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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 0721 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

E Gascoyne

007176

NEWMAN AERO

19.8

18.8

09/10/1976

37

1 N

ISL

Islands

200264

NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)

62.4

30.6

13/10/2012

13

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.

ISL

Islands

200334

NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)

64.6

35.2

26/10/1999

13

1 N

Highest minimum temperature

WA

W Gascoyne

006072

EMU CREEK STATION

24.8

24.6

19/10/2008

40

1 N


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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 07:20EST, 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 32.9 +8.4 9.7 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 604 (25.2) 61/07
PERTH AIRPORT 25.6 +3.0 12.1 +1.9 10.0 0.0 7.4 12.7 539 (22.5) 59/06
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 17.9 -0.8 11.1 +2.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 206 ( 8.6) 37/14
BUNBURY 23.9 +3.1 9.2 0.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 339 (14.1) 37/08
MANDURAH 24.9 +3.3 12.4 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 41/07
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.6 +0.4 25.4 +0.4 24.9 0.0 8.8 8.2 397 (16.5) 30/13
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.9 -1.0 20.1 +5.3 19.7 0.0 17.8 10.6 508 (21.2) 52/00
WHYALLA AERO 18.3 -5.5 13.0 +2.4 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 486 (20.3) 50/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.9 -3.9 12.9 +1.4 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 366 (15.3) 54/00
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.6 -3.3 11.5 +4.4 10.3 0.2 0.6 1.9 336 (14.0) 55/08
MOUNT ISA AERO 39.1 +4.5 17.5 -1.1 15.1 0.0 10.6 -- 225 ( 9.4) 31/22
CAIRNS AERO 30.0 +0.5 21.0 +0.4 19.3 1.6 4.2 7.1 486 (20.3) 39/09
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 -0.4 17.3 -3.4 14.9 0.0 11.0 11.3 556 (23.2) 44/10
MACKAY M.O 26.8 -0.7 21.6 +1.9 -- 0.0 -- 11.1 399 (16.6) 34/07
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.3 -1.3 16.1 -0.9 14.3 0.0 8.0 -- 331 (13.8) 31/16
BUNDABERG AERO 26.9 0.0 14.2 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 422 (17.6) 37/15
COOLANGATTA 25.1 +0.7 12.0 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 344 (14.3) 30/20
BRISBANE AERO 24.9 -0.5 12.2 -3.5 10.3 0.0 8.0 11.1 429 (17.9) 35/16
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 27.7 +3.4 10.7 -2.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 548 (22.8) 30/04
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 31.7 +6.6 11.3 -0.9 3.4 0.0 6.6 -- 52 ( 2.2) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 25.6 +2.0 9.6 -4.2 5.2 0.0 4.8 -- 294 (12.3) 55/13
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 25.6 +1.8 7.2 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 174 ( 7.3) 39/15
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 34.3 +10.7 7.3 -4.7 3.8 0.0 -- -- 336 (14.0) 39/12
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 34.7 +11.1 7.8 -2.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 92 ( 3.8) 34/11
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 24.7 +7.2 8.2 +1.6 -2.0 0.0 2.4 11.1 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 33.2 +8.6 6.2 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 164 ( 6.8) 50/10
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 28.9 +6.4 14.4 +1.2 8.8 0.0 8.2 10.5 531 (22.1) 50/16
RICHMOND RAAF 34.4 +9.6 7.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 168 ( 7.0) 46/15
BELLAMBI AWS 23.6 +2.2 14.4 +0.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 437 (18.2) 43/22
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 27.9 +6.5 13.5 +5.8 11.5 0.0 6.4 11.4 312 (13.0) 52/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 23.8 +2.3 12.7 +4.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 119 ( 5.0) 44/11
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.3 -0.5 13.9 +4.1 -- 0.0 11.4 5.9 491 (20.5) 50/23
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 23.7 +2.8 14.2 +6.7 -- 0.0 4.8 -- 406 (16.9) 44/08
BENDIGO AIRPORT 22.5 +2.2 13.2 +6.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 352 (14.7) 48/15
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 21.2 +1.5 17.9 +8.4 17.4 0.0 5.2 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 16.1 -0.5 9.6 +3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 619 (25.8) 57/01
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.6 -1.4 11.0 +4.1 -- 1.2 -- -- 178 ( 7.4) 30/13
HOBART AIRPORT 11.4 -5.9 8.3 +0.8 8.0 5.0 1.4 0.0 374 (15.6) 35/16
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

41.2 BEDOURIE POLICE STATION Channel Country QLD
40.4 BOULIA AIRPORT Channel Country QLD
40.2 TREPELL AIRPORT Northwest QLD
40.2 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
40.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT

+12.5 : 32.9 MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS South Coast NSW
+12.4 : 30.9 POINT HICKS (LIGHTHOUSE) E Gippsland VIC
+12.0 : 31.4 NAROOMA (MARINE RESCUE) South Coast NSW
+11.2 : 30.1 MOUNT NOWA NOWA E Gippsland VIC
+11.1 : 34.7 GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS Hunter Valley NSW

28.5 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
27.4 WARRUWI N Rivers NT
27.3 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.3 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.0 DUM IN MIRRIE AWS N Rivers NT
27.0 BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA

+9.9 : 16.1 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+9.7 : 18.3 BUNDOORA (LATROBE UNIVERSITY) E Central VIC
**S** +9.5 : 19.0 CONDOBOLIN AG RESEARCH STN CW Plains S NSW
+9.2 : 18.3 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
+9.0 : 17.1 ESSENDON AIRPORT E Central VIC

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

5.1 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
6.0 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
7.3 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
7.7 WARRA W Coast TAS
9.3 TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS

-12.1 : 25.0 BALGO HILLS Interior WA
-9.7 : 25.9 WALUNGURRU N Plateau NT
-9.6 : 18.5 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
-8.3 : 21.5 MARLA POLICE STATION NW Pastoral SA
-7.5 : 20.3 ROXBY DOWNS (OLYMPIC DAM AERODROME) NW Pastoral SA

-0.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
0.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
0.7 GLEN INNES AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
1.0 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1.2 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW

-7.7 : -0.1 SALMON GUMS RES.STN. Goldfields WA
-5.5 : 2.5 TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK) N Tablelands W NSW
-5.5 : 8.4 BALLINA AIRPORT AWS North Coast NSW
-5.4 : 8.0 AMBERLEY AMO Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.3 : 4.6 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW

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.
64.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY) Islands ISL
62.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT) Islands ISL
22.2 BAMBOO CREEK E Pilbara WA
22.0 THORAK CEMETERY N Rivers NT
19.8 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
E Pilbara
22.2 BAMBOO CREEK
E Gascoyne
19.8 NEWMAN AERO

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
22.0 THORAK CEMETERY

ISLANDS
Islands
64.6 NORFOLK ISLAND (BALL BAY)
62.4 NORFOLK ISLAND (STEELS POINT)

12.7 PERTH AIRPORT Lower West WA
12.4 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
12.1 SCONE SCS Hunter Valley NSW
11.6 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.4 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

0.4 STRATHGORDON VILLAGE W Coast TAS
0.3 BICHENO (COUNCIL DEPOT) E Coast TAS
0.1 NORFOLK ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
0.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS
0.0 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS

1016 (42.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
994 (41.4) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
936 (39.0) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
903 (37.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
864 (36.0) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
855 (35.6) OODNADATTA AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
835 (34.8) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
821 (34.2) WALLAN (KILMORE GAP) N Central VIC
812 (33.8) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
811 (33.8) GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC
809 (33.7) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
806 (33.6) COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
797 (33.2) MELBOURNE AIRPORT E Central VIC
788 (32.8) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
776 (32.3) CAPE BORDA Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
775 (32.3) CAPE WILLOUGHBY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
772 (32.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
760 (31.7) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
758 (31.6) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
748 (31.2) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
739 (30.8) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
715 (29.8) STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
688 (28.7) GERALDTON AIRPORT Central West WA
687 (28.6) WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
681 (28.4) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
679 (28.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
664 (27.7) COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
664 (27.7) PARNDANA CFS AWS Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
658 (27.4) NULLARBOR W Agricultural SA
657 (27.4) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
655 (27.3) REDCLIFFE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
654 (27.3) MARREE AERO NE Pastoral SA
650 (27.1) NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
649 (27.0) CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
647 (27.0) MOUNT CRAWFORD (MT CRAWFORD AWS) Adelaide/Lofty SA
646 (26.9) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
645 (26.9) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
640 (26.7) LEIGH CREEK AIRPORT NE Pastoral SA
629 (26.2) TARCOOLA AERO NW Pastoral SA
620 (25.8) FORREST Eucla WA
619 (25.8) BALLARAT AERODROME Western Plains VIC
617 (25.7) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
616 (25.7) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
615 (25.6) ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA
613 (25.5) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
612 (25.5) GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
610 (25.4) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
610 (25.4) JERVIS BAY (POINT PERPENDICULAR AWS) Illawarra NSW
604 (25.2) GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON Central West WA
603 (25.1) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
600 (25.0) LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
111/12 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
96/05 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
94/13 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
91/14 GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
85/17 MONTAGUE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE South Coast NSW
85/07 DINNER PLAIN (MOUNT HOTHAM AIRPORT) Upper NE 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.
None reported None reported