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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0650 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

WA

E Kimberley

002056

KUNUNURRA AERO

13.9

14.4

13/10/1994

27

1 N

NSW

SW Slopes N

073007

BURRINJUCK DAM

0.0

0.0

14/10/2012

48

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


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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 06:50EST, 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 22.5 -2.0 12.0 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 39/14
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 -1.6 11.9 +1.7 10.7 1.4 3.6 8.9 325 (13.5) 37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.9 +0.2 10.2 +1.1 -- 1.8 -- -- 317 (13.2) 37/13
BUNBURY 20.3 -0.5 11.4 +2.2 -- 0.4 -- -- 255 (10.6) 31/13
MANDURAH 20.0 -1.6 13.5 +0.3 -- 2.2 -- -- -- 34/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.4 +1.2 24.3 -0.7 23.5 0.0 8.0 11.2 288 (12.0) 37/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.3 +3.4 9.5 -5.3 6.7 0.0 9.2 12.2 256 (10.7) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 35.2 +11.4 17.1 +6.5 -- 0.0 19.0 -- 660 (27.5) 55/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.6 +5.8 16.2 +4.7 -- 0.0 15.2 -- 331 (13.8) 37/23
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.3 +2.4 11.7 +4.6 11.5 0.0 6.8 8.6 416 (17.3) 54/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.6 0.0 10.9 -7.7 9.0 0.0 9.4 11.9 272 (11.3) 46/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.9 +0.4 19.4 -1.2 17.2 0.0 10.4 11.8 584 (24.3) 61/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 0.0 16.5 -4.2 13.4 0.0 11.2 11.3 478 (19.9) 52/11
MACKAY M.O 26.4 -1.1 15.1 -4.6 -- 0.0 -- 11.5 355 (14.8) 41/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 -1.3 12.1 -4.9 10.6 0.0 7.2 -- 212 ( 8.8) 34/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.3 -0.6 12.6 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 39/15
COOLANGATTA 23.6 -0.8 12.8 -3.3 -- 0.6 -- -- 296 (12.3) 35/12
BRISBANE AERO 23.6 -1.8 12.3 -3.4 10.4 0.0 6.2 -- 343 (14.3) 37/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.6 -2.7 10.3 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 530 (22.1) 41/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.4 +1.3 8.6 -3.6 3.0 0.0 5.2 -- 120 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.8 -1.8 7.8 -6.0 5.0 8.0 2.6 10.8 298 (12.4) 34/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 -0.8 6.9 -5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 225 ( 9.4) 35/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 26.2 +2.6 6.0 -6.0 3.1 0.0 5.2 11.8 286 (11.9) 35/16
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.1 +3.5 5.8 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 60 ( 2.5) 30/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.6 +3.1 3.8 -2.8 -6.6 0.0 4.0 11.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.1 +2.5 3.5 -6.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 22/11
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.4 +4.9 11.5 -1.7 7.1 0.0 6.4 11.6 370 (15.4) 48/16
RICHMOND RAAF 27.9 +3.1 6.2 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 97 ( 4.0) 21/12
BELLAMBI AWS 23.7 +2.3 13.2 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 271 (11.3) 35/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.5 +6.1 7.2 -0.5 4.2 0.0 4.2 10.9 220 ( 9.2) 31/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.7 +4.2 6.4 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 30/16
MILDURA AIRPORT 32.8 +9.0 14.6 +4.8 12.0 0.0 9.0 7.5 352 (14.7) 50/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.5 +7.6 9.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 9.4 -- 222 ( 9.3) 35/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 29.7 +9.4 9.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 50/14
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 26.7 +7.0 12.1 +2.6 6.1 1.8 3 9.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 25.2 +8.6 8.4 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 419 (17.5) 54/15
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.4 +2.4 7.2 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 48/15
HOBART AIRPORT 23.9 +6.6 8.9 +1.4 5.8 0.0 3.6 4.4 338 (14.1) 48/14
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

41.9 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
41.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
41.6 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
41.1 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.4 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA

+11.4 : 35.2 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
+10.5 : 38.2 TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
+10.1 : 20.9 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
+9.8 : 33.5 LAKE VICTORIA STORAGE Lower Darling NSW

26.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
26.6 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.3 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.3 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
26.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+8.3 : 15.1 SNOWTOWN (RAYVILLE PARK) Lower North SA
+7.4 : 15.8 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
+7.3 : 16.2 RENMARK AERO Murray Valley SA
+7.2 : 17.0 HAWKER Upper North SA
+7.0 : 16.1 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA

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

8.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
12.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.5 : 32.6 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT
-3.7 : 24.2 MORAWA AIRPORT Central West WA
-3.6 : 19.1 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-3.4 : 27.1 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
-3.4 : 20.7 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
-3.4 : 17.6 BICKLEY Lower West WA

-1.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.6 COONABARABRAN (NAMOI STREET) CW Slopes N NSW
-0.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.5 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW

-10.8 : 2.9 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.7 : 11.7 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-10.0 : 11.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-9.7 : 13.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-9.6 : 10.8 LAJAMANU 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.
38.2 MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM) North Coast NSW
36.8 ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK) North Coast NSW
30.2 MCLEANS RIDGES (LASCOTT DRIVE) North Coast NSW
27.0 LINDENOW W Gippsland VIC
27.0 BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB North Coast NSW

12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.9 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.5 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
4.4 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
4.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
3.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

961 (40.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
823 (34.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
811 (33.8) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
782 (32.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
737 (30.7) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
714 (29.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
682 (28.4) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
661 (27.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
660 (27.5) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
653 (27.2) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
643 (26.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
628 (26.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
627 (26.1) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
624 (26.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
623 (26.0) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
611 (25.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
115/14 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/19 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
94/11 LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
87/18 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
85/03 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
17.0mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 12.2mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h

VICTORIA
Upper NE
MOUNT BULLER : 104(340/ 54 ) at 20:30
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 109(330/ 93 ) at 16:30
TASMAN ISLAND : 82( 10/ 63 ) at 13:40
W Coast
LOW ROCKY POINT : 95(330/ 65 ) at 13:00