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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 2249 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

NT

Darwin-Daly

014198

JABIRU AIRPORT

36.6

32.6

03/05/2012

37

1 n Previous record set earlier this month.

NT

Darwin-Daly

014256

COOINDA AERODROME

24.4

11.0

14/05/2000

13

1 y

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

C Tablelands S

063039

KATOOMBA (MURRI ST)

13.7

13.5

01/05/1995

43

1 Y

ANT

Antarctica

300017

CASEY

-3.1

-3.2

24/05/1994

24

1 Y

Highest maximum temperature

SA

NE Pastoral

017123

MOOMBA AIRPORT

32.7

32.4

09/05/2012

17

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Far Northwest

046126

TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT

31.9

31.0

09/05/2012

15

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Upper Darling

048079

WANAARING POST OFFICE

32.9

31.7

09/05/2012

21

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

NSW

Upper Darling

048237

COBAR AIRPORT AWS

29.0

28.9

08/05/2007

18

1 Y

NSW

Upper Darling

048245

BOURKE AIRPORT AWS

30.8

30.5

07/05/2007

13

1 Y

NSW

Hunter Valley

061375

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS

25.9

25.2

13/05/1995

18

1 Y

NSW

Sydney--east

066194

CANTERBURY RACECOURSE AWS

28.0

27.6

03/05/2007

17

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 22:49EST, 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 25.0 +1.0 10.5 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 41/14
PERTH AIRPORT 22.0 +0.3 12.7 +2.3 11.8 9.4 0.8 5.0 238 ( 9.9) 26/13
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
BUNBURY 20.7 -0.4 8.3 -1.1 -- 2.4 -- -- 189 ( 7.9) 17/14
MANDURAH 20.9 -0.4 14.1 +0.5 -- 3.4 -- -- 191 ( 8.0) 21/12
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.4 -1.6 24.2 +2.1 23.1 0.0 1.8 0.7 374 (15.6) 37/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 30.0 +7.0 8.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 228 ( 9.5) 30/16
WHYALLA AERO 20.9 +0.4 8.1 -0.6 -- 0.6 8.4 -- 160 ( 6.7) 24/14
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 21.4 +2.4 9.7 -0.5 -- 0.0 1.4 -- 164 ( 6.8) 24/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 17.9 +1.8 5.8 -1.5 4.0 4.6 1.4 9.3 379 (15.8) 39/12
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.7 +2.9 8.8 -5.0 8.1 0.0 5.6 -- 166 ( 6.9) 30/11
CAIRNS AERO 29.2 +1.6 22.5 +2.6 19.2 0.0 7.4 7.8 543 (22.6) 55/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.4 +1.8 17.4 -0.2 12.6 0.0 7.0 10.6 389 (16.2) 44/14
MACKAY M.O 24.9 +0.7 20.1 +3.0 -- 0.0 -- 7.7 494 (20.6) 46/09
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 27.6 +1.6 13.2 -1.0 11.4 0.0 4.4 -- 263 (11.0) 37/11
BUNDABERG AERO 26.0 +1.4 14.3 +0.1 -- 0.2 -- -- 290 (12.1) 31/13
COOLANGATTA 24.3 +1.2 12.7 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 116 ( 4.8) 21/14
BRISBANE AERO 25.0 +1.5 12.4 -0.4 11.2 0.0 3.4 9.7 282 (11.8) 26/09
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 23.2 +3.4 9.5 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 24/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 26.7 +6.4 8.7 0.0 4.0 0.0 3.4 -- 8 ( 0.3) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 23.2 +1.8 8.6 -3.1 3.1 0.0 2.0 10.2 131 ( 5.5) 18/22
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.5 +4.1 9.7 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 18/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 27.1 +6.8 9.7 -0.4 6.7 0.0 3.6 -- 259 (10.8) 30/08
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 27.9 +7.6 8.2 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 11 ( 0.5) 15/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.2 +6.0 4.8 +0.1 -0.8 0.0 3.4 9.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.4 +6.5 4.8 -1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 148 ( 6.2) 28/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 27.5 +7.5 14.3 +3.4 10.8 0.0 3.8 10.2 278 (11.6) 30/13
RICHMOND RAAF 27.5 +7.0 6.9 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 23 ( 1.0) 24/16
BELLAMBI AWS 26.8 +7.2 18.7 +5.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 252 (10.5) 31/09
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 24.0 +6.7 7.5 +1.6 5.4 0.0 3.2 9.1 195 ( 8.1) 15/00
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 21.4 +3.8 7.5 +2.0 -- 0.4 -- -- 74 ( 3.1) 13/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.7 +4.7 7.9 +0.5 3.9 0.0 4.2 8.8 235 ( 9.8) 21/01
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.5 +3.3 3.8 -1.9 -- 0.8 0.6 -- 167 ( 7.0) 21/12
BENDIGO AIRPORT 19.5 +2.9 2.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 118 ( 4.9) 26/13
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 20.6 +3.9 10.7 +2.1 8.3 0.0 3.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.6 +3.0 2.1 -3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 361 (15.0) 30/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 17.9 +2.1 7.0 +1.9 -- 0.2 -- -- 259 (10.8) 30/10
HOBART AIRPORT 17.1 +1.9 9.0 +2.4 4.5 0.0 1.8 7.9 307 (12.8) 41/11
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

36.8 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
36.7 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
36.3 ROEBOURNE E Pilbara WA
36.0 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
36.0 PARDOO STATION E Pilbara WA

+10.4 : 32.9 WANAARING POST OFFICE Upper Darling NSW
+10.3 : 32.2 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+9.7 : 31.9 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+9.7 : 29.1 SYDNEY (OBSERVATORY HILL) Sydney--east NSW
+9.4 : 32.5 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA

27.2 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
27.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.2 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT
26.0 NORTH EAST ISLAND Islands ISL
26.0 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+9.0 : 8.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
+7.6 : 13.7 KATOOMBA (MURRI ST) C Tablelands S NSW
+7.6 : 12.9 BOWRAL (PARRY DRIVE) Illawarra NSW
+6.5 : 9.3 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS
+6.2 : 23.0 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT

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

5.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
7.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
8.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
8.4 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-3.1 : 17.2 ESPERANCE AERO Lower West WA
-2.7 : 17.6 LAKE GRACE Cent Wheatbelt WA
-2.7 : 18.2 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA
-2.7 : 29.7 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
-2.3 : 17.4 LAKE GRACE COMPARISON Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-1.1 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-0.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-0.1 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.6 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW

-11.2 : -2.0 EYRE Eucla WA
-5.0 : 8.8 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
-4.6 : 3.4 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-4.5 : 2.6 MITCHELL POST OFFICE Maranoa 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.
90.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
50.8 BREONA (HAULAGE ROAD) Central Plateau TAS
36.6 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.0 PIRLANGIMPI N Rivers NT
24.4 COOINDA AERODROME N Rivers NT

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
90.6 MCCLUER ISLAND
36.6 JABIRU AIRPORT
33.0 PIRLANGIMPI
24.4 COOINDA AERODROME

TASMANIA
Central Plateau
50.8 BREONA (HAULAGE ROAD)

10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.6 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW

.....

7.5 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
5.8 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
5.0 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
3.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

1177 (49.0) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1035 (43.1) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1021 (42.5) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
1018 (42.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
995 (41.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
914 (38.1) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
889 (37.0) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
840 (35.0) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
822 (34.3) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
775 (32.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
753 (31.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
753 (31.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
738 (30.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
737 (30.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
721 (30.0) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
697 (29.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
696 (29.0) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
687 (28.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
641 (26.7) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
633 (26.4) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
613 (25.5) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
601 (25.0) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
107/02 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/01 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
85/00 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
80/10 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
76/00 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland 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.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT
23.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 23.6mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 00:30 11.0mm/h

TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 108(310/ 82 ) at 03:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 104(270/ 69 ) at 01:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 74(270/ 65 ) at 02:30