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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0319 EST on 20/04/2013. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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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 03:19EST, 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 18.5 -1.5 12.6 +3.7 -- 5.8 -- -- 341 (14.2) 37/13
PERTH AIRPORT 17.1 -1.4 12.3 +4.3 11.1 12.8 2.0 7.8 486 (20.3) 61/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 13.5 -2.6 6.9 -0.6 -- 2.0 -- -- 410 (17.1) 41/11
BUNBURY 15.0 -2.5 10.0 +2.5 -- 6.2 -- -- 477 (19.9) 48/00
MANDURAH 17.2 -0.6 12.8 +2.0 -- 19.8 -- -- 640 (26.7) 46/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.0 -0.4 15.4 -5.0 13.4 0.0 6.6 11.1 320 (13.3) 54/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.8 +4.2 2.1 -3.9 0.2 0.0 6.6 10.6 276 (11.5) 26/12
WHYALLA AERO 23.0 +4.5 4.9 -1.0 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 252 (10.5) 57/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.2 +3.6 6.9 -1.3 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 152 ( 6.3) 44/19
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.9 +1.8 5.1 -0.4 2.6 0.2 1.0 7.9 394 (16.4) 54/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.0 +0.7 4.9 -5.4 2.9 0.0 6.6 10.8 296 (12.3) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 27.0 +0.4 14.0 -3.4 10.7 0.0 7.0 11.0 345 (14.4) 48/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.7 -1.3 11.1 -3.6 7.0 0.0 2.4 9.7 149 ( 6.2) 34/15
MACKAY M.O 21.1 -1.5 11.3 -2.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 24/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.8 +1.0 7.2 -3.5 3.9 0.0 4.0 -- 137 ( 5.7) 24/11
BUNDABERG AERO 24.2 +0.9 5.5 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 34/13
COOLANGATTA 21.9 +0.6 3.2 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 184 ( 7.7) 24/09
BRISBANE AERO 21.3 -0.4 6.4 -3.2 0.0 0.0 5.0 10.1 283 (11.8) 22/03
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.3 -0.2 4.0 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 440 (18.3) 31/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.6 -1.3 1.0 -4.8 -2.6 0.0 3.0 -- 99 ( 4.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.1 -2.7 2.2 -6.1 -1.1 0.0 2.8 10.0 218 ( 9.1) 26/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 16.8 -3.4 -0.3 -7.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 138 ( 5.8) 24/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.0 -1.6 4.8 -2.1 1.4 0.0 5.6 10.3 516 (21.5) 37/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.9 -1.1 0.4 -5.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 62 ( 2.6) 22/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.8 -0.2 -2.2 -4.3 -10.5 0.0 2.0 8.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 15.3 -2.2 -4.0 -7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 223 ( 9.3) 28/15
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.0 +0.7 6.5 -1.6 0.7 0.0 3.2 10.2 585 (24.4) 43/03
RICHMOND RAAF 17.4 -2.3 -1.4 -5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 254 (10.6) 18/14
BELLAMBI AWS 16.1 -1.9 8.1 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 438 (18.3) 44/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.3 -1.2 -0.8 -4.4 -2.4 0.0 2.0 8.4 263 (11.0) --
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.4 -1.6 2.6 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 185 ( 7.7) 30/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.4 +2.1 0.7 -4.6 -3.9 0.0 1.6 9.5 152 ( 6.3) 44/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.6 -0.1 -1.2 -5.1 -6.0 0.0 6.8 -- 245 (10.2) 31/13
BENDIGO AIRPORT 13.8 -0.5 -1.8 -4.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 34/12
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.0 +1.0 6.3 -0.4 3.4 0.0 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 +0.4 0.0 -3.7 -- 0.8 -- -- 377 (15.7) 50/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.4 -1.4 -1.4 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 24/14
HOBART AIRPORT 12.5 -1.0 -0.2 -4.9 -2.2 0.2 2.2 3.1 460 (19.2) 44/23
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

33.8 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
33.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
33.4 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
33.3 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
33.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+9.8 : 29.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+9.8 : 29.4 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+9.5 : 28.2 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 29.6 FORREST Eucla WA
+6.9 : 24.0 ELLISTON W Agricultural SA

24.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.8 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.5 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
22.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
22.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.9 : 11.1 CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.2 : 13.2 JANDAKOT AERO Lower West WA
+6.0 : 12.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+5.9 : 9.2 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA
+5.7 : 11.5 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

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

-2.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-3.4 : 17.0 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
-3.4 : 16.8 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
-3.3 : 18.3 KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast N NSW
-3.3 : 15.0 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-3.3 : -1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-9.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-7.6 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-6.6 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-6.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-8.8 : -9.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-8.0 : -6.1 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-7.8 : 2.2 SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-7.5 : 3.0 HUGHENDEN AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD
-7.5 : -4.0 DUBBO AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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.
51.6 HUNTLY Lower West WA
44.0 KARNET Lower West WA
39.5 WINDY HARBOUR Lower West WA
36.8 CLOON Lower West WA
35.0 SERPENTINE MAIN DAM Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
51.6 HUNTLY
44.0 KARNET
39.5 WINDY HARBOUR
36.8 CLOON
35.0 SERPENTINE MAIN DAM

11.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.8 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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3.2 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
3.1 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
**W** 0.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA

1458 (60.8) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1202 (50.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1149 (47.9) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
1123 (46.8) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1105 (46.0) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
1064 (44.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
1049 (43.7) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
982 (40.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
967 (40.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
943 (39.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
906 (37.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
872 (36.3) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
872 (36.3) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
869 (36.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
837 (34.9) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
807 (33.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
793 (33.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
786 (32.8) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
784 (32.7) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
753 (31.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
722 (30.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
710 (29.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
701 (29.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
694 (28.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
687 (28.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
661 (27.5) MOSS VALE AWS Illawarra NSW
661 (27.5) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
660 (27.5) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
658 (27.4) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
657 (27.4) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
653 (27.2) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
649 (27.0) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
640 (26.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
632 (26.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
620 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
620 (25.8) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
613 (25.5) MOUNT BOYCE AWS C Tablelands S NSW
612 (25.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
609 (25.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
601 (25.0) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
93/14 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
89/20 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
87/20 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
83/04 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
83/22 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
83/23 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC

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.
None reported

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
CAPE LEEUWIN : 78(270/ 67 ) at 08:30
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 89(350/ 76 ) at 21:00