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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0338 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
Lowest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014015

DARWIN AIRPORT

13.1

13.2

02/08/1990

72

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

5.0

7.1

01/08/2012

12

5.3

26/07/2008

13

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

Lowest maximum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014274

MCCLUER ISLAND

24.5

25.0

16/08/1999

12

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 03:37EST, 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 18.0 -2.0 11.4 +2.5 -- 5.4 -- -- 476 (19.8) 41/00
PERTH AIRPORT 16.4 -2.1 7.0 -1.0 5.5 24.4 2.6 9.8 466 (19.4) 48/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.0 -2.1 7.1 -0.4 -- 20.2 -- -- 409 (17.0) 50/01
BUNBURY 16.0 -1.5 3.5 -4.0 -- 9.2 -- -- 454 (18.9) 41/21
MANDURAH 16.9 -0.9 8.8 -2.0 -- 15.2 -- -- 664 (27.7) 54/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 29.6 -1.8 13.1 -7.3 11.4 0.0 7.8 11.0 392 (16.3) 48/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 23.4 +0.8 -1.4 -7.4 -3.3 0.0 4.0 10.8 264 (11.0) 30/15
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 +0.2 2.2 -3.7 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 188 ( 7.8) 59/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.2 +0.6 5.4 -2.8 -- 0.02 3.2 -- 124 ( 5.2) 41/13
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 +0.5 3.9 -1.6 0.8 0.2 1.2 3.8 258 (10.8) 48/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.3 -2.0 5.7 -4.6 2.9 0.0 29.0 10.8 360 (15.0) 41/10
CAIRNS AERO 24.9 -1.7 12.2 -5.2 9.4 0.0 5.4 10.8 435 (18.1) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.4 -1.6 7.2 -7.5 1.7 0.0 8.0 11.0 204 ( 8.5) 35/14
MACKAY M.O 20.6 -2.0 8.1 -5.9 -- 0.0 -- 10.7 322 (13.4) 34/13
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.6 -2.2 10.0 -0.7 6.6 0.0 3.2 -- 116 ( 4.8) 31/10
BUNDABERG AERO 22.9 -0.4 9.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 19.2 -2.1 12.1 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 444 (18.5) 46/09
BRISBANE AERO 20.5 -1.2 8.2 -1.4 5.6 0.0 4.0 9.7 345 (14.4) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.9 -1.6 4.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 309 (12.9) 26/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 17.9 0.0 5.9 +0.1 1.3 0.0 4.0 -- 251 (10.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 18.5 -1.3 11.9 +3.6 9.9 0.0 4.4 5.5 654 (27.3) 46/00
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 17.9 -2.3 10.5 +3.7 -- 2.6 -- -- 402 (16.8) 34/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.1 -1.5 7.9 +1.0 -- 54.44 16.0 -- 459 (19.1) 28/09
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 18.3 -0.7 8.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 117 ( 4.9) 18/00
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.8 +1.8 -1.5 -3.6 -9.4 0.2 2.0 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.6 +0.1 0.3 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 297 (12.4) 28/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 -1.2 9.4 +1.3 6.0 0.2 3.0 8.1 692 (28.8) 31/10
RICHMOND RAAF 18.5 -1.2 4.0 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 205 ( 8.5) 18/15
BELLAMBI AWS 16.0 -2.0 9.3 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 518 (21.6) 39/00
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.1 +1.6 0.9 -2.7 -1.8 0.0 1.8 10.1 177 ( 7.4) 34/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.4 +0.4 -0.1 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 21/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.6 +2.3 0.8 -4.5 -2.8 0.0 2.6 6.7 158 ( 6.6) 37/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.4 +0.7 -0.4 -4.3 -5.0 0.0 7.8 -- 260 (10.8) 34/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 0.0 -0.6 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 262 (10.9) 28/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.6 +1.6 5.5 -1.2 3.9 3.63 3.8 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.5 +1.1 -2.7 -6.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 48/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.9 +1.1 -0.5 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 47 ( 2.0) 21/15
HOBART AIRPORT 14.0 +0.5 3.5 -1.2 0.3 0.0 0.8 9.1 316 (13.2) 31/22
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

32.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
31.4 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
31.2 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
31.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
30.8 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+5.1 : 32.2 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+4.5 : 28.3 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+4.5 : 12.4 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
+4.0 : 27.0 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+3.7 : 30.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
+3.7 : 11.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS

25.0 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.1 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
22.6 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
21.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+7.7 : 13.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+6.9 : 13.8 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+6.2 : 11.5 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+5.9 : 13.4 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.4 : 12.4 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+5.4 : 10.1 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA

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

-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
**S** 1.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.8 : 25.5 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-5.4 : 26.0 DOONGAN N Kimberley WA
-5.2 : 27.5 KIDMAN SPRINGS N Rivers NT
-5.1 : 28.5 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
-5.1 : 27.8 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

-10.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-6.3 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.2 : 2.2 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-10.1 : 5.0 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
-9.8 : 5.9 CROYDON TOWNSHIP Gulf Country QLD
-9.7 : 3.3 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT

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.
53.0 MUNDARING Lower West WA
49.0 TANILBA BAY WWTP Hunter Valley NSW
44.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
53.0 MUNDARING
44.6 BICKLEY

NEW SOUTH WALES
Hunter Valley
49.0 TANILBA BAY WWTP

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.0 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
11.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.9 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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5.5 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
4.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.8 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
3.7 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
2.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1243 (51.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1127 (47.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1038 (43.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
1010 (42.1) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
938 (39.1) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
933 (38.9) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
842 (35.1) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
834 (34.8) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
776 (32.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
771 (32.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
752 (31.3) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
743 (31.0) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
741 (30.9) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
715 (29.8) TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
702 (29.3) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
701 (29.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
692 (28.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
691 (28.8) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
683 (28.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
673 (28.0) NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
666 (27.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
664 (27.7) MANDURAH Lower West WA
654 (27.3) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
649 (27.0) EUCLA Eucla WA
631 (26.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
629 (26.2) MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
627 (26.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
621 (25.9) ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
614 (25.6) EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
610 (25.4) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
605 (25.2) ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
604 (25.2) JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
83/23 CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
78/00 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/01 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
78/20 NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
76/23 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S 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 NATURALISTE : 78(230/ 63 ) at 01:04
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Yorke Pen/Kanga Is
CAPE WILLOUGHBY : 74(350/ 63 ) at 17:30