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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2218 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
Lowest minimum temperature

WA

N Kimberley

001013

WYNDHAM

15.7

15.9

21/04/2011

45

1 N

WA

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

11.9

12.0

28/04/2012

26

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014153

BLACK POINT

20.6

20.9

28/04/2008

20

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014253

CHANNEL POINT

16.5

17.0

27/04/2008

18

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

014277

DUM IN MIRRIE AWS

18.0

18.2

26/04/2008

14

1 N


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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 22:18EST, 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 24.0 -3.7 16.3 +0.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 234 ( 9.8) 48/11
PERTH AIRPORT 23.3 -2.2 16.7 +3.8 15.7 7.6 2.4 9.4 394 (16.4) 37/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 23.2 -0.9 15.9 +4.3 -- 6.6 -- -- 335 (14.0) 30/11
MANDURAH 22.3 -1.5 17.6 +2.1 -- 8.8 -- -- 397 (16.5) 34/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 -1.8 19.4 -4.6 17.3 0.0 5.2 9.9 308 (12.8) 31/14
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 25.6 -2.6 7.3 -5.3 5.1 0.0 5.6 10.8 335 (14.0) 24/13
WHYALLA AERO 26.6 +2.9 8.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 2.8 -- 143 ( 6.0) 43/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 24.6 +2.0 13.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 172 ( 7.2) 30/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.1 -2.3 5.9 -2.8 4.3 0.0 2.8 3.6 216 ( 9.0) 35/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.0 -0.8 10.6 -7.9 9.3 0.0 6.6 10.6 239 (10.0) 44/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.7 -1.5 23.6 +2.0 21.8 0.4 5.6 0.3 473 (19.7) 41/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.4 -1.2 19.7 -0.9 16.9 0.0 5.0 5.7 298 (12.4) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 25.6 -1.1 16.8 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 394 (16.4) 41/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 -0.9 16.8 -1.1 15.3 0.0 4.4 -- 315 (13.1) 37/10
BUNDABERG AERO 25.3 -2.1 17.9 +0.3 -- 1.82 -- -- 267 (11.1) 46/12
NAMBOUR DPI -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 23.2 -2.2 17.3 +0.3 -- 3.2 -- -- 448 (18.7) 48/11
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 -2.4 15.6 -0.7 14.6 0.4 3.0 8.2 338 (14.1) 41/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 -3.7 11.3 -2.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 414 (17.3) 43/08
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.8 -2.4 11.6 -1.2 8.4 0.0 4.6 -- 287 (12.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.3 -2.7 15.3 +0.1 11.3 14.0 3.6 5.5 565 (23.5) 43/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.1 -3.0 14.7 +1.0 -- 9.2 -- -- 335 (14.0) 34/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.2 -3.4 12.1 -1.1 11.8 11.8 4.2 -- 476 (19.8) 26/00
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.1 -3.5 8.7 -3.2 -- 2.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 17/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.0 -3.4 3.4 -3.8 -1.8 0.2 1.6 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 22.3 -2.2 7.8 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 316 (13.2) 37/09
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.3 -2.6 10.5 -3.7 8.1 0.0 5.4 3.5 630 (26.3) 30/10
RICHMOND RAAF 21.8 -2.0 8.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 22/15
BELLAMBI AWS 19.0 -3.1 12.3 -3.2 -- 1.0 -- -- 501 (20.9) 22/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.9 -1.6 4.5 -4.6 1.0 0.0 2.4 8.0 201 ( 8.4) 34/09
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.9 -2.4 4.4 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 30/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.5 -2.0 4.0 -6.1 0.1 0.0 3.0 6.9 237 ( 9.9) 28/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.0 -4.6 2.9 -5.3 -- 0.0 8.8 -- 317 (13.2) 34/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.5 -4.7 5.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 28/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.3 -2.0 6.2 -4.6 -- 1.63 7.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 14.2 -3.4 0.1 -7.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 44/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.8 -6.1 0.3 -7.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 11/00
HOBART AIRPORT 14.1 -4.0 2.5 -6.3 -0.4 0.0 1.8 5.4 361 (15.0) 28/02
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

34.4 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
34.4 NORMANTON AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
34.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
34.3 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
34.3 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+7.4 : 31.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.9 : 30.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+5.0 : 29.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+4.9 : 30.8 FORREST Eucla WA
+4.8 : 27.1 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

26.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.3 : 15.6 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.7 : 14.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+5.5 : 16.3 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 13.8 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+5.3 : 17.4 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA

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

5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
7.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.2 : 12.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-6.1 : 15.0 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.1 : 12.8 LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) N Coast TAS
-5.6 : 28.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 28.4 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA

-5.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-4.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-3.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-10.1 : 11.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-10.0 : -4.3 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-9.4 : 10.9 BORROLOOLA N Rivers NT
-9.3 : -3.8 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

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.
45.4 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
44.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
35.0 CLIFTON HILLS NE Pastoral SA
30.0 BANGALOW (FOWLERS LANE) North Coast NSW
29.0 COMBOYNE SOUTH MidNorth Coast S NSW

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA

.....

2.1 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
1.5 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.2 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1064 (44.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
957 (39.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
866 (36.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
837 (34.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
807 (33.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
748 (31.2) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
748 (31.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
729 (30.4) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
714 (29.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
713 (29.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
682 (28.4) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
663 (27.6) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
658 (27.4) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
630 (26.3) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
612 (25.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
611 (25.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
610 (25.4) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
604 (25.2) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
87/14 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
85/04 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/20 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
67/23 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
65/10 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
65/00 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW

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.
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
12.6mm in 30 min to 04:00 25.2mm/h
20.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 20.4mm/h
14.6mm in 1 hr to 04:30 14.6mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 8.3mm/h
N Coast--Barron
CAPE FLATTERY
10.8mm in 30 min to 17:00 21.6mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 11.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 17:30 11.0mm/h
Central Coast E
COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE
66.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 22.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
6.4mm in 8 min to 20:00 48.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 20:00 11.8mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 16.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.7mm/h
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
10.2mm in 8 min to 13:51 76.5mm/h
9.0mm in 9 min to 14:00 60.0mm/h
22.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 22.8mm/h
11.2mm in 30 min to 14:30 22.4mm/h
33.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 33.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.2mm/h
36.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 12.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 82(140/ 69 ) at 05:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 87(150/ 63 ) at 14:42