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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0151 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

WA

SW & S Coast

009784

KIMBERLEY

48.6

44.0

21/07/1991

44

1 y

Lowest grass minimum temperature

VIC

E Central

086282

MELBOURNE AIRPORT

-2.3

-2.2

21/07/2006

13

1 Y

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

W Kimberley

003080

CURTIN AERO

6.2

6.2

27/07/2008

20

1 Y Equal to record.

WA

Interior

013015

CARNEGIE

-2.7

-1.5

01/07/1990

24

1 Y

SA

W Agricultural

018106

NULLARBOR

-2.2

-2.2

07/07/2012

26

1 Y Equal to record. 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 01:51EST, 20/04/2013.

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 18.6 -0.9 12.5 +3.1 -- 8.2 -- -- 251 (10.5) 39/14
PERTH AIRPORT 15.8 -2.1 6.8 -1.2 4.6 0.0 1.6 8.8 299 (12.5) 39/16
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 12.9 -2.9 7.0 -0.5 -- 16.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 44/11
BUNBURY 15.3 -1.9 5.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 30/11
MANDURAH 15.7 -1.7 9.2 -1.5 -- 1.0 -- -- 296 (12.3) 31/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.4 +0.9 19.3 0.0 18.3 0.0 6.2 10.1 361 (15.0) 30/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.7 +3.0 -0.7 -4.8 -2.3 0.0 3.4 10.2 236 ( 9.8) 26/14
WHYALLA AERO 20.5 +3.6 -0.7 -5.9 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 161 ( 6.7) 46/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.8 +2.5 6.0 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 194 ( 8.1) 30/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 +1.0 3.1 -2.1 0.4 0.2 1.4 5.4 312 (13.0) 30/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 26.7 +2.0 5.9 -2.7 -- 0.0 14.8 7.8 199 ( 8.3) 30/09
CAIRNS AERO 24.7 -1.0 19.8 +2.8 18.6 0.6 3.4 0.3 577 (24.0) 44/15
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.5 -0.6 18.9 +5.3 16.6 0.0 5.0 0.8 554 (23.1) 52/10
MACKAY M.O 19.8 -1.5 15.9 +3.0 -- 1.2 -- 3.1 629 (26.2) 44/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 23.4 +0.3 13.1 +3.6 10.8 0.0 4.0 -- 438 (18.3) 46/12
BUNDABERG AERO 22.7 +0.7 12.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 433 (18.0) 43/13
COOLANGATTA 21.1 +0.6 12.8 +2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 331 (13.8) 34/15
BRISBANE AERO 20.2 -0.7 10.0 +1.1 8.5 0.6 2.8 9.3 319 (13.3) 34/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.1 -0.4 7.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 575 (24.0) 48/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.4 +2.3 2.9 -1.8 -1.3 0.0 2.4 -- 140 ( 5.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.9 -0.8 8.1 +0.5 -- 1.0 1.6 9.2 386 (16.1) 31/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.6 -0.1 8.3 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 28/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 18.1 +1.1 6.5 +0.1 -- 18.23 5.4 -- 294 (12.3) 24/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.9 +0.4 6.2 +1.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 39 ( 1.6) 13/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.3 +2.9 0.0 -1.5 -6.5 0.2 1.6 8.2 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.2 +3.0 2.1 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 30/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.0 0.0 9.2 +2.1 7.1 0.0 0.8 8.1 292 (12.2) 26/06
RICHMOND RAAF 18.1 +0.7 2.8 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 51 ( 2.1) 21/13
BELLAMBI AWS 16.9 +0.1 8.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 17/16
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 14.7 +2.0 -1.4 -4.1 -3.6 0.0 1.0 8.7 218 ( 9.1) 26/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.7 +0.7 -1.6 -4.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 17/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.5 +0.2 5.1 +0.8 -2.0 0.0 3.2 0.9 296 (12.3) 30/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.1 +1.1 -2.1 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 12.8 +0.3 -2.3 -4.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 150 ( 6.3) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.3 +1.8 3.2 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 +1.3 -1.0 -4.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 377 (15.7) 37/11
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.5 -0.1 1.3 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 26/15
HOBART AIRPORT 11.7 -0.7 0.8 -3.3 -0.7 0.2 1.0 4.4 292 (12.2) 30/13
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

33.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.3 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
33.3 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
33.1 MANGO FARM N Rivers NT

+5.3 : 21.8 LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
+5.2 : 20.4 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW

25.8 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.3 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.7 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
23.5 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
23.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+6.1 : 15.2 SAMUEL HILL AERO Central Coast E QLD
+5.7 : 6.7 STANTHORPE LESLIE PARADE Darling Downs E QLD
**S** +5.6 : 16.5 ST LAWRENCE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+5.5 : 19.5 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
+5.4 : 20.6 GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS N Rivers NT

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

-2.0 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1.0 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
2.6 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-6.8 : 4.3 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-5.2 : 11.4 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-5.1 : 6.5 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.3 : 12.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA
-4.2 : 20.6 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD

-7.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.7 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.7 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-9.9 : -4.2 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-9.3 : 6.2 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
-8.7 : -4.2 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
-8.6 : -2.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
-8.2 : -3.1 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA

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.
48.6 KIMBERLEY Lower West WA
46.2 PEPPERMINT GROVE Lower West WA
44.0 WEREROA Lower West WA
42.0 WARRIUP Lower West WA
42.0 RUSSELL RIVER N Coast--Herbert QLD

10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT

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0.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
0.8 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
0.3 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
**S** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1253 (52.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1012 (42.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
942 (39.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
921 (38.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
902 (37.6) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
879 (36.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
834 (34.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
815 (34.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
804 (33.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
802 (33.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
789 (32.9) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
763 (31.8) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
738 (30.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
737 (30.7) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
706 (29.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
695 (29.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
677 (28.2) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
672 (28.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
654 (27.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
629 (26.2) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
620 (25.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
614 (25.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
607 (25.3) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
74/04 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
72/03 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
70/13 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
65/06 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
65/21 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
65/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Goldfields
MUNGLINUP WEST
12.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 12.4mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
None reported