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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0936 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 grass minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

28.0

27.0

06/12/2012

14

1 P Previous record set earlier this month.

Highest minimum temperature

NT

Darwin-Daly

014041

MIDDLE POINT AWS

26.3

26.3

17/12/2005

12

1 Y Equal to record.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014272

BATCHELOR AERO

27.2

26.8

24/12/2005

16

27.1

06/01/1998

17

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

014903

KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM

29.0

28.4

24/12/1972

28

28.9

04/11/2003

32

1 P

NT

Darwin-Daly

014932

TINDAL RAAF

28.8

28.5

24/12/1990

24

28.8

04/11/2003

26

1 Y

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

30.0

29.8

03/12/2007

16

30.0

12/01/2003

18

1 P

Highest wind gust (km/h)

QLD

Gulf Country

029038

KOWANYAMA AIRPORT

78

78.0

15/12/2007

14

N Equal to record.


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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 09:36EST, 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 25.6 -3.9 17.9 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 267 (11.1) 39/17
PERTH AIRPORT 23.4 -5.5 17.1 +2.2 15.8 1.0 5.2 10.7 418 (17.4) 54/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.3 -4.8 14.3 +1.8 -- 1.2 -- -- 351 (14.6) 55/16
BUNBURY 21.3 -5.9 16.2 +2.7 -- 3.4 -- -- 501 (20.9) 52/10
MANDURAH 22.7 -4.0 16.9 -0.1 -- 3.4 -- -- 556 (23.2) 57/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 36.3 +3.7 29.1 +3.8 29.0 0.0 9.8 5.8 390 (16.3) 61/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 40.8 +5.4 17.6 -2.6 16.0 0.0 13.6 -- 258 (10.8) 37/15
WHYALLA AERO 39.3 +11.1 20.0 +4.1 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 242 (10.1) 54/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 36.1 +9.1 18.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 7.4 -- 200 ( 8.3) 34/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 32.9 +10.0 10.1 +0.2 7.4 0.0 2.0 5.9 242 (10.1) 44/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 42.4 +5.3 20.6 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 34.3 +2.9 26.2 +2.8 25.1 1.4 6.8 11.0 314 (13.1) 44/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.5 +1.0 26.5 +2.4 25.3 0.0 10.6 12.0 512 (21.3) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 31.2 +1.1 21.6 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 34/22
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 33.0 +0.9 20.2 -1.0 16.3 0.0 11.4 -- 299 (12.5) 35/12
BUNDABERG AERO 31.2 +1.8 19.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 273 (11.4) 50/09
COOLANGATTA 25.9 -1.3 19.5 -0.3 -- 56.2 -- -- 296 (12.3) 41/08
BRISBANE AERO 29.5 +1.4 23.4 +3.4 20.5 0.0 8.8 6.5 428 (17.8) 41/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.1 +1.8 17.4 +0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 486 (20.3) 50/17
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 32.9 +2.0 16.1 -1.3 1.7 0.0 8.8 -- 156 ( 6.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.7 -0.6 17.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 275 (11.5) 35/15
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 26.4 -0.1 13.2 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 172 ( 7.2) 35/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 -3.4 15.5 -1.0 13.3 0.0 -- -- 421 (17.5) 43/11
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 23.6 -3.2 12.0 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 100 ( 4.2) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.4 -0.9 7.7 -3.5 2.8 0.0 7.0 14.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 30.0 -1.0 14.3 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 41/06
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.9 -1.8 17.2 -0.3 14.9 0.0 7.8 1.2 421 (17.5) 39/11
RICHMOND RAAF 23.9 -4.5 16.1 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 31/16
BELLAMBI AWS 21.1 -2.7 16.1 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 268 (11.2) 35/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 29.4 +0.1 13.2 -0.6 10.5 0.0 6.8 6.0 269 (11.2) 28/07
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.2 -3.0 12.2 -1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 123 ( 5.1) 26/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 35.3 +5.2 17.2 +2.4 14.0 0.0 8.0 9.7 214 ( 8.9) 43/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 27.5 +0.2 11.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 5.8 -- 242 (10.1) 21/18
BENDIGO AIRPORT 28.4 +1.5 13.7 +2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 140 ( 5.8) 28/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 30.6 +6.4 14.0 +1.1 11.8 0.0 4.4 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 26.7 +4.1 9.5 +0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 171 ( 7.1) 39/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 21.6 -0.8 9.3 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) 37/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.8 +1.2 7.9 -2.8 5.0 0.0 6.0 10.1 332 (13.8) 31/13
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

44.0 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
43.8 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
43.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
43.8 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
43.7 ELLIOTT N Plateau NT

+16.2 : 41.0 EUCLA Eucla WA
+15.5 : 38.5 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+15.5 : 40.8 EYRE Eucla WA
+15.0 : 38.6 EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+14.2 : 38.7 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA

30.0 POINT FAWCETT Islands ISL
29.9 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
29.8 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
29.3 CYGNET BAY W Kimberley WA
29.2 NGAYAWILI N Rivers NT

+10.6 : 24.6 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+9.8 : 22.7 KYANCUTTA W Agricultural SA
+8.9 : 23.0 MINNIPA PIRSA W Agricultural SA
+8.8 : 22.5 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA
+7.5 : 21.4 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA

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

13.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
15.1 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
15.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
15.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
15.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC

-8.4 : 21.7 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-8.3 : 19.7 KARNET Lower West WA
-8.2 : 19.7 BICKLEY Lower West WA
-8.0 : 20.3 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-7.9 : 20.5 HARVEY Lower West WA

0.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
1.3 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
1.8 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
2.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-10.8 : 7.7 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-8.2 : 11.1 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
**S** -7.9 : 5.6 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
**S** -7.9 : 9.8 NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Hunter Valley NSW
**S** -7.6 : 8.0 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley 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.
80.2 NOOSAVILLE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
56.2 COOLANGATTA Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
43.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION N Kimberley WA
35.0 INORUNIE STATION Gulf Country QLD
34.0 JAROMA Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
43.0 DRYSDALE RIVER STATION
Cent Wheatbelt
34.0 JAROMA

QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
35.0 INORUNIE STATION
Brisbane/SE Coast
80.2 NOOSAVILLE
56.2 COOLANGATTA

14.1 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
13.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
12.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
12.0 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
11.5 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

5.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
5.3 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
4.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
3.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
1.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1068 (44.5) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
898 (37.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
709 (29.5) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
674 (28.1) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
651 (27.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
616 (25.7) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
609 (25.4) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
265/23 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
98/19 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
85/13 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
78/09 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
78/17 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
78/19 ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) NW Pastoral SA
78/15 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD

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
PIRLANGIMPI
1.8mm in 1 min to 15:32 108.0mm/h
14.8mm in 28 min to 16:00 31.7mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 20.8mm/h
18.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 18.2mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 7.3mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Gulf Country
KOWANYAMA AIRPORT
1.8mm in 1 min to 15:53 108.0mm/h
1.4mm in 1 min to 15:54 84.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.8mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
8.6mm in 8 min to 07:30 64.5mm/h
12.4mm in 30 min to 08:00 24.8mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 21.4mm/h
10.8mm in 15 min to 08:15 43.2mm/h
20.2mm in 15 min to 08:30 80.8mm/h
43.4mm in 1 hr to 08:30 43.4mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 09:00 34.8mm/h
56.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 18.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 12.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.6mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 15.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
13.4mm in 1 hr to 09:00 13.4mm/h

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NW Pastoral
COOBER PEDY AIRPORT : 98(280/ 35 ) at 20:44