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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0622 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 grass minimum temperature

NSW

MidNorth Coast N

059040

COFFS HARBOUR MO

27.0

20.7

06/10/1988

60

24.8

10/02/1981

61

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

NSW

North Coast

058212

EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS

21.1

21.0

27/10/1998

15

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

WA

SW & S Coast

009542

ESPERANCE AERO

3.3

3.4

14/10/2005

19

1 N

Lowest maximum temperature

NSW

South Coast

069139

BEGA AWS

12.9

13.5

22/10/1995

18

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074106

TOCUMWAL AIRPORT

11.4

11.7

01/10/2003

42

1 N

NSW

Riverina E

074258

DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS

11.2

12.2

07/10/2005

16

1 N

VIC

Upper North

081049

TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG

11.6

11.7

01/10/1968

48

1 Y

VIC

Upper North

081125

SHEPPARTON AIRPORT

11.6

12.0

07/10/2005

17

1 N

VIC

Lower NE

082138

WANGARATTA AERO

11.7

11.8

20/10/1995

25

1 N

TAS

N Coast

091306

CRESSY RESEARCH STATION

10.9

11.0

01/10/2000

14

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092094

SCAMANDER

11.0

11.5

18/10/1976

29

1 N

TAS

E Coast

092120

ST HELENS AERODROME

11.1

11.6

10/10/2003

12

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097072

STRAHAN AERODROME

9.8

10.0

02/10/1994

24

1 N


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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 06:22EST, 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 23.4 -1.1 7.9 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 360 (15.0) 43/12
PERTH AIRPORT 28.2 +5.6 10.0 -0.2 6.4 0.0 5.2 11.8 528 (22.0) 67/02
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.0 +0.3 4.4 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 170 ( 7.1) 41/15
BUNBURY 24.6 +3.8 10.4 +1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 43/04
MANDURAH 25.2 +3.6 12.1 -1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 381 (15.9) 43/04
DARWIN AIRPORT 31.9 -1.3 25.5 +0.5 25.0 0.0 7.2 6.3 321 (13.4) 31/17
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 38.2 +7.3 23.4 +8.6 20.3 0.0 10.2 7.7 345 (14.4) 44/09
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 -4.8 13.4 +2.8 -- 0.0 12.0 -- 509 (21.2) 59/11
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.7 -3.1 12.7 +1.2 -- 0.6 -- -- 188 ( 7.8) 46/09
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.2 -3.7 6.9 -0.2 3.9 8.8 15.6 5.4 303 (12.6) 34/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 35.1 +0.5 11.6 -7.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 300 (12.5) 35/08
CAIRNS AERO 27.9 -1.6 21.1 +0.5 19.8 0.0 10.4 1.3 570 (23.8) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 28.7 -0.7 18.7 -2.0 14.9 0.0 10.2 10.7 502 (20.9) 46/10
MACKAY M.O 26.5 -1.0 15.7 -4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 313 (13.0) 24/10
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 29.7 +0.1 12.5 -4.5 9.8 0.0 6.6 -- 176 ( 7.3) 30/15
BUNDABERG AERO 27.2 +0.3 11.9 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 175 ( 7.3) 35/10
COOLANGATTA 30.4 +6.0 17.8 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 409 (17.0) 41/09
BRISBANE AERO 27.8 +2.4 13.4 -2.3 9.4 0.0 5.4 11.4 371 (15.5) 43/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 29.6 +5.3 15.4 +2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 28/11
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.1 +8.0 15.7 +3.5 9.3 0.0 6.8 -- 164 ( 6.8) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 24.3 +0.7 14.0 +0.2 27.0 0.0 7.0 -- 399 (16.6) 41/06
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 22.8 -1.0 13.9 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 31/01
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 20.6 -3.0 17.1 +5.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 536 (22.3) 43/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.8 -5.8 15.7 +5.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 145 ( 6.0) 24/16
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 23.5 +6.0 13.6 +7.0 6.0 0.2 4.0 9.8 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.5 +8.9 11.8 +2.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 264 (11.0) 68/20
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 19.8 -2.7 15.5 +2.3 15.2 0.0 7.6 0.0 516 (21.5) 59/19
RICHMOND RAAF 18.8 -6.0 15.2 +4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 290 (12.1) 31/19
BELLAMBI AWS 16.7 -4.7 14.7 +0.8 -- 4.0 -- -- 312 (13.0) 46/18
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 18.4 -3.0 12.1 +4.4 10.8 0.6 6.8 0.6 261 (10.9) 72/18
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 13.1 -8.4 11.7 +3.6 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.4 -2.4 12.1 +2.3 11.0 2.4 6.0 6.8 267 (11.1) 48/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 11.6 -9.3 9.2 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 303 (12.6) 41/17
BENDIGO AIRPORT 11.2 -9.1 9.1 +2.6 -- 0.4 -- -- 282 (11.8) 34/17
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 13.9 -5.8 11.3 +1.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 9.6 -7.0 6.5 +0.3 -- 0.8 -- -- 338 (14.1) 43/14
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 12.2 -5.8 1.7 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 183 ( 7.6) 21/11
HOBART AIRPORT 11.7 -5.6 2.4 -5.1 -1.1 0.0 3.4 3.6 354 (14.8) 24/03
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

42.2 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.9 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
40.8 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
40.3 TELFER AERO Interior WA
40.3 DERBY AERO W Kimberley WA

+10.3 : 35.5 TRANGIE RESEARCH STATION AWS CW Plains N NSW
+10.0 : 36.5 NYNGAN AIRPORT CW Plains N NSW
+9.8 : 37.5 WILCANNIA AERODROME AWS Far Northwest NSW
+9.8 : 35.7 COBAR MO Upper Darling NSW
+9.8 : 37.2 WILCANNIA (REID ST) Far Northwest NSW

27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
26.8 ARGYLE AERODROME E Kimberley WA
26.5 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
26.3 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
26.2 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+8.8 : 22.9 TIBOOBURRA POST OFFICE Far Northwest NSW
+8.6 : 23.4 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
+8.0 : 23.0 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
+7.4 : 13.0 ORANGE AIRPORT AWS C Tablelands S NSW

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

0.9 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
3.1 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
3.2 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
4.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-12.0 : 11.2 DENILIQUIN AIRPORT AWS Riverina E NSW
-11.0 : 11.4 TOCUMWAL AIRPORT Riverina E NSW
-11.0 : 12.8 SWAN HILL AERODROME Mallee S VIC
-11.0 : 11.7 KERANG Lower North VIC
-10.8 : 11.2 ECHUCA AERODROME Lower North VIC

-3.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
-3.1 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
-2.6 LAKE LEAKE (ELIZABETH RIVER) E Coast TAS
-1.8 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
-1.6 TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS

-8.5 : 14.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
-7.5 : 5.8 MONTO TOWNSHIP Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-7.1 : 3.0 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
-7.1 : 0.5 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-7.0 : 11.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country 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.
31.4 NIMMITABEL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Goulburn/Monaro NSW
30.0 MARCO STREET ALERT N Coast--Herbert QLD
30.0 WAPENGO LAKE ROAD South Coast NSW
28.0 TABLETOP (TABLE TOP (EASTGATE)) SW Slopes S NSW
28.0 INDIGO Lower NE VIC

11.8 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
11.4 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
11.4 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 BRISBANE AERO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
11.3 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

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0.2 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC
0.0 SCOTTSDALE (WEST MINSTONE ROAD) N Coast TAS
0.0 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

974 (40.6) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
971 (40.5) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
924 (38.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
846 (35.3) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
844 (35.2) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
837 (34.9) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
837 (34.9) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
801 (33.4) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
777 (32.4) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
747 (31.1) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
747 (31.1) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
720 (30.0) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
689 (28.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
677 (28.2) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
673 (28.0) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
663 (27.6) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
656 (27.3) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
654 (27.3) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
625 (26.0) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
617 (25.7) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
610 (25.4) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
81/21 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
80/23 KIAMA (BOMBO HEADLAND) Illawarra NSW
78/20 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
78/23 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
76/14 MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
76/20 PARKES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW

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
PIRLANGIMPI
10.6mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.6mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Illawarra
ALBION PARK (WOLLONGONG AIRPORT)
4.6mm in 6 min to 20:30 46.0mm/h
10.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 10.4mm/h
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
PERISHER VALLEY AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
SW Slopes S
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Upper North
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
YARRAWONGA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.0mm/h
Lower NE
RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH
16.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 5.3mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 20:00 5.0mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
South Coast
MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 78(210/ 63 ) at 21:00
GREEN CAPE AWS : 74(210/ 63 ) at 21:00
VICTORIA
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 76(220/ 63 ) at 21:30
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 74(240/ 65 ) at 21:30