TELFER AERO Interior WA
36.5 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
36.4 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
36.4 BALGO HILLS Interior WA

+8.4 : 28.0 MORTLAKE RACECOURSE W Coast VIC
+8.0 : 28.0 WARRNAMBOOL AIRPORT NDB W Coast VIC
+6.6 : 26.4 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
+6.4 : 25.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
+5.6 : 27.1 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
+5.6 : 22.5 WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
+5.6 : 23.2 BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
+5.6 : 18.7 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.7 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.5 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+9.3 : 18.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
+8.1 : 18.4 MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.5 : 19.4 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
+7.5 : 16.9 BEGA AWS South Coast NSW
+7.4 : 16.6 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

10.0 WARRA W Coast TAS
11.3 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
12.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
13.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-7.8 : 21.6 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
-7.2 : 20.1 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-6.8 : 22.5 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-6.8 : 19.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-6.6 : 20.5 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA

2.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
3.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
3.9 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-8.3 : 2.5 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.2 : 4.6 MERREDIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.8 : 5.6 PEARCE RAAF Lower West WA
-7.3 : 3.9 BROOKTON Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 6.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
-6.8 : 5.0 PINGELLY Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.8 : 5.2 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt 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.
97.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
81.0 LOWER BUCCA MidNorth Coast N NSW
66.8 FISHERMANS REACH MidNorth Coast N NSW
63.0 CLARAVALE N Rivers NT
50.0 THEODORE Wide Bay/Burnett QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
63.0 CLARAVALE

QUEENSLAND
Wide Bay/Burnett
50.0 THEODORE

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
97.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO
81.0 LOWER BUCCA
66.8 FISHERMANS REACH

11.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
10.5 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
10.4 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

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0.3 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.2 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1037 (43.2) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
787 (32.8) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
735 (30.6) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
707 (29.5) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
702 (29.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
693 (28.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
672 (28.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
667 (27.8) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
657 (27.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
624 (26.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
81/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
80/16 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
74/21 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
68/13 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
68/14 CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
68/14 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

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
PIRLANGIMPI
10.8mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.8mm/h
GOVE AIRPORT
14.8mm in 20 min to 12:30 44.4mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 12:30 14.8mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 15.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.0mm/h
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE BORDA
12.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 12.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 6.0mm/h
PARNDANA CFS AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 5.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.8mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
10.4mm in 1 hr to 01:00 10.4mm/h
11.8mm in 18 min to 01:30 39.3mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 01:30 25.2mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 02:00 20.8mm/h
25.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 25.2mm/h
20.8mm in 30 min to 02:30 41.6mm/h
31.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 31.2mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 03:00 21.2mm/h
31.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 31.4mm/h
67.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 22.3mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 03:30 21.2mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.2mm/h
10.2mm in 30 min to 04:00 20.4mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 04:00 20.8mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 10.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 7.3mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
W Agricultural
NEPTUNE ISLAND : 74(270/ 67 ) at 21:10
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 78(350/ 65 ) at 22:30