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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2238 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
Lowest grass minimum temperature

NT

Victoria

014825

VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS

0.0

1.0

31/05/2002

14

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 22:37EST, 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 22.5 -1.5 14.5 +1.6 -- 4.2 -- -- 364 (15.2) 43/11
PERTH AIRPORT 20.5 -1.2 13.9 +3.5 12.8 4.6 2.2 6.0 244 (10.2) 39/11
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 19.6 -1.5 13.8 +4.4 -- 5.2 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 41/01
MANDURAH 19.6 -1.7 17.1 +3.5 -- 3.8 -- -- 279 (11.6) 43/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.7 -0.3 21.5 -0.6 20.1 0.0 6.4 9.1 401 (16.7) 41/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 26.8 +3.8 2.1 -6.1 1.2 0.0 4.0 10.6 219 ( 9.1) 24/13
WHYALLA AERO 19.6 -0.9 8.0 -0.7 -- 0.0 2.6 -- 170 ( 7.1) 41/23
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.5 -0.5 11.5 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 86 ( 3.6) 31/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.4 -0.7 3.2 -4.1 2.5 0.2 1.2 2.0 178 ( 7.4) 26/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.0 +0.2 5.5 -8.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/12
CAIRNS AERO 29.4 +1.8 18.2 -1.7 14.7 0.0 5.8 10.0 436 (18.2) 41/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.6 +1.0 17.5 -0.1 12.7 0.0 6.4 10.7 245 (10.2) 39/13
MACKAY M.O 24.6 +0.4 15.1 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- 10.9 322 (13.4) 34/11
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +1.6 10.7 -3.5 7.1 0.0 5.2 -- 178 ( 7.4) 26/13
BUNDABERG AERO 24.1 -0.5 11.0 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 277 (11.5) 22/07
COOLANGATTA 23.7 +0.6 12.6 -1.6 -- 0.2 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 24/12
BRISBANE AERO 24.0 +0.5 9.5 -3.3 4.7 0.0 4.8 10.2 217 ( 9.0) 26/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 20.4 +0.6 5.9 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 326 (13.6) 24/14
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 20.7 +0.4 4.4 -4.3 0.5 0.0 3.0 -- 55 ( 2.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.2 +0.8 9.2 -2.5 5.5 0.0 3.2 10.4 251 (10.5) 28/10
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.7 +1.3 8.6 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 249 (10.4) 24/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 21.0 +0.7 7.7 -2.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 386 (16.1) 37/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 20.5 +0.2 5.4 -2.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 56 ( 2.3) 17/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 13.2 -1.0 1.0 -3.7 -6.0 0.0 1.0 8.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 17.2 -2.7 1.2 -5.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 192 ( 8.0) 35/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 21.8 +1.8 10.1 -0.8 5.9 0.0 4.2 10.3 548 (22.8) 39/22
RICHMOND RAAF 20.6 +0.1 4.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 17/22
BELLAMBI AWS 19.5 -0.1 11.6 -1.4 -- 0.8 -- -- 439 (18.3) 46/23
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 13.9 -3.4 2.0 -3.9 -1.8 0.2 2.8 3.6 181 ( 7.5) 17/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.3 -4.3 4.1 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 65 ( 2.7) 17/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 19.4 +0.4 4.9 -2.5 0.5 0.0 2.4 7.2 155 ( 6.5) 28/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.9 -1.3 2.2 -3.5 -3.5 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 28/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.7 -1.9 1.0 -4.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 180 ( 7.5) --
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.2 -0.5 9.9 +1.3 -- 1.6 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.8 -1.8 5.3 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 265 (11.0) 21/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.2 +1.4 2.8 -2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 15/13
HOBART AIRPORT 14.3 -0.9 3.3 -3.3 1.2 0.0 2.0 3.0 258 (10.8) 31/12
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

35.0 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
34.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
34.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
34.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
33.9 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+9.8 : 30.8 EUCLA Eucla WA
+8.2 : 29.6 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
+7.2 : 29.3 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.0 : 31.3 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.9 : 31.2 CARNEGIE Interior WA

27.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.3 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.3 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
26.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+8.7 : 25.0 ONSLOW W Pilbara WA
+8.5 : 16.7 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
+8.1 : 17.0 FORREST Eucla WA
+7.5 : 15.6 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+7.4 : 17.9 EUCLA Eucla WA

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

1.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
4.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
4.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
4.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-6.5 : 11.2 GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST) SW Slopes N NSW
-5.5 : 1.1 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-5.0 : 11.1 BURRINJUCK DAM SW Slopes N NSW
-4.6 : 15.4 PEAK HILL POST OFFICE CW Plains S NSW
-4.3 : 13.3 ALBURY AIRPORT AWS SW Slopes S NSW

-4.0 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.8 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-2.8 YOUNG AIRPORT SW Slopes N NSW
-2.8 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-2.6 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-8.5 : -0.5 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-8.3 : 5.5 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-7.7 : 0.2 OAKEY AERO Darling Downs E QLD
-7.4 : 0.4 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-7.0 : 5.0 URANDANGI Northwest QLD

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.
37.2 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
32.6 COPMANHURST (STOCKYARD CREEK) North Coast NSW
32.0 LITTLE GROVE Lower West WA
30.0 HAWKS NEST GOLF CLUB Hunter Valley NSW
26.0 MOUNT GIBSON Cent Wheatbelt WA

10.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.9 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD
10.8 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.7 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.0 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
2.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.2 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
0.0 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL

1018 (42.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
953 (39.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
944 (39.3) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
944 (39.3) NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
894 (37.3) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
883 (36.8) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
878 (36.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
794 (33.1) MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
747 (31.1) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
687 (28.6) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
654 (27.3) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
627 (26.1) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
83/10 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
78/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
74/16 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
68/06 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
67/03 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
67/22 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
67/16 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
67/00 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS

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.
ISLANDS
Islands
NORFOLK ISLAND AERO
12.0mm in 1 hr to 22:00 12.0mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 78(240/ 69 ) at 05:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(280/ 67 ) at 17:00