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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0130 EST on 20/04/2013. 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

VIC

E Central

086210

BONBEACH (CARRUM)

35.0

35.0

30/07/1996

57

1 n Equal to record.

VIC

W Coast

090135

CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS

39.0

34.2

01/07/2009

56

1 y


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 01:29EST, 20/04/2013.

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 21.5 +2.0 7.2 -2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 31/10
PERTH AIRPORT 21.0 +3.1 4.3 -3.7 2.3 0.0 2.0 8.8 207 ( 8.6) 26/11
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 18.2 +2.4 7.4 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 22/10
BUNBURY 15.1 -2.1 11.3 +4.2 -- 12.2 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 22/11
MANDURAH 18.7 +1.3 10.7 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 216 ( 9.0) 22/08
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.1 +0.6 18.6 -0.7 17.4 0.0 4.6 10.7 283 (11.8) 48/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 16.3 -3.4 0.0 -4.1 -2.0 0.0 4.0 10.1 228 ( 9.5) 43/14
WHYALLA AERO 14.1 -2.8 2.9 -2.3 -- 0.4 4.2 -- 269 (11.2) 39/19
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 12.6 -2.7 3.9 -3.6 -- 1.4 -- -- 143 ( 6.0) 41/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 11.9 -1.3 6.3 +1.1 4.7 13.2 1.4 5.5 420 (17.5) 50/10
MOUNT ISA AERO 21.0 -3.7 3.2 -5.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 366 (15.3) 50/14
CAIRNS AERO 27.1 +1.4 21.8 +4.8 -- 0.0 4.6 5.6 318 (13.3) 24/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 26.6 +1.5 15.4 +1.8 12.2 0.0 2.6 10.4 180 ( 7.5) 26/14
MACKAY M.O 23.7 +2.4 14.2 +1.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.4 255 (10.6) 18/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.1 +3.0 10.2 +0.7 8.6 0.0 3.2 -- 77 ( 3.2) 22/12
BUNDABERG AERO 24.5 +2.5 10.9 +0.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 24/14
COOLANGATTA 22.8 +2.3 8.7 -1.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 93 ( 3.9) 30/22
BRISBANE AERO 22.2 +1.3 8.4 -0.5 5.3 0.0 1.6 9.5 226 ( 9.4) 35/20
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 17.8 +1.3 7.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 195 ( 8.1) 43/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 16.1 0.0 8.8 +4.1 4.4 0.0 2.2 -- 120 ( 5.0) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.7 +3.0 7.3 -0.3 4.8 0.0 1.4 -- 218 ( 9.1) 30/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 18.8 +0.1 9.5 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 142 ( 5.9) 21/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 +0.7 7.5 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 270 (11.3) 48/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 15.6 -1.9 6.1 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 69 ( 2.9) 26/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 6.8 -2.6 3.0 +1.5 -1.8 0.0 1.8 4.3 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 13.9 -1.3 5.2 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 114 ( 4.8) 46/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 17.1 +0.1 9.0 +1.9 5.9 0.0 3.0 5.9 283 (11.8) 55/11
RICHMOND RAAF 17.0 -0.4 6.5 +2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 67 ( 2.8) 37/13
BELLAMBI AWS 15.7 -1.1 8.7 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 251 (10.5) 52/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 11.2 -1.5 2.9 +0.2 0.9 0.8 0.4 2.1 181 ( 7.5) 39/16
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 9.6 -3.4 3.7 +0.6 -- 3.8 -- -- 87 ( 3.6) 26/12
MILDURA AIRPORT 15.1 -0.2 1.0 -3.3 -1.0 0.0 2.4 8.1 343 (14.3) 46/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 9.0 -4.0 2.0 -0.9 -- 2.2 -- -- 289 (12.0) 39/19
BENDIGO AIRPORT 10.2 -2.3 -0.8 -3.3 -- 0.4 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 46/19
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 10.5 -3.0 6.4 +0.4 4.2 0.2 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 8.1 -1.9 1.0 -2.2 -- 2.8 -- -- 432 (18.0) 54/16
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.6 0.0 4.0 +1.8 -- 6.0 -- -- 124 ( 5.2) 15/13
HOBART AIRPORT 10.6 -1.8 2.1 -2.0 -0.2 0.2 0.0 2.5 142 ( 5.9) 15/09
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

31.8 MIDDLE POINT AWS N Rivers NT
31.7 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
31.5 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA
31.1 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
31.1 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT

+4.7 : 24.2 DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
+4.0 : 19.0 PEMBERTON Lower West WA

24.4 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.1 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
23.9 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.3 CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
23.2 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+7.2 : 20.9 CARDWELL MARINE PDE N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.6 : 20.8 INNISFAIL N Coast--Herbert QLD
+5.5 : 20.5 SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN N Coast--Herbert QLD
+4.9 : 10.1 NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA

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

-3.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.9 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-1.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.5 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW

-5.7 : 6.2 EDI UPPER Upper NE VIC
-5.1 : 14.7 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
-4.9 : 8.6 YARRAWONGA Upper North VIC
-4.8 : 14.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-4.8 : 18.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
-4.8 : -1.0 CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
-4.8 : 8.1 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC

-5.0 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
-4.9 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.7 COOMA AIRPORT AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-4.7 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC

-8.4 : -2.5 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.2 : -1.9 FORREST Eucla WA
-6.3 : -1.3 KULGERA N Plateau NT
-5.6 : -2.0 YEELIRRIE Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 14.7 GOVE AIRPORT N Rivers NT

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.
40.0 PYENGANA (FOREST LODGE ROAD) E Coast TAS
39.0 CASTERTON SHOWGROUNDS W Coast VIC
36.4 DRIK DRIK W Coast VIC
35.0 DARTMOOR W Coast VIC
35.0 BONBEACH (CARRUM) E Central VIC

10.7 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.6 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
10.4 MACKAY M.O Central Coast E QLD

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1.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
0.0 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS

1166 (48.6) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1101 (45.9) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
834 (34.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
796 (33.2) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
746 (31.1) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
735 (30.6) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
665 (27.7) CAPE JAFFA (THE LIMESTONE) Lower SE SA
655 (27.3) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
649 (27.0) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
645 (26.9) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
633 (26.4) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
622 (25.9) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
607 (25.3) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
603 (25.1) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
602 (25.1) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
87/05 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
81/09 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
78/05 CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
72/04 VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
68/00 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
68/13 CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast 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.
VICTORIA
Wimmera S
GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 10:30 10.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 11:00 11.2mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.7mm/h

VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 87(300/ 65 ) at 06:00