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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0820 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

QLD

N Coast--Barron

031085

KAREEYA

88.0

63.2

20/11/1976

53

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

Central Coast E

033247

PROSERPINE AIRPORT

27.5

27.3

19/11/2006

11

1 N


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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 08:19EST, 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 31.0 +3.8 12.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 571 (23.8) 43/23
PERTH AIRPORT 30.9 +5.1 7.7 -5.0 6.4 0.0 8.0 11.7 425 (17.7) 37/18
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 22.0 +1.2 9.0 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 149 ( 6.2) 26/12
BUNBURY 23.6 -0.7 8.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 31/21
MANDURAH 24.9 +0.3 13.9 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 399 (16.6) 37/01
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.8 +0.5 23.7 -1.6 23.4 3.0 4.6 8.1 362 (15.1) 41/00
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 36.6 +3.0 15.0 -2.8 13.4 0.0 12.0 13.0 284 (11.8) 35/11
WHYALLA AERO 24.1 -2.4 13.3 -0.7 -- 0.0 10.4 -- 662 (27.6) 46/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 22.8 -2.3 10.6 -3.4 -- 0.0 6.6 -- 266 (11.1) 31/17
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.0 -0.4 2.9 -5.5 -0.3 0.0 5.0 9.8 372 (15.5) 41/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.6 +1.3 25.9 +4.5 22.0 0.0 12.6 12.3 371 (15.5) 57/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 -0.8 21.2 -1.1 20.3 3.8 6.6 5.4 514 (21.4) 54/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.5 -0.2 19.7 -3.2 16.8 0.0 11.6 7.1 604 (25.2) 57/10
MACKAY M.O 27.6 -1.6 22.9 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- 11.4 594 (24.8) 52/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.6 -2.6 16.7 -2.8 14.6 0.0 8.0 -- 395 (16.5) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 28.4 +0.1 14.3 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 35/12
COOLANGATTA 25.7 -0.2 12.5 -5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/11
BRISBANE AERO 25.5 -1.2 13.0 -5.2 11.3 0.0 7.2 11.9 338 (14.1) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.8 +1.2 11.1 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 31/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.7 +5.4 14.3 -0.7 4.8 0.0 7.6 -- 86 ( 3.6) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 26.5 +1.6 13.6 -2.6 9.8 0.0 4.2 13.0 357 (14.9) 54/12
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.7 +1.8 10.3 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 34/18
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 -2.5 10.4 -3.9 5.2 0.0 15.4 -- 358 (14.9) 54/07
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.9 -3.2 10.9 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 126 ( 5.3) 35/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 25.2 +4.2 13.0 +3.8 4.2 0.0 5.4 10.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 34.2 +5.9 12.5 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 61/16
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.5 -3.5 17.1 +1.7 11.9 0.0 9.8 9.9 714 (29.8) 65/03
RICHMOND RAAF 25.6 -1.0 11.7 -2.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 202 ( 8.4) 41/14
BELLAMBI AWS 18.3 -3.8 16.5 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 646 (26.9) 55/03
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.5 +0.8 10.6 -0.2 8.0 0.0 8.8 12.5 351 (14.6) 35/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 24.6 -1.4 9.1 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 260 (10.8) 24/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.0 -1.5 9.1 -3.4 4.7 0.0 13.0 12.9 426 (17.8) 37/00
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.6 -2.0 9.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 575 (24.0) 43/07
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.2 -3.1 6.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 418 (17.4) 43/08
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.8 -2.2 11.9 +0.7 9.6 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.7 -2.9 4.4 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 425 (17.7) 46/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.9 +0.5 3.2 -5.8 -- 1.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 17.0 -2.0 6.7 -2.5 1.4 0.6 5.8 10.6 522 (21.8) 35/01
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

44.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
43.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
43.0 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
42.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA
42.0 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA

+8.8 : 38.7 ENEABBA Central West WA
+8.6 : 39.6 MULLEWA Central West WA
+8.5 : 43.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
+7.5 : 44.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
+7.3 : 37.3 CARNAMAH Central West WA

31.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
30.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
29.5 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
28.7 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
28.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA

+4.8 : 21.7 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+4.5 : 25.9 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
+4.0 : 23.8 THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
+3.9 : 31.0 WYNDHAM N Kimberley WA
**S** +3.9 : 15.0 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW

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

8.4 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
8.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
11.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.2 : 12.9 GELANTIPY E Gippsland VIC
-6.1 : 15.4 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.0 : 16.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.9 : 15.0 BOMBALA AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-5.5 : 12.5 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC

-2.9 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.8 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-0.7 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS

-9.1 : 1.8 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-8.4 : 5.5 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW
-8.4 : 3.6 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
-8.4 : 3.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.8 : 3.4 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty 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.
88.0 KAREEYA N Coast--Barron QLD
58.0 SHOAL BAY N Rivers NT
36.0 DARWIN BOWLS CLUB N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
58.0 SHOAL BAY
36.0 DARWIN BOWLS CLUB

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
88.0 KAREEYA

13.4 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
13.0 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
13.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
12.9 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
12.9 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

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8.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
8.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
7.1 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
5.4 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
3.9 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS

1128 (47.0) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1105 (46.0) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1101 (45.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1061 (44.2) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1011 (42.1) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
972 (40.5) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
963 (40.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
961 (40.0) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
952 (39.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
935 (39.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
920 (38.3) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
857 (35.7) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
856 (35.7) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
853 (35.5) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
848 (35.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
813 (33.9) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
803 (33.5) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
758 (31.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
756 (31.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
748 (31.2) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
737 (30.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
735 (30.6) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
727 (30.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
722 (30.1) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
714 (29.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
712 (29.7) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
707 (29.5) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
701 (29.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
700 (29.2) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
696 (29.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
693 (28.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
692 (28.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
691 (28.8) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
686 (28.6) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
680 (28.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
675 (28.1) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
670 (27.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
662 (27.6) WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
655 (27.3) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
655 (27.3) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
650 (27.1) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
646 (26.9) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
642 (26.8) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
642 (26.8) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
636 (26.5) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
631 (26.3) DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
626 (26.1) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
624 (26.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
623 (26.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
617 (25.7) ALVA BEACH Central Coast E QLD
614 (25.6) AVALON AIRPORT W Central VIC
613 (25.5) LOCKHART RIVER AIRPORT S Peninsula QLD
604 (25.2) TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
604 (25.2) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
602 (25.1) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
94/16 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
89/17 TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
74/06 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
67/02 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
67/00 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW

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
N Kimberley
KALUMBURU
25.8mm in 45 min to 16:00 34.4mm/h
25.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 25.8mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.2mm in 30 min to 07:00 20.4mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:00 10.2mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 07:30 10.2mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
WYNDHAM AERO : 95(140/ 61 ) at 16:19
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS : 89(240/ 63 ) at 19:00
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 83(190/ 72 ) at 04:30