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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2246 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 minimum temperature

NSW

Lower Darling

047048

BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS

19.7

18.8

21/05/1999

21

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Alice Springs

015528

YUENDUMU

0.0

0.0

01/05/2012

48

1 N Equal to record. Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest maximum temperature

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

32.4

32.3

01/05/2002

17

1 Y

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

31.0

30.3

03/05/2007

15

1 Y

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

31.7

31.0

01/05/1994

21

1 Y

NSW

C Tablelands S

063039

KATOOMBA (MURRI ST)

21.4

21.4

02/05/1984

43

1 Y Equal to record.

NSW

Illawarra

068151

JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)

26.1

25.0

08/05/2002

12

1 Y

NSW

Riverina E

074037

YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE

27.0

27.0

03/05/2007

13

1 Y Equal to record.

VIC

W Gippsland

085296

MOUNT MOORNAPA

24.0

23.3

23/05/1999

18

1 Y


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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 22:46EST, 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 23.6 -0.4 11.3 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 301 (12.5) 37/15
PERTH AIRPORT 19.1 -2.6 11.4 +1.0 9.7 0.4 2.6 3.9 390 (16.3) 28/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 21.4 +0.3 10.1 +0.7 -- 1.4 -- -- 279 (11.6) 39/16
MANDURAH 20.5 -0.8 13.6 0.0 -- 1.8 -- -- 372 (15.5) 31/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.2 -2.8 24.2 +2.1 23.6 0.0 4.0 0.0 419 (17.5) 31/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 31.1 +8.1 6.6 -1.6 5.6 0.0 5.6 -- 185 ( 7.7) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 25.2 +4.7 12.5 +3.8 -- 2.0 6.0 -- 425 (17.7) 30/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.7 +2.7 14.6 +4.4 -- 0.2 2.8 -- 216 ( 9.0) 43/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.2 +3.1 11.4 +4.1 10.0 0.4 3.2 3.8 433 (18.0) 65/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 31.5 +3.7 9.3 -4.5 8.2 0.0 4.6 10.8 143 ( 6.0) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +1.4 21.6 +1.7 18.5 0.0 7.6 9.4 475 (19.8) 46/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +1.4 16.9 -0.7 12.7 0.0 4.4 11.1 330 (13.8) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 25.2 +1.0 16.2 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 330 (13.8) 39/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.9 +1.9 11.2 -3.0 9.7 0.0 4.6 -- 165 ( 6.9) 34/13
BUNDABERG AERO 26.3 +1.7 11.5 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 198 ( 8.3) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 24.1 +1.0 12.4 -1.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 21/14
BRISBANE AERO 24.3 +0.8 12.2 -0.6 10.9 0.0 2.6 9.9 268 (11.2) 26/08
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.6 +3.8 9.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 28/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.5 +5.2 7.6 -1.1 2.2 0.0 2.8 -- 16 ( 0.7) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.0 +1.6 9.1 -2.6 3.9 0.0 2.8 10.2 188 ( 7.8) 17/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.3 +3.9 9.4 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 102 ( 4.3) 21/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.0 +4.7 7.9 -2.2 5.3 0.0 2.2 10.1 248 (10.3) 31/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 25.6 +5.3 5.6 -2.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 13/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.4 +6.2 4.0 -0.7 -2.4 0.0 1.4 9.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +5.6 3.6 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 28/05
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 26.9 +6.9 11.6 +0.7 8.1 0.0 3.0 10.2 276 (11.5) 26/06
RICHMOND RAAF 25.9 +5.4 5.0 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 14 ( 0.6) 17/14
BELLAMBI AWS 24.3 +4.7 15.0 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 37/06
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.4 +7.1 8.4 +2.5 4.5 0.0 2.4 5.8 266 (11.1) 22/10
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.0 -0.6 7.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 105 ( 4.4) 26/18
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.3 +7.3 15.7 +8.3 12.0 0.0 7.4 4.8 415 (17.3) 34/12
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 17.6 +0.4 12.1 +6.4 -- 0.0 4.6 -- 367 (15.3) 37/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.2 +2.6 9.1 +3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 26/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 22.3 +5.6 14.4 +5.8 12.7 0.0 4.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.8 +6.2 10.3 +4.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 676 (28.2) 46/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.0 +3.2 11.5 +6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 35/13
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 +2.9 9.3 +2.7 6.6 0.0 0.2 3.5 206 ( 8.6) 41/23
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

35.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
35.6 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
35.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
35.4 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
35.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
35.3 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

+10.0 : 31.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.9 : 33.0 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
+9.8 : 30.5 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+9.4 : 24.0 MOUNT MOORNAPA W Gippsland VIC
+9.2 : 30.9 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
+9.2 : 31.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW

27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+11.9 : 19.7 BROKEN HILL AIRPORT AWS Lower Darling NSW
+8.6 : 15.1 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+8.5 : 13.1 YONGALA Upper North SA
**S** +8.4 : 19.2 STREAKY BAY W Agricultural SA
+8.3 : 15.7 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC

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

6.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.1 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
8.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
8.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-6.6 : 25.8 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
-3.7 : 27.5 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
-3.3 : 18.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.1 : 13.0 DARTMOUTH RESERVOIR Lower NE VIC
-3.0 : 16.5 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-3.0 : 27.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

-1.4 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-1.2 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-1.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.8 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.6 MUDGEE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands N NSW

-11.1 : 0.0 YUENDUMU N Plateau NT
-7.2 : 2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
**S** -6.6 : 6.0 MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK) North Coast NSW
-6.5 : 5.5 URANDANGI Northwest QLD
-6.1 : 4.0 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett 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.
47.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
45.8 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
19.4 PINJARRA Lower West WA
19.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
13.0 THIRLMERE Lower West WA

11.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

.....

3.7 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
3.5 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
0.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.4 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1155 (48.1) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1109 (46.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
963 (40.1) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
952 (39.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
914 (38.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
904 (37.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
858 (35.8) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
842 (35.1) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
830 (34.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
827 (34.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
789 (32.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
775 (32.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
749 (31.2) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
738 (30.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
715 (29.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
688 (28.7) ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
676 (28.2) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
673 (28.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
651 (27.1) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
648 (27.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
640 (26.7) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
633 (26.4) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
602 (25.1) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
100/18 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
96/18 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
96/22 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
91/22 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
81/18 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
81/22 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

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
NOONAMAH AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.6mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 5.0mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
23.0mm in 30 min to 23:30 46.0mm/h
30.8mm in 1 hr to 23:30 30.8mm/h
MCCLUER ISLAND
8.0mm in 10 min to 09:47 48.0mm/h
19.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 19.6mm/h
14.8mm in 30 min to 10:30 29.6mm/h
26.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 26.4mm/h
14.2mm in 30 min to 11:00 28.4mm/h
29.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 29.0mm/h
17.4mm in 30 min to 11:30 34.8mm/h
31.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 31.6mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 24.2mm/h
73.0mm in 3 hr to 12:30 24.3mm/h
13.2mm in 30 min to 13:30 26.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 14.2mm/h
16.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 16.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 6.0mm/h
91.0mm in 6 hr to 15:30 15.2mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 96(340/ 54 ) at 18:07
MOUNT HOTHAM : 100(340/ 56 ) at 18:48
E Central
FRANKSTON AWS : 95(300/ 43 ) at 18:27
W Coast
COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) : 76(250/ 63 ) at 15:45
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 96(330/ 78 ) at 22:32
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 96(310/ 67 ) at 20:25
LOW ROCKY POINT : 78(320/ 69 ) at 22:02
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 91(330/ 46 ) at 22:24
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 80(260/ 63 ) at 18:00