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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2234 EST on 19/04/2013. 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

ISL

Islands

200375

LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)

104.0

92.8

30/05/2002

12

1 y

Highest grass minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

22.2

22.1

09/05/1998

25

1 Y

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006044

DENHAM

24.1

23.0

06/05/2002

25

1 Y


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 22:34EST, 19/04/2013.

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
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 28.2 +4.2 18.7 +5.8 -- 0.4 -- -- 382 (15.9) 78/11
PERTH AIRPORT 22.5 +0.8 16.3 +5.9 15.8 13.6 1.6 4.3 246 (10.3) 30/09
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 22.9 +1.8 16.5 +7.1 -- 49.2 -- -- 335 (14.0) 55/03
MANDURAH 23.2 +1.9 18.2 +4.6 -- 46.6 -- -- 435 (18.1) 48/06
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -0.1 22.9 +0.8 21.5 0.0 6.6 10.8 440 (18.3) 46/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.3 -0.7 2.1 -6.1 0.8 0.0 7.0 10.7 276 (11.5) 31/13
WHYALLA AERO 18.7 -1.8 5.3 -3.4 -- 0.0 3.8 -- 164 ( 6.8) 24/12
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.1 -1.9 7.4 -2.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 18/16
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.0 -1.1 7.4 +0.1 5.4 1.4 1.6 7.1 254 (10.6) 28/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 27.1 -0.7 14.4 +0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 388 (16.2) 37/09
CAIRNS AERO 29.6 +2.0 18.0 -1.9 14.1 0.0 7.2 10.5 417 (17.4) 39/13
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.1 +1.5 17.5 -0.1 13.2 0.0 7.2 10.6 200 ( 8.3) 35/11
MACKAY M.O 24.5 +0.3 16.6 -0.5 -- 0.0 -- 10.8 329 (13.7) 34/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.2 +2.2 14.4 +0.2 12.4 1.4 4.6 -- 163 ( 6.8) 39/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.3 +1.7 14.6 +0.4 -- 3.2 -- -- 272 (11.3) 28/14
COOLANGATTA 23.5 +0.4 16.3 +2.1 -- 3.0 -- -- 269 (11.2) 28/13
BRISBANE AERO 25.1 +1.6 13.6 +0.8 10.7 0.0 3.6 10.2 284 (11.8) 34/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 19.6 -0.2 9.6 -0.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 204 ( 8.5) 37/12
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.9 +0.6 5.4 -3.3 2.0 0.0 3.0 -- 61 ( 2.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.2 +0.8 14.8 +3.1 10.6 0.0 2.8 10.0 515 (21.5) 37/02
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.0 -0.4 12.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 276 (11.5) 46/11
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +0.2 9.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 279 (11.6) 37/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 21.0 +0.7 8.7 +0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 24/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.4 -0.8 1.3 -3.4 -5.9 0.0 2.0 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.5 -1.4 1.8 -4.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 37/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.9 -1.1 11.4 +0.5 8.5 0.0 3.0 6.8 385 (16.0) 55/14
RICHMOND RAAF 21.7 +1.2 5.2 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 43 ( 1.8) 30/11
BELLAMBI AWS 18.9 -0.7 13.2 +0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 298 (12.4) 50/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 16.2 -1.1 0.4 -5.5 -1.4 0.0 1.8 9.6 187 ( 7.8) 31/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.5 -2.1 3.2 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 106 ( 4.4) 28/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.5 -1.5 5.1 -2.3 1.1 0.0 2.6 4.9 233 ( 9.7) 26/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 16.6 -0.6 3.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 35/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.3 -2.3 1.2 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 28/09
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 14.1 -2.6 9.7 +1.1 5.5 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 -1.8 6.5 +0.8 -- 1.6 -- -- 310 (12.9) 30/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.7 +1.9 4.3 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 58 ( 2.4) 11/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.4 +2.2 3.7 -2.9 0.7 5.8 0.8 8.6 252 (10.5) 31/11
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

34.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.5 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
34.4 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA

+8.1 : 29.1 EUCLA Eucla WA
+7.7 : 29.8 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.4 : 30.2 LEONORA Goldfields WA
+6.4 : 31.7 CARNEGIE Interior WA
+6.2 : 26.8 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
27.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL

+9.9 : 17.0 YORK Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.6 : 16.0 WANDERING Cent Wheatbelt WA
+9.3 : 15.9 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+9.1 : 16.0 BRIDGETOWN Lower West WA
+9.1 : 17.0 BEVERLEY Cent Wheatbelt WA

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

3.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.4 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.9 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
5.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
5.8 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-3.6 : 13.3 MOORABBIN AIRPORT E Central VIC
-3.6 : 13.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
-3.4 : 13.7 VIEWBANK E Central VIC
-3.3 : 13.0 CRANBOURNE BOTANIC GARDENS E Central VIC
-3.3 : 12.4 CASTLEMAINE PRISON N Central VIC

-6.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-3.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-7.1 : 1.8 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
-6.9 : 1.1 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-6.5 : 1.0 PARKES (MACARTHUR STREET) CW Slopes S NSW
-6.3 : 1.5 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-6.3 : -3.4 GOULBURN AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

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.
104.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO) Islands ISL
86.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
83.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY) Islands ISL
59.0 HUNTLY Lower West WA
52.0 DARDANUP EAST Lower West WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
59.0 HUNTLY
52.0 DARDANUP EAST
51.6 DWELLINGUP

ISLANDS
Islands
104.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (ORLANDO)
86.8 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
83.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND (MILKY WAY)

10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.7 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT

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2.4 LOXTON RESEARCH CENTRE Murray Valley SA
2.3 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
2.1 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.6 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1011 (42.1) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
944 (39.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
873 (36.4) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
816 (34.0) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
813 (33.9) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
800 (33.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
733 (30.5) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
679 (28.3) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
674 (28.1) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
672 (28.0) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
647 (27.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
638 (26.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
633 (26.4) CENTRE ISLAND N Rivers NT
618 (25.8) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
91/04 LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
78/11 GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
74/13 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
74/21 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
72/10 NORTH ISLAND Central West WA

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
JURIEN BAY
30.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
ROTTNEST ISLAND
10.6mm in 1 hr to 08:30 10.6mm/h
CAPE LEEUWIN
13.8mm in 30 min to 01:30 27.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 01:30 16.4mm/h
17.8mm in 1 hr to 02:00 17.8mm/h
26.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 8.7mm/h
DWELLINGUP
13.8mm in 1 hr to 07:00 13.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
WITCHCLIFFE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.0mm/h
15.0mm in 1 hr to 02:30 15.0mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
BUNBURY
19.6mm in 25 min to 03:30 47.0mm/h
21.4mm in 1 hr to 03:30 21.4mm/h
4.0mm in 3 min to 03:33 80.0mm/h
35.6mm in 1 hr to 04:00 35.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 04:30 16.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 13.0mm/h
COLLIE EAST
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 7.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 10.2mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 6.3mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:30 5.0mm/h

ISLANDS
Islands
LORD HOWE ISLAND WINDY POINT : 96( 80/ 59 ) at 04:30
LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO : 91( 60/ 72 ) at 04:59