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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 1437 EST on 15/04/2016. 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 minimum temperature

WA

Interior

013012

WILUNA

26.4

25.5

09/04/1991

54

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

35.9

35.6

02/04/2016

14

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059140

DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD)

29.8

28.0

19/04/2005

17

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

35.0

35.0

13/04/2016

15

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

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

23.7

22.8

13/04/2012

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:36EST, 15/04/2016.

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 23.5 -2.0 12.7 -0.3 11.9 0.0 4.0 5.6 237 ( 9.9) 34/16
BUNBURY 23.4 -0.7 15.3 +3.7 -- 2.2 -- -- 133 ( 5.5) 28/16
MANDURAH 23.1 -0.8 15.7 +0.1 -- 0.8 -- -- 120 ( 5.0) 26/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.9 +1.2 23.4 -0.6 23.4 1.6 5.6 7.9 358 (14.9) 44/05
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.4 +2.2 10.9 -1.7 9.0 0.0 8.0 6.0 262 (10.9) 37/11
WHYALLA AERO 26.7 +2.9 10.2 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 250 (10.4) 28/13
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.0 +4.3 11.6 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 21/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 21.8 +2.3 7.0 -1.7 3.9 0.0 2.6 4.5 217 ( 9.0) 34/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.4 +2.6 19.6 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 44/11
CAIRNS AERO 31.3 +2.1 23.3 +1.7 -- 2.4 7.8 -- 558 (23.3) 59/17
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.6 -2.0 22.3 +1.7 21.9 11.8 9.4 0.4 479 (20.0) 43/05
MACKAY M.O 25.8 -0.9 22.5 +2.4 -- 27.6 -- 1.7 660 (27.5) 61/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 -0.6 21.5 +3.6 20.2 0.6 6.0 -- 442 (18.4) 44/09
BUNDABERG AERO 29.5 +2.1 19.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 451 (18.8) 52/11
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.5 18.7 +1.7 -- 13.4 -- -- 433 (18.0) 54/12
BRISBANE AERO 26.2 +0.2 18.1 +1.8 17.5 2.8 7.2 5.1 388 (16.2) 48/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 22.9 -0.4 15.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 708 (29.5) 65/10
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.9 +3.7 16.1 +3.3 -- 0.0 5.8 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.4 17.0 +3.2 -- 6.0 -- -- 263 (11.0) 26/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.8 +0.2 14.3 +1.1 11.9 5.6 2.0 -- 233 ( 9.7) 34/15
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 29.1 +4.6 15.5 +5.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 503 (21.0) 46/02
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 24.2 +1.3 15.7 +1.5 11.0 0.0 3.4 2.4 305 (12.7) 41/11
RICHMOND RAAF 25.6 +1.8 11.5 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.1 +1.0 15.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 181 ( 7.5) 43/13
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 28.3 +5.8 14.5 +5.4 10.8 0.0 5.8 9.6 369 (15.4) 35/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 28.7 +6.4 10.0 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 95 ( 4.0) 24/14
MILDURA AIRPORT 26.8 +3.2 7.8 -2.3 4.2 0.0 1.0 7.1 184 ( 7.7) 18/16
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 28.0 +6.4 9.1 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 139 ( 5.8) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 25.9 +4.7 10.8 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 332 (13.8) 37/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.2 +5.6 6.3 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 447 (18.6) 44/12
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.3 +0.4 9.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 85 ( 3.5) 11/11
HOBART AIRPORT 19.5 +1.4 7.1 -1.7 3.7 0.0 3.6 3.9 295 (12.3) 24/08
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

40.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.0 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
39.9 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
39.3 PORT HEDLAND AIRPORT E Pilbara WA
39.2 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+10.2 : 29.8 DORRIGO (OLD CORAMBA RD) MidNorth Coast N NSW
+7.7 : 28.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
+7.1 : 27.2 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC
+7.1 : 32.7 MENINDEE POST OFFICE Lower Darling NSW
+6.5 : 29.0 COROWA AIRPORT Riverina E NSW

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.6 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.7 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
27.4 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT

+11.4 : 26.4 WILUNA Interior WA
+8.3 : 20.5 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
+7.4 : 21.2 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+7.1 : 17.7 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+6.8 : 16.1 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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

8.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
9.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
11.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
11.9 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
12.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.4 : 24.8 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-5.1 : 25.0 CHARTERS TOWERS AIRPORT Central Coast W QLD
-4.1 : 21.9 WOOLSHED Central Coast E QLD
-3.8 : 24.9 PROSERPINE AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
-3.8 : 22.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA

-0.6 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
0.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.4 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
1.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS

-5.0 : 5.5 BATEMANS BAY (CATALINA COUNTRY CLUB) South Coast NSW
-4.2 : 6.8 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA
-4.0 : 3.1 DOVER Southeast TAS
-3.7 : 1.2 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-3.6 : 4.4 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE 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.
62.0 MT SOPHIA N Coast--Barron QLD
58.8 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
46.0 NERADA ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
37.2 HAMILTON ISLAND Central Coast E QLD
37.0 TOPAZ ALERT N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
62.0 MT SOPHIA
37.0 TOPAZ ALERT
N Coast--Herbert
46.0 NERADA ALERT
Central Coast E
37.2 HAMILTON ISLAND

NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
58.8 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW)

11.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
9.6 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
9.3 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

.....

1.7 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
1.6 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
0.8 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.8 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
0.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

1189 (49.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1155 (48.1) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1110 (46.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1098 (45.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
960 (40.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
888 (37.0) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
884 (36.8) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
849 (35.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
829 (34.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
811 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
761 (31.7) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
757 (31.5) MACKAY AERO Central Coast E QLD
756 (31.5) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
744 (31.0) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
708 (29.5) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
660 (27.5) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
650 (27.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
649 (27.0) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
632 (26.3) YAMBA PILOT STATION North Coast NSW
620 (25.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
613 (25.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
83/03 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
76/11 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
76/08 GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
72/19 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
67/05 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
67/20 RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett 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
MIDDLE POINT
11.4mm in 30 min to 04:30 22.8mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 11.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 11.4mm/h
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
9.0mm in 11 min to 10:42 49.1mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 13.0mm/h
12.8mm in 1 hr to 11:30 12.8mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
4.2mm in 12 min to 13:30 21.0mm/h
7.4mm in 16 min to 14:46 27.8mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 13.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT
4.2mm in 12 min to 12:48 21.0mm/h
10.8mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.8mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.7mm/h
MACKAY M.O
9.2mm in 22 min to 11:30 25.1mm/h
16.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 16.6mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 13.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
10.0mm in 12 min to 13:12 50.0mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 13:30 17.8mm/h
14.8mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.8mm/h
9.2mm in 15 min to 14:45 36.8mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:00 15.4mm/h
35.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 11.7mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.2mm/h
PROSERPINE AIRPORT
13.6mm in 1 hr to 02:00 13.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 02:30 17.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.7mm/h
4.2mm in 11 min to 11:00 22.9mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.3mm/h
11.0mm in 30 min to 16:00 22.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 13.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 16:30 16.4mm/h
25.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 8.3mm/h
YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE
6.0mm in 13 min to 02:43 27.7mm/h
ALVA BEACH
11.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 11.8mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 8.0mm/h
SAMUEL HILL AERO
1.4mm in 1 min to 15:15 84.0mm/h
9.4mm in 19 min to 16:30 29.7mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 16:30 12.2mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 17:00 12.6mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
COOLANGATTA
5.0mm in 7 min to 03:37 42.9mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
5.6mm in 11 min to 20:26 30.5mm/h
1.6mm in 1 min to 20:27 96.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.2mm/h
24.2mm in 25 min to 23:00 58.1mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 23:00 24.2mm/h
29.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 29.6mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Central Coast E
HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT : 83(130/ 65 ) at 03:52
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 76(120/ 65 ) at 11:00
ISLANDS
Islands
CREAL REEF : 76(110/ 67 ) at 02:06