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Records set or equalled today

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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:36EST, 18/04/2016.

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 24.5 -1.0 17.7 +4.7 15.5 0.6 4.0 0.0 331 (13.8) 34/14
BUNBURY 22.4 -1.7 19.0 +7.4 -- 6.4 -- -- 224 ( 9.3) 28/09
MANDURAH 22.3 -1.6 20.3 +4.7 -- 1.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 41/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.0 +1.3 25.8 +1.8 25.3 0.4 6.2 7.2 275 (11.5) 35/19
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.9 +0.7 11.2 -1.4 8.6 0.0 8.8 11.2 263 (11.0) 37/09
WHYALLA AERO 21.4 -2.4 14.7 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 595 (24.8) 37/02
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.6 -1.1 11.9 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 157 ( 6.5) 26/10
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 19.0 -0.5 11.1 +2.4 7.9 0.2 3.6 6.2 386 (16.1) 41/14
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.0 +2.2 16.7 -1.7 -- 0.4 -- -- 190 ( 7.9) 30/13
CAIRNS AERO 30.3 +1.1 21.4 -0.2 20.4 20.0 2.4 8.7 374 (15.6) 37/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.6 +1.0 20.7 +0.1 18.8 0.2 6.2 9.6 296 (12.3) 41/17
MACKAY M.O 26.4 -0.3 21.3 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 432 (18.0) 41/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.5 -1.3 20.2 +2.3 19.6 0.4 4.4 -- 354 (14.8) 24/08
BUNDABERG AERO 29.4 +2.0 17.7 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 385 (16.0) 35/16
COOLANGATTA 26.4 +1.0 15.9 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 248 (10.3) 30/14
BRISBANE AERO 26.6 +0.6 16.2 -0.1 14.6 0.0 3.8 7.4 297 (12.4) 30/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.6 +1.3 14.8 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 482 (20.1) 37/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 28.3 +3.1 15.6 +2.8 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.9 +0.8 15.8 +2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 39/16
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.0 -0.6 13.3 +0.1 -- 0.0 10.0 2.9 206 ( 8.6) 63/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.4 +5.0 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.7 +3.2 11.8 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 52/19
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.7 -1.2 18.8 +4.6 16.0 0.2 4.6 3.2 420 (17.5) 52/16
RICHMOND RAAF 22.6 -1.2 17.2 +5.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 208 ( 8.7) 39/14
BELLAMBI AWS 21.3 -0.8 16.3 +0.8 -- 2.8 -- -- 249 (10.4) 44/10
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 25.3 +2.8 11.6 +2.5 9.2 4.2 3.4 6.8 274 (11.4) 31/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 25.4 +3.1 11.7 +3.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 30/19
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.2 -0.4 11.3 +1.2 10.4 0.0 5.8 10.4 385 (16.0) 34/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 22.6 +1.0 11.8 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 389 (16.2) 37/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 21.2 0.0 10.9 +3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 467 (19.5) 50/08
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.8 -0.8 8.0 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 599 (25.0) 55/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.2 +0.3 4.5 -3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 247 (10.3) 17/02
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 -1.0 5.2 -3.6 0.5 0.0 2.8 9.9 388 (16.2) 24/04
Max
° C
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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

42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
41.2 MARDIE W Pilbara WA
41.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
40.7 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA

+6.9 : 40.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
+6.5 : 42.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+6.5 : 35.7 MEEKATHARRA AIRPORT E Gascoyne WA
+6.5 : 35.3 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 30.8 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+6.4 : 35.1 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA

29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.8 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
28.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
27.0 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.9 : 17.6 COLLIE EAST Lower West WA
+8.8 : 17.5 JARRAHWOOD Lower West WA
+8.4 : 17.5 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+8.3 : 20.5 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
+8.1 : 18.5 DONNYBROOK Lower West WA

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

6.7 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
7.6 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
9.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-5.8 : 9.0 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE VIC
-5.7 : 17.7 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.1 : 13.0 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.8 : 17.9 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-4.4 : 17.4 HINDMARSH ISLAND AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA

-2.4 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-1.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-0.6 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
-0.2 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

-7.1 : -1.8 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
-6.1 : 1.3 CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
-5.8 : -0.1 ROSS (THE BOULEVARDS) Midlands TAS
-5.6 : 0.0 CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
-5.2 : -1.0 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS

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.
102.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
57.8 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
35.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL N Coast--Herbert QLD
32.0 BOWRAL (ORCHARD ST) Illawarra NSW
24.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
102.0 BLACK POINT

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
24.2 LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE
N Coast--Herbert
35.0 TULLY SUGAR MILL

NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
57.8 JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
32.0 BOWRAL (ORCHARD ST)

11.2 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.1 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
10.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.7 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

6.0 WELLINGTON (D&J RURAL) CW Slopes S NSW
4.5 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.2 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
2.9 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
0.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA

946 (39.4) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
933 (38.9) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
854 (35.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
823 (34.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
780 (32.5) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
770 (32.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
754 (31.4) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
728 (30.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
727 (30.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
710 (29.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
708 (29.5) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
693 (28.9) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
688 (28.7) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
678 (28.3) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
669 (27.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
668 (27.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
667 (27.8) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
665 (27.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
658 (27.4) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
650 (27.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
639 (26.6) PARAWA (SECOND VALLEY FOREST AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
627 (26.1) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
625 (26.0) REDESDALE N Central VIC
609 (25.4) EDITHBURGH Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
609 (25.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
609 (25.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
606 (25.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
604 (25.2) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
603 (25.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
601 (25.0) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
74/06 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
70/17 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
68/20 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
63/12 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
61/17 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S 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
Lower West
WAROONA
10.0mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 10.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS
12.0mm in 30 min to 14:00 24.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 14:00 12.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 14.0mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF
17.0mm in 16 min to 10:46 63.8mm/h
23.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 23.4mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 11:30 20.6mm/h
29.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 9.7mm/h
13.2mm in 9 min to 12:45 88.0mm/h
16.8mm in 8 min to 12:53 126.0mm/h
11.4mm in 7 min to 13:00 97.7mm/h
52.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 52.2mm/h
7.4mm in 17 min to 13:17 26.1mm/h
53.0mm in 1 hr to 13:30 53.0mm/h
13.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 13.0mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 14:30 12.6mm/h
74.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 24.7mm/h
103.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 17.2mm/h
GOSFORD AWS
10.2mm in 30 min to 15:30 20.4mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 10.4mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.4mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.6mm/h
C Tablelands S
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
4.0mm in 12 min to 15:12 20.0mm/h
13.6mm in 18 min to 15:30 45.3mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 17.8mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 16:00 19.4mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 7.0mm/h
Sydney--east
CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS
11.4mm in 20 min to 19:00 34.2mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:00 11.8mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.8mm/h
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
14.0mm in 1 hr to 00:00 14.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.0mm/h
31.0mm in 30 min to 07:30 62.0mm/h
34.8mm in 1 hr to 07:30 34.8mm/h
35.0mm in 1 hr to 08:00 35.0mm/h
41.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 13.7mm/h
21.2mm in 30 min to 12:00 42.4mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 12:00 22.4mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
24.4mm in 1 hr to 12:30 24.4mm/h
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.6mm/h
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 30 min to 18:30 20.0mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 18:30 11.8mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.2mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
14.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 28.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 14.2mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 14.2mm/h
None reported