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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0202 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

WA

W Gascoyne

006105

SHARK BAY AIRPORT

26.4

25.2

07/07/2004

13

1 n

WA

Central West

008296

MORAWA AIRPORT

27.0

26.8

10/07/2009

16

1 n

WA

Central West

008310

SOUTH HOLMWOOD ALERT

26.6

25.0

10/07/2009

11

1 n

QLD

Central Coast E

033017

DAYDREAM ISLAND RESORT

49.0

40.6

24/07/2008

17

1 y

QLD

Central Coast E

033106

HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

51.8

29.0

14/07/2008

11

1 n

QLD

Channel Country

038072

WESTWARD HO

34.4

18.2

15/07/2006

31

1 y

NSW

Southwest Plains

049061

IVANHOE (BERANGABAH)

25.2

25.0

15/07/2006

13

1 n

NSW

CW Plains S

050138

TULLAMORE (KADUNGLE (ALLANDALE))

137.4

41.0

01/07/1999

29

1 y

NSW

CW Plains N

051160

GILGANDRA COUNCIL DEPOT

31.2

30.4

14/07/2010

12

1 n

NSW

C Tablelands S

063298

CHIFLEY DAM (CAMPBELLS RIVER (UPSTREAM C

29.0

24.0

01/07/2005

13

1 n

NSW

CW Slopes N

064027

COONABARABRAN (BARINA -TM)

46.4

45.2

14/07/2010

11

1 n

NSW

CW Slopes S

065004

CARGO (COOLAMATONG)

42.4

34.0

05/07/2007

14

1 y

NSW

CW Slopes S

065051

CUMNOCK TM

37.6

30.0

31/07/2010

11

1 n

NSW

CW Slopes S

065056

CUDAL (HEIMAT)

27.8

23.2

30/07/2010

11

1 y

NSW

CW Slopes S

065098

NEUREA (FERNFIELD)

37.8

30.6

14/07/2010

11

1 n

NSW

SW Slopes S

072017

CARABOST (YALLOWIN)

47.0

42.0

14/07/2010

13

1 y

NSW

SW Slopes S

072080

TUMBARUMBA (LANDSDOWNE)

50.4

50.0

28/07/1984

46

1 y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073140

WANTABADGERY (GUNDAGAI ST)

40.0

26.0

01/07/1999

17

1 y

NSW

SW Slopes N

073141

GUNDAGAI (WILLIAM ST)

39.4

28.6

27/07/1997

18

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 02:01EST, 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 17.7 -1.8 12.0 +2.6 -- 19.4 -- -- 362 (15.1) 43/10
PERTH AIRPORT 17.4 -0.5 7.4 -0.6 7.1 3.8 2.4 6.4 350 (14.6) 39/10
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 14.1 -1.7 7.9 +0.4 -- 7.2 -- -- 245 (10.2) 55/04
BUNBURY 16.0 -1.2 5.0 -2.1 -- 7.4 -- -- 186 ( 7.8) 41/11
MANDURAH 16.1 -1.3 10.0 -0.7 -- 9.4 -- -- 343 (14.3) 31/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 30.9 +0.4 22.4 +3.1 22.0 0.0 6.0 7.1 279 (11.6) 30/12
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 28.7 +9.0 2.9 -1.2 1.4 0.0 3.6 8.5 228 ( 9.5) 54/14
WHYALLA AERO 16.3 -0.6 4.2 -1.0 -- 0.0 3.2 -- 206 ( 8.6) 24/16
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 16.1 +0.8 9.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 1.2 -- 172 ( 7.2) 31/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.0 +0.8 7.5 +2.3 6.5 3.4 0.6 4.1 264 (11.0) 30/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 30.1 +5.4 10.0 +1.4 8.9 0.0 2.0 10.0 220 ( 9.2) 31/10
CAIRNS AERO 25.7 0.0 21.5 +4.5 20.4 2.4 4.2 0.2 628 (26.2) 52/01
TOWNSVILLE AERO 24.6 -0.5 19.2 +5.6 17.1 8.8 1.4 4.0 427 (17.8) 50/14
MACKAY M.O 23.8 +2.5 17.8 +4.9 -- 21.0 -- 1.1 478 (19.9) 31/00
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 22.9 -0.2 16.1 +6.6 16.1 22.6 1.2 -- 243 (10.1) 39/01
BUNDABERG AERO 20.1 -1.9 16.2 +6.0 -- 9.2 -- -- 336 (14.0) 30/01
COOLANGATTA 21.4 +0.9 16.1 +6.2 -- 6.6 -- -- 436 (18.2) 44/16
BRISBANE AERO 20.3 -0.6 15.1 +6.2 13.8 5.2 1.8 1.2 250 (10.4) 28/00
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 16.5 0.0 10.4 +4.0 -- 2.6 -- -- 551 (23.0) 31/02
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.5 +2.4 12.3 +7.6 10.7 24.4 1.6 -- 188 ( 7.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 22.7 +4.0 13.9 +6.3 12.2 0.8 0.2 7.2 388 (16.2) 44/11
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.2 +3.5 12.6 +6.2 -- 0.2 -- -- 303 (12.6) 31/04
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.5 +3.5 12.5 +6.1 10.9 2.6 2.0 3.4 352 (14.7) 30/13
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 19.4 +1.9 9.1 +4.4 -- 4.2 -- -- 50 ( 2.1) 28/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 10.9 +1.5 4.5 +3.0 -0.4 31.2 1.2 0.0 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 16.5 +1.3 8.9 +5.9 -- 26.2 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 21/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 20.8 +3.8 10.4 +3.3 8.9 8.2 3.4 8.6 465 (19.4) 41/02
RICHMOND RAAF 20.5 +3.1 6.9 +3.3 -- 6.0 -- -- 61 ( 2.5) 30/10
BELLAMBI AWS 20.0 +3.2 11.0 +1.0 -- 8.0 -- -- 416 (17.3) 35/02
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 15.9 +3.2 9.0 +6.3 7.8 15.2 0.8 4.0 375 (15.6) 31/01
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 14.0 +1.0 9.0 +5.9 -- 27.2 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/01
MILDURA AIRPORT 14.6 -0.7 4.4 +0.1 1.2 5.8 0.8 2.9 263 (11.0) 24/13
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 14.4 +1.4 9.4 +6.5 8.5 10.6 1.2 -- 440 (18.3) 31/11
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.9 -0.6 8.8 +6.3 -- 16.2 -- -- 430 (17.9) 35/04
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 15.8 +2.3 11.4 +5.4 9.8 2.0 1.6 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.3 +1.3 8.0 +4.8 -- 9.6 -- -- 521 (21.7) 37/13
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 13.6 +1.0 4.0 +1.8 -- 6.2 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 28/10
HOBART AIRPORT 15.6 +3.2 5.9 +1.8 3.7 1.0 0.2 4.1 158 ( 6.6) 41/23
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

35.9 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
35.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
34.7 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
34.4 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
34.4 OENPELLI N Rivers NT

+9.0 : 28.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.2 : 27.2 KULGERA N Plateau NT
+7.8 : 27.6 ARLTUNGA N Plateau NT
+7.7 : 29.6 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
+7.6 : 27.7 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT

25.5 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.5 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
23.9 CAPE WESSEL Islands ISL

+10.7 : 9.5 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
+10.3 : 13.9 TAMBO POST OFFICE Central Highlands QLD
+10.3 : 14.5 BOLLON MARY ST Warrego QLD
**S** +10.3 : 10.5 BARRABA POST OFFICE NW Slopes N NSW
+10.2 : 14.4 CHARLEVILLE AERO Warrego QLD
+10.2 : 9.1 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+10.2 : 11.8 QUIRINDI POST OFFICE NW Slopes S NSW

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

-0.8 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-0.3 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
0.6 PERISHER VALLEY AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
0.6 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC

-4.7 : 13.9 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-4.7 : 13.8 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA
-4.6 : 26.3 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
-3.4 : 25.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
-3.4 : 21.4 PARABURDOO AERO E Gascoyne WA
-3.4 : 13.6 DALWALLINU COMPARISON Central West WA
-3.4 : 12.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA

-2.5 TIDBINBILLA NATURE RESERVE Goulburn/Monaro NSW
-2.0 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.9 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-1.5 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-1.0 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT

-7.1 : -0.8 WATARRKA N Plateau NT
-5.8 : -1.0 YULARA AERO N Plateau NT
-5.6 : 7.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
-4.3 : -0.5 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau 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.
137.4 TULLAMORE (KADUNGLE (ALLANDALE)) CW Plains S NSW
80.0 WHITLANDS (BURDER'S LANE) Upper NE VIC
74.0 CREDITON Central Coast E QLD
73.8 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS) Lower NE VIC
66.2 COONABARABRAN (MIRRIGUNDI) CW Slopes N NSW

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
59.0 BINGIL BAY
Central Coast E
74.0 CREDITON
62.0 MOUNT JUKES
58.8 HAMILTON ISLAND
56.8 WILSON BEACH
52.0 MT JUKES
52.0 MOUNT CHARLTON
51.8 HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT

NEW SOUTH WALES
CW Plains S
137.4 TULLAMORE (KADUNGLE (ALLANDALE))
NW Slopes N
63.2 NARRABRI (MT KAPUTAR NATIONAL PARK)
CW Slopes N
66.2 COONABARABRAN (MIRRIGUNDI)
Snowy Mtns
51.2 THREDBO VILLAGE
SW Slopes S
56.4 BATLOW POST OFFICE
50.4 TUMBARUMBA (LANDSDOWNE)

VICTORIA
Lower NE
73.8 MYRHEE (HANDCOCKS)
66.0 DEDERANG
64.0 TOO ROUR (MOROKO PARK)
63.8 WHITFIELD (KING RIVER AT CHESHUNT)
62.6 LIMA EAST (CHARNWOOD)
58.0 STRATHBOGIE NORTH
57.6 YACKANDANDAH
57.6 KERGUNYAH SOUTH
57.4 MYRRHEE (CRYERS)
56.0 EDI UPPER (BLACK RANGE TROUT FARM)
51.0 TOLMIE (MOUNT TABLETOP REPEATER)
Upper NE
80.0 WHITLANDS (BURDER'S LANE)
62.4 ARCHERTON
59.0 HALLS (BUCKLAND RIVER AT TWELVE MILE)
58.0 FALLS CREEK (ROCKY VALLEY)
57.0 TAWONGA
56.6 EDI UPPER

10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.0 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.0 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
8.6 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW

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0.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
0.0 ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE C Tablelands S NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.0 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA

1292 (53.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
1187 (49.5) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
1159 (48.3) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
1097 (45.7) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
1060 (44.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
957 (39.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
856 (35.7) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
849 (35.4) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
848 (35.3) BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS) North Coast NSW
821 (34.2) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
810 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
784 (32.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
783 (32.6) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
743 (31.0) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
738 (30.8) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
729 (30.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
727 (30.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
726 (30.3) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
708 (29.5) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
703 (29.3) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
687 (28.6) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
674 (28.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
662 (27.6) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
658 (27.4) NARRABRI AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes N NSW
655 (27.3) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
653 (27.2) CABRAMURRA SMHEA AWS SW Slopes S NSW
648 (27.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
631 (26.3) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
628 (26.2) CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
620 (25.8) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
620 (25.8) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
619 (25.8) MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
606 (25.3) EILDON FIRE TOWER N Central VIC
602 (25.1) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
113/09 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
98/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
93/07 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
87/11 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
81/18 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 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.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE
10.0mm in 30 min to 06:30 20.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 06:30 10.6mm/h
17.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 17.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 7.7mm/h
POINT LOOKOUT
29.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 9.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
NW Slopes S
TAMWORTH AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
MURRURUNDI GAP AWS
10.6mm in 1 hr to 03:00 10.6mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 10.0mm/h
C Tablelands N
NULLO MOUNTAIN AWS
12.2mm in 1 hr to 01:00 12.2mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.7mm/h
C Tablelands S
BATHURST AIRPORT AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
ORANGE AIRPORT AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.7mm/h
Illawarra
JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS)
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
WILLIS ISLAND
30.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
36.6mm in 1 hr 28 min to 12:28 25.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 7.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 106(310/ 76 ) at 09:30
VICTORIA
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK : 93(320/ 58 ) at 07:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 91(300/ 56 ) at 11:16
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 80(270/ 63 ) at 12:30
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 70(310/ 65 ) at 19:00
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 83(300/ 69 ) at 12:00