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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1438 EST on 23/03/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
Data is as received at 14:39EST, 01/04/2016.

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
PERTH AIRPORT 26.5 -3.2 20.9 +5.0 19.4 0.0 7.6 2.2 378 (15.8) 41/23
BUNBURY 23.9 -3.9 18.2 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 386 (16.1) 46/13
MANDURAH 25.4 -2.5 20.1 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 37/22
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +1.7 26.8 +2.3 26.6 3.4 5.0 6.6 305 (12.7) 46/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 34.2 +1.6 16.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 25.0 11.1 362 (15.1) 34/13
WHYALLA AERO 31.0 +3.8 10.9 -4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 34/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 30.3 +4.0 11.7 -3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 75 ( 3.1) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.2 +4.1 9.2 -1.3 6.4 0.0 5.2 10.4 362 (15.1) 34/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.6 -0.5 18.5 -3.2 14.8 0.0 11.8 11.4 391 (16.3) 34/08
CAIRNS AERO 31.4 +0.9 24.7 +1.6 23.1 0.0 5.2 10.5 211 ( 8.8) 24/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 32.3 +1.6 25.6 +2.7 24.6 5.0 6.8 8.5 311 (13.0) 35/22
MACKAY M.O 28.8 +0.2 21.9 -0.4 -- 11.4 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 35/01
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.3 -1.2 20.8 0.0 20.3 13.6 3.8 -- 287 (12.0) 30/00
BUNDABERG AERO 29.0 -0.1 20.3 +0.4 -- 10.4 -- -- 363 (15.1) --
COOLANGATTA 27.4 +0.1 18.9 -0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 464 (19.3) 43/09
BRISBANE AERO 27.6 -0.3 18.1 -1.3 16.9 0.0 6.4 10.5 390 (16.3) 39/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.4 -0.6 14.8 -1.4 -- 1.0 -- -- 652 (27.2) 39/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.9 -2.2 14.4 -2.2 -- 0.0 6.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.2 -1.1 14.5 -2.3 -- 6.8 -- -- 308 (12.8) 37/10
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 -2.4 15.5 -0.8 14.1 1.0 4.2 7.5 453 (18.9) 50/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.5 -1.1 6.7 -3.9 2.0 0.0 2.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.7 -2.2 11.4 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 31/08
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.3 -3.9 14.4 -3.1 11.6 18.8 2.8 6.9 534 (22.3) 57/17
RICHMOND RAAF 26.3 -0.6 14.8 -0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 266 (11.1) 35/09
BELLAMBI AWS 21.6 -2.3 15.2 -2.8 -- 12.6 -- -- 537 (22.4) 59/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.3 -1.3 10.6 -2.8 7.6 0.0 5.8 11.2 234 ( 9.8) 28/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.5 -1.1 11.0 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 331 (13.8) 31/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.9 +1.6 9.4 -4.4 5.5 0.0 5.8 10.5 235 ( 9.8) 24/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 25.4 -0.8 9.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 134 ( 5.6) 24/10
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.6 +0.9 11.7 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 26/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 24.8 +2.6 7.3 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 542 (22.6) 28/23
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 22.5 0.0 9.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 151 ( 6.3) 30/15
HOBART AIRPORT 21.7 +1.0 8.6 -2.2 6.1 0.0 3.8 10.7 297 (12.4) 28/14
Max
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° 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

40.2 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.1 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
39.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
38.5 WITTENOOM W Pilbara WA
38.3 LAJAMANU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
38.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA

+9.5 : 33.3 STRATHBOGIE Lower NE VIC
+7.1 : 33.8 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
+7.0 : 33.5 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+6.7 : 29.9 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
+6.4 : 24.6 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.3 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
28.2 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
28.1 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT

+6.4 : 20.4 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+6.2 : 18.9 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
+6.1 : 18.5 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.8 : 17.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+5.6 : 25.5 CARNEGIE Interior WA

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

10.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
11.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
12.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
12.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-9.3 : 18.2 KATANNING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.2 : 20.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
-8.6 : 15.6 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA
-8.5 : 16.9 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-8.5 : 20.2 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
-8.5 : 17.3 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

0.5 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.5 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.9 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
2.1 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
2.5 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
2.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-6.4 : 11.4 SURAT Maranoa QLD
-6.1 : 4.9 KINGSCOTE AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-5.9 : 10.8 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa QLD
-5.9 : 12.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-5.8 : 6.3 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast SA
-5.8 : 15.7 THE MONUMENT AIRPORT Northwest QLD

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.
75.0 SEVEN OAKS TM Darling Downs E QLD
66.0 CRAIGMORE AL Central Highlands QLD
64.6 MOUNT KRAUSS E Kimberley WA
64.0 TALAGAI Central Highlands QLD
62.6 LAKE CARMODY Cent Wheatbelt WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Kimberley
64.6 MOUNT KRAUSS
Cent Wheatbelt
62.6 LAKE CARMODY

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
51.0 CHANNEL POINT

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
57.2 CARMILA BEACH ROAD
52.4 THE GLEN TM
51.0 MILLAROO ALERT
Central Highlands
66.0 CRAIGMORE AL
64.0 TALAGAI
52.0 KULUMUR RANGE ALERT
Wide Bay/Burnett
58.0 BUNDABERG ALERT
54.2 BROADMEADOWS
Darling Downs E
75.0 SEVEN OAKS TM
62.5 CHINCHILLA WATER TREATMENT PLANT

ISLANDS
Islands
55.2 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO

11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
11.2 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.2 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
11.2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC

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6.6 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
6.6 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
2.2 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
0.0 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA

1057 (44.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
960 (40.0) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
838 (34.9) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
808 (33.7) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
776 (32.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
754 (31.4) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
732 (30.5) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
723 (30.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
722 (30.1) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
709 (29.5) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
687 (28.6) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
662 (27.6) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
652 (27.2) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
650 (27.1) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
639 (26.6) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
633 (26.4) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
629 (26.2) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
628 (26.2) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
618 (25.8) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
85/17 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/15 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
72/16 HALLS CREEK AIRPORT E Kimberley WA
68/18 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
65/16 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) 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.
None reported None reported