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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2353 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 daily rainfall

QLD

Gulf Country

029077

BURKETOWN AIRPORT

16.4

15.0

24/05/2012

11

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003003

BROOME AIRPORT

5.0

5.0

28/05/2012

47

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

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

E Pilbara

004083

KARRATHA AERO

10.8

11.0

31/05/2000

18

1 Y

WA

E Pilbara

004090

ROEBOURNE AERO

7.9

8.1

25/05/2012

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

WA

E Gascoyne

007185

PARABURDOO AERO

5.3

6.0

07/05/2000

17

1 Y

WA

Eucla

011052

FORREST

0.0

1.4

28/05/2011

18

1 Y

Lowest maximum temperature

QLD

Northwest

037036

TREPELL AIRPORT

17.1

17.6

24/05/2012

11

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.


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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 23:52EST, 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 26.9 +2.9 10.0 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 50/11
PERTH AIRPORT 24.9 +3.2 8.8 -1.6 5.5 0.0 3.2 5.1 367 (15.3) 41/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 16.4 -2.6 13.2 +3.4 -- 4.6 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 28/09
BUNBURY 18.3 -2.8 14.8 +5.4 -- 22.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 28/08
MANDURAH 19.2 -2.1 15.6 +2.0 -- 1.4 -- -- 422 (17.6) 35/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -1.0 19.3 -2.8 18.0 0.0 6.2 8.8 323 (13.5) 30/09
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.2 -0.8 7.3 -0.9 6.4 0.0 2.8 7.2 328 (13.7) 34/15
WHYALLA AERO 18.3 -2.2 4.8 -3.9 -- 0.0 3.2 -- -- 22/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.3 +2.3 7.1 -3.1 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 118 ( 4.9) 22/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.6 -0.5 4.4 -2.9 2.5 0.2 0.2 9.3 156 ( 6.5) 26/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 19.9 -7.9 16.0 +2.2 15.8 4.0 4.6 -- 408 (17.0) 35/00
CAIRNS AERO 23.9 -3.7 20.5 +0.6 19.3 4.8 3.8 0.5 532 (22.2) 48/04
TOWNSVILLE AERO 21.7 -5.9 18.7 +1.1 17.6 10.2 3.2 0.0 411 (17.1) 43/10
MACKAY M.O 21.4 -2.8 18.5 +1.4 -- 2.4 -- 0.0 662 (27.6) 52/02
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 21.9 -4.1 16.7 +2.5 15.7 0.2 4.0 -- 467 (19.5) 41/18
BUNDABERG AERO 21.7 -2.9 14.4 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 55/16
COOLANGATTA 20.6 -2.5 15.5 +1.3 -- 5.0 -- -- 354 (14.8) 43/15
BRISBANE AERO 20.8 -2.7 13.6 +0.8 12.6 13.2 3.6 2.4 344 (14.3) 43/11
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.7 -3.1 10.0 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 558 (23.3) 48/07
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.8 +0.5 7.4 -1.3 2.8 0.0 2.8 -- 204 ( 8.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0 -4.4 13.2 +1.5 10.5 12.0 0.8 2.4 334 (13.9) --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.2 -2.2 7.3 -3.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 24/13
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 19.8 -0.5 12.3 +2.2 -- 48.84 -- -- 255 (10.6) 28/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.1 -3.2 7.7 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 41 ( 1.7) 13/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.8 -0.4 2.0 -2.7 -1.8 0.2 0.8 7.7 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 19.5 -0.4 6.2 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 377 (15.7) 37/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.5 -2.5 13.8 +2.9 10.1 0.0 3.2 2.0 358 (14.9) 34/11
RICHMOND RAAF 19.6 -0.9 5.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 17/09
BELLAMBI AWS 17.4 -2.2 12.7 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 28/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.4 +0.1 2.5 -3.4 0.1 0.0 0.8 9.2 211 ( 8.8) 28/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.1 -1.5 1.1 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 18 ( 0.8) 13/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.0 +2.0 2.2 -5.2 -1.7 0.0 1.8 7.9 219 ( 9.1) 24/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.5 -0.7 -0.7 -6.4 -2.0 0.0 0.8 -- 126 ( 5.3) 26/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 16.1 -0.5 2.4 -2.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 22/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 17.5 +0.8 5.7 -2.9 4.1 0.0 0.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.2 -0.4 -0.3 -6.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 349 (14.5) 35/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.2 -1.6 1.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 38 ( 1.6) 13/11
HOBART AIRPORT 15.5 +0.3 5.0 -1.6 1.4 0.0 1.2 8.6 304 (12.7) 28/11
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

33.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
32.3 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
32.0 OENPELLI N Rivers NT
31.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
31.8 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
31.8 BATCHELOR AERO N Rivers NT
31.8 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+5.4 : 25.9 ESPERANCE Lower West WA
+5.0 : 9.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
+4.8 : 26.0 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.8 : 25.6 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+4.7 : 24.5 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

25.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
24.8 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.0 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
24.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
24.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.5 : 14.4 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+6.6 : 14.8 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA
+5.5 : 12.4 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+5.4 : 14.8 BUNBURY Lower West WA
+5.3 : 14.6 BUSSELTON AERO Lower West WA

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

**S** 4.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.4 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
7.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
7.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-11.7 : 17.6 CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
-11.0 : 17.1 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
-10.1 : 16.9 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
-8.6 : 21.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-8.2 : 18.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD

-5.9 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.2 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW

-10.5 : 1.7 MOUNT ELIZABETH N Kimberley WA
-9.7 : -0.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-9.6 : 5.1 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-9.3 : 5.3 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-9.1 : 2.6 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
**S** -9.1 : -2.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.1 : 7.5 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley 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.
67.2 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
52.4 WALPOLE Lower West WA
48.6 WALPOLE FORESTRY Lower West WA
44.6 WOOLI BEACH North Coast NSW
43.0 FOREST GROVE Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
67.2 CAPE LEEUWIN
52.4 WALPOLE
48.6 WALPOLE FORESTRY
43.0 FOREST GROVE

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
44.6 WOOLI BEACH

10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
9.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
9.6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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0.5 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.5 WALKAMIN RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.0 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1163 (48.5) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1145 (47.7) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1099 (45.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1090 (45.4) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1076 (44.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1023 (42.6) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
992 (41.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
922 (38.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
885 (36.9) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
865 (36.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
792 (33.0) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
771 (32.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
707 (29.5) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
681 (28.4) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
678 (28.3) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
670 (27.9) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
662 (27.6) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
635 (26.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
631 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
627 (26.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
600 (25.0) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
83/05 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
80/09 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/16 LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
70/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
68/01 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD

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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN
10.0mm in 30 min to 01:00 20.0mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 14.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 18.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 02:00 11.2mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 9.3mm/h
BUSSELTON AERO
12.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.4mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.7mm/h
BUNBURY
11.4mm in 30 min to 01:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 11.4mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.0mm/h
MANDURAH
18.8mm in 30 min to 14:30 37.6mm/h
21.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 21.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 15:00 20.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
16.2mm in 1 hr to 06:00 16.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.3mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 12.2mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.7mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 14.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
ALBANY AIRPORT
10.6mm in 26 min to 12:56 24.5mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 12.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.8mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
JULIA CREEK AIRPORT
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.3mm/h
Northwest
WINTON AIRPORT
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
10.0mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 72(120/ 63 ) at 08:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 76(110/ 63 ) at 08:00