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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2318 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

SA

Adelaide Plains

023122

ROSEWORTHY AWS

0.7

1.0

01/05/1999

15

1 Y


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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 23:18EST, 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 28.8 +4.8 15.3 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 351 (14.6) 37/08
PERTH AIRPORT 26.6 +4.9 10.2 -0.2 7.3 0.0 3.2 9.3 337 (14.0) 34/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.9 +0.9 7.0 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 135 ( 5.6) 28/15
BUNBURY 21.5 +0.4 5.0 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MANDURAH 23.6 +2.3 13.1 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 28/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.0 0.0 18.9 -3.2 17.8 0.0 6.6 11.0 304 (12.7) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 21.7 -1.3 4.3 -3.9 2.2 0.0 6.2 10.2 265 (11.0) 43/14
WHYALLA AERO 17.4 -3.1 11.3 +2.6 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 276 (11.5) 24/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.0 -2.0 8.7 -1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 94 ( 3.9) 21/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 -1.1 6.2 -1.1 3.8 0.2 2.4 0.7 207 ( 8.6) 26/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.4 +0.6 11.2 -2.6 -- 0.6 -- -- 269 (11.2) 34/13
CAIRNS AERO 28.4 +0.8 19.9 0.0 18.5 0.4 5.4 8.5 484 (20.2) 52/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -0.1 16.0 -1.6 10.9 0.0 6.2 5.1 397 (16.5) 46/16
MACKAY M.O 23.6 -0.6 18.9 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- 3.9 479 (20.0) 46/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.3 +0.3 17.1 +2.9 5.0 0.0 5.0 -- 280 (11.7) 39/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.8 +0.2 12.5 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 368 (15.3) 34/12
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.4 10.8 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 30/12
BRISBANE AERO 22.8 -0.7 11.6 -1.2 9.4 0.0 3.8 9.4 293 (12.2) 26/07
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.1 +0.3 7.8 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 261 (10.9) 34/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 +0.4 4.4 -4.3 -0.4 0.0 2.6 -- 46 ( 1.9) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.2 -0.2 8.6 -3.1 2.7 0.0 1.6 9.5 187 ( 7.8) 28/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.6 +0.2 7.7 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 122 ( 5.1) 35/21
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.0 -0.3 5.2 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 39/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.6 -1.7 4.5 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 15 ( 0.6) 22/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.0 +0.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 7.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.6 +0.7 1.1 -5.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 26/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.0 -4.0 9.8 -1.1 3.8 0.0 3.0 0.4 290 (12.1) --
RICHMOND RAAF 19.8 -0.7 2.9 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 19 ( 0.8) 26/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -2.9 13.0 0.0 -- 1.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 34/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.7 +0.4 0.3 -5.6 -2.0 0.0 1.2 9.4 143 ( 6.0) 21/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -0.4 1.9 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 17/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 18.5 -0.5 3.4 -4.0 -0.1 0.0 2.6 9.1 225 ( 9.4) 26/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.6 -1.6 0.6 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.6 -1.0 -0.8 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 128 ( 5.3) 21/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.5 -0.2 8.5 -0.1 -- 0.8 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 -1.8 -1.7 -7.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 21/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 -0.9 -0.4 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 28/15
HOBART AIRPORT 16.6 +1.4 7.0 +0.4 2.7 0.0 2.0 7.8 370 (15.4) 41/12
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

34.5 EMU CREEK STATION W Gascoyne WA
34.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
33.8 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.7 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.4 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+6.6 : 30.3 MULLEWA Central West WA
+6.0 : 27.5 WONGAN HILLS Central West WA
+5.9 : 28.5 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+5.8 : 27.7 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA

26.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
25.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.1 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+4.4 : 17.4 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+4.0 : 14.9 CARNAMAH Central West WA
+4.0 : 14.6 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
+3.2 : 5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+3.0 : 13.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+3.0 : 16.4 CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP Northwest QLD

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

4.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
5.3 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-4.1 : 16.4 CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS Sydney--east NSW
-4.0 : 16.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
-3.7 : 15.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-3.6 : 12.1 HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
-3.3 : 16.0 NOWRA RAN AIR STATION AWS Illawarra NSW
-3.3 : 15.1 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

-6.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-4.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-11.2 : -2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-8.5 : -1.8 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-8.2 : 0.0 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-7.9 : -2.4 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-7.8 : -1.9 LONGERENONG Wimmera S 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.
27.6 MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
20.2 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
18.2 CALLALA TREATMENT PLANT Illawarra NSW
18.0 CULBURRA TREATMENT WORKS Illawarra NSW
15.0 PYREE (LE WARNETRE) Illawarra NSW

11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
10.3 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.3 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

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5.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
3.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
2.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1408 (58.7) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1061 (44.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
939 (39.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
897 (37.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
887 (37.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
842 (35.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
807 (33.6) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
800 (33.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
785 (32.7) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
743 (31.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
714 (29.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
702 (29.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
668 (27.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
667 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
663 (27.6) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
639 (26.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
631 (26.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
626 (26.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
600 (25.0) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
91/04 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
89/04 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
87/14 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
67/16 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
65/12 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast 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.
QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
4.8mm in 11 min to 10:30 26.2mm/h
MACKAY M.O
5.6mm in 15 min to 11:45 22.4mm/h
5.4mm in 15 min to 12:00 21.6mm/h
18.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 18.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 12:30 11.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 8 min to 21:39 75.0mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 22:00 19.4mm/h
18.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 18.6mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 87(320/ 69 ) at 04:11
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 91(250/ 58 ) at 04:51