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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 1436 EST on 28/04/2016. 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

TAS

Southeast

094198

CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY)

16.9

16.7

29/04/2000

16

1 N

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

QLD

Central Coast E

033294

YEPPOON THE ESPLANADE

24.1

23.7

14/04/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Central Coast E

033308

SAMUEL HILL AERO

22.0

19.3

26/04/2016

11

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039123

GLADSTONE RADAR

26.9

26.6

08/04/2007

11

1 N

QLD

Wide Bay/Burnett

039322

RUNDLE ISLAND

53.1

50.0

09/04/2009

11

1 N


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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 14:37EST, 03/05/2016.

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 18.6 -6.9 9.9 -3.1 8.9 2.2 1.6 6.4 389 (16.2) 31/13
BUNBURY 18.4 -5.7 6.7 -4.9 -- 2.4 -- -- 231 ( 9.6) 22/13
MANDURAH 18.9 -5.0 11.2 -4.4 -- 3.8 -- -- 352 (14.7) 21/20
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.2 +1.5 25.4 +1.4 24.9 0.0 4.6 8.3 283 (11.8) 31/15
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.0 +3.8 10.4 -2.2 9.0 0.0 7.2 -- 205 ( 8.5) 34/14
WHYALLA AERO 31.7 +7.9 20.1 +8.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 526 (21.9) --
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 27.6 +4.9 19.9 +7.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 230 ( 9.6) 44/05
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 27.0 +7.5 17.7 +9.0 12.9 0.0 9.0 2.4 543 (22.6) 63/15
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.4 +0.6 14.2 -4.2 13.0 0.0 8.0 10.0 269 (11.2) 35/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.7 +0.5 22.8 +1.2 21.9 7.2 3.2 7.4 515 (21.5) 41/16
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.3 +0.7 20.5 -0.1 18.6 0.0 7.6 5.2 389 (16.2) 43/11
MACKAY M.O 25.5 -1.2 21.3 +1.2 -- 8.8 -- -- 714 (29.8) 57/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 +0.1 20.9 +3.0 19.7 0.0 14.0 -- 486 (20.3) 54/17
BUNDABERG AERO 28.5 +1.1 18.7 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 511 (21.3) 54/10
COOLANGATTA 24.8 -0.6 17.1 +0.1 -- 2.6 -- -- 441 (18.4) 37/12
BRISBANE AERO 25.6 -0.4 16.8 +0.5 15.9 0.2 5.4 5.3 371 (15.5) 46/12
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.5 +1.2 11.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 615 (25.6) 50/15
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.6 +1.4 9.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 5.0 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.0 +0.9 15.2 +1.4 -- 2.2 -- -- 222 ( 9.3) 26/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 23.2 -0.4 10.0 -3.2 7.5 0.0 2.0 -- 215 ( 9.0) 28/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 21.1 +2.7 6.9 -0.3 2.4 0.0 3.2 8.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +2.1 12.8 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 470 (19.6) 37/23
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.3 +2.4 15.3 +1.1 10.9 0.0 2.8 10.7 287 (12.0) 41/15
RICHMOND RAAF 27.0 +3.2 9.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 31/13
BELLAMBI AWS 23.8 +1.7 17.4 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 329 (13.7) 50/15
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 26.6 +4.1 9.3 +0.2 5.7 0.0 3.2 -- 256 (10.7) 31/14
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 26.6 +4.3 6.4 -1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 88 ( 3.7) 39/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 29.2 +5.6 12.7 +2.6 9.0 0.0 6.2 4.1 349 (14.5) 43/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 26.5 +4.9 10.8 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 256 (10.7) 37/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 26.0 +4.8 10.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 48/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 23.8 +6.2 10.8 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 695 (29.0) 65/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 23.7 +4.8 8.4 +0.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 179 ( 7.5) 57/12
HOBART AIRPORT 23.8 +5.7 12.5 +3.7 6.5 0.0 3.4 3.9 317 (13.2) 39/12
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

38.2 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
38.1 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
38.0 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.8 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
37.5 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
37.5 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA

+9.2 : 27.4 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
+9.1 : 25.6 STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
+8.8 : 25.6 DOVER Southeast TAS
+8.6 : 23.1 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
+8.2 : 26.7 PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
+8.2 : 26.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
+8.2 : 22.9 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS

28.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
28.1 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
28.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
28.0 ROWLEY SHOALS Islands ISL
28.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL

+10.7 : 18.7 NARACOORTE AERODROME Lower SE SA
+10.1 : 18.1 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
+9.6 : 16.8 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
+9.4 : 17.1 COONAWARRA Lower SE SA
+9.2 : 18.5 KEITH Mallee/Upper SE SA

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

9.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.3 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.4 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
11.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-10.4 : 16.9 BADGINGARRA RESEARCH STN Lower West WA
-10.0 : 15.8 NAREMBEEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.8 : 16.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
-9.8 : 16.3 NORTHAM Cent Wheatbelt WA
-9.7 : 16.5 SOUTHERN CROSS AIRFIELD Goldfields WA

-2.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-0.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
0.9 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
1.2 TUGGERANONG (ISABELLA PLAINS) AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-6.7 : 4.1 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
-6.6 : 4.5 HYDEN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.6 : 4.4 NARROGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
-6.3 : -1.1 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-6.3 : 5.7 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

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.
33.8 MAINORU OUTSTATION STORE N Rivers NT
27.0 CENTRAL MILL TM N Coast--Herbert QLD
27.0 CENTRAL MILL ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
25.0 BINGIL BAY N Coast--Herbert QLD
24.2 GRASSMERE Lower West WA

11.5 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
10.2 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
10.0 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
10.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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4.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
4.1 MILDURA AIRPORT Mallee N VIC
3.9 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
2.4 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
0.8 NURIOOTPA PIRSA Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.3 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

1382 (57.6) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1293 (53.9) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1275 (53.1) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1271 (53.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
1077 (44.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
1047 (43.6) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
1014 (42.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
982 (40.9) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
969 (40.4) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
950 (39.6) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
947 (39.5) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
921 (38.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
910 (37.9) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
905 (37.7) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
862 (35.9) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
849 (35.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
848 (35.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
834 (34.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
829 (34.5) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
817 (34.0) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
816 (34.0) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
794 (33.1) MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
780 (32.5) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
764 (31.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
760 (31.7) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
739 (30.8) SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
732 (30.5) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
730 (30.4) MOUNT CRAWFORD AWS Adelaide/Lofty SA
714 (29.8) MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
712 (29.7) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
711 (29.6) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
705 (29.4) CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL
700 (29.2) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
699 (29.1) MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
695 (29.0) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
688 (28.7) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
672 (28.0) GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
670 (27.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
668 (27.8) CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
659 (27.5) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
649 (27.0) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
647 (27.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
645 (26.9) GLADSTONE RADAR Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
644 (26.8) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
642 (26.8) HAMILTON AIRPORT W Coast VIC
632 (26.3) LUNCHEON HILL (FORESTRY) N Coast TAS
632 (26.3) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
625 (26.0) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
623 (26.0) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
615 (25.6) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
613 (25.5) ROBE AIRFIELD Lower SE SA
609 (25.4) OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
609 (25.4) DALBY AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
601 (25.0) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
100/02 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
100/15 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
96/15 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
96/07 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
91/23 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

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