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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 0155 EST on 25/04/2016. 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 daily rainfall

NSW

Hunter Valley

061397

SINGLETON STP

33.8

27.2

17/04/2011

11

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

NT

Arnhem

014404

MILINGIMBI AIRPORT

35.2

35.1

16/04/2012

11

1 N

NT

Darwin-Daly

200731

POINT FAWCETT

35.0

35.0

22/04/2016

15

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


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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 01:54EST, 25/04/2016.

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 29.6 +4.1 16.3 +3.3 12.8 0.0 4.8 10.1 490 (20.4) 37/09
BUNBURY 27.6 +3.5 13.2 +1.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 26/16
MANDURAH 26.3 +2.4 18.1 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 34/09
DARWIN AIRPORT 35.5 +2.8 24.9 +0.9 24.1 0.0 8.0 9.8 335 (14.0) 52/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.5 -0.7 12.7 +0.1 -- 0.0 18.4 11.0 318 (13.3) 44/11
WHYALLA AERO 18.5 -5.3 12.2 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 591 (24.6) 43/00
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 20.3 -2.4 9.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 111 ( 4.6) 26/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 18.5 -1.0 8.3 -0.4 3.6 0.0 2.6 3.5 320 (13.3) 37/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 34.3 +2.5 20.2 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 439 (18.3) 50/13
CAIRNS AERO 29.8 +0.6 22.6 +1.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 465 (19.4) 50/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.7 +1.1 20.5 -0.1 17.4 0.0 6.0 10.3 276 (11.5) 41/14
MACKAY M.O 27.1 +0.4 19.7 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 342 (14.3) 30/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 32.2 +3.4 18.2 +0.3 17.0 0.0 6.2 -- 179 ( 7.5) 24/16
BUNDABERG AERO 29.8 +2.4 17.8 +0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 57/17
COOLANGATTA 26.2 +0.8 18.5 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 285 (11.9) 54/21
BRISBANE AERO 27.5 +1.5 17.9 +1.6 17.0 0.0 5.2 9.4 249 (10.4) 37/15
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.2 +3.9 15.8 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 349 (14.5) 35/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 22.9 -2.3 13.8 +1.0 -- 0.8 5.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.6 -1.5 16.5 +2.7 -- 8.6 -- -- 315 (13.1) 61/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.6 -1.0 16.1 +2.9 -- 19.8 -- -- 481 (20.0) 67/08
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +1.0 11.9 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 322 (13.4) 39/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.0 -1.9 16.5 +2.3 13.3 4.0 3.4 1.3 736 (30.7) 67/11
RICHMOND RAAF 20.4 -3.4 15.2 +3.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 310 (12.9) 39/09
BELLAMBI AWS 19.4 -2.7 16.4 +0.9 -- 0.4 -- -- 684 (28.5) 65/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 23.5 +1.0 9.6 +0.5 6.8 0.2 3.4 10.7 286 (11.9) 34/22
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +0.4 9.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 28/08
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.9 -1.7 4.8 -5.3 5.0 0.0 5.2 10.4 325 (13.5) 34/14
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 21.7 +0.1 8.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 481 (20.0) 37/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.2 -1.0 3.9 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 390 (16.3) 43/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 17.3 -0.3 7.1 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 561 (23.4) 41/09
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 20.1 +1.2 4.1 -3.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 91 ( 3.8) 24/14
HOBART AIRPORT 18.1 0.0 8.7 -0.1 5.1 0.4 3.0 9.2 418 (17.4) 31/01
Max
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+/- 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

41.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
41.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
40.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
40.6 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
40.4 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+7.9 : 29.2 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+6.4 : 40.7 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+6.3 : 35.4 CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
+5.5 : 41.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
+5.5 : 29.3 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA

29.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROOME NTC AWS W Kimberley WA
29.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.7 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.4 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.4 : 23.1 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
+5.8 : 12.0 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
+5.5 : 21.4 ISISFORD POST OFFICE Central West QLD
+5.4 : 28.0 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
+5.1 : 15.9 SINGLETON STP Hunter Valley NSW

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

9.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
9.5 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
9.7 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
9.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
9.8 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-6.9 : 16.5 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-5.8 : 21.3 PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
-5.8 : 18.8 YUNTA AIRSTRIP Northeast SA
-5.7 : 17.0 CLEVE W Agricultural SA
-5.5 : 18.5 KIMBA W Agricultural SA

-2.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
-1.6 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-1.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-10.3 : 1.7 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-7.5 : 2.9 ROSEWORTHY AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.9 : 3.8 ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.7 : 5.2 PARAFIELD AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
-6.2 : 2.0 GLUEPOT RESERVE (GLUEPOT) Northeast 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.
42.2 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
37.4 CAREYS PEAK (BARRINGTON TOPS) Hunter Valley NSW
36.4 YARRAS (MOUNT SEAVIEW) MidNorth Coast S NSW
35.2 WINGHAM (LANARK CLOSE) MidNorth Coast S NSW
35.0 COMBOYNE (PUBLIC SCHOOL) MidNorth Coast S NSW

11.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.0 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
10.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA

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5.8 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
3.5 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.6 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
1.3 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

1031 (43.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1005 (41.9) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
998 (41.6) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
966 (40.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
958 (39.9) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
954 (39.8) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
855 (35.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
831 (34.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
827 (34.5) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
789 (32.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
775 (32.3) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
773 (32.2) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
745 (31.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
738 (30.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
738 (30.8) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
736 (30.7) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
736 (30.7) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
718 (29.9) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
700 (29.2) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
684 (28.5) BELLAMBI AWS Illawarra NSW
664 (27.7) KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
660 (27.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
652 (27.2) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
638 (26.6) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
624 (26.0) SHEPPARTON AIRPORT Upper North VIC
622 (25.9) MOOMBA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
620 (25.8) PORT AUGUSTA AERO W Agricultural SA
618 (25.8) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
616 (25.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
608 (25.3) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
607 (25.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
606 (25.3) TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
606 (25.3) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
601 (25.0) MANGALORE AIRPORT N Central VIC
91/19 BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
85/22 CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/23 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
78/19 EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS North Coast NSW
78/21 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley 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.
QUEENSLAND
N Peninsula
HORN ISLAND
6.2mm in 15 min to 23:19 24.8mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
7.4mm in 18 min to 08:48 24.7mm/h
8.8mm in 19 min to 09:19 27.8mm/h
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 04:30 12.0mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 7.3mm/h
8.6mm in 24 min to 20:54 21.5mm/h
12.6mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:30 5.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE : 85(160/ 63 ) at 23:00
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE : 72(150/ 63 ) at 23:00
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) : 83(200/ 65 ) at 17:50
Hunter Valley
NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS : 76(180/ 63 ) at 08:08
Sydney--east
WATTAMOLLA AWS : 91(170/ 72 ) at 12:04
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 67(320/ 63 ) at 14:30